2023 2024 Student Forum > Management Forum > Main Forum

 
  #2  
29th November 2014, 10:02 AM
Super Moderator
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Re: Karnataka state board Class 10th English Paper

You are searching for the Karnataka state board Class 10th English sample Paper. Here I am providing you the sample paper for the Karnataka state board Class 10th. This can help you in the preparation of your exam. This is as follows:

1. The incident behind James Watt’s invention was:
a) falling apples b) thinking new thoughts
c) boiling kettles d) watching the stone rolling down.

2. According to the author liberty is:
a) only a personal affair b) a social contract
c) not a personal affair d) not a social contract.

3. According to Sudha Chandran, the seed of achievement lies in:
a) your heart b) your hard work
c) your perseverance d) the human mind


4. Mihir Sen had to postpone his swim by 48 hrs. because of:
a) a chill he caught due to an equatorial storm.
b) a very high tide because of the full moon night.
c) a cyclonic storm which was very dangerous.
d) the south-west monsoon which was about to break.


5. If a non - specialist does the job of snipping the hair around the ears, the result will be:
a) it could set up a nasal trouble
b) the hair will not be cut properly
c) it might result in a distressing blunder
d) accidents like severance of part of the ear


6. The ultimate goal of human life is to:
a) be unhoused b) attain spiritual upliftment
c) do the yoga d) attain immortality

7. Sohrab was angry because:
a) His mother sent a wrong message.
b) Rustum threw his spear even after he said, he was his son.
c) Rustum denied that Sohrab was his son.
d) Rustum did not believe him

