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Sample Paper 12
English Language and Literature (184)
Class-X Exam 2024-25
Time Allowed : 3 Hrs. Maximum Marks : 80
General Instructions :
Read the instructions very carefully and strictly follow them :
1. This question paper comprises 11 questions. All questions are compulsory.
2 The Question Paper contains THREE sections -
Section A : Reading Skills
Section B : Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
Section C : Literature Textbook
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.

SECTION A - READING SKILLS 20

1. Read the following text. 10
1. I understand what it’s like to be poor and suffer because I have personally experienced
it. I know what it feels like to have no clothes, no books, to struggle through life, and to
walk for miles on dusty roads without an umbrella or transportation. I’ve been through
all of this, and I understand the challenges that many of you, as graduates, are facing
today. I’m speaking from 60 years of experience. Please don’t think that all those years
were easy or full of happiness. To achieve something in life, I want to tell you that you
must go through difficult experiences.
2. I agree that success in life doesn’t always come from being smart or strong, and sometimes
it’s a bit like a gamble. But if you get your mind right and know your work well, you will
succeed sooner or later. However, you shouldn’t feel discouraged if things don’t happen
right away. You must face life as it is and accept the challenges that come with it.
3. What I want to say is that the most important things in life are not always the big
achievements. What I really love is enjoying the simple things in life. I am happy that
I can still sleep peacefully at night after a three-mile walk in the evening. I still enjoy a
good meal, appreciate the beauty of the blue sky, and love walking through open fields
and smelling the crops like Ragi and Jowar.
4. We often think that happiness comes from watching movies and exciting shows. That’s
not true. The greatest joys in life are the simple things that God has given us for free.
All you need is the desire to appreciate them. If you keep your mind and heart open, you
will see so many things around you that can bring joy. For example, look at the beautiful
butterfly flying around in colorful patterns. These are the amazing things that God has
given us to enjoy.
5. We need to love and appreciate nature and all the amazing things it provides. Nature
is full of creativity, resourcefulness, and variety. These are the things that have inspired
me throughout my life.
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Answer the following questions, based on the passage above.

i. In paragraph 1, what personal experiences does the speaker share to show his understanding
of poverty and struggle? 1

ii. Complete the following with the correct option : 1

According to the speaker, success in life is :
(a) Always based on intelligence and strength.
(b) Sometimes a gamble, but comes from knowing your job well and being patient.
(paragraph 2)

iii. What does the speaker say about finding joy in life, as explained in paragraph 3? 2

iv. Select the option that best reflects the speaker’s view on happiness in paragraph 4 : 1
(a) Happiness comes from material wealth and technology.
(b) Happiness comes from appreciating the simple, free things in life that God has given
us.

v. State whether the following statement is True or False. 1

According to the speaker, watching exciting movies and shows is the greatest source of
happiness in life.
(paragraph 4)

vi. The writer mentions the importance of nature in our lives in paragraph 5. 1
Which of the following is a sustainable way to appreciate nature, as suggested by the
speaker?
(A) Exploiting natural resources for economic gains.
(B) Building urban developments in place of forests.
(C) Protecting natural habitats and enjoying the simple beauty of nature.
(D) Using pesticides to increase agricultural production.

vii. List two simple things in life that the speaker enjoys, as mentioned in the passage. 2
(paragraph 3)

viii. Fill in the blank with the correct option : 1

The speaker emphasizes that to find joy in life, we need to :
(A) Work hard to achieve wealth and success.
(B) Open our hearts and minds to the beauty around us, especially in nature.
(C) Focus only on entertainment and material comforts.
(D) Rely on others to provide happiness for us.
(paragraph 4)

