Class 10 English Sample Paper Term 1 Set B

Please refer to Class 10 English Sample Paper Term 1 Set B with solutions below. The following CBSE Sample Paper for Class 10 English has been prepared as per the latest pattern and examination guidelines issued by CBSE. By practicing the English Sample Paper for Class 10 students will be able to improve their understanding of the subject and get more marks.

CBSE Class 10 English Sample Paper for Term 1

READING

I. Read the passage given below.
I. Like all bad news and the common cold, allergies can pop up when you least expect them. I suddenly developed an allergy to crocin (paracetamol) some years ago after having it all my life to treat everything from headaches to fever and toothache. A seafood-loving friend found himself unable to breathe after having Thai food for dinner. After undergoing a battery of expensive tests, he was told the chest tightness was not caused by a heart attack but by an allergy to shellfish, something he ate once a week and had never reacted to before.
II. A stuffed or drippy nose, frequent sneezing, an itchy throat, rash, sinus, ear pain, difficulty in breathing, stomach cramps and itchy, red or watery eyes are some of the common symptoms of an allergic reaction. Pollen, dust, polluted outdoor air and indoor pollutants such as dust mites, animal dander, cigarette smoke and mould are among the common environmental pollutants, while other triggers include medicines, paint and chemicals in cleaners and cosmetics such as hair colour and skin creams. Among foods, eight allergens account for almost 90% of food allergies: milk, soy, wheat, egg, peanut, tree nuts, fish and shellfish.
III. Most of us wrongly believe that people with allergies are either born with the condition or develop identifiable symptoms in early childhood. You couldn’t be more wrong. An allergy can occur at any time in your life and experts say its prevalence among adults is rising. While most people who develop allergies as adults have experienced some allergic reaction—either to the same or an unrelated trigger before—a few have no history of sensitivity.
IV. In an acute immune reaction, the allergy trigger may be one, but the symptom is usually caused by a combination of factors. Stress, a sterile environment that prevents the body from developing robust natural immunity and lifestyle-induced changes in the body’s hormonal balance are thought to be some triggers. This is borne out by clinical evidence that shows that women are more likely to develop allergies at puberty, after pregnancy and at menopause, all of which point to hormonal causes.
V. Of course, avoiding the allergy trigger and taking an anti-allergy medication as soon as you can, after exposure to an allergen is the best possible protection. Since, pollen levels generally peak in the morning, people with airway sensitivity and asthma should postpone outdoor exercises to later in the day or stick to exercising indoors as deeper and more rapid breathing induced by aerobic exercise causes more pollen and dust being inhaled, which can wreck your airways and lungs.
Since, air pollutants tend to cling to clothes and hair, changing your clothes when you come home or washing your hair before going to bed lowers exposure.
VI. Allergies in adults can be treated using some anti-allergic medicines. For those who do not respond to the standard treatment, there’s always the option of a series of allergy shots to help the immune system to build up a tolerance to the allergy. In most cases, though, identifying and avoiding the allergen is enough to stay free of trouble.

Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight out of the ten questions by choosing the correct option.

Question. When are women more likely to develop allergies?
a. At puberty, after pregnancy and at menopause
b. At pregnancy
c. At puberty
d. At menopause

Question. What is the option for those who do not cure with anti-allergy medicines?
a. Identifying and avoiding the allergen
b. A series of allergy shots
c. The standard treatment
d. All of the above

Question. How can you prevent/treat yourself from getting allergies?
a. By avoiding the allergy trigger.
b. By taking an anti-allergy medicine as soon as there is exposure to an allergen.
c. Both a. and b.
d. None of the above

Question. ………… and ………… changes in the body’s hormonal balance are thought to be triggers.
a. Stress, lifestyle and induced
b. Pollen, physical
c. Sedentary lifestyle, stress
d. Lifestyle, eating

Question. The common environmental pollutants include pollen, dust and dust mites, ………… .
a. Animal dander, cigarette smoke and mould
b. Smog and mould
c. Fog and smoke of cigarette
d. Contaminated water, animal dander and flowers

Question. Select the option with the underlined word that can suitably replace ‘battery’ (para 1).
a. The shavers come complete with power unit.
b. They stopped beside an artillery of abandoned guns.
c. Ministers today issued a set of statements proclaiming that the prospects for renewed growth remain good.
d. He has served three years for assault.

