English Medium Class 10 - CBSE Important Questions for English - Language and Literature

As Valli, make a diary entry sharing your joys and disappointments during the bus ride.

Anne's mother never showed her interest in Anne Frank and remained indifferent to her. Describe the character of Anne's mother, Edith Frank in the light of this remark.

Answer the following question in 30-40 words:

Why is Coorg called the land of rolling hills?

Answer the following question  in 30-40 words :
How did Kisa Gotami realize that life and death is a normal process?

Attempt the following question in 100-120 words:

Bholi is a child different from others. This difference makes her an object of neglect and laughter. Elaborate.

Attempt the following question in 100-120 words:
The poet in the poem, 'For Anne Gregory' conveys that we should give importance to the inner beauty and not to the physical appearance. Elaborate with reference to the poem.

What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?

What are the raindrops compared to and why?

What excuses did Mrs. Pumphrey make about Mr. Herriot's advice?

Answer the following in about 40-50 words:

Why did the night after the rains turn sorrowful for Lencho?

Answer the following in about 40-50 words:

How did Mrs. Pumphrey treat Tricki?

Answer the following question in 30-40 words:

What made Hari Singh come back to Anil?

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate option:

1. 'He' is in a rage because he is ______.         (1)
   1. hungry
   2. tied
   3. thirsty
   4. in a cage
2. He is lurking in the shadow because ______.       (1)
3. The above lines express the tiger's ______.     (1)
   1. resignation
   2. fear
   3. anger
   4. acceptance
4. Complete the sentence appropriately:   (1)
   It is clear that metaphor is the poetic device used for ‘pads of velvet’ — because ______.
   (Clue: explain how metaphor is applied here.)
5. The contrast in the above extract is between life in the forest and life in the ______.      (1)
   1. circus
   2. national park
   3. cave
   4. zoo

Why did Hari Singh smile in his most appealing way towards the end of the story?

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

Answer the following in about 100-120 words:

'No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background or his religion'. Do you agree? Elaborate on the basis of the chapter "Nelson Mandela - Long walk to freedom". 

Answer the following in about 100-120 words:

Trust and compassion can reform a person. Justify this statement in the light of the lesson 'The Thief's Story'.

How is Ausable different from other secret agents?

Answer the following question in 30-40 words:

Why does the poet not offer the boy money to buy another ball?

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate option:

1. One can find out that it is a leopard by the way it ______.     (1)
   
   1. leaps
   2. eats
   3. looks
   4. roars
2. State whether the following statement is true or false:   (1)
   When an animal repeatedly leaps at a person, it is a leopard.
3. Complete the sentence appropriately:  (1)
   It is clear that repetition is a poetic device used for 'lep and lep again' because ______.
   (Clue: explain how repetition is applied here.)
4. The Royal Bengal Tiger has black stripes on yellow skin whereas a leopard has ______.      (1)
5. Complete the analogy with a word from the extract:      (1)
   claws : nails :: ? : skin