Madhyamik English Question Paper 2022
Madhyamik, the Class 10 School leaving examination, is conducted by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE). The examination is held in the month of March 2022. Each paper started on each day from 11.45 A.M to 3.00 P.M
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West Bengal Board Secondary Education
For Regular Candidates – 90
For External Candidates.- 100
SECTION
– A
READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN).
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the
questions that follow:
A month later a letter came for Father. After
he finished reading it, his eyes looked as if he had been crying. “Do you want to know what became of your kite?” he said. Then he sat down beside us and told us the whole story.
Father
had a brother and a sister. He had quarreled with his brother and left home.
Years afterwards, he felt sorry and when he went back, he found his brother had
died and he couldn't find his sister.
The
letter father had just received was from his sister, Aunt Esther, mother of
Dick and Mimi. She was a widow who lived hundreds of miles inland. One day when
Dick and Mimi were out in the woods, they discovered the kite on the top of a
tree and carried it home. When their mother saw the kite patched with the
letter, she turned pale. It was the very letter she had once written to her
brother. Philippe was her mother's name and Claude was her father's. She knew
who we must be. So she sat down and wrote to Big Half Moon and Father received
her letter.
Next
day, Father went and brought Aunt Esther and Dick and Mimi with him. They have
been here ever since. Aunt Esther is a dear and Dick and Mimi are too jolly for
words.
A. Write the correct alternative in the given space to complete the following sentences:
1x5=5
(a)
Father received a letter
(i) one
month ago (ii) one week ago
(iii)
after one month (iv)
after several years
Ans :____________________________________________________________________
(b) The letter was from Father's sister
(i) Philippa (iii)
Mimi
(ii) Claude (iv)
Esther
Ans:_____________________________________________________________________
(c)
Father left home because he
(i) did not like his home (ii) quarrelled with his brother
(iii) wanted a new life (iv) got a new job at Big Half Moon
Ans: :_____________________________________________________________________
(d) When Father went back home his brother
(i) had
already died (ii)
could not be traced
(iii)
did not meet him (iv)
welcomed him warmly
Ans: :_____________________________________________________________________
(e) The kite was patched with the letter
written by
(i)
Philippa to Claude (ii) Esther to her husband
(iii)
Father to her sister (iv)
Esther to her brother
Ans: :_____________________________________________________________________
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text: 1x3=3
(i) Though Father left home :__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(ii) In
the woods Dick and Mimi :_____________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
(iii) Esther turned pale when :_________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
C: State
whether the following statements are true or false. Write 'T' for 'True' and
'F' for 'False' in the boxes given on the right-hand side. Provide
sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer: 2x2=4
(i) Aunt Esther always lived on the island Big
Half Moon.
Supporting sentence: ________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
(ii) Claude was Esther's father's name.
Supporting sentence: ________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
2. Read the poem and answer the questions that
follow:
The mountain and the squirrel
Had a quarrel:
And the
former called the latter, 'Little Prig.'
But replied,
'You are
doubtless very big;
But all
sorts of things and weather
Must be
taken in together,
To make up a year
And a sphere.
And I
think it no disgrace
To occupy my place.
If I'm
not so large as you,
You are
not so small as I,
And not half so spry.
I'll not
deny you make
A very pretty squirrel track;
Talents
differ; all is well and wisely put;
If I
cannot carry forests on my back,
Neither can you crack a nut.'
A. Write
the correct alternative to complete the following: 1x4=4
(a) The
quarrel took place between the squirrel and the
(i) Prig (ii)Bun (iii) Rabbit (iv) Mountain
Ans:
_____________________________________________________________________
(b) All sorts of things and weather make up a
(i) Sphere
and mountain (ii) year and a sphere
(iii) Mountain
and a squirrel (iv)
pretty squirrel track
Ans:
_____________________________________________________________________
(c) The
mountain can
(i) make
squirrel track (ii) crack nut
(iii)
move from place to place (iv) be very energetic
Ans: _____________________________________________________________________
(d) The squirrel claims that the
mountain is
(i) as
spry as him (ii)
not as big as him
(iii)
not spry like him (iv)
equal in size with him
Ans:
_____________________________________________________________________
B. Answer the following questions: 2x2=4
(i) Why
does the squirrel not consider it a disgrace to occupy his place?
Ans: :_____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
(ii) What examples of differing talents does
the squirrel give in the poem?
Ans: :____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN)
3. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
Heavy rain battered North Bengal, throwing life out of gear and triggering multiple landslides that left tourists stranded in the hills. Torrential showers in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri districts triggered landslides causing damages to roads and bridges while halting or disrupting traffic in many places, officials said.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) deployed four teams for relief and rescue operation across North Bengal as well as in Sikkim. While three of the rescue teams will work in North Bengal, the remaining one will stay put in Sikkim for relief work.
Around 11 P.M. a landslide occurred at NH-10, near Birik-Dara,
that connects Siliguri with Sikkim and Kalimpong. The Algarah-Lava stretch in
Kalimpong was also blocked for several hours due to a landslide. Kalimpong
Police deployed personnel at all important points, handling out water and
snacks to stranded tourists. Civil defence volunteers were also seen providing
tea and eatables to visitors stuck on Lava-Algarah road.
