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Cbjeenpu 23
Cbjeenpu 23
Sample Paper 23
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.
i. Why does the writer say that problem-based learning can ‘broaden one’s thinking?
(a) It can lead to the expansion of the human brain literally.
(b) It can lead to creative resolution of an issue at hand.
(c) It can lead to people working in a pedantic manner.
(d) It can lead to people working independently.
ii. Select the option that corresponds to the what the writer wishes to actually project to the readers.
(a) assumption
(b) self-doubt
(c) popular misconception
(d) fiction
iii. Select the option that displays what the writer projects, with reference to the following. Scientists don’t
have to be so smart.
(a) contradiction (b) negation
(c) conviction (d) denial
iv. Complete the following with a phrase from paragraph
Opinion Reason
_______ free-associating
v. The writer compares says that Problem-based learning can help students think like scientists. State 1
point of similarity between problem-based learning and thinking like a scientist.
vi. Based on your reading of the text, list two reasons why the writer says that creativity in science is
different as compared to other areas of life.
1. __________
2. __________
vii. What disconnect or point of difference does the writer draw out between creativity in art and craft and
creativity in science?
viii. The writer says, “It’s all there waiting for you if you work hard at it, and then you have a good chance of
contributing to this great adventure of our species and understanding more about the world we live in.”
Select the qualities Herschbach thinks are mandatory to become a good scientist.
(a) contribution to science and hard work
(b) hard work and persistence
(c) sense of adventure and hard work
(d) hard work and a spirit of inquiry
2. A comprehensive bill, introduced in Parliament recently, envisages the setting up of Central and State
boards for the prevention and control of water pollution. But it will obviously take some time before
legislation is passed and effectively implemented. Meanwhile the problem continues to swell.
3. According to a survey of eight developing countries conducted a couple of years ago, 90 per cent of all
child deaths were due to water-borne diseases. It is the same unchanged story today. In a country like
India, a burgeoning population continuing to use the open countryside as a lavatory means that, with
every dust storm and rain, human excreta laden with germs and parasite spores find their way to ponds,
shallow wells and even the streams and rivers. Only 18 per cent of the rural folk have access to potable
water.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.
iii. Find the correct antonym of the underlined word in the form of a word/ phrase from para 1. The
widespread pollution of water is a perennial problem.
v. Select the chart that appropriately represents the treatment of waste water in Delhi.
vii. Substitute the word ‘envisages’ with ONE WORD similar in meaning, in the following, sentence from
paragraph 2.
A comprehensive bill, introduced in Parliament recently, envisages the setting up of Central and State
boards for the prevention and control of water pollution.
viii. List any two examples of deaths due to water-borne diseases as referred to in Paragraph 3.
1. __________
2. __________
ix. List one reason why the researchers have concluded that the rivers of India are shrinking.
x. Select the option that conveys best the main problems being discusses in paragraphs 1-3 appropriately,
with reference to information in the text.
(a) 1. Water scarcity- a seasonal problem
2. Legislative bills
3. Water-borne diseases
(b) 1. Water scarcity a perennial problem
2. state role in managing water
3. water-borne diseases
(c) 1. contamination of water sources
2. lack of implementation of laws
3. high number of child deaths
(d) 1. pollution of water sources
2. ineffective implementation of laws related to water issues
3. open defecation and its effects
ii. Read the conversation given below between a teacher and her student. Complete the sentence by
reporting the dialogue.
Teacher : Why have you not finished your assignment?
Student : Because it put me off to sleep.
The teacher asked _____ to which the student replied that it had put him off to sleep.
iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given piece of advice.
He _____ give that money he found in the street to charity.
(a) has to (b) need not
(c) ought to (d) could
iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line, from a speech
by a popular leader.
It is from these comrades in the struggle for I learned the meaning of courage.
Option No. Error Correction
(a) these those
(b) for that
(c) learned learnt
(d) of in in
v. Choose the option which shows the correct change of -voice from active to passive in this statement. The
thief threw the dog a piece of meat.
1. The thief was thrown a piece of meat by the dog.
2. A piece of meat was thrown by the thief at the dog.
3. The dog was thrown a piece of meat by the thief.
4. The dog threw a piece of meat at the thief.
(a) 1 and 4 (b) 2 and 3
(c) only 2 (d) only 3
vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a
recommendation letter.
This candidate belongs to a nearby village, has good technical skills and exposure, also has the required
cut-off percentage, and _____ (look) for a complete or partial scholarship.
vii. Report the dialogue between a grandson and his grandfather, by completing the sentence:
Harry said to his friend, “Where have you been all this while?”
His friend said, “I was at my uncle’s place yesterday for a function.”
When Harry asked his friend where _____ while, he replied that _____ for a function.
viii. Identify the error in the given sentence, from a school magazine report and supply the correction.
Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio, on Sunday tweeted that all
schools in Delhi to remain shut till October 31 due to poor air quality.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
ix. Report and convert the following instruction that a parent gave to their children. Don’t go now for
getting some ice cream and cake.
x. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the quote by a philosopher.
Man’s goodness is a flame that _____ be hidden but never extinguished.
(a) may be (b) will
(c) can (d) must
xi. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between a Guru and his disciple:
Disciple: Is courage the absence of fear?
Guru: A brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
A disciple asked his Guru if courage was the absence of fear to which the teacher replied that a brave
man _____.
