Seba hslc class 10 English solved paper - 2024| Assam Board
2024
ENGLISH
Full Marks: 90
Pass Marks: 27
Time: 3 hours
The figures in the margin indicate
full marks for the questions.
SECTION-A
Choose the correct option for the following (Q. No. 1 to Q. No. 45): 1x45=45
1. Read the following statements with reference to 'A
Letter to God' and choose the correct option:
Statement 1:
The house in which Lencho was living was in the middle of a populous town.
Statement 2:
Lencho was a good farmer.
(A) Statement 1
is true and Statement 2 is false
(B) Statement 1 is
false and Statement 2 is true
(C) Both
Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true
(D) Both
Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false
Ans:- (B)
Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true
2. "I hope it passes quickly." It did not pass
quickly. What is the 'it' referred to?
(A) A pack of
wolves
(B) A swarm of
locusts
(C) The hailstorm
(D) The storm of
dust
Ans:- (C)
The hailstorm
3. What was Lencho's immediate response when he 'received
the letter from God'?
(A) He began
shouting at the postmaster
(B) He was not
surprised but very angry
(C) He began
laughing with joy
(D) He was sad
and silent
Ans:- (B) He was not
surprised but very angry
4. On that lovely autumn day, I was accompanied by my
______Zenani.
(A) aunt
(B) mother
(C) wife
(D) daughter
Ans:- (D) daughter
5. "The day was symbolised for me by the playing of
our two national anthems." What was the occasion when two national anthems
were being played?
(A) It was the
swearing in ceremony of Mandela
(B) It was the
opening of the World Peace Day
(C) It was the
International Day of Games
(D) It was South
Africa's New Year's Day
Ans:- (A) It was the swearing
in ceremony of Mandela
6. Read the following statements with reference to
'Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom' and choose the correct option:
Statement 1:
On the day of the inauguration, Nelson Mandela was overwhelmed with a sense of
history.
Statement 2: Mandela
learned that courage is not an absence of fear but triumph over it..
(A) Statement 1 is
true and Statement 2 is false
(B) Statement 1
is false and Statement 2 is true
(C) Both
Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false
(D) Both
Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true
Ans:- (D) Both Statement 1
and Statement 2 are true
7. During September to March, it is the season of
_______in Coorg.
(A) sorrow
(B) lull
(C) joy
(D) pain
Ans:- (C) joy
8. With reference to 'Coorg', choose the correct option
for the given sentence: The theory of Arab origin in relation to the people of
Coorg is based on the
(A) clothes they
wear
(B) festivals
they celebrate
(C) houses they live
in
(D) food they
eat
Ans:- (A) clothes they wear
9. Read the following statements with reference to Coorg'
and choose the correct option:
Statement 1:
Whoever visits Coorg, is fascinated by the adventurous activities that are
carried out.
Statement 2:
The people are hostile and cowardly in Coorg.
(A) Statement 1
is true and Statement 2 is false
(B) Statement 1
is false and Statement 2 is true
(C) Both
Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true.
(D) Both
Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false
Ans:- (A) Statement 1 is true
and Statement 2 is false
10. Pranjol buried his nose in his detective book again.
What does the underlined part mean?
(A) To become
deeply engrossed in something
(B) To have cold
(C) To cover the
nose with something
(D) To smell the
something
Ans:- (A) To become deeply
engrossed in something
11. Read the following statements with reference to 'Tea
from Assam' and choose the correct option:
Statement 1:
Bodhidharma was a lazy monk who loved to sleep.
Statement 2:
The legend of Bodhidharma originated in China.
(A) Statement 1
is true and Statement 2 is false
(B) Statement 1
is false and Statement 2 is true
(C) Both Statement
1 and Statement 2 are true
(D) Both
Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false
Ans:- (D) Both Statement 1
and Statement 2 are false
12. The second-flush or sprouting period is important as
it
(A) produces
lots of green tea
(B) yields the
best tea
(C) requires
less work from the labourers
(D) is the time when
winter sets in
Ans:- (B)
yields the best tea
13. Read the following statements with reference to
'Madam Rides the Bus' and choose the correct option:
Statement 1:
Valli loved standing at the front door.
Statement 2:
Her playmates were of her age.
(A) Statement 1
is true and Statement 2 is false
(B) Statement 1
is false and Statement 2 is true.
(C) Both
Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true
(D) Both
Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false
Ans:- (A)
Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
14. "On and on went her thoughts as she calculated
and recalculated, planned and replanned." [Hint: Madam Rides the Bus']
What was the planning about?
(A) It was about
a birthday party
(B) It was about
a bus ride
(C) It was about
a picnic
(D) It was about
a school event
Ans:- (B) It was about a bus
ride
15. "He stalks in his vivid stripes." Choose the word which is same as the underlined
word.
(A) Bright
(B) Dull
(C) Faded
(D) Vague
Ans:- (A) Bright
16. In the poem 'Amanda', the mother asks her daughter
not to
(A) eat her food
(B) wear a red
ribbon
(C) bite her
nails
(D) go out and
play
Ans:- (D) go out and play
17. In the poem 'Animals', Walt Whitman writes that animals
do not discuss their duty to
(A) parents
(B) society
(C) God
(D) fellow
animals
Ans:- (C) God
18. In 'The Ball Poem', the boy senses his first
responsibility in a world of
(A) balls
(B) playthings
(C) people
(D) possessions
Ans:- (D) possessions
19. Why does the speaker in 'The Ball Poem' say that he
would not intrude on the boy?
(A) Because he
knows that another ball is worthless
(B) Because he
knows that the boy would not listen to him
(C) Because he
does not want to disturb the boy
(D) Because he
does not know how to speak to the boy
Ans:- (C) Because he does not
want to disturb the boy
20. "He is learning well behind his desperate
eyes..." [Hint: The Ball Poem'] What is the opposite of the underlined
word?
(A) Disciplined
(B) Distressed
(C) Dolorous
(D) Cheerful
Ans:- (D) Cheerful
21. From your reading of 'The Tale of Custard the
Dragon', choose the correct option.
(A) Dog: Black,
Kitten: Yellow
(B) Kitten:
Grey, Dog: Black
(C) Dog: Black,
Mouse: Grey
(D) Kitten:
Black, Mouse: Grey
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