📚 English Language & Literature — Class X

Passage (from A Letter to God): "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 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."

Passage: "Some say the world will end in fire, / Some say in ice. / From what I've tasted of desire / I hold with those who favour fire. / But if it had to perish twice, / I think I know enough of hate / To say that for destruction ice / Is also great / And would suffice."

Passage (from The Thief's Story): "He was about 25, I judged, a lean and lanky young man with a prominent Adam's apple. He had an easy-going manner about him which I liked. 'I can cook, clean and do odd jobs,' I said. 'But I don't want to work very hard.' 'I can see that,' said Anil. He looked at me in a friendly way. 'Well, can you make tea?' 'Yes.' 'Let's try you.'"

Passage (Analytical Paragraph Prompt): The bar graph shows the mode of transport used by 500 students to reach school: Bus — 180; Cycle — 120; On foot — 100; Car — 60; Metro — 40.

Editing passage (find errors and correct): "Yesterday, I goes to the market with my mother. We buyed a lot of vegetables. The shopkeeper was very kind and give us a free bag. We was very happy."