CBSE English X Sample Paper 4 Page 1

Sample Paper 4
Class X Exam 2022-23
English-Language and Literature (184)
Time Allowed : 3 Hrs. Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. 15-minute prior reading time allotted for Q-paper reading.
2. The Question Paper contains THREE sections READING, GRAMMAR & WRITING and LITERATURE.
3. Attempt question based on specific instructions for each part.

SECTION A- READING SKILLS 20 options for chat boxes, instant messaging, and other
forms of communication as well.
I. Read the passage given below. 10 5. Let’s not forget about email here either. Since the
1. The modern classroom has taken several steps forward 1990s when this technology option came into the
in its evolution of the learning environment in the classroom, it created more reliability in messaging
past 25 years. Many of the benefits that we have seen between teachers and parents should there be a need
in this setting are due to the introduction of new to talk.
technology options for students. Instead of having 6. Technology also creates new ways to learn for today’s
a single computer for a class to use or a laboratory student. There are three critical forms of intelligence
environment for the entire school placed in one room, that we see in children today : emotional, creative, and
we can now help students learn at their table or desk instructional. The traditional classroom environment,
with items issued to them directly. Thus, there are which typically encourages lecture-based lessons,
quite a lot of advantages of having technology in focuses more on the latter option. Standardized tests
classrooms. and similar ranking tools do the same. When children
2. Technology helps children to stay motivated during have access to technology today, then those who excel
the learning process. Most students don’t like to go outside of the standard learning setup can still achieve
to school if they feel like they are wasting their time. their full potential.
When there is technology allowed in the classroom, 7. Technology allows children to embrace their curiosity
then teachers have an opportunity to let children work in multiple ways. They can try new things without
at a pace which suits them the best without disturbing embarrassment because their tech access gives them
others. They can look up additional information a level of anonymity. This process allows children to
about a subject they are learning about that day, play work, through trial-and error if they wish, to see if a
educational games that reinforce the lesson, or work different strategy helps them to learn more effectively.
on advanced material using a program.
8. It even encourages students to stay engaged with
3. Because many of today’s technology options allow their learning environment. Children get bored very
students to see how well they are doing compared to easily when they feel like they already know what is
the average of all users, it gives them a chance to being taught in their classroom. Some children will
push harder for themselves and their education. Many transform into mentors or leaders in this situation
of the programs that encourage learning also issue to help their fellow students, but there are many
rewards or award certificates, which helps to make more who disengage because they lack stimulation.
the lessons fun as well. By introducing technology to the classroom, there
4. Technology encourages more communication between are fewer places where repetitive learning must take
teachers and parents. When there is technology in place. Teachers can introduce new subjects, try new
the classroom, then there are more opportunities for techniques, or use different projects to encourage
parents and teachers to connect with each other. Using ongoing learning, which creates more overall
a blog for the classroom can help parents get to see engagement.
what their children are learning each day. Apps and Based on your understanding of the passage, answer
software options allow teachers to instantly report on
the questions given below.
a child’s behaviour to let parents know in real-time
what is happening throughout the day. There are
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i. Most children don’t like to go to school if : Children can try new things with the help of technology
(a) they don’t understand what is being taught in without embarrassment.
class.
ix. State 1 method through which technology encourages
(b) they feel like they are wasting their time. more communication between teachers and parents.
(c) they find class too boring.
(d) they can get away with it. x. Technology helps children to see if a different strategy
helps them to learn more effectively through :
ii. Supply one advantage of having a technology that (a) hard work and diligence.
allows students to see how well they are doing (b) trial and error method.
compared to the average of other students.
(c) advanced software programs.
iii. Select the appropriate option to fill in the blanks: (d) strategies and lessons.
Technology allows children to embrace their _____
in multiple ways. II. Read the passage given below. 10
(a) intelligence 1. In addition to using libraries and visiting art museums,
(b) hard work historic site visitation is another common form of
(c) curiosity public engagement with the humanities. According to
the National Endowment for the Arts’ Survey of Public
(d) passion
Participation in the Arts (SPPA). the percentage of
iv. State whether the following statement is TRUE or people making at least one such visit fell steadily from
FALSE. 1982 to 2012, before rising somewhat in 2017. Visits
Technology creates new ways to learn for today’s to historic sites managed by the National Park Service
student. (NPS) were substantially higher in 2018 than 1980,
despite a decline in recent years.
v. Based on your reading of the text, list 2 ways through In 2017, 28% of American adults reported visiting a