Question. How does exercising later in the day or indoors help people with airway sensitivity and asthma?
a. It lowers their exposure to allergens.
b. It increases their breathing capacity.
c. In increases their aerobic exercise capacity.
d. It lowers their exposure to pollens.

Question. Select the option that is true for the two statements given below.
(1) Most people believe that allergies are either congenital or its symptoms are developed in early childhood.
(2) Allergies can occur at any time in life.
a. (2) is the cause for (1)
b. (2) is the result of (1)
c. (2) contradicts (1)
d. Both (1) and (2) cannot be inferred from the passage

Question. What are the common symptoms of an allergic reaction?
1. A stuffed or dripping nose 2. Frequent sneezing
3. An itchy throat 4. Rash, sinus
5. Stomach cramps 6. Itchy, red or water eyes
a. 1, 2, 4 and 6
b. 2, 3 and 5
c. 3, 4, 5 and 6
d. All of these

Question. What is an acute immune reaction?
1. In which the allergy trigger may be one.
2. In which the symptom is usually caused by a combination of factors.
a. Only 1 is correct
b. Both 1 and 2 are correct
c. Only 2 is correct
d. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

II. Read the passage given below.

Immunisation is a global health and development success story, saving millions of lives every year. Vaccines reduce risks of getting a disease by working with your body’s natural defences to build protection. When you get a vaccine, your immune system responds.We now have vaccines to prevent more than 20 life-threatening diseases, helping people of all ages live longer, healthier lives. Immunisation currently prevents 2-3 million deaths every year from diseases like diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, influenza and measles.
Immunisation is a key component of primary health care and an indisputable human right. It’s also one of the best health investments money can buy. Vaccines are also critical to the prevention and control of infectious-disease outbreaks. They underpin global health security and will be a vital tool in the battle against antimicrobial resistance.Yet despite tremendous progress, far too many people around the world – including nearly 20 million infants each year – have insufficient access to vaccines. In some countries, progress has stalled or even reversed and there is a real risk that complacency will undermine past achievements.
Global vaccination coverage – the proportion of the world’s children who receive recommended vaccines – has remained the same over the past few years.During 2020, about 83% of  infants worldwide (113 million infants) received 3 doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3) vaccine, protecting them against infectious diseases that can cause serious illness and disability or be fatal. While immunisation is one of the most successful public health interventions, coverage has plateaued over the last decade. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated disruptions have strained health systems, with 23 million children missing out on vaccination in 2020, 3.7 million more than in 2019 and the highest number since 2009.
Monitoring data at sub-national levels is critical to helping countries prioritise and tailor vaccination strategies and operational plans to address immunisation gaps and reach every person with life-saving vaccines.
Vaccines train your immune system to create antibodies, just as it does when it’s exposed to a disease. However, because vaccines contain only killed or weakened forms of germs like viruses or bacteria, they do not cause the disease or put you at risk of its complications. Vaccines protect against many different diseases, including:
Cervical cancer, Diphtheria, Hepatitis B, Influenza, Encephalitis, Measles, Meningitis,Mumps, Pertussis, Polio, Rabies, Rotavirus, Rubella, Tetanus, Typhoid etc. WHO is working with countries and partners to improve global vaccination coverage, through the ‘Global Vaccine Action Plan 2011-2020’.

Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any six out of the eight questions by choosing the correct option.

Question. What impact did COVID-19 have on immunisation in 2020?
a. 23 million children missed out on vaccination.
b. 3.7 million more children than in 2019.
c. The highest number of unvaccinated children since 2009.
d. All of the above

Question. Choose the option that uses the word ‘strained’ as it is used in the passage.
a. She saw dark figures jump from the top of the building across from her to the ground, strained by what seemed like a thirty-story drop.
b. He was also a man of letters, possessed of fine taste and a strained style.
c. The last weeks passed in her mother’s bedroom had strained Natasha’s physical strength.
d. The restaurant is located on the second floor of a spacious building and has a strained atmosphere.

