NIOS 2022 English Question Paper for Class 10

About this paper

This is the NIOS Secondary (Class 10) English (202) paper, code 63/OS/1, Set B. It carries 100 marks over three hours and has 20 questions on 12 printed pages, in four sections. Section A (Reading) has two unseen passages, one on ancient Crete and the Minotaur and one on a sense of humour. Section B (Writing) asks for a report on a tree-planting event, a letter to the editor about stray dogs, a short piece of views and a message. Section C (Grammar) covers dialogue completion, gap filling, verb forms, the passive voice, combining sentences and reported speech. Section D (Literature) is based on NIOS lessons such as Tall Trees, Snake Bite and A Tiger Comes to Town. Questions 5, 16 and 20 offer a choice. Questions only, no answers.

Exam

NIOS Class 10

Subject

English

Year

2022

Paper code

63/OS/1

Maximum marks

100

Time allowed

3 hours

Questions

20

Pages

12

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A (Reading)

  15 marks

  2 unseen passages with objective and short-answer questions (7 + 8 marks)

• Section B (Writing)

  25 marks

  Report, letter to the editor, views on a situation (7 marks each) and a message (4 marks)

• Section C (Grammar)

  30 marks

  Dialogue completion, gap filling, verb forms, passive voice, combining sentences and reported speech

• Section D (Literature)

  30 marks

  Extract-based and short-answer questions on the prose and poetry lessons

Topics covered

• Unseen passages
• Report writing
• Letter to the editor
• Message writing
• Verb forms and gap filling
• Active and passive voice
• Reported speech
• Tall Trees
• Snake Bite
• A Tiger Comes to Town

Questions from this paper

1. Last month your school planted 40–50 trees in and around the school, with saplings provided by the state government, and the Police Commissioner planted the first tree. Write a report on the event in about 100 words and give it a suitable title. You are Anamika.
2. Stray dogs have become a problem in your area and many children have been bitten. Write a letter to the Editor, Morning Star, Chennai, drawing the attention of the municipal authorities to the problem and requesting a solution. You are A. Raja, 42, Mount Road, Chennai.
3. Mobile phones are found even in the hands of school children. They waste time on them, but phones are also a source of information and help in studies. What are your views about children using mobile phones? Answer in about 100 words.
4. Why is healthy humour always successful?
5. In 'Snake Bite', why did grandmother think that the narrator had been bitten by a snake?