Answer ,Development Test ,WBBSE, Class Ten (X),English,The Passing Away Of Bapu and My Own True Family. 2026 english paper one
1st Terminal Examination-2026
Class-X
Sub: English (1st Paper) Code: …………. Roll……….
Time: 1:30 Hours F.M:50
READING COMPREHENSION
(SEEN)
1. Read the
following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
I was having tea
at home on the evening of 30th January, 1948, when I was called to Birla house
by an urgent telephone. Gandhiji had been shot on his way to a prayer meeting.
I was numb with shock as I got into the car. At the Birla House, Gandhiji's
relatives and followers had gathered round his body. There was silence in the
room as Gandhiji breathed his last. Words of Bapuji's death had spread through
Delhi like a flame fanned by wind. Sad groups of men and women had collected
around Birla House. Out of every window one could see a brown blur of faces.
They did not make a sound. There was an unnatural silence. It was as if time
stood still for those few minutes. The people were too stunned to speak in the
beginning. Later they clamoured wildly, shouting and crying. They jostled one
another in a stampede to break into the house. They calmed a little when it was
announced that they would be allowed to see Gandhiji before the funeral. When
one is faced with the shock of a loved one's death, one whimpers: "What
will become of me now that he has left me?" This was surely the question
uppermost in the mind of the mourning people. They looked like lost children.
It was the question in many of our hearts as we sat, still shocked and
unbelieving. We listened to the broadcast telling the people of India that
their Bapu was no more.
A. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following
sentences: 1x5=5
i) The phrase ‘flamed fanned by wind’ means_________________________________________________
a) slowly b) steadly c) quickly d)
naturally
ii) Absolute silence reigned in
___________________________________________________________________
a) the capital city b) the Birla House c) the narrator’s house d) special train
iii. People outside the Birla House appeared initially to be _______________________________________
a) shouting b)
violent c) shocked and silent d) both a & c
iv) Shock turned the narrator
_____________________________________________________________________
a) nervous b)
sad c) glad d) numb
v) The people of Delhi mourned Gandhiji’s death like
_________________________________________________
a) Political leaders b) matured c) lost children d) careless
people
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the
text: 1x3=3
i) Words of Bapu’s death had ____ spread
through Delhi like a flame fanned by wind.
ii) It was announced through broadcast___that Gandhiji was no more.
iii) The narrator set off for Birla House being __ numb and shock after hearing the news of Gandhiji’s death
C. Answer the following questions: 2x2=4
i. What are the mourning people compared to and why?
Ans: The mourning people are compared
to lost children. Gandhiji was truly the father of the nation. He pioneered the
Indian nation through the paths of struggle. That is why ,they became
fatherless, sightless at the death of their Bapuji.
ii. “It was as if time stood still for those few minutes”_____ Describe
the situation?
Ans: As soon as the news of
Gandhiji’s death spread, mourning people assembled around Birla House. Yet
silence prevailed all over the atmosphere as the people stood grief-stricken.
It seemed as if they were all grieved and time had stopped.
2) Read the following poem carefully and and answer the questions
that follow:
Once I crept in an oakwood--I was looking for a stag.
I met an old woman there--all knobbly stick and rag.
She said: 'I have your secret here inside my little bag.
Then she began to cackle and I began to quake.
She opened up her little bag and I came twice awake--
Surrounded by a staring tribe and me tied to a stake.
They said: 'We are the oak-trees and your own true family.
We are chopped down, we are
torn up, you do not blink an eye.
Unless you make a promise now-now you are going to die.'
'Whenever you see an oak-tree felled, swear now you will plant two.
Unless you swear the black oak bark will wrinkle over you
And root you among the oaks where you were born but never grew
'This was my dream beneath the boughs, the dream that altered me.
When I came out of the oakwood, back to human company,
My walk was the walk of a human child, but my heart was a tree.
A) Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences: 1x4=4
i) The word ‘root’ here means______________________________________________________________________
a) uproot b) place fixedly c) place temporarily d) ruin
ii) The type of poem is called
_____________________________________________________________________
a) a lyric b) an allegory c)
an epic d)
a sonnet
iii) ‘Blink’ refers to something _____________________________________________________________________
a) static b)
ascending c) dynamic
d) descending.
iv) The poet was accused
of________________________________________________________________________
a) gratefulness b) carelessness c) violence d) truthfulness
B) State whether the following statements are True or False.
Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer:
(1+1)x2=4
a) The old woman cast a spell on the little boy. True
Supporting Statement: ………..and I
came twice awake.
b) The old woman wore a shabby dress. True
Supporting Statement: I met an old
woman there all knobbly stick and rag.
