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English Language Semester-2 ICSE Specimen Paper Solved Class-10

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Question 1:

Write a composition (300 – 350 words) on any one of the following:

(i) Imagine a situation where a child runs away from home but later returns. Why did he or she run away? What made him/her come back? Write an original short story entitled: ‘Finding My Way Home’.

Ans-

My mother had a deadline for everything—a time to reach home, days on which I should clean my room, the hour at which I should wake up (and god help me if I missed that), how long should a phone conversation last and what not. And she wanted to know everything—if the boy I met recently, is really my friend or a boyfriend? Am I attending my classes regularly or are under the influence of those ‘friends’ who bunked college frequently?

I was running away from home but I didn’t know where I wanted to go. The new-found freedom was almost exhilarating. I reached the bus station without even figuring out a destination. After much deliberation, I dismissed the thought of going to Mumbai to become an actress or to Delhi and make a fortune there (no buses could travel from Guwahati to those destinations). I decided to go to my paternal village which was just 60 kms away from Guwahati. I didn’t have any experience of travelling in a local bus alone and the condition of the rickety vehicles almost made me change my mind. Finally, I got a ticket for my ride and gingerly climbed the bus. The two-hour journey (yes, two long hours for a mere 60 kms!) wasn’t easy. From sweaty armpits to crying babies, middle-aged man rubbing their bellies to betel nut chewing old women, I had all the misadventures. I just waited for the moment to get down from the bus. But buried in a sea of passengers, I didn’t even realize when my destination arrived. Only after the conductor started throwing me suspicious glances, I understood my mistake. I paid him a few extra rupees (a fine for travelling the unpaid kilometers) and got down on a strange land.
This was just the beginning of my nightmare. I had no idea where I was and there was no body I could call for help because mobile phones were yet to be discovered. I looked for a face with kind eyes. Thankfully, a gentleman explained that the village I wanted to go was just three kilometers away and I could travel the distance in an autorickshaw. Finally, I found a ride and started my journey. After reaching my grandparents’ place, I faced the dilemma of whether to tell them the truth or not? They would definitely send me back if they got a whiff of what I have done. I decided against telling the truth and before my grandmother could ask anything else, I heard a familiar honking of an approaching car. My parents were here too.
“What were you planning to do,” cried my mother as she got down from the car.

(ii) Parents can never be friends with their children. Express your views either for or against this statement.

Ans

FAVOUR Statement :-

When back at home in the evening, the father and the mother should spend most of their time with their children, play with them, cut jokes with them; tell stories to them, and ask children to tell their stories about how they spend their day at school. Parents need not be overbearing and too somber they need to be close and friendly children may find in them a time companion a friend a true confidant. This would provide the child with all the mental food for the company which he or she craves and makes him or her at peace within. Never would he be led to seek company elsewhere. This parental attention is a cure and a tonic to the growing mind in the otherwise, tense, and tattered social life in today’s world.

• Parental care has a long way to help in the mental growth of the child.
• Ever busy parents make children suffer from a sense of neglect.
• Such a sense of neglect makes them seek companies outside their homes.
• This makes them easy victims of undesirable social elements.
• Frustration and neglect at home give rise to a sense of frustration which may even lead to crime.
• Parents should act as friends to their children to be their companions while at home in the evenings and be their confidants in all matters.
• It’s easier to get along with you when your children don’t feel like you’re suffocating them under restrictions.
• A parent who is approachable, accessible, and has their kids’ best interests at heart grow a close bond with Children.
• This relationship would save parents from so many children related problems and save children from falling in bad company.
• Parental attention is a cure and a tonic to the growing mind in the otherwise tense, and tattered social life in today’s world.

AGAINST Statement :-

The emotional role of the parent is built on love, affection, and esteem. It’s an essential part of being a parent, and it’s a beautiful thing to behold. But your role as a parent is not just emotional. And your child is not your friend.

Indeed, much of the parenting role is functional. For an infant, that means feeding, changing diapers, bathing, and generally providing for the child. For an eight-year-old, it means ensuring homework gets done. And for a fifteen-year-old, it means setting and enforcing a responsible curfew.

Understand that if a mother loves her child emotionally but neglects the functional role, that child is at risk of not maturing into a responsible adult. Indeed, emotional and functional parenting roles go hand in hand. It’s not healthy to emphasize one at the cost of the other. You need both

A parent may want to feel emotionally attached to their older child, but at the same time, the parent must do functional things that the child may not like. For example, parents need to set limits with their child, and your child may dislike you and may resist you when you set limits.

