Prepare for MP Board High School
English Exam 2024 Easy to remember Solved Sample Question Paper, with concept
map for deeper understanding detailed instructions
MP Board Class 10 English Sample Question Paper 2024
for Practice Solved with Concept Map
High School
Examination – 2024 Subject:
English
Total Questions: 16
Time: 3 hours Maximum
Marks: 75
Instructions:
- Read all the questions carefully.
- Follow the instructions given with
each question before answering. - Marks are indicated against each
question.
Concept Map:
Sample Question Paper (नमूना प्रश्न पत्र)
- Section A: Reading (पठन)
- Comprehension passages with
questions (गद्यांश और
प्रश्न) - Section B: Writing (लेखन)
- Letter writing (पत्र लेखन)
- Essay writing (निबंध लेखन)
- Paragraph writing (अनुच्छेद लेखन)
- Section C: Grammar (व्याकरण)
- Fill-in-the-blanks (रिक्त स्थानों की पूर्ति)
- Sentence transformations (वाक्य परिवर्तन)
- Section D: Textbooks (पाठ्यपुस्तकें)
- Questions from prescribed
literature (पाठ्यक्रम से संबंधित प्रश्न) - Short and long answer questions (लघु और दीर्घ उत्तरात्मक प्रश्न)
Section-A (Reading)
1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the
questions given below:
When Alexander
Fleming was sixteen, he had to work to earn his living. He found a job in a
shipping office in London. The wages were small and the work rather
uninteresting. He also worked as a volunteer soldier on weekends and holidays.
It was soon discovered that the sturdy young man from Scotland was a fine shot
and a very good swimmer.
Just
afterwards, a relative died, leaving him a small but useful sum of money. His
brother Thomas advised him to give up the job at the shipping office and spend
the money on his training as a doctor. Alexander said later, “My brother
Thomas pushed me into medicine.” So he joined St. Mary’s hospital school.
He attended lectures and watched operations, he also swam and acted in plays.
Yet he was always the top student in the examination. He won many prizes and
scholarships. It came to be known about his memory that he could remember the
whole book after reading it just once.
Questions:
(i) Alexander
Fleming was fond of –
(a) travelling
(b) hunting
(c) swimming
(d) singing
Answer: (c) swimming
(ii) He had to
work to earn his living when he was in –
(a) his teens
(b) his twenties
(c) his thirties
(d) his forties
Answer: (a) his teens
(iii) What influenced
Alexander Fleming’s decision to leave his job at the shipping office?
(a) desire for adventure
(b) a relative’s death and inheritance
(c) pressure from his friends
(d) disinterest in the shipping industry
Answer: (b) a relative’s death and inheritance
(iv) What does
“uninteresting” mean in the context of Alexander Fleming’s job at the
shipping office?
(a) boring
(b) exciting
(c) rewarding
(d) challenging
Answer: (a) boring
(v) Alexander
Fleming joined for his medical training –
(a) St. Thomas’ Hospital
(b) St. Mary’s Hospital
(c) Royal London Hospital
(d) Edinburgh Medical School
Answer: (b) St. Mary’s Hospital
2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the
questions given below:
Vegetable oil
has been known from antiquity. No household can get on without it, for it is
used in cooking. Perfumes may be made from the oils of certain flowers. Soaps
are made from vegetable and animal oils. To the ordinary man, one kind of oil
may be as important as another. But when the politician or the engineer refers
to oil, he almost always means mineral oil, the oil that drives tanks,
airplanes, warships, motorcars, etc. This is the oil that has changed the life
of the common man. When it is refined into petrol, it is used to run engines.
To it, we owe the existence of the motorcar, which has replaced the private
carriage drawn by horses. To it, we owe the possibility of flying.
It has changed
the method of warfare on land and sea. This kind of oil comes out of the earth.
It is used as fuel, and in some ways, it is superior to coal in this respect.
Many big ships now burn oil instead of coal. Because it burns brightly, it is
used for illumination. Because it is very slippery, it is used for lubrication.