UNSEEN
3. Read
the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
Bhubaneswar: An elderly woman washing clothes and utensils in the Kharasrota
river was dragged away by a saltwater crocodile in Odisha's Jajpur district on
Monday. The body, recovered in a mutilated state on Tuesday, had been partially
eaten by the reptile. The 59-year-old victim, Soudamini Mahal, was attacked
around 3pm on Monday. Eyewitnesses said the crocodile suddenly came out from
the water, dragged her and swam along the river's current. Locals jumped in to
rescue her but could not venture deep into the river, fearing other crocodiles.
Some bystanders captured the incident on video, which later went viral on
social media. Assistant conservator of forest (Jaipur) Santosh Kumar Pati told
The Telegraph: "The Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) recovered
the body nearly one kilometre from the spot. After the post-mortem, the body
was handed over to the family. The family will be given ₹10 lakh as per
government norms, out of which ₹1 lakh has already been given. The remaining
amount will be provided once the legal heir certificate is submitted." Soudamini
is survived by her husband, who works as a plumber in Calcutta and two sons. Residents
of Jajpur and Kendrapara districts live in constant fear of crocodile attacks.
Crocodiles from the Bhitarkanika sanctuary, home to nearly 1,826 of the reptiles,
sometimes venture into nearby rivers, creeks and other water bodies, posing a
serious threat to locals. According to an Odisha government report, 27 deaths
have occurred in the past 38 months in and around the Bhitarkanika sanctuary. "Though
protective measures, including barricades at 120 river ghats, have been installed,
they are insufficient. People need to remain cautious," an official said. "With
rivers now over-flowing, saltwater crocodiles from the sanctuary may enter
human settlements. We have seen several attacks in Kendrapara and Jajpur,"
added former Congress MLA Ansuman Mohanty.
The Telegraph, Friday 10th
Oct, 2025
A. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following
sentences: 1x6=6
i) Crocodiles live in the Bhitarkanika sanctuary _______a) 1,826 b) 1,823
c) 1,862 d) Nearly 1,826.
ii) The body was found__________________________ a) partially eaten by the reptile b) Completely intact
c) Badly decomposed d)
Floating on water.
iii) The body was recovered on _____________________a) Monday b) Tuesday
c) Wednesday d) Thursday.
iv) MLA mentioned in the article is_________________ a) Ansuman Mohanty b) Santosh Kumar
c) Pati d)
Soudamini Mahal
v) When the crocodile attacked, the victim was _________a) Fishing
b) Swimming
c) Collecting water d)
Washing clothes and utensils.
vi) Protective measures have been settled at ________ river ghats.
a) 100 b) 120
c) 200 d) 122.
B. State whether the following statements is true or false. Write
‘T’ for true ‘F’ for false in the box and provide sentences/phrases/words in
support of your answer: (1+1)
x 4=8
a. The victim was a young woman in her twenties. False
S.S : The 59-year –old victim,
Soudamini Mahal ,was attacked around 3pm on Monday.
b. The family will be provided with one million as per government
norms. True
S.S: The family will be given Rs.10
lakh as per government norms.
c. The victim’s husband works in a spinning mill. False
S.S: Who works as a plumber in
Calcutta and two sons.
d. The incident was occurred on 6th October 2025. True
S.S: on Monday.
C. Answer the following questions: 2x4=8
i. How was the incident occurred according to the eyewitnesses?
Ans: According to the eyewitnesses, the crocodile
suddenly came out from the water, dragged the old woman and swarm along the
river’s current when she was washing clothes and utensils.
ii. What action did locals take when the crocodile attack?
Ans: Locals jumped in to rescue her but could not venture
deep into the river, fearing other crocodiles. Some bystanders captured the
incident on video, which later went viral on social media.
iii. What challenges do people living in Jajpur and Kendrapara districts
face according to the article?
Ans: Residents of Jajpur and Kendrapara districts live in
constant fear of crocodile attacks. Crocodile from the Bhitarkanika sanctuary
sometimes venture into nearby rivers, creeks and other bodies, posing a serious
threat to locals.
iv. Who are the surviving family members of Soudamini Mahal? What
will be given to the family?
Ans: Soudamini Mahal is survived by her husband and her
two sons. The family will be given Rs 10 lakh.
D. Given below are the meanings of four words which you will find
in the passage in Question No.3.Find out the words and write them in the
appropriate boxes on the right-hand side: 2x4=8
i) Maimed mutilated
ii) A risk or daring journey venture
iii) Vigilant cautious iv) A holy place; a temple or church sanctuary