Nevertheless, setting limits is a healthy function, and you need to do it for your child’s sake. Limits are how kids learn to figure out what’s safe and what’s not safe. And what’s appropriate and what’s not appropriate.

You are your child’s authority—that’s your role and responsibility. Do you have an emotional relationship with your child? Yes. But if you try to be friends with your child, it comes at the cost of your authority, and it undermines your role as a parent.

Practically speaking, your child can find another friend, but your child can’t find another parent. You and only you can be your child’s parent, and that’s why you need to be the parent and not the friend.

And if it’s you who needs a friend, I suggest you look elsewhere and don’t expect your child to be your friend.

(iii) Describe an area in your city or hometown which is famous for its street food. Give details of the familiar sights and sounds you would experience on this street.

Ans- 

I was born and brought up in Singapore and thus Orchard Road is a familiar street for me. It has a long history and been lying down for over a century.
The Orchard Road is named after the orchards (it is believed that there were gardens of different plants) on the surrounding locality. Now the entire view of the road has been changed and is considered as the longest street in Singapore stretching over 2 kilometres. The road is also termed as Orchard as well by the natives while the other people term it in different names like market street etc. and contains the attractive shopping zones of the country. But earlier, it was not as it is now. The newer structures and malls have been formulated when the number of tourists increased in the country.

Geographically the road is located in the Central Region and stretched about 2.5 kilometres. Starting from the Tanglin Road, the Orchard Road has occupied roads towards the Dhobi Ghaut. Considered as the shoppers’ heaven and the main shopping venue in Singapore, the road is covered with a very good number of shopping malls have been built for shopping, and food courts, coffee shops, nightclubs, residential hotels and other necessary commercial services are available here as well where tourists from different countries come to get their necessary stuff. I frequently go there to have some coffees or snacks in the evening after my office and sometimes my colleagues, friends and family members accompany me here. But during the weekend evenings, I pass my evening hours on the roadside coffee shops by chatting with my friends.

The road looks different at different hours. The night views are stunning and the lighting system of the shops and roadside restaurants make it more attractive than the daytime. Besides, during the celebrations like Christmas, the road gets a fresh and breathtaking look though the road is neat and clean on the regular days. To increase the beauty of the road, it underwent renovation back in 2009 and necessary facilities have been increased. Installation of new street lamps, tiles on the streets, flower plants by the side of the walkways has raised the beauty of the road. During the evening hours, the road looks like a paradise for its outstanding beautification. As a result, the road becomes occupied by people of different strata who come to different purposes

In my teenage, the road was less popular comparing the current days. I have lots of memories on the road. The development did not begin then when we used to spend time on the roadsides in the evening hours, discussed over numerous issues with friends and participated in sports. We had different spots to pass our leisure hours. With the gradual development of the Orchard Road, our leisure activities changed greatly. We started taking foods from the newly made shops and celebrated different events like birthdays under the open sky on the road. When the place gradually started becoming crowded, we lost our attraction for the place. The spots were grabbed by the business people and other service providers and that was a great loss for me and my team.

(iv) It is very important for young people to spend time quietly or alone for a short while every day. If you were given an hour to spend on your own, how will you spend it? What will you learn from the process?

Ans:–

While there is a wealth of research pointing to the psychological downsides of loneliness and social isolation, there is an increasing amount of evidence suggesting that a certain amount of quality time alone is critical to well-being. Some things, this research suggests, are just better off being done by yourself without the distractions, opinions, or influences of other people.

Even though people sometimes fear seclusion, research has shown than many people actually seek and prefer solitude. Your desire for alone time is heavily influenced by your overall personality.

And being an extrovert does not mean that you aren’t capable of enjoying your own company. Even if you naturally seek the company of a crowd, you can learn how to enjoy a little time to yourself now and then.

It is important to remember that being alone and loneliness are two very different things. Loneliness involves being isolated despite wanting social connections, where being alone means taking time for yourself between regular social interactions.

Some things when alone

Previous research has shown that nature can have a number of psychological benefits, ranging from restoring attention to relieving stress.

(v) Study the picture given below. Write a short story or description or an account of what the picture suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or you may take suggestions from it.

