LIST OF MEMBERS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO

PREPARE SUPPORT MATERIAL FOR CLASS-X

ENGLISH
(Language and Literature)
1.

Mr. M.M. Vashistha

2.

Mr. Raj Kumar

3.

Mr. Shree Mali Mishra

4.

Mr. Uttam Singh

5.

Mrs. Beenu Arora

6.

Mrs. Samidha Chaudhry

Group Leader
Vice-Principal
G.B.S.S.S.
Vishwas Nagar, Delhi-32
T.G.T (English)
Govt. S.B.V. Block - 27
Trilok Puri, Delhi
T.G.T. (English)
Govt. S.K. Vidyalaya
Sultanpuri, Delhi
T.G.T. (English)
R.P.V. Vidyalaya
Hari Nagar, Delhi
T.G.T. (English)
Govt. G.S.S.S. J.J. Colony
Nangloi, Delhi
T.G.T. (English)
R.P.V. Vidyalaya
Surajmal Vihar, Delhi

REVIEW :
List of Members who contributed to review the Support Material
for Class X. ENGLISH (Language And Literature)
1. Mr. M.M. Vashistha
Group Leader
Vice Principal
GBSSS Vishwas Nagar, Delhi
2. Mr. Sanjay Prakash Sharma
TGT - English
SKV, C-1 Yamuna Vihar, Delhi
3. Mrs. Vimla Yadav
T.G.T. - English
GGSSS, Begampur, Delhi-86

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IMPORTANT GUIDELINES
Continuous and comprehensive Evaluation (C.C.E.) refers to a system of school
based evaluation of students that cover all aspects of students development. The
Support Materials is prepared keeping in view the C.C.E. and its pattern matches
the examination pattern in letter nos. are given in the beginning of the context and the
same type of questions will be asked in the same order. This will help the students
practise on the examination pattern. The students will concert with flying colours.

DIVISION OF MARKS (Term-Wise)

Term - I (April to September)
Summative Assessment - I
Section
Reading
Writing
Grammar
Literature
Formative Assessment

: Marks
: 15
: 15
: 15
: 35
- I & II
Total

Total Weightage Assigned

20%
20%
40%

Term II (October to March)

Summative Assessment - II
Section
Reading
Writing
Grammar
Literature
Formative Assessment

: Marks
: 15
: 15
: 15
: 35
- III & IV
Total

Total Weightage Assigned

40%
20%
60%

Note : - The weightage assigned to summative Assessment I & II is sixty marks

and the weightage assigned to Formative Assessement I, II, III & IV is forty marks.
Best of Luck !
Group Leader and Members of Team

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English - Language And Literature

Code No. : 184
Examination Specifications

Class - X
Section A : READING

15 Marks
30 periods

Qs.1-3 Three Unseen Passages of total 500 words followed by 15 marks Multiple
Choice Questions of 1 mark each, Out of the 15 marks, 3 marks will be for
vocabulary. The questions will test inference, evaluation, and analysis. The
passage may be extracts from poetry / factual / discursive passage.
Section B : WRITING

15 marks
40 periods

4.

Letter Writing : One out of two letters (formal / informal / email) in not
more than 100 words based on verbal stimulus and context period.
Type of letter : Informal - personal such as to family and friends.
Formal - letter to the Editor.
Email - Formal letters to Principal of the school or to the Editor of a
Newpaper or a Magazine.
6 marks

5.

Writing an article, speech or debate based on visual or verbal stimulus

in not more than 120 words (one out of two).
(6 marks)

6.

Writing a short composition in the form of the dialogue writing / story

or report of minimum 60 words (One out of two).
3 marks

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Section C : GRAMMAR

15 marks
45 periods

This section will assess grammar items in context for 15 marks. It will carry 5
questions of 3 marks each.
Qs7-11 A variety of short questions involving the use of particular structures within
a context. Test types used will include gap-filling, sentence-completion,
sentence-reordering, dialogue-completion and sentence- transformation
(including combining sentences). The Grammar syllabus will include the
following areas in class X :
1.

Tenses

2.

Modals (have to / had to, must, should, need, ought to and their
negative forms)

3.

Use of passive voice

4.

Subject-verb concord

5.

Reporting
i)

Commands and requests

ii)

Statements

iii)

Questions

6.

Clauses :

iv)

Noun clauses

v)

Adverb clauses of condition and time

vi)

Relative clauses

7.

Determiners

8.

Prepositions

Note : No separate marks are allotted for any of the grammatical items listed
above.
All questions will be multiple choice questions. The questions will be
based on a sample of grammar items taught in class X.
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Section D : TEXT BOOKS

12.

13.

14.
15.

35 marks
95 periods
First Flight - NCERT Text Book for Class - X
25 marks
Two reference to context Multiple Choice Questions from Prose / Play.
Upto one mark in each extract will be for vocabulary, at least one question
will be used for testing local and global comprehension besides a question on
interpretation.
42=8 marks
Two out of three references to context stanzas from a poem followed by 3
Multiple Choice Questions to test local and global comrehension of the set
text.
32=6 marks
Three out of four Short Answer questions based on Prose or Play to test local
and global comprehension, theme and ideas. (40-50 words). 32=6 marks
One out of two Long Answer questions extrapolative in nature, based on
Prose or Play (Minimum 80 words).
5 marks

Footprints without Feet : NCERT Supplementary Reader for Class X

10 marks
16.
One out of Two Long Answer Questions from Supplementary Reader to
interpret, evaluate and analyse character, plot or situations occurring in the
lessons to be answered in about 80 words.

17.

4 marks
Two out of three Short Answer Type Questions based on factual aspects,
interpretation or evaluation of lessons (40 - 50 words)
3 2 = 6 marks

Prescribed Books
1.
First Flight - Textbook for Class X
Published by NCERT
2.
Foot Print without Feet - Supplementary Reader for Class X Published by
NCERT
Reading Section :
Reading for comprehension, critical evaluation, inference and analysis is a skill to

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be tested formatively as well as summatively.

Writing Section :
All types of short and extended writing tasks will be dealt with in both I and II
Term in Summative as well as in Formative Assessment.
Grammar :
Grammar items mentioned in the syllabus will be taught and assessed formatively
over a period of time. There will be no division of syllabus for Grammar
in the summative assessments for the two terms.

Syllabus for Ist Term

Literature Reader (First Flight)
PROSE
1.
A Letter to God
2.
Nelson Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom
3.
(i) His First Flight
(ii) Black Aeroplane
4.
From the Diary of Anne Frank
5.
Hundred Dresses - I
6.
Hundred Dresses - II
POETRY
1.
Dust of Snow : Fire and Ice
2.
A Tiger in the Zoo
3.
How to tell Wild Animals
4.
The Ball Poem
Supplementary Reader (Footprints without Feet)
1.
A Triumph of Surgery
2.
The Thiefs Story
3.
The Midnight Visitor
4.
A Question of Trust
5.
Foot Prints without Feet
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Syllabus for IInd Term

(October to March)
Literature Reader (First Flight)
7.
Glimpses of India
i) A Baker from Goa
ii) Coorg
iii) Tea from Assam
8.
Mijbil the Otter
9.
Madam Rides the Bus
10. The Sermon at Benaras
11. The Proposal
POETRY
5.
Amanda
6.
Animals
7.
The Trees
8.
Fog
9.
The Tale of Custard the Dragon
10. For Anne Gregory
Supplementary Reader (Footprints without Feet)
6.
The Making of a scientist
7.
The Necklace
8.
The Hack-Driver
9.
Bholi
10. The Book That Saved the Earth

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Section A : Reading
Topic : Unseen Comprehension passages : (3)
Q. No.1

150 words

5 marks

Q. No. 2

200 words

5 marks

Q. No. 3

150 words

5 marks

Three unseen passages of total 500 words (150 + 200 + 150 words) with a variety
of questions. The passages will be facutal, discursive and literary in nature.
The questions are meant to test your comprehension ability and understanding.
Full credit is given for the correct value point / points and you should try to give
the relevant value point without adding extra matter.
Instruction :
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions by writing the
option that you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet :

Passage : 1
DANCE
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually
rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or
presented in a spiritual or performance setting.
Gymnastics, figure skating and synchronized swimming are sports that
incorporate dance, while martial arts Karate are often compared to dances.
Motion in ordinarily inanimate objects may also be described as dances (the
leaves dance in the wind).

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Every dance no matter what style, has something in common. It not only
involves flexibility and body movement, but also physics. If the proper
physics is not taken into consideration injuries may occur.
Choreography is the art of creating dances. The person who creates (i.e.
choreographs) a dance is known as the choreographer.
Dance has certainly been an important part of ceremony, rituals, celebrations
and entertainment since the birth of the earliest human civilizations. Archeology
delivers trace of dance from prehistoric times such as the 9,000 years old
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka painting in India and Egyptian tomb painting
depicting dancing figures from circa 3300 BC.
Once the earliest structured uses of dances may have been in the
performance and in the telling of myths. Before the production of written
languages dance was one of the methods of passing these stories down
from generation to generation.
Questions :1.

2.

3.

An art form in which people move _______ is called dance.

a)

Spiritually

b)

rhythmically

c)

expressingly

d)

humorously

While writing in a poetic mood, the writer may use the word dance to describe
the _____ ___ of some object.
a)

movement

b)

beauty

c)

rhythm

d)

velocity

To avoid being hurt one should consider the __________ of object and its
movements while dancing.

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4.

a)

flexibility

b)

style

c)

physics

d)

body movement

Before the script of writing was produced, dance used to be a ________

from one generation to another.
a)

5.

mode of passing information

b)

mode of passing stories

c)
mode of sharing experiences
events.

d)

mode of narrating

A word in the passage which means the same as lifeless is ______________

a)

animate

b)

unanimate

c)

inanimate

d)

motionless

Passage : 2
THE BUS UNCLE
The Bus Uncle is a video clip of a quarrel between two men aboard a bus
in Hong Kong on 27th April 2006. The older man, who came to be
nicknamed the Bus Uncle, scolded the man seated behind him, a nearby
passenger used his camera phone to record the entire incident. The resulting
six minute video was uploaded to the Google Video. The clip became the
most viewed video in May 2006.
The video became a cultural sensation in Hong Kong, inspiring vigorous
debate and discussion on lifestyle, etiquette, civic awareness and media ethics
within the city, eventually attracting the attention of the media around the
world.
The incident took place in a Kowloon Motor Bus route 68X bus en-route to
Yuen Long.
The video was shot by a 21-year-old accountant and part-time psychology
student. The Bus Uncle title for the video was coined by members of an Internet
forum in reference to the older man.
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Questions :
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

In Hong Kong while travelling in a bus two men had a serious _________.
a)

discussion

b)

argument

c)

quarrel

d)

meeting

Of all the persons involved in the incident ____________ came to be Known

as the Bus Uncle.
a)

the younger one

b)

the older one

c)

the photographer

d)

the journalist

Seeing the heated argument between the two gentlemen, a young man recorded
the incident on his _____.
a)

camera

b)

handycam

c)

mobile

d)

vedio recorder

When the video was uploaded on the website of Google, it

___________________ because it aroused great debates and discussions on
various social issues.
a)

was criticized

b)

became a sensation

c)

was appreciated

d)

was abandoned

A word in the passage which means the same a with a lot of energy is
___________ .
a)

intense

b)

vigorous

c)

inspiring

d)

cultural

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Passage : 3
REMINISCENCE
I set out on a difficult path
Full of confidence and hope,
Unmindful of the stones
Strewn on my path ....
The long and winding path
Reminded me of my journey ahead,
I could feel my strength ebbing away,
Yet I felt, with anything
I could cope.
Then emerged a saviour
From the depth of gloom,
As on an inky-black night,
Shines radiantly, the moon...
Infusing new spirit in me
Dispelling my gloom.
A little sympathy.
A little encouragement.
Refreshed my tired soul.
Expecting nothing in return,
The stranger faded away....
Memories still, gently
Reprimand me...
Not even a simple Thank You
Could you say?
I extend a silent gratitude

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To this epitome of kindness, so rare

Who found the time
And compassion
To show and say, I care!
Questions :
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

When the poet began his journey, he was not aware of the _____________
that he would experience in later stages.
a)

joys

b)

challenges

c)

promises

d)

expectations

Whenever he felt that he had lost his strength, he ____________ himself with
the thought that he could adjust with anything.
a)

pampered

b)

convinced

c)

appreciated

d)

strengthened

The stranger appeared from the depth of gloom and ____________ the poet.
a)

helped

b)

saved

c)

troubled

d)

motivated

As a reward for his helpful deed, the stranger expected_________.

a)

something

b)

a lot

c)

nothing

d)

many things

A word in the passage which means the same as to make a feeling disappear.
a)

emerging

b)

dispelling

c)

infusing

d)

winding

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Passage : 4
A DARK NIGHT IT WAS ....
A dark, grim night it was
Filled with short sharp barks
I heard the yelping dogs
Some leaves rustled in the dark.
Slowly and softly the wind blew
I felt the night was gripping me.
The sky was of sombre grey hue
I wanted to set myself free.
I heard a song from somewhere
Perhaps a distant hill
But tightly I closed my ears
The sweet voice had a frightening feel.
I suffered till I saw the light
The first ray of the morning sun
It wiped all fears of the previous night
No more did I want to run.
The morning brought delight
Happiness and hope for me
All doubts were far from sight
The gripping fear had set me free.
Questions :
1.

The rustling of leaves and yelping of dogs added to the ____________ note
of the dark night.
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2.

3.

4.

5.

a)

tense

b)

depressing

c)

joyous

d)

frightening

The poet felt bound in the shackles of ____________ .

a)

darkness

b)

sadness

c)

lonliness

d)

sombreness

The ___________ of sun shed away all the fears of the poet.
a)

dawn

b)

light

c)

rays

d)

brightness

The morning brought joy and __________ in the mind of the poet.
a)

happiness

b)

excitement

c)

hope

d)

pleasure

A word in the passage which means the same as colour.

a)

ray

b)

hue

c)

pale

d)

grey

Passage : 5
HAPPINESS
What do you mean by happiness?
It means love more and scoldings less!
Did you ever think how
Happiness can be bought?
Not by money but by sharing

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It can be sought.
Do you know where happiness is stored?
Not in trunks but in the heart it is stored.
How did one get it, find it or receive it?
By sharing, caring and
Loving everybody a bit.
Why did the beggar smile that day?
The kindness of the stranger
Made him gay.
Why does the sun shine everyday?
For the love of the earth
And her beauty we say.
During danger why God do we call?
Because he is the treasure of love
And cares for all.
As a conclusion:
What is happiness and love?
That which is as sweet
And soft as a dove!
Questions :
1.

2.

Happiness cannot be bought from anyone, rather it can be gained by

__________ things and thoughts.
a)

buying

b)

sharing

c)

stealing

d)

robbing

Happiness can be kept safely in the _____________ of a person.

a)

trunk

b)

almirah

c)

heart

d)

mind

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3.

4.

5.

Sun feels happy after admiring the __________ of the Earth.

a)

love

b)

beauty

c)

grace

d)

lustre

At the time of need, we remember God, as he _____________ .

a)

is Almighty

b)

is full of love

c)

has power and strength

d)

has love and affection for all.

A word from the passage which is antonym of sad.

a)

loving

b)

soft.

c)

gay

d)

crying

Passage : 6
KINDNESS OR MONEY?
Aneesha Aluwalia
I was starving here.
Looking for food
Everywhere.
Nobody to help,
To listen to my yelp.
Then came by
A man with
A big tie.
A genious man and
Rich too.
He gave me a penny
Or two.

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I ate the food.

Thanked the man
And returned him
His good.
Again came the days
So dark,
Not even one could
hear dogs bark.
I met a man,
Perhaps there was
Only one like him,
Perhaps he was
Born like that.
He cared for me
Whole day and night,
Till I was all right.
I dont know how
To repay his kindness,
How to say thanks.
But not I know that
Hearts of kindness are
Bigger than money banks.
Questions :
1.

The poet cried helplessly as he was feeling very ______

a)

hurt

b)

hungry

c)

upset

d)

pained

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2.

3.

4.

5.

The poet _____________ the goodness of the rich man who gave him food
by thanking him.
a)

returned

b)

repaid

c)

acknowledged

d)

accepted

The second man helped the poet by taking care of him when he _________
.
a)

needed money

b)

needed help

c)

he was upset

d)

he was unwell

The difference between the men who helped the poet was that one had big
money bank but the other had a _______________
a)

small money bank

b)

bigger money bank

c)

big heart

d)

bigger heart

A word in the passage which is antonym of cruelty is

a)

generosity

b)

kindness

c)

cared

d)

good.

Passage : 7
RANGOLI
An ancient Indian art form, Rangoli is drawn at the entrance to usher in
peace and prosperity. These are intricate patterns drawn in the courtyard or
just outside the threshold of the entrance door to ward off evil spirits. Rangolis
are believed to make the surroundings aesthetic and auspicious.
The name, Rangoli, is a combination of two words - rang and avalli which
means a row of colours. When you mention the word, Rangoli, what come
to mind are colourful geometric patterns as these are greatly favoured all
over. Many Rangoli books promote these designs exclusively. The Kolam is
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usually line patterns in white, with a bit of spot colour provided by kumkum
(vermillion) and haldi (turmeric). These are unbroken lines, as it was believed
that the absence of gaps left no room for the evil spirits to enter. Today, of
course, any line drawing or even freehand off as Rangoli.
The recurrent motifs in Rangolis across the states are inspired by nature and
feature leaves (peepal), frutis (coconut and mangoes) and flowers (lotus).
Religious symbols like swastika and aum also figure in the designs.
While the ritual of Rangoli has faded from the modern-day home. It has
been replaced by a larger-than-life form for mass consumption. Instead of
powders, flower petals or grains and pulses are used to fill giant-size Rangolis
at hotels and wedding venues, Moulds with punched holes for intricate and
detailed design are available in the market, you just have to fill them with
powder and let it filter through Rangoli stickers are quite a rage and the fact
that they have some permanency seems to act in their favour.
Questions :
1.

2.

3.

4.

Rangolis not only look beautiful but also make the environment _________.
a)

welcoming

b)

clean

c)

pious

d)

elegant

Kolam is the rangoli drawn in__________ and coloured with vermillion

and turmeric.
a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

white

d)

lines

There are no gaps in the lines of Rangoli as it __________.

a)

invites good spirits

b)

Stops the exit of good spirits

c)

pushes away evil spirits

d)

stops the entry of evil spirits.

Rangoli stickers have become common these days because of easy

application and ______ quality.
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5.

a)

intricate

b)

long lasting

c)

attractive

d)

colourful

A word in the passage which means the same as concerned with beauty
and art.
a)

auspicious

b)

aesthetic

c)

intricate

d)

colourful

Passage : 8
BLOGS USES AND MISUSES
Blogs, online versions of personal diaries, have been a craze for quite
sometime now. Some of us, before the Internet age, used to maintain a small
diary to jot down random thoughts, reflections, sayings, poems, and other
such stuff. Their online versions, however, are much more than that.
The biggest difference between a blog and a personal diary is that while the
latter was a very private affair accessible not even to family members, a blog is
a public account, In fact the whole world connected to the internet gets to read
its contents if they come across it.
What blogger should keep in mind while blogging is that by displaying our
thoughts, emotions, opinions and personal life in full public glory, we are revealing
a part of our private life. We are giving outsiders, strangers, friends, collegues,
and relatives a full view of whats happening inside us and with out lives, something
we would hesitate to do in real life. Once blogging begins, its difficult to control,
and we end up sharing our personal thoughts and emotions that we would
otherwise have kept to ourselves. The blog entices us, and we fall to be bait.
Blogs dont preserve our anonymity. They let us publish our pictures, professional
and personal details, physical address and locations, etc. The biggest precaution
to be observed therefore is to think twice before publishing anything, and
ask oneself if one would like to make such matters public. The blog readers
try to judge us, understand us, get information about us, and take pleasure
while peeping into our private lives without realising it.

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Questions :
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Blogs are ___________

a)

diaries

b)

personal diaries

c)

on line diaries

d)

official diaries

Earlier the personal diaries were not available even to family members but
blog can be read by ____.
a)

family and friends

b)

friends only

c)

anyone who connects to the internet

d) relatives

Once we start blogging, we get swayed away and ________

a)

share our personal feelings

b)

c)

share our thoughts

compliment others.

d)

comment mindlessly

While blogging the writers should be careful as the readers _________.

a)

compliment them

b)

judge them

c)

annoy them

d)

make fun of them

A word from the passage which means the same as the state of remaining
unknown.
a)

reflections

b)

anonymity

c)

precaution

d)

pleasure.

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Passage : 9
How do we resist change? We tend to respond to change the same way we
respond to anything we perceive as a threat : by flight or fight. Our first reaction
is flight - we try to avoid change if we can. We do what futurist Faith Popcon
calls cocooning : We seal ourselves off from those around us and try to ignore
what is happening. This can happen in the workplace just by being passive. We
dont volunteer for teams or committees; we dont make suggestions, ask
questions, or offer constructive criticism. But the changes ahead are inescapable.
Those who cocoon themselves will be left behind.
Even worse is to fight, to actively resist change. Resistance tactics might include
negativity, destructive criticism, and even sabotage.
Take a different approach to change. Rejecting both alternatives of flight or
fight, we seek a better option -- one that neither avoids change nor resists it,
but harnesses and guides it. Change can be the means to your goals, not a
barrier to them.
Both fight and flight are reactions to perceiving change as a threat. But if we
can change our perceptions, we can avoid those reactions. An old proverb
goes, Every change brings an opportunity. In other words, we must learn
to see change as a means of achieving our goals, not a barrier preventing us
from reaching them.
Questions :
1.

2.

Any change is accepted as a _________ situation.

a)

welcoming

b)

threatening

c)

amusing

d)

awakening

The flight reaction is to ___________ the change.

a)

run away from

b)

welcome

c)

oppose

d)

create

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3.

4.

5.

