Set_I_-_Sample_Paper_English_Class_X_Term_Ii

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN (SILCHAR REGION) ENGLISH – Language and Literature CLASS-X (Term-II) SESSION-2021-22 Time allowed: 2 Hrs. Maximum Marks: 40 General Instructions: 1. The Question Paper contains THREE sections-SECTION A-READING, SECTION B- WRITING & GRAMMAR and SECTION C- LITERATURE. 2. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part. SECTION A- READING (10 MARKS) Q.1. Read the passage given below. i. What is intelligence? And how can one be intelligent all the time? One has to understand the basic fact that intelligence and intellect are at two opposite poles. A person who is an intellectual would have all the knowledge of the world but won’t know how to give it shape. Knowledge burdens the individual if he does not have the intelligence to express it. ii. Intelligence is an integral part of the individual which finds fulfilment in expression. An intellectual who is burdened by excessive knowledge can never flow with intelligence. Intelligence demands that an individual be sensitive of his acts, thoughts and emotions. It also demands that the individual be inquisitive about the working of life and of one’s own mind. iii. Intelligence implies that the individual be supple and flow along with life’s source, so as to be one with the sublime realities of love, bliss and peace. Intelligence is the basic knowledge of life which is transformed into knowing. iv. The transformation process between knowledge and knowing requires the individual to be inquisitive, sensitive and observant. To do all this, the individual has to be in the present. This being in the present brings the individual back to harmony. Only meditation helps the individual to be in the present moment. He can then observe his own thoughts and actions. v. Once he is able to observe his own thoughts and actions, he can see his repressions, motivations and prejudices. This sets into motion the wheel of intelligence, which dispels ignorance behind thoughts, actions and emotions. vi. Intelligence strengthens the integration and harmony of the individual. Strength to act intelligently according to the situation helps in obliterating thought processes which perpetuate fear, remorse and conflict within. 1|Page

vii. This conscious understanding of one’s fear, remorse and conflict opens the doors of intelligence so that we can first understand and then transcend them. Otherwise, we remain in a state of ignorance. The art of understanding is what suffuses us with wisdom. viii. And the art of understanding oneself provides strength. The art of being wise and strong is intelligence. Without this basic intelligence, an individual is tapped within himself manifesting inner conflicts, hatred and ignorance in the external world. ix. Meditation also helps a person understand what others are trapped in. Once they handle the situation, the doors of intelligence and compassion are further opened. Without basic understanding about oneself, compassion can never flower. Without compassion, all intelligence is ignorance. x. Meditation, therefore, provides the necessary strength to surrender to oneself and be with oneself. And this being with oneself without remorse, guilt or fear makes one intelligent and capable of acting rightly. On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer any FIVE (5) questions from the SIX that follow. (1x5=5 Marks) (i) What does knowledge do if one does have intelligence to express? (ii) Rewrite the following sentence by replacing the underlined word with another word which means the same from Paragraph-V Now the friends have to make a new elixir to eliminate the first one! (iii) What does intelligence imply? (iv) When can one observe his own thoughts and action? (v) Mention two benefits of intelligence. (vi) Why is compassion important? Q.2. Read the passage given below. i. Necessity is indeed the mother of invention. When areas in and around Leh began to experience water shortage, life didn’t grind to a halt. Why? Because Chewang Norphel, a retired civil engineer in Jammu and Kashmir government came up with the idea of artificial glaciers. ii. Ladakh, a cold desert at an altitude of 3,000-3,500 meters above sea level, has a low average annual rainfall rate of 50 mm. Glaciers have always been the only source of water. Agriculture is completely dependent on glacier melt unlike the rest of river/monsoon fed India. But over the years with increasing effects of climate change, rainfall and snowfall patterns have been changing, resulting in severe shortage and drought situations. Given the severe winter conditions, the window for farming is usually limited to one harvest season. 2|Page

