HIMACHAL PRADESH BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, DHARAMSHALA
MODEL QUESTION PAPER
CLASS : 10 + 2
SUBJECT : ENGLISH
TIME : 3 HRS M.M. : 80
Instructions :
1. Candidate are required to give their answers in their own words as far as possible.
2. Marks allotted to each question are indicated against it.
3. The question paper is divided into three sections A, B and C. All the sections are compulsory.
4. Observe word limit wherever necessary.
SECTION - A (READING)
Q.1. Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :-
(i) It's not cool to be fat, but that hasn’t stopped an obesity epidemic from occurring among
young Americans. Child obesity is on the rise day by day. Children on an average spend five to six
hours a day involved in sedentary activities like watching T.V., using computer and playing video
games which is partly to blame for the rising rates.
(ii) To make matters worse, children are bombarded with television advertisements for fast
food chains and other providers of high fat, high sugar meals and snacks. These highly effective
advertising campaigns combined with a physically inactive life style, have produced a generation of
children who are at high risk for medical conditions associated with obesity.
(iii) The main health threat is early development of type-2 diabetes particularly in children with a
family history of the disease. Doctors report an increase in the number of young adolescents
developing type-2 diabetes, which can lead to heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney disease,
stroke, limb amputations and blindness. People who develop diabetes in adolescence face a
decreased quality of life and a shorter life expectancy, particularly if the disease progress without
treatment.
(iv) When kids spend most of their time sitting in front of T.V.'s and computers, they aren't
running, jumping or participating in team sports that would keep their weight down. Parents should
set limits on the time their children spend in passive activities. Pediatricians recommend restricting
children to one or two hours a day in front of the T.V. and computer combined.
(v) Parent involvement remain the most important key to healthy diets for our children
programmes to educate parents about nutrition are essential. Fast foods should be eaten only in
moderation, care givers who are often busy and in a hurry must avoid the temptation to take their
children to fast food restaurants or buy fast food for dinner at home, changing eating habits and life
style is not easy; but the benefit to our children's health is a wonderful reward for parents willing to
take on the task.
(A) On the basis of your reading of the passage complete the following
statements by choosing the correct options :- 4x1= 4
(i) One of the major reasons behind obesity among children is -
(a) Studying (b) Playing indoor games
(c) Their sedentary lifestyle (d) Eating fast foods
(ii) Early development of type -2 diabetes is normally found in children with -
(a) Sedentary lifestyles (b) Strict parents
(c) Voracious appetites (d) A family history of the disease
(iii) The most important factor to improve our children's diet is -
(a) Parental involvement (b) Not watching T.V. advertisements
(c) Not having fast foods (d) All of these
(iv) Adolescents who develop diabetes may have …………. if not treated promptly
(a) Poor quality of life (b) Reduced span of life
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b)
(B) Answer the following questions briefly :- 3x1= 3
MODEL QUESTION PAPER
CLASS : 10 + 2
SUBJECT : ENGLISH
TIME : 3 HRS M.M. : 80
Instructions :
1. Candidate are required to give their answers in their own words as far as possible.
2. Marks allotted to each question are indicated against it.
3. The question paper is divided into three sections A, B and C. All the sections are compulsory.
4. Observe word limit wherever necessary.
SECTION - A (READING)
Q.1. Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :-
(i) It's not cool to be fat, but that hasn’t stopped an obesity epidemic from occurring among
young Americans. Child obesity is on the rise day by day. Children on an average spend five to six
hours a day involved in sedentary activities like watching T.V., using computer and playing video
games which is partly to blame for the rising rates.
(ii) To make matters worse, children are bombarded with television advertisements for fast
food chains and other providers of high fat, high sugar meals and snacks. These highly effective
advertising campaigns combined with a physically inactive life style, have produced a generation of
children who are at high risk for medical conditions associated with obesity.
(iii) The main health threat is early development of type-2 diabetes particularly in children with a
family history of the disease. Doctors report an increase in the number of young adolescents
developing type-2 diabetes, which can lead to heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney disease,
stroke, limb amputations and blindness. People who develop diabetes in adolescence face a
decreased quality of life and a shorter life expectancy, particularly if the disease progress without
treatment.
(iv) When kids spend most of their time sitting in front of T.V.'s and computers, they aren't
running, jumping or participating in team sports that would keep their weight down. Parents should
set limits on the time their children spend in passive activities. Pediatricians recommend restricting
children to one or two hours a day in front of the T.V. and computer combined.
(v) Parent involvement remain the most important key to healthy diets for our children
programmes to educate parents about nutrition are essential. Fast foods should be eaten only in
moderation, care givers who are often busy and in a hurry must avoid the temptation to take their
children to fast food restaurants or buy fast food for dinner at home, changing eating habits and life
style is not easy; but the benefit to our children's health is a wonderful reward for parents willing to
take on the task.
(A) On the basis of your reading of the passage complete the following
statements by choosing the correct options :- 4x1= 4
(i) One of the major reasons behind obesity among children is -
(a) Studying (b) Playing indoor games
(c) Their sedentary lifestyle (d) Eating fast foods
(ii) Early development of type -2 diabetes is normally found in children with -
(a) Sedentary lifestyles (b) Strict parents
(c) Voracious appetites (d) A family history of the disease
(iii) The most important factor to improve our children's diet is -
(a) Parental involvement (b) Not watching T.V. advertisements
(c) Not having fast foods (d) All of these
(iv) Adolescents who develop diabetes may have …………. if not treated promptly
(a) Poor quality of life (b) Reduced span of life
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b)
(B) Answer the following questions briefly :- 3x1= 3
