144 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 17. “Vaccination coverage has plateaued over the last decade” refers to (a) The vaccination rate is same since the last ten years. (b) The vaccination rate is decreased in the last one year. (c) The vaccination rate is same since the last one year. (d) The vaccination rate is increased in the last ten years. 18. Global Vaccine Action Plan 2011-2020 aims at ............. . (a) Improving national vaccination coverage (b) Improving global vaccination coverage (c) Improving state vaccination coverage (d) All of these Section B GRAMMAR AND WRITING Grammar III. Answer any five out of the six questions by selecting the most appropriate option for each. 19. Each one of the managers .............. for leave today in protest against the management. (a) has applied (b) have applied (c) apply (d) None of these 20. The patient .............. before the ambulance reached the hospital. (a) has been dead (b) had died (c) has died (d) died 21. We .............. only hope that everything turns out well. (a) must (b) could (c) can (d) need 22. Choose the correct indirect speech of the following sentence. Anand said to Renu, “I don’t know what Gayathri is doing these days. She hasn’t visited us for ages.” (a) Anand told Renu that he didn’t know what Gayathri was doing those days as she had not visited them for ages. (b) Anand said to Renu that he didn’t know what Gayathri was doing those days as she had not visited them for ages. (c) Anand asked Renu that he didn’t know what Gayathri is doing these days as she has not visited us for ages. (d) Anand says to Renu that he didn’t know what Gayathri was doing those days as she had not visited them for ages. SAMPLE PAPER 7 23. ................ books are missing from the library. (a) Any (b) Some (c) Much (d) More 24. Choose the correct indirect speech of the following sentence. “Call the first witness”, said the judge. (a) The judge requested to call the witness. (b) The judge wanted to call the first witness. (c) The judge suggested to call the witness. (d) The judge ordered to call the first witness.
CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 145 Writing IV. Answer any five out of the six questions given, with reference to the context below. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper regarding your concerns about the reckless driving of school bus-drivers. You are Bimal, resident of C- 4C Janakpuri, New Delhi. 25. What should come in the place of receiver’s address? (a) The Editor (b) The Editor The Tribune The Tribune Mahatma Gandhi Marg Mahatma Gandhi Marg New Delhi (c) The Tribune (d) The Editor Mahatma Gandhi Marg The Tribune New Delhi 26. Choose the correct subject for the letter. (a) Regarding reckless driving of school-bus drivers (b) Driving of school-bus drivers (c) Regarding school-bus drivers (d) Regarding reckless school-bus drivers 27. Pick the correct set of suggestions for the problems mentioned in the letter. (a) Correct law implementation (b) Traffic police should be present No rule breaking by bus drivers on roads Traffic police to be present Stronger measures against reckless drivers should be taken Levying heavy fines and forfeiting their licenses of reckless drivers (a) Correct law implementation (b) No rule breaking by bus drivers Stronger measures against reckless No rule breaking by bus drivers drivers should be taken Levying heavy fines and forfeiting Stronger measures against reckless their licenses of reckless drivers Publishing letter in the newspaper drivers should be taken Levying heavy fines and forfeiting their licenses of reckless drivers 28. Choose the opening line of the letter. SAMPLE PAPER 7 (1) Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I wish to draw the attention of the concerned authorities towards the grave issue of rash driving being done by school bus drivers. (2) I want the attention of the concerned authorities towards the grave issue of rash driving being done by school bus drivers. (a) Yes to option (1) because of its formal and polite tone (b) No to option (1) because of its incorrect language (c) Yes to option (2) because of its informal tone (d) No to option (1) because of its incorrect tone
146 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 29. Complete the problems elaborated by Bimal in his letter. Driving in a (i) ................. , crossing speed-limits, not following traffic lights has become very common. Despite such strict regulations regarding speed, none of these drivers seem to follow them. This shows that there is a (ii) ................. . This is a menace to other road users as the bus drivers that drive at high speed might crush downwhoever comes in their way. (a) manner on congested roads, (ii) lack in following rules (b) unmannered on packed roads, (ii) lack of checking (c) funny manner on congested roads, (ii) lack of laws (d) zigzag manner on packed roads, (ii) lack of implementation 30. Choose the most appropriate concluding line for the letter. (a) By addressing this issue, public awareness of the dangers of reckless driving can be raised. (b) By addressing this issue, it is hoped that public awareness of the dangers of reckless driving can be raised. (c) Public awareness of the dangers of reckless driving can be raised. (d) Please raise the public awareness. Section C LITERATURE This section has sub-sections – V, VI, VII, VIII & IX. There are a total of 30 questions in this section. Attempt any 26 questions from the sub-sections V to IX. V. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow. One of the employees, who was a postman and also helped at the post office, went to his boss laughing heartily and showed him the letter. Never in his career as a postman had he known that address. The postmaster — a fat, amiable fellow— also broke out laughing, but almost immediately he turned serious and tapping the letter on his desk, commented, “What faith! I wish I had the faith of the man who wrote this letter. Starting up a correspondence with God!” So, in order not to shake the writer’s faith in God, the postmaster came up with an idea. (A Letter to God) 31. ............... had written the letter at which the postman and the postmaster were laughing. (a) Lencho’s wife (b) Lencho’s sons (c) Lencho (d) God SAMPLE PAPER 7 32. Which idea is being talked about in the above extract? (a) He forwarded the letter to God. (b) He kept the letter to himself. (c) He decided to help the writer of the letter. (d) He scolded the postman for laughing at the letter. 33. What does the above extract represent? (b) Postmaster’s kindness (d) All of these (a) Lenchos’ faith in God (c) Lencho had only one hope – God 34. Select the suitable word from the extract to complete the following. Heartily : Wholeheartedly : : ............... : Friendly (a) Serious (b) Amiable (c) Laughing (d) Correspondence
CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 147 35. “Starting up a correspondence with God!” suggests that the writer of the letter was starting ............... . (a) deal with God by exchanging letters (b) seeking God’s help by sending letter (c) communication with God by exchanging letters (d) None of the above VI. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow. The minute they entered the classroom, they stopped short and gasped. There were drawings all over the room, on every ledge and windowsill, dazzling colours and brilliant, lavish designs, all drawn on great sheets of wrapping paper. There must have been a hundred of them, all lined up. These must be the drawings for the contest. They were! Everybody stopped and whistled or murmured admiringly. As soon as the class had assembled, Miss Mason announced the winners. Jack Beggles had won for the boys, she said and his design for an out board motor was on exhibition in Room Twelve, along with the sketches by all the other boys. (The Hundred Dresses – I) 36. Why did everyone react in the following manner? ‘Everybody stopped and whistled or murmured admiringly’. 1. All the students knew that those were Wanda’s drawings. 2. All the students were amazed by the beautiful drawings. 3. All the students knew that they were the drawings for the contest. 4. All the students thought that those drawing were made by Miss Mason. Choose the correct option from the following. (a) 2 and 4 (b) 1 and 4 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3 37. Select the most appropriate option for (1) and (2). 1. There were hundred drawings hanging in the Room Thirteen. 2. The drawings were beautiful. (a) (1) is true (2) is false (b) (1) is the result of (2) (c) Both (1) and (2) are true (d) (2) cannot be inferred from the passage. 38. What was the topic of the competition for boys and girls? (a) Designing motorboats for boys and designing dresses for girls. (b) Designing motorboats for both. (c) Designing dresses for both. (d) None of the above 39. Select the option which displays an example of ‘lined up’. (a) Hold a pen in front of you and parallel its tip with some distant object. (b) All children must make a queue when the whistle goes. SAMPLE PAPER 7 (c) The books are arranged on a shelf above the desk. (d) We have a series of activities to keep you entertained. 40. Pick out the option that classifies the statements as Facts (F) and Opinions (O). 1. I think Miss Mason was going to announce the winner for girls. 2. I think Wanda drew all those hundred drawings. 3. In my opinion Wanda could draw beautifully. 4. I think everyone was stunned on seeing those drawings. (a) F-2, 3 and O-1, 4 (b) F-1, 2, 4 and O-3 (c) F-2, 4 and O-1, 3 (d) All are facts
