Model Public Exam 2022 (Set A) Reg. No.

X – ENGLISH
Time : 3hrs + 15 mins Total Marks : 100
Instructions : 1. Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack of fairness,
inform the Hall Supervisor immediately.
2. Use Blue or Black ink to write and underline and pencil to draw diagrams.
PART - I
Note : i) Answer all the questions. 14 x 1 = 14
ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and write the option
code and the corresponding answer.
Choose the appropriate synonyms for the italicised words:
1. The seagull even gnawed at the dried pieces of eggshell.
a) chewed b) starved c) gulped d) kicked
2. Women are empowered to attain their full potential.
a) personality b) existent c) involvement d) capability
3. He stretched himself with eyes dilated.
a) downward b) widely opened c) disappointed d) closed
Choose the appropriate antonym for the italicised words:
4. He could not rise exhausted by the strange exercise.
a) tired b) weary c) sleepy d) energized
5. I had counted on the commotion to get to my desk without being seen.
a) happening b) confusion c) enjoyment d) amusement
6. Anything which is below a certain threshold, can be self-ordered by the appliance.
a) starting point b) end c) doorstep d) entry
7. Choose the correct plural form for ‘loaf’ from the following.
a) loafs b) loaves c) loavs d) loafes
8. Form a derivate by adding the right prefix to the word ‘natural’.
a) ir b) mis c) super d) il
9. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation ‘QR Code’.
a) Quick Revision Code b) Quick Response Code
c) Quality Response Code d) Quality Reminiscence Code
10. Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate phrasal verb given below.
Doing _______ every day in the morning keeps us healthy.
a) warm in b) warm up c) warm out d) warm into
11. Choose the suitable word to pair it with ‘boarding’ to form a compound word.
a) pause b) pass c) parts d) fast
12. Fill in the blank with the appropriate prepositional phrase given below.
He didn’t turn up _____ his busy schedule.
a) in front of b) due to c) because d) an effect of
13. Complete the following sentence using the most appropriate tense form of the verb given below.
We _______ in the kitchen, when the door bell rang.
a) cooking b) were cooking c) had cooked d) cooked
14. Choose the most appropriate linker from the given four alternatives.
Women are strong, brave _______ resolute
a) still b) but c) and d) however

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 PART - II 10 x 2 = 20
SECTION - I
Answer any THREE of the following questions in a sentence or two. 3x2=6
15. What prompted the young seagull to fly finally?
16. What does the term circumnavigation mean?
17. Why was there a sudden change in Aditya’s expression?
18. When and how did M. Hamel bid farewell to the class?
SECTION - II
Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any THREE of the following. 3x2=6
19. In the dim past, nor holding back in fear
From what the future veils; but with a whole
a) What does the poet mean by the phrase ‘in the dim past’?
b) Is the poet afraid of future?
20. A woman is beauty innate,
A symbol of power and strength.
a) How is a woman?
b) What does she symbolize?
21. We were cast and wrought and hammered to design,
We were cut and filed and tooled and gauged to fit.
a) How are the machines designed?
b) Who is the speaker here?
22. New friendship, high adventure, and a crown,
My heart will keep the courage of the quest,
a) What does ‘crown’ refer to?
b) What kind of quest does the poet seek here?
SECTION - III
Answer any THREE of the following. 3x2=6
23. Rewrite the following sentence to the other voice: M. Hamel mounted his chair.
24. Rewrite using indirect speech. Balu said “Asia is the largest continent”.
25. Combine the sentences using relative pronoun. This is Varun. His father is an architect.
26. Transform the following sentence into a complex sentence. Walk carefully lest you should fall down.
27. Rearrange the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences:
a) followed / suggestion / my / they. b) hard-working / a / Mathew / was / businessman.
SECTION - IV
Answer the following question. 1x2=2
28. You are in your school. A man approaches you to guide him to the nearby temple. Give three
instructions using the following road map.

PART - III 10 x 5 = 50
SECTION - I
Answer any TWO of the following in a paragraph. 2 x 5 = 10
29. Describe the struggles underwent by the young seagull to overcome its fear of flying.
30. Highlight the factors responsible for the all-women Indian Navy crew to carry out their expedition.
31. How do we use technology in our day-to-day lives?
32. We appreciate the value of something only when we are about to lose it. Explain this with reference to
the French language and M.Hamel.

