Class – 10
English (SL)
Lesson-Based Assessment
Model Question Papers
As per the FAQ published by DSERT on 28th July 2025, the marks distribution for LBA (Lesson-Based Assessment) will be as follows:
Should all questions be taken only from the LBA question bank?
➤ Yes, LBA questions should be used from teaching to assessment. Teachers can prepare their own question papers.
How should LBA be conducted for FLN (Foundational Literacy and Numeracy) students?
➤ LBA should be conducted just like for other students, and the marks should be recorded in SATS.
Will an LBA question bank be available for Urdu medium?
➤ Yes, translation and structuring are in progress and will be available soon.
Should a question paper be prepared as per the blueprint for each lesson?
➤ Yes.
Class 1 to 5: 10 written + 5 oral = 15 marks
Class 6 to 10: 20 written marks
For districts with re-teaching (Maru Sinchan): LBA 15 + Re-teaching 5 = 20 marks
Other districts: LBA = 20 marks
(Note: The number of questions and marks mentioned above are approximate based on the given percentage, and there may be slight variations.)
Class 10 English (SL) LBA model question paper
PROSE 1 – A HERO
POEM 1: GRANDMA CLIMBS A TREE
Question Paper Blueprint
| Knowledge Level | Marks | Difficulty Level | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remembering | 2 | Easy | 6 |
| Comprehension | 10 | Average | 10 |
| Expression | 8 | Difficult | 4 |
| Appreciation | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | Total | 20 |
I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions. Only one of them is correct. Choose the correct alternative and write the complete answer. (1×4 = 4 Marks)
1. Choose the appropriate question tag: It was a frightful proposition for Swami, ______?
- (A) didn’t it
- (B) hadn’t it
- (C) wasn’t it
- (D) don’t it
2. Read the conversation and fill in the blanks with the correct ‘if clause’: If I had started early, I __________ got the bus.
- (A) wouldn’t have
- (B) would
- (C) would have
- (D) will have
3. Combine the word in Column A with its collocative word in column B: frightful
- (A) bench
- (B) work
- (C) proposition
- (D) duty
4. Read the given conversation and choose the language function for the underlined sentence: Could you please pass me the salt?
- (A) advising
- (B) suggesting
- (C) requesting
- (D) ordering
II. Do as directed. (1×3 = 3 Marks)
1. Fill in the blank with the appropriate tense form of the verb given in the brackets: Swami’s father _____ (sit) gloomily gazing at the newspaper on the lap.
2. Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition: Congratulations were showered ________ Swami.
3. Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate words given in brackets: Swami mumbled __________. (weekly/ weakly)
III. Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences each. (2×3 = 6 Marks)
1. Why did Swami feel that his father’s proposition was frightful?
2. Why do you think Swami looked at his granny and his mother while following his father to the office room?
3. What qualities of grandma do you appreciate?
IV. Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow. (1×3 = 3 Marks)
“Ever since childhood, she’d had this gift for being happier in a tree than in a lift;”
- a) Who does ‘she’ refer to?
- b) What was the gift she had?
- c) Where was she happier?
V. Answer the following question in about 6-8 sentences. (1×4 = 4 Marks)
Narrate how a coward boy Swami became a hero overnight.
Class 10 English (SL) LBA model question paper
PROSE 2 : THERE IS A GIRL BY THE TRACKS
POETRY 2: QUALITY OF MERCY
Question Paper Blueprint
| Knowledge Level | Marks | Difficulty Level | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remembering | 2 | Easy | 6 |
| Comprehension | 10 | Average | 10 |
| Expression / Appreciation | 8 | Difficult | 4 |
| Total | 20 | Total | 20 |
I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions. Only one of them is correct. Choose the correct alternative and write the complete answer. (1×4 = 4 Marks)
1. Choose the appropriate question tag: He could play, ________?
- (A) can he?
- (B) could he?
- (C) couldn’t he?
- (D) can’t he?
2. Fill in the blanks with the correct ‘if clause’: If you had handled it carefully, it _________ broken.
- (A) would have
- (B) wouldn’t have
- (C) would
- (D) will
3. Choose the correct infinitive: Baleshwar was trying to hold the blood-covered woman.
- (A) was trying
- (B) trying to
- (C) to hold
- (D) covered
4. Choose the language function for the underlined sentence: “Will you lend me your pen?”
- (A) Order
- (B) suggestion
- (C) request
- (D) advice
II. Do as directed. (1×3 = 3 Marks)
1. Fill in the blank with the appropriate tense form of the verb given in brackets: Baleshwar _______ (run) back to the place where Roma had fallen.
2. Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition: Ten minutes later they arrived_______ a small hospital.
3. Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate words given in brackets: The __________ (sea/see) shore is full of tourists.
III. Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences each. (2×2 = 4 Marks)
1. Why do you think Baleshwar jumped off the moving train?
2. The speaker says that mercy is twice blessed. What does he mean by this?
IV. Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow. (1×3 = 3 Marks)
“Behenji aap theek hai?”
- a) Who said the above words?
- b) Who does ‘behenji’ refer to?
