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Std 10th English Board Exam 2024 Answer key

ENGLISH (17) (THIRD LANGUAGE) (E)

(REVISED COURSE)

Time: 3 Hours

(Pages 23)

Max. Marks: 80

2024 III 07

Q.1.(A) Do as directed (Attempt any four): (8 marks)

(1) Complete the following words by using correct letters: (2)

          (i) li_ht

          (ii) f_cus

          (ii) hab_t

          (iv) sti k

Answer –

          (i) light

          (ii) focus

          (ii) habit

          (iv) stick

(2) Put the following words in alphabetical order: (2)

          (i) trees, birds, garden, rose

          (ii) truth, trouble, test, treatment.

Answer

          (i) birds, garden, rose, trees

          (ii) test, treatment.trouble, truth,

(3) Punctuate the following sentences: (2)

          (i) she cried are you crazy

          (i) the teacher said lets start todays lesson

Answer

          (i) She cried, “are you crazy”

          (i) The teacher, “said lets start todays lesson”

(4) Make four words (minimum of three letters each) using the letters in the word : (2)

‘Advertisement’

Answer

River, Rise, Men, Ment, Ten,

(5) Write the related words as shown in the example (2)

Student

Clever

—————

—————

—————

—————

Answer

Talent

Clean

Dull

Ugly

(6) Complete the word-chain of ‘verbs’. Add four words, each beginning with the last letter of the previous word: (2)

grow ————-> ————-> ————-> ————->

Answer

grow —-> write —–> eat ——> tell —–> live

(B) Do as directed: (2 marks)

(1) Attempt any one : (1)

(a) Make a meaningful sentence by using the phrase: ‘to be afraid of

Answer –

He is frightening to be afraid of showering at a tiger

OR

(b) Add a clause to the following sentence to expand it meaningfully:

          This is a classroom.

Answer This is a classroom.Who is learning.

(2) Attempt any one : (1)

(a) Add a prefix or suffix to make new words:

          (i) manage

          (i) kind.

Answer

          (i) management

          (i) kindness

OR

(b) Make a meaningful sentence using any one of the following words:

          (i) manage

          (ii) kind.

Answer

(1)He manages all classes.

(2) She is kindness girl.

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SECTION II: Textual Passages – 20 marks

Q. 2.(A) Read the following passage and do the activities : (10 marks)

A1. Write whether the following sentences are ‘True’ or ‘False’: (2)

(i) The sight of the food maddened him

(ii) He pretended to be falling asleep.

(iii) The mother ate a piece of fish that lay at her feet.

(iv) The sun was now descending the sky.

Answer

(i) The sight of the food maddened him – True

(ii) He pretended to be falling asleep. – True

(iii) The mother ate a piece of fish that lay at her feet. – True

(iv) The sun was now descending the sky. – False

The sun was now ascending the sky, blazing on his ledge that faced the south. He felt the heat because he had not eaten since the previous nightfall.

          He stepped slowly out to the brink of the ledge, and standing on one leg with the other leg hidden under his wing, he closed one eye, then the other, and pretended to be falling asleep. Still they took no notice of him. He saw his two brothers and his sister lying on the plateau dozing with their heads sunk into their necks. His father was preening the feathers on his white back. Only his mother was looking at him. She was standing on a little high hump on the plateau, her white breast thrust forward. Now and again, she tore at a piece of fish that lay at her feet and then scrapped each side of her beak on the rock. The sight of the food maddened him. How he loved to tear food that way, scrapping his beak now and again to whet it.

A2. Complete the web : (2)

Actions of family members

—> His father —>

—> His mother —>

—> His brothers and sister —>

—> He/his —>

Answer

—> Preening the father

—> Looking at bird

—> lying on plateau

—> frightened

A3. Match the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’: (2)

A	B
(i) Scrapped (ii) Dozing (iii) Plateau (iv) Whet	(a) Sleeping lightly (b) Sharpen (c) Rubbed (d) A large high area of flat land

A	B
(i) Scrapped (ii) Dozing (iii) Plateau   (iv) Whet	(c) Rubbed (a) Sleeping lightly (d) A large high area of flat land   (b) Sharpen

Answer –

(1) The sight of the food maddened him,didn’t it?

(ii) Only his mother has looked at him.

