HBSE Class 10 English Guess Paper 2023-24

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HBSE Class 10 English Guess Paper 2023-24

HBSE PRACTICE QUESTION PAPER (2023-24)
CLASS: X
SUBJECT : ENGLISH
Time: 3 Hours M.M. : 80
General Instructions:-
(i) The Question Paper contains four sections – Reading Skill,
Grammar, Writing Skill and Literature.
(ii) Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
SECTION – A 20Marks
(READING SKILL)
Q 1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that
follow: (10)
(i) Eiha Dixit is an eight-year-old girl from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. She was born
on September 29, 2012 to Kuldeep and Anjali.The young environmentalist
planted a record 1,008 saplings on her fifth birthday. By the age of 6, she had
already planted 2500 saplings and earned a place in the Asia Book of
Record. Eiha was also awarded the “Bal Shakti Puraskar 2019” by the
President of India for excellence in the field of social service.
(ii) Eiha’s father says that she had the courage to do something different from the
very beginning. One day, Eiha was watching a cartoon on television that
discussed the importance of plants and how they help the environment. Ever
since the thought that plants help save the environment and combat pollution
has remained in the little girl’s mind. Then, when she saw the Prime Minister
discuss plants on television, she insisted on planting a sapling. The family
planted a lemon plant in their garden.
(iii) Soon, Eiha began insisting on planting saplings regularly and her family
obliged. Every Sunday, the family would plant saplings in the vicinity of their
house. Her father would share it on social media, and slowly people started
taking note of Eiha’s work.
(iv) Initially, people would notice and appreciate Eiha’s efforts, but once the family
started the “Green Eiha Smile Club” in 2018, children started joining Eiha in
her endeavour. Today, Elha and her club continue to plant saplings and
encourage others to do so on occasions such as birthdays and weddings.
“This is our last chance to save human civilization. Planting trees is the only
way to do it, the more the better,” says Eiha, who aims to become an IPS
officer, and wishes to plant trees all her life.
Questions :
Q1. To which state does Eiha belong?
A. M. P.
B. U. P.
C. Haryana
D. Rajasthan
Q2. When was Eiha born?
A. September 28, 2012
B. September 13, 2012
C. September 12, 2012
D. September 29, 2012
Q3. How many saplings had Eiha planted by the age of six?
A. 1500
B. 2500
C. 3000
D. 4000
Q4. What was the name of the club started by the family of Eiha?
A. Green Eiha Fairy Club
B. Green Eiha Smile Club
C. Green Eiha Smart Club
D. Green Eiha Sensitive Club
Q5. Eiha aims to become an ________ .
A. IAS
B. IPS
C. doctor
D. teacher
Q6. With which Puraskar was Eiha awarded in 2019?
Q7. Which Idea remained in the mind of Eiha after watching a cartoon on television?
Q8. What would the family do every Sunday?
Q9. What does Eiha and her club encourage others to do on birthdays and weddings?
Q10. According to Eiha, how can human civilization be saved?
Q2. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. (10)
(i) The proverb conveys to us that no man is free from mistakes or faults. None
is infallible in this world. Before criticising others, we should first look into
ourselves. To err is human. If we do not make mistakes, we shall rise to the
level of godliness or divinity. At the same time, if we go on making mistakes
only, we shall come down to the level of devilry. Both the possibilities are
remote. A rational inference is that man is not totally free from mistakemaking tendency. After all, he is human being but those who forgive men for
their mistakes, are superhuman.
(ii) It is a princely quality to forgive others. We must have a humanised and kind
attitude towards others. We must rather think that we also may make
mistakes. We ourselves are not divine or godly.
(iii) Apart from it, man has always learnt through mistakes. If a man makes
mistakes knowingly or deliberately, he is unforgivable. He rather deserves to
be punished for the mistakes he has been committing deliberately and
repeatedly. But if mistakes are made unknowingly or innocently, they should
be forgiven and forgotten. It can be done only by a superman with divine
virtues. Mercy is a godly quality and those who are merciful, are humanistic
and altruistic.
(iv) In the light of these arguments, one may ardently advocate for the proverb
“To err is human, to forgive superhuman.” When Christ was being crucified,
he prayed to God. “Forgive them, they don’t know what they are doing.”
QUESTIONS:
1. What should we do before criticizing others?
2. What will happen if we do not make mistakes?
3. What kind of attitude should we have towards others?
4. What should be done to a man who makes mistakes knowingly?
5. What did Christ pray to God when he was being crucified?
6. From which things, no man is free?
A. mistakes
B. faults
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
7. Through which thing man has always learnt something?
A. mistakes
B. money
C. health
D. All of these
8. What kind of people are those who are merciful ?
A. humanistic
B. altruistic
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
9. Which word in the passage means the same as ‘support’?
A. infallible
B. advocate
C. humanised
D. forgive
10. When does a man become unforgivable?
A. When he makes mistakes deliberately.
B. When he makes mistakes innocently.
C. When he makes mistakes unknowingly
D. When he helps somebody with money.