- c) Was there any response from her? Why?
V. Answer the following question in about 6-8 sentences. (1×3 = 3 Marks)
How do you say that Baleshwar was kind enough to save Roma’s life?
VI. Answer the following question in about 8-10 sentences each. (1×3 = 3 Marks)
Write the summary of the poem “Quality of Mercy”.
Class 10 English (SL) LBA model question paper
PROSE 3: GENTLEMAN OF RIO EN MEDIO
POEM 3 : I AM THE LAND
Question Paper Blueprint
| Knowledge Level | Marks | Difficulty Level | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remembering | 2 | Easy | 6 |
| Comprehension | 11 | Average | 10 |
| Expression | 7 | Difficult | 4 |
| Total | 20 | Total | 20 |
I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions. Only one of them is correct. Choose the correct alternative and write the complete answer. (1×4 = 4 Marks)
1. Choose the appropriate question tag: They had replastered the old house, ________?
- (A) didn’t they
- (B) hadn’t they
- (C) haven’t they
- (D) don’t they
2. Read the conversation and fill in the blanks with the correct ‘if clause’: If I had brought my camera, we _________ taken some photographs.
- (A) wouldn’t have
- (B) would
- (C) would have
- (D) will have
3. Read the conversation and choose the correct infinitive: I never meant to hurt you.
- (A) never
- (B) meant
- (C) to hurt
- (D) you
4. Read the given conversation and choose the language function for the underlined sentence: Will you lend me your pen?
- (A) Order
- (B) suggestion
- (C) request
- (D) advice
II. Do as directed. (1×3 = 3 Marks)
1. Fill in the blank with the appropriate tense form of the verb given in the brackets: Don Anselmo _______ (sign) the sale deed after the negotiation for twelve hundred dollars.
2. Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition: The little creek ran ________ his land.
3. Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate words given in brackets: It took a __________(week, weak) to arrange another meeting.
III. Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences each. (2×2 = 4 Marks)
1. What makes you think that Don Anselmo was a man of principles?
2. What does the phrase ‘car lot eyes stare’ suggest?
IV. Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow. (1×3 = 3 Marks)
“I do not like to have you speak to me in that manner”
- a) Who made this statement?
- b) Who does ‘You’ refer to?
- c) What is the mood of the speaker?
V. Answer the following question in about 6-8 sentences. (1×3 = 3 Marks)
Don Anselmo’s reaction to the offer of more money was not expected. Justify this statement.
VI. Answer the following question in about 8-10 sentences each. (1×3 = 3 Marks)
How does the poet Marina de Bellagenta explain the patience and self-assertion of the land?
Class 10 English (SL) LBA model question paper
PROSE 4: Dr. B. R. AMBEDKAR
POEM 4: SONG OF INDIA
Question Paper Blueprint
| Knowledge Level | Marks | Difficulty Level | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remembering | 2 | Easy | 6 |
| Comprehension | 10 | Average | 10 |
| Expression | 8 | Difficult | 4 |
| Total | 20 | Total | 20 |
I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions. Only one of them is correct. Choose the correct alternative and write the complete answer. (1×4 = 4 Marks)
1. Choose the appropriate question tag: The Constitution is a fundamental document, ______?
- (A) is it
- (B) doesn’t it
- (C) isn’t it
- (D) wasn’t it
2. Read the conversation and fill in the blanks with the correct ‘if clause’: If you had called me, I __________ joined you.
- (A) should have
- (B) wouldn’t have
- (C) will have
- (D) would have
3. Read the conversation and choose the correct infinitive: Constitution is not merely to create the organs of the State.
- (A) merely
- (B) to create
- (C) organs
- (D) limits
4. Choose the language function for the underlined sentence: “Why don’t you consult an expert doctor?”
- (A) Giving suggestion
- (B) Offering help
- (C) Seeking permission
- (D) Expressing sympathy
II. Do as directed. (1×3 = 3 Marks)
1. Combine the word in Column A with its collocative word in column B: social [honesty, minister, justice, speaker]
2. Fill in the blank with appropriate tense form of the verb given in the brackets: Babasaheb came to be greatly __________ (influence) by the life and work of Mahatma Phule.
3. Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition: Dr. Ambedkar was aided _________ the indefatigable Constitutional Adviser, B.N. Rau.
III. Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences each. (2×2 = 4 Marks)
1. What was the major influence on Dr B R Ambedkar when he was in the USA?
2. How is the natural beauty of India shown, by the poet V.K. Gokak in the poem, ‘The Song of India’?
IV. Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow. (1×3 = 3 Marks)
“What song shall I sing of you, my mother?”
- a) Who does ‘I’ refer to?
- b) Who is the mother here?
- c) What type of song does the poet wish to sing?
V. Answer the following question in about 6-8 sentences. (1×3 = 3 Marks)
Why did Nehru choose Dr B R Ambedkar as a first law minister of independent India?
VI. Answer the following question in about 8-10 sentences. (1×3 = 3 Marks)
Narrate the conversation between the poet V. K. Gokak and mother India in your own words.
