Solved Question Papers for ICSE

Please provide me question paper for class 10th english subject examination of Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations ?

[Quick Sam]

Here I am giving you question paper for class 10th english subject examination.
Q. 1. Rewrite the following sentences according to instructions given after each.
He really likes correcting her English. ( use pleasure)
It’s not necessary to take a lot of luggage when going on holiday. (use Much)
Perhaps he hasn’t received the doctor’s results yet ( use may)
All I want you to do is to look after my dog. ( use care)
She was not certain about the trip ( use decide)
He locked the gate so that the dog wouldn’t escape. ( use prevent)
They did not like to pay extra taxes. ( use objected)
The day was so nice that we went on a picnic. ( use such)
The only person I didn’t see was Jane. ( use except)
She decided to visit her friend and tell her the news. ( use drop)
It wasn’t necessary to meet me at the airport yesterday. ( use needn’t )
It was unkind of you to talk to her like that. ( use not)
I saw the film although I strongly dislike thrillers ( use spite)
It’s not possible to play tennis because of the rain. ( use makes)
I’ve never tasted such good food before. ( use ever)
Do your parents allow you to watch TV late at night? ( use let)
”Did you write a note for Anna?” I asked my mother. ( use she)
He gave me the money first, and then he left. ( use after )
I don’t find it difficult to get up early any more. ( use used)
We have to reduce our expenses. ( use cut )
“Can you please explain this to me?” she asked the teacher. ( use if)
Perhaps he’s working late. ( use may)
Nobody ever told me about it. ( use never)
“I’ll pick him up from the airport,” she said. ( use offered)
I was so shocked that I couldn’t react. ( use wasn’t)
People say Greek is a difficult language to learn. ( use said)
The police have investigated the crime. ( use by)
Without your help, I would never have managed. ( use you )
The manager made the employees stay late. ( use made)
When can their glory fade? ( use never)

Q. 2. complete with the suitable prepositions:
The people are____the table____the dining room.
The stairs are____the bathroom____the second floor.
The bedroom is____the attic(room in roof) ____the third floor.
The washing machine is____the dryer.
The steps are in____ of the door.
The tools are____the peg(wooden nail) board.
The peg board is____the basement.
The basement is____ the house.
The cupboards are____ the counter.
The roof is____ the house.
The books are____the book case.
The woman is putting something____the oven.
The dresser is____the mirror.
The shelf is____the washing machine and table.
The box is____the table____the basement.
The dishes are____the china cabinet____the dining room.
The kitchen is____the first floor____the house.
The computer is____the room____the third floor____the attic
The play is____ Monday, ____ 9:30____ night
I study____ the morni8ng and work____ the afternoon.

Q. 1. ANSWERS:
He …takes pleasure in.. correcting her English.
You …don’t need much / needn’t take much / don’t have to take much… luggage when going on holiday.
He ..may not have received.. the doctor’s results yet.
All I want you to do is to ……take care of….. my dog.
She ……could not decide….. about the trip.
He locked the gate ……to prevent the dog (from).. escaping.
They ……objected to paying………. extra taxes.
It was …such a nice day…. that we went on a picnic.
I ………saw everyone except….. Jane.
She decided to …drop in on… her friend and tell her the news.
You ……needn’t have met… me at the airport yesterday.
You …should not have talked… to her like that.
I saw the film in …spite of my strong dislike… of thrillers.
The rain ……makes it impossible…. to play tennis.
It is the …best food I’ve ever.. tasted.
Do your parents …let you watch…. TV late at night?
I asked my mother …whether/if she had written…. a note for Anna
He left ……after he had given me/after giving me….. the money.
I ……am used to getting…. up early.
The employees ……were made to stay late… by the manager
If ……you hadn`t helped me……. , I would never have managed.
The crime ……has been investigated by…… the police.
Greek ……is said to be a……. difficult language to learn.
I ………wasn’t calm enough to…… react.
She …offered to pick him up….. from the airport.
I ………was never told…. about it.
He ……may be working…. late.
She asked the teacher ………if she could explain that……… to her.
We have to ………cut down on……….. our expenses.
Their glory can never fade

Q. 2. ANSWERS:
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ICSE Class Xth biology Model question papers

I would like to have the previous years question paper for the ICSE examination as I need them for reference purpose?