The fight reaction is to _____________ the change.

a)

run away from

b)

welcome

c)

oppose

d)

create

Change should be accepted positively as they bring ________ in life.

a)

Chances

b)

Opportunities

c)

problems

d)

tensions

The word barrier in the passage means _________ .

a)

obstacle

b)

bridge

c)

barricade

d)

destruction

Passage : 10
The history of literature really began long before man learned to write. Dancing
was the earliest of the arts. Man danced for joy round his primitive camp fire
after the defeat and slaughter of his enemy. He yelled and shouted as he
danced and gradually the yells and shouts became coherent and caught the
measure of the dance and thus the first war song was sung. As the idea of
God developed prayers were framed. The song and prayer became traditional
and were repeated from one generation to another, each generation adding
something of its own.
As man slowly grew more civilised he was compelled to invent some method of
writing by three urgent necessities. Then were certain things that it was
dangerous to forget and which, therefore, had to be recorded. It was often
necessary to communicate with persons who were some distance away and
it was necessary to protect ones property by making tools cattle and so on,
in some distinctive manner. So man taught himself to write and having
learned to write purely for utilitarian reasons he used this new method for
preserving his war songs and his prayers. Of course, among these ancient
people, there were only a very few individual who learned to write, and
only a few could read what was written.
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Questions :
1.

2.

3.

Before man invented writing, _________.

a)

literature was passed on by word of mouth

b)

prayers were considered literature.

c)

literature was just singing and dancing.

d)

all of the above

As for the war songs and prayers each generation, ____________ .

a)

added something of its own to the stock.

b)

blindly repeated the songs and prayers.

c)

composed its own songs and prayers.

d)

repeated what was handed down to it.

The first war song _______ .

a)

developed spontaneously b)

was inspired by god.

c)
was a song traditionally handed down
leading dancers.

4.

5.

d) was composed by

Man invented writing because he wanted to __________ .

a)

write literature

b)

c)

to record and communicated)

to write war song

to be artistic.

The word measure in the context of the passage means ______ .

a)

weight

b)

rhythm

c)

size

d)

quantity

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Passage : 11
In terms of the total energy consumed by different sectors, the largest
consumer is understandably the industrial sector, which accounts for nearly
half the total energy used in the country today. This is followed by the transport
sector which consumes about 25%, the household sector (about 14%) and
the agricultural sector. (about 9%). This last sector has shown considerable
increase in energy used over the last four decades. Among the primary fuels,
the relative proportion of coal has dropped from nearly 80% to 40% and that
of oil has gone up from 17% to 44% over the same period.
Total energy consumption in India today is equivalent to 291 million tons of
oil of which 26% comes from wood. On a per capita basis it works out to
about one litre of oil per day, which is extremely low by international
standards.
The energy disparity between the urban and the rural population is at present
as wide as between nations on a worldwide scale. There is apparently a
greater need to provide energy in the rural areas and to improve the efficiency
of energy use than merely to increase the national figures for energy
consumption limiting its use to those who are getting the bulk share already.
With the projected rate of population growth, improving upon the per capital
energy consumption is a Herculean task as our coal reserves and the capacity
to import oil cannot be increased beyond a point. There is clearly no escape
from the utilisation of renewable energy sources in a big way if the gap
between the desried levels of energy supply and available resources has to
be kept at the minimum.
Questions :
1.

2.

Industrial sector is responsible for consuming ________ of the total energy

used in the country.
a)

one fourth

b)

one half

c)

one tenth

d)

one fifth

The usage of coal has decreased over the years, but the oil has _________ .
a)

remained constant

b)

decreased

c)

increased

d)

been unaffected.

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3.

4.

5.

We need to focus on increasing energy consumption in rural areas as _______

a)

they use energy extensively

b)

they dont use energy

c)

they use quite less energy as compared to urban areas

d)

urban areas dont leave energy for rural areas.

Improving our per capita consumption of energy is difficult because

population is increasing whereas resources are ___________ .
a)

increasing

b)

decreasing

c)

constant

d)

unaffected

A word in the passage which is the synonym of significant.

a)

understandable

b)

considerable

c)

projected

d)

renewable

Passage : 12
Read the following passage carefully and complete the following sentences :Newspapers sell because of news and editorial coverage but it gets more
revenue from advertisements. News costs money, while advertisements fetch
money. The economics of modern newspapers is such that, it cannot run by
just selling news; it has to depend on advertisements. The economics of
newspaper publishing requires both subscribers who can afford to buy
newspapers and business who can afford to advertise in it. The growth of
the press depends on both. Therefore, in newspaper management neither
aspect can be neglected.
Co-ordination among the various departments - editorial, circulation,
adverising and production - is very essential for effective and better
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management. The head of various departments must be part of the

managament of a newspaper. They must be aware of the goals set, policies
and future plans of the management. They cannot afford to remain cut off
from the mainstream of management function. In addition, each department
should keep the other department managers informed of those of its activities
that will be useful to them. This is a vital aspect of newspaper management.
Questions :
1.

The growth of a newspaper depends on _________ .

2.

Of the two aspects of newspaper, news is _____________ .

3.

_________ is the most essential aspect of effective management.

4.

The heads of various departments should be ___________.

5.

The word goal in the passage means __________ .

Passage : 13
Read the following passage carefully and complete the following sentences :When we are suddenly confronted with any terribe danger, the change of
nature we undergo is equally great. In some cases fear paralyses us. Like
animals we stand still, powerless to move a step in fright or to lift a hand in
defence of our lives, and sometimes we are seized with panic, and again, act
more like the inferior animals than rational beings. On the other hand,
frequently in cases of sudden extreme peril, which cannot be escaped by
flight, and must be instantly faced, even the most timid men at once as if by
miracle, become possessed of the necessary courage, sharp quick
apprehension, and swift decision. This is a miracle very common in nature.
Man and the inferior animals alike, when confronted with almost certain
death gather resolution from despair but there can really be no trace of so
debilitating a feeling in the person fighting, or prepared to fight for dear life.
At such time the mind is clearer than it has ever been; the nerves are steel,
there is nothing felt but a wonderful strength and daring. Looking back at
certain perilous moments in my own life, I remember them with a kind of
joy, not that there was any joyful excitement then; but because they brought
me a new experience - a new nature, as it were and lifted me for a time
above himself.
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Questions :
1.

When we face any danger, our reaction to this danger is ________ .

2.

In one reaction to the danger, the person becomes ________ and

______________ .

3.

In the other response to danger, people become ________ and

______________________.

4.

One becomes more energetic than usual when ______________ .

5.

A word in the passage which means the same as deal with a difficult situation.

Passage : 14
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
It is not luck but labour that makes men. Luck says an American writer, is ever
waiting for something to turn up, labour with keen eyes and strong will always
turns up something. Luck lies in bed and wishes the postman would bring him
news of a legacy; labour turns out at six and with busy pen and ringing hammer
lays the foundation of competence. Luck whines, labour watches. Luck relies
on chance, labour on character. Luck slips downwards to self-indulgence; labour
strides upwards and aspires to independence. The conviction, therefore, is
extending that diligence is the mother of good luck; in other words, that a mans
success in life will be proportionate to his efforts, to his industry, to his attention
to small things.
Questions :
1.

Which two things have been mentioned in the passage for success?

2.

What is the opinion of the writer about the luck ?

3.

How do you know that labour is neccessary for success?

4.

Hard work is superior to?

5.

A word in the passage which means the same as a strong opinion.

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Passage : 15
SAND AND STONE
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some
point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other
one on the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying
anything, wrote in the sand : TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED
ME ON THE FACE.
They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take
a bath. The one. who had been slapped, got stuck in the mire and started
drowing, but the friend saved him. After the friend recovered from the near
drowing, he wrote on a stone : TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY
LIFE.
The friend who has slapped and saved his best friend asked him, After I
hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?
The other friend, replied : When someone hurts us, we should write it
down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when
someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no
wind can ever erase it.
Questions :
1.

Why did one friend slap to the other friend in the face?

2.

What was the reaction of the friend who had been slapped?

3.

What did the friend do when his friend was drowing?

4.

What do you understand by the passage?

5.

Near in the passage means ____________ .

Passage : 16
DADS BLESSINGS
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months
he had admired a beau-tiful sports car in a dealers showroom, and knowing
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his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his
father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he
was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He
handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box. Curious. but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound
Bible, with the young mans name embossed in gold. Angry, he raised his
voice to his father and said With all your money, you give me a Bible? and
stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the Young man was very successful in business. He
had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very
old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since
that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of
things.
When he arrived at his fathers house, sudden sadness and regret filled his
heart. He began to search through his fathers important papers and saw the
still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the
Bible and began to turn the pages. And as he did, a car key dropped from the
back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealers name, the same dealer who
had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation,
and the words PAID IN FULL.
How many times do we miss Spirits blessings and answers to our prayers because
they do not arrive exactly as we have expected?
Questions :
1.

What did the youngman want from his father?

2.

Why did his father call the youngman in his private study?

3.

What was the reaction of the youngman to see the present?

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4.

After many years, what did the youngman realize?

5.

The word in the passage which means raised design.

SOLUTION OF READING SECTION

(Solutions given for passage, 1, 2 & 3)
Passage - 1
1.

b)

rhythmically

2.

a)

movement

3.

c)

physics

4.

b)

mode of passing stories

5.

c)

inanimate

Passage - 2
1.

c)

quarrel

2.

b)

the older one

3.

c)

mobile

4.

b)

became a sensation

5.

b)

Vigourous

Passage - 3
1.

b)

challenges

2.

d)

strengthened

3.

b)

saved

4.

c)

nothing

5.

c)

dispelling

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Section B : Writing
Q.4.

Letter Writing / E-mail Writing

FORMAT (Informal Letter)
Senders Address
Date ...........................
Salutation
Body of the Letter
Subscription (Your affectionately/ Your sincerly)

FORMAT (Formal Letter)

Senders Address
Date ..........................
Recievers Designation
Recievers Address
Subject
(Statement or purpose)
Salutation (Sir/Madam/Dear sir etc)
Body of the Letter
Subscription (Yours faithfully)

To
Subject

:
:

FORMAT (E-mail)
(Recipients e-mail address)
(Topic of the e-mail in a few words)

Body of the e-mail

Salutation
Content
Subscription

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FORMAL LETTERS
1.

You are Rohit/Rita, a student of class X of J.R. Public School, Sagarpur,

New Delhi. Metro rail has become a very popular, comfortable and convenient
mode of transport in your city. You also want to have the experience along
with your classmates. Write an application to the principal of your school
requesting her/him to arrange a metro ride for the students of your class.

2.

You are Garima/ Chaitanya living at E-5/26 Sect-16 Rohini, New Delhi.
Your streets and roads experience water logging during the monsoon season.
The people of your area find it difficult to lead normal life and this adds to
their problems. Write a letter to the commissioner of MCD. Delhi to take
necessary steps to control the water logging and help the residents.

3.

Computers have become the need of the day. They have captured all fields
of life. So knowledge of computer is essential for all especially for the students.
Write an application to the principal of your school to introduce computer as a
compulsory subject for secondary classes. You are Anil/Ankita of Jain Public
School, Palam Village, New Delhi.

4.

You have recently read the news about a child falling in the open manhole. There
are many such manholes in your city are left open. Write a letter to the muncipal
commissioner MCD, Delhi drawing his/her attention to the dangers that these
manholes can cause and request him/her to get them cleaned and closed.

5.

A month ago you bought an L.G. Colour T.V. of 20 from the Gupta
Electronics House Kamla Market New Delhi. It has been giving you
persistent problems. Its picture blurs and volume goes up and sometimes
down automatically. It has been given one year warranty. Write a letter to
the sales manager complaining about it. Your are Puneet/Pooja living at 25
Kamla Nagar, New Delhi.

6.

You are Ashoka/ Tanmay of 23 Sect. 7, Rohini, New Delhi. Day before
yesterday there was a marriage in your neighbourhood. The procession was
very late and the orchestra kept on playing loudly even after mid night. It
disturbed students, old people, patients and infants. Write a letter to Editor
of a daily newspaper about the problems.
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7.

You are Rekha/Rahul, living at 22/2, Hari Nagar, New Delhi. Write a letter
to the Editor of a newspaper drawing the attention of the people to inculcate
safe road habits among the vehicle drivers so that they can reach their
destination safe and sound. You can write the letter under the heading Drive
safe, Arrive Safe.

INFORMAL LETTERS
1.

You are Rakesh/Rashmi a resident of B-15 Janakpuri, New Delhi. You have
been gifted an electric scooty by your grandfather on his retirement. Write a
letter to your grandfather expressing your feeling for him.

2.

You are Anil/Anita of C-5 Tilak Nagar, New Delhi. Your friend has invited
you to a picnic. Unfortunately you are unable to join the same as you have
an appointment with the doctor. Write a letter to your friend expressing your
inability to join it.

3.

Now-a-days reading habit among youngsters is decreasing to some extent.

The main reasons behind it are their interest in T.V. watching, playing computer
games and sending message through mobiles. Write a letter to your younger
brother advising him to develop reading habit and its importance in learning
process. You are Rohit/Rani living at 25 Ashok Vihar, Delhi.

4.

You have come to know that your younger brother rides his bike very fast
and at time is very reckless on the road. He also does not like wearing helmet
while driving. You are very concerned about his safety. Write a letter to your
brother advising him to follow traffic rules for his safety. You are Anil/Annu
of A-10 Vikaspuri, New Delhi.

5.

Your friend Suyash/Sonakshi has topped the school by getting A1 in all the
subjects and CGPA-10 in board Exam. You are happy for your friend that
his/her hard work and dedication has paid off. Write a letter congratulating
him/her and express your happiness and good wishes. You are Rajiv/Rajni
25/2 Block D Janakpuri, New Delhi.

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6.

Write a letter to your younger brother giving him tips on healthy eating
habits as you have come to know that he has developed a taste for fast/junk
food like burgers and pizzas along with cold drinks. You are worried that
this may lead to obesity and health problem. Advise him to take a balanced
and nutritious diet and return to healthy food only.

7.

You have facility of a computer Aided learning (CAL) Lab in your school.
All the students of your school are very happy with this lab having a big
T.V. and a computer with lessons on all your subjects. Now learning has
become more interesting and fun. Write a letter to your uncle telling him
about the benefits of CAL lab in your school. You are Arun/Ankita living at
42 Rajouri Apartment, New Delhi.

E-MAIL WRITING
1.

You are Yogesh/Yogita of DAV school, Dwarka, New Delhi. You need your
studying certificate from the school as your father has to submit the same in his
office. Write an e-mail to the principal of your school requesting him/her to issue
the same in about 120 words.

2.

The students of class X of Rahul Model School Sadh Nagar, New Delhi, wish
to visit KHEL GAON developed for CWG. As head boy of your school,
write an e-mail to your principal to arrange a visit for the students on any
working day during school hours in 120 words.

3.

You are Nitin/Neha living at C-25 Ramesh Nagar, New Delhi. In the main
market of your block during rush hours a few women have experienced of
losing their gold chains and ear rings snatched by young boys riding on
bike. You are very much worried about such incidents. Write an e-mail to
the Editor of a local newspaper to draw attention of the corcened higher
authority about it.

4.

Public park is the heart of the residential area. Children play, elders go for
walk and even ladies do yoga and other exercises there. But unfortunately
the park of your area has become a place for stray animals, drinkers and
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gamblers. Write an e-mail to the Editor of the daily newspaper to draw

attention of the civic authorities towards it in not more than 120-150 words.

Q.5 LONG WRITING TASK

ARTICLE / SPEECH / DEBATE
Total marks

06

Content

04

Expression

02

ARTICLES :
1.

People in Merto Cities face the problem of stray animals. A few heartly
want them to be fed, given shelter, loved but some show cruelty towards
these speechless creatures. Write an article in 120-150 words on the topic
Cruelty to Animals.

2.

Mobile phones are being used both in urban and rural areas. But craze for
mobile phones among students has been increasing day by day. They seem busy
on mobilephones most of the time. Write an article on the topic Excessive use
of mobile in not more than 120-150 words.

3.

Weekly markets in the residential areas are popular. Local people prefer to visit
and buy things at such places because they get things at cheaper rate. Write an
article in about 150 words on Weekly market.

4.

Internet is a computer based global information system. The modern day internet,
better known as the World wide web has completed two decades of its
existence. It has brought new opportunities to government, business and
education. Write an article in 150 words on Internet.

5.

Air pollution means mixing of harmful gases in air. It is caused by the smoke
emitted from factories, vehicles, burning of coal or wood for fuel. It is harmful
for human beings, animals and plants. Write an article in about 150 words on it.
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SPEECHES
1.

India is a country of festivals. There is a series of festivals which are celebrated

through out the year. They reflect our culture and bring us closer. Write a speech
in about 120-150 words to be delivered in the morning assembly by you. You
are Kiran a student of Delhi Jain Public School Palam Village, New Delhi.

2.

Games play an important role in our life. They are not only the means of
entertainment but keep us physically fit also. Some like indoor games and others
outdoor. Write a speech in 150 words keeping in view the importance of games.

3.

Govt. has banned the use of polythenes and plastic bags as they are nonbiodegradable and harmful to every living being and environment. But still people
are using them for carrying things. Write a speech to be delivered in morning
assembly by you in 120-150 words on Say no to polythene to save the
environment.

DEBATES
1.

Everyone likes watching T.V. Now-a-days children are taking more interest in
T.V programmes. No doubt most of the programmes provide them knowledge
and entertainment. But some children learn negative things and apply them in
their real life. In this way watching TV is not only useful but harmful also. Write
a debate in 120-150 words about it.

2.

Internet has become essential in our life. Some sit in front of computer for many
hours at a stretch a day. We know that excess of everything is bad. So by doing
this they not only waste their time but spoil the health also. Write a debate in
about 120-150 words on the topic Internet.

3.

High buildings, Metro, Shopping malls, big parks, wide road etc. attract people
to live in metro city. On the other hand traffic jam, pollution, crime, insecurity
etc disappoint them. Write a debate in 120-150 words on the topic Life in a
Big City.

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4.

It is found that most of the students are pleased with grading system
introduced by CBSE for IX & X classes. But some are not in favour of it.
They think that this system will not encourage them to workhard to get full
marks as there is no competition left behind. More over teachers may favour
particular students. Write a debate in 120-150 words on Grading System.

6.

SHORT COMPOSITIONS
REPORT WRITING
DIALOGUE
STORY
Total marks

03

Content

02

Expression

01

REPORT WRITING
1.

You are Arun/Anita of DAV School, Hari Nagar, New Delhi. Your school
organised an inter-house debate competition. Write a report mentioning number
of participants, date, topic etc in not more than 50-60 words.

2.

During summer vacations you got an opportunity to join a trip to Agra organised
by your school. As the leader of the touring party, Write a report for the school
magazine giving necessary details like site scenes, lodging etc. You are Nitin /
Neha.

3.

You are Mohit/Mamta living at Janakpuri, New Delhi. Recently you visited your
grand parents in Rajasthan. There you happened to go to a place where a
teenager had fallen into a deep bore well. As an eye-witness of the scene.
Write a report on efforts made by various agencies to save his life.

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4.

Public park was not being maintained properly in your locality even after a
number of complaints to concerned authority. Now the residents of your locality
have managed the same well. As a responsible resident, write a report mentioning
the valuable contribution of the residents in the form of physical labour, financial
support etc in 50-60 words.

5.

Accidents at Metro construction side have caused massive less of life and property.
It has created fear and panic among the residents of Delhi. You have witnessed
one such accident. Write a report in about 50-60 words.

DIALOGUE WRITING
1.

Imagine you visited your friend to know about his health as he had been ill for a
week. He gave the following answers complete the dialogue by writing the
questions you asked your friend.
Q.

a)

_________________________________?

Ans.

I am feeling much better now.

Q.

b)

Ans.

I was admitted to AIIMS for five days for treatment.

Q.

c)

Ans.

I had the problem of severe stomach ache

Q.

d)

Ans.

One of my parents looked after me there.

Q.

e)

Ans.

I shall join school day after tomorrow.

Q.

f)

Ans.

No, with my father.

_________________________________?

_________________________________?

_________________________________?

_________________________________?

_________________________________?

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2.

3.

4.

Suppose you and your friend participated in debate competition. Your school
principal wants you to tell about it. You gave the following answers. Complete
the dialogue by writing the questions asked by your principal.
Q.

a)

________________________?

Ans.

I fared well in this competition.

Q.

b)

Ans.

About 10 schools participated in it.

Q.

c)

Ans.

Luckily, our schools team got first position.

_________________________________?

_________________________________?

Imagine you went to market to buy some books yesterday. After reaching
home your father asked you about the visit and purchase of books. Your
answers are given below. Complete the dialogue by writing the questions
asked by your father.
Q.

a)

___________________________?

Ans.

I went to Nai Sarak, Delhi.

Q.

b)

Ans.

On my own Motorbike.

Q.

c)

Ans.

I spent more than fifteen hundred.

___________________________?

___________________________?

There is the following conversation between two friends. Complete the

dialogue with suitable answers.
Sumit : Where are you going carrying a basket containing flowers and scents?
Amit : a) __________________________
Sumit : Which particular god or goddess do you have deep faith in?
Amit : b) __________________________

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Sumit : Do you go for worshipping daily or occassionally?

Amit : c) __________________________.

STORIES WRITING :
1.

Last week I went to market to buy some books on bicycle. I placed my

bicycle outside the shop. ________________________________________
Read the lines and complete the story in 50-60 words in your own words.

2.

Develop a story in 50-60 words with the help of the following lines in your
own words.
Yesterday I was going to school. On the way I saw a child in the middle of
the road. A car was coming at full speed .
2___________________________

3.

Read the lines given below and complete the story in 50-60 words.
Once there was an old man. He had four sons. They always quarrelled with
one
another.
_____________________________________________________

4.

Complete the story in 50-60 words with the help of the lines given below.
Oneday a dog found a piece of meat. He reached the bank of the river
___________________________

5.