Two metal surfaces rubbing together cause friction and heat, but if they are
separated by a thin film of oil, the friction and heat are reduced. No machine
would work for long if it were not properly lubricated. The oil used for this
purpose must be of the correct thickness. If it is too thin it will not give
sufficient lubrication, and if it is too thick it will not reach all parts that
must be lubricated.
Questions:
(i) What is the
primary use of vegetable oil, according to the passage?
(a) cooking
(b) illumination
(c) perfume making
(d) soap production
Answer: (a) cooking
(ii) Which type
of oil is often referred to by politicians and engineers?
(a) vegetable oil
(b) mineral oil
(c) animal oil
(d) flower oil
Answer: (b) mineral oil
(iii) The
mineral oil, when refined into petrol, has contributed to the development of –
(a) cooking techniques
(b) private carriages
(c) motorcars
(d) soap production
Answer: (c) motorcars
(iv) How has
mineral oil changed the method of warfare on land and sea?
(a) by enhancing cooking methods
(b) by replacing horses with motorcars
(c) by fueling tanks, airplanes, and warships
(d) by improving soap production
Answer: (c) by fueling tanks, airplanes, and
warships
(v) Why do many
big ships now burn oil instead of coal?
(a) because it is more readily available
(b) because it is brighter
(c) because it is a superior fuel
(d) because it is used for lubrication
Answer: (c) because it is a superior fuel
3. Read the following passage carefully. Make notes and
supply a suitable title:
When planning
to go on a vacation, the tendency is to make sure that the travel plans are
hassle-free, before stepping out of one’s doors. This involves booking by
train, bus, or even by air to one’s chosen destination. Yet the greatest
holidays can be enjoyed by going on foot and I am not referring to trekking
expeditions into the wilds. Any holiday can be made into a walking trip by opting
out of a bus ride or a train journey or a taxi drop, by selecting to go on
foot. Besides, walking is a great form of exercise and, above all, helps you to
go deep into the local culture, the daily lives of people, their food, and
their music.
Walking helps
you enhance the adventurous streak in you. If you are out on a beach holiday,
instead of workouts at the gym, head out to the water for your exercise. Resort
pools are a great way to have fun and stay fit and are suitable for all ages.
Wake up early to start your day with a swim and you can also recruit family and
friends to join in to make the activity even more interesting.
Answer: Title: “Enjoying Holidays on
Foot”
Title: The Benefits of Walking Holidays
- Vacation Planning:
- Usual method: hassle-free travel
planning (train, bus, air). - Walking: an alternative to enjoy
holidays. - Walking as an Experience:
- Not just trekking but replacing
vehicle trips with walking. - Enhances cultural understanding
(local life, food, music). - Health Benefits:
- Walking is a form of exercise.
- Adventure and exploration
benefits. - Beach Holidays:
- Opt for swimming instead of gym
workouts. - Fun and fitness through resort
pools. - Suitable for all ages; engaging
group activities.
Section-B (Writing)
4. Write an application to your principal requesting him
to issue books from the book bank.
You are Nishi
studying in Govt Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Morena.
Answer:
To,
The Principal,
Govt Girls’ Higher Secondary School,
Morena.
Subject: Request for books from the book bank.
Respected
Sir/Madam,
I am Nishi, a
student of Class 10th in your school. I belong to a financially weaker section
of society, and it is difficult for my family to afford the necessary
textbooks. Therefore, I kindly request you to issue the required books for the
academic session from the school book bank. This will greatly help me in my
studies.
I shall be very
grateful for your kind support.
Thanking you,
Yours obediently,
Nishi.
OR
Write a letter to your friend inviting him/her to attend
your younger brother’s birthday party.
You are
Deepak/Deepti residing at 43, Gulmohar Colony, Bhopal.
Answer:
43, Gulmohar
Colony,
Bhopal.
Date: 29th
September 2024
Dear [Friend’s
Name],
I hope this
letter finds you in good health and spirits. I am writing to invite you to my
younger brother’s birthday party, which we are celebrating on [date]. The party
will be at our home, and I would love for you to come and join us. We have
planned some fun games, music, and delicious food, and it will be a great time
to catch up.