SECTION – B 10 Marks
(GRAMMAR)
Q3. Attempt any ten sentences from the given items. (10 X 1 =10)
a. Choose the correct form of verb from the given choices :
1. _______ you not (take) your breakfast yet?
A. did not take
B. have not taken
C. are you not taking
D. None of these
2. It ______ ( hail ) outside for half an hour.
A. was hailing
B. is hailing
C. have been hailing
D. has been hailing
b. Choose the correct article from the given choices :
3. He is ________ artist.
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. No article
4. ______ Water is necessary to survive.
A. No article
B. The
C. A
D. An
c. Choose the correct punctuated sentence from the given choices :
5. reema said to her mother where are you going
A. Reema said to her mother: Where are you going.
B. Reema said to her mother, “Where are you going?”
C. Reema said to her mother, “where are you going?
D. Reema said to her Mother, ” where are you going, ”
6. Alas he is ruined
A. Alas! He is ruined?
B. Alas, he is ruined.
C. Alas! He is ruined.
D. Alas? He is ruined.
d. Choose the correct modal from the given choices :
7. He ________ dance for hours in his childhood.
A. could
B. can
C. need
D. will
8. He ______ rather break than stoop.
A. should
B. would
C. can
D. must
e. Choose the sentence showing correct indirect speech from the given choices :
9. Rohit has said, ” I cannot displease my friend.”
A. Rohit has said that I cannot displease my friend.
B. Rohit has said that he could not displease his friend.
C. Rohit has said that he cannot displease his friend.
D. Rohit has said that he could not displease my friend.
10. He said to her, “Do you want to go home?”
A. He asked her if she wanted to go home.
B. He asked her if she wants to go home.
C. He told her that she wanted to go home.
D. He asked her does she want to go home.
f. Choose the correct non-finite from the given choices.
11. This medicine is pleasant _______ (take).
A. to take
B. taking
C. take
D. having taken
12. Raman is fond of ______ (play) cricket.
A. to play
B. playing
C. play
D. having played