Question. How many life-threatening diseases do vaccines prevent?
a. Less than 22
b. 19
c. More than 24
d. More than 20

Question. Global Vaccine Action Plan 2011-2020 aims at …………. .
a. Improving national vaccination coverage
b. Improving global vaccination coverage
c. Improving state vaccination coverage
d. All of these

Question. What do vaccines contain?
a. Only killed or weakened forms of germs like viruses or bacteria.
b. Chemicals to fight diseases.
c. Medicines necessary for an individual.
d. Antibodies to fight diseases.

Question. “Immunisation is a global health and development success story” suggests that
1. Vaccination helps in saving millions of lives every year.
2. Vaccination reduces the risk of getting diseases.
3. Vaccination helps to improve immunity against various diseases.
a. 1 and 2
b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 2 and 3
d. 1 and 3

Question. “Vaccination coverage has plateaued over the last decade” refers to
a. The vaccination rate is same since the last ten years.
b. The vaccination rate is decreased in the last one year.
c. The vaccination rate is same since the last one year.
d. The vaccination rate is increased in the last ten years.

Question. Vaccines are critical to the ………… of infectious-disease outbreaks.
a. prevention and spread
b. spread and control
c. prevention and control
d. None of these

GRAMMAR AND WRITING

Grammar
Answer any five out of the six questions by selecting the most appropriate option for each.

Question. We ………….. only hope that everything turns out well.
a. must
b. could
c. can
d. need

Question. The patient ………….. before the ambulance reached the hospital.
a. has been dead
b. had died
c. has died
d. died

Question. Each one of the managers ………….. for leave today in protest against the management.
a. has applied
b. have applied
c. apply
d. None of these

Question. Choose the correct indirect speech of the following sentence.
Anand said to Renu, “I don’t know what Gayathri is doing these days. She hasn’t visited us for ages.”
a. Anand told Renu that he didn’t know what Gayathri was doing those days as she had not visited them for ages.
b. Anand said to Renu that he didn’t know what Gayathri was doing those days as she had not visited them for ages.
c. Anand asked Renu that he didn’t know what Gayathri is doing these days as she has not visited us for ages.
d. Anand says to Renu that he didn’t know what Gayathri was doing those days as she had not visited them for ages.

Question. ……………. books are missing from the library.
a. Any
b. Some
c. Much
d. More

Question. Choose the correct indirect speech of the following sentence.
“Call the first witness”, said the judge.
a. The judge requested to call the witness.
b. The judge wanted to call the first witness.
c. The judge suggested to call the witness.
d. The judge ordered to call the first witness.

Writing

Answer any five out of the six questions given, with reference to the context below.
Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper regarding your concerns about the reckless driving of school bus-drivers. You are Bimal, resident of C- 4C Janakpuri, New Delhi.

Question.Complete the problems elaborated by Bimal in his letter.
Driving in a (i) …………….. , crossing speed-limits, not following traffic lights has become very common. Despite such strict regulations regarding speed, none of these drivers seem to follow them. This shows that there is a (ii) …………….. . This is a menace to other road users as the bus drivers that drive at high speed might crush downwhoever comes in their way.
a. manner on congested roads, (ii) lack in following rules
b. unmannered on packed roads, (ii) lack of checking
c. funny manner on congested roads, (ii) lack of laws
d. zigzag manner on packed roads, (ii) lack of implementation

Question. Choose the correct subject for the letter.
a. Regarding reckless driving of school-bus drivers
b. Driving of school-bus drivers
c. Regarding school-bus drivers
d. Regarding reckless school-bus drivers

Question. Choose the most appropriate concluding line for the letter.
a. By addressing this issue, public awareness of the dangers of reckless driving can be raised.
b. By addressing this issue, it is hoped that public awareness of the dangers of reckless driving can be raised.
c. Public awareness of the dangers of reckless driving can be raised.
d. Please raise the public awareness.

Question. Choose the opening line of the letter.
(1) Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I wish to draw the attention of the concerned authorities towards the grave issue of rash driving being done by school bus drivers.
(2) I want the attention of the concerned authorities towards the grave issue of rash driving being done by school bus drivers.
a. Yes to option (1) because of its formal and polite tone
b. No to option (1) because of its incorrect language
c. Yes to option (2) because of its informal tone
d. No to option (1) because of its incorrect tone

LITERATURE

Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow.