A5. Personal Response: (2)

Write any four good things that your parents taught you.

Answer-

i) Trust other ii) accomplish to be honest iii) Admit mistakes iv) Love your work

B1. Who said to whom? (2)

Sentence	Who said	To whom
(i) Is the world so poor that it cannot give me a toy and a book?
(ii) What is my fault?

B1. Who said to whom? (2)

Sentence	Who said	To whom
(i) Is the world so poor that it cannot give me a toy and a book?	Child labour	Writer
(ii) What is my fault?	Sudanese child soldier	Writer

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B2. Complete the web : (2)

—> —> Holy places for prayers —> —>

Answer –

Temples —> Churches —> Holy places for prayers —> mosques —>prayer houses

B3. Write the describing words for the following from the passage   (2)

(i) ———————— week

(ii) ———————– Quran

(iii) ———————- violence

(iv) ———————- religions

Answer –

(i) ——one—– week

(ii) ——holy—————– Quran

(iii) ——greater—————- violence

(iv) ——great————— religions

B 4. Do as directed: (2)

(1) He asked me, “What is my fault?”

(Choose the correct indirect speech from the following)

(a) He asked me what is his fault.

(b) He asked me what was his fault.

(c) He asked me what his fault is.

(d) He asked me what his fault was.

(ii) He was forced to kill his friends and family.

(Rewrite the sentence and underline the infinitive)

Answer –

(i) He asked me what his fault was

(ii)  He was forced to kill his friends and family

85) If I find poor and needy child, I will provide some immediate assistance. I will help him I will respect him. I will take care of him. I will give him some food to eat.

B5. Personal Response: (2)

What will you do if you find a poor and needy child? Explain.

Answer –

If I find poor and needy child, I will provide some immediate assistance. I will help him I will respect him. I will take care of him. I will give him some food to eat..

SECTION III: Poetry-10 marks

Q.3.(A) Read the following stanzas and do the activities: (5 marks) (2)

                A1. Complete the sentences:

                                (i) The poet saw a lovely girl on ——————–

                                (ii) The poet stopped to buy ————————

                                (iii) The poet requests ———— to forgive him.

                                (iv) The lovely girl in a bus wore ——————-

Answer –

                                (i) The poet saw a lovely girl on —- a bus ———-

                                (ii) The poet stopped to buy —– same sweet —–

                                (iii) The poet requests —-Good—– to forgive him.

                                (iv) The lovely girl in a bus wore — a crutch ———–

Today on a bus, I saw a lovely girl with silken hair

I envied her, she seemed so gay, and I wished I was so fair When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobble down the aisle

She had one leg and wore a crutch, but as she passed —– a smile

O God, forgive me when I whine

I have two legs, the world is mine.

And then I stopped to buy some sweets, The lad who sold them had such charm

I talked with him, he seemed so calm, and if I were late, it would do no harm,

And as I left he said to me “I thank you, you have been so kind”

It’s nice to talk with folks like you. You see, I’m blind O God forgive me when I whine

I have two eyes, the world is mine

A2. Complete the web (2)

sold ——> The lad ——> seemed  ——> was  ——> had

Answer –

sold some sweet ——> The lad ——> seemed  so calm ——> was blind  ——> had two eyes

(B) Appreciation of the poem : (5 marks)

Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the points given below :

You Start Dying Slowly.

If you do not travel, If you do not read, If you do not listen to the sounds of life, If you do not appreciate yourself.

You start dying slowly…..

When you kill your self-esteem;

When you do not let others help you.

You start dying slowly…..

If you become a slave of your habits, Walking everyday on the same paths…… If you do not change your routine. If you do not wear different colours Or you do not speak to those you don’t know. You start dying slowly…

If you avoid to feel passion And their turbulent emotions; Those which make your eyes glisten And your heart beat fast.

You start dying slowly…. If you do not change your life

when you are not satisfied with your job, or with your love,

If you do not risk what is safe, for the uncertain,

If you do not go after a dream, If you do not allow yourself, At least once in your lifetime, To run away from sensible advice.