On sunday I was watching T.V. Suddenly I heard people shouting outside

________________________________________________________________________________
Complete the story in your own words in 50-60 words with the help of lines
written above.

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Section C : Grammar
Total Marks : 15
Q.No.

Topics of Type of Questions

7. to 11

Test type will include gap filling

Marks

to test the knowledge in

03 marks

the following areas -

for each

Non-finites, Determiners,
Connectors, Modals, Prepositions,

question.

7 and 8

Subject-verb concord, verbs.

having

Correct forms of verbs / words

multiple

Completion of Headlines, Editing/Omission

choice

Reported Speech

Questions

Reordering of word into sentences

Dialogue Completion.

TYPE : 1
Test type will include gap filling to test the knowledge in the following areas :i)

Non-finites

ii)

determiners

iii)

connectors

iv)

modals

v)

prepositions

vi)

subject-verb-concord

INSTRUCTIONS :
In the following passages, choose the most appropriate option from the ones
given below to complete the passage. Write the answers in your answer sheet
against the correct blank number. Do not copy the whole passage.

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1.

Gravitation is the force (a) ______ holds us all down (b) ____________ the
surface of the earth. Anything (c) ________ upwards falls back to the earth. It
is not only the earth that has the pull of gravity (d) ___________ also everything
else in the universe. Everything in this universe attracts (e) _______ other body
to (f) ____________.
(6=3)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f)

i)

Whom

ii)

that

iii) whose

iii)

who

i)

ii)

on

iii) to

iv)

in

i)

ii)

throwing

iii) to throw

iv)

threw

i)

ii)

and

iii) so

iv)

but

i)

ii)

every

iii) either

iv)

neither

i)

ii)

herself

iv)

himself

into
thrown
because
each
themselves

iii) itself
2.

Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (a) _______
was one of (b) _________ greatest fiction writers of America. He grew up in a
small town (c) _________ the bank of the Mississippi River. (d) ______ a
small boy he moved to Hannibal on the banks of the river (e) _________ he
experienced (f) _______ excitement of river travel.
(6=3)
a.
b.
c.

i)

Which

ii)

who

iii) that

iv)

he

i)

an

ii)

iii) the

iv)

his

i)

on

ii)

in

iii) at

iv)

upon

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d.
e.
f.

i)

since

ii)

from

iii) to

iv)

as

i)

when

ii)

where

iii) whenever

iv)

whence

i)

ii)

his

iv)

the

iii) an
3.

Lecture as a method of teaching is as old as civiliasation. It is (a) ________

commonly practised and very widely used. In (b) _________ countries, (c)
_________ traditional and almost the only technique (d) ________ was the
formal lecture. The effective use of lecture requires skilful preparation (e) _______
is incomplete (f) _______ followed by questions and answers.
(6=3)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

i)

more

ii)

much

iii) most

iv)

many

i)

ii)

the

iii) an

iv)

many

i)

ii)

iii) every

iv)

an

i)

ii)

employs

iii) employed

iv)

employing

i)

ii)

which

iii) it

iv)

whom

i)

ii)

if

iv)

since

a
the
employ
who
unless

iii) fill
4.

The human body is like a machine containing (a) ________ systems (b) _______
out the processes (c)________ life. Each system is (d) ___________ up of
organs (e) ___________ consist of _______ cells and tissues.
(6=3)
a.

i)

little

iii) much

ii)

several

iv)

more

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b.
c.
d.
e.
f)

i)

to carry

ii)

carry

iii) carries

iv)

carried

i)

ii)

in

iii) of

iv)

with

i)

ii)

making

iii) make

iv)

made

i)

ii)

who

iii) whose

iv)

those

i)

ii)

specialised

iv)

specialises

for
makes
that
specialise

iii) specialising
5.

There is a great difference (a) _________ faith and (b) ________ people
call belief. (c) ______ belief is superficial and is easily (d) __________,
faith makes us strong. We (e) _______ have faith in God (f) ________ we
know that He exists.
(6=3)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

i)

among

ii)

between

iii) in

iv)

from

i)

when

ii)

how

iii) what

iv)

which

i)

while

ii)

when

iii) since

iv)

where

i)

ii)

shaken

iii) shake

iv)

shook

i)

ii)

shouldnt

iii) can

iv)

should

i)

ii)

so

iv)

unless

shaking
cant
till

iii) that

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6.

(a) ____________ of our five sense organs (b) __________ in a perfect coordination with the other (c)__________ .
(13=3)
a.
b.
c.

i)

every

ii)

each

iii) most

iv)

much

i)

ii)

worked

iii) working

iv)

works

i)

ii)

once

iv)

ones

work
ones

iii) one
7.

Jesus Christ was accused (a) ____________ misleading the masses despite
(b) _________ fact (c) __ ___ he was leading them from darkness towards
light.
(13=3)
a.
b.
c.

i)

of

ii)

with

iii) from

iv)

in

i)

ii)

the

iii) an

iv)

that

i)

ii)

these

iv)

that

a
this

iii) those
8.

It is (a) _________ important than anything else (b) _______ that we are a
part of nature and not apart (c) ________ it.
a.
b.
c.

i)

much

ii)

most

iii) many

iv)

more

i)

to remember

ii)

remember

iii) remembering

iv)

remembered

i)

of

ii)

from

iii) in

iv)

off

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TYPE : 2
Test type will include gap-filling to test the knowledge in using the words
appropriately.
INSTRUCTIONS : In the following passages, choose the most appropriate option from the
ones given below to complete the passage. Write the answers in your answer
sheet against the correct blank number. Do not copy the whole passage.
1.

Group (a) _________ is an (b) __________ conversation in which members

of a group (c) _______ participate and exchange (d) _________ with a purpose.
A problem is (e) _______ by raising questions and (f) ________ suggestions.
(6=3)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

i)

discuss

ii)

discussion

iii) to discuss

iv)

discursive

i)

ii)

no organise

iii) organised

iv)

organisation

i)

ii)

activity

iii) actively

iv)

act

i)

ii)

ideal

iii) ideally

iv)

idiom

i)

ii)

to examine

iii) examining

iv)

examined

i)

ii)

make

iv)

makes

organise
active
ideas
examination
made

iii) making
2.

It is (a) ___________ that faith cannot stand the test of (b) __________. In
fact, they are not opposed to each other. They (c) _________ supplement
each other.
(13=3)
a.

i)

belief

ii)

believed

iii) believing

iv)

believe

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b.
c.

3.

i)

reason

ii)

reasonable

iii) reasonably

iv)

reasoning

i)

certainty

ii)

certain

iii) certainly

iv)

certained

The mind is the (a) __________ of human life. It can be the garden of joys
or the (b) ______ path to (c)_______. One person is (d) _______ because
he (e) _______ likes his occupation while another is (f) ______ because he
fears death.
(6=3)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

i)

mysterious

ii)

mystery

iii) mysteriously

iv)

sorry

i)

ii)

secrecy

iii) secrets

iv)

secret

i)

sorrow

ii)

sorrowful

iii) sorrowfully

iv)

sorry

i)

ii)

depress

iii) depressed

iv)

depressive

i)

ii)

hardly

iii) harden

iv)

harder

i)

ii)

miserably

iv)

miserly

secretly

depression
hard
misery

iii) miserable
4.

Pollution is (a) _______ as the contamination of environments pure elements

by the (b) _____ substances or increase in their percentage above a certain (c)
_______ limit. Pollution of air is (d) ______ of pure air by noxious fumes.
Pollution of water is a (e)________ of industrial development. It is our collective
(f) __________ to check pollution.
a.

i)

defining

iii) define

ii)

defined

iv)

definition

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b.
c
d.
e.
f.

i)

harmful

ii)

harm

iii) harmless

iv)

harmfully

i)

ii)

permissible

iii) permit

iv)

permissibly

i)

ii)

contaminate

iii) contain

iv)

contained

i)

ii)

consequence

iii) consequently

iv)

consistence

i)

ii)

responsible

iv)

respond

permission
contamination
conserquent
responsibility

iii) response
5.

Liberty is not a (a) _________ affair only but a (b) ______ contract. It is an
(c) _______ of interests. In matters which do not touch others liberty, I will
be (d) _______ free and wont (e) ________ anyones (f) __________ .
(6=3)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

i)

personally

ii)

person

iii) personal

iv)

personality

i)

ii)

socially

iii) society

iv)

socialise

i)

ii)

adjustment

iii) adjusted

iv)

adjust

i)

completion

ii)

complete

iii) completely

iv)

completed

i)

ii)

requires

iii) required

iv)

require

i)

ii)

permission

iv)

permit

social
adjustable

requirement
permissible

iii) permitted

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6.

Many animals are in (a) ______ of extinction unless (b) ________ efforts
are made for their (c) ______ In India, the black buck is one of such (d)
_________ animals. (e) _______ killing of animals (f) ______ our ecosystem adversely.
(6=3)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

i)

dangerous

ii)

endanger

iii) danger

iv)

dangerously

i)

ii)

specially

iii) speciality

iv)

specialise

i)

ii)

protection

iii) protective

iv)

protecting

i)

ii)

depleting

iii) depletion

iv)

depeleted

i)

ii)

discriminate

iii) indiscriminately

iv)

indiscrimination

i)

ii)

effect

iv)

affects

special
protect
deplete
indiscriminate
affect

iii) effective
7.

When my maternal uncle was alive, his only son (a) ________ made plans
to settle in Germany with his wife. Without (b) _______ anyone, he bought
tikets and sold all (c) ______ things at home.
(13=3)
a.
b.
c.

i)

quiet

ii)

quite

iii) quietly

iv)

quieten

i)

inform

ii)

informing

iii) information

iv)

informative

i)

ii)

movable

iv)

moved

moving

iii) move
8.

The bio-diesel has (a) _________ as a (b) _________ solution to the pollution
(c) _______ by emission of smoke into the atmosphere by vehicles and (d)
_________ establishments. It is nothing but used vegetable oil that has been

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tested (e) _________ . It has made a vehicle called veggie Van run more
than 16000 kilometres without (f) _________ the environment.
(6=3)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e)
f)

i)

emerge

ii)

emerged

iii) emerging

iv)

emerges

i)

ii)

usefulness

iii) useful

iv)

used

i)

ii)

creating

iii) creation

iv)

create

i)

ii)

industrious

iii) industrialisation

iv)

industrial

i)

ii)

satisfy

iii) satisfactorily

iv)

satisfying

i)

harmed

ii)

harming

iii) harmful

iv)

harm

usefully
created
industry
satisfactory

TYPE : 3
Test type will include reporting a dialogue in indirect narration by filling in
the blanks.
INSTRUCTIONS :
Read the following dialogues and then complete the report by choosing the
correct option from the ones given below. Write your option from the ones
given below. Write your answers in the answer sheet with the correct blanks
number. Do not copy the dialogue and the report.
(13=3)
1.

Doctor : How do you feel now?

Patient : Slightly better.
Doctor : Did you take the medicines regularly?
Patient : Yes.

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The doctor asked the patient how (a) _____________ . The patient replied
(b) ___________ better. When the doctor asked him (c) _______________
the medicines regularly, he replied in affirmation.
2.

Ankit : Where are you going?

Atul : To the airport.
Ankit : May I drop you there in my car?
Atul : Thanks a lot. It will be a great help to me.
Ankit asked Atul where (a) _______________ . Atul replied (b)
_____________ airport. Ankit further asked him (c) ____________ there in
his car. Atul thanked him adding that it would be a great help to him.

3.

Tanmay : How did you spend your vacation?

Astha : I visited Kashmir with my parents.
Tanmay : Have you been there earlier too ?
Astha : No, it was my first trip.
Tanmay asked Astha how (a) _______ vacation. Astha replied that (b) _____
with her parents. Tanmay further asked her if she had been there earlier too.
Astha replied in negation saying that (c)________

4.

Teacher : Why are you late?

Sumit : I missed my school bus.
Teacher : Why didnt you leave in time?
Sumit : Sorry, I will do so from tomorrow.
The teacher asked Sumit why (a) _________ late. Sumit replied that (b)
_____________ school bus. When the teacher asked him why (c) __________
in time, Sumit apologetically replied that he would do so from the next day.

5.

Sonu : What makes you weep?

Rohan : Someone has stolen my wallet.

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Sonu : Where did you keep it.

Rohan : In the back pocket of my trousers.
Sonu asked Rohan what (a) ___________ . He replied that someone (b)
____________ . Next, Sonu enquired of him where he had kept it. Rohan
answered that (c) ____________ in the back pocket of his trousers.
6.

Servant : Please give me leave for a week.

Master : Why do you need such a long leave?
Servant : I have to visit my village.
Master ; O.K. but dont oustay your leave.
The servant requested his master (a) ______________ for a week. The master
asked him why (b)______ such a long leave. At this, the servant said that he
had to visit his village. The master acceded to his request but asked him (c)
________ leave.

7.

Beggar : Please give me some money.

Lady : Why dont you do some work?
Begger : Madam, begging is also a work.
A Beggar requested a lady (a) _________ . The lady asked him why (b)
_________ some work. At this the beggar said (c) _________ .

8.

John : Do you know swimming?

David : No, can you teach me how to swim?
John : Of course I can. Come to my place tomorrow at 5.00 p.m.
John asked David (a) ___________________. David replied in negative and
asked him (b) _____ how to swim. John replied in affirmation and asked him
(c) _________ the next day at 5.00 p.m.

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TYPE-4
Test type will require the students to use the correct passive forms of the
verbs by choosing the appropriate options from the given ones.
INSTRUCTIONS :
Complete the following passages by choosing the correct passive forms of
the verbs given in brackets from the alternatives given below the passage.
Write only your answers in the answer sheet against the correct blank number.
1.

Yesterday the city (a) _______ (hit) by a thunder-storm. Many trees (b)
__________ (uproot) and streets at several places (c) _________ (flood)
resulting in traffic jams.
a.
b.
c.

i)

is hit

ii)

was hitting

iii) is hitting

iv)

was hit

i)

were uprooted

ii)

was uproot

iii) were uprooting

iv)

will be uprooted

i)

ii)

were flooded

iv)

were flooding

was flooding

iii) flooded
2.

If a long journey (a) __________ (give) a good start, it is half covered. Weariness
of the traveller (b)___________ (defeat) by his enthusiasm and hope. He (c)
__________ (reward) with success.
a.
b.
c.

i)

is giving

ii)

was give

iii) is given

iv)

can given

i)

is defeated

ii)

defeated

iii) were defeated

iv)

defeating

i)

ii)

is rewarded

iv)

rewarded

was rewarding

iii) is rewarding
3.

Pleasure (a) _________ (enjoy) without passing through pains. Spring (b)
__________ (relish) only by those whose bones (c) _________ (freeze) by

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unbearably cold winter.

a.
b.
c.

i)

enjoy

ii)

enjoys

iii) are enjoyed

iv)

cant be enjoyed

i)

ii)

was relished

iii) is relished

iv)

are relishing

i)

ii)

is frozen

iv)

has been frozen

relishing
has frozen

iii) have been frozen

4.

Whenever I feel that I (a) _________ (leave) alone even by my shadow, my

loneliness (b) _______ (dispel) by the soothing presence of someone who is
everything for me. At that moment, I (c) _____ (compensate) heavily for all the
losses ...... even that of my shadow.
a.
b.
c.

i)

has left

ii)

have left

iii) have been left

iv)

have been leave

i)

has dispelled

ii)

is dispelled

iii) was dispelled

iv)

is dispel

i)

ii)

am compensating

iv)

was compensating

am compensated

iii) have compensated

5.

Yesterday a U.F.O. (a) ________ (see) in the western sky over Delhi. People
(b) _______ (horrify) to see it and started running helter skelter. It was reported
to have remained suspended in the air for some time. Then it picked up speed
and (c) _______ (lose) to view.
a.
b.
c.

i)

was seeing

ii)

was saw

iii) was seen

iv)

were seem

i)

was horrify

ii)

were horrified

iii) were horrifying

iv)

was horrified.

i)

ii)

had lost

iv)

has lost

was lost

iii) was losing

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6.

Last week a picnic trip (a) __________ (organise) by our school for class
XI. The students (b) ______ (take) to Fun and Food village. Five buses (c)
_________ (hire) on the occasion.
a.
b.
c.

7.

organised

ii)

was organised

iii) was organising

iv)

had organised

i)

ii)

was taken

iii) were taking

iv)

were taken

i)

were hired

ii)

was hired

iii) were hiring

iv)

had hired

had taken

Gandhiji (a) _________ (know) for practising what he preached. Our country
(b) ______ (teach) the lesson of truth and non-violence by him. Almost the
entire nation (c) ________ (bring) into the main-stream of freedom struggle
under his leadership.
a.
b.
c.

8.

i)

i)

was knowing

ii)

had known

iii) was known

iv)

were know

i)

ii)

was taught

iii) is teaching

iv)

had taught

i)

was brought

ii)

was being brought

iii) had brought

iv)

was bringing

were taught

Even the deepest wounds, that (a) _________ (give) over a long time by all the
cruelties of the world (b) __________ (heal) by a few words of sympathy and
love that (c) ______ (speak) by someone who is not apart from you but a part
of you.
a.
b.
c.

i)

has been given

ii)

have been giving

iii) have been given

iv)

was giving

i)

is healed

ii)

are healed

iii) will heal

iv)

was healing

i)

ii)

is speaking

iv)

have spoken

are spoken

iii) are speaking

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TYPE : 5
Test type will require the students to attempt questions based on one of the following
areas of learning.
i)

Filling in the blanks with suitable clauses to complete a dialogue

ii)

Re-ordering the jumbled up words and phrases to make meaningful sentences.

DIALOGUE COMPLETION
INSTRUCTIONS :
Complete the dialogues by choosing the correct alternative from those given
below. Write your answer in the answer sheet against the correct blank number.
Do not copy the whole dialogue.
1.

Swati : Please tell me (a)________ .

Sumedha : Cant you see (b)________ ?
Swati : I can also see (c) ________ .

2.

Chaitanya : Could you tell me (a) __________ ?

Garima : From the shop (b) ____________ .
Chaitanya : I will go there and see (c) ____________ .

3.

Astha : Could you do me a favour (a) __________ ?

Tammay : First tell me (b) ____________ .
Astha : Please go to Jyotis place and bring my book (c) ___________ .

4.

Teacher : You will have to explain (a) ____________.

Gaurav : Madam, last night power failed (b) ____________ .
Teacher : This is the same excuse (c) ____________ .

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5.

Chintu : Do you know (a) ____________ ?

Pintu : Yes, he is Mohit (b) ____________ .
Chintu : Now I remember (c) ___________ .

TYPE : 6
RE-ORDERING OF WORDS / PHRASES INTO MEANINGFUL
SENTENCES :
INSTRUCTIONS :
The words and phrases in the following sentences are jumbled up. Rearrange the words to make meaningul sentences.
(13=3)
1.

2.

3.

4.

a)

place / our lives / music / important / has / in / an.

b)

body and / activates / our / it / mind.

c)

a / is / art / also / regarded / as / fine / it.

a)

its / urbanisation / in India / everywhere / has / tentacles / spread

b)

only / the country / a / land / of / remains / villages / in name

c)

policy-makers / numerous / this / posed / challenges / has / the / for

a)

religious / of / or spiritual / form / a / meditation is / contemplation.

b)

basis / religions / most of the / of / the / is / it.

c)

ones own mind / processes / detached observation / and / is / its / it /

of.

a)

hardly / koalas are / ever drink / animals that / water.

b)

water supply / they get / they eat / from / all their / the leaves.

c)

can eat / everyday / each / one and a half kilograms / adult koala / upto
/ of leaves.

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5.

a)

are / eating / small / birds / insects / wagtails.

b)

eight / of / wagtails / there / about / are / species.

c)

to / are / related / they / closely / pipits.

TYPE : 7
COMPLETING HEADLINES
Complete the headlines by choosing correct answers from the options given
below :a)

300 dead in Indonesia.

More than 300 people _________________ in a quake-triggered Tsunami in
Mentamai Islands in Indonesia.

b)

i)

are died

ii)

have been reported dead

iii)

have reported dead

iv)

report to be dead

Today 1600 blueline buses to go off road.

The _____________________ a part of history with notification to do away
with private bus service.

c)

i)

1600 odd blueline buses are become

ii)

1600 odd blueline buses had become

iii)

1600 odd blueline buses have become

iv)

1600 odd blueline buses will become

Man arrested for selling drugs in a college campus.

A 40 year man ____________________ in South Delhi college.
i)

will be arrested for selling drugs.

ii)

is arrested for selling drugs.

iii)

was arrested for selling drugs.

iv)

has arrested for selling drugs.

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d)

Noida on decongestion drive.

Three new elevated roads and four new underpasses _________________
.

e)

i)

are constructed to decongest Noida

ii)

have constructed to deconqenst Noida.

iii)

will be constructed to decongest Noida.

iv)

has been constructed to decongest Noida.

Now Kidney Damage can be Detected Early

A new technique for _________________________ many lives in future.
i)

early detection of Kidney Diseases could save

ii)

early detection of Kidney Diseases should save

iii)

early detection of Kidney Diseases has saved.

iv)

early detection of Kidney Diseases have saved.

TYPE 8
i)

EDITING (ERROR FINDING)

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line
against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction
in your answer sheet against the correct blank number as given in the
example. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.

1.

Ten of thousand of bat emerge

eg. emerge - emerged

from under the bridge. It were

(a) ____________

a amazing sight. I learnt a

(b) ____________

few fact about these creatures. The baby

(c) ____________

bats is known as pups. Each

(d)____________

mother bat delivers only one pups.

(e)____________

They are usually born on June/July

(f)____________

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2.

3.

An one-eyed man was travelling

eg. An - A

through a bus one day. He was

(a)____________

carrying a huge bag on him

(b)____________

shoulder. Anyone sitting next to him

(c)____________

said, Why didnt you keep your bag

(d)____________

beneath the seat. The man smiled

(e)____________

and said, It is too big to be kept their.