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 SECTION - II
Answer any TWO of the following. 2 x 5 = 10
33. Describe the journey of life as depicted in the poem by Henry Van Dyke.
34. How are today's women portrayed by the poet?
35. Read the following stanza and answer the questions given below:
We can pull and haul and push and lift and drive,
We can print and plough and weave and heat and light,
We can run and race and swim and fly and dive,
We can see and hear and count and read and write!
a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines.
b) Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
c) Pick out the alliterating words.
d) Identify the figure of speech employed in the above line.
36. Paraphrase the following stanza.
The summer of life she's ready to see in spring.
She says, "Spring will come again, my dear
Let me care for the ones who're near.”
She’s The woman - she has no fear!
SECTION - III
Answer any ONE of the following. 1x5=5
37. Rearrange the following sentences in coherent order.
i) Using his powers, Prospero released the good spirits from large bodies of trees.
ii) Prospero and Miranda came to an island and lived in a cave.
iii) He raised a violent storm in the sea to wreck the ship of his enemies.
iv) The King of Naples and Antonio the false brother, repented the injustice they had done to Prospero.
v) He ordered Ariel to torment the inmates of the ship.
38. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
In total despair at their failure to wake Zigzag, or at least stop him snoring, they shut themselves in
the bedroom that was furthest away from Mrs. Krishnan’s studio where Zigzag was creating the terrible
din. Mrs. Krishnan was just unreveling a roll of cotton wool to stuff in her ears, when they heard their
maid, Lakshmi, shrieking as if she had been electrocuted.
Questions : 1. Were they able to stop Zigzag from snoring?
2. Where did they shut themselves?
3. What was Mrs. Krishnan trying to do?
4. Who is Lakshmi?
5. How did Lakshmi scream?
SECTION - IV
Answer any FOUR of the following. 4 x 5 = 20
39. Prepare an attractive advertisement using the hints given below.
Footwear for all - all sizes - endless variety - all brands - under one roof - attractive offers - Shoes and
heels - 43, M.G. road, Villupuram..
40. Write a letter to the Headmistress / Headmaster of your school requesting for a Bonafide certificate.
41. You are Nikil/ Nikitha, school pupil leader of GHSS, Trichy. Prepare a notice on behalf of your school
inviting the grandparents of the students to celebrate World Elders’ Day in your school auditorium on
the 20th of next month.
42. Look at the following picture and express your views on it in about five sentences.

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43. Make notes or write a summary of the following passage:
Ice cream is one of the most popular desserts. It is frozen dessert made out of milk and cream
generally and come in many flavours. Though children love ice creams the most, these days ice creams
are made for all age - groups. There are ice creams even for diabetics and heart patients. Made with milk
and cream it has lot of calories also because of the sugar content. Ice creams, like most other desserts are
advised to be consumed in moderation. However, even ice lollies and sorbets are considered, ice creams
even if they have no milk, Before the fridges were in existence, the ice creams were made in a bucket
full of ice and salt in which the container having all the ingredients of ice cream was held and the mixture
in it continually stirred till it was completely frozen. Later as the refrigerator arrived, it became very easy
to just mix up the ingredients and put them in the freezer section till it become ice cream. Vanilla,
chocolate and strawberry still remain the most popular flavours in spite of numerous flavours like guava,
peach, coconut, mango and many others being introduced regularly.
44. Identify and correct the errors in the following sentences.
a) He has good knowledge of English grammar. b) His daughter-in-laws have come home.
c) She love her father d) He says to me a story e) He is rich because he is unhappy.
SECTION - V
45. Quote from memory: Let me but live……… back in fear. 1x5=5
PART - IV
46. Write a paragraph of about 150 words by developing the following hints. 2 x 8 = 16
a) There was an island - Prospero and his daughter Miranda - Ariel was the chief - storm created - Ferdinand
and Miranda - Prospero ungentle - Prospero’s brother - King of Naples - repented - Ariel dismissed.
(OR)
b) Dr. Ashok - entrusts his - pet bird - Dr. Krishnan - children excited of his entry - it can speak - 21-
African languages - Zigzag - sleeps endlessly - with heavy snore - no peace at - home - Mrs. Krishnan
- not happy - shouts and asks for solutions - Dr. Krishnan writes - to Ashok - finding solutions - no
reply - Dr. Krishnan - takes Zigzag to clinic - turn of event - Zigzag-takes - care of - the orderliness -
clinic - very quiet - all surprised - zigzag commands - Dr. Krishnan happy - finds - secret - Zigzag -
must be engaged - if not he sleeps - family is happy with his presence.
47. a) Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow:
Water use in a country depends very much on it’s efficiency in water use. Even in most
technologically advanced country, the efficiency of irrigation is only 30 percent. As the people of
California, in the United States of America, and Israel use water ethically and with enormous care the
efficiency in use is high. They are also good in water management activities. For example, drip
irrigation has been used in Israel as well as California to best effect. The farmers and horticulturists
make the water drip drop-by-drop at the roots of the crop plants. This system of irrigation has now
come into use in India too. With this method of irrigation a high output of crops is being harvested
with small amount of water. In this way, salination of the lands is also averted to a great extent.
Questions : a) Why is the efficiency in water use high in some countries?
b) Explain drip irrigation.
c) What is the result of the use of drip irrigation?
d) (i) Give the appropriate meaning for the word : ‘ethically’
(ii) Choose the word opposite to : ‘efficiency’
(OR)
b) Read the following poem and answer the questions given below:
My nose is cold, my toes are numb. My temperature is one-0-eight.
I have a sliver in my thumb. My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
My neck is stiff, my voice is weak, There is a hole inside my ear.
I hardly whisper when I speak. I have a hangnail, and my heart is ..what?
My tongue is filling up my mouth, What’s that? What’s that you say?
I think my hair is falling out. You say today is… Saturday?
My elbow’s bent, my spine ain’t straight, G’bye, I’m going out to play!
Questions : a) What is the poet going to do?
b) What do you mean by one-0-eight?
c) What happened to the poet’s illness?
d) Did he really suffer from any ailment?

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