Maharashtra Board Class 10 English Question Paper 2025 (Code N 817) Available- Download Here with Solution PDF

Do as directed (Attempt any four).
(1) Complete the following words by using correct letters:
(i) br_ve 
(ii) t_ach 
(iii) box_r 
(iv) fa_th

Do as directed:
(1) Attempt any one:
(a) Make a meaningful sentence using the phrase
“instead of”
OR
(b) Add a clause to the sentence
“My uncle found a baby”
Correct Answer:
(a) Instead of going to the party, she chose to stay home.
(b) My uncle found a baby who was crying near the temple.

Read the passage and answer the activities:

Her name was Sulekha but since her childhood everyone had been calling
her Bholi the simpleton. She was the fourth daughter of Numberdar Ramlal.
When she was ten months old, she had fallen off the cot on her head and perhaps
it had damaged some part of her brain. That was why she remained a backward
child and came to be known as Bholi, the simpleton.
At birth the child was very fair and pretty. But when she was two years old,
she had an attack of smallpox. Only the eyes were saved. But the entire body
was permanently disfigured by deep black pockmarks. Little Sulekha could
not speak till she was five and when at last she learnt to speak, she stammered.
The other children often made fun of her and mimicked her. As a result, she
talked very little.
Ramlal had seven children, three sons and four daughters and the youngest
of them was Bholi. It was a prosperous farmer’s household and there was plenty
to eat and drink. All the children except Bholi were healthy and strong.

A1. Write whether the following sentences are ‘True’ or ‘False’:
(i) Ramlal had four sons and three daughters.
(ii) The meaning of Bholi is simpleton.
(iii) Bholi had an attack of smallpox.
(iv) Bholi had fallen off the cot on her head.
 

Read the following passage and do the activities:.
Swami and Friends is written in such simple English it is hard to imagine
that it is a work of such a literary genius like R. K. Narayan. The English used
in the book is both plain and simple, without any troubling words for the kids.
Also the use of simple and short sentences adds to the simplicity of the book.
It is mentioned in the description that the book is about a mischievous ten
year old Indian boy, and some parents may be concerned about the influence this will have on their already mischievous children. But the book is as such, that it encompasses the mischief of the kids in a view of the kid which is harmless and pure in his perspective. Also amidst all the mischief and naughtiness, we actually find that Swami is a loving and a tender kid who’s actually very sensitive. It is also a known fact that mischievous kids are the most sensitive and loving
people of all. And R.K. Narayan does a great job conveying that to all of us.
So in conclusion it can be said that this book is a good read for children
of all ages, who may just enjoy a good read or who may want to improve their
English skills.
B1. Complete the sentences:
(i) The book, ‘Swami and Friends’ is a good read for \dotfill
(ii) The use of simple and short sentences adds \dotfill
(iii) It is also a known fact that mischievous kids are \dotfill
(iv) R.K. Narayan is a literary
 

Read the following stanzas and do the activities.
give me moonlight,
basketful or two baskets full,
with seeds of moonlight.
From the city to my village,
on the sides of the path
I want to sow many,
small, small moons of light.
The whole village goes to the city
daily to work.
It becomes dark on its way back
as my village is quite far.
The route is tough and full of
snakes and scorpions.
Neither bus nor cart plies.
When my father returns home
I am asleep.
And he goes back early in the morning
while I am sleeping.

A1. Choose the correct alternatives:
(i) The poet’s father goes back early in the \dotfill
(morning/evening)
(ii) The poet asks for seeds of \dotfill
(sunlight/moonlight)
(iii) The whole village goes \dotfill to work.
(daily/weekly)
(iv) The poet wants to sow seeds on the sides of the \dotfill
(road/path)
Correct Answer:
(i) Morning
(ii) Moonlight
(iii) Daily
(iv) Path

Appreciation of the poem:

Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of
the points given below:

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know.

His house is in the village, though;

He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer

To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake

The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake.

The only other sound’s the sweep

Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.
 

Read the following passage and do the activities:
What is a classical dance ?
A dance which is created or choreographed and performed according to the tenets of the Natya Shastra is called a classical dance. The two broad aspects of classical dancing are the tandava and the lasya. Power and force are typical of the tandava; grace and delicacy, of the lasya. Tandava is associated with Shiva, and lasya with Parvati. Dance which is pure in movement is called nritta, and dance which is interpretative in nature is called nritya. A dancer in the classical tradition has to have years of training before he or she can begin to perform on the stage.


What are the main schools of classical dancing ?

Bharata Natyam, Kathakali, Manipuri, Kathak. Bharata Natyam is the oldest and most popular dance-form of India. Earlier, it was known by various names. Some called it Bharatam, some Natyam some Desi Attam and some Sadir.


The districts of Tanjore and Kanchipuram of Tamil Nadu were the focal points in the development of Bharata Natyam. It was danced as a solo performance by devadasis (temple dancers) on all auspicious occasions. Later, kings and rich people lent their patronage to it and it started shedding its purely
sacred character.



A1. Fill in the blanks:

(i) Power and force are typical of the \dotfill.

(ii) Bharata Natyam was danced as a \dotfill performance by devadasis.

(iii) Tandava is associated with \dotfill.

(iv) \dotfill is the oldest and most popular dance-form of India.


Correct Answer:

(i) Grace and delicacy

(ii) Dance

(iii) Shiva

(iv) Bharata Natyam

Dialogue Writing/Drafting a Speech:


B1 or B2. Do any one of the following activities:

B1. Dialogue Writing:


(a) Prepare a dialogue from the jumbled sentences.


(i) How do you plan your study?

(ii) Yes, of course.

(iii) I wake up at 5 a.m. in the morning and study.

(iv) Do you study everyday?


Correct Answer:

Dialogue:


Aniket: Do you study everyday?

Mahesh: Yes, of course.

Aniket: How do you plan your study?

Mahesh: I wake up at 5 a.m. in the morning and study.

Information Transfer: Answer the following question based on the given tree-diagram.

Verbal to Non-verbal:


Read the following paragraph and complete the given table. Give a
suitable title to it :
Ramesh and Radha are siblings. Both are school going children. Ramesh is 16 years old and studies in class 10. He is a good student. He likes Maths very much and spends at least three hours daily on it. He watches movies and reads books in his leisure time. He likes to eat fast food though he is aware of disadvantages of fast food. He wants to be an engineer and he is working hard to be one.


Radha is a sincere girl. She is 13 and studies in class 7. Her favourite subject is Science. She is fond of gardening and swimming too much. Most of the time, she helps her mother in cooking as she likes homemade food. She wants to become a doctor in order to help poor and needy people.

Develop a story with the help of the following beginning. Give a suitable title to your story:
Once a school boy was returning from his school walking along the railway-line and he noticed \dotfill

Translation :

Translate the following idioms/proverbs into your medium of instruction (any one):