One of the employees, who was a postman and also helped at the post office, went to his boss laughing heartily and showed him the letter. Never in his career as a postman had he known that address. The postmaster — a fat, amiable fellow— also broke out laughing, but almost immediately he turned serious and tapping the letter on his desk, commented, “What faith! I wish I had the faith of the man who wrote this letter.
Starting up a correspondence with God!” So, in order not to shake the writer’s faith in God, the postmaster came up with an idea. (A Letter to God)

Question. Which idea is being talked about in the above extract?
a. He forwarded the letter to God.
b. He kept the letter to himself.
c. He decided to help the writer of the letter.
d. He scolded the postman for laughing at the letter.

Question. “Starting up a correspondence with God!” suggests that the writer of the letter was starting …………… .
a. deal with God by exchanging letters
b. seeking God’s help by sending letter
c. communication with God by exchanging letters
d. None of the above

Question. What does the above extract represent?
a. Lenchos’ faith in God
b. Postmaster’s kindness
c. Lencho had only one hope – God
d. All of these

Question. Select the suitable word from the extract to complete the following.
Heartily : Wholeheartedly : : …………… : Friendly
a. Serious
b. Amiable
c. Laughing
d. Correspondence

Question. …………… had written the letter at which the postman and the postmaster were laughing.
a. Lencho’s wife
b. Lencho’s sons
c. Lencho
d. God

Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow.

The minute they entered the classroom, they stopped short and gasped. There were drawings all over the room, on every ledge and windowsill, dazzling colours and brilliant, lavish designs, all drawn on great sheets of wrapping paper. There must have been a hundred of them, all lined up. These must be the drawings for the contest. They were! Everybody stopped and whistled or murmured admiringly.As soon as the class had assembled, Miss Mason announced the winners. Jack Beggles had won for the boys, she said and his design for an out board motor was on exhibition in Room Twelve, along with the sketches by all the other boys. (The Hundred Dresses – I)

Question. Select the option which displays an example of ‘lined up’.
a. Hold a pen in front of you and parallel its tip with some distant object.
b. All children must make a queue when the whistle goes.
c. The books are arranged on a shelf above the desk.
d. We have a series of activities to keep you entertained.

Question.  Select the most appropriate option for (1) and (2).
1. There were hundred drawings hanging in the Room Thirteen.
2. The drawings were beautiful.
a. (1) is true (2) is false
b. (1) is the result of (2)
c. Both (1) and (2) are true
d. (2) cannot be inferred from the passage.

Question. What was the topic of the competition for boys and girls?
a. Designing motorboats for boys and designing dresses for girls.
b. Designing motorboats for both.
c. Designing dresses for both.
d. None of the above

Question. Pick out the option that classifies the statements as Facts (F) and Opinions (O).
1. I think Miss Mason was going to announce the winner for girls.
2. I think Wanda drew all those hundred drawings.
3. In my opinion Wanda could draw beautifully.
4. I think everyone was stunned on seeing those drawings.
a. F-2, 3 and O-1, 4
b. F-1, 2, 4 and O-3
c. F-2, 4 and O-1, 3
d. All are facts

Question. Why did everyone react in the following manner?
‘Everybody stopped and whistled or murmured admiringly’.
1. All the students knew that those were Wanda’s drawings.
2. All the students were amazed by the beautiful drawings.
3. All the students knew that they were the drawings for the contest.
4. All the students thought that those drawing were made by Miss Mason.
Choose the correct option from the following.
a. 2 and 4
b. 1 and 4
c. 2 and 3
d. 1 and 3

Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow.
What is the boy now, who has lost his ball,
What, what is he to do? I saw it go
Merrily bouncing, down the street and then
Merrily over — there it is in the water!
No use to say ‘O there are other balls’:
An ultimate shaking grief fixes the boy
As he stands rigid, trembling, staring down

Question. Name the literary device used in “Merrily bouncing, down the street and then Merrily over — there it is in the water!”
a. Metaphor
b. Simile
c. Alliteration
d. Anaphora

Question. What does a ball cost?
a. 5 dimes
b. 10 dimes
c. 1 dime
d. 4 dimes

Question. According to the poet, the boy is …………. while staring at his ball.
a. shivering
b. shaking
c. crying
d. gazing

