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TAMIL NADU STATE BOARD CLASS 10 ENGLISH 2024

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Q1 mcq 1 mark
We have to be active and need to anticipate what could be there ahead.
a.
foresee Correct Answer
b.
unexpected
c.
careless
d.
sudden
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β€œForesee” means to see or know something in advance, which matches the idea of anticipating what could happen ahead. The other options do not mean the same: β€œunexpected” means not predicted, β€œcareless” means not careful, and β€œsudden” means happening quickly or without warning.
Q2 mcq 1 mark
They can control a computer screen with Eye Gaze.
a.
control
b.
shape
c.
colour
d.
stare Correct Answer
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β€œStare” is the word related to the use of eye gaze, because eye gaze means looking steadily at something. The other optionsβ€”β€œcontrol,” β€œshape,” and β€œcolour”—do not match the meaning of the phrase.
Q3 mcq 1 mark
The lady seems hysterical.
a.
calm
b.
serious
c.
emotional Correct Answer
d.
missing
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β€œHysterical” means extremely emotional or wildly excited. So β€œemotional” is the correct answer. β€œCalm” and β€œserious” are opposite in meaning, and β€œmissing” does not fit the context.
Q4 mcq 1 mark
The Sun was now ascending the sky.
a.
climbing
b.
rising Correct Answer
c.
mounting
d.
descending
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β€œAscending” means going up or rising. In the sentence, the Sun was going up in the sky, so β€œrising” is the best synonym. β€œClimbing” and β€œmounting” are related but less exact here, while β€œdescending” means moving downward.
Q5 mcq 1 mark
The spoilt child of affluent parents!
a.
poor
b.
healthy
c.
wealthy Correct Answer
d.
happy
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β€œAffluent” means rich or wealthy. Therefore, β€œwealthy” is the correct answer. β€œPoor,” β€œhealthy,” and β€œhappy” do not express the meaning of affluent.
Q6 mcq 1 mark
The whole school seemed so strange.
a.
odd Correct Answer
b.
usual
c.
weird
d.
new
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β€œStrange” means unusual or odd. So β€œodd” is the correct synonym. β€œUsual” is the opposite, while β€œweird” is also similar but the best choice here is β€œodd”; β€œnew” does not mean strange.
Q7 mcq 1 mark
Choose the correct plural form of 'eskimo' from the following.
a.
eskimoss
b.
eskimos Correct Answer
c.
eskimose
d.
eskimo
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The correct plural form of β€œeskimo” is β€œeskimos.” In English, nouns ending in -o often form the plural by adding -s. The other options are incorrect spellings.
Q8 mcq 1 mark
Form a derivative by adding the right suffix to the word 'Child'.
a.
hood Correct Answer
b.
ment
c.
ure
d.
ion
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The correct suffix to form a derivative from β€œchild” is β€œhood,” making the word β€œchildhood.” This means the period of being a child. The other suffixesβ€”β€œment,” β€œure,” and β€œion”—do not form a correct word from β€œchild.”
Q9 mcq 1 mark
Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation 'AAC'.
a.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Correct Answer
b.
Accumulative and Alternative Communication
c.
Augmentative and Assessive Communication
d.
Augmentative and Artificial Computer
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AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. It is the correct expansion used in the context of communication aids. The other options are incorrect because they do not match the standard full form.
Q10 mcq 1 mark
Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate phrasal verb given below. I never __________ in the gym.
a.
work after
b.
work out Correct Answer
c.
work on
d.
work in
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The correct phrasal verb is "work out," which means to exercise in a gym. So the sentence is: "I never work out in the gym." The other options do not fit the meaning of exercising.
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Q11 mcq 1 mark
Choose the suitable option to pair it with the word 'Watch' to form a compound word.
a.
hall
b.
house
c.
man
d.
clock
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Q12 mcq 1 mark
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition given below. The young seagull was alone __________ his ledge.
a.
of
b.
on
c.
into
d.
with
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Q13 mcq 1 mark
Complete the following sentence using the most appropriate tense form of the verb given below. Siva __________ (attend) music classes regularly.
a.
attends
b.
attended
c.
will attend
d.
will be attending
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Q14 mcq 1 mark
Choose the most appropriate linker from the given four alternatives. Call me __________ you need money.
a.
incase
b.
though
c.
but
d.
and
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Q15 short answer 2 marks
What woke up the mother?