I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions / incomplete statements.
Only one of them is correct or most appropriate. Choose the correct or most appropriate
alternative and write it in the space provided below each question. [15 x 1 = 15]
1. The postmaster, finally, gave Andy his master’s letter when
a) Durfy introduced him.
b) Andy requested him to give the letter.
c) Andy paid eleven pence postage.
d) Andy questioned the postmaster for having called him a goose.
Ans: __________________________________________________ ________________.
2. Who was the toughest batsman that Chandrashekar had to bowl against?
a) Vivan Richards. b) Zaheer Abbas.
c) Clive Lloyd. d) Ken Barrington.
Ans: __________________________________________________ ________________.
3. Students at Karnal gathered at the school premises the second time
a) in anticipation of the safe landing of spacecraft.
b) to mourn the death of Kalpana.
c) to set off fire crackers.
d) to see the spacecraft.
Ans: __________________________________________________ ________________.
4. Why were the intellectuals stunned in the King’s court?
a) Daksha came forward to solve the Pandit’s problem.
b) Daksha selected the King as her prize.
c) The King called Daksha the wisest of the wise.
d) Daksha solved the Pandit’s problem.
Ans: __________________________________________________ ________________.
(C) Andy paid eleven pence postage.
(D) Ken Barrington.
(B) to mourn the death of Kalpana.
(A) Daksha came forward to solve the Pandit’s problem.
5. The beggarmaid entered the court with her arms across her breast because
a) it was the custom in those times. b) it was her practice.
c) she felt shy. d) it was very cold.
Ans: __________________________________________________ ________________.
6. The Lord of Tartary would be summoned to meal by
a) musicians. b) beating drums.
c) harp and mandoline. d) trumpeters.
Ans: __________________________________________________ ________________.
7. Man has to trust God’s grace because
a) God will never let the believer down.
b) God is our creator.
c) Man has feeble sense.
d) God moves in a mysterious way.
Ans: __________________________________________________ ________________.
8. The king was puzzled when
a) Daksha solved the Pandit’s problem.
b) The farmer spoke refined language.
c) Daksha solved the problem of hatching eggs.
d) Daksha took away his hand and chose that he was his prize.
Ans: __________________________________________________ ________________.
9. Children liked the school ‘Retreat’ because
a) there were no examinations.
b) there was no punishment.
c) it was started by the Sarabhai’s.
d) they found a unique way of learning.
Ans: __________________________________________________ ________________.
[P.T.O.
(C) she felt shy.
(D) trumpeters.
(A) God will never let the believer down.
(D) Daksha took away his hand and chose that he was his prize.
(D) they found a unique way of learning.
10. People of Europe put on more clothes than the People of Asia because
a) they were fond of clothes. b) they were rich.
c) they live in a cold climate. d) they are more civilized.
Ans: __________________________________________________ ________________.
11. Bhuvana is an honest lady. The word ‘honest’ is
a) a verb. b) an adverb.
c) a noun. d) an adjective.
Ans: __________________________________________________ ________________.
12. One word for, a person whose job is to prepare medicine and sell is a
a) Doctor. b) Pharmacist.
c) Merchant. d) Scientist.
Ans: __________________________________________________ ________________.
13. The word that takes the prefix ‘dis’ is
a) Comfort. b) Possible.
c) Pleasant. d) Understand.
Ans: __________________________________________________ ________________.
14. “Like a hurt bitch, she bared her teeth”.
The figure of speech in the above line is
a) Metaphor. b) Personification.
c) Simile. d) Alliteration.
Ans: __________________________________________________ ________________.
15. Why ______ you not come to school yesterday? The correct auxiliary verb to be filled in
blank is
a) have. b) did.
c) does. d) were.
Ans: __________________________________________________ ________________.
(C) they live in a cold climate.
(D) an adjective.
(B) Pharmacist.
(A) Comfort.
(C) Simile.
(B) did.
II. 16. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition :
Vikram was good __________ science.
Ans: __________________________________________________ ________________.
17. Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction :
Remember not gun powder _____________ a letter.
Ans: __________________________________________________ ________________.
18. Fill in the blank with a suitable article :
Who do you think is ___________ finest batsman?
Ans: __________________________________________________ ________________.
19. Fill in the blank with the appropriate tense form of verb given in brackets :
A person who _________ [know] me came into the office and introduced me.
Ans: __________________________________________________ ________________.
20. Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the word given in brackets :
The Scientist was _______ [success] in his efforts.
Ans: __________________________________________________ ________________.
III. 21. Match the words in list ‘A’ with their meanings in list ‘B’. Write the correct answer in the
space provided. [5 x 1 = 5]
A B Answers
a) gay 1) deathless
b) grace 2) cruel
c) feat 3) courage
d) immortal 4) shocked
e) savage 5) expect
6) happy
7) favour
8) achievement.
a) _______________________________.
b) _______________________________.
c) _______________________________.
d) _______________________________.
e) _______________________________.
at
but
The
Knew
Successful
happy
favour
achievement
deathless
cruel
IV. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each : [10 x 2 = 20]
22. What made Narendranath visit Sri Ramakrishna? What did he ask him?
Ans: __________________________________________________ _______________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
23. How do you say that Narendranath was an all rounder?
Ans: __________________________________________________ _______________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