Answer :

ways kids spend time differently today than in the past Today’s children are busy. Between school, sports, music, gymnastics, tutoring, and dance, it seems like children have less unstructured free time than ever

According to research, the kids of today are spending their time in ways that are significantly different than kids a single generation back – here’s how it could be affecting them

1. Kids simply have less free time than past

According to a study published in Pediatrics, free time is declining for many children. Time previously used for free play has been curbed to make room for structured activities like longer school days and extracurriculars, which could deprive children of the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional benefits play can provide Not only do kids have less free time, but they’re also spending less time playing outdoors. A study published in 2017 by Gallup found that children spend an average of 18.6 hours of their free time playing on screens per week compared to 10.6 hours spent playing outside per week

2. Screen time has risen dramatically

Perhaps it’s no surprise that kids spend more time staring a screen these days, given the ubiquity of computers, smartphones, tablets, and televisions.

However, there has been a dramatic uptick in hours spent staring at media. According to a BBC News, in the mid 1990s, children in the UK between the ages of five and 16 had an average of three hours of screen time each day. In 2015, kids consumed six and a half hours of screen time per day. on average.

3. Kids spend much less time outside

modern children spend half as much time outdoors as their parents did, despite the fact that 96% of the parents surveyed felt it was important for kids to have a “connection to nature.”

There’s even a term for lacking that connection: nature-deficit disorder. Although it’s not a medical ailment, nature-deficit disorder describes the “growing gap between nature and children,” which can lead to less physical fitness and vitamin D deficiency, which can result in other health problems

4. Kids are getting less sleep

kids aged six to 13 should get nine to 11 hours of sleep each night, and 14 to 17 year olds should get eight to 10.

However, according to a national survey published in 2015 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 58% of American middle school students and more than 72% of high school students were not getting enough sleep on school nights.

5. They are doing a lot more homework

Homework can strengthen kids’ skills and help them learn, but too much could hurt more than help.

In fact, a research paper published in PISA in Focus found that any more than four hours of homework per week has a negligible impact on academic performance

Question 2:

Select any one of the following: 

(i) You have been given a small sum of money to buy a gift with for a friend. What gift would you choose (specify) and why would you choose this? Write a letter to your friend telling him/her about the gift and how it will benefit him/her.

(ii) You have planned to organize a health camp at school. Write a letter to the Manager of a supermarket requesting sponsorship for the event. Name the event and explain how it will benefit both the community as well as the supermarket.

Answer :

(i)

Dear ABC

(ii)

Dear

Manager of a supermarket,

My name is XYZ and I work with school. As you might know, our team here works hard every year to bring educational books to supporters and community members like you.

Last year, we had 50 guests come to our program where we offered the same about 5 thousand copy of skill books.

This time, we’re making [event name] more special than ever. We’re expecting over 5 thousand to attend, and we’re so excited to have learn with fun event

But events like this can be expensive, and to make sure our operations run smoothly and our guests receive the best experience possible, we need your help. With venue rental, catering, permits, licensing, parking, and more, a sponsorship from your organization will bring us closer to having the perfect event.

If you choose to sponsor our event, we can offer you perks like packages of free tickets, event t-shirts, and VIP access in exchange for your contribution. Depending on your specific donation amount, we can offer you different levels of perks.

Please contact us at  [email protected] to discuss our event or if you’d like to learn more about our available sponsorship packages.

Thank you,

XYZ

[+91-123456789]

[email protected]

Question 3:

(i) You are the President of the school Science Club. You and your team are planning to organize a creative mask-making event using renewable materials. Write a notice to be put up on the school notice board, giving details of the event.

(ii) Write an e-mail to the General Manager of a local hospital requesting him / her to send a senior doctor to talk to the participants at the event about the quality of mask which would give them the best protection.

Answer :

 (i)

NOTICE

Science Club

1st September 2018

This is to inform you all that, the Science Club is organizing an event on the occasion of teacher’s day. The event will be celebrated on 5th September 2018 at 5 pm in the Science Club. The dress code for the event will be sarees/ suits for women and girls and suits for men and boys. All of you are hereby requested to attend the event and honor the contribution made by children in our formation. For any further query please contact the undersigned.

ABC
(President of Science Club)

(ii)

To

General Manager

(District Hospital )

Subject: request to send a team of doctors to discuss the Mask quality.

This is to request you to kindly send a team of doctors to our area for health meeting against covid-19 protection including mask quality . People here are living below the poverty line and are unable to afford a health checkup. This health checkup would be very beneficial for them because then they may approach their concerned doctors and get their treatment done. This initiative of yours would be appreciable.

Kindly do the needful.

Regards

Your faithfully

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