ICSE Class 10 English Language (Paper 1) Question Paper 2024 with Solutions

About this paper

This is the ICSE Class 10 English Language (English Paper 1) question paper from the 2024 examination, paper code T24 011. It carries 80 marks, gives two hours of writing time after 15 minutes of reading time, and has five compulsory questions. Question 1 is a 300–350 word composition from five topics, including a story titled 'A Strange Visitor', a debate on banning junk food and a picture. Question 2 is a choice of two letters, and Question 3 asks for a notice and an e-mail about an Inter School Dance Competition. Question 4 is a passage from Satyajit Ray's 'Ashamanja Babu's Dog' with multiple-choice vocabulary items, and Question 5 tests grammar, with multiple-choice sentence joining and transformation. This copy has the questions only, without answers.

Exam

ICSE Class 10

Subject

English Language

Year

2024

Paper code

T24 011

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

2 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

5

Pages

8

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Question 1

  20 marks

  Composition of 300–350 words on one of five topics: a story, a personal narrative, a description, a debate or a picture

• Question 2

  10 marks

  One letter out of two: to a friend about an incident you were blamed for, or to a shopping mall manager asking to stage a play on saving electricity

• Question 3

  10 marks

  A notice for an Inter School Dance Competition (5 marks) and an e-mail asking a neighbouring school to send its dance teacher as a judge (5 marks)

• Question 4

  20 marks

  Comprehension passage: two multiple-choice word meanings (2), one multiple-choice opposite (1), five short answers (9) and a 50-word summary (8)

• Question 5

  20 marks

  Grammar: verb forms in a passage (4), prepositions (4), multiple-choice sentence joining (4) and eight multiple-choice transformations (8)

Topics covered

• Composition writing
• Picture composition
• Informal letter writing
• Formal letter writing
• Notice writing
• E-mail writing
• Reading comprehension
• Summary writing
• Verb forms and tenses
• Prepositions
• Joining sentences
• Sentence transformation

Questions from this paper

1. Write an original short story entitled 'A Strange Visitor'.
2. Describe how you spend your time on a holiday afternoon. Why do you think it is necessary to have these times of quietness and solitude?
3. You wish to stage a play to create awareness about the importance of saving electricity. Write a letter to the Manager of a nearby shopping mall or supermarket requesting permission to use the space in front of it, giving details of your requirements and stating why the play will benefit the shoppers.
4. Your school is hosting an Inter School Dance Competition. Write a notice to be put up on your school notice board informing the students about the event.
5. Why did Ashamanja Babu think the man was a beggar?
6. In not more than 50 words, narrate the series of events from the time the puppy was taken out of the box till it was paid for.