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Q16 short answer 2 marks
Which devices are controlled using ACTIV controller?
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Q17 short answer 2 marks
Why did Holmes want Smith to treat him?
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Q18 short answer 2 marks
What was Frank sorry for?
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Q19 short answer 2 marks
There’s a family nobody likes to meet; They live, it is said, on Complaining Street (a)Where does the family live? (b)Why do you think the street is named as Complaining Street?
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Q20 short answer 2 marks
At last by starvation and famine made bold, All dripping with wet, and all trembling with cold, (a)What made the cricket bold? (b)Why did the cricket drip and tremble?
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Q21 short answer 2 marks
So let the way wind up the hill or down, O’er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy: (a)How is the way of life? (b)How should be the journey of life?
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Q22 short answer 2 marks
And now, if you will set us to our task, We will serve you four and twenty hours a day! (a)Who does the pronoun β€˜you’ refer to here? (b)Whose task is referred to as β€˜our task’ here?
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Q23 short answer 2 marks
Rewrite the sentence in Reported speech. He said, β€œI have bought five apples from the shop.”
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Q24 short answer 2 marks
Rewrite the following sentence in other voice. Have you invited Raman to the party?
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Q25 short answer 2 marks
Punctuate the following sentence. do you know the symptoms asked smith
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Q26 short answer 2 marks
Change the following sentence into a simple sentence. He followed what I suggested.
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Q27 short answer 2 marks
Rearrange the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences. (a)had/made/He/flight/his/first. (b)heard/from/tent/her/this/Mulan/inside.
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Q28 short answer 2 marks
A stranger asked you to direct him to the school. Guide him to reach his destination.
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Q28 long answer 2 marks
Answer the following question. A stranger asked you to direct him to the school. Guide him to reach his destination.
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Q29 long answer 5 marks
Narrate the extensive search operation made by the policeman in the house.
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Q30 long answer 5 marks
'Technology is a boon to the disabled'- Justify.
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Q31 long answer 5 marks
Give a brief character sketch of Sasanka Sanyal.
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Q32 long answer 5 marks
Highlight the factors responsible for the all-women Indian Navy Crew to carry out their expedition.
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Q33 long answer 5 marks
What optimistic attitude should the readers possess according to the poem β€˜The Grumble family’ ?
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Q34 long answer 5 marks
Compare and contrast the attitude of the ant and the cricket.
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Q35 short answer
Read the following stanza and answer the questions given below. Beside the house sits a tree. It never grows leaves, Not in the winter, spring, summer or fall. It just sits there, never getting small or ever growing tall, (a)Pick out the rhyming words from the given stanza. (b)Give the rhyme scheme for the given stanza. (c)Identify the figure of speech employed in the first line of the given stanza. (d)Pick out the alliterating words in the third line.
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Q36 short answer
Paraphrase the following stanza. Remember, no men are strange, no countries foreign Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes Like ours : the land our brothers walk upon Is earth like this, in which we all shall lie.
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Q37 short answer
Rearrange the following sentences in coherent order. (i) Mulan went into her room and cut her long hair. (ii) In the army, Mulan proved to be a brave soldier. (iii) Mulan, a teenage girl who lived in a faraway village of China heard the news. (iv) The Emperor said that one man from each Chinese family must join the army. (v) She climbed on a horse and joined the army.
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Q38 long answer
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. One afternoon in the early fall, when Peter was eight years old, his mother called him from his play. β€œCome, Peter,” she said. β€œI want you to go across the dike and take these cakes to your friend, the blind man. If you go quickly, and do not stop to play, you will be home again before dark.” The little boy was glad to go on such an errand, and started off with a light heart. He stayed with the poor blind man a little while to tell him about his walk along the dike and about the sun and the flowers and the ships far out at sea. Then he remembered his mother’s wish that he should return before dark and, bidding his friend goodbye, he set out for home. Questions : (a)What did Peter’s mother want him to do ? (b)What was her advice ? (c)Why was the little boy glad ? (d)What did the little boy tell his friend ? (e)What did the little boy remember ?