a. Choose the correct form of verb from the given choices:
1. There she _______ (hide)!
A. is hiding
B. hide
C. hides
D. has hidden
2. If he had driven fast, he _______ (catch) the thieves.
A. had caught
B. would have caught
C. caught
D. None of these
b. Choose the correct article from the given choices :
3. He is ________ European.
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. No article
4. __________ gift given by you is dear to me.
A. No article
B. The
C. A
D. An
c. Choose the correct punctuated sentence from the given choices :
5. raman and Rohit have not passed there BA yet
A. Raman and Rohit have not passed their ba yet.
B. Raman and Rohit have not passed their B. A. yet.
C. Raman and rohit have not passed their B.A. yet.
D. Raman and Rohit have not passed their b.a. Yet.
6. I bought a book titled Othello written by Shakespeare
A. I bought a book titled Othello written by Shakespeare?
B. I bought a book titled othello written by Shakespeare!
C. I bought a book titled Othello written by shakespeare.
D. I bought a book titled ‘Othello’ written by Shakespeare.
d. Choose the correct modal from the given choices :
7. You ______ follow the law of your country.
A. could
B. must
C. need
D. will
8. I _______ work hard to win a scholarship.
A. should
B. would
C. can
D. must
e. Choose the sentence showing correct indirect speech from the given choices:
9. Mother said to Pramila, “Avoid meeting bad girls.”
A. Mother ordered Pramila that avoid meeting bad girls.
B. Mother advised Pramila to avoid meeting bad girls.
C. Mother told Pramila that avoid meeting bad girls.
D. Mother told Pramila to avoid meeting bad girls.
10. He said to me, “Whom does she want to contact?”
A. He told me whom she wanted to contact.
B. He asked me who she wants to contact.
C. He asked me whom she had wanted to contact.
D. He asked me whom she wanted to contact.
f. Choose the correct non-finite from the given choices :
11. His joke made us ______ (laugh).
A. laughing
B. to laugh
C. laugh
D. having laughed
12. You need not _______ (run) fast.
A. running
B. to run
C. run
D. None of these

a. Choose the correct form of verb from the given choices :
1. Diwali __________ (celebrate) every year with great zeal.
A. celebrates
B. is celebrated
C. was celebrated
D. is celebrating
2. By the time she was sixteen, she _______(become) a great singer.
A. becomes
B. has become
C. had become
D. None of these
b. Choose the correct article from the choice given:
3. He bought _________ Alsatian dog.
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. No article
4. ______ Bible gives me a lot of peace and wisdom .
A. No article
B. The
C. A
D. An
c. Choose the correct punctuated sentence.
5. The ramayana is the holy book of the hindus
A. The Ramayana is the holy book of the Hindus?
B. The Ramayana is the holy book of the hindus.
C. the Ramayana is the holy book of the Hindus.
D. The Ramayana is the holy book of the Hindus.
6. leela said have you any small bangles.
A. leela said, “Have you any small bangles?
B. Leela said, “Have you any small bangles?”
C. Leela said, “Have you any small bangles.”
D. Leela said, “Have you any small bangles”?
d. Choose the correct modal from the choice given:
7. We ______ leave for Goa in the morning.
A. dare
B. must
C. need
D. shall
8. If he had money, he ______ buy a car.
A. should
B. would
C. can
D. must
e. Choose the most suitable option showing the transformation of following simple
sentences into complex sentences using adjective clauses.
9. I want to talk to this man.
A. This is the man who I want to talk.
B. This is the man to whom I want to talk.
C. This is the man I want to talk.
D. This is the man why I want to talk.
10. He was born in this city.
A. This is the city how he was born.
B. This is the city when he was born.
C. This is the city where he was born.
D. This is the city that he was born.
f. Choose the correct Non-finite from the choices given.
11. __ (Gamble) is a crime.
A. Gamble
B. to gamble
C. Gambling
D. Having gambled
12. It is easy __ (advise) others.
A. advise
B. to advise
C. advising
D. None of these