2. Read the following text. 10

1. Obesity rates have been steadily increasing worldwide, becoming a significant public
health issue. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), global obesity
rates have nearly tripled since 1975. In 2023, approximately 13% of the world’s adult
population was classified as obese, compared to 4% in 1975.
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2. Obesity is linked to numerous health complications, including heart disease, type 2

diabetes, stroke, and certain types of cancer. The condition is primarily caused by poor
dietary habits, lack of physical activity, and genetic factors. The rise in consumption
of processed foods high in sugars and fats, along with a more sedentary lifestyle, has
greatly contributed to the obesity epidemic.
3. The economic impact of obesity is also considerable. In 2023, the estimated global cost
of obesity-related health issues was $2 trillion, equivalent to 2.8% of the global GDP.
Countries with higher obesity rates often see increased healthcare expenditures and
reduced workforce productivity.
4. Governments are implementing various strategies to combat obesity, including public
health campaigns, promoting healthier diets, and encouraging regular physical activity.
Some countries have introduced sugar taxes to reduce the consumption of sugary
beverages and foods.
5. Experts predict that without effective intervention, global obesity rates could rise to 20%
by 2035, further straining healthcare systems and economies.
Chart : Global Obesity Rates from 1975 to 2023
Year Obesity Rate (%)
1975 4%
1990 6%
2005 9%
2020 11%
2023 13%

Answer the following questions, based on the passage above.

i. What does the use of the phrase “significant public health issue” by the writer, in paragraph
1, tell us about the concern surrounding obesity? 1
(A) The writer believes obesity is not a major concern.
(B) The writer is emphasizing the seriousness of obesity as a global problem.
(C) The writer is indifferent to obesity’s impact.
(D) The writer is downplaying the issue of obesity.
ii. Select the option that is true for the assertion and reason given below : 1
Assertion : Obesity is linked to several serious health complications.
Reason : Obesity increases the risk of diseases like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and
certain cancers.
(A) Both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation
of the assertion.
(B) Both the assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation
of the assertion.
(C) The assertion is true, but the reason is false.
(D) The assertion is false, but the reason is true.
iii. Identify the percentage of the world’s population classified as obese in 2023, according
to the passage. 1
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iv. According to the passage, what are two major causes of the rise in obesity rates? 1

v. Read the given prompt and select the correct option in the brackets to fill in the blank : 1
Global obesity rates have nearly tripled since 1975, with the current percentage standing at.
The obesity rate in 2023 is _____ (13% / 20% / 9%).

vi. What are some of the strategies mentioned in the passage that governments are using to
combat obesity? 1
vii. Complete the sentence suitably. 1
Obesity has a significant economic impact because.
viii. Complete the following with a suitable reason :
Experts predict that global obesity rates could rise to 20% by 2035 because _____.
ix. In the context of paragraph 5, why is addressing obesity critical for preventing future
healthcare and economic burdens? 2

SECTION B - WRITING SKILLS & GRAMMAR 20

GRAMMAR 10

3. Complete ANY TEN of twelve of the following tasks, as directed.

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete an online update.
Noida’s first wild animal rescue centre is likely _____ end.
(A) by year (B) on year
(C) at year (D) of year
ii. Read the conversation between Mannu and Annu. Complete the sentence by reporting
it correctly.
Mannu : Where are you going?
Annu : I am going to the market. Do you want anything?
Mannu asked Annu _____. Annu replied she was going to the market and further
asked if she wanted anything.
iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line, from an article by Penguin
G.G. J who is considered one of the pioneers of the Gujrati short story.
His writing _____ by a dramatic style, romanticism and powerful depiction of human
emotions.
(A) is characterised (B) has been characterised
(C) is characterising (D) characterises
iv. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply the correction.
It should not be possible for you to complete all of it by tomorrow evening.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
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v. Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option.
The center’s panel on air quality, CAQM, has directed the agencies _____ to develop
proper gas infrastructure in NCR before the next winter.
(A) was concerned (B) will be concerned
(C) is concerned (D) concerned
vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given
portion of a letter.
Subject : Insanitary conditions in the colony
Respected Sir/Madam,
I _____ (be) a resident of Ankur Enclave, for the past eleven years. I would like to
bring to your notice the sanitary conditions in our colony.
vii. Report the dialogue, by completing the sentence.
Mr. Harish : Can you polish my shoes?
Cobbler : Yes sir. But I will take 10 Rupees for each shoe.
Mr. Harish : I will not mind as long as it is done.
Mr. Harish asked the cobbler could he polish his shoes. The cobbler replied affirmatively
and added but _____.
viii. Identify the error from a magazine report and choose the correct option.
The traffic police has deployed teams at various intersections in the city to issue challans
and impound old and polluting vehicles.
Option No. Error Correction
(A) has have
(B) on at
(C) in of
(D) ever never

ix. Place the correct form of the word in the blank:

