AP 10th English – CCE Pattern

10th Class CCE English Grammar and Vocabulary Tips and Suggestions for AP and Telangana Exams

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As you all know, this section is a marks scoring one. First of all let’s take up vocabulary for consideration. Questions relating to vocabulary
are asked both in Paper-I and Paper-II.

Let’s have a glance over the items involved in vocabulary: Word-meanings, synonyms, antonyms, spellings, one-word substitutes,
word formation, choosing right words, suffixes, collocations, homonyms, idioms, irregular plurals, prefixes, binomials etc.

To have mastery over the use of words in the right approach, you have to read a wide range of books with an eye on the use of certain words mainly ‘structural words’.

Apart from reading your reader, you have to make it a habit of reading other various books such as biographies and autobiographies of eminent persons, periodicals, comics and especially newspapers! You
should invariably have a good dictionary of English, say Active Study Dictionary of English, or the like. Keep the dictionary on your table so that you can refer to it wherever you find a new word while reading.

Reading of newspapers and constant referring to the dictionary pays to enrich your word-power i.e., your vocabulary.

Do’s: Reading of the prescribed text book and other books is an advantage. You can grow thinking power and imagination after every reading. Pause for a white after reading every paragraph.

Don’ts: Never depend upon guides. Keep in mind that there is no short-cut for success. Spoon feeding doesn’t pay.

Questions such as fill in the blanks or in cloze type are asked under vocabulary. So a thorough knowledge of vocabulary is essential for scoring good marks. Further, this section will contain questions
related to grammar which will be properly contextualised by embedding them in appropriate discourses. The chosen text should be from different genres i.e., story, description, conversation, etc targeted at this
level.

The grammar and vocabulary items will not be restricted to class 10 Text-book, but will be chosen even from the lower classes. So you have to be thorough with the functional grammar.

School level English grammar, Nouns and Pronouns, Articles, Determiners, Adjectives, Adverbs, Tenses, Verb forms modals, Subject
verb Agreement, Non-finites, Active and Passive voice, Degrees of comparison, Reported speech, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Phrasal verbs, Transformation of sentences, Conditionals, Correction of sentences, etc.,

Essay:

It is a short piece of writing that discusses, describes or analyses a topic. It can describe personal opinions or just report information.

There are many different kinds of essays. Some of the most common ones are: Expository, Compare and contrast, Cause and Effect, Argumentative, Informal, Critical Review, Analytical, etc.

AP 10th English CCE Practice Questions – Paper 1 – Part A Comprehension Passages

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1. Read the following passage. (3 × 1 = 3 M)

Example – 1

His disability came without any medical explanation − a rare occurrence called Phocomelia − and Nick and his parents spent many years asking
why this cruel trick would happen to them.

‘My mother was a nurse and she did everything right during pregnancy but she still blamed herself’, he said. (Attitude is Altitude)

Now, answer the following questions:
1. Who is the person suffering from the disability?
2. What is his mother?
3. What is the name of the disease of rare occurrence?

Answers
1. Nick 2. Nurse 3. Phocomelia

Example – 2

Nick’s father was a computer programmer and accountant and he taught his little son how to type with his toe at just 6 years old. His mum invented a special plastic device that meant he could hold a pen and pencil. (Attitude is Altitude)

Now, answer the following questions:
1. What was Nick’s father?
2. What did he teach Nick?
3. What device did his mother invent?

Answers

1. Nick’s father was a computer programmer and accountant.
2. He taught how to type with his toe.
3. His mother invented a special plastic device.

2. Read the following lines. (2 × 1 = 2 M)

Example – 1

After spending a leisurely Sunday at home, the very thought of returning to work on Monday is tiring. Lethargy creeps in if the holiday continues
over an extended period. That is how I felt when I was preparing to return to my place of work after spending six months at home.
(The Journey)

Now, answer the following questions:
1. Which day he spent at home?
2. How many months did he spend at home?
Answers: 1. A Sunday 2. Six Months

Example – 2

I protested. How could I allow my old father to carry my trunk? What would people think? What would they say? But I failed to dissuade him. It was decided that father would carry the chest.
(The Journey)

Now, answer the following questions:
1. Who does ‘I’ refer to in the passage?
2. What was decided in the end?

Answers
1. Young man
2. It was decided that father would carry the chest.

3. Read the following lines. (3 × 1 = 3 M)

Example-1

The motivation to succeed comes from the burning desire to achieve a purpose. Napoleon Hill wrote, ‘Whatever the mind of man can conceive
and believe the mind can achieve’. (Every Success Story …)

Now, answer the following questions:
1. What happens if one has the burning desire to achieve a purpose?
2. Where should the seed of achievement be sown according to Napoleon Hill?
3. What is important to achieve a purpose?

Answers
1. The motivation to succeed comes
2. The mind 3. Burning desire

Example-2

Setbacks are inevitable in life. A setback can act as a driving force and also teach us humility. In grief you will find courage and faith to overcome the setback. We need to learn to become victors, not victims. Fear and doubt short-circuit the mind. (Every Success Story …)

Now, answer the following questions:
1. What are inevitable in life?
2. How do we overcome the setback?
3. What are the two factors that short circuit the mind?

Answers
1. Setbacks
2. With courage and faith
3. Fear and doubt

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