(f)____________

In the process to learning

eg. to - of

Self-help is the better help

(a)____________

Depend always on others,

(b)____________

Even on teachers or parents

(c)____________

is an sign of weakness.

(d)____________

In the Mahabharta their is a

(e)____________

wonder character of Eklavya

which is an ideal for modern

(f)____________

students.
4.

5.

Thanks to the current interest for fitness

e.g. for - in

and health that people are taking

(a)____________

In each locality we find this days

(b)____________

some centres and clubs is springing

(c)____________

up and they are do well in their

(d)____________

new venture. Because unfortunately they

(e)____________

are not within easy reach for all.

(f)____________

She lost her father when she is still

e.g. is - was

a child. Her uncle looked at all the property

(a)____________

that she inherit from her father

(b)____________
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Since a few years her uncle worked very

(c)____________

sincerely. Afterwards he thinks, This

(d)____________

property should make me rich. How long

(e)____________

should I kept serving my niece? I

(f)____________

must do something.
6.

Automated Teller Machines (ATM) has revolutionised eg. has - have

banking and made life easiest

(a)____________

Bank customers could now withdraw

(b)____________

money of their account anytime and

(c)____________

somewhere in their own country

(d)____________

or even from the world. However

(e)____________

like any other electrical gadget

(f)____________

they can also malfunction.

7.

So you want other day

e.g. other - another

of, shouted the office manager

(a) __________

on his clerk. I am anxius

(b) __________

to heard what excuse you have

(c) __________

now. You are gone for your

(d) __________

grandfather funeral twice

(e)__________

already. The clerk smile sheepishly

(f)__________

and said, Today my grandmother

is getting married again.
8.

The concern in global warning

e.g. in - over

is not that its happening but

(a) __________

that its been hastened by modern

(b) __________

man. It is also occuring in a far

(c) __________

greater rate then the natural

(d) __________
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evolutionary process. We are cut

(e) __________

down trees, forcing an extiction of

(f) __________

many species and polluting the environment.

TYPE : 9
Editing (Ommissions)
In the following passage one word has been omitted in each line. Write the
mising word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes
after it in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. Ensure that the
word that forms your answer is underlined. The first one has been done for you.
1.

A man getting very impatient.

e.g. man was getting

Again and again he would peep the

a) __________

doctors room to see many patients

b) __________

were left. After a long time his turn

c) __________

came, he got up said, Sorry doctor

d) __________

I dont have problem now. This long

e) __________

wait has cured headache. Im here

f) __________

only to thank you.

2.

Fresh vegetables be cooked to perfection

Vegetables can be

in the microwave they retain their

a) __________

full flavour, nutrients colour. Vegetables

b) __________

can be cooked in casserole dishes lids

c) __________

stirring once the cooking period.

d) __________

Roasting boiling bags can also be used

e) __________

for some vegetables with ends

f) __________

loosely closed allowing a bit of steam to escape.

3.

Now a days most the children

eg. most of the

get an opportunity go on school

a) __________

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4.

trips. They jumps the chance

b) __________

to be away home for a

c) __________

week two. Some children, specially

d) __________

those leaving home for first time

e) __________

very much miss parents.

f) __________

India a land of great diversity.

e.g. India is a

There is diversity only in its

a) __________

geographical features also in the

b) __________

race that its people belong, in

c) __________

the religion that profess and

d) __________

the languages that they. There

e) __________

is, however, a unity in its diversity

and this help to unite its people

f) __________

into one nation.

5.

All living things to breathe

e.g. things have to

to survive each species has

a) __________

its peculiar way. Some

b) __________

breath lungs while others

c) __________

with gills or though skin.

d) __________

The respiratory system man highly

e) __________

developed and consists mainly the

f) __________

respiratory passage and the lungs.

6.

Each and everyone wishes to healthy

e.g. to be healthy

but very few ready to make efforts

a) __________

in this direction. Most the people

b) __________

give excuse that they busy and

c) __________
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cant spare any minute exercise.

d) __________

Others believe in eating too. They

e) __________

think tha they get healthy by eating

f) __________

all the time.

7.

Now in same village there lived

e.g. in the same

a wicked old man his wife,

a) __________

not bit sensitive and kind, had

b) __________

always kicked and scolded dogs

c) __________

whenever any passed house.

d) __________

Hearing their neighbours good luck

e) __________

they coaxed the dog into their garden

and set before bits of fish hoping

f) __________

he would find treasure for them.

8.

The shop had certain quiet distinction

eg. had a certain

There was no sign upon other than

a) __________

the name Gessler Brother; and

b) __________

in the window pairs of boots.

c) __________

He made only what ordered,

d) __________

and what made never failed to fit.

e) __________

To make boots - such boots he made

f) __________

seemed to me mysterious and wonderful.

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SOLUTION
SECTION : C
TYPE - 1
1.

2.

3.

a.

ii)

that

b.

iii) to

c.

i)

d.

iv) but

e.

ii)

f.

iii) itself

a.

ii)

b.

iii) the

c.

i)

d.

iv) as

e.

ii)

f.

iv) the

a.

iii) most

b.

iv) many

c.

i)

d.

iii) employed

e.

ii)

which

f.

i)

unless

a.

ii)

discussion

b.

iii) organised

c.

iii) actively

d.

i)

thrown
every
who
on
where

the

TYPE - 2
1.

ideas
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2.

3.

e.

iv) examined

f.

iii) making

a.

ii)

believed

b.

i)

reason

c.

iii) certainly

a.

ii)

b.

iv) secret

c.

i)

d.

iii) depressed

e.

ii)

f.

iii) miserable

mystery
sorrow
hardly

TYPE - 3
1.

2.

3.

a.

ii)

he felt then

b.

iv) he felt slightly

c.

iii) he had taken

a.

iii) he was going

b.

iv) that he was going to the

c.

i)

a.

iii) she had spent her

b.

iv) she had visited

c.

ii)

if he might drop him

it had been her first trip

TYPE - 4
1.

a.

iv) was hit

b.

i)

were uprooted

c.

ii)

were flooded
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2.

3.

a.

iii) is given

b.

i)

is defeated

c.

ii)

is rewarded

a.

iv) cant be enjoyed

b.

iii) is relished

c.

iii) have been frozen

TYPE - 5

DIALOGUE COMPLETION
1.

2.

a.

i)

What are you doing

b.

ii)

that I am doing my home-work

c.

i)

that you have committed many mistakes

a)

i)

where you bought these trousers from

b)

i)

that is in the main market

c)

iii) if I can find a similar one for myself.

TYPE - 6
1.

a)

iii) Music has an important place in our lives

b)

iv) It activates our body and mind.

c)

ii)

It is also regarded as a fine art.

TYPE - 7

COMPLETING HEADLINES
a.

ii)

have been reported dead.

b.

iv)

1600 odd blue line buses will become

c.

iii)

was arrested for selling drugs.

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TYPE - 8

EDITING (Error Finding)

1.

2.

3.

a)

were

- was

b)

- an

c)

fact

- facts

d)

is

- are

e)

pups

- pup

f)

on

- in

a)

through

- by

b)

him

- his

c)

Anyone

- someone

d)

didnt

- dont

e)

beneath

- under

f)

their

- there

a)

better

- best

b)

Depend

- depending

c)

or

- and

d)

an

-a

e)

their

- there

f)

which

- who

TYPE - 9

Editing (Omisions)
1.

a)

peep into the

b)

see how many

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2.

3.

c)

time when his

d)

up and said

e)

have any problem

f)

cured my headache

a)

they can retain

b)

nutrients and colour

c)

dishes with lids

d)

once during the

e)

Roasting or boiling

f)

with the ends

a)

opportunity to go

b)

jump at the

c)

away from home

d)

week or two

e)

for the first

f)

miss their parents.

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Section D : Text Books (35 marks)

PROSE SECTION
Q.No.

Type of Ques. No. of Ques.

12
a&b

Comprehension Two comprehension Both A & B

passage
passages with
parts to be
4 Questions
attempted

12.

To be Attempted

Marks
Alloted
4 marks for
each passage
42 = 8

Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing
the most appropriate option given below :-

CH-1 A LETTER TO GOD

1

With a satisfied expression he regarded the field of ripe corn with its flowers,
draped in a curtain of rain. But suddenly a strong wind began to blow and
along with the rain very large hailstones began to fall. These truly did resemble
new silver coins. The boys exposing themselves to rain, ran out to collect the
frozen pearls.

Questions :-

2.

a)

Why was Lencho satisfied?

b)

What does he compare the raindrops to?

c)

What do the frozen pearls refer to?

d)

Trace the word in the passage which means - covered with.

What faith ! I wish I had the faith of the man who wrote this letter. Starting up
a correspondence with God!

Questions :a)

Who is the speaker of the above lines?

b)

Why did the man write a letter to God?

c)

Starting up a correspondence with God. What does it tell you about

the mans character?
(72)

d)

Give the verb form of the word Correspondence.

Ch.2

Nelson Mandela - A Long Walk to Freedom

1.

That day had come about through the unimaginable sacrifices of thousands
of my people, people whose suffering and courage can never be counted
or repaid. I felt that day, as I have on so many other days, that I was
simply the sum of all those African patriots who had gone before me.
That long and noble line ended and now began again with me. I was
pained that I was not able to thank them and that they were not able to see
what their sacrifices had wrought.

Questions :-

2.

a)

Which occasion is the speaker talking about?

b)

What did the people of South Africa suffer from ?

c)

What does Nelson Mandela consider himself to be?

d)

Which word in the passage is synonym of bravery?

My country is rich in the minerals and gems that lie beneath its soil, but I
have always known that its great wealth is its people, finer and truer than
the purest diamonds. It is from these comrades in struggle that I learned
the meaning of courage. Time and again I have seen men and women
risk and give their lives for an idea. I have seen men stand up to attacks
and torture without breaking, showing a strength and resilience that defies
the imagination.

Questions :-

3.

a)

What opinion does the writer has about the people of his country?

b)

When do men and women risk their lives, according to the

passage?

c)

What does courage mean to Mandela?

d)

Trace a word in the passage that means - ability to deal with any
kind of hardship is -

No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or
his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can
(73)

learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to
the human heart than its opposite. Even in the grimmest times in prison,
when my comrades and I were pushed to our limits, I would see a glimmer
of humanity in one of the guards, but it was enough to reassure me and
keep me going.
Questions :a)

What is mans natural emotion, according to Mandela?

b)

Why do people hate one another?

c)

What quality did Mandela see in the prison guard?

d)

Trace a word in the passage that means - most unpleasant and

depressing.

Chapter : 3 Two stories About Flying

Part-I His First Flight
1.

That was twenty-four hours ago. Since then nobody had come near him. The
day before, all day long, he had watched his parents flying about with his
brothers and sister, perfecting them in the art of flight, teaching them how to
skim the waves and how to dive for fish. He had, in fact, seen his older
brother catch his first hering and devour it, standing on a rock, while his
parents circled around raising a proud cackle.

Questions :-

2.

a)

Where was the seagull staying?

b)

What was the attitude of the seagulls parents towards him?

c)

Why couldnt the seagull fly about like his brothers and sister?

d)

Trace a word from the passage which means moving lightly just above
the surface of sea.

He waited a moment in surprise, wondering why she did not come nearer,
and then maddened by hunger, he dived at the fish. With a loud scream he fell
outwards and downwards into space. Then a monstrous terror seized him
and his heart stood still. He could hear nothing. But it only lasted a minute.
The next moment he felt his wings spread outwards.

Questions :a)

How had the seagull been feeling?

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b)

Why didnt his mother come near him with food?

c)

What happened when the seagull dived at fish?

d)

Trace a phrase from the passage which means -to be very frightened.

Ch. 3 : Part-II The Black Aeroplane

1.

The moon was coming up in the east, behind me, and stars were shining
in the clear sky above me. There wasnt a cloud in the sky. I was happy to
be alone high up above the sleeping countryside.

Questions :-

2.

a)

What is the profession of the speaker of the above passage?

b)

Where is the speaker going?

c)

What does the speaker mean to say by the sleeping countryside?

d)

Give the adverb form of the word clear.

Inside the clouds, everything was suddenly black. It was impossible to

see anything outside the plane. The old aeroplane jumped and twisted in
the air. I looked at the compass. I couldnt believe my eyes : The compass
was turning round and round and round. It was dead. It would not work.

Questions :a)

What does the passage tell us about the weather?

b)

What happened to the instruments of the plane?

c)

What did the pilot decide to do?

d)

Give the noun form of the word believe.

Ch. 4 From the Diary of Anne Frank

1.

To enhance the image of this long-awaited friend in my imagination, I

dont want to jot down the facts in this diary the way most people would
do, but I want the diary to be my friend, and Im going to call this friend
Kitty

Questions :a)

Why did Anne Frank decide to maintain a dairy?

b)

What did she want to write about in her dairy?

(75)

2.

c)

Why did Anne Frank feel she could share more with her diary than
with people?

d)

Pick out a phrase which means - to write something quickly.

That evening, after Id finished the rest of my homework, the note about
the essay caught my eye. I began thinking about the subject while chewing
the tip of my fountain pen. Anyone could ramble on and leave big spaces
between the words, but the trick was to come up with convincing argument
to prove the necessity of talking.

Questions :a)

Why was Anne assigned extra home-work?

b)

What was she asked to do?

c)

What did Anne want to convience her teacher about?

d)

Which phrase in the passage mean :- to write aimlessly for long.

Ch. 5 The Hundred Dresses - Part I & II

1.

Wanda did not sit there because she was rough and noisy. On the contrary,
she was very quiet and rarely said anything at all. And nobody had even
heard her laugh out loud. Sometimes she twisted her mouth into a crooked
sort of smile, but that was all. Nobody knew exactly why Wanda sat in
that seat .....

Questions :-

2.

a)

What kind of a girl was Wanda?

b)

Where did she sit in the classroom?

c)

What kind of children sit at that place in the classroom?

d)

Trace a phrase in the passage which means the opposite of :- similar

to.

Peggy was not really cruel. She protected small children from bullies. And
she cried for hours if she saw an animal mistreated. If anybody had said to
her, Dont you think that is a cruel way to treat Wanda? She would have
been very surprised. Cruel? Why did the girl say she had a hundred dresses?
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Questions :-

3.

a)

What kind of a girl was Peggy, according to the passage?

b)

How did Peggy treat Wanda?

c)

Why did Peggy think Wanda told a lie about her dresses?

d)
a

Which word in the passage means people who use their power
n
d
frighten weaker people.

The first period was a study period. Maddie tried to prepare her lessons,
but she could not put her mind on her work. She had a very sick feeling
in the bottom of her stomach. True she had not enjoyed listening to Peggy
ask Wanda how many dresses she had in her closet and that was just as
bad as what Peggy had done. She was a coward.

Questions :-

4.

a)

Why couldnt Maddie concentrate in her studies?

b)

Why did Peggy ask Wanda questions about her dresses?

c)

Why did Maddie consider herself a coward?

d)

Which word in the passage is the opposite of to be full of fear.

She was never going to stand by and say nothing again. If she ever heard
anybody picking on someone because they were funny looking or because
they had strange names, shed speak up. Even if it meant losing Peggys
friendship. She had no way of making things right with Wanda, but from now
on she would never make anybody else that unhappy again.

Questions :a)

What decision did Maddie take?

b)

What was she ready to sacrifice?

c)

Why couldnt she make things right with Wanda?

d)

Which phrase in the passage means to treat someone unkindly by making fun of him.

(77)

Ch. 7 Glimpses of India

Part - I : A Baker From Goa
1.

The baker made his musical entry on the scene with the Jhang, jhang
sound of his specially made bamboo staff. One hand supported the basket
on his head and the other banged the bamboo on the ground. He would
greet the lady of the house with Good Morning and then place his
basket on the vertical bamboo. We kids would be pushed aside with a
mild rebuke and the loaves would be delivered to the servant.

Questions :-

2.

a)

Which place is famous for baking breads?

b)

How did the baker make his entry musical?

c)

Who received the loaves of bread at home?

d)

Give the noun form of the word musical.

Our elders are often heard reminiscing nostalgically the Portuguese and
their famous loaves of bread. Those eaters of loaves might have vanished
but the makers are still there. We still have amongst us the mixers, the
moulders and those who bake the loaves. Those age-old, time tested
furnaces still exist.

Questions :a)

What do the elders feel nostalgic about?

b)

What in the passage, suggests that bread making is still popular in

Goa?

c)

What is a baker in Goa called?

d)

Which word in the passage means - to think fondly of the past.

PART- II : COORG
1.

Coorg, or Kodagu, the smallest district of Karnataka, is home to evergreen

rainforests, spices and coffee plantations. Evergreen rainforests cover thirty
percent of this district. During the monsoons it pours enough to keep many
visitors away. The season of joy commences from September and
continues till March.
(78)

Questions :a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

What is Coorg famous for?

What shouldnt people visit Coorg before September?
What is the reason for heavy rains in Coorg?
Which word in the passage means to start?

Coorgi homes have a tradition of hospitality and they are more than willing
to recount numerous tales of valour related to their sons and fathers. The
Coorg regiment is one of the most decorated in the Indian army, and the
first chief of the Indian Army, General Cariappa, was a Coorgi. Even
now Kodavus are the only people in India permitted to carry firearms
without a licence.

Questions :a)
Which fact in the passage states that Coorgis are traditionally brave
people?
b)
Apart from being brave, which other quality do the Coorgis possess?
c)
What liberty is given to the people of Coorg?
d)
What does the expression the most decorated regiment mean?
Part : III - Tea From Assam
1.
It was green, green everywhere. Rajvir had never seen so much greenery
before. Then the soft green paddy fields gave way to tea bushes.
It was a magnificient view. Against the backdrop of densely wooded hills a
sea of tea bushes stretched as far as the eye could see. Dwarfing the tiny tea
plants were tall sturdy shade-trees and amidst the orderly rows of bushes
busily moved doll like figures.
Questions :a)
Where was Rajvir going?
b)
What is he fascinated by on the way?
c)
What does the phrase doll like figures refer to?
d)
Find the word in the passage which means the opposite of - making
something big.
(79)

2.

Well, theres one story about the Chinese emperor who always boiled
water before drinking it. One day a few leaves flavour burning under pot
fell into the water giving it a delicious. It is said, they were tea-leaves. We
have an Indian legend too. Bodhirama, an ancient Buddhist ascetic, cut
off his eye lids because he felt sleepy during meditations. The tea plants
grew out of the eye-lids. The leaves of these plants when put in hot water
and drunk banished sleep.

Questions :a)

What are the two stories in the passage about?

b)

How did the Chinese Emperor get the flavour of tea?

c)

What did the Buddhist saint discover?

d)

What is a story of older times that may not be true called? Pick
out the word from the passage.

CH. 8 MIJBIL THE OTTER

1.

The creature that emerged from this sack on to the spacious tiled floor of
the consulate bedroom resembled most of all a very small, medievally
conceived dragon. From the head to the tip of the tail he was coated with
symmetrical pointed scales of mud armour, between whose tips was visible
a soft velvet fur like that of a chocolate brown mole.

Qustions :a)

Which creature is talked about in the passage?

b)

What did the creature look like?

c)

Where had the author got it from?

d)

Which phrase in the passage means covered with?

2.

When I returned, there was an appalling spectacle. There was complete

silence from the box, but from its airholes and chinks around the lid,
blood had trickled and dried. I whipped off the lock and tore open the lid,

(80)

and Mij, exhausted and blood spattered whimpered and caught at my leg.
He had torn the lining of the box to shreds. It was first ten minutes untill
the time of the flight, and the airport was five miles distant. I put the
miserable Mij back into the box, holding down the lid with my hand.
Questions :-

3.

a)

What did the author observe when he returned?

b)

What happened when the author opened the box?

c)

Why did the author put Mij back into the box?

d)

Trace a word from the passage which mean - a shocking scene.

It is not, I suppose, in any way strange that the average Londoner should
not recognise an otter, but the variety of guesses as to what kind of animal
this might be, came as a surprise to me. Otters belong to a comparatively
a small group of animals called Mustellines, shared by the badger,
mongoose, weasel, stoat, mink and other. I faced a continuous barrage of
conjectural questions that sprayed all the Mustellines but the otter.

Questions :a)

What did the author expect the people of London to know?

b)

Why was the author surprised?

c)

With whom do the otters share their group?

d)

The word in the passage which means a continuous flow of

something is -

CH. 9 MADAM RIDES THE BUS

1.

Her favourite pastime was standing in the front doorway of her house,
watching what was happening in the street outside. There were no
playmates of her own age on her street, and this was about all she had to
do. But for Valle, standing at the front door was every bit as enjoyable as
any of the elaborate games other children played. Watching the street
gave her many new unusual experiences.
(81)

Questions ;a)

Why did Valli stand at the door of her house?

b)

How was she different from other children?

c)

What did she gain by watching the street?

d)

Which word in the passage means very complicated and detailed?

2.

Never mind, she said I can get on by myself. You dont have to help
me.
The conductor was a jolly sort, fond of joking Oh, please dont be angry
with me, fine madam, he said Here, have a seat right up there in front.
Everybody move aside please - make way for madam.

Questions :a)

Whare was Valli going?

b)

What sort of a man was the conductor?

c)

Why did the conductor address Valli as Madam

d)

Which phrase in the passage means :to give place?

3.

Her first journey - what careful, paintaking, elaborate plans she had had
to make for it. She had thriftly saved whatever stray coins came her way,
resisting every temptation to buy peppermints, toys, balloons and the like,
and finally she had saved a total of sixty paise. How difficult it had been,
particularly that day at the village fair, but she had resolutely stifled a
strong desire to ride the merry-go-round, even though she had the money.

Questions :i)

What had Valli been planning for many days?

ii)

How did she save her money?

iii)

What was her strong desire at the village fair?

iv)

Trace a word from the passage which means spending money

very carefully.
(82)

CH. 10 THE SERMON AT BENARES

1.

