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English Language and Literature Set 1 · Code 184
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Central Board of Secondary Education

Practice Question Paper — not an official CBSE document

Class 10 · English Language and Literature

Subject Code 184 · Set 1 of 3

Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum marks: 80 11 questions

General instructions

  1. This practice paper follows the Class 10 English Language & Literature design: Reading 20, Grammar & Writing 20, Literature 40.
  2. Section A has two unseen passages (10 + 10). Section B has grammar (10) and writing (letter 5 + analytical paragraph 5).
  3. Section C has two extracts (5 + 5), short answers from First Flight (12) and supplementary-style practice (6), and two long answers (6 + 6).
  4. This catalog lists First Flight chapters. Footprints Without Feet should still be revised from the school book.

Practice questions aligned to NCERT topics used in CBSE classrooms. These are original exam-oriented questions for revision — not official CBSE board papers and not a guarantee of any exam question. Always match the textbook issued by your school and the latest PDFs on ncert.nic.in and cbseacademic.nic.in.

Section A — Reading Skills

Discursive and case-based passages · Q1–2 · 20 marks · 20 marks

Q.1Reading[10]
Q. Read the following discursive passage and answer the questions that follow.
Why school gardens teach more than a textbook page
A school garden looks like a quiet corner of soil and pots. For students who water it every morning, it is a classroom without benches. They learn why a leaf is green, why a wilted plant needs shade at noon, and why waste from the kitchen can become compost instead of a pile near the gate. Science stops being a chapter title and becomes a daily habit.

Teachers who start such gardens do not promise higher board marks overnight. They promise something slower: patience, shared work and the skill of noticing. A child who has measured rainfall in a reused bottle is less likely to treat ‘water scarcity’ as a phrase to mug up. A class that has labelled medicinal plants for a local clinic visit remembers names because they have touched the leaves.

Critics say gardens steal time from syllabus completion. The better schools answer by linking the garden to the syllabus: percentages from harvest records, a letter to the municipal garden cell, a short report on insects found on the rose bush. The garden does not replace the textbook. It gives the textbook a place to stand.

(A) The writer’s main argument is that a school garden [1]

(B) Teachers who start gardens, according to the passage, promise [1]

(C) A reused bottle in the garden is used to [1]

(D) Critics of school gardens mainly worry that gardens [1]

(E) How can a garden be linked to the syllabus? Give two examples from the passage. [2]

(F) Why does a child who measures rainfall understand water scarcity better? [2]

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A. B
B. C
C. B
D. B
E. Harvest records for percentages; a letter to the municipal garden cell; a report on insects — any two.
F. Because the idea is experienced as a daily measurement, not only memorised as a phrase.

(A) B. turns syllabus ideas into lived practice

(B) C. patience, shared work and noticing

(C) B. measure rainfall

(D) B. steal time from finishing the syllabus

(E) Harvest records for percentages; a letter to the municipal garden cell; a report on insects — any two.

(F) Because the idea is experienced as a daily measurement, not only memorised as a phrase.

Note

Read the passage twice. Attempt the MCQs first, then the short answers in your own words.

Q.2Reading[10]
Q. Read the following case-based / factual passage and answer the questions that follow.
Case: Midday meals and attendance
A block education officer compared two neighbouring government schools for one term. School P served a hot midday meal on all working days and kept a simple board showing the day’s menu. School Q often skipped the meal when the cook was absent and sent children home at noon. Average attendance in School P was 92%. In School Q it was 71%. When parents were asked, most said the meal saved one cooking fire at home and kept younger siblings in school till afternoon. A few parents in School Q said they preferred to feed children at home because the leftover rice was sometimes cold.

The officer did not claim that food alone creates learning. She noted that School P also had a working hand-pump and a teacher who marked the register before the meal, not after. Still, the attendance gap was large enough for the block to train a second helper in every kitchen so that one absence would not cancel the meal.