which technology helps children to stay motivated historic site in the previous year. This represented an
during the learning process. increase of 4.4 percentage points from 2012 but a decrease
1. __________ of 8.9 percentage points from 1982. The bulk of the decline
2. __________ in visitation occurred from 2002 to 2008.
The recent increases in visitation rates were statistically
vi. The three critical forms of intelligence that we see in significant for the 35-44- and 45-54-year-old age groups 1.
children today are : The larger change was found among 35-to-44-year-olds,
I. motivational whose visitation rate increased 8.7 percentage points.
II. creative Despite the increase from 2012 to 2017 for these groups,
there was a net decline in historic site visitation since
III. instructional 1982 for Americans of virtually all ages. Only among
IV. competitive the oldest Americans (age 75 or older) was the rate of
V emotional visitation higher in 2017 than 35 years earlier.
(a) I, II and III From 1982 to 2017, the differences among age groups with
(b) II, III and IV respect to rates of historic site visitation decreased. For
example, in 1982, the rate of visitation among 25-to-34-
(c) II, III and V
year-olds (the group most likely to visit a historic site
(d) I, IV and V in that survey) was approximately 11 percentage points
higher than that of the youngest age group (18-to-24-
vii. Who is a mentor ? year-olds). and more than 17 points higher than that of
(a) someone who gives someone help and advice people ages 65-74. By 2017, however, the visitation rate of
related to something 25-to-34-year-olds had dropped to within five percentage
points of the younger cohort and was virtually identical of
(b) someone who leads someone to become a better that for the older group.
person
(c) someone who helps someone in their time of need 2. While visitation rates are converging among the
(d) someone who provides a better learning standard age cohorts, the differences by level of educational
attainment are still pronounced. In 2017, as in earlier
viii. Infer one reason for the following, based on information years, the visitation rate among college graduates
in paragraph 7. was more than twice as high as the rate among those
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who finished their studies with a high school diploma (c) 2016
(43% as compared to 17%). Among those who did not (d) 2017
finish high school, visitation rates were below 10%
throughout the 2008-2017 time period. Conversely, iv. Based on your reading of the text, list 2 historical
among Americans with a graduate or professional memorial in America?
degree, visitation rates were in the vicinity of 50% 1. __________
during these years. Data from the National Park 2. __________
Service (NPS) indicate the types of historical sites
visited most and also the demands made of these v. The number of historical sites visits fell in every
sites’ physical infrastructure and staff. Visits to NPS category from the year 2016 to the year 2018, with
historic sites rose from approximately 59.5 million the largest decline occurring at :
in 1980 to almost 112 million in 2018. Throughout (a) the national monuments.
this time period, visits to historic sites constituted (b) the archaeological sites.
approximately a third of total NPS recreational
(c) the art museums.
visitation.
(d) the memorial sites.
3. Since hitting a recent low in visits in 1995, total visits
to historic sites of all types increased 58% to a high vi. Select the appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
of 120.3 million in 2016, before falling 7%, to 111.9 Though the visitation rates are converging among the
million visits in 2018. age groups, the differences by the level of _____ are
4. Much of the recent growth in visits to historic still pronounced.
sites occurred among parks classified as national (a) employment attainment
memorials and was driven by a particularly high (b) gender category
level of visitation at sites that did not exist in 1995,
(c) international visitation
such as the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (3.3
million visitors in 2018), the Martin Luther King, Jr. (d) educational attainment
Memorial (3.6 million visitors), and the World War II
vii. The rate of visitation among 25-34 year olds was
Memorial (4.7 million visitors). As a result, visits to
approximately _____ points higher than that of
national memorials increased more than 300% from
the youngest age group i.e. 18-24 year olds.
1995 to 2016, even as the number of sites increased
just 26% (from 23 to 29). In comparison, visits to (a) 11 percentage
national monuments increased only 3%, even as the (b) 13 percentage
number of sites in the category increased by 9% (from (c) 15 percentage
64 to 70). From 2016 to 2018, the number of visits fell (d) 17 percentage
in every category, with the largest decline occurring at
the memorial sites (down 10%), and the smallest drop viii. Complete the following analogy correctly with a
at national monuments (3%). word/phrase from paragraph 2.
general : ______ :: mythical : _____
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer
(Clue : Just like general is an antonym for particular,
the questions given below.
similarly mythical is an antonym for...)
i. Which of the following is not a common form of public
ix. In earlier years the visitation rate among college
engagement with the humanities.
graduates was more than twice as high as the rate
(a) visiting public memorials among those :
(b) visiting art museums (a) who were employed individuals.
(c) using libraries (b) who had a graduate or professional degree.
(d) historic site visitation (c) who finished their studies with a high school
ii. Which age group had a higher rate of visitation to diploma.
historic sites in 2017 than 35 years earlier in America? (d) who did not finish high school.