Looking forward
to seeing you there. Please confirm your presence at the earliest.
Take care and
see you soon!
Yours
affectionately,
Deepak/Deepti.
5. Write an essay on any one of the following topics in
about 150 words.
(i) Importance
of Sports and Games
(ii) Discipline in Student Life
(iii) Modern Technology
(iv) An Indian Festival
Answer (Sample
for “Importance of Sports and Games”):
Importance of
Sports and Games
Sports and
games play an essential role in the physical and mental development of an
individual. They promote good health, improve concentration, and teach
important life values such as teamwork, discipline, and leadership. Engaging in
sports keeps us active and helps to relieve stress and anxiety, making it
easier to focus on academics and other responsibilities.
Playing games,
whether individually or in teams, fosters a competitive spirit while teaching
the importance of fair play and following rules. Sports also help in building
social connections, creating lifelong friendships, and learning how to cope
with success and failure. In today’s sedentary lifestyle, sports have become
even more crucial in maintaining a healthy body and mind.
In conclusion,
sports and games are not just about winning or losing, but about building
character and leading a balanced, healthy life.
6. On the basis of the picture given below, write a short
paragraph.
(A visual
prompt is assumed to be provided in the actual paper.)
Answer
(Sample):
The picture
shows a beautiful sunrise over a calm beach. The sun’s golden rays are
reflecting on the waves as they gently lap the shore. A few people are walking
along the beach, enjoying the peaceful morning. The horizon is dotted with
fishing boats, and the sky is painted with shades of pink and orange. This
serene scene brings a sense of calmness and reminds us of nature’s beauty at
the beginning of a new day.
Section-C (Grammar)
7. Fill in the blanks: (Any five)
(i) Hurry up!
We haven’t got ____time.
(a) many
(b) little
(c) much
Answer: (c) much
(ii) Every year
thousands of people die ____ cancer.
(a) from
(b) of
(c) to
Answer: (b) of
(iii) My father
is a ____ teacher.
(a) retire
(b) retiring
(c) retired
Answer: (c) retired
(iv) We ____
wear a mask in crowded places.
(a) should
(b) used
(c) ought
Answer: (a) should
(v) He is an
American but his wife is ____ European.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
Answer: (b) an
(vi) I am not
going to the office ____ I am ill.
(a) and
(b) so
(c) because
Answer: (c) because
(vii) I often
go to Mumbai ____ is the commercial capital of India.
(a) which
(b) who
(c) where
Answer: (a) which
8. Do as directed: (Any five)
(i) Mohit is
very weak. He cannot walk easily.
(Combine the sentences using ‘so … that’)
Answer: Mohit is so weak that he cannot walk
easily.
(ii) I did my
work on time.
(Change into negative)
Answer: I did not delay my work.
(iii) Amit ate
all the sweets.
(Change into interrogative)
Answer: Did Amit eat all the sweets?
(iv) If you run
fast, you can catch your bus.
(Use ‘unless’ in place of ‘if’)
Answer: Unless you run fast, you cannot catch
your bus.
(v) Ravi is my
cousin. He is sitting on the last bench.
(Combine the sentences into a relative clause)
Answer: Ravi, who is my cousin, is sitting on
the last bench.
(vi) Children
read books.
(Change into passive voice)
Answer: Books are read by children.
(vii) The
Rajdhani Express arrived at the platform.
(Change the sentence into present perfect tense)
Answer: The Rajdhani Express has arrived at
the platform.
Section-D (Textbooks)
9. Answer the following questions:
(i) The bakers
are known in Goa as ______
(a) packer
(b) pader
(c) kabai
(d) bread bangle
Answer: (b) pader
(ii) Lencho
called post office employees ______
(a) a pack of thieves
(b) a bunch of crooks
(c) a team of players
(d) a group of actors
Answer: (b) a bunch of crooks
(iii) What food
did the seagull’s mother get for it?
