CLASS-10 UP BOARD ENGLISH (817 HJ) 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: In the olden days in England, the laws were very cruel. A man could be hanged for a very small offence. The Sheriffs who were the keepers of the law, were ignorant men and would hang a man on little or no evidence. Often when a man feared some punishment from the Sheriff, he would ran away to the forest. In the forest he would join the company of other men who had come there like him. Such men were called 'outlaws'. They made their living by hunting deer or by robbing travellers on the highways.Q. What was the punishment for a small offence in England during the olden days Imprisonment Fine Exile Hanging None 2. Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct option to answer the questions that follow: In the olden days in England, the laws were very cruel. A man could be hanged for a very small offence. The Sheriffs who were the keepers of the law, were ignorant men and would hang a man on little or no evidence. Often when a man feared some punishment from the Sheriff, he would ran away to the forest. In the forest he would join the company of other men who had come there like him. Such men were called 'outlaws'. They made their living by hunting deer or by robbing travellers on the highways.Q. Who were the keepers of the law in England during the olden days? Judges Sheriffs Lawyers Politicians None 3. Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct option to answer the questions that follow: In the olden days in England, the laws were very cruel. A man could be hanged for a very small offence. The Sheriffs who were the keepers of the law, were ignorant men and would hang a man on little or no evidence. Often when a man feared some punishment from the Sheriff, he would ran away to the forest. In the forest he would join the company of other men who had come there like him. Such men were called 'outlaws'. They made their living by hunting deer or by robbing travellers on the highways.Q. Why did a man run away to the forest during the olden days in England? To join the army To hunt deer To rob travellers To escape punishment from the Sheriff None 4. Choose the correct option to answer the following questions: Complete the following sentence:I met ___________ old friend in the temple. a the an None of the above None 5. Choose the correct option to answer the following questions: Complete the following sentence:Unless he begs my pardon, I ________ not excuse him. must could will might None 6. Rearrange the following words cluster to make a meaningful sentence: behaviour/ got/ I/ his/ at/ angry I got angry at his behaviour. I angry got his at behaviour. Angry got I his behaviour at. His behaviour angry got I at. None 7. Fill in the gap with a suitable preposition: He prevented me _________ going to the city. of for from on None 8. Which of the following words is misspelled? Humour Share Briefly Languege None 9. Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct option to answer the questions that follow: Coorg or Kodagu, the smallest district of Karnataka, is home to evergreen rainforests, spices and coffee plantations. Evergreen rainforests cover thirty percent of this district. During the monsoons, it pours enough to keep many visitors away. The season of joy commences from September and continues till March. In which state of India is Coorg situated? Karnataka Goa Kerala Rajasthan None 10. Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct option to answer the questions that follow: Coorg or Kodagu, the smallest district of Karnataka, is home to evergreen rainforests, spices and coffee plantations. Evergreen rainforests cover thirty percent of this district. During the monsoons, it pours enough to keep many visitors away. The season of joy commences from September and continues till March. The best season to visit Coorg is __________. April to June July to August September to March None of the above None 11. Choose the correct option to answer the following questions: What did Lencho hope for? A good shower of rain Bright sunshine A good crop Cloudy weather None 12. Choose the correct option to answer the following questions: Who was the first black President of South Africa? Oliver Tambo Yusuf Dadoo Nelson Mandela Walter Sisulu None 13. Choose the correct option to answer the following questions: The bakers of Goa used to wear: Kabai Bol A long cloak All of the above None 14. Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct option to answer the questions that follow: ...NowHe sense first responsibilityIn a world of possessions. People will takeBalls, balls will be lost always, little boy.Who is the poet of the poem, 'The Ball Poem'? Robert Frost W.B. Yeats Sylvia Plath John Berryman None 15. Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct option to answer the questions that follow: ...NowHe sense first responsibilityIn a world of possessions. People will takeBalls, balls will be lost always, little boy.What does 'In a world of possession' means? Love Material things Lust None of the above None 16. Choose the correct option to answer the following questions: Who was Mr. Herriot? A compounder A doctor A neighbour of Mrs. Pumphrey A trainer of dogs None 17. Choose the correct option to answer the following questions: Who does 'I' refer to in the story, 'The Thief's Story'? Hari Singh Anil The writer of the story The previous employer of the thief None 18. Choose the correct option to answer the following questions: Who came to meet Ausable in the story, 'The Midnight Visitor'? Fowler A Policeman Ausable's father Max None 19. Choose the correct option to answer the following questions: How many burglars are there in the story 'A Question of Trust'? Two Five Three Four None 20. Choose the correct option to answer the following questions: Who comforted Bholi in the classroom? Her friend Her teacher Her principal The monitor of the class None 1 out of 20 Thanks for taking Quiz! If you need any help or you have any suggestions, please comment here. (Optional)