iii. After the year 1995, total visits to historic sites of all x. In America most of the _____ in visitation of
types increased 58% in the year _____. historic sites occurred from the year 2002 to the year
(a) 2014 2008.
(b) 2015 (a) decline
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(b) increase Option No. Error Correction

(c) diverging
(a) some a lot of
(d) converging
(b) will should
xi. State whether the following statement is TRUE or
(c) think thinks
FALSE.
Data from the National Park Service (NPS) only (d) was were
indicate the types of historic sites visited most.
v. Complete the given sentence, by filling in the blank
xii. Substitute the word ‘classified’ with ONE WORD with the correct option :
similar in meaning, in the following sentence from Had the police not reached there in time, the bandits
paragraph 4: _____ him.
Much of the recent growth in visits to historic sites (a) did have killed
occurred among parks classified as national memorials
(b) will have killed
and...
(c) would kill
(d) would have killed
III. SECTION B- GRAMMAR 10 vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word
in the bracket.
Attempt ANY TEN of the following questions. 10
The level of intoxication _____ (vary) from subject
i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to to subject.
complete the sentence.
vii. Report the dialogue between Buddha and his disciple,
The higher you go, the more difficult it _____ to
by completing the sentence :
breathe.
Buddha : Honesty is the best policy.
(a) had become Disciple : Does honesty always pay?
(b) becomes Buddha : It may or may not, but at least you will
(c) is becoming never feel guilty.
(d) became
Buddha in his preaching said that honesty is the best
ii. Read the conversation between Abhishek and policy. A disciple asked him if honesty always pays.
Inspector. Complete the sentence by reporting Buddha replied that _____
Abhishek’s reply correctly.
Abhishek : I have lost my wallet. viii. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply the
Inspector : How did you lose it? correction.
Abhishek : My pocket was picked. Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut
and aeronautical engineer, and the first person to
Abhishek reported to the inspector that he had lost walking on the Moon.
his wallet. The inspector asked him how he had lost
it. Abhishek replied that _____ Use the given format for your response.

iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the Error Correction
given line.
I _____ go on with the work, cause what may.
(a) may ix. Transform the following direct speech into reported
(b) will speech:
(c) shall I said to my friend, “Can I borrow your dictionary for
(d) can one day ?”

iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies x. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to
the correction for the following line: complete the sentence.
I don’t think there will be a severe shortage of usable We _____ eat lots of fruit and vegetables every
water because there was some rain fall yesterday. day.
(a) ought to
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(b) may 100-120 words by selecting and reporting the main

(c) can features, and making comparisons where relevant.
(d) could

xi. Select the correct option to complete the narration of

the dialogue between Garima and Karan.
Garima : So, after a decade in the industry, are you
truly ‘satisfied’ ?
Karan : I love the film industry. It has its flaws though.