(a) insect
(b) crab
(c) prawn
(d) fish
Answer: (c) prawn
(iv) Anne Frank
called her diary ______
(a) Margot
(b) Young girl
(c) Kitty
(d) Grandma
Answer: (c) Kitty
10. (a) Read the following extract from the prose and
answer the questions given below:
“Writing
in a diary is a really strange experience for someone like me. Not only because
I’ve never written anything before, but also because it seems to me that later
on neither I nor anyone else will be interested in the musings of a
thirteen-year-old schoolgirl. Oh well, it doesn’t matter. I feel like writing,
and I have an even greater need to get all kinds of things off my chest.”
Questions:
(i) From which
lesson has this text been taken?
(a) A Letter to God
(b) Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
(c) Two Stories about Flying
(d) From the Diary of Anne Frank
Answer: (d) From the Diary of Anne Frank
(ii) Who is the
author of From the Diary of Anne Frank?
(a) Ruskin Bond
(b) Anne Frank
(c) Liam O’ Flaherty
(d) G.L. Fuentes
Answer: (b) Anne Frank
(iii) What did
Anne Frank do to take things off her chest?
(a) She would sleep a lot.
(b) She would eat a lot.
(c) She would play a lot.
(d) She would write a lot.
Answer: (d) She would write a lot.
10. (b) Read the following extract carefully and answer
the questions given below:
“Listen.
The glass is breaking.
The trees are stumbling forward
into the night. Winds rush to meet them.
The moon is broken like a mirror,
its pieces flash now in the crown,
of the tallest oak.”
Questions:
(i) From which
poem have the above lines been taken?
(a) The Trees
(b) Fog
(c) Dust of Snow
(d) Animals
Answer: (a) The Trees
(ii) The figure
of speech used in the line “The moon is broken like a mirror” is ______
(a) Metaphor
(b) Simile
(c) Oxymoron
(d) Personification
Answer: (b) Simile
(iii) The
opposite of the word “forward” is ______
(a) onward
(b) foreword
(c) backward
(d) upward
Answer: (c) backward
11. Answer the following questions in about 30 words:
(Any six)
(i) Why did the
postmaster send money to Lencho? Why did he sign the letter ‘God’?
Answer: The postmaster sent money to Lencho because he was deeply moved
by Lencho’s faith in God. He signed the letter as ‘God’ to keep Lencho’s faith
intact and to ensure Lencho believed that his request was fulfilled by God.
(ii) What did
courage mean to Mandela?
Answer: For Mandela, courage was not the absence of fear but the triumph
over it. He believed that a brave person is not one who does not feel afraid
but one who conquers that fear.
(iii) How did
Mr. Keesing punish Anne?
Answer: Mr. Keesing punished Anne Frank by making her write essays as a
punishment for talking too much in class. Despite his attempts, Anne’s creative
essays made him realize her talents.
(iv) Why was
the otter named ‘Maxwell’s otter’?
Answer: The otter was named ‘Maxwell’s otter’ because it was discovered
by Maxwell while he was traveling in Iraq and he kept it as a pet. It became
his close companion.
(v) Why didn’t Valli
want to make friends with the elderly woman?
Answer: Valli didn’t want to make friends with the elderly woman because
she found her unattractive and uninteresting. She was repelled by the woman’s
large ear holes and betel-stained teeth.
(vi) How did Gautama
Buddha help Kisa Gotami understand that death is a part of life?
Answer: Buddha asked Kisa Gotami to collect mustard seeds from
households that had not suffered a death. When she couldn’t find such a
household, she realized that death touches every family and is an inevitable
part of life.
(vii) When
would the baker come every day? Why did the children run to meet him?
Answer: The baker would come every day in the morning, carrying a basket
of bread. The children would run to meet him because they loved the sound of
his jingling bamboo sticks and also enjoyed getting bread-bangles.
12. Answer the following questions (in about 30 words):
(Any two)
(i) What is a
“dust of snow”? What does the poet say has changed his mood? How has the poet’s
mood changed?
Answer: The “dust of snow” refers to small particles of snow. The poet’s
mood changes from sadness to joy after the snow from the hemlock tree falls on
him, making him realize that simple moments can change our perspective.