At about the age of twenty five, the Prince, thereof shielded from the
sufferings of the world, while hunting out glanced upon a sick man, then
an aged man, then a funeral procession, and finally a monk begging for
alms. These sights so moved him that he at once became a begger and
went out into the world to seek enlightenment concerning the sorrows he
had witnessed.

Questions :-

2.

a)

Name the Prince being talked about in the above passage.

b)

What kind of life did the Prince lead in the palace?

c)

What effect did the sufferings of the people have on him?

d)

Pick out a word from the passage which means - state of high
spiritual knowledge.

Kisa Gotami had an only son, and he died. In her grief she carried the
dead child to all her neighbours, asking them for medicine, and the people
said, She had lost her senses. The boy is dead.

Questions :a)

Why was Kisa Gotami sad?

b)

What did her neighbours think about her?

c)

Where did her neighbour suggest her to go?

d)

Find the antonym of the word happiness from the passage.

CHAPTER - 11 : THE PROPOSAL

1.

And its impossible for me not to marry. In the first place, Im already 35
- a critical age, so to speak in the second place, I ought to lead a quiet and
regular life. I suffer from palpitations, Im excitable and always getting
awfully upset; at this very moment my lips are trembling and theres a
twitch in my right eyebrow.

(83)

Questions :-

2.

a)

Who is speaking these lines and to whom?

b)

State one of the reasons the speaker gives to get married.

c)

What is the speakers physical condition?

d)

Give the noun form of the word excitable.

No, you just think Im a fool and want to have me on! You call my land
yours, and then you want me to talk to you calmly and politely! Good
neighbours dont behave like that, Stepan Stepanovitch! Youre not a
neighbour, youre a grabber!

Questions :a)

How does Lomov think his neighbours are trying to befool him?

b)

What would be the result of his argument with his neighbours?

c)

What does Lomov think about his neighbours?

d)

Give adjective form of the words - calmly and politely.

(84)

POETRY SECTION
Q.No.

Type of Ques.

13

Comprehension
stanzas

13.

No. of Ques.
to be Attempted
2 out of 3 Given Stanzas

Marks Alloted
3 marks for each
32=6

Read the stanzas given below and choose the most appropriate option to answer
the questions that follow :-

POEM - I : DUST OF SNOW

1.

The way a crow

Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree

a.

b.

c.

The composer of these line is -i)

Leslie Norris

ii)

Robert Frost

iii)

Adrinne Riche

iv)

Ogden Nash

Where was the poet i)

sitting on a heap of snow

ii)

sitting under a tree

iii)

sitting inside his cottage

iv)

sitting on a tree

What has the crow done i)

it has thrown dust on the poet

ii)

it has shaken the tree

iii)

it has shaken off some snow on the poet

iv)

it has dropped a fruit on the poet.

(85)

2.

Has given my heart

A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.

A.

B.

C.

The poet had been feeling

i)

very happy

ii)

very depressed

iii)

very excited

iv)

very cheerful

The crow has changed the poets mood by i)

singing him a song

ii)

giving him fruits

iii)

shaking down the dust of snow

iv)

flying away from there

The poet is trying to suggest that i)

small things bring big changes in life.

ii)

dust of snow is very useful

iii)

a crow is a significant bird

iv)

a hemlock tree has a lot of importance.

POEM - 2 : FIRE AND ICE

A.

Some say the world will end in fire

Some say in ice
From what Ive tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire

1.

The poets opinion of the world in these line is - that i)

it will end in ice

ii)

it will end in fire

iii)

it will never end

iv)

it will neither end in fire nor in ice

(86)

2.

3.

Fire signifies i)

deep love

ii)

anger

iii)

greed

iv)

cruelty

The rhyme scheme of the passage is i)

abab

ii)

abaa

iii)

abba

iv)

aabb

POEM - 3 : A TIGER IN THE ZOO

1.

He stalks in his vivid stripes

The few steps of his cage
On pads of velvet quiet
In his quiet rage

A.

B.

C.

2.

Where is the tiger in these lines i)

in zoo

ii)

in forest

iii)

in circus

iv)

in a field

He can walk only few steps because i)

he is tired

ii)

he is injured

iii)

he is locked in a cage iv)

he is hungry

The phrase quiet rage suggests that i)

the tiger is happy

ii)

the tiger is safe

iii)

the tiger is helpless

iv)

the tiger is comfortable

He could be snarling around houses

At the jungles edge,
Baring his white fangs, his claws,
Terrorising the village!

A.

Through these lines the poet is trying to suggest that i)

the tigers should be kept in cages

(87)

B.

C.

3.

ii)

the tigers are dangerous

iii)

the tigers should be killed

iv)

the tigers should be allowed to live in their natural habitats.

The tiger scares the people by i)

moving in the jungle

ii) making angry sounds

iii)

showing his teeth & nails

iv) all of the above

What else can the tiger do in a jungle i)

drink water

ii)

iii)

walk only a few steps iv)

control his anger

kill some other animal for food.

But hes locked in a concrete cell,

His strength behind bars,
Stalking the length of his cage,
Ignoring visitors

A.

B.

C.

What kind of cage is the tiger locked in i)

an iron cage

ii)

a wooden cage

ii)

a cage made of bricks & cement

iv)

a cage made of stones

His strength behind bars suggests that i)

the bars of his cage are very strong.

ii)

the tiger is very strong but his cage is not

iii)

the tigers power is locked in the cage

iv)

the tiger will use his power to break the bars.

The tiger ignores the visitors because i)

they dont give him anything to eat

ii)

he hates them

(88)

iii)

he is not interested in them

iv)

they dont open the cage.

POEM - 4 : HOW TO TELL WILD ANIMALS

1.

Or if some time when roaming round,

A noble wild beast greets you,
With black stripes on a yellow ground,
Just notice if he eats you.
This simple rule may help you learn
The Bengal Tiger to discern.

A.

B.

C.

2.

The composer of these lines is i)

John Berryman

ii)

Leslie Norris

iii)

Robert Frost

iv)

Carolyn Wells

The physical features of a tiger are i)

yellow stripes on black coat

ii)

black stripes on yellow coat

iii)

golden yellow coat with no stripes

iv)

brownish grey coat with black stripes

The words if he eats you tell us

i)

tigers dont like human flesh

ii)

tigers never kill human beings

iii)

all tigers are not man eaters

iv)

tigers eat only once in a day.

Though to distinguish beasts of prey

A novice might nonplus,
The crocodile you always may

(89)

Tell from the Hyena thus:

Hyenas comewith merry smiles
But if they weep theyre crocodiles
A.

B.

C.

If will be difficult to differentiate between i)

wild animals and men

ii)

domestic animals and sea animals

iii)

wild animals that kill other animals & humans

iv)

wild animals & pet animals.

A Hyena is different from a Crocodile in that it i)

cries before killing

ii)

gives a hug before killing

iii)

jumps before killing

iv)

smiles before killing

A famous saying associated with crocodiles is i)

weeping like crocodiles

ii)

shedding crocodile tears

iii)

Laughing A crooked smile

iv)

Giving a tight Hug.

POEM - 5 : THE BALL POEM

1.

What is the boy now, who has lost his ball,

What, what is he to do? I saw it go
Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then
Merrily over - there it is in the water !
No use to say O there are other balls.

A.

What has happened to the boy i)

he is fallen into the water

ii)

he has lost his ball

(90)

B.

C.

2.

iii)

he has lost his money

iv)

his friends have left him alone

Why does the poet say No use to say O there are other balls i)

because the boy wants the same ball that he has lost.

ii)

because the boy doesnt want any ball.

iii)

because the boy doesnt like to play with ball.

iv)

because no other balls are available

How does the boy feel i)

happy

ii)

upset

iii)

satisfied

iv)

indifferent

An ultimate shaking grief fixes the boy

As he stands rigid, trembling, staring down
All his young days into the harbour where
His ball went. I would not intrude on him
A dime, another ball, is worthless

A.

B.

C.

The boys ball has gone i)

across the road

ii)

into the water

iii)

under the table

iv)

rolled down the street

How has the loss affected the boy i)

he stands stiffly staring at the ball

ii)

he accepts his loss happily

iii)

he goes and buys another ball

iv)

he asks the poet to get back his ball

The poet doesnt want to interfere by i)

consoling the boy

ii)

iii)

buying him another ball

(91)

talking to the boy

iv)

giving him money

3.

Now he senses first responsibility

In a world of possessions. People will take Balls,
Balls will be lost always. Little boy
And no one buys a ball back. Money is external

A.

B.

C.

The boy understands that i)

there is no importance of balls in life

ii)

there are losses in life

iii)

we should be attached to our things

iv)

one must learn to bear the losses in life

The word balls signify i)

toys possessed by children

ii)

small things in life

iii)

things that we possess in life

iv)

sweet thoughts in our mind.

Money is external means i)

money has no value at all.

ii)

money can give us only temporary happiness

iii)

money comes from foreign countries

iv)

money is very valuable

POEM - 6 : AMANDA
1.

Dont bite your nails Amanda

Dont hunch your shoulders, Amanda!
Stop that slouching and sit up straight,
Amanda!

(92)

A.

B.

C.

2.

Who is giving instructions to Amanda i)

her parents

ii)

her friends

iii)

some strangers

iv)

her neighbours

How does Amanda sit i)

straight

i)

lazily

iii)

huddled

iv)

cross legged

The composer of these lines is i)

John Berryman

ii)

Walt Whitman

iii)

Robert Frost

iv)

Robin Klein

There is a languid, emerald sea,

where the sole inhabitant is me a mermaid, drifting blissfully

A.

B.

C.

3.

Who is a mermaid here i)

a fairy

ii)

a fish

iii)

Amanda

iv)

a sea creature

What does the mermaid want to do i)

she wants to move happily in water

ii)

she wants to dive in the sea

iii)

she wants to catch fish

iv)

she wants to clean her house

The phrase languid, emerald sea means i)

stormy sea

ii)

iii)

calm and peaceful sea iv)

disturbed sea
wavy sea

I am Rapunzel, I have not a care;

life in a tower is tranquil and rare;
Ill certainly never let down my bright hair!
(93)

A.

Amanda wants to be Rapunzel because i)

she wants to have long hair

ii) she wants to be a princes

iii) she wants to lead a carefree life

B.

C.

iv) she wants a prince to save her.

What kind of life does one lead in a tower, according to Amanda i)

sad and depressed

ii)

iii)

peaceful and different iv)

full of excitement
full of love and care

Amanda would not let down her hair because i)

she doesnt want them to break

ii)

she wants to keep her long hair a secret

iii)

she doesnt want to be rescued from the tower

iv)

she doesnt want anyone to climb the tower

POEM - 7 : ANIMAL
1.

I think I could turn and live with animal they are

So placid and self-contained
I stand and look at them long and long.

A.

B.

C.

The poet wants to turn away from i)

animals

ii)

human beings

iii)

the world

iv)

his school

The two qualities of animals mentioned in the passage are that they are i)

loving and affectionate ii)

wild and fierce

iii)

peaceful and satisfied iv)

loud and roaring

The poet looks at ______ for a long time

i)

himself

ii)

his friends

iii)

animals

iv)

the trees in jungle

(94)

2.

Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth.

So they show their relations to me and I accept them,
They bring me tokens of myself, they evince
them plainly in their possession.

A.

B.

C.

In these lines the poet is talking about i)

his childhood friends ii)

his students

iii)

his children

the animals.

iv)

The word tokens refers to i)

rupees and coins

ii)

gifts given to us

iii)

qualities of love and affection

iv)

coupons used for shopping

The message that the poet wants to convey in the poet is i)

Human beings are better than animals

ii)

Animals are better than human beings

iii)

Human beings are as good as animals

iv)

Animals are as good as human beings.

POEM - 8 : THE TREES

1.

The trees inside are moving out into the forest,

the forest that was empty all these days
small twigs stiff with exertion
long-cramped boughs shuffling under the roof
like newly discharged patients
half-dazed, moving
to the clinic doors.

(95)

A.

B.

C.

3.

The roots are busy i)

growing long

ii)

freeing themselves from the cracks in the veranda

iii)

giving nutrition to trees

iv)

giving water to trees.

The small twigs have become stiff because of

i)

dancing

ii)

changing position

iii)

moving into the forest iv)

physical tiredness

In the line like newly discharged patients the poetic technique used by
the poet is :i)

simile

ii)

metaphor

iii)

alliteration

iv)

epithet

The glass is breaking

The trees are stumbling forward
into the night. Winds rush to meet them
the moon is broken like a mirror,
Its pieces flash now in the crown
of the tallest oak

A.

B.

The trees break the glass of the house to come out. This suggests that
i)

the trees are very powerful

ii)

the trees are struggling to move out.

iii)

the trees should be used for interior decoration

iv)

the trees should be locked tightly.

In the forest, the trees are greeted by i)

wild animals

ii)

the sun

iii)

the insect

iv)

the wind

(96)

The moon is broken like a mirror - This means that i)

the thick trees hide the moon behind them

ii)

the moon does not shine on the forest

iii)

we can see the moon in pieces through thick trees

iv)

the moon shines brightly on trees

POEM - 9 : FOG
1.

The Fog comes

On little cat feet
It sits looking
Over harbour and city
On silent haunches
and then moves on

A.

B.

C.

The poem has been composed by : i)

Walt Whitman

ii)

Adrienne Rich

iii)

Ogden Nash

iv)

Carl Sandburg

The common feature between the fog and the cat is i)

the fog is white like a cat

ii)

the fog settles down quietly like a cat

iii)

the fog moves fast like cat

iv)

like cat, the fog also runs away.

This poem is an example of which of the following poetic techniques i)

mataphor

ii)

simile

iii)

personification

iv)

paradox

POEM - 10 : THE TALE OF CUSTARD THE DRAGON

1.

Now the name of the little black kitten was Ink

And the little grey mouse, she called him Blink
(97)

And the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard,

But the dragon was a coward, she called him custard.
A.

B.

C.

2.

Belinda had _____ pets.

i)

four

ii)

five

iii)

three

iv)

none

Belinda lived in i)

a big farm

ii)

a glass house

iii)

a little white house

iv)

a little hut

The pet whom everyone considered coward was i)

mouse

ii)

kitten

iii)

dragon

iv)

dog

But up jumped custard, snorting like an engine

Clashed his tail like irons in a dungeon
With a clatter and a clang and a jangling squirm,
He went at the pirate like a robin at a worm.

A.

B.

C.

Custard jumped angrily at i)

Belinda

ii)

Mustard

iii)

Pirate

iv)

Blink

The rhyme scheme of the stanza is i)

aabb

ii)

abab

iii)

abcb

iv)

abba

The poet has made various comparisons in this stanza. The poetic
technique used by him is.
i)

metaphor

ii)

simile

iii)

imagery

iv)

epithet

(98)

3.

Belinda embraced him, Mustard licked him,

No one mourned for his pirate victim
Ink and Blink in glee did gyrate
Around the dragon that ate the pirate

A.

B.

C.

Everyone embraced custard because i)

he had come out of his cage

ii)

he killed the pirate

iii)

he saved mustard

iv)

he saved Belinda

What did Ink and Blink do i)

they kissed the dragon

ii)

they embraced the dragon

iii)

they circled round the dragon

iv)

they went into their holes

Who proved to be the bravest in Belindas housei)

Mustard

ii)

Ink

iii)

Blink

iv)

Custard

POEM - 11 - FOR ANNE GREGORY

1.

Never shall a young man

Thrown into despair
By those great honey coloured
Ramparts at your ear,
Love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair

A.

Honey coloured ramparts means i)

yellow coloured wall

(99)

B.

C.

2.

ii)

thick golden hair like a wall

iii)

golden coloured soup

iv)

a girl with golden complexion

The young men love the woman for i)

her inner qualities

ii)

her beautiful smile

iii)

her sweet face

iv)

her beautiful hair

The poet is trying to tell the woman thati)

people value inner qualities of a person

ii)

people value only the external beauty

iii)

people are very truthful

iv)

people love one another like God loves us.

I heard an old religious man

But yesternight declare
That he had found a text to prove
That only God, my dear,
Could love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.

A.

B.

These lines have been taken from the poem ________ composed by
______________ .
i)

Animals, Waltwhitman

ii)

Tree, Adrienne Rich

iii)

For Anne Gregory, W B Yeats

iv)

Amanda, Robin Klein

The text proved that i)

God loves everyone equally

ii)

God can see everyone

(100)

C.

iii)

God loves us for our qualities

iv)

God wants us to colour our hair

What can the woman do to make people love her i)

She can get her hair cut short

ii)

she can grow her hair long

iii)

she can change the colour of her hair.

iv)

she can change the style of her hair.

QUESTION : 14
Short answer questions from prose to be answered in 40-50 words each
carrying two marks each.
The students are required to answer only three out of four given questions.
Q.No

No. of Questions
to be answered

To be Answered in
(Word Limit)

Marks

14

3 out of 4 given ques.

40-50 words

23=6

Q.

Answer the following questions in 40-50 words each :-

CH.1

A LETTER TO GOD

1.

How did the rain change? What happened to Lenchos fields?

2.

Who does Lencho have complete faith in ? What does he do?

3.

What does the postmaster do to answer Lenchos Letter?

4.

Why doesnt Lencho try to find out who had sent him the money?

CH. 2 NELSON MANDELA - A LONG WALK TO FREEDOM

1.

Why had the international leaders gathered in South Africa?

(101)

2.

What ideals does Mandela set out for the future of South Africa?

3.

How does Mandelas understanding of freedom change with age and

experience?

4.

What does Mandela refer to as an extra-ordinary human disaster?

CH.3

TWO STORIES ABOUT FLYING

Part-1 His First Flight

1.

Why was the young seagull left alone on the ledge? What was he afraid
of?

2.

What methods did the seagulls parents adopt to make him fly?

3.

How did the seagull feel when he took his flight finally?

Part-2 The Black Aeroplane

1.

What happened to the old Dakota aeroplane on its way to England?

2.

Who helped the pilot of Dakota plane to land safely? Why was it a strange
experience for him?

CH.4

FROM THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK

1.

Why does Anne want to keep a diary?

2.

What were Annes classmates worried about?

3.

Which teacher does Anne not get along well and why?

4.

What made Mr. Keesing allow Anne to talk in class?

CH. 5 & 6 (PARTS I & II) : THE HUNDRED DRESSES

1.

Who is Wanda Petronski? How is she different from other girls in class?

2.

Why did Wanda have to suffer discrimination at the hands of American children
in school?

3.

How does Wanda take the dress game? Do you think she tells lies?

4.

What decision does Maddie come up with? Why does she take such a
decision?
(102)

CH.7

GLIMPSES OF INDIA

Part-I A Baker From Goa

1.

State the importance of the presence of furnace in the village in Goa.

2.

When would the baker come everyday? Why did the children run to
him?

3.

Why was bread important on special occasions and festivities in Goa?

Part-II Coorg
1.

Where is Coorg situated? What is Coorg famous for?

2.

What is the story behind Coorgi peoples descent that makes them so
brave?

Part- III Tea From Assam

1.

Which chinese story did Rajvir tell about the discovery of tea?

2.

Narrate the story of a Buddhist monk behind the discovery of tea.

CH. 8 MIJBIL THE OTTER

1.

Which pet did Maxwell decide to keep? Where did he get if from?

2.

What are some of the things that we come to know about otters from this
lesson?

CH. 9 MADAM RIDES THE BUS

1.

What was Vallis strongest desire? Was she able to fulfil it?

2.

How did Valli behave with other passengers in the bus? What does this tell
you about her?

CH.10 THE SERMON AT BENARES

1.

Gautam Buddha made Kisa Gatami realise a hard fact of life. What was it.

(103)

CH.11 THE PROPOSAL (DRAMA)

1.

Justify the title of the play The proposal

2.

What reasons does Lomov give for his getting married?

3.

How is the proposal finally made?

QUESTION : 15
Q.No. Ques of Type

No of Ques.

Word Limit

Mark Alloted

15

Long Answer Type

1 out of 2
given ques.

80 words

51=5

Q.

Answer the following questions in 80 words each :-

CH.1

A LETTER TO GOD

1.

Lencho was a god-fearing person. Give a brief character sketch of Lencho in

the light of the above statement.

2.

What kind of people were the post office employees? Was Lencho justified
in calling them a bunch of crooks?

CH.2

NELSON MANDELA - A LONG WALK TO FREEDOM

1.

How did the policy of aparthied affect South Africa?

2.

What does Mandela mean when he says, he is simply the sum of all those
African Patriots who had gone before him?

CH.3

TWO STORIES ABOUT FLYING

Part-I His First Flight

1.

Describe the role of the young seagulls mother in making him fly.

2.

Compare and contrast the young seagull in the beginning and at the end
of the lesson.
(104)

Part-II The Black Aeroplane

1.
Do you agree that the story The Black Aeroplane is a mystery? Justify
your answer.
2.
Describe the experiences of the pilot of the old Dakota as he flew in the
storm.
CH.4
1.

FROM THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK

Anne is an intelligent girl. Give instances from the text to support your
answer.

CH.5 & CH. 6 THE HUNDRED DRESSES

1.
Did Wanda really have a hundred dresses? Why do you think she said
she had?
2.
Maddie decides that she was never going to stand by and say nothing.
Discuss Maddies character in the light of this statement.
CH.7 GLIMPSES OF INDIA
Part-I A Baker From Goa
1.
Bread and cakes were an integral part of Goan life in older days. Discuss
the memories that the author recollects about good old Portuguese days
and their loaves of bread.
Part-II Coorg
1.
What are some of the things you know about the poeple of Coorg, the
main crop of Coorg and the sports it offers to tourists?
Part-III Tea From Assam
1.
What are the facts about tea that Rajvir tells Pranjol and his father?
CH.8

MIJBIL THE OTTER

1.

What things does Mij do which tell you that he is an intelligent, friendly
and fun-loving animal who needs love?
(105)

CH.9

MADAM RIDES THE BUS.

1.