Pounded by incessant rainfall for 36 hours several roads in
North Bengal were blocked due to landslides, stranding locals and visitors,
cutting off traffic. Siliguri bound passenger vehicles from Sikkim were advised
to take Peshok road. Meanwhile the low pressure system over Bihar and its neighborhood
has now developed into a cyclonic circulation, the weather office said, adding
that enhanced rainfall activity was likely to continue in North Bengal over the
next few days.
[Adapted from an article published in The Indian Express dated October 21, 2021]
A.
Tick the right answer: 1x6=6
(1) The three districts affected by torrential showers are Darjeeling, Kalimpong and
(a) Coochbehar (b) Jalpaiguri
(c) Gangtok (d) Alipurduar
(ii) Tourists were stranded in the hills due to
(a) bad rainfall (6) heavy thunderstorm
(c) sudden storm (d) multiple landslides
For rescue operation in North Bengal and Sikkim NDRF has deployed
(a) four
teams (b) three teams
(c) many teams (d) two teams
(iv) NH-10 is the main road linking Siliguri with
(a) Jalpaiguri and Kalimpong (b) Kalimpong and Sikkim
(c) Sikkim and Bhutan (d) Sikkim and Bihar
(v) The Algarah-Lava stretch in Kalimpong was blocked for
(a) several hours (b) two hours
(c) three hours (d) one hour
(vi) At important points on Lava-Algarah road personnel providing relief were deployed by
(a) NDRF (b) Sikkim govt.
(c) Kalimpong police (d)
Algarah police
B: Each of the following statements is either “True' or Falses for False' in the boxes on the right-hand side. Also pick out suitable line(s) or phrase(s) from the passage in support of your answers: (1+1)x3=6
(i)
Landslides have caused damages to roads and bridges in many places of North
Bengal.
Supporting sentence: _______________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
(ii) Roads were blocked in North Bengal due to landslides caused by 48 hours of incessant rain.
Supporting sentence: ______________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
(iii) Birik-Dara experienced the landslide in day time.
Supporting sentence: ______________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
C. Answer the following questions: 2x4=8
(i) What was the effect of torrential rain in three districts of North Bengal?
Ans:
:____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
(ii)
What does NDRF stand for? How did it respond to the disaster in North
Bengal and Sikkim?
Ans:
:____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
(iii)
How did Kalimpong Police and Civil defense volunteers try to help stranded
tourists?
Ans:
:____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
(iv) Why does the weather office predict enhanced rainfall activity to continue for few more days?
Ans:
:____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
SECTION - B
GRAMMAR
AND VOCABULARY
4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks: 1x3=3
When I
entered the house something ___________(smelling/smells/smelt) aweful.
Someone
______________(had been cooking/has cooked/ was cooking) and ________________ (burn/burnt/has burnt) the meal.
5. Do as directed:
A. Fill
in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions: 1x3=3
My
neighbourhood is ________ very
interesting place. My house is located _________ an area which has many
stores and offices. The biggest store is only five minute's walk _____
my house.
B. (i)
The poor man carried a heavy load. 1x3=3
(Change
the voice)
Ans: :____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
(ii) “What has he done, Father?” said Swami. (Change into indirect speech)
Ans: :____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
(iii)
The people were too stunned to speak in the beginning.
(Rewrite the sentence using "So............that')
Ans: :____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
C.
Choose the correct phrasal verbs from the list given below to replace the
words underlined. Write the correct phrasal verbs in the boxes on the
right-hand side changing the form where necessary. There is one extra phrasal
verb in the list: 1x3=3
(i) He continued as if nothing had happened.
(ii) She
resembles her mother.
(iii) Have the factory workers withdrawn
the strike?
(take
after, carry out, carry on, call off]
6. Given below are the meanings of four words which you will find in the passage
in Question No. 3. Find out the words and write them in the appropriate boxes on the right-hand side: 2x4=8
(i) save
(ii) continuous
(iii) used effectively
(iv) Money or food given to those in need
SECTION - C
WRITING
7. Suppose you are the student editor of your school magazine. Write a notice (within 100 words) inviting contributions from students for the next issue of the magazine. You may use the following points: 10
[Types of contribution (article, story, poem, drawings) — length of the writing and page to be used for submission — last date of submission and — whom to submit.]
8. Write a story (within 100 words) using the following hints.
Give a title to the story:
8+2
The hare laughs at the slow-moving tortoise — tortoise invites
the hare for a race — agrees — the hare runs very fast — the tortoise falls
behind — confident hare takes a nap — tortoise continues in his own speed —
reaches winning post before the hare - the hare loses.
9. Write a letter (within 100 words) to your friend advising him or her to maintain Covid rules strictly. Mention wearing of mask, use of sanitizer, frequent handwash, maintaining physical distance as precautions against Covid. 10
SECTION – D
(SUPPLEMENTARY)
FOR EXTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY)
1. Write the opposites of the following words: 1x5=5
(a) Possible _______________________________________________________________
(b) Fit __________________________________________________________________
(c) Active ________________________________________________________________
(d) Literate _______________________________________________________________
(e) Responsible ___________________________________________________________
2. Frame nominal compounds from the meanings given: 1x5=5
(a) A room for dining ________________________________________________________
(b) A chair with wheels ______________________________________________________
(c) Mill driven by wind ______________________________________________________
(d) Juice made from orange___________________________________________________
(e) A garden for growing tea __________________________________________________