English Important Questions
High-frequency English questions from BSE Telangana Class 10 public exam — grammar, comprehension, writing tasks, and literature questions that appear almost every year.
Grammar — Paper 1 Focus
- 1Change 5 given active voice sentences to passive voice and vice versa (5 marks)
- 2Convert 3 direct speech sentences to reported speech and 2 reported back to direct (5 marks)
- 3Fill in blanks with appropriate tense forms: simple past, present perfect, past continuous
- 4Add question tags to 5 statements — affirmative and negative (2 marks)
- 5Fill in blanks with suitable modals: can, could, may, might, should, must, would (3 marks)
Reading Comprehension — Paper 1
- 1Read the passage and answer 5 questions — 2 factual, 2 inferential, 1 vocabulary in context
- 2Write a title for the passage and explain in one sentence why you chose it
- 3Identify the main idea of each paragraph in 5–10 words
- 4Find words in the passage that mean the same as the given definitions
- 5Summarise the passage in 80–100 words with a suitable heading
Writing — Paper 1 Tasks
- 1Write a formal letter to the principal requesting permission for a school trip (8 marks)
- 2Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper about a problem in your area (8 marks)
- 3Write a notice for your school notice board about an event (4 marks)
- 4Write a formal letter of complaint to the municipal officer about street lights not working (8 marks)
- 5Write an application for leave to your class teacher, giving reason (5 marks)
Literature — Paper 2
- 1Answer comprehension questions on a given prose extract — who, what, why, how (4 marks)
- 2Explain a poetry extract: theme, mood, imagery, and what the poet wants to convey (5 marks)
- 3Character sketch: describe the personality and qualities of a character from the prescribed text (5 marks)
- 4Write the central theme of the poem and how it is developed across the stanzas (4 marks)
- 5Compare two characters from a prose text — similarities and differences (5 marks)
Extended Writing — Paper 2
- 1Write an essay on: the role of technology in education / environmental pollution / importance of reading (150 words)
- 2Write a dialogue between two students discussing their career plans (10 exchanges)
- 3Write a report on a school event — Annual Day, Sports Day, or Science Exhibition (150 words)
- 4Write a short story based on a given situation or first line (150 words)
- 5Describe a person you admire — who they are, what they do, and why you admire them (120 words)