(a) Choose the correct form of verb from the given choices :
(1) My servant ______( paint ) the door if you had given him a brush.
A. will paint
B. had painted
C. would have painted
D. would paint
(2) They ____________ (leave) the park when we reached there.
A. left
B. have left
C. would be leaving
D. had left
(b) Choose the correct answer for the punctuation of the given sentences:
(3) harpreet is a student of khalsa college amritsar
A. Harpreet is a student of Khalsa College Amritsar
B. Harpreet is a student of Khalsa College Amritsar?
C. Harpreet is a student of Khalsa College, Amritsar?
D. Harpreet is a student of Khalsa College, Amritsar.
(4) mahatma gandhi was cremated at rajghat delhi
A. Mahatma Gandhi was cremated at Rajghat, Delhi.
B. Mahatma Gandhi was cremated at Rajghat Delhi?
C. mahatma Gandhi was cremated at Rajghat Delhi.
D. Mahatma gandhi was cremated at Rajghat Delhi.
(c) Choose the correct article to fill in the blanks:
(5) Keep to _________ right.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
(6) The more _________ merrier.
A. no article
B. A
C. an
D. the
(d) Choose the correct indirect speech of the following :
(7) The teacher said to the students, “Stop making a noise.”
A. The teacher ordered the students that stop making a noise.
B. The teacher ordered the students to stop making a noise.
C. The teacher ordered the students stop to making a noise.
D. The teacher said to the students to stop making a noise.
(8) He said, “Farewell, my friends!”
A. He bid farewell to his friends.
B. He bade farewell to his friends.
C. He bid farewell his friends.
D. He wished his friends to bid farewell.
(e) Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals:
(9) ________ God grant peace to the departed soul!
A. May
B. Can
C. Should
D. Will
(10) _________ I sit on the chair, please?
A. May
B. Dare
C. Will
D. Must
(f) Choose the correct option to combine the following sentences :
(11) She said something. I did not hear it.
A. I did not hear what she said.
B. I did not hear how she said.
C. I did not hear that she said.
D. I did not hear why she said.
(12) He will pass this year. It is certain.
A. It is certain that he will pass this year.
B. He will pass this year as it is certain.
C. He will pass this year because it is certain.
D. It is certain that will he passe this year.

a. Choose the correct form of verb from the given choices :
1. Diwali __________ (celebrate) every year with great zeal.
A. celebrates
B. is celebrated
C. was celebrated
D. is celebrating
2. By the time she was sixteen, she _______(become) a great singer.
A. becomes
B. has become
C. had become
D. None of these
b. Choose the correct article from the choice given:
3. He bought _________ Alsatian dog.
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. No article
4. ______ Bible gives me a lot of peace and wisdom .
A. No article
B. The
C. A
D. An
c. Choose the correct punctuated sentence.
5. The ramayana is the holy book of the hindus
A. The Ramayana is the holy book of the Hindus?
B. The Ramayana is the holy book of the hindus.
C. the Ramayana is the holy book of the Hindus.
D. The Ramayana is the holy book of the Hindus.
6. leela said have you any small bangles.
A. leela said, “Have you any small bangles?
B. Leela said, “Have you any small bangles?”
C. Leela said, “Have you any small bangles.”
D. Leela said, “Have you any small bangles”?
d. Choose the correct modal from the choice given:
7. We ______ leave for Goa in the morning.
A. dare
B. must
C. need
D. shall
8. If he had money, he ______ buy a car.
A. should
B. would
C. can
D. must
e. Choose the most suitable option showing the transformation of following simple
sentences into complex sentences using adjective clauses.
9. I want to talk to this man.
A. This is the man who I want to talk.
B. This is the man to whom I want to talk.
C. This is the man I want to talk.
D. This is the man why I want to talk.
10. He was born in this city.
A. This is the city how he was born.
B. This is the city when he was born.
C. This is the city where he was born.
D. This is the city that he was born.
f. Choose the correct Non-finite from the choices given.
11. __ (Gamble) is a crime.
A. Gamble
B. to gamble
C. Gambling
D. Having gambled
12. It is easy __ (advise) others.
A. advise
B. to advise
C. advising
D. None of these

