M.P Board 10th 2024 Solved Paper - Maximum Marks: 75 Time : 3 Hours Instr...
M.P Board 10th 2024 Solved Paper - Maximum Marks: 75
Time : 3 Hours
Instructions -
1) Read all the questions carefully.
2) Read the instructions given with the questions before attempting them.
3) Marks allotted to each question are given against them.
Section - A
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below: 5
What is the ultimate challenge these days? The ultimate challenge is to make your mind calm. And the ultimate solution is meditation. For a student, there can't be a more powerful technique to improve long-term performance in studies than meditation.
The obvious benefits are a calm mind, better retention, better health, focus, and concentration. When you practice meditation, you have a sense of well-being, happiness, and spiritual growth.
There are many types of meditation. The simplest is, of course, focussing on breathing. Settle down in a cool place that has dim light and is relatively quiet. All you need to do is to keep focussing on breathing. If you do it every day, you will feel its magical effect.
Questions :
1) Meditation helps students -
a) to improve long-term performance in studies.
b) to gain weight.
c) to increase height.
d) to get a job.
Ans - a) to improve long-term performance in studies.
2) The simplest form of meditation is -
a) focussing on studies.
b) light exercise.
c) focussing on breathing.
d) walking.
Ans - c) focussing on breathing.
3) The word ' meditation ' is -
a) a verb b) an adjective c) a pronoun d) a noun
Ans - d) a noun.
4) Which word in this passage means ' an ability to keep something in mind '?
a) challenge b) retention c) sense d) growth
Ans - b) retention.
5) The ultimate challenge these days is to -
a) make money b) make your mind calm c) get education d) focus on breathing
Ans - b) make your mind calm.
2. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions: 5
If India wants to be a developed country, it must concentrate on female education. The old African proverb says, ' If you educate a man, you educate an individual, but if you can educate a woman, you educate an entire family or nation.
The root cause of all the problems like female infanticide, dowry, female suicide, domestic violence, malnutrition, child marriage, etc. will have vanished if women are educated.
Education provides an essential qualification to fulfill certain economic, political, and cultural functions and improves women's socio-economic status. It brings a reduction in inequality.
If we want to uplift society, we should improve the life standard of our women, and for this education is a weapon.
Questions :
1) Which word in the passage means ' demand of money or other things before or during the marriage '.
a) malnutrition b) dowry c) violence d) domestic
Ans - b) dowry.
2) Woman's education -
a) helps a nation become fully developed.
b) brings down the ratio of inequality.
c) helps the society in the upliftment of our people.
d) all of these ( a), b), c) )
Ans - d) all of these.
3) The above passage is mainly about -
a) a developed country b) problems of women c) woman education d) upliftment of society.
Ans - c) Women's education.
4) According to the old African proverb ' If you educate a man ---------
a) educate a woman b) educate a society c) educate a nation d) educate an individual.
Ans - d) educate an individual.
5) We should use education as a weapon -
a) to improve the life standard of our women.
b) to educate our men only.
c) to make our society male-dominated.
d) to get a job.
Ans - a) to improve the life standard of our women.
SECTION - B
( Writing )
3. Look at the visual input given below and produce a small paragraph of about 75 words. 3
Importance of Good Habits -
Good habits play a very vital role in one's life. These habits often appear very small, but their impact on one's well-being is tremendous.
1) Get up early - There is no better way to start a day than early, it makes our day fresh, happy, and enthusiastic, and by doing so, we not only feel energetic throughout the day, but we can effectively plan our daily routine.
2) Do some exercise - A daily workout not only improves our blood circulation but enhances our immunity system and stamina.
3) Go to bed early - It is a very good habit to go to bed early for deep sleep so that we can get up early in the morning.
4) Have a healthy breakfast - A healthy breakfast gives all essential nutrition to our body, and it is also said that those who have a daily breakfast, they less likely to feel sick.
5) Respect teachers and elders - we should respect our teachers and elders because without their blessings we can not achieve our goals.
6) Maintain cleanliness around you - Cleanliness makes our environment fresh, tidy, and inspiring, so our country is practicing ' Swachha Bharat Abhiyan '.
4. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below. 4
There are some benefits of solar energy. First of all, the use of solar energy is good for our environment. Solar panels do not emit harmful greenhouse gases that cause global warming. Solar panels require very little maintenance because there are no moving parts. They are easy to install. Their efficiency remained constant over the years. Our government offers several benefits like subsidies, tax benefits, and other incentives to those people who install solar panels. One another benefit is that the solar energy system can be used in remote areas also. Because of its inexhaustible supply and the potential to reduce our power bills, it is expected to become increasingly attractive as a renewable energy source.