– Pablo Neruda

• Title                    ½ 
• Name of the poet      ½ 
• Rhyme scheme           1
• Figure of speech (any one)    1
• Theme/Central idea (in 2 to 3 lines).   2

Answer –

1) Title: you start dying slowly

11) Name of the poet: Pablo Neruda

(11) Figure of speech: Antithesis, alliteration, repetition, metaphor

IV) Theme/central idea: The poet advises to accept all, possible changes and challenges. He tells us to build our confidence thoughts. to fulfit our dreams and avoid negative

SECTION IV: Non-Textual Passage – 15 marks

Q. 4. (A) Read the following passage and do the activities :  (10 marks)

A1. Complete the following sentences from the passage: (2)

(i) Kalam earned a degree in —————- engineering.

(ii) DRDO stands for ———————

(ii) Kalam was ————— of the SLV-III, the first satellite launch vehicle.

(iv) Kalam served as lecturer at ————————

Answer –

1) aeronautical ⅱ) Defence reasearch and development organisations iii) project director (ⅳ) several universities

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, in full Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, (born October 15, 1931, Rameshwaram, India – died July 27, 2015, Shillong), Indian scientist who played a leading role in the development of India’s missile and nuclear weapons programmes. He was President of India from 2002 to 2007.

Kalam earned a degree in aeronautical engineering from the Madras (1) Institute of Technology and in 1958 joined the Defence Research and (2) Development Organisation (DRDO). In 1969, he moved to the Indian Space Research Organisation, where he was project director of the SLV-III, the first satellite launch vehicle that was both designed and produced in India. Rejoining DRDO in 1982, Kalam planned the programme that produced a number of successful missiles, which helped earn him the nickname “Missile Man”. Among those successes was Agni, India’s first intermediate-range ballistic missile, which incorporated aspects of the SLV-III and was launched in 1989.

Kalam remained committed using science and technology to transform India

into a developed country and served as lecturer at several universities. Kalam

wrote several books, including an autobiography, Wings of Fire (1999). He

received the Padma Bhushan (1981), Padma Vibhushan (1990), Indira Gandhi award for National Integration (1997) and the India’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna (1997).

A2. Complete the web diagram: (2)

——> ——> Awards that Kalam received during his life ——> ——>

Answer –

Awards that Kalam received during his life

Padma Bhushan

Padma Vibhushan

National Integration

I highest civilian award

A3. Fill in the blanks by using the suitable phrases/words from the bracket: (2)

[Removed to, served as, launched, autobiography]

(i) Mr. Gunaji has —————— a Principal in this college.

Answer –

i) served as ii) autobiography iiii) moved to (v) launched

SECTION V: Writing Skill-20 marks

Q. 5. (A) Letter Writing: (5 marks)

A1 or A2. Do any one of the following activities:

Imagine you are Shivam / Shivangi Patil residing at 47 Raman Baugh, Satara

Read the following poster and attempt any one of the following

letters:

Developing Writing Skills

Read prose and poetry lessons purposefully and loudly.

Enrich your vocabulary by reading newspapers and story books.

Try to converse in simple English with your friends and teachers.

Write down new words and find out their meanings

from the dictionary.

Write your thoughts, ideas and feelings neatly in your own words.

Review your studies regularly.

Poster prepared by:

The Incharge, Eng. Club, Satara

A1. Informal Letter

A2. Formal Letter

Write a letter to your friend who is not doing well in English Advise hins/her to study well. Make use of the points given in the poster. Add your own points

OR

Write a letter to The Club in charge. English Club, Satara, thanking him for giving poster of Developing Writing Skills Also, assure him the tips and guidance in the poster are useful to every English Learners.

Add your own points.

3) Dialogue writing/Drafting a speech:

B1 or B2. Do any one of the following:

Answer –

5   Dialogue writing:  (5 marks)

(a) Prepare a dialogue from the jumbled sentences:

(i) I selected a Punjabi folk song.

(ii) Have you participated in any cultural event?

(iii)) Which song did you select?

(iv) Yes, I have participated in a group dance event.

Answer –

(B) Complete the dialogue

Mohan Do you like to watch movies?

Sohan :

Mohan which is your favourite movie?

Sahan :

( C )  Write a dialogue between Ganesh and Mahesh having three meaningful exchanges on “The Benefits of Morning Walk.” (3)

OR

B2. Speech writing:

You are going to participate in an Elocution competition arranged by your school on “Living a better life.” Write a speech on the given topic with the help of given points:

• Get rid of bad habits.
• Be positive.
• Avoid negative thoughts.
• Trust yourself.
• Try to enrich your mind by becoming a lifelong learner.
• Sharing and caring makes life enjoyable.
• Be humble, respect and welcome each day with smile.

