ICSE 2014 English Language Question Paper for Class 10

About this paper

This is the ICSE Class 10 English Language (English Paper 1) question paper from the 2014 examination, paper code T14 011. It gives two hours of writing time after 15 minutes of reading time and has four compulsory questions: a 350–400 word composition chosen from five topics including a picture, a letter, a comprehension passage about how a tiger cub came to be named Richard Parker, and a grammar question. The bracketed marks add up to 80. After the six pages of the question paper, the same paper is repeated with a worked answer to every question, including model compositions, both letters, the comprehension answers and the grammar key, taken from a solved-papers book.

Exam

ICSE Class 10

Subject

English Language

Year

2014

Paper code

T14 011

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

2 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

4

Pages

16

Answers included

Yes

Paper pattern

• Question 1

  25 marks

  Composition of 350–400 words on one of five topics: a story, a debate, a description, a personal narrative or a picture

• Question 2

  10 marks

  One letter out of two: a thank-you letter to an uncle or an invitation to a neighbouring school for Earth Day

• Question 3

  25 marks

  Comprehension passage: three word meanings, six short answers (2 marks each), a 60-word summary and a title with reason

• Question 4

  20 marks

  Grammar: verb forms in a passage, prepositions, joining sentences and eight sentence transformations

Topics covered

• Composition writing
• Picture composition
• Informal letter writing
• Formal letter writing
• Reading comprehension
• Vocabulary in context
• Summary writing
• Verb forms and tenses
• Prepositions
• Joining sentences
• Sentence transformation

Questions from this paper

1. Write an original short story that begins with the words: "It's not my fault," he shouted...
2. Describe an early morning walk through your city or town in winter, giving details of the smells, sights, sounds and feelings you experienced.
3. You are the President of the Nature Club in your school, which is hosting the Earth Day celebrations. Write a letter to the Principal of a neighbouring school inviting the school to participate, stating when, why and how you plan to celebrate Earth Day.
4. Why did the hunter decide to shoot the tiger though he knew it was not the man-eater?
5. In not more than 60 words, narrate how the hunter and his assistants captured the tiger and her cub.
6. Rewrite 'As soon as we lit the candle, the power supply was restored.' beginning with 'No sooner'.