Questions :
1) Give a suitable title.
Ans -
a) Benefits of Solar Energy.
b) Advantages of Solar Energy.
c) The most prominent source of Energy - The Solar Energy.
Above are the possible titles for the above passage. You can choose any one of them.
2) Make notes on it.
Ans -
Important Notes -
Benefits of Solar Energy -
a) Good for our environment.
b) No harmful greenhouse gases.
c) Combats global warming.
Solar Panels -
a) Easy to install.
b) Constant efficiency for many years.
c) As no moving parts - so less maintenance.
Our Govt. Policy -
a) Offers Subsidy.
b) tax benefit.
c) Other incentives.
Other Benefit-
a) useful in remote areas.
b) reduces power bills.
c) The best renewable source of energy.
5. You are Jay/ Jaya, a student of class 10 A, in the Govt. Model H.S.S. Ujjain. Write an application to your principal requesting him/her to grant you three days' leave on account of your elder brother's marriage. 4
OR
Write a letter to your friend Sonu congratulating him on his brilliant success in the high school examinations. Mention yourself as Vaidik, residing at 723, Sanskriti Park, Mhow.
Ans -
Date - 19th Feb, 2024
To,
The Principal,
Govt. Model H.S.S. Ujjain.
Subject: An Application for three days' leave.
Respected Sir/ Madam,
With all due respect, I want to say that, I am Jay, a student of class - 10 (A), studying in your school. Sir, I am glad to inform you that, my elder brother Vijay, is going to tie the marriage knot next Sunday, so to attend the marriage ceremony, I need three days' leave, as "Barat " will go to Bhopal. Being the youngest member of the family, I will have to take part in many rituals and traditions of the marriage. I need leave from 25th to 27th, and I will resume school the next Monday. I have already taken permission from my class teacher.
Kindly grant me three days' leave.
Thanking You.
Yours Obediently
Jay Sharma
Roll. No. 14
Class 10th ( A)
6. Write an essay in about 150 words on any one of the following topics: 5
1) Importance of Trees
2) Save Water
3) My Hobby
4) The Game I like most
5) Science in daily life
OR
Write a paragraph in about 150 words on ' Importance of Games and Sports '.
Ans -
2) The Importance of Trees -
Introduction - Trees are always been part of human civilization, culture, and the progress of mankind. We simply can not imagine life in the absence of trees, they are not only known for uncountable offerings like wood, flowers, fruits, leaves, shade, and shelter but also play a crucial role in maintaining environmental balance and ecosystem. They absorb all the harmful gases from the environment and convert them into pure oxygen. Trees make the world promising, inspiring, peaceful, and smoothening, Just imagine one green tree and its cool shade standing firmly amid dry land. Trees also provide enormous benefits such as minimizing the temperature, attracting rain clouds, controlling floods and soil erosion, increasing the water table, providing shelter to wild creatures and birds, combating natural and manmade disasters, and many uncountable advantages.
Every second day, we hear about increasing temperatures, global warming, and changing weather, but we hardly make any sincere efforts to combat this, now the time has come to become very sincere about this, otherwise, we may not be in a position to make eye contact with the future generations to come, because they are going to face a real problem. Last year, in the forest fire, we already lost the maximum amount of these green treasures, and if we start today, it will take years to compensate for the loss, but the need of the hour is to start.
SECTION - C
( Grammar )
7. Fill in the blanks : ( any five ) 5
1. I --------- this book yesterday.
a) read b) reading c) reads
Ans - a) read.
2) ----------- you work hard, you will fail.
a) If b) As long as c) Unless
Ans - c) Unless.
3) Your father is seriously ill. You --------- go home.
a) should b) must c) ought to
Ans - b) must.
4) How ---------- much time is left.
a) many b) any c) much
Ans - c) much.
5) He exclaimed, " What ------- beautiful flower! "
a) a b) the c) an
Ans - a) a.
6) Sita is ------------ than any other girl.
a) intelligent b) more intelligent c) most intelligent
Ans - b) more intelligent.
8. Do as directed : ( any five ) 5
1. He knows me. ( Change the sentence into a passive voice )
Ans - I am known to him.
2. noise/ the classroom/ making/ a/ girls/ in/ were/some
( Rearrange these words and make a sentence )
Ans - Some girls were making a noise in the classroom.
3. We are living in this city since 2005. ( Correct the sentence and rewrite )
Ans - We have been living in this city since 2005.
