ICSE Class 10 2013 Question Paper English Language

ICSE Class 10 2013 Question Paper English Language. Students can download the last year question papers using the link below. Free download of examination question papers with solutions. Last 10 year question papers should be practised to get better marks in examinations.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

ENGLISH Paper 1

(Two hours)

The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].

Question 1

(Do not spend more than 35 minutes on this question.) 

Write a composition (350 - 400 words) on any one of the following:

(a) Me and my big mouth!

(b) Write about a time when you were late for an important function. What lesson on punctuality did you learn?

(c) Every home should adopt a pet animal. Express your views either for or against this statement.

(d) Write an original short story which illustrates the truth of the statement, One lie leads to another.

Question 2

(Do not spend more than 20 minutes on this question.)

Select one of the following

(a) Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper telling him/her what you think about global warming, its effects and what people should do to prevent it from getting worse.

(b) A friend of yours has been out of station for a month and there was an important event/function held in the school while he/she was away. Write him/her a letter describing of the event/function, and your role in it, and why your friend was missed.

Question 3

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: 

My husband Pele and I were staying in a holiday house overlooking the beautiful, lush rainforests of Indonesia. The glass walls framed a fine view across the Bagon Valley to what had been the summer palace of President Suharto.

The first morning we strolled hand in hand up a winding pathway, heading to the main building for breakfast. But once we arrived at the dinning room, I realized 5 we‟d forgotten our money, so I volunteered to run back to the house. Making my way down the path, I turned the last corner only to find a giant bird, similar to an emu, standing outside our front door.

“Hey baby, what are you doing?” I cooed, moving slowly so as not to frighten it. Having a deep, abiding fascination with all creatures great and small, I wanted a 10 closer look. This was my first mistake.

As I came within a few meters, he took a big breath and let out a nasty hiss, stopping me in my tracks.

“That‟s not very friendly,” I said, clueless. He hissed again and I promptly made the second mistake of turning and running, instead of backing away slowly. As I 15 rounded the corner I heard his razor-sharp claws scrabbling on the cobblestones.

“Oh!”

His steps sounded like a drum as they hit the ground, quickly coming too close for comfort. I suddenly changed direction and headed into the trees. Dodged in and out of the foliage. I hoped my tactic would fool him. A crash behind me indicated no 20 such luck.

Jumping over a small bush, I found myself out in the open and not far from the dining room. Picking up speed, I bolted over the plants and rockeries surrounding the perimeter and dashed through the gate. When I turned to close it, the bird was nowhere to be seen. 

I didn‟t realize it and at the time, but I had just come face to face with a cassowary, a bird also found in Australia‟s north Queensland rainforests. Cassowarys weigh 55 kilos or more, stand about 180 centimeters tall and have saber-like toenails that can open a human from chin to groin like a zipper and kill humans.

“What‟s wrong?” Pele asked as I stumbled back into the dinning room. 

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