Garima asked Karan if after a decade in the industry

he was truly ‘satisfied’. Karan told her that _____
although it had its flaws.
(a) he loved the film industry
(b) I loved the film industry Or
(c) I love the film industry B. “The ban on single-use plastic is impractical.
(d) he loves the film industry The purpose of articles like bags and packaging is
ultimately to make human life easier. Plastic articles
xii. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply the
do this well, so they shouldn’t be banned.”
correction.
Write an analytical paragraph in 100-120 words to
Our defence academies are better than that of
analyse the given argument. You could think about
Afghanistan.
what alternative explanations might weaken the given
Use the given format for your response. conclusion and include rationale/evidence that would
strengthen/counter the given argument.
Error Correction

SECTION C- LITERATURE 40
IV. SECTION B- CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS 10
V. Reference to the Context 10
All the names and addresses used in the questions are
fictitious. Resemblance, if any, is purely coincidental. 1. Attempt ANY ONE of two extracts given. 5

1. Attempt ANY ONE from A and B given below. 5 1.A That evening, after I’d finished the rest of my
homework, the note about the essay caught my eye.
A. You are Tushar Mathur of D-95, Sindhu Nagar, I began thinking about the subject while chewing
Jaipur. Write a letter to the General Manager of the the tip of my fountain pen. Anyone could ramble on
Jaipur Transport Undertaking complaining about the and leave big spaces between the words, but the trick
local bus service. was to come up with convincing arguments to prove
Or the necessity of talking. I thought and thought and
suddenly I had an idea. I wrote the three pages Mr.
B. You are Anita/Amit, the student prefect and incharge Keesing had assigned me and was satisfied. I argued
of the school library. You have been asked to place an that talking is a student’s trait and that I would do
order for textbooks on Mathematics. Write a letter my best to keep it under control, but that I would
to M/s Good Marks (P) Ltd., 8A/1, Ansari Road, never be able to cure myself of the habit since my
Daryaganj, New Delhi placing an order for the books. mother talked as much as I did if not more, and that
Invent the necessary details. there’s not much you can do about inherited traits.
2. Attempt ANY ONE from A and B given below. 5 (From the Diary of Anne Frank)