(A) Average attendance in School P was [1]

(B) School Q’s main service problem was [1]

(C) The officer’s practical suggestion was to [1]

(D) The officer was careful not to claim that [1]

(E) Give two reasons parents in School P valued the midday meal. [2]

(F) Besides the meal, what two other facts about School P are mentioned? [2]

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A. C
B. B
C. C
D. B
E. It saved one cooking fire at home; it kept younger siblings in school till afternoon.
F. A working hand-pump; a teacher who marked the register before the meal.

(A) C. 92%

(B) B. the meal was often skipped when the cook was absent

(C) C. train a second kitchen helper

(D) B. food alone creates learning

(E) It saved one cooking fire at home; it kept younger siblings in school till afternoon.

(F) A working hand-pump; a teacher who marked the register before the meal.

Note

Read the passage twice. Attempt the MCQs first, then the short answers in your own words.

Section B — Grammar and Writing

Grammar 10 · Formal letter 5 · Analytical paragraph 5 · Q3–5 · 20 marks · 20 marks

Q.3Grammar[10]
Attempt all ten grammar items (1 mark each).
1. Complete the sentence: If the rain ________ (stop) by noon, the match will begin.
2. Fill in the blank with a suitable modal: You ________ carry your identity card into the examination hall.
3. Use the correct article: She wants to be ________ engineer like her aunt.
4. Choose the correct verb: Neither of the answers ________ correct.
5. The following sentence has an error. Write the correction: “Each of the students have submitted the form.”
6. Correct the error: “He did not knew the way to the station.”
7. Change into passive voice: The science club organised a waste-audit.
8. Change into reported speech: Riya said, “I am revising the map list.”
9. Fill in: The book on the table ________ (belong) to the library.
10. Rearrange: / always / before / check / you / the units / substituting / values / .
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1. stops
2. must / should
3. an
4. is
5. have → has
6. knew → know
7. A waste-audit was organised by the science club.
8. Riya said that she was revising the map list.
9. belongs
10. Always check the units before substituting values.

Note

One-word or one-sentence answers. Do not write essays here.

Q.4Writing[5]
You are Aman / Ananya of 14, Lake Road, Nashik. Write a letter to the Municipal Commissioner (120–150 words) about overflowing garbage bins near your school gate. Suggest two practical steps.
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Sender address and date; Commissioner’s designation; subject line; polite opening; two facts (overflow, smell, stray animals); two steps (daily lift before 8 a.m., covered bins, a complaint number on the wall); courteous close.

Note

Format + content + accuracy. Keep 120–150 words.

Q.5Writing[5]
The table shows how 200 Class 10 students travel to school.
Bus 80 · Walk 60 · Cycle 40 · Car 20.
Write an analytical paragraph (100–120 words). Mention the largest share, a possible reason, and one suggestion for safer travel.
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Bus is the largest share (40%). Walking and cycling together equal the bus group, so many students are already on low-cost modes. Cars are the smallest share. Suggest a painted crossing or a cycle stand, and keep the analysis factual.

Note

Use the data. Do not invent extra percentages.

Section C — Literature

First Flight extracts, short and long answers · Q6–10 · 40 marks · 40 marks

Q.6Extract (prose)Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom[5]
Read the extract from First Flight and answer in 40–50 words each (5 marks).
A student is revising Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and notes: “CBSE often tests a concept by asking a daily-life example from the same chapter.” Using this case, answer: (i) Name the idea. (ii) State it in your own words. (iii) Give one classroom or daily-life use.
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(i) Examples.
(ii) CBSE often tests a concept by asking a daily-life example from the same chapter.
(iii) Apply it in a school experiment, a labelled diagram, or a situation described in the NCERT chapter.

Note

Case-based items recycle a short story. Pull the fact out first, then apply it. This is original practice in CBSE case style — not a copied board paper.