148 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) VII. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow. 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’: An ultimate shaking grief fixes the boy As he stands rigid, trembling, staring down 41. Who is the poet of ‘The Ball Poem’? (a) John Berryman (b) Leslie Norris (c) Carolyn Wells (d) Robert Frost 42. What does a ball cost? (a) 5 dimes (b) 10 dimes (c) 1 dime (d) 4 dimes 43. Why does the poet decide not to console the boy? 1. It will be of no use. 2. The child has to learn to bear the losses of life. (a) Only 1 is correct (b) Both 1 and 2 are correct (c) Only 2 is correct (d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct 44. Name the literary device used in “Merrily bouncing, down the street and then Merrily over — there it is in the water!” (a) Metaphor (b) Simile (c) Alliteration (d) Anaphora 45. According to the poet, the boy is ............. while staring at his ball. (a) shivering (b) shaking (c) crying (d) gazing VIII. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow. At the surgery, the household dogs surged round me. Tricki looked down at the noisy pack with dull eyes and when put down, lay motionless on the carpet. The other dogs, after sniffing round him for a few seconds,decided he was an uninteresting object and ignored him. I made up a bed for him in a warm loose box next to the one where the other dogs slept. For two days I kept an eye on him, giving him no food but plenty of water. At the end of the second day he started to show some interest in his surroundings and on the third he began to whimper when he heard the dogs in the yard. (A Triumph of Surgery) SAMPLE PAPER 7 46. The noisy pack refers to .............. in the above extract. (a) Pack of household dogs (b) Pack of foods (c) Pack of staff (d) Pack of bowls 47. Choose the option that can replace the phrase ‘keep an eye on’ in the given sentence. The teachers were keeping an eye on him during the test because they thought he might cheat. (a) Toe the line (b) Beat the drum (c) Go with the flow (d) None of these
CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 149 48. Why did the speaker bring Tricki to surgery? (a) Tricki was not well. (b) Tricki was suffering from overnutrition. (c) Tricki had bouts of vomiting. (d) All of the above 49. What did other dogs do with Tricki? (b) They ignored him (d) They observed him (a) They sniffed him (c) Both (a) and (b) 50. Which of the following statements are not true in the context of the story ‘A Triumph of Surgery’? 1. Mrs. Pumphrey was the owner of Tricki. 2. Mrs. Pumphrey used to under-feed Tricki which made him weak and he had to be hospitalised for a fortnight. 3. Tricki was a greedy dog who could not say ‘No’ to the food. 4. Mr. Herriot had kidnapped Tricki. (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 4 (c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) All are true IX. Attempt the following. 51. Choose the proverb that can be suited to the story ‘The Black Aeroplane’. (a) Where there is a will there’s a way. (b) Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. (c) Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once. (d) Do not fear mistakes. 52. The poet says, ‘Of a day I had rued’. What is the meaning of ‘rued’? (a) Ruined (b) Held in regret (c) Ruled (d) Conquered 53. Why is there a need to liberate the oppressor? (a) He is locked behind the bars of prejudice and hatred. (b) He is somewhere hidden in fear or oppression. (c) He is suppressed. (d) None of the above 54. What would suffice if the world were to perish twice? (a) Fire (b) Ice (c) Hatred (d) Both (a) and (b) 55. Who said the following dialogue “I want to know what you have been doing to my SAMPLE PAPER 7 chair upstairs”? (a) Clergyman (b) Landlord (c) Mrs. Hall (d) Griffin 56. How did Anne Frank enhance the image of her long-awaited friend? (a) She did not just jot down the facts in the diary, she shared everything with it. (b) She gave it a name ‘Kitty’. (c) She covered her diary with beautiful covers. (d) Both (a) and (b)
150 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 57. Why do you think the tiger ignores the visitors? (a) Because he is not happy in the cage (b) Because he is angry (c) Because his strength is confined in the cage (d) All of these 58. When did Wanda reply to the letter sent by Peggy and Maddie? (a) On the last day of school before the New Year holidays. (b) On the last day of school before Christmas holidays. (c) Before the mid-term exams. (d) None of the above 59. What is the theme of the story ‘His First Flight’? (a) Importance of things like independence, self courage and confidence. (b) Motivation to reach goals. (c) Importance of family support. (d) All of the above 60. “I had forgotten about them in the excitement of the theft.” What did the speaker forgot? 1. That he couldn’t cook Anil’s meals. 2. That he couldn’t run to the bazaar. 3. That he couldn’t learn to write whole sentences any more. 4. That he couldn’t become a big and respectable man. (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2, 3 and 4 (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) All of these SAMPLE PAPER 7
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152 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) Answers 1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (d) 11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (b) 16. (c) 17. (a) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (b) 21. (c) 22. (a) 23. (b) 24. (d) 25. (b) 26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (a) 29. (d) 30. (b) 31. (c) 32. (c) 33. (d) 34. (b) 35. (c) 36. (c) 37. (c) 38. (a) 39. (b) 40. (b) 41. (a) 42. (c) 43. (b) 44. (d) 45. (b) 46. (a) 47. (d) 48. (d) 49. (c) 50. (b) 51. (a) 52. (b) 53. (a) 54. (d) 55. (c) 56. (d) 57. (d) 58. (b) 59. (d) 60. (d) EXPLANATIONS SAMPLE PAPER 7 1. (d) According to the passage, common 12. (c) According to the passage, vaccines prevent symptoms of an allergic reaction include and control outbreaks of any infectious stuffed or dripping nose, rash, sinus, frequent disease. sneezing, ear pain, breathing difficulties, stomach cramps, itchy throat and eyes. 13. (d) According to the passage, the world now has vaccines that prevent more than 20 2. (a) According to the passage, the common life-threatening diseases. environmental pollutants include pollen, dust and dust mites, animal dander, cigarette 14. (d) According to the passage, due to the smoke and mould. COVID-19 pandemic, more than 23 million children missed out on vaccinations in 2020, 3. (b) The passage suggests that in an acute which is the highest number, since, 2009 immune reaction, the allergy trigger may only and it is around 3.7 million more than that be one, but the symptoms are usually caused in 2019. by a combination of many factors. 15. (b) “Immunisation is a global health and 4. (c) The passage suggests that allergies can be development success story” suggests that avoided by avoiding the allergy trigger and vaccination helps in saving millions of lives can be treated by taking an anti-allergy every year, it reduces the risk of getting medicine as soon as exposure occurs. diseases and it helps to improve immunity against various diseases. 5. (a) According to the passage, women are more likely to develop allergies at puberty, after 16. (c) ‘Strained’ means to show signs of nervous pregnancy and at menopause. tension or tiredness. Only the sentence in option (c) uses the word as it is used in the 6. (c) ‘Battery of tests’ as used in para 1 means passage. ‘series or set of tests’. Thus, option (c) has the underlined word ‘set’ which can replace 17. (a) “Vaccination coverage has plateaued over ‘battery’ in para 1. the last decade” refers that the vaccination rate is same since the last ten years. 7. (c) Statement (2) contradicts statement (1). 18. (b) Global Vaccine Action Plan 2011-2020 aims 8. (b) For those who do not respond to at improving global vaccination coverage. anti-allergic medicines, a series of allergy shots is given to develop natural immunity against 19. (a) ‘Has applied’ is the correct answer because the allergies. ‘each one of the managers’ represent that each manager is an individual subject. 9. (a) Stress and lifestyle-induced changes in the body’s hormonal balance are thought to be 20. (b) ‘Had died’ is the correct answer because the triggers. given sentence is in past tense. The two actions occurred one after the other. 10. (d) Exercising later in the day or indoors help people with airway sensitivity and asthma 21. (c) ‘Can’ is the correct answer here. lowers their exposure to pollens. 22. (a) The correct indirect speech is – Anand told 11. (a) According to the passage, vaccines contain Renu that he didn’t know what Gayathri was killed or weakened forms of germs like viruses doing those days as she had not visited them or bacteria that will never prove harmful to the for ages. human body.
CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 153 23. (b) ‘Some’ is the correct answer to show ‘a few 40. (b) Only the sentence listed as 3 is an opinion SAMPLE PAPER 7 books’. as it is an individual’s expressing his/her opinion and the rest are facts as they are 24. (d) The correct indirect speech is – The judge mentioned directly in the story. ordered to call the first witness. 41. (a) The poet of ‘The Ball Poem’ is John 25. (b) Option (b) shows the correct details of the Berryman. receiver’s address. 42. (c) According to the poem ‘The Ball Poem’, the 26. (a) “Regarding reckless driving of school-bus cost of the ball is 1 dime. drivers” is the correct subject for the letter. 43. (b) According to the poem, the poet decides 27. (b) Option (b) will be the correct set of against consoling the boy because it is of no suggestions for the problems mentioned in the use as the ball and the memories it represents letter. are already gone. And the poet wishes for the boy to understand that he will have to face 28. (a) Yes to option (1) because of its formal and many losses in life and should learn to be polite tone. ready for it. 29. (d) (i) ‘Zigzag manner on packed roads’ is 44. (d) ‘Anaphora’ is a literary device which refers appropriate to fill in the blank. to the use of repeated words in two or more lines. In the given lines, the word ‘merrily’ (ii) As ‘rules’ have already been talked about in denotes the use of anaphora. Hence, option (d) the previous sentence, ‘lack of implementation’ is the correct answer. seems appropriate to fill in the blank. 45. (b) According to the poet, the boy is shaking 30. (b) Option (b) is the most appropriate while staring at his ball. concluding line for the letter. 46. (a) In the given extract, the ‘noisy pack’ refers 31. (c) Lencho had written the letter at which the to the household dogs that are already at the postman and the postmaster were laughing. hospital when Tricki arrives. 32. (c) The postmaster didn’t want the writer of 47. (d) The phrase ‘keep an eye on’ means to keep the letter to lose faith in God and thus, decided someone or something under careful to help the writer himself. observation and none of the idioms given in the options have the same meaning. 33. (d) The given extract represents Lencho’s faith and the postmaster’s kindness. It also shows 48. (d) According to the story ‘Triumph of that Lencho’s only hope is God. Surgery’, Tricki was taken to the hospital because he was unwell and had several bouts 34. (b) Heartily : Wholeheartedly : : Amiable : of vomiting. Both of these were the Friendly. This is so because, heartily and consequences of overfeeding him. wholeheartedly are synonyms and so do amiable and friendly. 49. (c) When Tricki arrived at the hospital, the other dogs sniffed around him first and then 35. (c) “Starting up a correspondence with God!” ignored him after he seemed liked an suggests that the writer of the letter was uninteresting object. starting communication with God by exchanging letters. 50. (b) According to the story, Mrs. Pumphrey, who was the owner of Trick, overfed him 36. (c) Everybody stopped and whistled or which eventually landed him in a hospital. Dr. murmured admiringly because all the students Herriot took him to treat at the surgery. Hence, knew that the drawings were for the contest the sentences listed as 2 and 4 are not true in and they were amazed by those beautiful the context of the story. drawings. 51. (a) The proverb ‘Where there is a will there’s a 37. (c) Both (1) and (2) are true. way’ is best suited to the story ‘The Black Aeroplane’. 38. (a) According to the story ‘The Hundred Dresses’, the topic of the competition was 52. (b) The word ‘rued’ means to regret something ‘designing motorboats’ for the boys and bitterly. Hence, option (b) ‘held in regret’ is the ‘designing dresses’ for the girls. correct answer. 39. (b) Option (b) displays an example of ‘lined up’, i.e. arranged as it is used in the given extract.
154 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 53. (a) According to Nelson Mandela, there is a 58. (b) Wanda replied to Peggy and Maddie’s letter need to liberate the oppressor because he is by writing to Miss Mason and sent in on the last locked behind metaphorical bars, of prejudice day of school before Christmas holidays. and hatred and thus, should be helped to overcome them. 59. (d) The theme of the story ‘His First Flight’ is as follows 54. (d) Both fire and ice would suffice if the world were to perish twice. • Importance of things like independence, self courage and confidence 55. (c) In the story ‘Footprints without Feet’, Mrs. Hall said the given dialogue to Griffin. • Motivation to reach goals 56. (d) Anne Frank enhance the image of her • Importance of family support long-awaited friend by not just jotting down the facts in the diary, instead she shared 60. (d) When Hari Singh ran away after stealing everything with it. She gave it a name ‘Kitty’. money Anil, he had forgotten that running away meant that he wouldn’t cook for Anil and shop 57. (d) The tiger ignores the visitors because he is from the bazaar anymore. It also made him think not happy in the cage, he is angry and his that Anil wouldn’t teach him to read and write strength is confined in the cage. anymore and thus, he wouldn’t be able to become a respectable man. SAMPLE PAPER 7
155 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) SAMPLE PAPER 8 ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE A Highly Simulated Practice Questions Paper for CBSE Class X (Term I) Examination Instructions 1. The Question Paper contains three sections. 2. Section A READING has 18 questions. Attempt a total of 14 questions, as per specific instructions for each question. 3. Section B WRITING & GRAMMAR has 12 questions. Attempt a total of 10 questions, as per specific instructions for each question. 4. Section C LITERATURE has 30 questions. Attempt 26 questions, as per specific instructions for each question. 5. All questions carry equal marks (0.80 mark each). 6. There is no negative marking. Roll No. Maximum Marks : 40 Time allowed : 90 min Section A READING I. Read the passage given below. I. Not too long ago, a group of teachers made a study of the students and learning problems. A curious fact came out of this study. The teachers discovered that the students who did poorly in subjects such as Maths or Art could still do very well in other subjects. But the students who did poorly in reading, almost did poorly in all their other courses. II. For a while the teachers who made the study were puzzled by this, but they soon had an answer to this puzzle. The teachers looked at the subjects that the students were failing in and discovered that even subjects like Maths and Science were based on reading. III. Of course, there were also other skills involved such as learning to add and subtract in Maths class. Most of the explanations of how to do things had to be read by the students. Much of the home work assignments required students to read long sets of directions and tests and problems in class often involved story problems, problems that were explained in words and had to be read and understood before they could be solved. Your success or failure in these classes will depend on your ability to read the required material. IV. Finally, if you go to college, almost all your study time will be spent in reading. You need more and more information and most of the information come from the printed material you have to read. Even if you could get tapes or movies containing all the information, you need to know that they would not be of much help until and unless you know how to read. Magazines and books may all be on
156 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) microfilm in the next few years, but they will still have to be read. The same is true of most of what you have to learn in school. Your school is probably not going to throw all printed material out of the window very soon. V. Success in school courses still depends on an ability to read and those students, who cannot read or at least read well enough to master material, are in trouble. You are moving into a world where everyday more and more technical reading is required. Instructions for using applications are becoming more complex. There are written instructions to follow, for food preparations, traffic signs, travel directions and safety information, all requiring the ability to read. VI. Also your ability to get and keep a job is directly related to your ability to read. Even the simplest jobs require some reading ability and many people advance to more important and better paying jobs by getting additional knowledge and skills through reading. The more specialised the job, the greater the need to read confidently, quickly and efficiently. Doctors read professional journals so that they can use the latest medical knowledge in treating patients while pharmacists have to read the prescriptions the doctors write. Lawyers spend their days reading briefs. The number of semiskilled and professional occupations that require high reading ability is increasing rapidly. Today a person who cannot read is almost unemployable. Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight out of the ten questions by choosing the correct option. 1. The study of a group of teachers revealed that ............... . (a) The students who did poorly in reading almost always did poorly in all other subjects. (b) The students who did poorly in subjects such as Maths or Art could still do very well in other subjects. (c) The students who did poorly in subjects such as Maths or Art did poorly in all other subjects. (d) Both (a) and (b) 2. How is reading ability helping various professionals in their fields? 1. Doctors read professional journals to be abreast with latest medical knowledge in treating patients. 2. Pharmacists read doctor’s prescriptions. 3. Lawyers read briefs. (a) Only 2 (b) 1 and 2 (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 3 3. What is the most essential pre-requisite to keep a job? (a) One’s ability to read (b) One’s ability to write (c) One’s ability to hear (d) One’s ability to speak SAMPLE PAPER 38 4. Complete the dialogue between two friends with reference to the above passage. Sam: Inspirational and motivational reading also helps us keeping our emotional balance. Sunil: Very true! ............... Sam: Exactly! Reading is important not only for students but for each and every person to understand the life in its true sense. Well, I will take your leave now. Bye! (a) Reading helps you to get success in your studies. (b) Reading itself is a huge source of acquiring knowledge. (c) Reading helps you in gaining bookish knowledge. (d) Reading opens up the world of imagination.
CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 157 5. Select the option with the underlined word that can suitably replace ‘instructions’ (para v). (a) Military leaders command the troops to open fire. (b) She didn’t acknowledge his order but headed toward the stairs. (c) In July he issued a decree ordering all unofficial armed groups in the country to disband. (d) The computer comes with a comprehensive owners manual. 6. “The students who did poorly in reading, almost did poorly in all their other courses” because (a) other courses require different skill-set. (b) other courses are difficult to read. (c) other subjects are also based on reading. (d) other subjects are application-based subjects. 7. Assonance is resemblance of sound between syllables of nearby words, arising particularly from the rhyming of two or more stressed vowels and also from the use of identical consonants with different vowels (e.g. killed, cold, culled). From the options given below, select an assonance phrase that appears in the para I. (a) Not too long ago (b) A curious fact came out (c) The teachers discovered that the (d) Their other courses 8. Why is reading so important in one’s life? (a) Success in school courses still depends on an ability to read. (b) If you go to college, almost all your study time will be spent in reading. (c) There are written instructions to follow, for food preparations, traffic signs, travel directions and safety information. (d) All of the above 9. Choose the quote that best expresses the central idea of the passage. (a) “The best advice I ever got was that knowledge is power and to keep reading.” – David Bailey (b) “Reading is like thinking, like praying, like talking to a friend, like expressing your ideas, like listening to other people’s ideas, like listening to music, like looking at the view, like taking a walk on the beach.” – Roberto Bolaño (c) “He that loves reading has everything within his reach.” – William Godwin (d) “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” – Frederick Douglass 10. One’s .............. in school classes depends on one’s ability to read the required material. (a) promotion or demotion (b) pass or fail (c) success or failure (d) marks II. Read the passage given below. SAMPLE PAPER 8 I. Diabetes is a chronic, metabolic disease characterised by elevated levels of blood glucose (or blood sugar), which leads over time to serious damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves. The most common is type 2 diabetes, usually in adults, which occurs when the body becomes resistant to insulin or doesn’t make enough insulin. In the past three decades the prevalence of type 2 diabetes has risen dramatically in countries of all income levels. Type 1 diabetes, once known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin by itself. For people living with diabetes, access to affordable treatment, including insulin, is critical to their survival. Hyperglycemia or raised blood sugar, is a common effect of
158 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) uncontrolled diabetes and over time leads to serious damage to many of the body’s systems, especially the nerves and blood vessels. There is a globally agreed target to halt the rise in diabetes and obesity by 2025. II. About 422 million people worldwide have diabetes, the majority living in low and middle income countries and 1.6 million deaths are directly attributed to diabetes each year. Both the number of cases and the prevalence of diabetes have been steadily increasing over the past few decades. In 2014, 8.5% of adults aged 18 years and older had diabetes. In 2019, diabetes was the direct cause of 1.5 million deaths. To present a more accurate picture of the deaths causes by diabetes, however, deaths due to higher than optimal blood glucose through cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease and tuberculosis should be added. In 2012 (year of the latest available data), there were another 2.2 million deaths due to high blood glucose. III. Between 2000 and 2016, there was a 5% increase in premature mortality from diabetes. In high-income countries the premature mortality rate due to diabetes decreased from 2000 to 2010 but then increased in 2010-2016. In lower-middle income countries, the premature mortality rate due to diabetes increased across both periods. IV. By contrast, the probability of dying from any one of the four main non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases or diabetes) between the ages of 30 and 70 decreased by 18% globally between 2000 and 2016. Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any six out of the eight questions by choosing the correct option. 11. What is diabetes? (b) Elevated levels of blood platelets (d) Elevated level of cholesterol (a) Elevated levels of blood glucose (c) Elevated fat in the body 12. There was a 18% decrease in probability of global deaths from any one of the four non-communicable diseases between 2000 and 2016. The above line suggests that (a) deaths due to cardiovascular diseases decreased by 18%. (b) deaths due to cancer and chronic respiratory diseases decreased by 18%. (c) deaths due to diabetes decreased by 18%. (d) deaths due to cardiovascular diseases or cancer or chronic respiratory diseases or diabetes alone decreased by 18%. 13. What are the consequences of diabetes? Stroke Blindness ................ Heart attack ................ SAMPLE PAPER 38 (a) Obesity, Heart disease (b) Migraine, Amputation (c) Kidney Failure, Amputation (d) Cardiac Arrest, Anaemia 14. ............... deaths due to diabetes and high blood glucose are recorded each year. (a) 3.7 million (b) 1.6 million (c) 422 million (d) 2.2 million 15. What do you think can be the risk factors for diabetes? 1. Unhealthy diet 2. Less or no physical activity (a) Only 1 is correct (b) Only 2 is correct (c) Both 1 and 2 are correct (d) Both 1 and 2 are incorrect
CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 159 16. Choose the option that does NOT use the word ‘premature’ as it is used in the above passage. (a) Every father should insure himself against premature death or prolonged illness for the sake of his wife and children. (b) Premature disclosure of the test sites might lead to invalidation of the experiment. (c) For enterprises and service providers, the use of network processors ensures against premature product obsolescence. (d) Dean retreated to their quarters to handle some premature paper work and so spent the remainder of the morning. 17. What is the main characteristic of Type-1 diabetes? (a) There is insulin resistance. (b) There is little or no insulin secreted by pancreas. (c) The pancreas become dysfunctional. (d) All of the above 18. Select the option that is true for the two statements given below. (1) Diabetes is increasing the rate of premature mortality. (2) Diabetes is taking lives before the average age of death. (a) (2) furthers the meaning of (1) (b) (1) is the result of (2) (c) (2) is independent of (1) (d) (1) is true (2) is false Section B GRAMMAR AND WRITING Grammar III. Answer any five out of the six questions by selecting the most appropriate option for each. 19. There were ............... people at the airport. (a) many (b) little (c) more (d) much 20. The coffee is rather bitter. ............... you please pass some sugar? (a) Shall (b) Should (c) May (d) Would 21. Choose the correct indirect speech of the following sentence. The General said,” Move the tanks to the battlefield immediately.” (a) The General said to move the tanks to the battlefield immediately. (b) The General ordered to move the tanks to the battlefield immediately. (c) The General told to move the tanks to the battlefield immediately. (d) The General ordered the tanks to be moved to the battlefield immediately. 22. Choose the correct indirect speech of the following sentence. SAMPLE PAPER 8 “Why don’t you change into something more comfortable?” he said to his guest. (a) He asked his guest why he hadn’t change into something more comfortable. (b) He asked his guest why didn’t he change into something more comfortable. (c) He asked his guest why he didn’t change into something more comfortable. (d) He asked his guest why he hasn’t change into something more comfortable. 23. When Feroze and Mehr ............... for the first time, they did not like each other but now they are married. (a) meet (b) meets (c) met (d) have met