a. Choose the correct form of verb from the given choices:
1. There she _______ (hide)!
A. is hiding
B. hide
C. hides
D. has hidden
2. If he had driven fast, he _______ (catch) the thieves.
A. had caught
B. would have caught
C. caught
D. None of these
b. Choose the correct article from the given choices :
3. He is ________ European.
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. No article
4. __________ gift given by you is dear to me.
A. No article
B. The
C. A
D. An
c. Choose the correct punctuated sentence from the given choices :
5. raman and Rohit have not passed there BA yet
A. Raman and Rohit have not passed their ba yet.
B. Raman and Rohit have not passed their B. A. yet.
C. Raman and rohit have not passed their B.A. yet.
D. Raman and Rohit have not passed their b.a. Yet.
6. I bought a book titled Othello written by Shakespeare
A. I bought a book titled Othello written by Shakespeare?
B. I bought a book titled othello written by Shakespeare!
C. I bought a book titled Othello written by shakespeare.
D. I bought a book titled ‘Othello’ written by Shakespeare.
d. Choose the correct modal from the given choices :
7. You ______ follow the law of your country.
A. could
B. must
C. need
D. will
8. I _______ work hard to win a scholarship.
A. should
B. would
C. can
D. must
e. Choose the sentence showing correct indirect speech from the given choices:
9. Mother said to Pramila, “Avoid meeting bad girls.”
A. Mother ordered Pramila that avoid meeting bad girls.
B. Mother advised Pramila to avoid meeting bad girls.
C. Mother told Pramila that avoid meeting bad girls.
D. Mother told Pramila to avoid meeting bad girls.
10. He said to me, “Whom does she want to contact?”
A. He told me whom she wanted to contact.
B. He asked me who she wants to contact.
C. He asked me whom she had wanted to contact.
D. He asked me whom she wanted to contact.
f. Choose the correct non-finite from the given choices :
11. His joke made us ______ (laugh).
A. laughing
B. to laugh
C. laugh
D. having laughed
12. You need not _______ (run) fast.
A. running
B. to run
C. run
D. None of these
SECTION – C 10 Marks
(WRITING SKILL)

Q4. Attempt any one of the following : (5) Letter Writing, Most Important Letters

For Solution to the following letter: 10 Letters

(i) Your father had sent to you a beautiful gift on your birthday from New York.
Write a letter to him expressing your feelings of love and admiration for him.
You are Sapna/ Mudit living at D-30, Saraswati Kunj, Chennai.
(ii) You are Kamal/ Kamala, a student of Vohra Public School, Faridabad,
Haryana. The toilets of your school are very dirty. Write an application to your
principal drawing his attention and pointing out the foul smell emitting out of
the toilets.

(i)You are Renu/Rohan. You purchased a T.V. set from Capital Electronics. However
after a month, the T.V. set stopped working properly. The volume could not be adjusted
and the screen kept going back. Write a letter of complaint to the Manager of the store
asking them to send a technician and if required replace the T.V. set since it was within
warranty period.
(ii) You are Swati/Sohan, living at Sewa Sadan, Sector 90, Gurugram. Your streets and
roads get waterlogged during the monsoon season every year. Write a letter to the editor
‘The Times of India’ highlighting the problems and suggesting measures to control the
problem.

(i) Write a letter to your friend congratulating him on his success in the examination.
(ii) Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper complaining against poor supply of water
in your locality.

(i) You bought some goods from Scientific Goods Emporium and found them in
broken condition. Write a letter to them asking to replace the goods.
(ii) Suppose you are Sohan/Sona. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper about
the incidents of violence taking place with the aged alone at home, drawing the
attention of the authorities towards the problem.

Q5. Attempt any one of the following : (5)

(i) You are the general manager of a leading industrial concern. You need a
chartered accountant for your office. Write an advertisement in not more than
50 words to be published in the Times of India, New Delhi under the
classified.
(ii) Write a paragraph on ‘Value of Trees’.

(i) You are a businessman. You need a personal driver for your Honda City car. Draft a
suitable advertisement.
(ii) You are Taruna, head girl of Geeta Bharti Senior Secondary School, Karnal. Your
school celebrated ‘Environment Protection Week’ recently. Write a report about the same
giving necessary details.