(a) is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
(b) was not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
(c) is not he who did not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
(d) is not he who did not feel afraid, but he who conquered that fear.
xii. Identify the error issued by the traffic police department and supply the correction, for the following
instruction :
Be Wish, Obey Traffic Rules
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
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B. You are Mansi/Mayank, living in 4/11, S-Block, Vikrant Vihar, New Delhi. Write a letter in 100-120
words to the Area incharge BSES about regular power cuts in your locality.
2. Attempt ANY ONE from A and B given below. 5
A. Write an analytical paragraph on ‘an event in my life that I clearly remember...’ in about 100-120 words.
Use the suggestions given below :
• It could be your first stage performance, cousin’s wedding, sibling’s graduation ceremony, parents/
grandparents anniversary or visit to a beach.
• Why do you remember it till now?
• Write distinctive details of the event.
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B. Write an analytical paragraph on a recent opportunity you got, to be part of a TV show, where you
interviewed different sports persons. Write an account, sharing your experience in 100-120 words. Use
the suggestions given below :
• It could be your first TV show, describe your feelings
• Why was it so special?
• What preparations you made to interview the sports persons?
SECTION C- LITERATURE 40
V. Reference to the Context10
1. Attempt ANY ONE of two extracts given. 5
1A. “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)
i. What makes Mandela learn the meaning of courage. Which one of the following factors are not
considered?
1. Knowing the definition of courage
2. Struggles of his comrades
3. show of strength and resilience
4. Defying imagination
(a) option 1 only
(b) option 2 only
(c) option 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) option 4 only
ii. What inspired Mandela to take up the struggle according to the extract given?
iii. Fill in the blank with ONE WORD only.
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the _____ over.”
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1B. “Cease laughter. Desist. This is more and more alarming. The Earthlings have reached a high level of
civilisation. Didn’t you hear? They have taught their domesticated animals musical culture and space
techniques. Even their dogs have a sense of humour. Why, at this very moment, they may be launching
an interplanetary attack of millions of cows! Notify the invasion fleet. No invasion today Oop, transcribe
the next code.”
(The Book that Saved the Earth)
i. Select the option that correctly captures the usage of the word ‘transcribe’ from last line of the extract.
(a) I can transcribe a conversation verbatim.
(b) I have that note before me as I transcribe its contents into my notebook.
(c) The place where the secretary was supposed to transcribe the complaint as the patient gave it.
(d) She decides to transcribe his notes on the typewriter.
ii. Complete the analogy by selecting the suitable word from the text.
Encourage : Prevent :: Cease : _____.
iii. Select the option that displays the reason for speaker’s concern regarding the situation.
(a) Earthlings have reached high level of civilisation.
(b) Have used music to domesticate animals.
(c) Have good sense of humour.
(d) Invasion fleet ready.
iv. According to the extract, the narrator is in the state of despair mention the reason.
1. People around him were laughing
2. He was worried about the level of development among humans
3. Animals were domesticated.
4. Humans were found better than his expectations
5. Fearful of interplanetary attack
Select the correct Option.
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 3 and 4
(c) Only 3 (d) 2, 4 and 5
v. The narrator uses certain words and phrases in the given extract to reflect the state of the speaker mention
any two.
1. __________.
2. __________.
2. Attempt ANY ONE of two extracts given. 5
2.A The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part of a day
I had rued.
(Dust of Snow)
i. Complete the sentence appropriately.
It is clear that Metaphor is the poetic device used for ‘the dust of snow _____’ because _____.
(Clue : explain how Metaphor applies here)
ii. The poet has used a poetic device in the given lines. What effect does she wish to create by its use?
And saved some part
(a) emphasis
(b) comparison
(c) rhythm
(d) lyrical and emotive effect
iii. State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE.
Crow and hemlock tree bring positivity to poet’s life.
iv. Select the appropriate option to complete the sentence, according to the extract. The idea that has been
reflected ‘Little things in life can bring positivity beyond any belief’ is _____.
(a) unnatural (b) scary
(c) optimistic (d) legendary
v. How does the use of synecdoche impact this extract?
(a) It helps the reader to relate better.
(b) It simplifies the meaning.
(c) It reflects a change in mood, which actually represented his entire personality.
(d) It makes the lines lyrical.
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2.B “But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice
(Fire and Ice)
iii. Identify the reason for Ice would be suffice for destruction.
(a) Ice age will cause destruction.
(b) Ice symbolizes hatred that will gradually cause annihilation.
(c) Hatred alone cannot cause disaster.
(d) Hatred and ice together will cause death and disaster.
v. Select the sentence in which the word ‘suffice’ is used in the similar manner as last line of the extract.
(a) Her example alone should suffice to show that anything is possible.
(b) Her one call will suffice.
(c) He forgot her birthday and, suffice it to say, she was pretty angry.
(d) In your case simple medication does not suffice
i. What does the poet mean by ‘All his young days into the harbour’?
(The Ball Poem)
v. Why is Chubukov surprised at Lomov’s wearing of a formal evening dress when Lomov comes to meet
him?
(The Proposal)
VII Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 40-50 words each. 2#3 = 6
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ii. “Every creature on this Earth is identified with their distinct trait and if they are kept away from it they
tend to languish...’.
If you had to use the message of the given quote based on A Tiger in the Zoo to understand the state of
the Otter, as it enjoys being close to water (Mijbil, the Otter), how will you elaborate it? Also, how it is
agonizing for the Tiger in the cage to accept its condition.
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ii. “There is no greater evil than the pampering of some one.” Analyze this quote with reference to ‘The
Triumph of Surgery’.
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