MAYOOR SCHOOL, NOIDA

PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION (2025-26)

CLASS: X
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
SAMPLE WORKSHEET -6

General Instructions:
1. The question paper comprises Four Sections – A, B, C, and D. All questions are compulsory.
2. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever
necessary.
3. Note: CBQ stands for “Competency Based Question”. 50% weightage allocated for competency-based
questions.

Q SECTION B: WRITING SKILLS

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Q1 You are Smriti Khanna, a student of class XI. Write an application to your class teacher
requesting a subject change.

Q2 Write a factual description of the washing machine in your house, in 100 words.

Q3 Recently, you have realised that the girl child in our country, in many villages, is still
not allowed to pursue education but is expected to sit at home and get married. You
want to change this and hence have decided to order books on different subjects from
the Om Book Store and teach the children for free. Write a letter to the owner of the
bookstore regarding the same and also request an early delivery. You may take ideas
from MCB Unit 2, 'Education'.

Q4 Travel and tourism play a significant role in our lives. However, the rapid growth of
the tourism industry has also brought about various challenges. Write a letter to the
editor regarding encouraging responsible travel practices. You may take ideas from
MCB Unit-5 'Travel and Tourism'.

Q5 There are frequent power cuts in your locality. You strongly feel that it is time to shift
to solar power. Write an article on the topic "Solar Power, An Apt Global Solution for
the Energy Crisis". Use the given clues along with you own ideas from the MCB unit-4
‘Environment'. You are Raman.
- Renewable energy
- Reducing energy bills
-Completely clean
-No water pollution
-No greenhouse gas effects, Carbon free, No emissions
-Low maintenance cost

SECTION C: GRAMMAR

Q6 Rearrange the following jumbled words/ phrases in the given dialogue to create
a meaningful sentence.
Shivani: Were you aware that sustainable practices contribute to environmental
conservation and combat climate change?
 Roshni: and/societal/raising/to/lead/ advocating/awareness/about/policies/for/
environmental/sustainable/issues/can/ broader/change

Q7 Fill the blanks (i) -(iii) with the appropriate option from those in the brackets.

Time travel (i) .................... (ought to / should/ could) become a reality in the near
future, (ii) .................... (allows/ allowed/ allowing) human beings to experience the
thrill of travelling back or forward in time. However, (iii) .................... (most/ many/
much) challenges must be overcome, such as ensuring safety and affordability for all
potential time-travellers.

Q8 In the following paragraph, one word has been omitted in each line. In your
answer sheets, remember to write the missing word along with the word that
comes before and after it, as shown below.

Word before Omission Word after

Police have launched special teams catch the (i) ……………… …………….. ……………..
snatchers. Each the teams will move into (ii) ……………… …………….. ……………..
the crime affected areas. The teams directly (iii) ……………… …………….. ……………..
report the district unit. (iv) ……………… …………….. ……………..
Police teams residents will work together (v) ……………… …………….. ……………..
to catch snatchers. (vi) ……………… …………….. ……………..

Q9 The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the
lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided.
Incorrect Incorrect Correct
(A) In many ways, the woman of Maharashtra (i) …………….. ……………..
(B) enjoy the unique position within India. The (ii) …………….. ……………..
(C) percentage of females is high than the males (iii) …………….. ……………..
(D) in the rural population as compare to Rural women. (iv) …………….. ……………..

SECTION D: LITERATURE

Q10 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. Nicola shook his head, but suddenly Jacopo said, "Sir" he burst out, "every Sunday we
make a visit to the country to Poleta, 30 kilometres from here. Usually we hire bicycles.
But tomorrow, since you are so kind, you might send us in your car." I had already told
Luigi he might have the Sunday off. However, I answered, “I'll drive you out myself."
There was a pause. Nicola was glaring at his young brother in vexation . "We could not
think of troubling you, sir." "It won't be any trouble."

(A) How does Nicola's reaction to his brother's request reflect their character traits
and values?
(B) What was the reason for the boys' weekly visit to Poleta?
(C) In the line, "There was a pause. Nicola was glaring at his young brother in vexation
." what does the word 'vexation' imply?
(D) State an inference that can be drawn about the narrator from the line, "It won't be
any trouble."
2. True, that he needed money very badly, but what was twenty rupees when measured
against the intense satisfaction of a small job done with perfection and dedication. Ten
minutes or so later Naresh Dutt went looking for Patol Babu near the paan shop and
found that he was not there. "That's odd - the man hadn't been paid yet. What a strange
fellow!"

(A) What does Naresh Dutt’s comment reflect the society’s perception about such
people?
(B) What does "intense satisfaction of a small job done with perfection and
dedication" imply about Patol Babu's attitude towards work?
(C) State the synonym of the word 'intense'.
(D) Why did Patol Babu leave before he was paid?

Q11 Answer the following questions in 30-40 words:

1. "Mrs. Packletide was pardonably annoyed at the discovery." What made her annoyed?

2. What does the writer wish to convey via the use of the metaphor for a false friend in
the given line from 'The Letter'?
...the cold used sleep to extend its sway over all things even as a false friend lulls his
chosen victim with caressing smiles.

3. Bring out the irony in the statement ‘I didn’t specialise in ghost stories, they seemed to
specialise in me.’

4. Will power and determination bring success against all odds. Comment with reference
to 'Virtually True'

5. Despite having a melodious voice and being a crowd puller, the nightingale turns out
to be a loser and dies. How far is she responsible for her own downfall?

6. DescribeD.H. Lawrence dual attitude towards the snake.

Q12 Answer the following questions in about 150 words:

1. Even though both, the frog from Vikram Seth’s poem, 'The Frog and the Nightingale'
and Abel 's children from the play, 'The Dear Departed', display greed, there are
differences. Elaborate, in about 150 words, how the greed of the frog and that of Abel's
children differ in motivation, actions, relationship, and consequences.

2. The theme of superstition and omens is evident in both ‘Julius Caesar’ and the poem,
‘The Rime of Ancient Mariner’. Elaborate.