Discuss how Vallis bus journey into the world outside her village is also
her induction into the mystery of life and death.

CH.10 THE SERMON AT BENARES

1.

He who seeks peace should draw out the arrow of lamentation and
complaint, and grief. How does Gautam Buddha make the human beings
realise that Death is common to all?

CH.11 THE PROPOSAL (DRAMA)

1.

And Ive always loved you, My angel, as if you were my own son.
These words are spoken by Chubukov to Lomov. But do you think he
really loves Lomov as his own son? Is he sincere in his feelings towards
him? Discuss.

2.

Chubukov says to Natalaya : _____ as if she wont consent! She is in

love egad, shes like a lovesick cat. Throw some light on Natalayas
character.

SUPPLEMENTARY (Footprints Without Feet)

Q.No. Ques. Type

No. of Ques.

Word Limit

Marks

16.

1 out of .
2 given Ques

80 words

41=4

Long Answer
Question

Answer the following question in 80 words each :CH.1

A TRIUMPH OF SURGERY

1.

How is an unduly kind attitude of Trickis mistress responsible for his ailment?

2.

What kind of a person do you think is Dr. Herriot? would you say he is tactful
as well as full of common sense?
(106)

CH.2

THE THIEFS STORY

1.

Evaluate Hari Singh both as a thief and as a human being.

2.

What do you come to know about Anil in terms of his treating Hari Singh?

CH.3

THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR

1.

Presence of mind and intelligence are more powerful than a gun. How
far is it true in case of Ausable, the secret agent?

CH.4

A QUESTION OF TRUST

1.

Horace Danby was not a professional theif Discuss.

CH.5

FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET

1.

How would you assess Griffin as a scientist?

CH.6

THE MAKING OF A SCIENTIST

1.

What various ingredients made Richard Ebright a scientist?

2.

How did the book The Travels of Monarch X become a turning point in
Richard Ebrights life?

CH.7

THE NECKLACE

1.

The course of the Loisels life changed due to the necklace. Comment.

2.

What would have happened if Matilda had confessed to her friend that she
had lost her necklace?

CH.8

THE HACK DRIVER

1.

Describe briefly the narrators first visit to New Mullion..

2.

Do you think the lawyer was gullible? How could he have avoided being
taken for a ride?

(107)

CH. 9 BHOLI
1.

Bholi was known to be a dumb cow. How did she turn out to be an
outspoken and fearless girl?

2.

Initially Bholi had many apprehensions about going to school. What made
her feel that she was going to a better place than her home?

CH.10 THE BOOK THAT SAVED THE EARTH.

1.

Explain how does a mere book Mother Goose, a book of nursery rhymes
actually save the earth from the Martian attack.

Q.No. Ques. Type

No. of Ques.

Word Limit

Marks

17

2 out of 3
given Ques.

40- 50 words

32=6

Short Answer
Type

Answer the following question in 40-50 words each :CH.1

THE TRIUMPH OF SURGERY

1.

How did Mrs. Pumphrey show her concern for Tricki when he was at the
surgery?

2.

Do you think Mrs. Pumphery must have changed her way of caring for Tricki?
Why or why not?

CH.2

THE THIEFS STORY

1.

What encouraged Hari Singh to make Anil his next prey?

2.

What different short comings of Hari Singh did Anil ignore?

3.

How can you say that Anil came to know of the theft of his six hundred
rupees the next morning?

(108)

CH.3

THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR

1.

What disappointed Mr. Fowler ? Was his disappointment permanent?

2.

Why had Max entered Ausables room?

3.

How did Ausable react on finding Max in his room?

CH.4

A QUESTION OF TRUST.

1.

How did Horace Danby choose which house he should rob?

2.

What do you think is the meaning of the phrase honour among theives?
Which of the two thieves lack the honour?

CH.5

FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET

1.

What experiments did Griffin carry out? What was the final result of those
experiments?

2.

What did the London boys follow and why were they fascinated?

3.

Why was The strange scientist strongly suspected of having a hand in the
burglary at the clergymans home?

CH.6

THE MAKING OF A SCIENTIST

1.

How did Ebrights mother encourage his interest in learning?

2.

How did Richard Ebright raise a flock of butterflies?

3.

Besides science, what are Ebrights other interests?

CH.7

THE NECKLACE

1.

She suffered incessantly ...... Why did Matilda suffer?

2.

What had Matildas husband saved the money for ? Why did he then part
with his savings?

3.

Why didnt Mme Forestier recognize Matilda after ten years?

(109)

CH.8

THE HACK DRIVER

1.

What kind of opinion did the narrator form of the Hack driver in their first
meeting?

2.

Why had the narrator considered returning to New Mullion to practise law?

3.

Why did Bill and his mother laugh at the lawyer in the end? How did the
narrator feel?

CH.9

BHOLI

1.

In what respect was Bholi different from her sisters?

2.

How was he teachers behaviour towards Bholi on her first day in school?

3.

Why was Bholi fascinated by the pictures on the walls of her classroom?

4.

How did Bholi prove to be her teachers masterpiece?

CH.10 THE BOOK THAT SAVED THE EARTH

1.

What sort of a person is Think Tank?

2.

Why did the three Martians Iota, Oops and Omega come to the earth?

3.

How do the Martians interpret the library and the books?

4.

What does Noodle tell Think Tank about the books?

5.

How does Think Tank react on seeing the picture of Humpty Dumpty in
the book?

(110)

PRACTICE PAPER - 1

Ist Term
(UNSOLVED)

CLASS X
ENGLISH
(Language and Literature)
Time : 3 Hrs.

M.M. : 80

Note :
The paper is divided into four sections :Section A
Reading Comprehension
Section B
Writing
Section C
Grammar
Section D
Text Books

15 marks
15 marks
15 marks
35 marks

GENERAL INSTRUCTION :
i)

All questions are compulsory.

ii)

Marks are indicated against each question.

SECTION : A
Reading - 15 marks
1.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions by writing
the option that you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet.
(5 marks)
The Universe means the whole of space and its contents. It means everything
that exists. From the Earth, the sun, the solar system, the stars, the Milky way
and all other galaxies. Years ago, people believed that the Earth was the centre
of the Universe. This, we know now, is far from true. The Earth is a small planet
orbiting the sun. The sun is just one star among millions in our Galaxy, which we
have named the Milky Way. There are millions of galaxies in the Universe. The
size of the Universe seems beyond our grasp. Scientists are now studying the
Universe and trying to unravel its secrets. The study of the Universe is known
as cosmology.
(111)

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

2.

The Whole of space and its contents is called _____

i)

the sun

ii)

the universe

iii)

the moon

iv) the earth

Which belief in the past is untrue according to the passage ?

i)

The Earth is the centre of the Universe.

ii)

The Earth was the centre of the Universe.

iii)

The Sun is one star among millions in Galaxy.

iv)

The Earth is a small planet.

Who is trying to unravel the secrets of the Universe

i)

Mechanics

ii)

Scientists

iii)

Politicians

iv) None of these

The study of the Universe is known as ...........

i)

Biology

ii)

Zoology

iii)

Chromology

iv) Cosmology

Which word in the passage in the passage mean to explain.

i)

to start

ii)

to unravel

iii)

to believe

iv) to study

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions by

writing the option that you consider the most oppropriate in your
answer sheet.
(15=5marks)
Eggs should be considered a Superfood because they can boost health
and tackle obesity, researchers claimed on Tuesday. Nutritionists say eggs
are one of the most nutrient - dense foods and are recommending one per
day for the maximum benefit. They say despite being low in calories, eggs
are a rich source of protein and are packed with nutrients thought essential
for good health, particularly vitamin D, Vitamin B 12, Selenium and choline.
The high levels of antioxidants found in eggs mean they could even help
prevent age-related muscular degeneration - a leading cause of blindness.

(112)

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

3.

Egg is considered a superfood because it is used .....

i)

to repair the cells

ii)

to tackle obesity

iii)

to increase fat

iv) none of these

Nutritionists recommend the egg for the maximum benefit .....

i)

one per day

ii)

two per day

iii)

three per day

iv) four per day

Eggs are the rich source of ......

i)

Vitamin - A

ii)

Vitamin - C

iii)

Vitamin - E

iv) Protein

Eggs contain the high levels of antioxidants which may be helpful to prevent
....
i)

obesity

ii)

paralysis

iii)

cholera

iv) blindness

Trace a word from the passage which means extremly important.

i)

tackle

ii)

essential

iii)

crucial

iv) beneficial

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question by

writing the option that you consider the most appropriate in your
answer sheet.
(5 marks)
The sweet sound of her anklets and here she is,
Beautiful, isnt it?
The waters .... the mountains ..... the trees
The butterflies .... the flowers ..... and the bees ...
I ll watch her like this till death do us part!
The pitter-patter of the rain,
Looks so magnificient from my window pane,
Flowers on a cool summer day,
(113)

Dance sprightly and are happy and gay,

Ill watch her like this till death do us part!
Dewdrops ... How they shine like pearl!
The leaves of the grapevine - Look! how they curl!
The sky where the lovely birds fly
Is such a wonderful sight, my, oh my!
Ill watch her like this till death do us part!
She is my friend. She is my foe,
Look, Mother Nature, here I go!
Finally death did us part ....
I still see all you wonderful boons
Dear Earth is my dear little heart!
a)

b)

c.

d.

Who is the friend of the poet?

i)

Nature

ii)

Mother

iii)

Brother

iv)

Sister

The poet is interested to watch the natural thing till .....

i)

birth

ii)

youth

iii)

old age

iv)

death

What does the poet view through the window?

i)

sound of anklets

ii)

Patter - pitter of the rain and flowers

iii)

Sound of dancing steps

iv)

Chirping of the birds

In the passage the dewdrops are compared to ....

i)

grapevine

ii)

pearl

iii)

trees

iv)

mountains
(114)

e.

Trace a word from the passage which mean enemy.

i)

boon

ii)

foe

iii)

pearl

iv)

sight

SECTION : B
Writing - 15 marks
4.

You are Saurabh/Surabhi living at D-351, Mayur Vihar, Delhi. Near your
locality there is a pond in to which all the drains of the nearby area bring
filth and garbage. This has resulted in a terrible stink all around the area.
Write a letter to the editor of a daily newspaper drawing the attention of the
M.C.D. towards this problem.
(6 marks)
Or
You are Shivansh/Sonali living at D-351, Mayur Vihar, Delhi. You got an
opportunity to meet the film star, Amir Khan in National School Sanitation
Inititative Programme organised by C.B.S.E.. Write a letter to your friend
describing the few moments spent with film star.

5.

A boy of 14 year killed his friend in class-room with a pistol in Faridabad.

This news disturbed you very much and you have decided to write an article
about 100 words on the Growing violence among school children You are
Apoorv/Apoorva student of Class X G.S.B.V., Trilok Puri, Delhi (6 marks)
Or
You are Hanu/Heena student of class X. Your English teacher Mr. S. Kumar
is going to retire in the coming July after 37 years of service. You have been
selected by the school authority to prepare a speech at the farewell party
planned for him. Write a speech in about 100 words.

6.

Kunals teacher ordered him to write a story on moral values and deliver it
in the morning assembly. He was writing the story but due to failure of
electricity, he could not write. Complete the story for him in 50-60 words.
(3 marks)

(115)

Once there lived a shepherd boy who was mischievous and wanted to
make fun of the villagers. Oneday he cried out wolf, wolf ....................
Or
On the Childrens Day, the Lion Club of India Delhi organised a fun fair
for the slum children at Lodhi Garden. There were different stalls and other
entertainments. Write a report in 50-60 words.

SECTION : C
Grammar - 15 marks
7.

Choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below to complete
the following passage. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct
blank number. Do not copy the whole passage.
(6=3 marks)
My introduction to the Y.M.C.A. swimming pool revived unpleasant memories
(a) ______ stirred childish fears. But in (b) ________ while I gathered
confidence. I paddled (c) ______ my new water wings, watching the other
boys and trying (d) ______ by aping them. I did (e) _____ two or three times
on different days and was just beginning to feel at ease in the water (f) ______
the misadventure happened.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

(i)

so

ii)

and

iii)

becasue

iv)

while

i)

a few

ii)

some

iii)

a little

iv)

many

i)

with

ii)

on

iii)

of

iv)

in

i)

have learnt

ii)

learning

iii)

learnt

iv)

to learn

i)

that

ii)

this

iii)

these

iv)

those

i)

how

ii)

why

iii)

when

iv)

what

(116)

8.

Choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below the passage.
Write you answer in your answer sheet with the correct number. Do not
copy the whole passage.
(6=3 marks)
The (a) ________ and financiers consider the cinema a lucrative business.
For the actors it is a means to earn money as well as satisfy their (b)
_________ for glamour. The (c) ________ and other artists look at it as yet
another form of art. To some it is an audio visual (d) ________ of literature
and its message, if any for the (e) ________ , cinema is a potential area of
(f) _______ of revenue.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

9.

i)

produce

ii)

producers

iii)

production

iv)

product

i)

Crave

ii)

craved

iii)

craving

iv)

craven

i)

director

ii)

direct

iii)

direction

ii)

directed

i)

translate

ii)

traslating

iii)

translated

iv)

translation

i)

government

ii)

govern

iii)

governing

iv)

governed

i)

employee

ii)

employment

iii)

employer

iv)

employed

Read the following dialogue and then complete the report by choosing the
correct option from the ones given below. Write your answers in your answer
sheet with the correct blank number.
(13=3)
Teacher : Why are you crying, Radha?
Radha : Madam, Mansi has broken my pen.
Teacher : Ill arrange new pen for you.
Radha : You said this yesterday also.

(117)

Radha was crying in her classroom. The teacher saw her and asked (a)
_________. Radha replied (b)__________ her pen. The teacher promised
that she would arrange new pen for her. Radha replied that (c) _________ that
the previous day also.
a.
b.
c.

10.

i)

if she was crying

ii)

if she is crying

iii)

why she was crying

iv)

why she is crying

i)

if Mansi had broken

ii)

that Mansi broke

iii)

that she had broken

iv)

that Mansi had broken

i)

She said

ii)

she had said

iii)

She had been said

iv)

she says

Complete the following passage by choosing the correct passive forms of

the verbs given in brackets from the alternatives given below the passage.
Write only your answers given below in the answersheet against the blank
number.
(13=3)
She danced for two and a half hours and when she finished, the performance
(a) ________ (appreciate) by the audiences. That was the single performance
the first after the traumatic accident and she (b) _________ (turn) in to one
of the most sansational stars of the country. Since then she (c) ________
(invite) to perform all over the world. She is Sudha Chandran, a national
icon.

a.
b.
c.

11.

i)

is appreciated

ii)

was appreciated

iii)

has been appreciated

iv)

had been appreciated

i)

was turned

ii)

is turned

iii)

is being turned

iv)

has been turned

i)

was invited

ii)

has been invited

iii)

are invited

iv)

had been invited

Rearrange the word and phrases given below to from meaningful sentences
by choosing the correct alternative from those given below. Write your
answer is the answersheet against the correct number.
a)

hot/strike/white/the/iron/is/it
(118)

a)

b)

c)

b)

sweet/how/rose/this/smells

c)

in/autumn/the/country/lovely/is

i)

hot the iron while it is strike

ii)

strike the iron while it is hot.

iii)

strike it while the iron is hot

iv)

none of these

i)

how smells this rose sweet.

ii)

How this rose sweet smells

iii)

How sweet this rose smells

iv)

How sweet smells this rose

i)

The country is lovely in autumn.

ii)

Autumn is lovely in the country

iii)

Lovely contry is in the autumn

iv)

None of these

SECTION : D
Text-Books (Literature) - 35 marks
12.a) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions by writing
the option that you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet.
(14=4 marks)
People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to
love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite. Even
in the grimmest times in prison, when my comrades and I were pushed to our
limits, I would see a glimmer of humanity in one of the guards, perhaps just for
a second, but it was enough to reassure me and keep me going. Mans goodness
is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.
a.

According to the writer, it is neccessary for the people that they must learn
to ...
i)

love

ii)

hate

iii)

fight

iv)

work

(119)

b.

c.

d.

Write the noun form of Human.

i)

Humanity

ii)

Humanize

iii)

Humanitarian

iv)

Humane

In the prison the writer saw a glimmer of humanity in a ......

i)

guard

ii)

prisoner

iii)

officer

iv)

shopkeeper

In the passage, Mans goodness has been compared to .....

i)

a torch

ii)

a gun

iii)

a computer

iv)

a flame

12.b Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions by writing
the option that your consider the most appropriate is answer sheet.
(14=4)
Inside the clouds, everything was suddely black. It was impossible to see anything
outside the aeroplane.The old aeroplane jumped and twisted in the air. I looked
at the compass. I could not believe my eyes : the compass was turning round
and round. It was dead. It would not work!
a.

b.

c.

d.

The writer could not see anything outside the aeroplane due to the .......
i)

stars

ii)

black aeroplane

iii)

black clouds

iv)

runway

The old aeroplane was ________ in the air.

i)

flying smoothly

ii)

twisting

iii)

having enough fuel

iv)

taking the fuel

The writer thought that the compass ______

i)

was working properly

ii)

was showing the direction

iii)

would not work

iv)

would work

Trace a word from the passage which means to bend and change the direction.
i)

compass

ii)

twist

iii)

jump

iv)

turn

(120)

13.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question by writing
the options that you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet.
(any two of the passages)
(32=6)

1.

Thought to distinguish beasts of prey

A novice might non plus,
The crocodile you always may
Tell from the Hyena thus :
Hyenas come with merry smiles,
But if they weep they are crocodiles

a)

b)

c)

2.

A novice would get confused to differentiate the ..............

i)

animals in the zoo

ii)

birds in the cage

iii)

beasts of prey

iv)

domestic animals

The crocodiles are identified in the forest by their ......

i)

smiling

ii)

weeping

iii)

walking

iv)

attacking

The rhyming scheme of the poem is .......

i)

aa bb cc

ii)

ab ab ac

iii)

ab ac ab

iv)

ab ab cc

An ultimate shaking grief fixes the boy;

As he stands rigid, trembling, staring down.
All his young days in to the harbour where.
His ball went. I would not intrude on him;
A dime, another ball, is worthless, Now
He senses first responsibility
In a world of possession.

a)

The boy is in grief because his ball has been ......

i)

destroyed by the pet

ii)
(121)

taken foreely

b)

c)

3.

a)

b)

c)

14.

iii)
lost
iv)
given to the other boy.
The boy feels trouble and stands rigid because he is thinking about his.......
i)
old days
ii)
young days
iii)
school days
iv)
days spent with friends
The poet does not offer the new ball because he wants to teach him the
value of
i)
ability
ii)
capacity
iii)
responsibility
iv)
money
But hes locked in a concrete cell,
His strength behind bars,
Stalking the length of his cage,
Ignoring visitors.
The word he refers to .......
i)
Lion
ii)
Tiger
iii)
Leopard
iv)
Elephant
The beast ignores the visitors because he considers them his ...........
i)
friend
ii)
protector
ii)
enemy
iv)
none of these
Trace a word from the passage which means power :i)
concrete
ii)
strength
iii)
length
iv)
stalk
Answer any three of the following question is 40-50 words each :(23=6 marks)
a)
Lencho calls the raindrops new coins why does he call them so?
b)
How did the seagull feel when his belly touched the green sea?
c)
How did sanne help Anne Frank in writing the third essay?
d)

What kind of a girl was Wanda? Where did she usually sit in the
class?

(122)

15.

Answer One of the following question in about 80-100 words.

a)

How can you say that Wanda Petronski liked maddie and Peggy very much?
Give reasons in support of your answer.

b)

In the beginning of his speech Nelson Mandela mentions an extraordinary

human disaster. What does he mean by this?

16.

Answer the following questions in about 80-100 words.

(4 marks)

What are the adventures made by Griffin in the village of Iping? Give examples
in support of your answer.
Or
How does Ausable manage to make Max believe that there is a balcony attached
to his room? What makes it a convincing story?
17.

Answer any two of the following questions briefly in about 40-50 words
each.
(32=6 marks)

a)

What was the passion of Horace Danby and how did he satisfy it?

b)

After reaching at the railway station, Hari Singh could catch the train but
he did not. why?

c)

What suggestions were given by Dr. Heriot to Mrs. Pumphery at the initial
stage?

(123)

IInd Term

PRACTICE PAPER - 1

(UNSOLVED)

CLASS X
ENGLISH
(Language and Literature)
Time : 3 Hrs.

M.M. : 80

Note :
The paper is divided into four sections :Section A

Reading Comprehension

15 marks

Section B

Writing

15 marks

Section C

Grammar

15 marks

Section D

Text Books

35 marks

GENERAL INSTRUCTION :
i)

All question are compulsory.

ii)

Marks are indicated against each question.

SECTION : A
Reading - 15 marks
1.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question by

writing the option that you consider the most appropriate in your
answer sheet.
(5 marks)
Food can maintain or save life, it can destroy life as well. Proper food
serves the purpose of medicine while improper food works as poison and
causes diseases. We may take pride in calling ourselves civilised : but we
have started to flout all the norms about the quantity and quanitity of food.

(124)

Attracted to material pleasures we have become slaves to our tongues. We

mostly eat processed foods and refined sugar. In start, we have drifted away
from mother nature, thereby giving rise to the incidence of diabetes.
According to a survey diabetes was rare in the native of canada a few years
ago. With the advent of processed and junk foods, the incidence of diabetes
shot up within a very short time. By offering chocolates, cakes and icecreams too often to our children and by attending parties every other day,
we in fact invite obesity and diabetes.
a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

2.