iii. It is located between the natural glacier above and the village below. The one closer to the village and lowest in altitude melts first, providing water during April/May, the crucial sowing season. Further layers of ice above melt with increasing temperature thus ensuing continuous supply to the fields. Thus, farmers have been able to manage two crops instead of one. It costs about 1,50.000 and above to create one. iv. Fondly called the “glacier man”, Mr. Norphel has designed over 15 artificial glaciers in and around Leh since 1987. In recognition of his pioneering effort, he was conferred the Padma Shri by President Pranab Mukherjee, in 2015. v. There are a few basic steps followed in creating the artificial glacier. vi. River or stream water at higher altitude is diverted to a shaded area of the hill, facing north, where the winter sun is blocked by a ridge or a mountain range. At the start of the winter/November, the diverted water is made to flow onto sloping hill faced through distribution channels. Stone embankments are built at regular intervals which impede the flow of water, making shallow pools and freeze, forming a cascade of ice along the slope. Ice formation continues for three-four months resulting in a large accumulation of ice which is referred to as an “artificial glacier”. Number of Tourists who visited Leh. Month/Year April May June July August Sept. 22889 22415 5575 3041 2010 3410 16515 33908 46843 37756 20833 2011 3001 26310 35647 47568 39782 24894 2012 3105 24563 37849 49751 37896 22476 2013 3354 25476 On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer any FIVE (5) questions from the SIX that follow. (1x5=5 Marks) (i) Why have Glaciers been the only source of water in Ladakh? (ii) Find out the difference between the number of tourists visited Leh in April & May in 2010 and 2011. (iii) How far the agriculture pattern different in Ladakh than other parts of India? (iv)Why was Mr. Norphel conferred the Padma Shri? (v) When did the highest number of tourists visit Leh in 2011? (vi)What is an ‘artificial glacial’? 3|Page

SECTION B - WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 MARKS) Q.3. Attempt ANY ONE (1) from i. and ii. (5X1=5 Marks) i. Look at the data given below which shows the changes that have occurred between 1995 to 2010 in Bhagalpur regarding women education. Write a paragraph to record the changes by interpreting this data. Female education in Bhagalpur 1995 2010 1. No. of Girls School 10 15 2. No. of Women College 03 04 3. No. of Students in School 10,000 16,000 4. No. of Students in colleges 6000 10,000 5. Literacy rate 30% 55% 6. Distance Education Centers Nil 03 FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED CANDIDATES Read the following excerpt from an article that appeared in a monthly newsletter circulated among residents of a township. Social networks have become the central facilitator for daily communication with peers, family and acquaintances. Yet it is affecting our relationships and decreasing the quality of inter- personal communication. Thus, social media impede communication. Write a paragraph to analyse the given argument. You could think about what alternative explanations might weaken the given conclusion and include rationale/ evidence that would strengthen/ counter the given argument. ii. As some of the restrictions related to COVID-19 pandemic begin to lift, you have noticed that many irresponsible people in your locality are taking this chance to break the rules and regulations associated with the pandemic in various public places. Write a letter to the office-in-charge of the local Police Station, drawing attention towards the same. Explain how such acts impact the health of the community and request immediate intervention and strict action. You are Suman/Sumana Sharma, a resident of Ward No- 2, Aizawl, Mizoram. GRAMMAR (10 MARKS) Q.4 The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Identify the error and write its correction against the blank number. Remember to underline the word. The first one has been done for you. (1x3=3 Marks) Error Correction Games and Sports is essential for both physical and mental is are 4|Page

development of the students. Moreover, it increased the immunity (i) of the person. A main difference between a sport and a game is, (ii) we must play games both indoors and outdoors. (iii Q.5. Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks to complete the dialogue. (1X2=2 Marks) Rahul: Why haven’t you cleaned up your room? Raman: I don’t have time. I’m busy with my project. Rahul: Please show me your project. Raman: Let me complete first. This is short conversation between Rahul and Raman. At first Rahul asked Raman………(i)………………………..room. Raman replied by saying that he did not have time as he was busy with his project. Rahul requested…………(ii)…………….. . Raman told Rahul that he might complete first. SECTION C- LITERATURE (20 MARKS) Q.6. Answer ANY SIX (6) questions from the SEVEN that follow in 30-40 words each. (2x6=12 Marks) i. What is the importance of breads for the Goans? ii. How has the Coorgi tradition of courage and bravery recognised in modern India? iii. What did Buddha say about the mortals of the world? iv. How did Custard the dragon face the pirate? What was the outcome of their fight? v. Amanda imagines herself to be Rapunzel, yet would not like to do what all she did. Identify and state the reasons for her decision. vi. ‘But he was no more dishonest than I’. Elaborate the statement with reference to ‘The Hack Driver.’ vii. What were the factors which contributed to making Ebright a scientist? Q.7. Answer ANY TWO (2) from the THREE that follow in about 120 words each. (4x2=8 Marks) i. “The way Chubukov, Natalya and Lomov fought over petty issues is against the behaviours and mannerisms of good neighbours.” Comment. How could the quarrel be avoided? ii. ‘It is not complaining but accepting a situation, the key to happiness in life.’ Elaborate in context of the poem ‘Animals’. iii. The chapter ‘Bholi’ highlights the discrimination against the girl child. Analyze this statement. ******************************************* 5|Page