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ICSE Class X Board Examination

ICSE English Language (English Paper 1) — Specimen Question Paper 2024

Specimen2024Subject code 011
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Board
ICSE Class X Board Examination
Class
Class 10
Subject
English Language
Year
2024
Total marks
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Duration
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Questions in this paper

  1. 1((i))(Do not spend more than 30 minutes on this question.) Write a composition (300 - 350 words) on any one of the following: [20]
    Write an original short story entitled: ‘A Narrow Escape’.
  2. 1((ii))(Do not spend more than 30 minutes on this question.) Write a composition (300 - 350 words) on any one of the following: [20]
    Have you ever forgiven someone when it was hard to do so?
    Explain what helped you to forgive them, and the positive impact it had.
    What did you learn from the experience?
  3. 1((iii))(Do not spend more than 30 minutes on this question.) Write a composition (300 - 350 words) on any one of the following: [20]
    ‘Competition hampers the overall development of students.’.
    Express your views either for or against this statement.
  4. 1((iv))(Do not spend more than 30 minutes on this question.) Write a composition (300 - 350 words) on any one of the following: [20]
    You are taking a leisurely stroll in a beautiful garden.
    Describe what you see around you, adding details about the sounds and the
    scents.
  5. 1((v))(Do not spend more than 30 minutes on this question.) Write a composition (300 - 350 words) on any one of the following: [20]
    Study the picture given below. Write a story or a description or an account of
    what it suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the
    picture or you may take suggestions from it; however, there must be a clear
    connection between the picture and your composition.
  6. 2((i))10] (Do not spend more than 20 minutes on this question.) Select any one of the following:
    You recently read an interesting book that impacted you deeply. Write a letter
    to your friend highlighting the parts that impressed you. Explain two ways in
    which you would like to make changes in your behaviour or actions based on
    what you have read.
  7. 2((ii))10] (Do not spend more than 20 minutes on this question.) Select any one of the following:
    As someone who enjoys gardening, you would like other students in your
    school to experience its benefits. Write a letter to the principal of your school
    seeking permission to start a club for students to learn about gardening. Give
    specific reasons for your request and explain why the club would meet after
    school hours.
  8. 3((i))Your school is hosting an interschool debate competition. Write a notice
    informing the students at your school about the event.    5 marks
  9. 3((ii))Write an e-mail to the principal of a neighbouring school informing him/her
    of the interschool debate competition being held at your school and requesting
    him/her to send a team of students to participate.    5 marks
  10. 4((i))For each word given below choose the correct meaning (as used in the
    passage) from the options provided:
    1. sturdy (line 7)    2 marks
  11. 4((ii))Which word in the passage means the opposite of the word liabilities.1 mark
  12. 4((iv))In not more than 50 words, describe the tiger’s thoughts on how differently
    people behave inside and outside the circus.    8 marks
  13. 5((i))Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in
    brackets. Do not copy the passage but write in correct serial order the word or
    phrase appropriate to the blank space.
    Example:
    (0) Rikki-tikki ___________ (know) better than to waste time in staring.
    Answer: knew
    Rikki-tikki was angry. He sat back on his tail and hind legs, and __________
    (1) (look) all round him, __________ (2) (chatter) with rage. But Nag and
    Nagaina __________ (3) (disappear) already into the grass. When a snake
    misses its stroke, it never __________ (4) (say) anything or __________
    (5) (give) any sign of what it means to do next. Rikki-tikki did not care to
    follow them, for he did not __________ (6) (feel) sure that he __________
    (7) (can) manage two snakes at once. So, he trotted off to the gravel path, and
    sat down to think. It __________ (8) (is) a serious matter for him.    4 marks
  14. 5((iii))Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using
    and, but or so. Choose the correct option.
    1. We placed our order late. We received the food on time.    4 marks
  15. 5((iv))Choose the correct option to rewrite the following according to the instructions
    given after each sentence.
    1. The burglar ran away the moment he saw the guard.
    (Begin with: No sooner…)    8 marks