[Shaleen]

The previous years question paper for the ICSE examination is as given below:

The Merchant of Venice: Shakespeare

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

Portia: ..... But this reasoning is not in the fashion to choose me a husband. O me, the

word “choose” ! I may neither choose whom I would, nor refuse whom I

dislike; so is the will of a living daughter curbed by the will of a dead father.

Is it not hard, Nerissa, that I cannot choose one, nor refuse none?

(i) What test had Portia’s father devised for her suitors? What oath did the suitors have to take before making their choice? [3]

(ii) Who is Nerissa? What does she say to cheer up Portia? [3]

(iii) Why does Portia disapprove of the County Palatine? Whom would she rather marry?[3]

(iv) How, according to Portia, can the Duke of Saxony’s nephew be made to choose the wrong casket? What do these suitors ultimately decide? Why? [3]

(v) Whom does Portia ultimately marry? Who were the two other suitors who took the test? Why, in your opinion, is the person whom she marries worthy of her? [4]


Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

Duke : What, is Antonio here?

Antonio : Ready, so please your grace.

Dyke : I am sorry for thee: thou art come to answer

A stony adversary, an inhuman wretch Uncapable of pity, void and empty
From any dram of mercy.

(i) What are the terms of the bond that Antonio has signed? [3]

(ii) Why does the Duke call Shylock 'inhuman' What does the Duke expect Shylock
to do? [3]

(iii) What reason does Shylock give for choosing rotten flesh over money? What are the things hated by some people? [3]

(iv) State three examples Antonio gives to illustrate Shylock’s stubborn attitude. [3]

(v) How is Shylock’s property distributed at the end by Antonio.

Do you think Shylock deserves the punishment given to him?

Give a reason to justify your answer. [4]

Loyalties: John Galsworthy

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

Lady Adela : Oh! Charlie, he did look so exactly as if he’d sold me a carpet when I

Winsor : [changing into slippers] His father did sell carpets, wholesale, in the

Lady Adela : Really? And you say I haven’t intuition! [With a finger on her lips]

Winsor : [Motioning towards the door, which she shuts] Ronny Dancy took a was paying him Morison’s in there. tenner off him, anyway, before dinner.

(i) How did Dancy take a 'tenner' from De Levis?

How does De Levis later connect this trick with the theft? [3]

(ii) Why, according to Lady Adela, did Dancy leave the army?

Why does she call him reckless? [3]

(iii) Where had De Levis kept the money which was stolen? Where had he gone after

keeping the money? How much did he lose? [3]

(iv) Why is Winsor outraged when De Levis says he had locked his door? What was the

height of the room from the ground? How do they know that the thief did not use a

ladder to climb up to De Levis’ room? [3]

(v) How does General Canynge react when De Levis first accuses Dancy of committing the theft? What is your opinion of De Levis?

Give one reason to justify your answer. [4]

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

Mabel : Oh! Why didn’t I face it? But I couldn’t – I had to believe.

Dancy : And now you can’t. It’s the end, Mabel.

Mabel : [Looking up at him] No.

[Dancy goes suddenly on his knees and seizes her hand.]

Dancy : Forgive me!

Mabel : [Putting her hand on his head] Yes; oh, yes! I think I’ve known a long

time, really. Only – why? What made you?

(i) How does Dancy respond to Mabel’s question? [3]

(ii) What makes Dancy say 'that's not in human nature' a little later? [3]

(iii) Why does Inspector Debe arrive at Dancy’s house?

