AP 10th Self-Assessment 2 Model Paper 2024 - English Question Paper
In preparation for the upcoming AP 10th Class English Self-Assessment 2 Model Paper 2024, students should focus on Units 3 and 4. The syllabus covers key prose and poetry from the NCERT curriculum, which includes engaging stories, inspiring poems, and supplementary reading material.
Syllabus Details:
Unit 3:
1. Two Stories about Flying
a. His First Flight
b. The Black Aeroplane
2. How to Tell Wild Animals (Poem)
3. The Ball Poem (Poem)
4. The Thief's Story (Supplementary Reader)
Unit 4:
1. From the Diary of Anne Frank
2. Amanda! (Poem)
3. The Midnight Visitor (Supplementary Reader)
Self Assessment Model paper -2 2024-25
ENGLISH
Class X MAX. MARKS: 20 Time 45 Minutes
1) READING COMPREHENSION: 5M
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. (2M)
The moon was coming up in the east, behind me, and stars were shining in the clear sky above me. 'There wasn't a cloud in the sky. I was happy to be alone high up above the sleeping countryside. I was flying my old Dakota aeroplane over France back to England. I was dreaming of my holiday and looking forward to being with my family. I looked at my watch; one thirty in the morning. (The Black Aeroplane)
1) Where was the narrator going?
2) Why was the narrator happy?
Read the following poem and choose the correct answer from the given choices. (1M)
2. Don't eat that chocolate, Amanda!
Remember your acne, Amanda!
Will you please look at me when I'm speaking to you? Amanda!
Life in a tower is tranquil and rare;
(I am Rapunzel, I have not a care; I'll certainly never let down my brightr hair!) (Amanda!)
3) Who is addressing Amanda in the poem?
a) Amanda herself b) The narrator c) Rapunzel
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer from the given choices. (2M)
3. Ausable did not fit any description of a secret agent Fowler had ever read. Following him down the musty corridor of the gloomy French hotel where Ausable had a room. Fowler felt let down. It was a small room, on the sixth and top floor, and scarcely a setting for a romantic adventure.
Ausable was, for one thing, fat. Very fat. And then there was his accent. Though he spoke French and German passably, he had never altogether lost the American accent he had brought to Paris from Boston twenty years ago.
"You are disappointed," Ausable said wheezily over his shoulder.
"You were told that I was a secret agent, a spy, dealing in espionage and danger. You wished to meet me because you are a write, young and romantic. You envisioned mysterious figures in the night, the crack of pistols, drugs in the wine." (The Midnight Visitor)
1) How can you say Ausable did not fit of a secret agent?
a) Ausable was very slim.
b) Ausable was very fat.
c) Ausable was tall.
2) What does Ausable imply about Fowler's expectations of their meeting?
a) Ausable suggests Fowler expected a mundane encounter.
b) Ausable believes Fowler anticipated a dangerous and thrilling rendezvous.
c) Ausable thinks Fowler expected a romantic adventure.
2 VOCABULARY: 5M
1) Read the paragraph and write the synonyms of the underlined words given in brackets. (2M)
The sun was now ascending the sky, blazing (a) on his ledge that faced the south. He felt the heat because he had not eaten since the previous nightfall. He stepped slowly out to the brink of the ledge (b), and standing on one leg with the other leg hidden under his wing, he closed one eye, then the other, and pretended to be falling asleep. Still they took no notice of him. He saw his two brothers and his sister lying on the plateau dozing (c) with their heads sunk into their necks. His father was preening (d) the feathers on his white back.
(enormous, mournfully, mockingly, plunged, cavorting, fluttered)
2) Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the words given in brackets. (2M)
The evening, after I'd _______ (a) (finish/finished/finishing) the rest of my homework, the note about the essay caught my eye, I began _______ (b) (think/thinks/thinking) about the subject while ________ (c) (chew/chews/chewing) the tip of my fountain pen. Anyone could ramble on and leave big spaces between the words, but the trick was to come up with ______ (d) (convince/convinced/convincing) arguments to prove the necessity of talking.
3) Complete the words with correct suffixes given in brackets. (1M)
I thought of this saying on one of those days when I was feeling a little (a) depress _______ (ion/ed) and was sitting at home with my chin in my hands, bored and (b) list ______ (less/full), wondering whether to stay in or go out.
3. GRAMMAR: 5M
1) Join the sentences given below using the linkers. (2M)
a) I have an urgent work. I won't meet you. (since)
b) It was raining. I went for a walk. (although)
2) Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions given in brackets. (2M)
a) Raju apologized _______ being late to the conference. (with/for/about)
b) Meena is proud _______ her son's success. (at/on/of)
3) Change the following sentence into Passive voice. (1M)
The young boy feels the guilt.
4. CREATIVE EXPRESSION: 5M
Anne said that the world would not be interested in the musings of a thirteen-year-old girl? Why did she say so? Assume yourself Anne and make a diary entry.
(Or)
Ratan Tata was a great industrialist, visionary leader and philanthropist. He was born on 28 December 1937. He was the chairman of Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons and Tata Group between 1991 and 2012 and between 2016 and 2017. He breathed his last on 9 October 2024. Now, prepare a script for speech about Ratan Tata.
How to Prepare for AP 10th Self-Assessment 2 Model Paper 2024
Focus on Key Themes: Thoroughly revise all the chapters and poems from Units 3 and 4.
Practice Writing: Get comfortable with essay, paragraph, and letter writing.
Analyze Characters: Especially focus on characters like Anne Frank and the thief from “The Thief's Story.”
Understand Literary Devices: Review common literary devices like similes, metaphors, and personification used in poems like “Amanda!” and “The Ball Poem.”
Useful Resources:
For additional practice and model papers, check out these useful links:
1. AP 10th Class Model Papers 2024 - Official Site
2. NCERT English Class 10 Lessons PDF
3. AP SSC Preparation Tips and Guides
AP 10th English Model Paper 2024
AP SSC 10th English Self-Assessment 2 Model Paper
Class 10 English Exam Preparation 2024
NCERT Class 10 English Units 3 and 4
How to Prepare for AP 10th English Exam
AP 10th Model Papers Download 2024
