Question Bank
Class 10 English
1
, Foreword
With a view to support teachers in the endeavour to move away from a
culture of rote learning and impact pedagogy in the classroom, CBSE is
delighted to share this Resource for Teachers in English Language and
Literature for Class X. Exemplar questions from each chapter of both the
books have been prepared. These exemplar questions are for the question
number 3,4,10,11,12, and 13 of the Sample Question Paper 2020-21 and
have been numbered accordingly.
This resource will equip teachers and learners to become familiar with the
new patterns and understand, acquire and practice the requisite skills and
competencies listed in the curriculum. It will also serve as a guideline for
teachers to prepare a question bank individually and collaboratively.
As you will observe, the questions in the document are not based on mere
recall or rudimentary comprehension. Rather, they have been designed to
foster in students the skill to think critically and creatively with a focus on
inferential abilities.
It is important to note that the larger intent of this resource is providing to
teachers an indicative framework to conceptualise and practice analysis-
based learning and problem solving. It is hoped that the questions herein
will also enable teachers to reflect on their teaching practices, and promote
a movement away from ‘teaching to the test’ towards a focus on the process
of discovery, openness, imaginative engagement and activity-based
learning in the ways that they bring the text to the child, as much as the
child to the text.
It is our belief that the potential of the Language and Literature curriculum
to stimulate learners and teachers can be glimpsed in this Resource. We
hope that teachers will welcome this document as a reminder of this
potential, and find in it a ready resource not only to equip their students,
but to jumpstart their own thinking and engagement processes.
2
,First Flight
3
, L-1 A Letter to God Text-First Flight
Q3 Multiple Choice Questions based on an extract
(A) The house- the only one in the entire valley -sat on the crest of a low hill.
From this height one could see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted
with the flowers that always promised a good harvest. The only thing the
earth needed was a good downpour or at least a shower. Throughout the
morning Lencho -who knew his fields intimately- had done nothing but see
the sky towards the north-east.
i Based on the detail of the house’s location, how can it best be described?
a) majestic
b) imposing
c) solitary
d) unique
ii The field of corn dotted with flowers means that
a) not a single flower was bigger than a dot
b) the flowers were scattered across.
c) the flowers were in shaped like dots.
d) the flowers had shrunk in size.
iii Lencho wished for a downpour or a heavy shower. Pick the option that
correctly lists the correct match for kinds of rain.
a) 1-ii,2-iv,3-v,4-i,5-iii
b) 1-iv,2-i,3-iii,4-v,5-ii
c) 1-v,2-iii,3-iv,4-ii,5-i
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Class 10 English
1
, Foreword
With a view to support teachers in the endeavour to move away from a
culture of rote learning and impact pedagogy in the classroom, CBSE is
delighted to share this Resource for Teachers in English Language and
Literature for Class X. Exemplar questions from each chapter of both the
books have been prepared. These exemplar questions are for the question
number 3,4,10,11,12, and 13 of the Sample Question Paper 2020-21 and
have been numbered accordingly.
This resource will equip teachers and learners to become familiar with the
new patterns and understand, acquire and practice the requisite skills and
competencies listed in the curriculum. It will also serve as a guideline for
teachers to prepare a question bank individually and collaboratively.
As you will observe, the questions in the document are not based on mere
recall or rudimentary comprehension. Rather, they have been designed to
foster in students the skill to think critically and creatively with a focus on
inferential abilities.
It is important to note that the larger intent of this resource is providing to
teachers an indicative framework to conceptualise and practice analysis-
based learning and problem solving. It is hoped that the questions herein
will also enable teachers to reflect on their teaching practices, and promote
a movement away from ‘teaching to the test’ towards a focus on the process
of discovery, openness, imaginative engagement and activity-based
learning in the ways that they bring the text to the child, as much as the
child to the text.
It is our belief that the potential of the Language and Literature curriculum
to stimulate learners and teachers can be glimpsed in this Resource. We
hope that teachers will welcome this document as a reminder of this
potential, and find in it a ready resource not only to equip their students,
but to jumpstart their own thinking and engagement processes.
2
,First Flight
3
, L-1 A Letter to God Text-First Flight
Q3 Multiple Choice Questions based on an extract
(A) The house- the only one in the entire valley -sat on the crest of a low hill.
From this height one could see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted
with the flowers that always promised a good harvest. The only thing the
earth needed was a good downpour or at least a shower. Throughout the
morning Lencho -who knew his fields intimately- had done nothing but see
the sky towards the north-east.
i Based on the detail of the house’s location, how can it best be described?
a) majestic
b) imposing
c) solitary
d) unique
ii The field of corn dotted with flowers means that
a) not a single flower was bigger than a dot
b) the flowers were scattered across.
c) the flowers were in shaped like dots.
d) the flowers had shrunk in size.
iii Lencho wished for a downpour or a heavy shower. Pick the option that
correctly lists the correct match for kinds of rain.
a) 1-ii,2-iv,3-v,4-i,5-iii
b) 1-iv,2-i,3-iii,4-v,5-ii
c) 1-v,2-iii,3-iv,4-ii,5-i
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