A. The graph below shows the number of visitors to two i. What is the main feature of an essay according to
different tourist attractions in the city of Grenby during Anne?
one particular week. Write an analytical paragraph in
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ii. Anne’s argument about talking was that: iii. It can be inferred from the extract that a secret agent
(a) talking is a fundamental right is expected to be
(b) talking is a student’s trait 1. fit.
2. compassionate.
(c) talking is a birth-right
3. apologetic.
(d) talking is a duty
4. suave.
iii. Anne would never be able to cure herself of this habit 5. violent.
since: (a) Option 1, 3 & 5
(a) her mother also talked much (b) Option 1 & 4
(b) her father also talked much (c) Option 2, 4 & 5
(c) her grandma also talked much (d) Option 2 & 3
(d) her grandpa also talked much
iv. Based on your reading of the extract, list one reason
iv. The word ‘trait’ means: for the following:
(a) a particular quantity Fowler was disappointed by Ausable when he met
(b) a particular quality him.
(c) a particular touch v. Choose the option that lists the CORRECT statements
(d) a particular lesson about the given passage.
1. Fowler had no expectations at all from Ausable.
v. Complete the following with a phrase from extract: 2. Fowler was elated when he met Ausable.
Opinion Reason 3. Ausable was living in France as a spy.
4. Ausable had acquired the French accent over
__________ to attract attention twenty years ago.
(a) 1, 2
Or (b) 3, 4
1.B Ausable did not fit any description of a secret agent (c) 1, 3
Fowler had ever read. Following him down the musty (d) 2, 4
corridor of the gloomy French hotel where Ausable
had a room, Fowler felt let down. It was a small 2. Attempt ANY ONE of two extracts given. 5
room, on the sixth and top floor, and scarcely a 2.A He hears the last voice at night,
setting for a romantic adventure. Ausable was, for one The patrolling cars,
thing, fat. Very fat. And then there was his accent. And stares with his brilliant eyes
Though he spoke French and German passably, he At the brilliant stars.
had never altogether lost the American accent he had (A Tiger in the Zoo)
brought to Paris from Boston twenty years ago. “You
are disappointed,” Ausable said wheezily over his i. Fill in the blank by selecting the correct option.
shoulder. The animal referred to in the extract is in _____.
(The Midnight Visitor ) (a) the forest
(b) a zoo
i. Substitute the word ‘musty’ with ONE WORD similar
in meaning, in the following sentence from extract: (c) a circus
“Following him down the musty corridor of the gloomy (d) a wildlife sanctuary
French hotel where Ausable had a room…”
ii. Complete the following analogy correctly with a
ii. Amy is an American woman who teaches French and word/phrase from extract:
German in a primary school. This means that Amy is battles : history :: _____ : astronomy
(a) an empathetic teacher. (Clue : Just like battles make up history, similarly...
(b) a rational human being. are a component of astronomy)
(c) an experienced guide. iii. To go around an area at regular times to check that it
(d) a multilingual instructor. is safe is called
(a) Brightning
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(b) Staring iv. What does the repetition of “Amanda!” at the end of
(c) Patrolling each line reflect?
(d) Searching v. Complete the following analogy correctly with a word
iv. Where does the tiger look at in the night? from extract:
lazy : agile :: slouching : _____
v. The word in the extract opposite in meaning to the (Clue : Just like lazy is an antonym for agile, similarly
word, ‘dull’ is slouching is an antonym for...)
(a) brilliant
(b) stare VI Answer ANY FOUR of the following in about 40-50
(c) patrolling words each. 4 # 3 = 12
(d) stars i. What ideals does Mandela set out for the future of
South Africa in his speech?
Or (Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom)
2.B Don’t bite your nails, Amanda! ii. What did Frederick Forsyth think when he called
Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda! Paris Control ?
Stop that slouching and sit up straight, Amanda! (Two Stories About Flying)
(Amanda!) iii. What attractions in Coorg wait to be discovered by
tourists?
i. The purpose of the speaker’s words in the given
extract is to (Glimpses of India)
(a) show the speaker’s power over the listener. iv. With what does the poet compare the fog?
(b) make the listener a better human being. (Fog)
(c) advise the listener as an elder. v. ‘Dust of Snow’ is one of Frost’s most loved poems.
(d) improve the listener’s posture and habits. Elaborate why you think this is so.

ii. Pick the option that lists the image which correctly VII Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 40-50
corresponds to the speaker’s mood in the extract. words each. 2#3 = 6
i. Why did Mrs. Pumphrey take Tricki to the doctor?
(A Triumph of Surgery)
ii. How did Ebright’s mother encourage his interest in
learning?
(The Making of a Scientist)
iii. What was Oop’s opinion about the ‘sandwiches’ he
(a) Image (1) had eaten?
(b) Image (2) (The Book that Saved the Earth)
(c) Image (3)
(d) Image (4) VIII Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 100-120
words. 6
iii. Alliteration is a literary device used in the extract.
i. “If you don’t help me, my family and I will go hungry
Which of the following options does not include
this year.” Lencho had faith in God but he didn’t
examples of this literary device?
manage to solve the problem by himself. Did he lack
(a) The moon and the shimmering stars watched over the courage to resolve his matter himself? What
us values did he lack ? Explain.
(b) With that charming chat, Catherine chose comfort (A Letter to God)
(c) Away ran the pathetic pooch pouting like a
princess Or
(d) Dee dee was driving down day after day ii. Being impressed by Custard’s feat, the young seagull’s
sister wrote a letter to Custard seeking advice on
addressing the situation with her young brother. Write
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Custard’s response to this letter. Base the advice from

his experiences.
You may begin like this:
Dear Ms Seagull,
Thank you for seeking me out. I am humbled. Based
on my limited experiences I feel...
(The Tale of Custard the Dragon)

IX Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 100-120

words. 6
i. Who do you think is the real culprit in the story ‘A
Question of Trust’ ? Explain.

Or
ii. Read the following quote.
“We are too involved in materialistic things, and they
don’t satisfy us. The loving relationships we have, the
universe around us, we take these things for granted.”
– Mitch Albom Matilda was never satisfied with her
life and desired more. The given quote reflects her
character. Justify.
(The necklace)

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