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Cbjeenpu 10
Cbjeenpu 10
Sample Paper 10
Class X Exam 2022-23
English-Language and Literature (184)
Time Allowed : 3 Hrs. Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. 15-minute prior reading time allotted for Q-paper reading.
2. The Question Paper contains THREE sections READING, GRAMMAR & WRITING and LITERATURE.
3. Attempt question based on specific instructions for each part.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.
ii. Complete the following analogy correctly with a word from paragraph 3:
fuzzy : clarity :: rigid : _____
(Clue : Just like fuzzy means lacking in clarity, similarly rigid means lacking...)
iv. Substitute the word ‘instance’ with ONE WORD similar in meaning, in the following sentence from
paragraph 5:
Birds have a similar historical investment in their nests. For instance, a group of land birds,
vi. When the birds think of building their nests, the most important factor in their minds is :
(a) its beauty
(b) its purpose
(c) its design
(d) its colour
viii. The materials all birds use for building their nests are
(a) sticks
(b) twigs only
(c) webs or mud
(d) any of the above, according to their specific needs
ix. A woodpecker lays its eggs
(a) in a nest made of mud
(b) in a hole in a free
(c) in a web made of twigs
(d) in a nest made of sticks
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a result, visits to national memorials increased more than 300% from 1995 to 2016, even as the
number of sites increased just 26% (from 23 to 29). In comparison, visits to national monuments
increased only 3%, even as the number of sites in the category increased by 9% (from 64 to 70).
From 2016 to 2018, the number of visits fell in every category, with the largest decline occurring at
the memorial sites (down 10%), and the smallest drop at national monuments (3%).
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.
ii. Which age group had a higher rate of visitation to historic sites in 2017 than 35 years earlier in America?
(a) 35-44 year-olds
(b) 45-54 year-olds
(c) 75 or more year-olds
(d) 25-34 year-olds
iii. After the year 1995, total visits to historic sites of all types increased 58% in the year _____.
(a) 2015
(b) 2016
(c) 2017
(d) 2018
vii. The rate of visitation among 25-to-34-year-olds was approximately _____ points higher than that of the
youngest age group i.e. 18-to-24-year-olds.
(a) 11 percentage
(b) 20 percentage
(c) 15 percentage
(d) 7 percentage
viii. Substitute the word ‘attainment’ with ONE WORD similar in meaning, in the following sentence from
paragraph 5:
While visitation rates are converging among the age cohorts, the differences by level of educational
attainment are still pronounced.
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ix. In earlier years the visitation rate among college graduates was more than twice as high as the rate
among those :
(a) who had a graduate or professional degree.
(b) who finished their studies with a high school diploma.
(c) who did not finish high school.
(d) who were employed individuals.
x. In America most of the _____ in visitation of historic sites occurred from the year 2002 to the year 2008.
(a) increase
(b) decline
(c) converging
(d) diverging
i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the sentence.
At one time, Mr. Nigel _____ this supermarket.
(a) was owing
(b) used to own
(c) had owned
(d) owned
ii. Read the conversation between Nisha and Anjali. Complete the narration by reporting Anjali’s reply
correctly.
Nisha : I want to improve my command over the English language.
Anjali : For that you need to do a lot of reading in English.
Nisha said she wanted to improve her command over the English language. Anjali said that _____.
iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line.
Principal to a student : You _____ with bad girls.
(a) must not mix
(b) cannot mix
(c) may not mix
(d) None of these
iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line:
We, here in India have so many religions, we eat so many different foods, we wear so much different
kinds of dresses.
Option No. Error Correction
(a) much many
(b) eat ate
(c) have has
(d) wear wears
v. Complete the given sentence, by filling in the blank with the correct option :
Two years have passed since he _____ here.
(a) has come
(b) come
(c) came
(d) had come
vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket.
They _____ (wish) me on my birthday every year.
vii. Report the dialogue between Parul and Nikhil, by completing the narration:
Parul : Where did you spend your holidays?
Nikhil : I went to many hill stations.
Parul asked Nikhil _____. Nikhil replied that he had gone to many hill stations.
viii. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply the correction.
I like to drinking juice in the morning, and tea at lunchtime.
x. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the sentence.
The father divided his property among his three sons lest they _____ quarrel afterwards.
(a) should
(b) shall
(c) will
(d) could
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xi. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Arthur and Kevin.
Arthur : Kevin, are you going to the hospital again? Is your mother okay?
Kevin : My mother is now better. Thank God, she has been back to normal since Friday.
Arthur asked Kevin if he was going to the hospital again. He also asked him whether his mother was
okay. Kevin replied that _____ and thanking God, the boy said that his mother had been back to normal
since.
(a) his mother was better now
(b) his mother had been better now
(c) his mother is better now
(d) his mother has been better now
xii. Identify the error in the given sentence and supply the correction.