160 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 24. My uncle and guardian ............... me to start my own business. (a) want (b) wants (c) is wanting (d) are wanting Writing IV. Answer any five out of the six questions given, with reference to the context below. You are Farhan, Purchasing Officer at Fortune Goods, 317, Sitara Road, Kerala. You have to write a complaint letter to the Sales Manager of Everlong Batteries regarding the incomplete delivery of batteries. 25. Choose the correct subject for the letter. (a) Regarding the batteries delivered (b) Regarding the incomplete delivery of batteries (c)Complaint about batteries (d) Batteries are incompetent 26. Complete the opening line for the letter. I am writing this letter in reference to the ............... from your company has not been supplied correctly. (a) bill 243637 we sent (b) card no. 243637 we asked (c) order no. 243637 that we ordered (d) warranty no. 243637 that was ordered 27. Which of the following are required for the letter? 1. Order no. 2. Sender’s details 3. Receiver’s details 4. Proof of incomplete delivery (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 3 and 4 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 28. Which of the following option should be opted as the concluding portion of the letter? (1) Make up the shortfall immediately and ensure that such errors do not happen again. Otherwise, we may have to look elsewhere for our supplies. (2) I am writing to ask you to make up the shortfall immediately and to ensure that such errors do not happen again. Otherwise, we may have to look elsewhere for our supplies. (a) Yes, to Option (1) because of the authoritative tone. (b) No, to Option (1) because of the certainty in the tone. (c) Yes, to Option (2) because of the tone of polite expectation. (d) No, to Option (2) because of the informal tone. 29. Choose the suitable closing line for the letter. (a) Thanking you (b) Thanks (c) I look forward to hearing from you (d) Hope to see you soon SAMPLE PAPER 38 30. Choose the correct complementary closing for the letter. (a) Yours sincerely (b) Your’s lovingly Farhan Farhan Purchasing Officer Purchasing Officer Fortune Goods Fortune Goods (c) Yours (d) Yours sincerely Farhan Farhan Purchasing Officer Fortune Goods Fortune Goods
CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 161 Section C LITERATURE This section has sub-sections – V, VI, VII, VIII & IX. There are a total of 30 questions in this section. Attempt any 26 questions from the sub-sections V to IX. V. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow. 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 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. Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished. (‘Nelson Mandela’ Long Walk to Freedom) 31. What does ‘a glimmer of humanity’ mean? (a) A light of humanity (b) Humanitarian conditions (c) People showing love to each other (d) None of these 32. What did ‘a glimmer of humanity in one of the guards’ reassured Mandela in prison? (a) Love and kindness were still present (b) The guard was kind to him (c) The guard treated him humanely (d) All of these 33. What message do we get from this story by Nelson Mandela? 1. Everything 2. Everyone is born 3. Love is natural to 4. Courage is seems impossible equal. There should humans and hatred overcoming until it’s done. not be discrimination is ingrained. one’s fear. on any basis. (a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 4 (c) 3 and 4 (d) All of these 34. What does the line “Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished” show? 1. Optimism and inspiration. 2. Every individual has goodness within themselves. 3. Though it may remain burning at low intensity, but it can never be extinguished. (a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 3 (c) Only 1 (d) All of these 35. Select the suitable word from the extract to complete the following. Miserable : Grimmest : : Kindness : ................ . (a) Glimmer (b) Love (c) Humanity (d) Hate SAMPLE PAPER 8 VI. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow. Then he completely forgot that he had not always been able to fly and commended himself to dive and soar and curve, shrieking shrilly. He was near the sea now, flying straight over it, facing straight out over the ocean. He saw a vast green sea beneath him, with little ridges moving over it and he turned his beak sideways and cawed amusedly. His parents and his brothers and sister had landed on this green flooring ahead of him. They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly. He dropped his legs to stand on the green sea. (His First Flight)
162 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 36. When did the young seagull completely forget that he had not always been able to fly? (a) When he took his first flight. (b) When he cawed amusedly. (c) When he joined his brothers and sisters. (d) When he saw his mother bringing fish to him. 37. Why was everyone calling shrilly? (a) Because the young seagull did not learn to fly. (b) Because the young seagull made his first flight. (c) Because the young seagull was not eating anything. (d) Because the young seagull was asleep. 38. Which word does ‘beckoning’ not correspond to? (a) Gesture (b) Signal (c) Wave (d) Repel 39. Select the correct option for (1) and (2). (1) The young seagull managed to take his first flight. (2) His hunger made him fly. (a) (1) is the result of (2) (b) (2) is true (1) is false (c) Both (1) and (2) cannot be inferred from the passage (d) (2) is independent of (1) 40. What happened when the young seagull took his first flight? 1. He dived and soared. 2. He flew straight over the sea. 3. He was happy. (a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3 VII. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow. (Dust of Snow) Has given my heart A change of mood And saved some part Of a day I had rued. 41. The rhyming scheme used in the above extract is ................ . (a) abcd (b) abab (c) abba (d) aabb SAMPLE PAPER 38 42. What has changed the mood of the poet? (b) A crow (d) None of these (a) Dust of snow (c) A hemlock tree 43. What happened when snow fell on the poet? 1. He noticed what’s happening around him. 2. His mood got changed. 3. He became happy. (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these
CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 163 44. Why did the poet regret his day? (a) Something bad has happened to him. (b) He was guilty of something. (c) Not mentioned in the poem. (d) He was upset because of his family. 45. Choose the option that uses the word ‘rued’ as it is used in the above extract? (a) If you want your workers to be rued, you need to pay them a decent wage. (b) Sara slapped the snooze button on her alarm radio and rued the day she bought it. (c) In spite of the time lapse between practice sessions, she did well enough to win his rue. (d) The very things that in the moment dampen our moods can later be sources of intense gratification and rue. VIII. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow. When I reached the station I did not stop at the ticket office but dashed straight to the platform. The Lucknow Express was just moving out. The train had still to pickup speed and I should have been able to jump into one of the carriages, but I hesitated — for some reason I can’t explain — and I lost the chance to get away. When the train had gone, I found myself standing alone on the deserted platform. I had no idea where to spend the night. I had no friends, believing that friends were more trouble than help. And I did not want to make anyone curious by staying at one of the small hotels near the station. (The Thief’s Story) 46. Why did the speaker not stop at the ticket office? (a) He did not have money to buy a ticket. (b) He had never bought a ticket in his life. (c) He was in a great hurry. (d) He forgot to buy a ticket. 47. Where did the speaker decide to go from the station? (a) To the market (b) To the clock tower (c) To his employer (d) To a shady hotel 48. Which unexplained reason stopped the speaker from getting into the train? (a) That he would break the trust of his employer. (b) That he would not be able to read and write. (c) That he would not be able to become a big and respected man in the society. (d) All of the above 49. The phrase ‘get away’ means to ................ (b) go away (d) All of these (a) escape (c) go to far off place 50. Which of the following qualities can be associated with the speaker in the above SAMPLE PAPER 8 extract? 1. Grateful 2. Regretful 3. Happy 4. Curious 5. Ashamed 6. Cunning (a) 2, 3, and 6 (b) 1, 2 and 5 (c) 2, 4 and 5 (d) 1, 3, and 4
