1.(i) Which one of the following is a health benefit of participating in sports, as stated in paragraph 1 ? (A) promotes more screen time (B) reduces the likelihood of developing diabetes (C) improves hearing abilities (D) worsens sleeping patterns.
1.(ii) What underlying mechanism makes sports more effective than binge-watching or overeating for coping with emotional stress ? (A) activation of social bonding neuropeptides (B) enhanced serotonin and natural chemical release in the brain (C) increased caloric expenditure leading to mental clarity (D) diversion of attention through physical exhaution Paragraph (2)
1.(iii) Complete the following suitably : Modern lifestyles lead to weight gain because ___________ .
Modern lifestyles lead to weight gain because they involve long hours sitting at desks, fatigue, and the eating of convenience (junk) food, which together cause people to burn few calories while consuming unhealthy meals.
1.(iv) Rectify the given false statement. Playing a sport and consuming a lot of convenience food balances weight gain and reduces body fat.
1.(v) How does physical exertion affect body temperature and sleep quality ? Paragraph (4)
1.(vi) In what way are gym sessions different from sports activities ? Paragraph (5)
1.(vii) Mention one way in which playing a sport helps in emotional development. Paragraph (6)
1.(viii) List one way in which playing a sport reduces the risk of falling.
1.(ix) How does belonging to a team or community act as a positive feedback loop for continued engagement in physical activity ?
2.(i) Complete with a suitable reason. Eco-tourism is considered a responsible way of travelling because ___________.
...because it emphasizes conserving natural environments, respecting/appreciating local cultures, and benefitting (rather than exploiting) local communities. (Any completion capturing conservation + respect for culture + community benefit is acceptable.)
2.(ii) Fill in the blank with an appropriate word/phrase. Costa Rica has __________ large expanses of land into national parks to preserve the areas.
converted (accept: turned / transformed / made) — fits 'has _ into national parks', referring to Costa Rica preserving vast protected areas (Paragraph 2).
2.(iii) Eco-tourism offers an opportunity to the local people to preserve their heritage by : (A) converting parks into national reserves. (B) selling handmade handicrafts as souvenirs. (C) using modern technology to present their culture. (D) improving their infrastructure.
2.(iv) Which of the following is/are economic benefit(s) of eco-tourism for local communities ? (Paragraph 3) 1. It increases government tax revenues only. 2. It creates jobs through spending on lodges, guides and food. 3. It primarily supports large international corporations. 4. It reduces the need for community involvement. 5. It increases income and infrastructure. 6. Locals adopt unethical methods to attract tourists. Select the correct option. (A) Only 1 (B) 2 and 6 (C) 3 and 5 (D) 2 and 5
2.(v) List any two challenges faced by eco-tourism.
2.(vi) How can eco-tourism be truly effective ?
2.(vii) What ecological issues can result from too many tourists visiting eco-tourism sites ? (A) reduced carbon emissions and habitat restoration (B) innovation and improved infrastructure (C) erosion, habitat disruption and pollution (D) cultural revival and increased bio-diversity
2.(viii) What, according to the passage, are some of the well-managed practices that can lead to effective eco-tourism ? Paragraph (6)
3. Write an application, in not more than 50 words, requesting permission to use a school resource – computer lab, to prepare for a presentation on benefits of social media. You are Lakshita/Lakshit Pandey, Class X-C, Head of Science Club.
4. Write a factual description in not more than 100 words of your favourite place where you would like to relax, highlighting its atmosphere, location, and what makes it special for you.
5. Answer any one of the two, (a) or (b), in 120 words : (a) The rising cost of healthcare and the lack of access to essential medical services in rural and underprivileged areas remain a critical issue in India. Many people suffer due to inadequate infrastructure, shortage of qualified doctors, and unaffordable treatments. As Anita/Aman Verma, Regional Park, Hawapur, write a letter to the editor of a national daily expressing your concern about this issue. Highlight its impact on peoples' well-being and suggest practical solutions to improve access to healthcare and make medical services more affordable for all.
