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Jigme Sherubling Central School Khaling: Trashigang Trial Exam, 2019 Class: X (A, B & C) Language and Writing Writing Time: 3 Hours English Paper - I Total Marks: 80 Section A-Essay Writing

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Jigme Sherubling Central School Khaling: Trashigang Trial Exam, 2019 Class: X (A, B & C) Language and Writing Writing Time: 3 Hours English Paper - I Total Marks: 80 Section A-Essay Writing

1. The document is a trial exam from Jigme Sherubling Central School in Khaling, Trashigang for Class X students. 2. It contains four sections: essay writing, letter writing, grammar/structures, and sentence completion and editing. 3. Students have 3 hours to complete the exam which is worth a total of 80 marks and covers topics like climate change, festivals, career prospects, grammar structures, and sentence rewriting.

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Jigme Sherubling Central School

Khaling: Trashigang
Trial Exam, 2019
Class: X (A, B & C)
Language and Writing Writing Time: 3 Hours
English Paper -I Total Marks: 80

Section A- Essay Writing


Question -I
Write an expository essay of 350-400 words on any ONE of the topics given below. You will be
rewarded for orderly and coherent presentation of materials, use of appropriate features and
general accuracy of spellings, punctuation and grammar. [25]

(a) What is climate change? As a global citizen, how will you help to combat the climate
change?
(b) Name the most popular festival held in your locality? Describe how our today’s youths can
motivate to preserve the tradition and culture of our country through this festival?
(c) Explain the importance of attending IT (Information Technology) classes and its future
prospects? How this subject will build your future career?

Question II (Letter Writing)


You are Tashi, a class- X student of Etho Meto Middle Secondary School from Paro
Dzongkhag. Write a letter on any ONE of the following situations. [15]

(a) You are cultural coordinator of the School. Write a letter to Ap Dopay Supplier & Co, Paro
Town, placing an order for some items for the annual cultural concert to be staged on 25th Oct.
2019. Mention the importance of program, items, quantity, time frame, mode of payment and
transport for the supply.

(b) You are School captain of the school. Write an invitation letter to the Dzongkhag Education
Officer, Paro Dzongkhag inviting him to attend Annual School Rimdo as guest on 20th of
October 2019. Mention day, date, time and venue.

(c)You are the class coordinator of class XA. Write a letter to the Principal of your school for
the approval of field trip during one of the Sundays. Write the details of the field trip with
aims and objectives of going for field trip.

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Section B
(Grammar/Structures)
Question III
1. Each question below is followed by four responses. Choose the response that best fits the
given question and write it in the space provided. [1x10]

1. “A piece of cake” is an example of …………………………


A: Metaphor
B: Idiom
C: Personification
D: Simile

2. He ………………. television every evening with his better half for half an hour.
A: Watched
B: watch
C: watches
D: Watching

3. It will be fine……………………………… you do it the way I told you.


A: as like
B: as could
C: so as
D: as long as

4. “What’s up with him?” “Oh,…………………………… mood about something.”


A: he’s in a bad
B: he’s in angry
C: he had a bad
D: he has a angry

5. The ………………………… is survived by his wife and two children.


A: diseased
B: deceased
C: deseased
D: diseassed

6. The star looks smaller than the sun because it is …………………away from us.
A: more further
B: more far

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C: more farther
D: much farther

7. He has …………………………… to take us all.


A: very small car
B: too small car
C: a too small car
D: so small car

8. She does her work …………………………………….. than her classmates.


A: so more diligently
B: far more diligently
C: such more diligently
D: much more diligent

9. They came …………………………… than we had expected.


A: much late
B: more late
C: more later
D: much later

10. When and where to build the school ………………………………………. yet.


A: has not been decided
B: have not been decided
C: has not decided
D: have not decided.

2. Using the instructions given in the brackets, rewrite the following sentences without
changing their meanings. [1x10]
1. You are waiting for your friend. [Change to passive voice]
2. We must put an end to this quarrel.[change the voice]
3. “I am reading a book”, he explained. [Change to indirect speech]
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4. He said, “I will be in Thimphu tomorrow”. [Change to reported speech]
5. He said, “Shall we start?” Change it to reported speech]
6. She read the Kuensel. She fainted at once. [Begin with No sooner….]
7. As soon as I entered the room, I noticed her. [Begin with Hardly… when]
8. Very few countries in the world are as large as China. [Change to superlative]
9. Some flowers are at least as lovely as the sunflower. [Change to comparative]
10. If Karma doesn’t work hard, he will not succeed.[ begin with unless]

3. Complete the following sentences with the correct words given in the brackets
[1x10=10]
1. He could not ……………………… to see his friend suffer heart attack. (bare/bear)
2. The king was desperate need of a ………………. to secure the future of his       kingdom.
(heir/hare)
3. The teacher walked down the …………….. between rows of desk.( aisle/isle)
4. This shopping trip has had a positive ………………… on my mood. (effect/affect)
5. The girls are having ………………… hair cut today after they’re warned by      Principal
during today’s morning assembly. (there /their)
6. I do not know what to …………………… to the weeding. (where/wear)
7. Do you know…………………… having detention today as announced early this      week?.
(Whose/who’s)
8. The rate of growth remained …………………………for three years.
    (stationary/stationery)
9. His………………………………to me was to tell my teacher my problem.
(advice/advise)
10. Ugyen Tshering Nadik wanted to go…………………………….. his mother said he
couldn’t leave. Except/accept)

4. Each of the following sentences below has an error. Edit the      sentence
and rewrite it. [1x10=10]
Example:
1. Its not important what people looks like, it’s how he acts.
It’s not important what people look like, it’s how they act.

1. He is the weakest boy of the two.

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2. The match was cancelled because of it rained.

3. The later part of the book is well written.

4. This is comparatively a cheaper watch.

5. I am too pleased to meet my friend Karma after ten years.

6. When I shall go to Thimphu, I shall see her.

7. Neither he nor his brothers is to blame.

8. I have enjoyed to talk to her about old times.

9. He told me that God was merciful to all.

10. My friend suggested this me.

ALL THE BEST!!!

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