(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for English 1 (English Language)

Write an e-mail to a local artist inviting him/her to inaugurate the exhibition and be the Chief Guest on the occasion.

Your friend was absent from school on a day when an unfortunate incident took place for which you were blamed. Write a letter to your friend giving details about the incident, your role in it and how the matter was finally resolved.

Join the following sentence to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. Choose the correct option.

Stay still. We cannot take your photograph otherwise.

Join the following sentence to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. Choose the correct option.

Roy’s mother rang up the school office. She wanted to enquire about the swimming classes at the summer camp.

Join the following sentence to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. Choose the correct option.

I left my keys somewhere. Do you know where they are?

Join the following sentence to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. Choose the correct option.

The captain should not be blamed for the team’s defeat. The players should not be blamed for the team’s defeat.

The audience broke into loud applause as soon as he finished speaking.

(Begin with: No sooner...)

The news surprised everyone in my family.

(Begin with: The news took ...)

Yesterday was so much fun.

(End with a question tag)

I wouldn't eat that food if I was not really hungry.

(Use: ‘unless’)

It is so hot and humid that I cannot sleep.

(Use: too)

I prefer going out with friends to staying alone at home.

(Begin with: I would rather ...)

"Why were you absent yesterday?" the teacher asked me.

(Begin with: The teacher asked me why ...)

Very few dancers are as graceful as she is.

(Begin with: She is ...)

Write a composition (300-350 words) on the following:

Write an original short story entitled 'A Strange Visitor'.

Write a composition (300-350 words) the following:

Narrate an incident from your experience in which your parents had entrusted you with a difficult task. Give details of the task, how you carried it out and your feelings at the end.

Write a composition (300-350 words) the following:

Describe how you spend your time on a holiday afternoon. Why do you think it is necessary to have these times of quietness and soliltude?

Write a composition (300-350 words) the following:

Express your views either for or against the statement 'Junk food should be banned'.

There's a black cat sitting ______ the wall.

The horse jumped ______ the hedge.