Q.7Extract (poem)Dust of Snow[5]
Read the extract from a First Flight poem and answer (5 marks).
A student is revising Dust of Snow and notes: “Nature’s small acts.” Using this case, answer: (i) Name the idea. (ii) State it in your own words. (iii) Give one classroom or daily-life use.
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(i) Dust of Snow.
(ii) Nature’s small acts.
(iii) Apply it in a school experiment, a labelled diagram, or a situation described in the NCERT chapter.

Note

Case-based items recycle a short story. Pull the fact out first, then apply it. This is original practice in CBSE case style — not a copied board paper.

Q.8Short Answer — First Flight[12]
Answer any four of the following in 40–50 words each (4 × 3 = 12 marks).

(A) Explain From the Diary of Anne Frank in about three points, with one example.
(B) Explain Theme in about three points, with one example.
(C) Explain Keywords in about three points, with one example.
(D) Explain Revision in about three points, with one example.
(E) Explain The Sermon at Benares in about three points, with one example.
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(A) Jewish persecution in World War II. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
(B) Theme: faith. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
(C) Every chapter ends with keywords or a summary that is useful for one-mark answers. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
(D) Write three points from Two Stories about Flying in your own words; that is enough for a short-answer start. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
(E) Siddhartha becomes the Buddha. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.

Note

Attempt any four. Stick to the word limit.

Q.9Short Answer — supplementary style[6]
Supplementary-style practice (Footprints Without Feet is not in this catalog — use First Flight remaining texts in the same 3-mark pattern). Answer any two (2 × 3 = 6).

(A) Explain Keywords in about three points, with one example.
(B) Explain Revision in about three points, with one example.
(C) Explain The Proposal in about three points, with one example.
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(A) Every chapter ends with keywords or a summary that is useful for one-mark answers. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
(B) Write three points from The Sermon at Benares in your own words; that is enough for a short-answer start. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
(C) Lomov, Natalya, Chubukov. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.

Note

Revise Footprints from the school book as well.

Q.10Long Answer — First FlightMijbil the Otter[6]
Answer in 100–120 words (6 marks). Internal choice follows the board pattern.
Write a long answer on Keywords. Include definition, explanation and one application.

OR

Write a long answer on Examples. Include definition, explanation and one application.
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Keywords — Every chapter ends with keywords or a summary that is useful for one-mark answers. Explain the idea in order (definition → working → result). End with one application from daily life or a numerical/diagram if the chapter has one.

Note

Long answers are marked for structure. Use headings or numbered steps so the examiner can see each part.

OR — marking points

Examples — CBSE often tests a concept by asking a daily-life example from the same chapter. Explain the idea in order (definition → working → result). End with one application from daily life or a numerical/diagram if the chapter has one.

Q.11Long Answer — supplementary styleThe Proposal[6]
Answer in 100–120 words (6 marks).
Write a long answer on Revision. Include definition, explanation and one application.

OR

Write a long answer on Dust of Snow. Include definition, explanation and one application.
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Revision — Write three points from The Proposal in your own words; that is enough for a short-answer start. Explain the idea in order (definition → working → result). End with one application from daily life or a numerical/diagram if the chapter has one.

Note

Long answers are marked for structure. Use headings or numbered steps so the examiner can see each part.

OR — marking points

Dust of Snow — Dust of Snow is an NCERT chapter taught in CBSE Class 10 English. Explain the idea in order (definition → working → result). End with one application from daily life or a numerical/diagram if the chapter has one.

*** End of paper ***

This practice paper follows the 2025-26 CBSE sample-paper design. Questions are original. Official papers: https://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/SQP/ClassX_2025_26/EnglishL-SQP.pdf

FAQs

Is this the official CBSE paper?

No. The layout (sections, question numbers, marks and time) follows the 2025-26 sample paper. The questions are original GKSchools practice.

How is the paper scored here?

MCQ, assertion–reason and reading MCQ parts are auto-scored when you submit. Written answers are for self-check against the key.

Where is the official SQP?

Download it from CBSE Academic: https://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/SQP/ClassX_2025_26/EnglishL-SQP.pdf

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