164 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) IX. Attempt the following questions. 51. Choose the appropriate response in support of the following remark made by a student. I think animals can be kept in zoo so that they can be protected. (a) Zoos should be banned. It’s not right to keep animals this way. (b) I think wildlife sanctuaries and parks are better way to protect wildlife animals. (c) I think humans should be kept in zoos and animal should roam freely. (d) Both (a) and (b) 52. What did Peggy and Maddie decide to do after hearing letter from Wanda’s father? 1. To go to Boggins Heights to find Wanda. 2. To write an apologising letter to Wanda. 3. To write a friendly letter to Wanda. (a) Only 2 (b) Only 1 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1 and 3 53. When Dr. Herriot placed an extra bowl at the surgery ................ . (a) Tricki jostled his way towards it. (b) There was the usual headlong rush of the dogs. (c) There were the sounds of high-speed eating. (d) All of the above 54. Match the characters from First Flight with their identities. List I List II (Characters) (Identities) A. Anne Frank 1. Victim of Apartheid B. Lencho 2. A Polish girl C. Nelson Mandela 3. Freedom fighter D. Wanda 4. A farmer 5. Renowned victim of Holocaust Codes A B CD A BC D (b) 5 234 (d) 5 412 (a) 1 4 5 3 (c) 2 1 3 4 SAMPLE PAPER 38 55. Why did Lencho ask God not to send him the rest of the money through mail? (a) Because he thought that mail would take a much longer time. (b) Because he thought that the post office employees stole it. (c) Because he was not available to receive the mail next time. (d) Because it was not safe to send money through mail. 56. What does the poet wish to convey through the poem ‘Fire and Ice’? (a) We should not be greedy. (b) All the human beings should check their desires and hatred. (c) We should control our desires and care for our fellow beings. (d) Both (a) and (c)
CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 165 57. Why do you think Wanda lie that she had hundred dresses and sixty pairs of shoes? (a) To impress Peggy and Maddie. (b) She did not lie. (c) To avoid getting bullied further. (d) None of these 58. What every man needs to know one day as per the poet of ‘The Ball Poem’? (a) That losing something is a part of life. (b) One must learn to deal with such losses. (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) One cannot buy a new ball 59. “I was very happy to go behind the strange aeroplane like an obedient child.” – Which figure of speech is used in the underlined phrase? (a) Metaphor (b) Simile (c) Alliteration (d) Personification 60. What was the trick to write the essay on ‘A Chatterbox’? (a) To come up with convincing ideas to prove the necessity of talking. (b) To come up with difficult words that were beyond Mr. Keesing’s understanding. (c) To write the fact that Anne had inherited talking trait from her mother. (d) None of the above SAMPLE PAPER 8
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CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 167 Answers 1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (c) 11. (a) 12. (d) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (d) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (a) 20. (d) 21. (b) 22. (c) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (c) 27. (d) 28. (c) 29. (c) 30. (a) 31. (a) 32. (a) 33. (d) 34. (d) 35. (c) 36. (a) 37. (b) 38. (d) 39. (a) 40. (d) 41. (b) 42. (a) 43. (d) 44. (c) 45. (b) 46. (b) 47. (c) 48. (d) 49. (d) 50. (b) 51. (d) 52. (b) 53. (a) 54. (d) 55. (b) 56. (d) 57. (c) 58. (c) 59. (b) 60. (a) EXPLANATIONS 1. (d) According to the passage, the study 10. (c) According to the passage, an individual’s SAMPLE PAPER 8 conducted by a group of teachers revealed that success or failure in school classes and the students who did not perform very well in while doing homework assignments depends subjects like Maths and Arts could still do well upon their ability to read the required in other subjects, but those who performed material. badly in reading were almost always bad in all other subjects. 11. (a) In the given passage, diabetes has been defined as a chronic, metabolic disease which 2. (c) Learning to read is very important because results in elevated levels of blood glucose. it helps in many stages and professions like doctors reading professional journals, 12. (d) The given line suggests that deaths due to pharmacists reading doctors’ prescriptions and cardiovascular diseases or cancer or chronic medicine name and lawyers reading briefs and respiratory diseases or diabetes alone case files. decreased by 18% between 2000 and 2016. 3. (a) According to the passage, no matter what 13. (c) According to the passage, heart diseases, the job is, one’s ability to read is important in stroke, blindness, kidney failure and amputa- every field. tion are few of the consequences of diabetes. 4. (b) “Reading itself is a huge source of 14. (b) According to the passage, 1.6 million acquiring knowledge,” is suitable to complete deaths due to diabetes and high blood glucose the dialogue. are recorded each year. 5. (d) The underlined word ‘manual’ can replace 15. (c) According to the passage, unhealthy diet the word instructions in para v. and little to no physical activity are the causes and risk factor for diabetes. 6. (c) “The students who did poorly in reading, almost did poorly in all their other courses” 16. (d) ‘Premature’ means untimely or occurring because other subjects are also based on too early. Hence, only the sentence in option reading. (d) does not use the word correctly and as used in the given extract. 7. (a) ‘Not too long ago’ has the assonance words – not and long which have the same vowel 17. (b) There is little or no insulin secreted by sounds. pancreas is the main characteristic of Type-1 diabetes. 8. (d) Reading is essential in life because not only it is integral to achieving success in school 18. (a) (2) Furthers the meaning of (1), i.e. diabetes courses, but it also helps during college as is increasing the rate of premature mortality almost all of one’s time is spent in reading, which means that it is taking lives before the regardless of the subject. In day-to-day life too, average age of death. the ability to read is important because one might have to follow written instructions for 19. (a) ‘Many’ is the correct answer here. It is used food recipes, travel directions and read traffic with countable nouns. signs, etc. 20. (d) ‘Would’ is the correct answer here. It is a 9. (c) The quote by William Godwin – “He that modal verb used to express a polite request. loves reading has everything within his reach” best expresses the central idea of the passage. 21. (b) The correct indirect speech is – The General ordered to move the tanks to the battlefield immediately.