Refined sugar, chocolates, cakes and ice-creams are called ......

i)

improper food

ii)

proper food

iii)

balance diet

iv)

civilised food

The improper food affects the human body directly because it works as .....
i)

medicine

ii)

herb

iii)

poison

iv)

none of these

A civilised way of life has modernised our food habits so we eat more
_____ than ever before.
i)

healthy food

ii)

proper food

iii)

junk food

iv)

non-veg

obesity and diabetes are caused by ______ of improper foods.

i)

normal eating

ii)

minimum eating

iii)

non-eating

iv)

excessive eating

Trace a word from the passage which means being fat.

i)

Dehydration

ii)

cholera

iii)

Obesity

iv)

Diabetes

Read the following passage carefully and complete the following

sentences given below.
(15=5marks)
To the land of mighty heroes
To the land where people have learnt
to over come sorrows
(125)

To the land where people accept

Challenge with courage
To such a land I pay my tribute.
To the man on whom the success of our freedom lies
In front of his calmness and truth violence dies
To this man the world give a salute
To Gandhiji I pay my tribute.
To a lady whose voice is a charm
Medicines are ineffective
Her voice is a balm
She is the nightingale of India
Famous in and beyond Asia
Whose voice removes solitude
To Lata Mangeshkar I pay my tribute.
a.

In the first passage, the poet wants to pay his tribute .....................

b.

The poet appreciates the people who accept .....................

c.

The world gives a salute to Gandhiji due to .....................

d.

The poet has called Lata Mangeshkar the nightingale of India because
.....................

e.

Trace a word from the passage which mean Something that makes you feel
calm.

3.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question by writing
the option that you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet.
(5 marks)
The blood is composed of a transparent and colourless liquid called the
plasma in which the blood cells are suspended. The red blood corpuscles
(126)

form nearly half the volume of the blood. The red colour is caused by the
haemoglobin. The white blood corpuscles are of various kinds. Some of
them protect the body from attacking bacteria while others produce
antibodies to help the body to build its immunity. There are still others that
repair the injured tissues. The blood platelets assist in the clotting of the
blood when we are hurt or injured. The blood cells are being constantly
replaced by new ones from the bone marrow.
a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

Liquid in which the blood cells are suspended is called ......

i)

platelets

ii)

corpuscles

iii)

plasma

iv)

tissues

The red colour in the blood is caused by the ................

i)

haemoglobin

ii)

blood platelets

iii)

bone marrow

iv)

bacteria

The white blood corpuscles protect the body from attacking .......
i)

hermeneia

ii)

parrehesia

iii)

dysphasia

iv)

bacteria

In case of injury,the blood cells are replaced by new ones from the ......
i)

tissues

ii)

bone marrow

iii)

platelets

iv)

haemoglobin

Trace a word from the passage which means Bodys ability to avoid
infection.
i)

clotting

ii)

immunity

iii)

transparent

iv)

plasma

SECTION : B
Writing - 15 marks
4.

You were disappointed to find the Bharatpur Bird sanctuary Virtually birdless.
You feel that the influx of visitors and their entertainment activities disturb
the birds. Write a letter to the Director of sanctuary requesting him to take
(127)

the concrete steps in making the conducive environment for the birds. You
are Shubham/Surabhi living at 225, Rohini, Delhi.
(6 marks)
Or
Linda, your penfriend lives in moscow. As Shiv/Swati living at 225, Rohini,
Delhi. Write a letter to her to explain some features of indian culture and
civilisation that make it different from russian culture.
5.

In the survey report it has been found that only 1411 tigers are left in India.
It shows that a large number of tigers have been killed illegally. The Govt.
and other several agencies have come forward to save the tigers. As a
member of one agency, write an article about 120 words on How to save
tiger.
(6 marks)
Or
Most of the students of your school have developed the taste of Junkfood
which may lead to obesity and health problem. Write a speech for the
morning assembly advising to take the balanced and nutrituous diet for the
healthy body. You are Apoorv/Apoorva of Govt. S.K.V. Sutanpuri. (120
words)

6.

You are Shantnu/Sweta, witness of the stampede occured at New Delhi

Railway Station because of announcement to change the platform of Express
train before five minutes of the departure time. In this stampede five persons
died and many were injured. Write a report in 50-60 words.
Or
Madhu decides to write a story on the Pet dog for the school magazine.
Develop her story with the help of the outlines given below in 50-60 words.
A pet dog - gets a name and home - one month old - good master - milk love and care - now young - keeps a watch - happy life.

SECTION : C
7.

Grammar - 15 marks
Choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below to complete
the following passage. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the
correct blank number. Do not copy the whole passage. (6=3 marks)
(128)

The magistrate announced that he (a) ________ pronounce sentence (b)

_______ a two hour recess (c) ______ asked Gandhi to furnish bail (d) ______
those 120 minutes. Gandhi refused. The judge released him without bail.
When the court reconvened, the judge said he would not deliver the judgement
for (e) _____ days. Meanwhile he allowed Gandhi to remain (f) _______
liberty.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

8.

i)

should

ii)

would

iii)

must

iv)

may

i)

after

ii)

for

iii)

since

iv)

at

i)

that

ii)

when

iii)

and

iv)

what

i)

since

ii)

to

iii)

as

iv)

for

i)

several

ii)

much

iii)

every

iv)

each

i)

to

ii)

at

iii)

of

iv)

in

Choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below the passage.
Write your answer in your answer sheet with the correct number. Do not copy
the whole passage.
(6=3 marks)
Marriage is a social (a) _________ uniting a man and a woman in special
forms of mutual (b) ____ often. for the purpose of founding and (c) ______ a
family. Arranged marriages, which had been accepted almost everywhere
throughout history, (d) __________ ceased to (e) _______ in western societies,
although they persisted as the norm in (f) _______ society up to the mid 20th
century.

a.

i)

institute

ii)

institution

iii)

institutional

iv)

none of these

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b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

9.

i)

dependence

ii)

dependant

iii)

dependable

iv)

dependancy

i)

maintained

ii)

maintain

iii)

maintaining

iv)

maintenance

i)

eventually

ii)

eventful

iii)

eventing

iv)

eventual

i)

predominant

ii)

predominate

iii)

predominance

iv)

predominatly

i)

aristocratic

ii)

aristocracy

iii)

aristocrat

iv)

none of these

Read the following dialogue and then complete the report given below.
Write your answers in your answer sheet with the correct blank number.
(13=3)
Shubham : Didnt you see the football match?
Vaibhav : No sorry, I did not. I hate games.
Shubham : Why do you think like this?
Vaibhav : The players are rough and they misbehave with the refree
Last night the final football match was played between Germany and Holland.
The match was very interesting. Shubham asked Vaibhav (a) _________ the
football match. Vaibhav regretted that he had not seen the match because he
hated games. Shubham enquired (b) ___________ like that. Vaibhav replied
that the players were rough and (c) _________ with the refree.

10.

Complete the following passage by choosing the correct passive forms of the
verbs given in brackets. Write only your answers in the answer sheet against
the blank number.
(13=3)
Ramlal, a bonded labourer in one of the villages of Vidisha district (M.P. )
(a) ________ (liberate) from his masters claw. He (b) _______(imprison)
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for the last two years due to nonpayment of debt. The people of nearby
area (c) ________ (thrill) at this news when the police arrested the master.
11.

Complete the dialogue given below. Write you answers in the answersheet
against the correct blank number.
(13=3)
The oldman : Would you do me a favour?
Youngman : (a) _________ , Sir?
The oldman : I want to go across the road but (b) __________ . Would you
give me a helping hand?
Youngman : (c) _____________ gladly sir.

SECTION : D
Text-Books (Literature) - 35 marks
12.a) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
(14=4 marks)
Mij was out of the box in a flash. He disappeared at high speed down the
aircraft. There were squawks and shrieks, and a woman stoodup on her
seat screaming out, A rat! A rat! I caught sight of Mijs tail disappearing
beneath the legs of a portly while turboned Indian. Diving for it, I missed,
but found my face covered in curry.
a.

What did Mij the otter do in the air craft?

b.

Where was the otter seen?

c.

What was the reaction of woman?

d.

Trace a word that means invisible.

12.b) Read the following passage carefully and answer the question that follow.
(14=4)
Kisa Gotami became weary and hopeless, and sat down at the wayside
watching the lights of the city, as they flickered up and were extinguished
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a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

1.

a)

b)

c)

2.

again. At last the darkness of the night reigned every where. And she
considered the fate of men, that their lives flicker up and are extinguished
again.
Why did Kisa Gotami feel sad?
What did she see at the way side?
What did she consider to see the lights of the city?
Find a word from the passage that means Shine irregularly.
Read the following passage carefully and answer the question by writing
the options that you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet.
(any two of the passages)
(32=6)
I think I could turn and live with animals,
they are so placid and self containd,
I stand and look at them long and long.
With whom does the poet want to live?
i)
Nature
ii) Animals
iii)
Human beings
iv) Children
The poet looks at the animals for a long time because he gets .............
i)
happiness and satisfaction
ii)
joy and sorrow
iii)
mental satisfaction
iv)
none of these
Trace a word from the passage that means serene.
i)
look
ii) self contained
iii)
placid
iv) none of these
The leaves strain toward the glass
small twigs stiff with exertion
long cramped boughs shuffling under the roof
like newly discharged patients
half dazed, moving
to the clinic doors.
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a)

b)

c)

3.

The twigs are stiff because they are ....................

i)

happy

ii)

tired

iii)

cramped

iv)

shuffling

The boughs have been compared to .............

i)

patients

ii)

doctors

iii)

nurses

iv)

hospitals.

Trace a word from the passage that means contracted.

i)

half dazed

ii)

moved

iii)

discharged

iv)

cramped

The pirate gaped at Belindas dragon,

And gulped some grog from his pocket flagon,
He fired two bullets, but they didnt hit,
And custard gobbled him, every bit.

a)

b)

c)

14.

How many fires were made by the pirate?

i)

one

ii)

two

iii)

three

iv)

four

Custard the dragon swallowed ......

i)

Belinda

ii)

Blink

iii)

Mustard

iv)

Pirate

Trace a word from the passage that means a drink used by the sailor.
i)

grog

ii)

flagon

iii)

dragon

iv)

bullets

Answer any three of the following questions in 40-50 words each :(23=6 marks)
a)

Today a person with Jackfruit like appearance is compared to a

baker. why?
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15.

b)

What information was given by Pranjol to Rajvir about Assam Tea

estate?

c)

When the bus was terminated at the bus stand, Valli did not get off.
Why?

d)

When Lomov was in the drawing room of chubukov, what ideas

were in the mind of Lomov?

Answer one of the following question in about 80-100 words.

The region of coorg is called a piece of heaven and the Kingdom of God.
Why?
Or
What do you know about Mahatma Buddha? Write in brief a few sentences
on the enlightened personality.

16.

Answer the following following questions in about 80-100 words. (4 marks)

How can you say that Richard Ebright was a successful scientist who gave
a new theory of cell to the scientific world?
Or
Why was the lawyer sent to New Million? Why could the lawyer not
complete his work on that day?

17.

Answer any two of the following questions briefly in about 40-50 words
each.
(32=6 marks)

a)

Why did Bholi find her school teacher different from the people at home?

b)

How does Think Tank interpret the poem The cat and the Fiddle?

c)

What is the twist at the end of the lesson The Necklace.?

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IInd Term

PRACTICE PAPER - 2

(SOLVED)

CLASS X
ENGLISH
(Language and Literature)
Time : 3 Hrs.

M.M. : 80

Note :
The paper is divided into four sections :Section A

Reading Comprehension

15 marks

Section B

Writing

15 marks

Section C

Grammar

15 marks

Section D

Text Books

35 marks

GENERAL INSTRUCTION :
i)

All questions are compulsory.

ii)

Marks are indicated against each question.

SECTION : A
Reading - 15 marks
1.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question by

writing the option that you consider the most appropriate in your
answer sheet.
(5 marks)
Jupiter is a huge ball of gas and does not have a solid surface. It is composed
mainly of hydrogen and helium, which is liquidified in the interior due to the
great pressure. Scientists now believe that the core of Jupiter is most probably
made of rock as large as the earth. Jupitors visible surface consists of clouds
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of ammonia crystals. At the lower levels there are dark orange or brown
clouds which may contain sulphur as well as simple organic compounds.
Still further down the temperatures are warm, possibly the result of the heat
left over from the formation of the planet.
a.

b.

c.

d)

e.

2.

Jupiter has not any solid serface because it is a large sphere of .......
i)

water

ii)

gas

iii)

ice

iv)

dust

According to the scientist. Jupiter is composed of .........

i)

hydrogen and oxygen

ii)

Nitrogen and helium

iii)

Hydrogen and helium

iv)

helium and oxygen

The scientists believe that the central part of the Jupiter is made up of ......
i)

gas

ii)

water

iii)

vapour

iv)

rock

The brown clouds of sulphur are found at the ....................

i)

upper level

ii)

lower level

iii)

central level

iv)

surface

Find out a word from the passage which means structure

i)

surface

ii)

pressure

iii)

formation

iv)

clouds

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions by

writing the option that you consider the most oppropriate in your
answer sheet.
(15=5marks)
Now we will count upto twelve
and we will all keep still.
For once on the face of the Earth
Lets not speak in any language
Lets stop for one second,

(136)

and not move our arms so much.

It would be an exotic moment
without rush, without engines,
We would all be together
in a sudden strangeness.

a)

b)

c)

d.

e.

3.

Fisherman in the cold sea would not harm whales

and the man gathering salt
Would look at his hurt hands.
The poet wants to count to twelve for .................
i)
making a noise
ii) doing the work
iii)
keeping quite
iv) Keeping warm
The poet advises to all the human beings to stop the work for ..........
i)
one second
ii) one minute
iii)
one hour
iv) one day
When there is neither rush nor the ........................., there will be peace
i)
sound of dancing
ii) working of machines
iii)
chirping of birds
iv) roaring of lions
The poet expects the fisherman not to ................. .
i)
go in cold sea
ii) look hurt hands
iii)
gather salt
iv) harm whales
Trace a word from the passage which means strange.
i)
stillness
ii) exotic
iii)
hurt
iv) gather
Read the following passage carefully and complete the sentences given
below.
(5 marks)
Any physical activity that burns calories is exercise. It does not have to be a
fixed set of meaningless movements, like touching the toes without bending
the knees. Nor does it have to be jogging, playing tennis or swimming. It
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can be a purposeful activity like pumping water out of a tubewell or scrubbing

the floor. Exercise has to be performed with due regard to ones age and
health conditions, especially the state of the age advances, one must tone
down the amount of exercise one performs. Provided they are healthy, young
people in any case get lots of exercise - running about, cycling, playing
games like tennis or football, or doing housework. For those who are
bookwarms, computer-addicts, couch potatoes, or even chess-wizards,
however, a set of consciously performed excercise is a must.
Exercise burns sugar and fats, increases the matabolic rate, tones up the
heart and keeps blood-pressure in check. But remember exercise should
not be done right after meals. For then a large part of the blood is diverted
from the heart to the abdomen to help you digest your food.
a)

The physical activity is beneficial for ............ because ..................

b)

Exercise should be performed according ....................

c)

Exercise is neccessary for those people ..................

d)

It should be kept in mind that exercise ........................

e)

Trace a word from the passage which means to change direction.

SECTION : B
Writing - 15 marks
4.

The Black Water of the river Yamuna is a matter of concern for everyone.
The Govt. of NCT delhi has spend crores of rupees to clean Yamuna under
the Clean Yamuna Project. But it is regretted to say that there is not any
fruitful result of the project. Write an E-mail to the editor of a newspaper
drawing the attention to this problem and misuse of the money. You are
Vaibhav/Vaishali living at 6441, East Rohtash Nagar, Delhi-32. 6 marks
Or
You are Vaibhav/Vaishali living at Gandhi Hostel of ABC Boarding School,
Delhi. Write a letter to your father who lives in Mumbai stating about your
activities including your adjustment with other hostel inmates, food you get and
how you feel about this life.

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5.

The habit of playing computer games, surfing the net and chatting is common
among the teenagers. They are wasting their precious time which should
be devoted to studies. Write an article in 120 words on The Addiction to
Computer.
(6 marks)
Or
Delhi Metro Rail Corportation has decided to organise a declamation Contest
on How Metro has changed the life map of Delhi. you have been selected by
your school authority to participate in it. Write a speech in about 120-125
words.

6.

Last week all the opposition political parties declared Bharat Bandh on the
issue of price-hiking in which some anti social elements robbed the shops, beat
the hawkers, jammed the road etc. Write a report for the newspaper in 60
words.
(3 marks)
Or
Develop the story with the help of the outlines given below in 60 words.
A river - Origin from mountains - flows through valleys and plains - contamination
- falls into the sea.

SECTION : C
Grammar - 15 marks
7.

Choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below to complete
the following passage. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct
blank number. Do not copy the whole passage.
(6=3 marks)
During the 1936 Olympic Final (a) _________________ Germany, after India
had already established an unassailable 6-0 lead, the rival goalkeeper injured
Dhyan Chand badly and he (b) _____________ leave the field to receive first
aid (c) ______________ he had broken his teeth. (d) ___________ he
returned to the field after receiving first aid, he asked (e) ______________
friends not (f) ________ play aggressively and instead taught them a lesson in
ball possession.

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a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

f)

8.

i)

before

ii)

infront

iii)

against

iv)

after

i)

had to

ii)

have to

iii)

has to

iv)

none of these

i)

until

ii)

as

iii)

if

iv)

otherwise

i)

how

ii)

what

iii)

where

iv)

when

i)

his

ii)

my

iii)

her

iv)

their

i)

with

ii)

to

iii)

at

iv)

by

Choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below the passage.
Write you answer in your answer sheet with the correct number. Do not copy
the whole passage.
(6=3 marks)
The effective use of lecture in the class as a technique of (a) _______________
requires good and skillful (b) _______________ and is incomplete unless
followed by questions and answers. It is said that a good lecturer should possess
there ps ie preparation, presentation and (ef)____________

a.

b)

c)

i)

educate

ii)

education

iii)

educationally

iv)

educated

i)

preparing

ii)

prepared

iii)

preparation

iv)

prepare

i)

personality

ii)

personal

iii)

personification

iv)

personally

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9.

Read the following dialogue and then complete the report given below.
Write your answers in your answer sheet with the correct blank number.
(13=3)
Mansi : Do you know who will be presiding over our annual function?
Priya : I am told, an eminent poet has been invited.
Mansi : Are you, talking about the Indian Poet, Ram Dhari Dinkar?
Priya : Yes, he has composed a number of patrotic songs.
The curiosity about the chief guest was uncertain among the students on
the annual day function. Mansi asked Priya if she knew (a) ___________
over their annual day function. Priya replied that (b)_________, an eminent
poet had been invited. Mansi enquired (c) ______________ about the Indian
poet, Ramdhari Dinkar Priya replied in positive and said that he had
composed a number of patriotic songs.

10.

Complete the following passage with the correct passive forms of the verbs
given in brackets. Write only your answers in the answer sheet against the
blank number.
(13=3)
BREAKING NEWS :In parliament, the members of Lok Sabha (a) ___________________
(inform) by the Honble minister for the Social Welfare that 17 million
children in the country (b) ________________ (mark) as the child labourers.
The problem is critical and it (c) _______________ (accept) as a national
problem.

11.

Complete the dialogue with the correct sentence. Write your answers in the
answer sheet against the correct blank number.
(13=3)
Radha : Could you do me a favour (a) _____________
Rohit : First tell me (b) ______________
Radha : Please go to Jyotis house and bring my book (c) ______________.
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SECTION : D
Text-Books - 35 marks
12.a) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
(14=4 marks)
Thus, the presence of the bakers furnace in the village is absolutely essential.
The baker or bread seller of those day had a peculiar dress known as the
Kabai. It was a single piece long frock reaching down to the knees. In our
childhood we saw bakers wearing a shirt and trousers which were shorter than
full length ones and longer than half pants. Even today, anyone who wears
a half pant which reaches just below the knees invites the comment that he
is dressed like a pader.
a.

What does the writer want to say about the presence of bakers furnace?

b.

Who do you understand with the word Kabai.

c.

To whom the dress of baker has been compared?

d.

Furnace mean.

12.b) Read the following passage carefully and answer the question by writing
the options that you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet.
(14=4)
Over many days and months Valli listened carefully to conversation between
her neighbours and people who regularly used the bus, and she also asked a
few discreet questions here and there. This way she picked up various small
details about the bus journey. The town was six miles from her village. The fare
was thirty paise one-way- which is almost nothing at all.
a.

Whose conversation did Valli listen carefully?

b.

How did Valli get the details about the bus Journey?

c.

What did Valli know about the fare of the bus journey and distance of the
town?

d.

Discreet means .........

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13.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question by writing
the option that you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet.
(any two of the passages)
(32=6)

1.

Did you finish your home-work, Amanda ?

Did you tidy your room, Amanda
I thought I told you to clean your shoes, Amanda

a)

b)

c)

2.

What is first priority of the poet for Amanda?

i)

Unclean the room

ii)

polish the shoes

iii)

finish the homework

iv)

bite the nails

The poet thought that he had advised her _____

i)

to clean her shoes

ii)

to finish the work

iii)

to learn the lesson

iv)

to swim like mermaid

Tidy means ____ .

i)

finish

ii)

tell

iii)

work

iv)

clean

The fog comes

on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbour and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.

a)

b)

In the passage, The fog is compared to the .........

i)

harbour

ii)

city

iii)

Launches

iv)

cat

The fog comes silently and moves away .........

i)

violently

ii)

aggressively

iii)

stormy

iv)

silently

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c)

3.

Trace a word from the passage which means shelter place for ships.
i)

Fog

ii)

Harbour

iii)

City

iv)

Haunch

I heard an old religious man

But yesternight declare
That he had found a text to prove
That only God, my dear,
Could love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.

a)

b)

c)

14.

From whom has the speaker heard about love i)

God

ii)

Lovers friend

iii)

Old man

iv)

religious man

The passage proves that only God could ............... for herself alone.
i)

love her

ii)

punish her

iii)

see her yellow hair

iv)

find a text for Anne.