How does Mable try to stall him? [3]

(iv) To whom was Dancy’s suicide notes addressed? What had he written in it? [3]

(v) What does Margaret mean when she says that keeping faith is 'not enough'and 'we've

What, in your opinion, should his friends have done? [4]

SECTION B – POETRY

A Collection of Poems

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

The buoy of the Inchcape Bell was seen

A darker speck on the ocean green;

Sir Ralph the Rover walk’d his deck,

And fix’d his eye on the darker speck.

(The Inchcape Rock: Robert Southey)

(i) Contrast the weather when Sir Ralph the Rover passed the Inchcape Rock the first

time with the weather when he returned to the place. [3]

(ii) Why had the Abbot of Aberbrothok hung a bell on the Inchcape Rock? [3]

(iii) Why did Sir Ralph cut the bell from the Inchcape Rock? Describe the manner in

which it sank underwater. [3]

(iv) What did Sir Ralph say to reassure his men when it became very dark? What opinion did one of the sailors have about their location? What did they all wish for? [3]


(v) How did the ship sink? What sound did Sir Ralph imagine he could hear in his dying moments? What is the message of the poem? [4]

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

What do you call, O ye pedlars?

Chessmen and ivory dice.

What do you make, O ye goldsmiths?

Wristlet and anklet and ring, ...... .

(In the Bazaars of Hyderabad: Sarojini Naidu)

(i) What all were being sold by the merchants? [3]

(ii) What is being ground by the maidens? Which items are the vendors weighing? [3]

(iii) Describe the bells that the goldsmiths are crafting for blue pigeons?

What do the goldsmiths make for the dancers and the king? [3]

(iv) Which instruments are the musicians playing? What are the magicians doing? [3]

(v) Mention the happy as well as the sad occasions for which the flower girls are weaving flowers. Write one reason why the poem has appealed to you. [4]

SECTION C – PROSE

Collection of Short Stories

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

Baldeo, the watchman, was awake. He stretched himself, slowly unwinding the

heavy shawl that covered him like a shroud. It was close on midnight and the chill air made

him shiver. The station, a small shack backed by heavy jungle, was a station in name only; for trains only stopped there, if at all, for a few seconds before entering the deep cutting that led to the tunnel. Most trains only slowed down before taking the sharp curve before

(i) What were Baldeo’s duties as a watchman?

What question did his son ask him before he left for his nightly errand? [3]

(ii) Describe the axe that Baldeo carried with him. Who had made the axe? [3]

(iii) Which sound made Baldeo realise that the tiger was close by?

Why was he worried that the tiger may be going in the opposite direction?

Why didn’t the tiger fear the man? [3]

(iv) Give an account of the encounter between Baldeo and the tiger. [3]

(iv) How did the tiger die? Point out a similarity in the characters of Baldeo and his son Tembu. Give an example for each to justify your answer. [4]

With close reference to the story 'The Bet' by Anton Chekhov, mention the clauses of the bet as laid down between the young lawyer and the old banker. Give an account of the events that follow the bet. [16]

Animal Farm: George Orwell

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

........ Once again Clover and Benjamin warned him to take care of his health, but
Boxer paid no attention. His twelfth birthday was approaching. He did not care what
happened so long as a good store of store of stone was accumulated before he went on

Late one evening, in the summer, a sudden rumour ran round the farm that

something had happened to Boxer. He had gone out alone to drag a load of stone down to the windmill. And sure enough, the rumour was true..... .

(i) In what condition did the animals find Boxer? [3]

(ii) Why did the animals feel uneasy when Squealer told them that Boxer would be sent to a hospital at Willingdon for treatment?

How did Squealer reassure them? [3]

(iii) How much longer did Boxer expect to live?

How did he plan to spend his remaining days?

(iv) What was written on the van that took Boxer away? What did Boxer do when he heard the screams of the animals? [3]

(v) What was the new name given to Animal Farm by Napoleon?

What strange transformation did the animals notice on the faces of the pigs?

What is the significance of this transformation? [4]

Give an account of how lies were spread against Snowball after his expulsion, in order to paint him as a traitor. [16]