5. Answer any one of the two, (a) or (b), in 120 words : (b) Climate change is one of the most pressing global issues today, with rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and environmental degradation affecting life across the planet. While governments and organisations take action, it is equally important for the youth to understand their role and act responsibly toward a sustainable future. As Anu/Aarav Mehta, Sunrise Apartment, Paninagar, write a letter to the editor of a national daily expressing your concern about climate change, emphasizing the role of younger people in combating it, and suggesting practical steps the youth can take to make a positive impact.
6.(a) Answer any one of the two, (a) or (b), in 150 words : Write an article, as Sharvi/Sarvodaya Gautam, Class X-B, advocating for accelerated investment in space travel and exploration. Focus on the benefits for scientific advancement, inspiration to youth, and global collaboration. Share specific advantages and discuss the importance of nurturing a space-minded generation. Additionally, propose one recommendation for policymakers and educators to integrate space-learning into school curricula. Use the given cues, along with your own ideas and those you may have gathered from the Unit : Science, to create this article. • Scientific discovery • STEM inspiration • Technological, economic/geopolitical benefits
6.(b) You are Tanu/Tariq, a student of Class X. Write an article for your school magazine on the topic "Empowering Futures : The Case of Girl Child Education". Highlight the importance of educating girls exploring how education benefits not just individuals, but families and society. Additionally, propose how schools and students can contribute by raising awareness, supporting peers, or advocating change to ensure every girl has access to quality education. Use the given cues, along with your own ideas and those you may have gathered from the Unit-2 : Education, to create this article. • Benefits • Barriers – economic constraints, societal norms, safety concerns • Government initiatives
7. Fill in the blanks (i) – (iii) with the appropriate option from those given in the brackets. Renewable energy is essential to the world's efforts to (i) ___________ (reduce/reducing/reduced) dependence on fossil fuels.
reduce — the infinitive marker 'to' (showing purpose: 'efforts to _ dependence') must be followed by the base verb form, so 'reduce' is correct; 'reducing' needs a preposition and 'reduced' is a past form.
7. Fill in the blanks (i) – (iii) with the appropriate option from those given in the brackets. Solar and wind power (ii) ___________ (has emerged/emerge/are emerging) as the most promising alternatives.
are emerging — the compound subject 'Solar and wind power' is plural (rules out 'has emerged'), and the sentence describes an ongoing present trend (rules out simple present 'emerge'), so the present-continuous 'are emerging' is correct.
7. Fill in the blanks (i) – (iii) with the appropriate option from those given in the brackets. Many countries (iii) ___________ (are invest/is investing/are investing) heavily in renewable infrastructure to ensure a sustainable future for the next generation.
are investing — the plural subject 'Many countries' needs 'are' (not 'is'), and the present-continuous form requires the '-ing' participle 'investing' (not the bare 'invest'), giving 'are investing'.
8. In the following paragraph, one word has been omitted in each line. In your answer sheets, remember to write the missing word along with the word that comes before and after it, as shown below. The first one has been done as an example (e.g. Greenhouse gases trap heat the earth’s atmosphere — Word before: heat, Word Omitted: in, Word after: the). (i) atmosphere. They released mainly from
Word before: They | Word Omitted: are | Word after: released — required to complete the passive construction 'They are released...' with a plural, present-tense subject.
8. In the following paragraph, one word has been omitted in each line. (ii) burning fossil. An increase in greenhouse
Word before: fossil | Word Omitted: fuels | Word after: An — 'fossil fuels' is the fixed collocation naming the substances whose burning releases greenhouse gases.
8. In the following paragraph, one word has been omitted in each line. (iii) gases leads global warming and climate change.
Word before: leads | Word Omitted: to | Word after: global — the verb 'lead' (meaning 'result in') is always followed by the preposition 'to'.