I walk 3 kilometres each day to reach my school.
All the names and addresses used in the questions are fictitious. Resemblance, if any, is purely coincidental.
A. You are Nitish /Nikita, the Head Boy/ Girl of Tagore Public School, Agra. Write a letter to Messers
New Star Sports, Kalkaji, New Delhi asking them to send sports equipment for the games and sports
department of your school.
O
B. Write a letter to the editor of a local daily complaining against the school-bus drivers for rash-driving
and overcrowding of buses causing risk to the lives of innocent school children. You are Dipti/Deepak
of C-156, Janakpuri, New Delhi.
A. The following table gives information about some of the world’s most studied languages. Write an
analytical paragraph summarizing the given information by analyzing and reporting the main and
relevant information.
O
B. Look at the given bar graph which shows the result of a survey conducted in the public and government
schools of Mathura. The graph depicts the types of activities the teenagers from the age of 14 years to
19 years are involved in during their leisure time.
Write an analytical paragraph highlighting the result of the survey, including all the main points and
relevant information.
SECTION C- LITERATURE 40
V. Reference to the Context. 10
1. Attempt ANY ONE of two extracts given. 5
1.A The baker made his musical entry on the scence with the ‘Mang 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. But we would not give up. We would climb a bench or the parapet and peep into the
basket.
(Glimpses of India)
ii. How would the baker greet the lady of the house?
(a) by saying good morning
(b) by saying hello
(c) by bowing his head
(d) by jingling the bamboo stick
iv. Choose an option that states the meaning of the word ‘rebuke’
(a) a backlash of using an instrument
(b) to investigate something to a great extent
(c) an expression of disapproval or a scolding
(d) a scream to ward off something
v. What did the author and the other kids do to look into the baker’s basket?
O
1.B It is from these comrades in the 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. I learned that courage
was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid,
but he who conquers that fear.
(Nelson Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom)
ii. To author, the men and women risk and sacrifice their lives for:
(a) the sake of family
(b) the sake of an idea
(c) the sake of friends
(d) the sake of money
ii. Complete the analogy by selecting the suitable word from the extract:
privy : secret :: sympathetic : _____
(Clue : Just like privy is sharing in a secret, similarly sympathetic is sharing in...)
iv. Which of the following emotions does the boy feel when the ball goes into the dark water of the harbor?
1. Grief
2. Disbelief
3. Hope
4. Desperation
5. Excitement
(a) Only 1 and 2
(b) Only 2 and 4
(c) Only 2, 3 and 5
(d) Only 1, 2 and 4
v. Which of the following is NOT a meaning one can signify with the word ‘ball’ in this poem ?
(a) innocence
(b) irreplaceable memories
(c) precious things
(d) darker path of life
O
i. Select one word from the extract and fill in the blank:
To go around an area at regular times to check that it is safe is called _____.
i. Mr. Keesing was a strict but kind teacher. Explain the truth of this statement.
(From the Diary of Anne Frank)
ii. What does Natalya say about the dog named Guess?
(The Proposal)
iii. How did the young seagull try to catch the attention of his family?
(Two Stories About Flying)
iv. How would a life on a tower be different from a life anywhere else for Amanda ?
(Amanda!)
v. Do you think the trees are justified in the revolt? State two values which man should possess to stop the revolt.
(The Trees)
VII Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 40-50 words each. 2#3 = 6
i. How and when did Matilda find the borrowed necklace missing ?
(The Necklace)
ii. “The two boys stared in surprise at the fresh muddy imprints of a pair of bare feet.” What did the bewildered
boys observe while looking at these footprints ?
(Footprints Without Feet)
iii. Had Anil really forgiven Hari Singh ? Support your answer with evidence.
(The Thief ’s Story)
i. “So, in order not to shake the writer’s faith in God, the postmaster came up with an idea to answer the
letter”.
What does this statement tell us about the postmaster? Was his idea successful ? How did the receiver react?
(A Letter to God)
O
ii. Being impressed by Custard’s feat, the young seagull’s sister wrote a letter to Custard seeking advice on addressing
the situation with her young brother. Write Custard’s response to this letter. Base the advice from his experiences.
You may begin like this:
Dear Ms Seagull,
Thank you for seeking me out. I am humbled. Based on my limited experiences I feel...
(The Tale of Custard the Dragon)
i. After reading the story ‘Bholi’ by the author K.A. Abbas, what impression do you form of the protagonist
of the story Bholi?
O
ii. “Horace had some hope because she seemed to be amused at meeting him.” Why did Horace feel so?
Did he consider the young lady compassionate towards him? Did he find her free from biases? Discuss
the values Horace should have imbibe understanding of the person.
(A Question of Trust)
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