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Q39 long answer
Prepare an attractive advertisement using the hints given below. Tasty and hygienic - home made taste - 200 varieties to select - Purely vegetarian - special combo offers - available - Icecream and Fruit juices - Mani Vilas - M.G. Road, Madurai.
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Q40 long answer
You are Gomathi, a resident of a colony adjacent to the Cauvery River. Daily you see many people throwing waste into it, spoiling the pure water. Write a letter to a newspaper showing your concern about it and also voicing your worry.
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Q41 long answer
You are Nikil/Nikitha, school pupil leader of GHSS, Trichy. Prepare a notice on behalf of your school inviting the grandparents of the students to celebrate WORLD ELDERS DAY in your school auditorium on the 20th of next month.
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Q42 long answer
Look at the following picture and express your views on it in a paragraph of five sentences.
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Q43 long answer
Make notes or write a summary of the following passage. Many of us use internet on a regular basis and even have access to it from our homes! The β€˜net’ in internet really stands for network. A network is two or more computers connected together so that information can be shared, or sent from one computer to another. The internet is a vast resource for all types of information. You may enjoy using it to do research for a school project, downloading your favorite songs or communicating with friends and family. Information is accessed through web pages that companies, organizations and individuals create and post. It’s kind of like a giant bulletin board that the whole world uses! But since anyone can put anything on the internet, you also have to be careful and use your best judgement and a little commonsense. Just because you read something on a piece of paper someone sticks on a bulletin board doesn’t mean that it’s a good information, or even correct, for that matter. So you h
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Q43 long answer
Make notes or write a summary of the following passage.
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Q44 short answer
Identify the errors in the following sentences and rewrite them correctly. (a)A earth goes round the sun. (b)It poured outside now. (c)I can be fifteen next April. (d)Her cousins as well as she is hard working. (e)As we were late, so we apologised.
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Q45 short answer 5 marks
Quote from memory. Not mourning for ................................................................. ............................................................................ with cheer.
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Q46 long answer 16 marks
Write a paragraph of about 150 words by developing the following hints. (a)The Emperor of Shining - orders - old people - to be - deserted - farmer - very sad - carries old mother - to Obatsuyama - leaves mother - arranges bed to sleep - mother warns - son - of danger - asks to follow - twigs - son moved - carries mother back home - hides - at home - Emperor orders - rope of ashes - farmer worried - old mother helps - emperor surprised - farmer revealed the truth - Emperor - calls back the order - abolished his cruel law. OR (b)Prospero and Miranda - island cave - help of Ariel - raises storm - the shipwreck - the command of Prospero - Ferdinand separated - brought to cave - Miranda meets Ferdinand - both surprised - Prospero tries Ferdinand with hard tasks - Ariel brings Alonso and Antonio to Prospero - both repent - dukedom restored to Prospero - marriage of Miranda and Ferdinand.
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Q47 long answer
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions given below. (a)Books are the greatest treasure of mankind. The habit of reading them is a source of pleasure. He, who is in the habit of reading books should buy books for himself. He should start collecting books from his youth. The books collected and arranged properly in a room not only decorates the room but also makes the presence of their authors felt. Books contain eternal truths and are better friends than those of flesh and blood as they not only entertain but also guide us. Questions : (i)What are the treasure and what gives pleasure ? (ii)When should one start collecting books ? (iii)What do books contain in them ? (iv)Mention any two uses of reading books. OR (b)Read the following poem and answer the questions given below. It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make man better be; or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere; A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night - It was the plant and flower of Light. In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures life may perfect be. Questions : (i)Which shows beauty - the lily or the oak ? (ii)What happens to the oak at last ? (iii)Compare the life of the oak and the lily. (iv)What do you learn from the last two lines ?
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