CLASS-10 UP BOARD ENGLISH (817 HK) Previous Year Paper 2024 Instructions: 1️⃣ Click on Start Quiz 2️⃣ Answer 20 Questions 3️⃣ Click Submit 4️⃣ Get Score & Correct Answers 🎯 Practice + Patience = Perfection! 🎯 Name Email 1. Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct option to answer the questions that follow: Akbar was a boy of thirteen when he became the king of Delhi. At the time when Akbar was born, Humayun, his father, was a wanderer in Sindh because he had been defeated by Sher Shah. When Akbar was only one year old, he was taken away from his parents and was brought up in Persia by Bairam Khan. Akbar came back to India with Humayun. Soon, his father died. Even as a young man Akbar looked like a king. He was about 5 feet 7 inches tall and had a strong body, a broad chest and long arms. He liked riding and spent a lot of time on horseback.Q. Why did Akbar become the king of Delhi in such a young age? He was an orphan He was dependent He was intelligent He lost his father None 2. Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct option to answer the questions that follow: Akbar was a boy of thirteen when he became the king of Delhi. At the time when Akbar was born, Humayun, his father, was a wanderer in Sindh because he had been defeated by Sher Shah. When Akbar was only one year old, he was taken away from his parents and was brought up in Persia by Bairam Khan. Akbar came back to India with Humayun. Soon, his father died. Even as a young man Akbar looked like a king. He was about 5 feet 7 inches tall and had a strong body, a broad chest and long arms. He liked riding and spent a lot of time on horseback.Q. What did Akbar like? Administration Playing with his close friends Riding Chess None 3. Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct option to answer the questions that follow: Akbar was a boy of thirteen when he became the king of Delhi. At the time when Akbar was born, Humayun, his father, was a wanderer in Sindh because he had been defeated by Sher Shah. When Akbar was only one year old, he was taken away from his parents and was brought up in Persia by Bairam Khan. Akbar came back to India with Humayun. Soon, his father died. Even as a young man Akbar looked like a king. He was about 5 feet 7 inches tall and had a strong body, a broad chest and long arms. He liked riding and spent a lot of time on horseback.Q. Which word in the passage is opposite of 'Narrow'? Wanderer Broad Little Spread None 4. Choose the correct option to answer the following questions: Students have left the classroom before the teacher will enter has entered entered enters None 5. Choose the correct option to answer the following questions: If you want something more, you are ___________. dissatisfactory dissatisfying dissatisfied dissatisfaction None 6. Rearrange the following words cluster to make a meaningful sentence: work/ their/ done/ will/ they/ have/ why/ not ? Why they will have not done their work? Why will they not have done their work? Why have they not will done their work? Why their work they will have not done? None 7. Which of the following words is misspelt? Commander Commandent Commercial Commissioner None 8. Boys were jumping ____________ the pond. in between upon into None 9. Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct option to answer the questions that follow: So, in order not to shake the writer's faith in God, the postmaster came up with an idea: answer the letter. But when he opened it, it was evident that to answer it, he needed something more than goodwill, ink and paper. But he stuck to his resolution : he asked for money from his employees, he himself gave part of his salary, and several friends of his were obliged to give something for act of charity.Q. The postmaster answered the letter as he was a good friend of the writer as he was dutiful as he did not want to help the writer in order not to shake the writer's faith in God None 10. Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct option to answer the questions that follow: So, in order not to shake the writer's faith in God, the postmaster came up with an idea: answer the letter. But when he opened it, it was evident that to answer it, he needed something more than goodwill, ink and paper. But he stuck to his resolution : he asked for money from his employees, he himself gave part of his salary, and several friends of his were obliged to give something for act of charity.Q. Who is the 'writer' described in the paragraph? G. L. Fuentes The Postmaster Lencho Postman None 11. Choose the correct option to answer the following questions: A man who takes away another man's freedom is a _______ of hatred. friend brother supporter prisoner None 12. Choose the correct option to answer the following questions: In the summer of 1941 Grandma ________ and had to have an operation. was well was unwell fell ill got irritated None 13. Choose the correct option to answer the following questions: The land between Mysore and Mangalore is _______ and had to have an operation. left inhabited filled surrounded None 14. Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct option to answer the questions that follow: The true Chameleon is small,A lizard sort of thingHe hasn't any ears at allAnd not a single wingIf there is nothing on the tree,Tis the chameleon you see.Q. What sort of thing is a chameleon? A dove A pigeon A serpent A lizard None 15. Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct option to answer the questions that follow: The true Chameleon is small,A lizard sort of thingHe hasn't any ears at allAnd not a single wingIf there is nothing on the tree,Tis the chameleon you see.Q. What do you see if there is nothing on the tree? A sparrow A parrot A chameleon A peacock None 16. Choose the correct option to answer the following questions: What kind of citizen was Horace Danby thought? Dishonest Kind hearted Poor Honest None 17. Choose the correct option to answer the following questions: By whom was Horace Danby tricked? A young boy A handsome boy A clever young lady An old man None 18. Choose the correct option to answer the following questions: What did Griffin do in revenge when his landlord tried to eject him? Left the house Began to abuse Set fire to the house Started jumping None 19. Choose the correct option to answer the following questions: Mrs. Hall was convinced that the room was haunted by spirits evil souls dead bodies ghosts None 20. Choose the correct option to answer the following questions: One thing that Richard Ebright could do is play football collect things swim across play baseball None 1 out of 20 Thanks for taking Quiz! 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