While we are loath to place restrictions on language use, oxymoron usually refers to a
set of _____(contradict) words rather than to a contradictory person.

x. Read the following famous quote. Identify the error and supply the correction.
“Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What should a man not pay
for living?”
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction

xi. Transform the sentence from affirmative to negative: As soon as the students saw the
teacher, they rushed to their class.
(A) No sooner had the students seen the teacher, than they rushed to their class.
(B) No sooner have the students seen the teacher, than they rushed to their class.
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(C) No sooner do the students see the teacher, than they rushed to their class.
(D) No sooner did the students see the teacher, than they rushed to their class.

xii. Identify the error on a newspaper headline and supply the correction, for the following
sentence:
Ahead of the hearing on Supreme Court where it has to give opinion on according to
Scheduled Caste status to Dalit.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction

WRITING 10
Note : All details presented in the questions in writing section are imaginary and
created for assessment purpose.
4A. You are a resident of Kamala Colony. There have been incidents of chain snatching in
your locality in the past 2-3 months. Your resident welfare association took it up with
the local police station requesting patrolling in the area after 6 p.m. and surprise checks
both of which have not happened. Write a letter to the editor of the local newspaper
highlighting the attitude of the police authorities.


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4B. You are Rama/Ramesh of D 105, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi. You want information about
German Language courses at German Embassy, Chanakyapuri. New Delhi. Write a
letter to the director inquiring about the same.

5A. The given double bar graph shows the preferences of children in a school in playing
different games over the span of six years. Write an analytical paragraph about the given
information.
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5B. The given bar graph shows the increasing use of skin care products by women over the
period of three months. Write an analytical paragraph elaborating the given information.

SECTION C - LITERATURE TEXTBOOK 40

6. Read the given extracts and answer ANY ONE of the two questions given below 5
A. All the while Mrs. Pumphrey hovered anxiously in the background, ringing a dozen
times a day for the latest bulletins. I dodged the questions about whether his cushions
were being turned regularly or his correct coat worn according to the weather, but 1
was able to tell her that the little fellow was out of danger and convalescing rapidly. The
word ‘convalescing’ seemed to do something to Mrs. Pumphrey. She started to bring
round fresh eggs, two dozen at a time, to build up Trick’s strength. For a happy period,
my partners and I had two each for breakfast, but when the bottles of wine began to
arrive, the real possibilities of the situation began to dawn on the household.
(A Triumph of Surgery)
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i. State any one inference about Mrs. Pumphrey from the given context.
Mrs. Pumphrey ‘hovered anxiously in the background’.

ii. What effect does the news of Tricki’s recovery, as described in the lines below, have on
Mrs. Pumphrey?
The word ‘convalescing’ seemed to do something to Mrs. Pumphrey. She started to bring
round fresh eggs, two dozen at a time, to build up Tricki’s strength.
Choose the most suitable option.
(A) comforts (B) worries
(C) excites (D) frustrates

iii. The word ‘convalescing’ seemed to do something to Mrs. Pumphrey. Elaborate in about 40
words, with reference to the extract what does the conduct of the lady portray about her?

iv. Which phrase would correctly substitute ‘ducked,’ in the given sentence from the extract?
The batsman at the crease ducked and avoided a bouncer that came at him with lightning
speed.