Question. Why does the poet decide not to console the boy?
1. It will be of no use.
2. The child has to learn to bear the losses of life.
a. Only 1 is correct
b. Both 1 and 2 are correct
c. Only 2 is correct
d. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

Question. Who is the poet of ‘The Ball Poem’?
a. John Berryman
b. Leslie Norris
c. Carolyn Wells
d. Robert Frost

Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow.
At the surgery, the household dogs surged round me. Tricki looked down at the noisy pack with dull eyes and when put down, lay motionless on the carpet. The other dogs,after sniffing round him for a few seconds,decided he was an uninteresting object and ignored him. I made up a bed for him in a warm loose box next to the one where the other dogs slept. For two days I kept an eye on him, giving him no food but plenty of water. At the end of the second day he started to show some interest in his surroundings and on the third he began to whimper when he heard the dogs in the yard. (A Triumph of Surgery)

Question. What did other dogs do with Tricki?
a. They sniffed him
b. They ignored him
c. Both a. and b.
d. They observed him

Question. Why did the speaker bring Tricki to surgery?
a. Tricki was not well.
b. Tricki was suffering from overnutrition.
c. Tricki had bouts of vomiting.
d. All of the above

Question. The noisy pack refers to ………….. in the above extract.
a. Pack of household dogs
b. Pack of foods
c. Pack of staff
d. Pack of bowls

Question. Which of the following statements are not true in the context of the story ‘A Triumph of Surgery’?
1. Mrs. Pumphrey was the owner of Tricki.
2. Mrs. Pumphrey used to under-feed Tricki which made him weak and he had to be hospitalised for a fortnight.
3. Tricki was a greedy dog who could not say ‘No’ to the food.
4. Mr. Herriot had kidnapped Tricki.
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 2 and 4
c. 2, 3 and 4
d. All are true

Question. Choose the option that can replace the phrase ‘keep an eye on’ in the given sentence.
The teachers were keeping an eye on him during the test because they thought he might cheat.
a. Toe the line
b. Beat the drum
c. Go with the flow
d. None of these

Attempt the following.

Question. What would suffice if the world were to perish twice?
a. Fire
b. Ice
c. Hatred
d. Both a. and b.

Question. Why do you think the tiger ignores the visitors?
a. Because he is not happy in the cage
b. Because he is angry
c. Because his strength is confined in the cage
d. All of these

Question. The poet says, ‘Of a day I had rued’. What is the meaning of ‘rued’?
a. Ruined
b. Held in regret
c. Ruled
d. Conquered

Question. Why is there a need to liberate the oppressor?
a. He is locked behind the bars of prejudice and hatred.
b. He is somewhere hidden in fear or oppression.
c. He is suppressed.
d. None of the above

Question. Choose the proverb that can be suited to the story ‘The Black Aeroplane’.
a. Where there is a will there’s a way.
b. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure.
c. Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.
d. Do not fear mistakes.

Question. How did Anne Frank enhance the image of her long-awaited friend?
a. She did not just jot down the facts in the diary, she shared everything with it.
b. She gave it a name ‘Kitty’.
c. She covered her diary with beautiful covers.
d. Both a. and b.

Question. What is the theme of the story ‘His First Flight’?
a. Importance of things like independence, self courage and confidence.
b. Motivation to reach goals.
c. Importance of family support.
d. All of the above

Question. Who said the following dialogue “I want to know what you have been doing to my chair upstairs”?
a. Clergyman
b. Landlord
c. Mrs. Hall
d. Griffin

Question. “I had forgotten about themin the excitement of the theft.”What did the speaker forgot?
1. That he couldn’t cook Anil’s meals.
2. That he couldn’t run to the bazaar.
3. That he couldn’t learn to write whole sentences any more.
4. That he couldn’t become a big and respectable man.
a. 1 and 2
b. 2, 3 and 4
c. 1, 3 and 4
d. All of these

Question. When did Wanda reply to the letter sent by Peggy and Maddie?
a. On the last day of school before the New Year holidays.
b. On the last day of school before Christmas holidays.
c. Before the mid-term exams.
d. None of the above