4. I do exercise regularly. ( make an interrogative sentence )
Ans - Do I do exercise regularly?
5. To find errors in others is easy. ( Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'It')
Ans - It is easy to find errors in others.
6. a) Lencho wrote a letter to God.
b) Lencho was a peasant. ( Combine the pair of sentences using 'who')
Ans - Lencho wrote a letter to God who was a peasant.
OR - Lencho was a peasant who wrote a letter to God.
7. a) My sister is very intelligent. She can solve any problem.
( Combine the pair of sentences using 'so ------- that')
Ans - My sister is so intelligent that she can solve any problem.
SECTION - D
( Text - Books )
9. Answer the following questions in about 75 words : ( any one ) 3
1. Why does Mrs. Hall find the scientist eccentric?
2. Why was the twentieth century called the ' Era of the Book '?
10. Choose the correct answer : 4
1) Why did Lencho get only seventy pesos?
a) It was God's mistake to send him only 70 pesos.
b) The postmaster stole the rest of the money.
c) The postmaster could collect only seventy pesos for an act of charity.
d) Lencho made a mistake while counting the money.
Ans - c) The postmaster could collect only seventy pesos for an act of charity.
2) When Anne Frank decided to write a diary, she was --------- schoolgirl.
a) a ten-year-old b) a thirteen - year old
c) a fourteen -year old d) an eighteen - year old
Ans - b) a thirteen - year old
3) ' The Proposal ' is a one-act play about
a) Russian wedding culture b) Indian wedding culture
c) Japanese wedding culture d) Chinese wedding culture
Ans - a) Russian wedding culture
4) 10 May in South Africa is ---------
a) a winter day b) a monsoon day
c) a summer day d) an autumn day
Ans - d) an autumn day
11 ( A) Read the extract carefully and answer the questions : 3
The baker usually collected his bills at the end of the month. Monthly accounts used to be recorded on some wall in pencil. Baking was indeed a profitable profession in the old days. The baker and his family never starved. He, his family, and his servants always looked prosperous. Their plump physique was an open testimony to this.
Questions :
1) Monthly accounts of the baker were recorded on ---------
a) a notebook b) the main door of the house c) some wall in pencil d) the floor
Ans -c) some wall in pencil
2) Which word in the extract means, " a pleasant fat body ".
a) plump b) prosperous c) profitable d) testimony
Ans - a) plump
3) The baker and his family never starved because -
a) they were doing other business also
b) baking was a profitable business
c) the village people used to feed them
d) they were already rich
Ans - b) baking was a profitable business
( B ) Read the extract carefully and answer the questions :
I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.
1) From which poem in your textbook has this extract been taken?
a) Fog b) The Ball Poem c) Amanda d) For Anne Gregory
Ans - c) Amanda
2) The word ' orphan ' means :
a) a child having no friend
b) a child has no father or mother
c) a child who roams the street
d) a child who likes freedom
Ans - b) a child has no father or mother
3) What does the girl actually want ?
a) she wants freedom and silence
b) she wants to be an orphan
c) she wants to remain barefeet
d) she wants to walk on soft dust
Ans - a) she wants freedom and silence
12. Answer the questions in about 30 words ( any six ) 12
1. Who or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?
2. Why was the young seagull afraid to fly?
3. What does Mandela thank the international leaders for?
4. Why was Mr.Keesing annoyed with Anne? What did he ask her to do?
5. What is the story about the Kodavu people's descent?
6. What experiment did Maxwell think Camusfearn would be suitable for?
7. What was a source of unending joy for Valli?
8. What does Kisa Gotami ask for the second time she goes from house to house? Does she get it? Why?
13. Answer the following questions in about 30 words ( any two ) 4
1. How does the fog come?
2. What happens to the house when the trees move out of it?
3. What do the 'crow' and 'hemlock' represent in the poem ' Dust of Snow'?
14. Answer the following questions in about 30 words ( any two ) 4
1. What does the thief get from Anil in return for his work?
2. How is Ausable different from other secret agents?
3. What lesson does Ebright learn when he does not win anything at a science fair?
15. Answer the following questions in about 75 words ( any one ) 3
1. Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho? Why does he sign the letter ' God'?
2. Why does the narrator of the story " The Black Aeroplane" say, " I landed and was not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota..."?
16. Answer the following questions in about 75 words ( any one ) 3
1. Write the central idea of the poem' The Ball Poem'?
2. What does 'desire' and 'hate' stand for in the poem" Fire and Ice"? What does Robert Frost say about how the world will end?
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