Hindi Medium इयत्ता १० - CBSE Important Questions for English Communicative

Read the given excerpt and answer the questions briefly.

1. Identify the phrase that indicates that the visit to Poleta on Sundays is significant as a routine or tradition.   (1)
2. What does the narrator's offer to drive the brothers to Poleta reveal about his character?   (1)
3. Why was there a pause after the narrator’s offer?   (1)
4. State one reason why Jacopo might have wanted a car ride despite the choice of hired bicycles?   (1)

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.

Comment on Elsie Brown’s writing style in the story, The Shady Plot.

In Patol Babu, Film Star, how is Patol Babu's character a commentary on the struggling actors in the film industry?

In the story, Virtually True, Michael said, "That's what I like about computers. The more futuristic they get, the better you can understand the past." Explain what he meant.

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.

How effective is the use of the phrase "Nothing beside remains" in conveying the theme of the transience and impermanence of power and human achievement, in Ozymandias by P.B.Shelley?

Imagine that the mariner hears of Mrs Packletide’s hunt and decides to share some advice with her about the impact of wilfully killing creatures. As the mariner, write this letter, in about 150 words, to Mrs Packletide, based on the consequences following your own experience of having killed a creature intentionally.

Read the given excerpt and answer the questions briefly.

1. What can be inferred about the speaker's attitude towards nature based on the excerpt?   (1)
2. List the meaning of the phrase "burning bowels of this earth”.   (1)
3. How is the snake's arrival and departure symbolic?   (1)
4. The speaker compares the snake to the guest. Which word in the extract displays the snake’s non-guest like behaviour?   (1)

What is Stanley Houghton's primary purpose in employing irony in the play ‘The Dear Departed’?

Read the given excerpt and answer the questions briefly.

1. How does Antony use visual imagery to make his point about the assassination of Caesar?    (1)
2. What is the significance of the mantle that Antony refers to in his speech?   (1)
3. Identify the tone of Antony's statement when he says, "If you have tears, prepare to shed them now".   (1)
4. What does Antony's reference to the Nervii suggest about Caesar's military prowess?   (1)

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. The first one has been done as an example.

Fill in 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.

i. Rearrange the following jumbled words/phrases in the given dialogue to create a meaningful sentence.    (1)

Did you know that the lack of hydrological resources affects more than 40% of the world population?

No, I didn't. What are hydrological resources?

(i) WATER RESOURCES, / SURVIVAL / AND PLANT / TO HUMAN, / ANIMAL, / REFER TO / WHICH / ARE VITAL / HYDROLOGICAL RESOURCES

ii. Report the dialogues to complete the paragraph that follows.    (2)

The photographer told the customer that she wanted to use a drone for photographing his event. The customer exclaimed in surprise and asked (ii) ______. The photographer replied in the negative and shared that (iii) _______as his event was in an open and picturesque area.

As the school Head Girl, write an email, in about 50 words, to the Teacher Coordinator, Student Enrichment Activities of your school, informing her/him of the need to schedule transport for the participants of the inter-school dance competition, at the mandated venue. Include a reason why you would need a smaller vehicle instead of the school bus.

You may copy the given template to write your email.

Write a letter to the librarian, City Library, in not more than 120 words, for purchase and addition of popular fiction and non-fiction titles in Braille and also the intake of audiobooks, to promote inclusion. You are an NGO employee, from the same city. You may use ideas from Unit 2: Education, along with your own ideas to write this letter.

You are a sports scout. Write a letter to the Governor of your region, drawing attention to the need for creating and upgrading sport facilities and following practices to enable the local/indigenous sporting talent from your city, to hone their skills. Include specific recommendations. Write the letter in not more than 120 words using ideas from Unit 1: Health and Medicine, along with your own.

* A person who uses their expertise and knowledge of the sport to identify potential talent and recruit individuals who can contribute to the team's success.

Some people prefer solo travel, while others enjoy travelling in a group. As Hema Joseph of class X-C, write an article for your school magazine, in about 150 words, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of each preference and examining the factors that influence these choices.

Use the given cues, along with your own ideas and those you may have gathered from Unit 5: Travel and Tourism, to create this article.

Space tourism, though in its early stages, is a reality. As Jagmeet Singh of class X-D, write an article for your school magazine, in about 150 words, discussing the opportunities and challenges of space tourism, the ethical considerations surrounding it and how it might impact society.

Use the given cues, along with your own ideas and those you may have gathered from Unit 3: Science, to create this article.

Write a factual description, in not more than 100 words, of a potted plant that you and your sibling recently chose, to gift your parent.