(i) You are Neha, a student of 10th class. You attended an NSS camp recently. Write a
report in about 40 words for your school magazine about the same.
(ii) Suppose you are Rohit. Your friend Naman wants to know about your school library.
Write down the conversation between you and your friend.

(i) Write a story on the topic ‘Honesty is the Best Policy’ with the help of the given
outline.
Once a woodcutter… cutting a tree… axe fellinto the water…God appeared… golden
axe… woodcutter refused… silver axe.. iron axe… God happy… moral
(ii) Suppose you are Dr. Sahil, MD. You are looking for an independent house in
Ghaziabad on a reasonable rent for your residence- cum-clinic. Draft a suitable
advertisement to be published in The Hindustan Times, New Delhi.
SECTION – D 40 Marks
(LITERATURE)
Q6. Do any one of the passages given below and answer the questions that
follow. (5)

My father, the most adorable father I’ve ever seen; didn’t marry my mother until he was
thirty-six and she was twenty-five. My sister, Margot, was born in Frankfurt in Germany
in 1926. I was born on 12th June, 1929. I lived in Frankfurt until I was four. My father
emigrated to Holland in 1933. My mother, Edith Hollander Frank, went with him to
Holland in September, while Margot and I were sent to Aachen to stay with our
grandmother.
Questions:
1. Name the chapter from which the passage has been taken.
2. Who does ‘my father’ refer to here?
3. Where did the grandmother live?
4. When was Anne Frank born?
5. What was the name of Anne Frank’s mother?
Or
Our elders are often heard reminiscing nostalgically about those good old Portuguese
days, the Portuguese and their famous loaves of bread. Those eaters of loaves might
have vanished but the makers are still there. We still have amongst us the mixers, the
moulders and those who bake the loaves. Those age-old, time-tested furnaces still
exist. The fire in the furnaces has not yet been extinguished.
1. Name the chapter and its writer.
2. Whom do the elders remember nostalgically?
3. Who are referred to as the makers?
4. Which time-tested things still exist?
5. Which word in the passage means the same as ‘disappeared’?
Q7. Answer any two of the following questions : (2 X 3 = 6)
(i) Why did the postmaster send money to Lencho? (A Letter to God)
(ii) What tells you that Anne loved her grandmother ? (From the Diary of Anne Frank)
(iii) What happened when the box was opened? (Mijbil the Otter)
(iv) What happens to Lomov when he is in an excited state? (The Proposal)

(i) Why did Lencho call the raindrops new coins? (A Letter to God)
(ii) Why did the narrator act like an obedient child? (The Black Aeroplane)
(iii) What was the place of a baker in the childhood of the writer? (A Baker from Goa)
(iv) Which sights moved Siddhartha Gautama to see the path of enlightenment? (The
Sermon at Benares)

(i) Why is 10th May 1994 important for South Africa? (Long Walk to Freedom)
(ii) How did the woman in control room react when the writer asked about another
aeroplane? (The Black Aeroplane)
(iii) Describe the wildlife of Coorg. (Coorg)
(iv) Why did Lomove want to get married? (The Proposal)

(i) Why was Mr Keesing annoyed with Anne Frank? What would he ask her to do?
(ii) When and why did Maxwell think of keeping an otter as a pet?
(iii) What type of a person is the conductor in ‘Madam Rides the Bus’?
(iv) How did Siddhartha get the name of the ‘Buddha’?

Q8. Attempt any one of the following questions : (6)

What legends are associated with the origin of tea?
(Tea from Assam)
Or
Write a character sketch of Natalya.
(The Proposal)

Write a pen portrait of Anne Frank.
Or
What do you know about Coorg and its people?

‘Lencho had deep and indomitable faith in God’. Elaborate this statement.
Or
‘The Sermon at Benares’ is about a universal truth of life. Discuss.