24. What is the opinion of the author about the great countries who fight each other?
Ans: __________________________________________________ _______________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
25. Why did Bhima refuse to jump over the monkey?
Ans: __________________________________________________ _______________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
Narendranath met Sri Ramakrishna to know about existence
of God - he asked ! Have you seen God!.
Narendranath was good at singing, sports telling stories -
liked to meditate ready wit.
The great countries are called barbarous. It is not a civilized
or sensible thing for the countries to fight - kill thousands and
millions.
Bhima could have jumped over the monkey’s body - he did
not do so - against the scriptures.
26. What according to Tagore, is the ultimate aim of man?
Ans: __________________________________________________ _______________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
27. Why did the Duchess go on strike?
Ans: __________________________________________________ _______________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
28. How can you say that Chandrashekar was great fan of Mukesh?
Ans: __________________________________________________ _______________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
29. What does the expression ‘laugh with their teeth’ mean?
Ans: __________________________________________________ _______________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
[P.T.O.
The ultimate aim of man is to attain deliverence - attained
by working hard and also by being useful to society.
Her father shifted the family to Milan - missed all the
comforts - roads not well.
They were great friends - Mukesh died - Chandrashekar
normally does not fly flew to Bombay to attend his funeral.
The expression ‘laugh with their teeth’ means false laughter
30. Why do you think that Kalpana, as a girl, was unique?
Ans: __________________________________________________ _______________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
31. What made Gandhiji think of going back to the third standard?
Ans: __________________________________________________ _______________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
V. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow: [5 x 3 = 15]
32. “Why don’t you ask you stupid thief?”.
a) What should he ask?
Ans: __________________________________________________ __________.
b) What reply did he give?
Ans: __________________________________________________ __________.
c) Who does the ‘stupid thief’ refer to?
Ans: __________________________________________________ __________.
33. “I can try to solve the problem”.
a) What was the problem?
Ans: __________________________________________________ __________.
b) When did the speaker say so?
Ans: __________________________________________________ __________.
We learnt to be brave, adventerous, show initiative,
enterprise, creativity.
English became the medium of instruction - Gandhiji found
difficult to understand-Geometry was a new subject - difficult to
learn.
Where he had to go in the town?
He replied “I don’t like to be troublesome Sir”.
Andy
To empty the ocean with this wooden bowl.
When nobody solved the problem of Mahapandiji.
c) Who does ‘I’ refer to?
Ans: __________________________________________________ __________.
34. “She in her poor attire was seen”.
a) Who does ‘she’ refer to?
Ans: __________________________________________________ __________.
b) How does she look like in her poor attire?
Ans: __________________________________________________ __________.
c) What does the word ‘attire’ mean in the context?
Ans: __________________________________________________ __________.
35. “This was his only pleasure”.
a) What was his pleasure?
Ans: __________________________________________________ __________.
b) When did he lose his pleasure?
Ans: __________________________________________________ __________.
c) Who does ‘his’ refer to?
Ans: __________________________________________________ __________.
36. “It was a very prestigious position”.
a) Who was it a prestigious position for?
Ans: __________________________________________________ __________.
b) When was the position offered to him?
Ans: __________________________________________________ __________.
c) What was the prestigious position?
Ans: __________________________________________________ __________.
‘I’ refers to Daksha.
The Beggarmaid.
She look likes a moon in the clouded skies
Dress
Look at the gold in the hole.
One night, a robber, stole all his treasure.
The miser.
Prestigious position for Dr. Sarabhai.
The position offered in 1968.
The prestigious position as the chairman of the UN
conference on outer space.
VI. 37. Quote from memory :
God moves in a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ perform;
He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ storm
Judge _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for his grace.
OR
Sweet little red feet, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ why?
You lived _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ with me?
I kiss’d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ green trees?
mysterious way
His wonders to
plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the
not the lord by feeble sense,
But trust him
Why should you die?
Why would you leave me, sweet bird,
alone on the forest tree,
Why, pretty thing ! could you not live
you oft and gave you white peas!
Why not live sweetly, as in the
VII. Answer the following questions in five or six sentences each:
38. What made Andy return from the post office without bringing his master’s letter?
OR
Narrate how Vimal Gulwadi and Hema Shilonikar display courage.
Ans:______________________________________________ ____________________
__________________________________________________ ____________________
__________________________________________________ ____________________
__________________________________________________ ________________
39. Narrate the qualities of the poet’s mother as stated by P-Lankesh.
OR