B. “Now we’re really going to get some water, woman.” The woman who was preparing
supper, replied, “Yes, God willing”. The older boys were working in the field, while the
smaller ones were playing near the house until the woman called to them all, “Come for
dinner”. It was during the meal that, just as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain
began to fall. In the north- east, huge mountains of clouds could be seen approaching.
The air was fresh and sweet. The man went out for no other reason than to have the
pleasure of feeling the rain on his body, and when he returned, he exclaimed, “These
aren’t raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins. The big drops are ten cent
pieces and the little ones are fives.”
(A Letter to God)
i. “These aren’t raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins. The big drops are ten
cent pieces and the little ones are fives.”
In which of the following examples has the same figure of speech been used to describe
raindrops in the above lines?
(A) She looked as fresh as morning dew.
(B) Waves heaved heavily.
(C) Glow worms are tiny lights floating around in the forest.
(D) Break, break, break On thy cold gray stones, O Sea!
ii. How does Lencho’s mood progress along with the progress of the rain? Answer in about
40 words.

iii. Fill in the blank with the correct word from the bracket.
The word ‘pleasure’ in the line “The man went out for no other reason than to have the
pleasure of feeling the rain on his body” indicates that Lencho enjoyed the rain _____
(deliberately/immensely).
iv. In the statement, ‘The man went out for no other reason than to have the pleasure of feeling
the rain on his body’ use one word to replace the underlined part of the sentence.
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7. Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two, given. 5
A. The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.
(Dust of Snow)
i. Fill the blank with one word.
_____ Figure of speech is used in the phrase ‘dust of snow’.

ii. What does the poet want to convey through the poem?

iii. Which of the following best describes the use of synecdoche by the poet?
(A) A gun is only use
(B) Has given my heart, A change of mood
(C) And saved some part, Of a day I had rued
(D) A crow, Shook down on me

iv. Comment on the poet’s use of symbolism in these lines.

B. All night the roots work

to disengage themselves from the cracks
in the veranda floor.
The leaves strain toward the glass small
twigs stiff with exertion
long-cramped boughs shuffling under the roof
like newly discharged patients
half-dazed, moving
to the clinic doors.
(The Trees)
i. What do roots work upon all night?

ii. What does the poet mean by ‘clinic doors’ ? Answer in about 40 words.

iii. Complete the sentence with the appropriate option.

The small things are stiff because _____.
(A) they are made by nature this way
(B) they are of raid of the owner
(C) they are straining to break the glass
(D) they are relaxing

iv. What does the poet compare larger branches to ?

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8. Answer ANY FOUR of the following five questions, in about 40-50 words. 4 # 3 = 12
i. The role of crow is vital in the transformed vision of the poet. Justify how.
(Dust of Snow)
ii. ‘God helps the ones who help themselves’. Substantiate this with reference to the chapter
‘Black Aeroplane’. (Two Stories About Flying)

iii. Can writing a diary be a way to vent out anxiety. Briefly explain taking the reference
from Anne’s habit. (From the Diary of Anne Frank)
iv. What terrified the pirate? Who killed him and how?
(The Tale of Custard the Dragon)
v. ‘Will you please look at me when I’m speaking to you’ ?
Who do you think is speaking to Amanda?
(Amanda!)
9. Answer ANY TWO of the following three questions, in about 40-50 words. 2#3 = 6
i. How can you say that Horace Danby was good and respectable but not completely
honest?
(A Question of Trust)
ii. Richard’s project on the purpose of the twelve tiny gold spots on a monarch pupa was
highly valuable in two ways. List the two ways.
(The Making of a Scientist)
iii. How does Think Tank compare the Earth and Earthlings, with Mars and Martians?
(The Book That Saved The Earth)

10. Answer ANY ONE of the following two questions, in about 100-120 words. 6
i. Imagine you are the air hostess of the flight on which Maxwell flew with his otter.
Narrate the events on board the plane.
(Mijbil the Otter)
ii. Though the play revolves around three people, Russian society emerges as an important
character through the ongoings of the play and the thoughts and interactions of its
characters. Imagine yourself to be a historian who has been invited to speak about
nineteenth century upper class Russian society. Based on your reading of the play, how
might you decide it? Support your evaluation with instances from the text.
(The Proposal)
11. Answer ANY ONE of the following two questions, in about 100-120 words. 6
i. Who was Anil ? Give his character sketch.
(The Thief ’s Story)
ii. Sense of insecurity and not understanding the true value can result to destruction. What
was the cause of Matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?
(Footprints without Feet)


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