ICSE Class 10 Sanskrit Group II Practice Paper with Answers

Classical Language · 80 marks · 2 hours

TutorVertex practice material based on the CISCE 2027 syllabus. The question choices and individual marks are for this practice paper.

Instructions and timing

Attempt all questions. Allow 25 minutes for grammar, 40 minutes for Sanskrit to English, 45 minutes for English to Sanskrit and 10 minutes to check. Read each passage as a whole before translating.

Write your answers separately before opening the marking guides. In language exercises, accept equivalent wording that preserves the meaning and uses correct forms.

CISCE 2027 syllabus · Group II Classical Language

Part A · Grammar · 20 marks

Ten grammar questions

Each answer earns 2 marks. For a transformation, change every form affected by the instruction.

सन्धिं कुरुत — देव + आलयः।
सन्धिविच्छेदं कुरुत — नरेन्द्रः।
राम-शब्दस्य तृतीया-एकवचनं लिखत।
नदी-शब्दस्य सप्तमी-एकवचनं लिखत।
फल-शब्दस्य द्वितीया-बहुवचनं लिखत।
पठ्-धातोः लट्-लकारे प्रथमपुरुष-द्विवचनं लिखत।
भू-धातोः लृट्-लकारे प्रथमपुरुष-एकवचनं लिखत।
लङ्-लकारे लिखत — वयं क्रीडामः।
कर्मणि वाच्ये लिखत — बालकः पत्रं लिखति।
द्विवचनं कुरुत — छात्रः फलम् आनयति।

Grammar answers and marking guide

देवालयः। अ + आ together give आ.
नर + इन्द्रः। अ + इ give ए.
रामेण। The instrumental singular answers “with” or “by whom”.
नद्याम्। The locative singular can show location.
फलानि। Neuter nominative and accusative plural forms coincide here.
पठतः। Two third-person subjects take this dual form.
भविष्यति। This is the third-person singular simple future.
वयम् अक्रीडाम। The subject वयम् takes the first-person plural verb.
बालकेन पत्रं लिख्यते। The original agent becomes instrumental.
छात्रौ फले आनयतः। The subject, object and verb are all dual.

Award 2 for a complete correct answer. Award 1 where a two-part response has one correct part, or where the requested transformation is evident but one required form is wrong.

Part B · Sanskrit to English · 30 marks

Translate both unseen passages into natural English. Each numbered sentence carries 3 marks.

Passage 1

शनिवासरे मीरा भ्रात्रा सह उद्यानम् अगच्छत्।
तत्र तौ लघूनि वृक्षपर्णानि अपश्यताम्।
मालाकारः ताभ्यां जलपात्रम् अयच्छत्।
तौ पात्रेण नवपादपेभ्यः जलम् अयच्छताम्।
अनन्तरं मीरा उद्यानस्य द्वारं पिधाय गृहम् अगच्छत्।

Passage 1 model translation and marks

On Saturday, Meera went to the park with her brother.
Check time, destination, companion.
There the two of them saw small tree leaves.
Check place, dual subject and action, description of leaves.
The gardener gave the two of them a water container.
Check giver, dual recipient, object.
They watered the young plants using the container.
Check dual subject and action, recipients, instrument.
Afterwards, Meera closed the park gate and went home.
Check sequence, gate and closing, destination and motion.

Award 1 mark for each of the three listed meaning units.

Passage 2

ग्रामस्य समीपे एका नदी वहति।
प्रातः कृषकाः क्षेत्रेषु कार्यं कुर्वन्ति।
एकदा मेघाः आकाशम् आच्छादयन्।
वृष्टेः अनन्तरं कृषकाः हृष्टाः अभवन्।
ते अवदन् यत् जलं पादपानां वृद्धये आवश्यकम् अस्ति।

Passage 2 model translation and marks

A river flows near the village.
Check river, motion, location.
In the morning, the farmers work in the fields.
Check time, farmers and action, location.
One day, clouds covered the sky.
Check time, clouds and action, object.
After the rain, the farmers became happy.
Check sequence and rain, subject, resulting feeling.
They said that water is necessary for the growth of plants.
Check reported speech, necessity of water, purpose.

Award 1 mark for each of the three listed meaning units.

Part C · English to Sanskrit · 30 marks

Translate all ten sentences. Each carries 3 marks.

Ravi goes to school every day.
Two girls read a story in the classroom.
The teacher gives a book to the student.
Yesterday we played in the garden.
Tomorrow she will write a letter.
The boy cuts the fruit with a knife.
The children are sitting under a tree.
Having read the book, Meera asks a question.
If it rains, we will stay at home.
The farmers bring water for the plants.

Model Sanskrit translations and marks

रविः प्रतिदिनं विद्यालयं गच्छति।
Check subject and frequency, destination, present singular verb.
बालिके कक्षायां कथां पठतः।
Check dual subject and verb, locative classroom, accusative story.
अध्यापकः छात्राय पुस्तकं ददाति।
Check subject and verb, dative recipient, object.
ह्यः वयम् उद्याने अक्रीडाम।
Check time, locative garden, first-person plural past.
श्वः सा पत्रं लेखिष्यति।
Check time and pronoun, object, future singular verb.
बालकः छुरिकया फलं छिनत्ति।
Check subject and verb, instrumental knife, object.
बालकाः वृक्षस्य अधः उपविशन्ति।
Check plural subject and verb, tree in genitive, अधः.
पुस्तकं पठित्वा मीरा प्रश्नं पृच्छति।
Check reading completed first, subject and verb, object.
यदि वर्षा भविष्यति, तर्हि वयं गृहे स्थास्यामः।
Check conditional construction, rain and future, locative and future plural.
कृषकाः पादपेभ्यः जलम् आनयन्ति।
Check plural subject and verb, recipient, object.

Award 1 mark for each listed unit. Equivalent vocabulary and word order are acceptable if the forms and meaning are correct.

Marking and revision checklist

Record grammar /20, Sanskrit to English /30 and English to Sanskrit /30. Add the scores for a total out of 80.

Check subject–verb agreement, especially in dual and plural answers.
Underline each verb and verify tense. Check the case of the object, recipient, instrument and location.
For each missed translation mark, label the cause as vocabulary, case, tense or a missed detail, then translate the sentence again.

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