Answer –

Q. 6.(A) Information Transfer : (5 marks)

A1 or A2. Do any one of the following:

A1. Non-verbal to verbal:

Read the information given in the following tree-diagram and write short paragraphs based on it. Give a suitable title to your write up

Seasons

Rainy

June July August September

Bajarn, Panuts, Corn Crop, Soyabean

Umbrella, raincoat

Seasons

Winter

October November December January

and damp

Jowar, Whesit, Giram, Supar cane

Sweater, warm clothes, gloves, scarf

Seasons

Summer

February March April May

Hot and sunny

Groundnuts, Sunflower, Onion, Peanutas

Cap, Sunglases White Clothes

Answer –

OR

A2 Verbal to Non-verbal:

Read the following information and complete the given table below.

Suggest a suitable title to it

Chandrayaan-1 was India’s first mission to the moon. It launched on Oct. 22, 2008 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India.

Its scientifie goals Its scientific goals are to study the chemical, mineralogical and photogeological mapping of the moon. In addition to find out water on the moon. Then to perform high resolution remote sensing of the moon’s surface.

The Chandrayaan-2 mission was successfully launched on 22nd July, 2019 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The primary objectives were to demonstrate the ability to soft land and operate a robotic rover on the lunar surface.

                The miss wat stranged to study the lunar paraply, may, and the lunar pere, onducta detailed watch the water and in in polar region Chandrayaan 2 pare te fad Chandrayaan I as reported by the ISRO. The targried the region of the men which was completely unexplored. The mission focused on the extensive mapping of the lunar surface for studying variations in its composition and tracing the moon’s origin and evolution

Chandrayaan 3 launched to the moon on July 14, 2023 from the

                Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, the medium-life launch vehicle Mark-III (LVM3) rocket. The three main objectives of Chandrayaan-3 are to land safely on the surface, to demonstrate rover operations and to perform scientific experimenta on site, according to the official website

Title:

Name of Chandrayaan	Date of launching	Objectives of Mission
Chandrayaan-1		(a) (b) (c)
Chandrayaan-2		(a) (b) (c)
Chandrayaan-3		(a) (b) (c)

Answer –

(B) Expand the theme: (5 marks)

B1

OR

B2. Do any one of the following:

B1. News Report

Read the following headline and prepare a news report with the help of the given points:

New Vision School celebrated Yoga Day

Headline

•  Date-line
• Introduction
• Short continuing paragraph

Answer –

OR

82. Develop a story with the help of the given beginning. Suggest a title

Once I was alone at my home. My parents had gone to other village

Answer –

SECTION VI: Skill Development – 5 marks

Q. 7. Translation: (5 marks

(a) Translate the following words into your medium of instructin

(any four):                                                                         2

(1) Competition

(2) Humanity

(3) Courage

(4) Prayer

(5) Great

(6) Dust.

Answer-

(1) Competition – स्पर्धा

(2) Humanity – मानवता

(3) Courage – धैर्य/ हिंमत

(4) Prayer – प्रार्थना

(5) Great – महान

(6) Dust. धूळ

(b) Translate the following sentencen into your medium of instruction

(any Two)                                                                                                            (2)

(1) Remove your shoes outside the library.

(2) Don’t tear the pages of books

(3) Keep silence in the library.

(4) Return the books within one week.

(c) Translate the following idioms/proverbs into your medium of instruction

(any one):                                                                                                           (1)

(1) A friend in need is a friend indeed.

(2) It takes two to quarrel.

Answer –

(1) Remove your shoes outside the library. तुमचे जोडे वाचनालयाच्या बाहेर काढा

(2) Don’t tear the pages of books पुस्तकाची पाने फाडू नका

(3) Keep silence in the library. वाचनालयात शांतता ठेवावी

(4) Return the books within one week. एका आठवड्यात पुस्तके परत दया

Answer –

(1) A friend in need is a friend indeed. गरजेत मदत करतो,तोच खरा मित्र

(2) It takes two to quarrel. भांडणासाठी दोन लागतात