Describe in your own words the dream of Walter de la Mare as narrated in the poem
Tartary.
Ans:______________________________________________ ____________________
__________________________________________________ ____________________
__________________________________________________ ____________________
__________________________________________________ ____________________
Mr. Durfy introduced Andy to the post master - he asked his
master’s letter - post master asked him to pay eleven pence -
Durfy paid only four pence - he refused to pay 11 pence - waited
for half an hour - the post master didn’t give him the letter - went
back without a letter.
OR
Vimal Gulwadi and Hema Shinolikar were brave - they entered the
court hall - the judge entered and shocked - they commanded the
judge to get back - told him that India has attained freedom.
The Poet’s mother was a strong woman. She ploughed and
wantered it. She grew hundred measures of millet - She spent
her youth - lived for the welfare of her family - agressive even at
the dangerous time - became furions when her son or husband
went out of the way - was not religious lady.
__________________________________________________ ____________________
__________________________________________________ ____________________
__________________________________________________ ____________________
__________________________________________________ ____________________
__________________________________________________ ____________________
VIII.Rewrite as directed:
40. Frame a question to get the underlined words as answer:
Chandrashekar retired in 1981.
Ans: __________________________________________________ _______________.
41. Combine using “neither - - - - - - - - nor”.
Pramod is not clever. Pramod is not intelligent.
Ans: __________________________________________________ _______________.
42. Write the other degrees of:
Gandhiji was greater than any other man of our generation.
Ans:
a) __________________________________________________ ______________.
b) __________________________________________________ ______________.
43. Change into indirect speech:
The minister said to Ravi, “Come to the office with your daughter tomorrow”.
Ans: __________________________________________________ _______________
44. Point out the difference in meaning between the pair of words using them in meaningful
sentences:
Some, Sum
Ans:
a) __________________________________________________ ______________.
b) __________________________________________________ ______________.
OR
Walter de la Mare imagines how would live - bed would be of
ivory-thrown would be of beaten gold-Tiger, Peacocks, fishes
were in the Tartary - trumpeters call him for meals - the palace
would be shining - he was undisputed lord of fruits.
When did Chandrashekar retire?
Pramod is neither clever nor intelligent.
Gandhiji was the greatest man of our generation.
No other man of our generation was so as great as Gandhiji.
45. Use the word ‘Concentrate’ first as noun and then as verb in meaningful sentences.
Ans:
a) __________________________________________________ ______________.
b) __________________________________________________ ______________.
46. Combine following sentences using first as ‘too’ and then as ‘so...... that ..... not’.
This man is proud. He does not own his fault.
Ans:
a) __________________________________________________ ______________.
b) __________________________________________________ ______________.
IX. 47. Imagine that you are Krishna / Parimala of 23, Fort Road, Gorur.
Write a letter to your friend asking him / her to attend your sister’s marriage using the
clues given below.
25th May ____ in a temple ____ a few relative invited ____ no dowry ____ bridegroom
a teacher ____ apply leave and come.
OR
Write a letter of complaint to the postmaster, Santhemarur – using clues given below.
A big village of thousand houses ____ only one postman ____ postman resides in a town
____ comes late to the office ____ returns early ____ irregular in delivering letters and
money orders ____ instruct him to be punctual.
Ans: __________________________________________________ _______________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ________________
X. 48. Write two paragraphs on anyone of the following topics:
a) Value of Time.
b) Importance of National Integration.
c) Newspaper and its uses.
Ans: __________________________________________________ _______________
__________________________________________________ ___________________
__________________________________________________ ________________
XI. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
After I had my lunch at a wayside inn. I looked for my bag. I had left on a chair beside the door
and it was not there now! As I was looking for it, the inn-keeper came in.
“Did you have good meal?” he asked.
“Yes, thank you”, I answered, “but I can’t pay the bill”. I haven’t got my bag.
The inn-keeper smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes returned with my bag and
gave it back to me. “I’m sorry,” he said, “My dog had taken it into the garden. He often does
that”.
49. Who is the ‘He’?
Ans: __________________________________________________ ______________.
50. What does ‘that’ refer to?
Ans: __________________________________________________ ______________.
51. Pick out the word from passage which means ‘by the side of’.
Ans: __________________________________________________ ______________.
52. Why couldn’t he pay the bill?
Ans: __________________________________________________ ______________.
53. Who had taken the bag into the garden?
Ans: __________________________________________________ ______________.
54. When did he notice his bag missing?
Ans: __________________________________________________ ______________.


Here I am also uploading a file that contains the complete sample paper for the Karnataka state board Class 10th English subject. You can download this from here.


Quick Reply
Your Username: Click here to log in

Message:
Options

Thread Tools Search this Thread



All times are GMT +5. The time now is 04:31 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
SEO by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2

1 2 3 4