(ii) What could
Amanda do if she were a mermaid?
Answer: If Amanda were a mermaid, she would drift blissfully through the
sea, free from any responsibilities, rules, or reprimands, enjoying the calm
and solitude of the ocean.
(iii) Why
didn’t the poet offer the boy money to buy another ball?
Answer: The poet did not offer the boy money to buy another ball because
he wanted the boy to understand the deeper lesson of loss. He wanted the boy to
learn that some losses are irreversible and one has to cope with them.
13. Answer the following questions (in about 30 words):
(Any two)
(i) Why did
Mrs. Pumphrey think the dog’s recovery is “a triumph of surgery”?
Answer: Mrs. Pumphrey thought the dog’s recovery was “a triumph of
surgery” because after being treated by the vet, her dog, Tricki, regained its
health, energy, and spirit. She believed the vet had performed a miracle.
(ii) What story
did the lady tell Horace Danby to get the jewels?
Answer: The lady pretended to be the owner of the house and told Horace
Danby that she had forgotten the combination to the safe. She asked him to open
it, claiming she needed the jewels for a party, thus tricking him.
(iii) How did
Griffin become invisible?
Answer: Griffin became invisible by discovering a chemical process that
made his body transparent. After applying the formula, he could go about unseen,
although this led to complications in his life.
14. Why did the seagull’s father and mother threaten him
and cajole him to fly? What compelled the young seagull to fly? (in about 75
words)
Answer: The seagull’s father and mother
threatened and cajoled him to fly because he was afraid of flying and remained
on the ledge. They knew that he needed to learn to fly to survive. Finally,
hunger compelled the young seagull to take the plunge when he saw his mother
holding a fish and became desperate to reach it. His first flight was motivated
by the need to eat.
OR
Baking was
considered an important and profitable profession in a traditional Goan
village. Explain. (in about 75 words)
Answer: In traditional Goan villages, baking
was a popular and profitable profession. Bakers, known as paders, were
indispensable as they supplied bread for all occasions, be it for regular
meals, festivals, or special events. Their trade was both respected and
lucrative, ensuring that every village had at least one baker. The bakers’
ovens would fill the air with the smell of freshly baked loaves, making them
essential figures in Goan society.
15. According to Robert Frost, what are the two different
views about the end of the world? (in about 75 words)
Answer: In Robert Frost’s poem Fire and Ice,
the two different views about the end of the world are that it will either be
destroyed by fire or by ice. Fire symbolizes desire, greed, and passion, while
ice symbolizes hatred and indifference. Frost believes that both
emotions—destructive passion and cold hatred—can bring about the end of the
world, although he leans toward the belief that fire is more likely to cause
such destruction.
OR
What is the
theme of the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’? (in about 75 words)
Answer: The poem A Tiger in the Zoo by
Leslie Norris explores the contrast between the natural and unnatural habitats
of a tiger. The poem highlights the suffering and confinement of a tiger in a
zoo, emphasizing the loss of its freedom and power. The theme focuses on the
tiger’s longing for its natural habitat, where it can roam freely and hunt,
contrasting it with the reality of being imprisoned in a cage, where its
strength is wasted.
16. How did Bholi’s teacher play an important role in
changing the course of her life? (in about 75 words)
Answer: Bholi’s teacher played a pivotal role
in transforming her life. She encouraged Bholi to gain confidence and helped
her overcome her speech impediment and shyness. The teacher’s kindness and
patience made Bholi realize her own worth. When Bholi’s family tried to marry
her off to a greedy man, the education and courage she gained from her teacher
enabled her to stand up for herself and refuse the marriage.
OR
What would have
happened to Matilda if she had confessed to her friend that she had lost her
necklace? (in about 75 words)
Answer: If Matilda had confessed to her friend
that she had lost the necklace, her life would have been very different. Her
friend would have told her that the necklace was a fake, costing only a
fraction of the fortune Matilda and her husband spent to replace it. This
revelation would have saved them from years of financial hardship and poverty,
and Matilda’s life would not have been filled with regret and unnecessary
struggle.