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English Language and Literature Set 3 · 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 3 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.
The quiet skill of asking a smaller question
When a Maths problem looks impossible, many students stare at the last line and panic. Good solvers do something less dramatic. They ask a smaller question: What is given? What is asked? Which formula is even allowed here? The big problem does not vanish, but it becomes a short queue of small ones.

This habit is useful beyond algebra. A Civics chapter on federalism becomes clearer if you first ask, ‘Who can make this law?’ A Science numerical on resistance becomes honest if you first ask, ‘Series or parallel?’ Teachers call this scaffolding. Students can call it slowing down on purpose.

Board papers reward this slowness more than they reward a rushed first line. Examiners look for steps. A wrong final number with a correct method still earns a part of the marks. A correct-looking number with no method is a risk. The smaller question is not a trick. It is how a three-hour paper stays under control.

(A) A ‘smaller question’ in the passage means [1]

(B) In a resistance numerical, the first honest question is [1]

(C) According to the passage, examiners look for [1]

(D) Scaffolding here means [1]

(E) Why can a wrong final number still earn marks? [2]

(F) Give one Civics smaller question from the passage. [2]

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A. B
B. B
C. B
D. B
E. Because a correct method / steps can get partial credit.
F. Who can make this law?

(A) B. breaking a hard task into given / asked / method

(B) B. Series or parallel?

(C) B. steps / method

(D) B. slowing a hard idea into supported steps

(E) Because a correct method / steps can get partial credit.

(F) Who can make this law?

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: A school library without silence
Greenfield School opened a new reading room but kept the old rule: ‘Complete silence.’ Few students came after lunch. The librarian then tried a two-zone plan. Zone A stayed silent for board-year students. Zone B allowed low talk for group notes and map practice. In six weeks, daily visits rose from 40 to 130. Issue of SST atlases doubled. Two teachers complained about noise near Zone B. The librarian moved Zone B behind a shelf wall and added a 20-minute ‘silent last slot’ before the bell.

A Class 10 survey (n = 80) showed 58 students preferred the two-zone room. 12 wanted the old full silence. 10 did not use the library at all because they had no library period on the timetable. The principal added one library period per fortnight for board classes.

(A) Daily visits rose to [1]

(B) Zone B was meant for [1]

(C) How many surveyed students still wanted full silence? [1]

(D) The timetable gap mentioned is that [1]

(E) What two changes followed the teachers’ noise complaint? [2]

(F) What did the principal add after the survey? [2]

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A. D
B. B
C. B
D. B
E. Zone B was moved behind a shelf wall; a 20-minute silent last slot was added.
F. One library period per fortnight for board classes.

(A) D. 130

(B) B. low talk, group notes and map practice

(C) B. 12

(D) B. 10 students had no library period

(E) Zone B was moved behind a shelf wall; a 20-minute silent last slot was added.

(F) One library period per fortnight for board classes.

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: She ________ (read) the chapter since 6 a.m.
2. Modal: ________ I borrow your geometry box?
3. Article: ________ Himalayas look white after the first snow.
4. Verb: Bread and butter ________ (be) his usual breakfast.
5. Correct: “I look forward to meet you.”
6. Correct: “He is junior than me.”
7. Passive: Someone has stolen the laboratory key.
8. Reported: She said, “I will submit the project tomorrow.”
9. Connector: He was tired ________ he checked the map list again.
10. Rearrange: / label / always / the diagram / you / before / writing / steps / .
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1. has been reading
2. May / Can
3. The
4. is
5. meet → meeting
6. than → to
7. The laboratory key has been stolen.
8. She said that she would submit the project the next day.
9. but / yet / still
10. Always label the diagram before writing steps.

Note

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

Q.4Writing[5]
You are Dev / Diya, Sports Captain, Sunrise Public School, Bhopal. Write a letter to a sports shop (120–150 words) placing an order for cricket kits and requesting a school discount and a delivery date before the inter-house matches.
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Answer / marking points

School letterhead style; list items and quantities; ask for discount and GST bill; give a deadline; polite close.

Note

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

Q.5Writing[5]
Hours spent on revision in one week (sample of 40 students):
0–5 h : 8 students · 6–10 h : 18 · 11–15 h : 10 · 16+ h : 4.
Write an analytical paragraph (100–120 words). Comment on the most common band and one risk of the 16+ group.
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Answer / marking points

6–10 hours is the mode. 16+ may mean last-minute cramming or neglected sleep. Suggest a steady plan rather than praising only long hours.

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)The Sermon at Benares[5]
Read the extract from First Flight and answer in 40–50 words each (5 marks).
A student is revising The Sermon at Benares and notes: “Sermon setting: Benares.” 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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Answer / marking points

(i) Sermon setting.
(ii) Sermon setting: Benares.
(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: “Write three points from Dust of Snow in your own words; that is enough for a short-answer start.” 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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Answer / marking points

(i) Revision.
(ii) Write three points from Dust of Snow in your own words; that is enough for a short-answer start.
(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 Diagrams in about three points, with one example.
(B) Explain Practice in about three points, with one example.
(C) Explain From the Diary of Anne Frank in about three points, with one example.
(D) Explain A Letter to God in about three points, with one example.
(E) Explain Examples in about three points, with one example.
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(A) If the chapter has a diagram, practise labelling it — many school tests ask for labelled figures. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
(B) Mix MCQs with short answers so you remember both facts and explanations from Madam Rides the Bus. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
(C) Anne wants to be a writer. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
(D) A Letter to God is an NCERT chapter taught in CBSE Class 10 English. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
(E) CBSE often tests a concept by asking a daily-life example from the same chapter. 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 The Proposal in about three points, with one example.
(B) Explain Dust of Snow in about three points, with one example.
(C) Explain Examples in about three points, with one example.
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Answer / marking points

(A) Irony of a marriage proposal. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
(B) Dust of Snow is an NCERT chapter taught in CBSE Class 10 English. Example: Use a situation from the NCERT activity or a labelled diagram in this chapter.
(C) CBSE often tests a concept by asking a daily-life example from the same chapter. 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 FlightFrom the Diary of Anne Frank[6]
Answer in 100–120 words (6 marks). Internal choice follows the board pattern.
Write a long answer on From the Diary of Anne Frank. Include definition, explanation and one application.

OR

Write a long answer on Irony. Include definition, explanation and one application.
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Answer / marking points

From the Diary of Anne Frank — Anne wants to be a writer. 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

Irony — Irony: he calls them a bunch of crooks. 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 styleMadam Rides the Bus[6]
Answer in 100–120 words (6 marks).
Write a long answer on Madam Rides the Bus. Include definition, explanation and one application.

OR

Write a long answer on The Sermon at Benares. Include definition, explanation and one application.
Show answer / marking points
Answer / marking points

Madam Rides the Bus — Madam Rides the Bus 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.

Note

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

OR — marking points

The Sermon at Benares — Siddhartha becomes the Buddha. 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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