8. In the following paragraph, one word has been omitted in each line. (iv) Melting glaciers and rising sea levels effects of climate change
Word before: levels | Word Omitted: are | Word after: effects — a plural, present-tense linking verb is needed to connect the compound subject to its complement 'effects of climate change'.
9.(i) Rearrange the following jumbled words/phrases in the given dialogue to create a meaningful sentence. Patient : Doctor, I've been having a severe headache for the past three days, what should I do ? Doctor : and avoid stress / don't worry / I'll prescribe you / also advise you / it seems like / some medicine and / a case of migraine / to take proper rest
9.(ii) Report the conversation given below by filling in the blanks to complete the following paragraph : Teacher : Why didn't you submit your homework yesterday ? Student : I am sorry ma'am. I wasn't feeling well. The teacher asked the student ___________.
9.(ii) Report the conversation given below by filling in the blanks to complete the following paragraph : Teacher : Why didn't you submit your homework yesterday ? Student : I am sorry ma'am. I wasn't feeling well. The student replied that he was ___________.
10.(a) The great night duly arrived, moonlit and cloudless. A platform had been constructed in a comfortable and conveniently placed tree, and thereon crouched Mrs. Packletide and her paid companion, Miss Mebbin. A goat, gifted with a particularly persistent bleat, such as even a partially deaf tiger might be reasonably expected to hear on a still night, was tethered at the correct distance. With an accurately sighted rifle and a thumbnail pack of patience cards the sportswoman awaited the coming of the quarry. (Mrs. Packletide's Tiger) (i) On what kind of night did the event take place ?
10.(a) The great night duly arrived, moonlit and cloudless. A platform had been constructed in a comfortable and conveniently placed tree, and thereon crouched Mrs. Packletide and her paid companion, Miss Mebbin. A goat, gifted with a particularly persistent bleat, such as even a partially deaf tiger might be reasonably expected to hear on a still night, was tethered at the correct distance. With an accurately sighted rifle and a thumbnail pack of patience cards the sportswoman awaited the coming of the quarry. (Mrs. Packletide's Tiger) (ii) What does the writer mean when he says "such as even a partially deaf tiger might be reasonably expected to hear on a still night" ?
10.(a) The great night duly arrived, moonlit and cloudless. A platform had been constructed in a comfortable and conveniently placed tree, and thereon crouched Mrs. Packletide and her paid companion, Miss Mebbin. A goat, gifted with a particularly persistent bleat, such as even a partially deaf tiger might be reasonably expected to hear on a still night, was tethered at the correct distance. With an accurately sighted rifle and a thumbnail pack of patience cards the sportswoman awaited the coming of the quarry. (Mrs. Packletide's Tiger) (iii) Where was the platform constructed ?
10.(a) The great night duly arrived, moonlit and cloudless. A platform had been constructed in a comfortable and conveniently placed tree, and thereon crouched Mrs. Packletide and her paid companion, Miss Mebbin. A goat, gifted with a particularly persistent bleat, such as even a partially deaf tiger might be reasonably expected to hear on a still night, was tethered at the correct distance. With an accurately sighted rifle and a thumbnail pack of patience cards the sportswoman awaited the coming of the quarry. (Mrs. Packletide's Tiger) (iv) Which word in the passage is closest in meaning to the following phrase ? A person or animal being hunted or looked for.
10.(b) You would take a stick and break him now, and finish him off. But must I confess how I liked him, How glad I was he had come like a guest in quiet, to drink at my water-trough And depart peaceful, pacified, and thankless, Into the burning bowels of this earth ? (Snake) (i) How did the poet feel about the snake's visit ?
10.(b) You would take a stick and break him now, and finish him off. But must I confess how I liked him, How glad I was he had come like a guest in quiet, to drink at my water-trough And depart peaceful, pacified, and thankless, Into the burning bowels of this earth ? (Snake) (ii) Where did the snake depart after drinking at the water-trough ?
