MP BOARD QUESTION BANK 2021-22 CLASS 10 ENGLISH

MP BOARD QUESTION BANK 2021-22 CLASS 10 ENGLISH

Passage-9

Mary was blind at birth. Doctors during those years had been unable to do anything to correct the situation and although her parents lived in anguish, not being able to see was normal for her. After years of training to live in a dark world, Mary got a job and moved into her own flat. Several years later the doctors she occasionally visited for check-ups told her that a new technique had been found.

This technique could restore her sight. One would think that Mary would have jumped at the possibility to see, but actually she was not at all happy about this situation. She had never seen anything before. She had established a life for herself in a world without sight and the thought of changing this lifestyle was frightening. She was more frightened of seeing than of not

Q (i) One who cannot see is called ___.
A) deaf B) dumb C) lame D) blind
Q (ii) Being able to see was ___.
(a) something Mary was not happy with.
(a) what Mary wanted.
(a) a welcome surprise for Mary.
(a) what Mary was accustomed to.
Q (iii) According to the passage, Mary’s inability to see was ___.
(a) a handicap caused by her doctors. (b) what had upset her.
(c) present from her birth. (d) what had caused her to move into her own
flat.
Q (iv) Mary got a job after _____
(a) she could see. (a) years of training to live in a dark world.
(a) She had left her studies. (a) The doctors had found a new technique.
Q (v) Find out the word from the passage which is similar to ‘pain’ _____
(a) several (b)sight (c) frightened (d) anguish