‘The sight of the food maddened him.’ What does this suggest? (His First Flight)
or
Justify the title of the play ‘The Proposal’.

Q9. Attempt any one of the following stanzas : (5)

Some say the world will end in fire
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire.
Questions:
1. Name the poem and the poet.
2. What does fire stand for in these lines?
3. What does ice stand for in these lines?
4. Which figure of speech is used in the first two lines?
5. What is the rhyme scheme used in the stanza?
Or
The pirate gaped at Belinda’s dragon,
And gulped some grog from his pocket flagon,
He fired two bullets but they didn’t hit,
And Custard gobbled him, every bit.
Questions:
1. Name the poem and its poet.
2. Who was Custard?
3. What did the pirate do on seeing the dragon?
4. How many bullets did the pirate fire on Custard?
5. Who ate every bit of the pirate?

Q10. Attempt any two of the following questions : (2 X 3 = 6)

1.Describe the state of a tiger in the zoo? (A Tiger in the Zoo )
2.What is the central idea of the poem ‘The Ball Poem’?
3. Where are the trees in the poem? What do their roots, leaves and twigs do? (The
Trees )
4.Describe the four pets of Belinda. (The Tale of Custard the Dragon)

5.What changed the mood of the poet? (Dust of Snow)
7.What is the main idea of the poem ‘The Trees’?
8.Who was Custard and how did he look? ( The Tale of Custard the Dragon)

9.Which things can destroy the world according to Robert Frost? ( Fire and Ice)
10.What is the theme of the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’?
11.Why did the poet not offer the boy money to buy another ball? ( The Ball Poem)
12. How is the night described in the poem ‘The Trees’?

13. Where was the poet standing and what happened to him there?(Dust of Snow)
14.What is the effect of the loss of the ball on the boy? (The Ball Poem)
15.What is Amanda asked to do or no to do?
16.What did the old religious man declare in the poem ‘For Anne Gregory’?

Q11. Attempt any two of the following questions : (2 X 3 = 6)

1.Why is the writer tempted to keep Tricki on as a permanent guest? (A Triumph of
Surgery )
2. Why was Fowler disappointed on meeting Ausable? (The Midnight Visitor)
3.  How did Richard Ebright’s mother help him to become a great scientist? (The
Making of a Scientist)
4. Why was Sulekha nicknamed Bholi? (Bholi)

5. Why did Mrs Pumphrey make a frantic call to Mr Herriot? (A Triumph of Surgery)
6. What do you think is the meaning of the phrase ‘Honour among Thieves’?
(A Question of Trust)
7.  What curious episode occured in the study room? (Footprints without Feet)
8.  For what unusual reasons is Bholi sent to school? (Bholi)

9. Had Anil really forgiven Hari Singh? Support your answer with evidence
10. Why did Mrs. Hall believe that the house was haunted?
11.  Write a short note on the role of Richard’s mother in his success?
12. Why did the thief boy want to become an educated man? (The Thief’s Story)
13.  Why were the two boys in London surprised and fascinated? (Footprints without
Feet)
14.  What did Matilda and her husband do when they found the necklace missing?
(The Necklace)
15. Who are in the library on the earth? What are they doing there?
( The Book that Saved the Earth)

16. Why did Bholi refuse to marry Bishamber Nath ?

Q12. Attempt any one of the following questions : (6)

1. Who is the real culprit in the story ‘A Question of Trust’?
2. How did the necklace change the life of Matilda? (The Necklace)

3. What idea do you form of Ausable from your study of the story ‘The Midnight Visitor’?
4.’Richard Ebright had all the ingredients required for the making of a scientist’. Elaborate

5. Describe the bond between Mrs. Pumphrey and her pet dog Tricki?
6. Matilda was an example of vanity. Comment.

7. Give a brief character sketch of Horace Danby. (A Question of Trust)
8.Why does Think-Tank decide not to invade the earth? (The Book that Saved the
Earth)