Trace a word from the passage which means Announce.

i)

Hear

ii)

Text

iii)

Declare

iv)

prove

Answer any three of the following question in 40-50 words each :(23=6 marks)
a)

What incidents prompted Prince Siddhartha to become a beggar at

the age of twenty five?

b)

How did Valli save the money for her first bus ride?

c)

Describe the magnificent views of tea estate in reference to the lesson

Tea from Assam.
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d)

15.

What do you understand by Bylakuppe in reference to the lesson

Coorg.

Answer one of the following question in about 80-100 words.

Do you think that otters can be substituted by dogs or cats as pets? How did
it come in the mind of writer to have an otter?
Or
Discuss the controversial points that arose between Lomov and Natalya.

16.

Answer the following questions in about 80-100 words.

(4 marks)

What could have happened to Matilda if she had confessed to her friend
that she had lost her necklace?
Or
What was the role of the teacher in transforming Bholi from an innocent
village girl to a bold and confident person?
17.

Answer any two of the following questions briefly in about 40-50 words
each.
(32=6 marks)
a)

Describe the things which historian speaks about the books?

b)

With what impression did the lawyer come back to the city?

c)

Who was Richard A. Weiherer? How did he help Richard Ebright?

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PRACTICE PAPER - 2
MARKING SCHEME
ENGLISH
Time : 3 Hrs.
1.

2.

3.

M.M. : 80

a)

ii)

gas

b)

iii) hydrogen and helium

c)

iv) rock

d)

ii)

e)

iii) formation

a)

iii) keeping quite

b)

i)

one second

c)

ii)

working of machines

d)

iv) harm whales

e)

ii)

a)

the human beings - it reduces calories

b)

to the age and health condition

c)

who are computer addicts

d)

is not taken right after the food.

e)

to divert

lower level

exotic

SECTION : B
Writing - 15 marks
4.

Letter writing

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Content - 3 marks
Expression - 3 marks
Note : -

5.

1.

Expression, Fluency and Accuracy must be taken in to account.

2.

No marks is to be awarded if the content is not given.

3.

Value points have been provided in the question paper itself

Article / Speech
Content - 3 marks
Expression - 3 marks
Note : -

6.

i)

Expression, Fluency and Accuracy must be taken in to account.

ii)

Value points have been provided in the question paper itself.

Report / Story
Content - 2 marks
Expression - 1 mark
Note :i)

Expression, Fluency and Accuracy must be taken in to account.

ii)

Value points have been provided in the question paper it self.

SECTION : C (Grammar)
7.

a)

iii) against

b)

i)

had to

c)

ii)

as

d)

iv

when

e)

i)

his

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8.

9.

10.

11.

f)

ii)

to

a)

ii)

education

b)

iii) preparation

c)

i)

a)

iii) who would be presiding

b)

ii)

she was told

c)

iii) if she was talking

a)

i)

b)

iii) have been marked

c)

ii)

should be accepted

a)

ii)

if you have time

b)

i)

what I have to do

c)

iii) that she borrowed yesterday.

personality

have been informed

SECTION - D (Text Books)

12.a) a)

furnace is essential in the village esp. at the time of marriage.

b)

peculiar dress of baker long frock reaching at knees.

c)
1

pader

d)

enclosed fireplace

daily commuters

b)

by making the discreet question

c)

60 paise and six miles / 30 paise for one way and six miles

d)

careful

12.b) a)

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13.

1.

2.

3.

14.

a)

iii)

Finish the home work

b)

i)

to clean her shoes

c)

iv)

clean

a)

iv)

cat

b)

iv)

silently

c)

ii)

harbour

a)

iv)

religious man

b)

i)

love her

c)

iii)

declare

Content - 1mark
Expression - 1
Value Points
a)

b)

c)

d)

Saw Sickman, aged man, funeral procession

a monk - begging for alms

come to know the sufferings

changed personality - became beggar

resisted her temptation as to buy balloons, toys, peppermints.

Controlled herself to have a ride on merry go round.

Collected stray coins.

huge fields full of green plantation

tea bushes like wide sea

pleasant atmosphere

nearby place of Indias largest Tibetan settlement.

Place of Buddhist monks

Visitors come for meditation

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15.

Content - 3 marks
Expression - 2 marks
Value Points :*

Lonely life without pet dog named Jonnie

makeup mind for otter place of dog

during the stay in Basra, saw Arabs with otter coated with mud armur

soft velvet fur

decided to keep otter

OR

Ownership of Oxen meadows - cause of dispute

*
Natalya - belonged to the father and grand father of Chubukov for
forty years.
*
Lomov - Oxen meadows - given to the peasants of chubukov only
for use.
*
16.

disputes on Guess and squeezer the dogs.

Content - 2 marks
Expression - 2 marks
Value Points :*

Not have good dress & Jwellery

*
Borrowed necklace from Mrs. Forestier to show beautiful and
prosperous
*

Lost the necklace and bought new one.

Spent 10 years to pay the amount

*
If confessed - not suffered so miserably not have gone through
hardships
*

paid easily for false necklace

Or
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17.

Slow child with pockmarks from childhood

teacher - a kind and considerate lady

Soft and soothing tone

encourage and inspire Bholi to become bold and confident.

never made fun of her and treated her like her daughter

Content - 2 marks
Expression - 1 marks
Value Points :a)
b)

c)

Books taught people how to read, when to, where to and why to

helpful in illustration, education & decoration

satisfied with his visit to new Million

Impressed with Bills behaviour

decided to settle in town

teacher of social study and advisor

opened the mind of Ebright for new ideas

Ebright a boy of competitive spirit

encourged him to work in scientific world.

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Text Book - Revisional Corner

A LETTER TO GOD :
Q.

Why did Lencho write a letter to God?

Q.

I wish I had the faith of the man who wrote this letter. Describe Lenchos
character in the light of this statement.

Q.

Why did Lencho call the post office employees as a bunch of crooks?

Q.

Write character sketch of Lencho.

NELSON MANDELA : A Long Walk to Freedom :Q.

Write the character sketch of Nelson Mandela.

TWO STORIES ABOUT FLYING (First Flight)

Q.

How did the seagull family help the young seagull overcome his fear and fly?

Q.

Why was the young seagull afraid of flying? What compelled the seagull to
finally fly?

Q.

Why did the young seagull fail to muster up his courage in his first flight?

TWO STORIES ABOUT FLYING (The Black Aeroplane)

Q.

How did the pilot of the Black Aeroplane help the pilot of the Old Dakota to
land safely at the airport?

Q.

Do you agree that the story of The Black Aeroplane is a mystery? Justify your
answer.

Q.

How did the black aeroplane help the pilot of the old Dakota?

FROM THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK

Q.

Write the character - sketch of Anne.

Q.

What made Anne decide to write a dairy?

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Q.

Paper has more patience than people. Elucidate.

Q.

Explain Our entire class is quaking in its boots.

THE HUNDRED DRESSES

Q.

Compare and contrast the two girls named Peggy and Maddie.

Q.

What does this lesson tell you about Wanda Petronski?

Q.

Describe in your own words the game of dresses?

THE HUNDRED DRESSES - II

Q.

How did they (Peggy and Maddie) try to find Wanda Petronski?

Q.

How did Maddie and Peggy realise that Wanda still liked them very much?

Q.

Describe Wandas letter to Miss Mason. What was the reaction of Peggy and
Maddie to the special gifts from Wanda for them?

GLIMPSES OF INDIA (A Baker from Goa)

Q.

Give a pen-portrait of a traditional Goan Village baker.

Q.

Describe what the portuguese have left behind which the elders in Goa so fondly
remember even today.

(COORG)
Q.

What do you know about the descent of people of Coorg?

Q.

The People of Coorg are famous for their tradition of hospitality and valour or
the army. Explain.

Q.

Write an account of the life of the people of Coorg.

Q.

What is the story about the origin of the people of Coorg?

TEA FROM ASSAM

Q.

Write down the Buddhist and Chinese legend about tea?

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Or
Q.

What are the legends associated with the discovery of tea?

MIJBIL THE OTTER

Q.

How was the Mij to be transported to England?

Q.

Give an account of Mijbils journey to London.

Q.

What do you know about the short stay of Mijbil in London?

MADAM RIDES THE BUS

Q.

How did Valli plan herself to have a ride in the bus?

Q.

What kind of person is Valli? Illustrate your answer by giving examples from the
text.

Q.

How did Valli save up money for her first journey? What made her laugh on her
way?

THE SERMON AT BENARES

Q.

Write down the pen-portrait of Kisa Gotami.

Q.

Write the summary of The Seomon at Benares.

THE PROPOSAL
Q.

Write down the character sketch of Lomov.

Q.

Write down the character sketch of Natalya.

PEOTRY SECTION
DUST OF SNOW : (Rebert Frost)
Q.

What does the poet Robert Frost want to convey through the poem Dust of
snow?

Q.

How has the poet observed nature In the poem Dust of Snow.

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FIRE AND ICE :Q.

Write the sum and substance of the poem Fire and Ice.

Q.

To say that for destruction ice is also great for the poet, what does ice stand
for? How is it sufficient to bring destruction?

THE TIGER : (A Tiger in the Zoo)

Q.

How does a tiger create terror for the villages?

Q.

Peter Niblett has described some of the activities of a tiger behind the bars of its
cage.Write them.

HOW TO TELL WILD ANIMALS

Q.

How you can identify the Asian Lion and the Bengal Tiger?

Q.

Write the sum and substance of the poem. How to Tell Wild Animals.

THE BALL POEM

Q.

What does John Berryman what to convey through this poem?

Q.

How does the boy feel at the loss of his ball?

Q.

Write the sum and substance of the poem The Ball Poem.

AMANDA
Q.

What idea does the poet form of Amanda?

Q.

What message does the poet want to convey through the poem Amanda??

ANIMALS
Q.

Write the Central Theme of the poem Animals.

Q.

What are the things which are not done by the animals?

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THE TREES
Q.

If there are no trees in the forest, what will be the result?

Q.

Write the central theme of the poem The Trees

Q.

What does the poet feel at night?

FOG
Q.

What is very much specific about the fog?

Q.

What is the central theme of the poem Fog?

THE TALE OF CUSTARD THE DRAGON

Q.

Write down the qualities of Belindas pets.

Q.

Write down the reactions of the pets.

Q.

Write the similes used in the poem.

Q.

How did all pets show their affection for the dragon?

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PRACTICE PAPER
(UNSOLVED)

CLASS X
ENGLISH
(Language and Literature)
Time : 3 Hrs.

M.M. : 80

Note :
The paper is divided into four sections :Section A

Reading Comprehension

15 marks

Section B

Writing

15 marks

Section C

Grammar

15 marks

Section D

Text Books

35 marks

GENERAL INSTRUCTION :
i)

All questions are compulsory.

ii)

Marks are indicated against each question.

SECTION : A
Reading - 15 marks
1.

Read the following passage carefully and Choose the best alternative.
(5 marks)
Of late the people of Delhi have shown some interest in pets. This trend is
visbible in both higher and lower classes of society. Each morning one can see
people walking with their pets, mainly dogs. There are hundred of species of
dogs such as Labrador, Greyhound, Bull dog, Boxer, German Shepherd Alsatian
etc. Since India is tropical country, only those dogs which can stand this climate
can be kept as pets. The Alsatian and the German Shepperd are valued for
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their intelligence. These dogs are used in police work. The people are
keeping these animals as pets but unfortunately many of them know little
about their physiology. Before bringing any species into the house as a pet,
one should know its habits, life span, likings and the disease it can catch.
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

2.

The trends of the which pet is increasing in Delhi?

a)

Cats

b)

dogs

c)

Rats

d)

Monkeys

German Shepherd in valued for ______

a)

Intelligence

b)

Strength

c)

Beauty

d)

Colour

What type of country is India ____

a)

Continental

b)

Mediterranean

c)

Tropical

d)

Equatorial

Which species is valued for intelligence?

a)

Alsatian

b)

Boxer

c)

Bull dog

d)

Gray Hound

The word which means seen is a)

Likely

b)

tropical

c)

Visible

d)

Known

Read the poem given below and complete the sentence that follow :(15=5marks)
THE HUMAN SEASONS
Four seasons fill the measure of the year
There are four seasons in the mind of man
He has his lusty spring, when fancy clear
Takes in all beauty with an easy span.
He has his summer when luxuriously
Spring is honeyd cud of youthful thought he loves

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To ruminate and by such dreaming high

His nearest unto heaven, quiet cores
His soul has in its autumn, when his wings
He furleth close; contented so to look
On mist in idleness - to let fair things.
Pass by unheeded as a threshold brook
He has his winter too of pale misfeature
Or else he would forego his mortal nature.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
3.

- John Keats
In human seasons, the poet compares the different stages of human life to
the _______.
In the summer season of mans Life, he is _______ .
In his autumn man fold his ________.
Winter of pale misfeature means ________.
The rhyming word in stanza- III are : (i)__________ (ii) ________.
Read the passage given below and complete the sentences that follow
by chossing the most appropriate options from those given :-(5 marks)
One of heavens best gifts to man is humour, for it adds innocent pleasure to
life, both in health and sickness and helps to promote good feelings among
people in their daily dealings with one another. Think for a moment what life
would be if there were no humour or wit in the world, no laughter, no fun. Now,
humour is not the same thing as wit. Wit is concerned chiefly with words,
while humour deals rather with situations; a man may be a witty but may
not possess humour. Homour is much larger and profounder than wit. Nearly
all the greatest writers have the gift of humour. But like the pleasurable
thing of life wit and humour have their dangers and three of the commonest
are those of being vulgar, unkind and profane. In other words those who
use gifts of wit and humour must avoide vulgarity must see that they do not
hurt the feelings of others, must be aware of jesting about sacred things.
The only way is which you can aquire the right taste for what is good in the
world of wit and humour is, to read good example, of which there are
many in literature. Shakespeare is a mine in himself; and so is Dickens.
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Questions :
a)

b.

c.

d)

e)

Humour is heavens best gift to man because i)

It spreads easily

ii)

It provides pleasure

iii)

It provides a good mood

iv)

It uplifts his spirits.

How is humour different from wit?

i)

Wit is concerned with quickness while humour is steady.

ii)

Wit is easily learnt but humour is natures gift.

iii)

Wit is sometimes biting where as humour is genial.

iv)

Wit is main concerned with words while humour deals with

situations.

________ are the three dangers of wit and humour.

i)

Vulgarity, unkindness and profanity.

ii)

Vulgarity, smartness and profanity.

iii)

Unkindness, coarsenss and Vulgarity.

iv)

Profanity, unkindness and stinging.

A suitable heading of the passage can be :

i)

wit and humour

ii)

humour - a blessing

iii)

humour

iv)

humour - a medicine

The meaning of the word profound is :i)

profane

ii)

deep

iii)

shallow

iv)

happy

SECTION : B
Writing - 15 marks
4.

Write a letter to the chairperson, MCD complaing about the bad condition
of roads in rainy season. You are Suyansh / Sonakshi, Living at C-25,
Sector-9, Rohini.
6
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Or
As the President of Anti corruption forum, write a letter in about 150 words
to the editor of a leading newspaper decrying the falling standard of polity
and degenerating democracy and its impact on governance. Sign yourself
as Govind Singh, Chandigarh.
5.

Anita Bajaj feels concerned about the earth being destroyed by various
pollutants. She decides to create awareness amongest the children of her
school. Help her prepare a speech on Environmental pollution highlighing
the effects on it and making suggestions.
6
Or
Write an article in about 100-150 words on the topic what I am ! Making
use of the following verbal input :
Cheerful and energetic - like company - watch T.V. for an hour - play
cricket - read comics and adventure stories - love outing on weekends.

6.

Imagine yourself to be Vaibhav / Vaibhavi. Write a diary entry expressing

your feelings of happiness and achievement on performing well and about
the guiding force behind you.
3
Or
On the basis of the given hints write a dialogue between Sonam and her
counsellor :-

To be successful person, prepare for competition.

Selection of subjects

Better future

Suitable age.

SECTION : C
Grammar - 15 marks
7.

Fill in the blanks choosing the correct form of the verb from the given
options.
6=3
Rupali usually (a) _______ to her office on her scooter. She (b) ______
ready before 8.30 a.m. and (c) _________ her office at 9.00 a.m. But today
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she (d) ________ by bus because her scooter has broken down. She is a bit
late. thats why she (e) ______ fast. She (f) _______ office in time.
a.

b.

c.

d.

e)

f)

8.

i)

go

ii)

goes

iii)

going

iv)

went

i)

get

ii)

got

iii)

gets

iv)

getting

i)

reach

ii)

reached

iii)

reaches

iv)

reaching

i)

is going

ii)

goes

iii)

go

iv)

went

i)

walks

ii)

is walking

iii)

walk

iv)

walked

i)

arrived

ii)

is arriving

iii)

arrive

iv)

arrives

Fill in the blank choosing the most appropriate words from the given
options :6=3
Sonali (a) _________ for the post of P.A. to the Manager but she (b)______
the appointment letter. She (c)____ to the managers office for many days
but she (d)____ by none there. So she (e) ________ humliated. Next day
she (f)________ by her manager to work on a project which she refused.

a.

b)

i)

Selected

ii)

is select

iii)

was selected

iv)

is selected

i)

not issued

ii)

does not issue

iii)

is not issued

iv)

was not issued

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c)
d)
e)
f)

9.

i)

has been come

ii)

has come

iii)

had come

iv)

has been coming

i)

is attend

ii)

was attend

iii)

was attended

iv)

attended

i)

felt

ii)

feels

iii)

feel

iv)

was felt

i)

was called

ii)

called

iii)

is calling

iv)

has called.

The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line
against which a blank has been given. Write the incorrect word and the
correction in the answer sheet against the correct blank number as given in the
example. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied. 6=3
Our Principal inform me

example : inform informed

that I have been choose for the

(a)

________________

Debate competition at the school. I wanted

(b)

________________

to know how much competitors

(c)

________________

are there. She told me that

(d)

________________

only the few were serious. I was happy

(e)

________________

that I was selected for the competition

(f)

________________

which will boost me a lot.

10.

Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange them to form meaningful
sentences as shown in the example :
13=3
9th August / of / was / life / day / happiest / the / my
9th August was the happiest day of my life.

a)

the / position / I / first / won / science / in / quiz.

b)

happy / were / my / very / parents

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c)

house / the / rushed / press / my / to / people

11.

Read the dialogue given below and complete the passage that follows :
13=3
Salesgirl : What can I do for you, madam?
Neha : Tell us something about a good mobile phone.
Salesgirl : Would you tell us about the range of price?
The sales girl asked Neha with respect (a) __________ do for her. Neha
asked her to (b) _________ about a good mobile phone. The sales girl wanted
to know (c) _________ the range of price.

SECTION : D
Literature - 35 marks
12.A) Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow : (42=8)
Coorg or Kodagu, the smallest district of Karnataka, is home to evergreeen
rainforests, spices and coffee plantation. Evergreen rain forests cover thirty
percent of this disctrict. During the monsoons it pours enough to keep many
visitors away. The season of joy commences from September and continues
till March.
a)

What is coorg famous for?

b)

Why shouldnt people visit Coorg before September?

c)

What is the reason for heavy rains in Coorg?

d)

Which word in the passage means to start.

12.B) Kisa Gotami had and an only son, and he died. In her grief she carried the
dead child to all her neighbours, asking them for medicine and the people said,
She had lost her senses. The boy is dead.
a.

Why was Kisa Gotami Sad?

b.

What did her neighbours think about her?

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c)

Where did her neighbour suggest her to go?

d)

Find the antonym of the word happiness from the passage.

13.

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing
the most appropriate options from those given below (any two)
(32=6)

A.

There is a languid, emerald sea,

where the sole inhabitant is me a mermaid, drifting blessfully.

1.

2.

3.

B.

Who is a marmaid here :i)

a fairy

ii)

a fish

iii)

Amanda

iv)

sea-creature

What does the mermaid want to do :i)

She wants to move happily in water.

ii)

She wants to dive in the sea.

iii)

She wants to catch fish.

iv)

She wants to clean her house.

The phrase languid emerald sea means :a)

stormy sea

b)

disturbed sea

c)

calm and peaceful sea

d)

wavy sea.

The fog comes

On little cat feet
It sits looking
Over harbour and city
On silent haunches
and then moves on

1.

The poem has been composed by

a)

Walt whitman

b)

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Adrienne Rich

c)
2.

3.

C.

Ogden Nash

d)

Carl Sand burg

The Common feature between the fog and the cat is :a)

The fog is white like a cat

b)

The fog settles down quietly like a cat

c)

The fog moves fast like a cat

d)

Like cat, the fog also runs away.

The words silent means a)

happy

b)

quite

c)

noisy

d)

moody

But up jumped custard, snorting like an engine

clashed his tail like irons in a dungeon
with a clatter and a clang and a jongling squirm
he went at the pirate like a robin at a worm.

1.

2.

3.

14.

Custard jumped angrily at :a)

Belinda

b)

Mustard

c)

Pirate

d)

Blink

The rhyme scheme of the stanza is a)

aabb

b)

abab

c)

abcb

d)

abba

The poet has made various comparisions in this stanga. The poetic technique
used by him is :a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Imagery

d)

Epithet

Answer the three of the following questions in 40-50 words each :-

23=6

a)

Which pet did maxwell decide to keep? Where did he get it from?

b)

What was Vallis strongest desire? Was she able to fulfill it?

c)

How is the proposal finally made?

d)

When would the baker come everyday.

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15.

Answer the following question in about 80 words.

51=5

Give the character of Natalaya Stepanovna in about 80 words.

Or
In Goan Village, a baker enjoys an important position. Explain.
16.

Answer the following questions in about 80 words

41=4

Justify the title of the story The Necklace.

Or
How did the teachers kind treatment change Bholis views about school.
17.

Answer any two of the following questions in 40-50words each. 32=6

i)

Why would the narrator not find Lutkins?

ii)

Who tried to invade the earth in the twenty first century? Could
they do so?

iii)

But there was one thing I could do - collect things. What collection
did Ebright make? When did he start making collection?

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