10.(b) You would take a stick and break him now, and finish him off. But must I confess how I liked him, How glad I was he had come like a guest in quiet, to drink at my water-trough And depart peaceful, pacified, and thankless, Into the burning bowels of this earth ? (Snake) (iii) What action is suggested to the narrator on how to deal with the snake ?
10.(b) You would take a stick and break him now, and finish him off. But must I confess how I liked him, How glad I was he had come like a guest in quiet, to drink at my water-trough And depart peaceful, pacified, and thankless, Into the burning bowels of this earth ? (Snake) (iv) What did the poet compare the snake's visit to ?
10.(c) Mrs. Slater : Henry, why shouldn't we bring that bureau down here now ? We could do it before they come. Henry (stupefied) : I wouldn't care to. Mrs. Slater : Don't look so daft. Why not ? Henry : It doesn't seem delicate, somehow. Mrs. Slater : We could put that shabby old chest of drawers upstairs where the bureau is now. Elizabeth could have that and welcome. I've always wanted to get rid of it. (She points to the drawers.) (The Dear Departed) (i) Why does Mrs. Slater want to bring the bureau down ?
10.(c) Mrs. Slater : Henry, why shouldn’t we bring that bureau down here now ? We could do it before they come. Henry (stupefied) : I wouldn’t care to. Mrs. Slater : Don’t look so daft. Why not ? Henry : It doesn’t seem delicate, somehow. Mrs. Slater : We could put that shabby old chest of drawers upstairs where the bureau is now. Elizabeth could have that and welcome. I’ve always wanted to get rid of it. (She points to the drawers.) (The Dear Departed) (ii) How does Henry react to Mrs. Slater’s suggestion ?
10.(c) Mrs. Slater : Henry, why shouldn’t we bring that bureau down here now ? We could do it before they come. Henry (stupefied) : I wouldn’t care to. Mrs. Slater : Don’t look so daft. Why not ? Henry : It doesn’t seem delicate, somehow. Mrs. Slater : We could put that shabby old chest of drawers upstairs where the bureau is now. Elizabeth could have that and welcome. I’ve always wanted to get rid of it. (She points to the drawers.) (The Dear Departed) (iii) What piece of furniture does Mrs. Slater want to move upstairs ?
10.(c) Mrs. Slater : Henry, why shouldn’t we bring that bureau down here now ? We could do it before they come. Henry (stupefied) : I wouldn’t care to. Mrs. Slater : Don’t look so daft. Why not ? Henry : It doesn’t seem delicate, somehow. Mrs. Slater : We could put that shabby old chest of drawers upstairs where the bureau is now. Elizabeth could have that and welcome. I’ve always wanted to get rid of it. (She points to the drawers.) (The Dear Departed) (iv) To whom does Mrs. Slater think the old chest of drawers can be given ?
11.(i) Why did the narrator feel deeply moved by the boy’s devotion ? (Two Gentlemen of Verona)
11.(ii) What role did the Ouija board play in the story ? (A Shady Plot)
11.(iii) Why did the nightingale lose her natural charm in singing ? (The Frog and the Nightingale)
11.(iv) How did Patol Babu’s attitude change after rehearsing his scene ? (Patol Babu, Film Star)
11.(v) How does the poem highlight the theme of transience of glory and power ? (Ozymandias)
11.(vi) Why was Sebastian Shultz in a coma and how was it connected to the computer games ? (Virtually True)
12.(a) Analyze how the two texts : ‘Julius Caesar’ and ‘Patol Babu, Film Star’ explore the idea of personal ambition.
12.(b) Compare the role of patience and endurance in “The Letter” and “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”.
The CBSE Class 10 English (Communicative) 2026 question paper has 53 questions carrying a total of 80 marks.
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The CBSE Class 10 English (Communicative) 2026 exam duration is 180 minutes (3 hours).
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