168 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) SAMPLE PAPER 8 22. (c) The correct indirect speech is – He asked his 36. (a) When the young seagull finally started guest why he didn’t change into something flying for the first time, he completely forgot more comfortable. that he had never been able to fly and has always been scared that his wings would not 23. (c) Since, the given sentence is in past tense, support him. ‘met’ is the correct option to be filled in the blank. 37. (b) Everyone was calling shrilly in order to praise the young seagull for making his first 24. (b) ‘My uncle and guardian’ represents one flight. same person, so singular verb ‘wants’ is appropriate to fill in the blank. 38. (d) ‘Beckoning’ means to gesture someone to approach or follow. Hence, only ‘repel’ does 25. (b) ‘Regarding the incomplete delivery of not correspond with beckoning. batteries’ will be the correct subject for the letter. 39. (a) (1) is the result of (2), i.e., the young 26. (c) The given sentence is referring to an order seagull’s hunger pushed him to make his first and hence, option (c) ‘order no. 243637 that we flight. ordered’ is appropriate to fill in the blank to complete the opening line of the letter. 40. (d) When the young seagull took his first flight he dived and soared, he flew straight over the 27. (d) Following are required for the letter sea and he was happy. • Order no. • Sender’s details 41. (b) The rhyming scheme used in the above • Receiver’s details extract is abab. • Proof of incomplete delivery 42. (a) The falling of the dust of snow when the 28. (c) Yes, to Option (2) because of the tone of crow shook the branch of the hemlock tree polite expectation. changed the poet’s mood. 29. (c) ‘I look forward to hearing from you’ is the 43. (d) When snow fell on the poet, he noticed correct close to a formal letter, especially when what’s happening around him, his mood got expecting a response. changed and he became happy. 30. (a) Option (a) shows the correct 44. (c) The poem makes a mention of the poet’s complementary closing for the letter. regret of the day but the reason behind the upset mood is not given. 31. (a) ‘Glimmer’ means shine or light. Hence, by ‘a glimmer of humanity’, the author meant ‘a 45. (b) ‘Rued’ means to regret something bitterly. light of humanity’. Hence, the only sentence that uses it as used in the given extract is the one in option (b). 32. (a) Whenever any guard would show kind behaviour towards him, even for a second, 46. (b) The speaker, Hari Singh, did not stop to Mandela would get reassured that love and buy the ticket because he had never bought a kindness were still present in the world. ticket in his life. 33. (d) From the story ‘Nelson Mandela Long 47. (c) The speaker felt bad for stealing from a man Walk to Freedom’, it can be understood that who trusted him and taught him and decided things might seem difficult and impossible till to go back to his employer, Anil. attempted and that courage is not only the absence of fear but also the overcoming of the 48. (d) The reason that stopped the speaker was fear. The story also teaches us that everyone is that he didn’t want to break Anil’s trust and born equal and discrimination of any kind is lose his only friend and source of education. injustice; that love is natural to all human With the help of Anil’s teachings, the speaker beings whereas hatred is ingrained. thought, that one day he would become a respected member of the society and thus, he 34. (d) The given line shows positive thinking and hesitated to go in the train. is inspiring. It asserts that all human beings are capable of goodness and though sometimes 49. (d) The phrase ‘get away’ means to escape, go that goodness may not be apparent, it is away and go to far off place. always there. 50. (b) The speaker was ashamed of himself for 35. (c) Miserable : Grimmest : : Kindness : breaking Anil’s trust, he was regretful and at Humanity. This is so because miserable and the same time feeling grateful to Anil for grimmest are synonyms and so do kindness teaching him to read and write. and humanity.
CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 169 51. (d) The appropriate responses to the given 56. (d) Through the poem ‘Fire and Ice’, the poet remark are that zoos should be banned because wants to convey that we should not be greedy it strips the animals of their freedom and and we should control our desires and care for wildlife sanctuaries and national parks provide our fellow beings. much better protection to wildlife and it doesn’t restrict their freedom. 57. (c) Wanda lied that she had hundred dresses and sixty pairs of shoes to avoid getting 52. (b) After hearing the letter from Wanda’s bullied further. father, Peggy and Maddie decided to go to her house to find and stop Wanda from leaving 58. (c) According to the poet of ‘The Ball Poem’, and also to tell her that she won the contest. every person needs to understand that loss is a part of life and should also learn to cope with 53. (a) After restricting his food intake for two the loss. days, when the doctor finally gives Tricki some food, he leapt at the sight and ran joyfully to 59. (b) “I was very happy to go behind the strange eat. aeroplane like an obedient child.” – simile is used in the underlined phrase. 54. (d) ‘5412’ is the correct matching sequence. 60. (a) The trick to write the essay on ‘A 55. (b) Lencho asked God not to send him the rest Chatterbox’ was to come up with convincing of the money through mail because he thought ideas to prove the necessity of talking. that the post office employees stole it. SAMPLE PAPER 8
170 CBSE Sample Paper English Class X (Term I) SAMPLE PAPER 9 ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE A Highly Simulated Practice Questions Paper for CBSE Class X (Term I) Examination Instructions 1. The Question Paper contains three sections. 2. Section A READING has 18 questions. Attempt a total of 14 questions, as per specific instructions for each question. 3. Section B WRITING & GRAMMAR has 12 questions. Attempt a total of 10 questions, as per specific instructions for each question. 4. Section C LITERATURE has 30 questions. Attempt 26 questions, as per specific instructions for each question. 5. All questions carry equal marks (0.80 mark each). 6. There is no negative marking. Roll No. Maximum Marks : 40 Time allowed : 90 min Section A READING I. Read the passage given below. I. The conquest of happiness has meant different facts to different generations. Our forefathers took pride in scholarship, a spirit of sacrifice and solicitude for the welfare of others. Gone are those days. Today we live only for ourselves. We are jealous of the advancement of our neighbours. We end up tense and unhappy. II. The term ‘happy’ has a variety of meanings. It stands for the lucky, fortunate, content, glad or apt. Happiness lies within the mind of the individual. No amount of external wealth may be helpful in making him happy. III. Our forefathers had life styles, very much different from those we have today. Their life was based mainly on the concept of ‘Simple living and high thinking.’ People were satisfied with whatever they obtained after working hard. Excessive material wealth did not mean much for them. They aimed at deriving mental satisfaction and enrichment from whatever they did. IV. The structural framework of our forefathers’ families was different from those of ours. They lived in a cohesive joint family structure where they were happier than we. They cared for each other. The siblings grew up with their cousins. The bond of love which they share cannot be easily found in the nuclear family of the day. The family provided an emotional cushioning effect against tension and stress. However, in the nuclear family, we are detached from the feelings towards our kith and kin. At times even the cousins do not recognise one another, when they happen to be self-centred. Disputes in the family may lead to divisions. This may finally destroy the family psyche.
CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 171 V. The joint family system provided a proper environment for the child to grow up. SAMPLE PAPER 9 The value of respect, tolerance, responsibility, integrity, etc. were internalised in the child. In the long run, they became better human beings, compared to those in the present generation. Our forefathers felt happiest if their children became ‘honest’ human beings. But today we are happy only if we attain our coveted material ends. We are ready to resort to any means to attain that end. Our philosophy of life has turned out totally Machiavellian. VI. Our forefathers had a vision to make India the best. To attain their ambitions, they were ready to make all sorts of personal sacrifices. Their happiness lay in that of the millions of Indian brothers and sisters. On the other hand, today people are ready to migrate to the West, to enjoy a comfortable life. They run away from the evils of the Indian society without trying to remedy them. Often they become successful in foreign lands. But in the process, they become alienated from their motherland. The nostalgic feeling of their childhood and the relationship they left lingered on, which cannot make them happy. Distance from their ailing parents is a worrying factor and keeps them perturbed. It is not easy for them to return, as their children will not be able to adjust to the Indian environment and the way of life. Thus, in our generation, tradition and modernity have intermingled to form our special system. Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight out of the ten questions by choosing the correct option. 1. According to the passage, which from the following options brings out the difference between lives of our forefathers and today’s generation? (a) Forefathers lived a self-sacrificing life while today’s generation live a self-centred life. (b) Forefathers wanted to live with their children, but today’s generation wanted to live alone. (c) Forefathers took pride in scholarship; today’s generation look down upon it. (d) None of the above 2. What do you understand by ‘happiness’? (a) Happiness cannot be got from any amount of external wealth. (b) It lies within the mind of the individual. (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above 3. Why are people ready to migrate to the West? (a) To enjoy a comfortable life. (b) To run away from the evils of the Indian society. (c) To become successful in foreign lands. (d) All of the above 4. How does the joint family system make a child a good human being? (a) By teaching a sense of responsibility, integrity, tolerance and values (b) By giving responsibility and values (c) By giving material comforts, integrity and responsibility (d) By giving luxuries of life and values
172 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 5. Complete the dialogue between two friends with reference to the above passage. Saurabh The most important thing in life is to be satisfied with what one has. My resources are limited and I try to keep my wants within limits. I’m always happy with what I have. Ankit Oh, you must be a sage. Few people can be like you. ................. , which invariably ends in frustration. (a) People want to be rich and successful (b) Their wants have no limits and their whole life is a race to satisfy their goals (c) There can be unfulfilled desires and goals (d) Their desires have limits and their whole life goes in fulfilling them 6. What concept was our forefathers’ life based upon? 1. Simple living and high thinking. 2. Satisfied with whatever they obtained after working hard. 3. Excessive material wealth did not mean much for them. 4. They aimed at deriving mental satisfaction and enrichment from whatever they did. (a) 2 and 3 (b) 1, 3 and 4 (c) 1,2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3 7. Choose from the following options that display the concept of ‘Simple living and high thinking’. (i) Yesterday I had been to a Buddhist monastery. There were monks with their heads shaved off, wearing only a simple cloth. Yet when I talked to them, they seemed to be filled with purest thoughts about the planet and its creatures. (ii) There lived a wealthy businessman with his only son in a big mansion. The businessman had no time for his family yet, their house had everything in the entire world that money can buy. The son had to spend most of his time alone, with his cars and gadgets, but he was happy with it. (a) Only (ii) (b) Both (i) and (ii) (c) Only (i) (d) Neither (i) nor (ii) 8. Choose the option with underlined word/ phrase which can replace the phrase ‘lingered on’ in para VI. (a) I knew I was going the wrong way, but I just carried on. (b) It is estimated that some 7000 people have been disappeared by security forces. (c) They have indicated their willingness to continue in office. (d) Undercover officers spend most of their time hanging around. SAMPLE PAPER 9 9. The intermingle of modernity and tradition is shown by (a) Children helping their parents or grandparents in using smart gadgets. (b) Children staying away from their families. (c) Parents going to live at their children’s place. (d) None of the above 10. Choose the option which suggests the following meaning “We are jealous of the advancement of our neighbours”. (a) Frog in the well (b) Crab in the barrel (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 173 II. Read the passage given below. SAMPLE PAPER 9 I. The emergence of novel COVID-19 epidemic has been spreading in India which brought the sudden lockdown situation in the country. After government execution of lockdown with different stages, beings rapidly change their pattern of living. The affection of such controls affected entertainment with several entities. Many productions of entertainment programs get stopped that results the broadcast of new programs and several episodes has been stationary till the unlocked. To avoid the forfeiture in revenue, production houses used the concept of minimax programming that belongs to repeated telecast of running or evergreen programs. “Their current success may seem as an aberration at first glance. Doordarshan itself has replayed its old shows in the past too and these have always gone unnoticed,” says Shailesh Kapoor, founder and CEO at Ormax Media. Meanwhile, the condition of movie theatre is much similar to other entertainment substances that have been closed and unable to perceive the entertainment. II. Under such circumstances, Web series enable to emphasis the audiences with its own concept of ‘anywhere-anytime’ where audience can watch and get interact with programs with their convenience and of personal medium. Web series are developing a new breed for new content providers, who produce fresh content for digital audiences. Spreading the Internet access in rural and urban areas is much responsible for increasing of audience of web series in digital platform. Since, the revolution of 4G in India, OTT (over-the-top) platform such as Hotstar, Netflix, Amazon Prime video, ALTBalaji are delivering the content like web series, movies, TV serials, sports and news with different languages to the user (audience) with a boundless quality. A study revealed that 95% youth (age between 18 and 25) have admitted to watching web series in a metro city like Mumbai and approximately 81% audiences are watching in online manner by using OTT platform where in 42% of audiences watching web series on a daily basis, by using OTT high rate. III. In a study, certain responses were collected on watching habits of web series between before and after lockdown. It was clear that approximately 15% of rise was seen in audiences during lockdown. Audiences showed their interest more towards web series. In the same study, another interpretation showed the meaning of free time to watch web series during lockdown. Before lockdown, ‘all day’ users of web series were quite low to approximately 4% but during lockdown, an increase of users approximately 36% was seen in category. Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any six out of the eight questions by choosing the correct option. 11. What effect does COVID-19 bring in TV watching? (a) Changed the pattern of TV watching (b) Changed the pattern of watching web series (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above 12. How did production house avoid forfeiture in revenue during lockdown? (a) By repeated telecast of running or evergreen programs (b) By producing new serials (c) By not stopping the production of new episodes (d) All of the above
174 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 13. Which of the following are over the top platforms delivering to the audience? 1. Web series 2. Movies 3. TV serials 4. Sports 5. News with different languages (a) 1, 2, 4 and 5 (b) 2, 3 and 4 (c) 1, 3, and 5 (d) All of these 14. A study revealed that .................. (age between 18 and 25) have admitted to watch web series in a metro city like Mumbai. (a) 81% youth (b) 95% youth (c) 42% youth (d) 74% youth 15. Which category showed an increase during lockdown as per the data given? (a) All day users (b) Weekends users (c) Only weekdays users (d) Any day users 16. Choose the option which uses the word ‘forfeiture’ as it is used in the passage. (a) Punishment has included reduction in rank, forfeiture of pay, confinement and bad conduct discharge. (b) Everybody was celebrating the forfeiture, everything was bubbling with life in the ruined but reviving city. (c) Two weeks later he took part in his crowning forfeiture at Nashville. (d) In another version, the Muses were judges and awarded the forfeiture to Apollo, who tied Marsyas to a tree and flayed him alive. 17. There was a 15% increase in the audience of watching web series suggests that (a) 15% more audience was watching web series after lockdown was lifted. (b) 15% more audience was watching web series before lockdown. (c) 15% more audience was watching web series during lockdown. (d) Both (a) and (c) 18. Choose the example of minimax programming that was applied by Doordarshan in India during lockdown. (a) Replaying Buniyaad (b) Replaying Ramayana (c) Replaying Malgudi Days (d) Replaying Rangoli Section B GRAMMAR AND WRITING SAMPLE PAPER 9 Grammar III. Answer any five out of the six questions by selecting the most appropriate option for each. 19. As he .................. he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing. (a) gets out of his bus (b) gets out of his car (c) got out of his car (d) got out 20. Either China or Malaysia .................. the chance to win the world cup in badminton. (a) have (b) has (c) have has (d) has have
CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 175 21. Choose the correct indirect speech of the following sentence. My friend said to me, “I shall go to Delhi tomorrow.” (a) My friend told me that he would go to Delhi tomorrow. (b) My friend told me that he will go to Delhi tomorrow. (c) My friend asked me that he would go to Delhi the next day. (d) My friend told me that he would go to Delhi the next day. 22. Choose the correct indirect speech of the following sentence. The master said to the servant, “Fetch me a glass of water.” (a) The master ordered the servant to fetch him a glass of water. (b) The master informed the servant to fetch him a glass of water. (c) The master ordered the servant to fetch me a glass of water. (d) The master said to the servant to fetch him a glass of water. 23. If you sit with bad boys, you .................. punished. (a) might be (b) could be (c) shall be (d) can be 24. We have .................. money right now; we should go out for dinner another day. (a) few (b) little (c) many (d) some Writing IV. Answer any five out of the six questions given, with reference to the context below. You are Rajesh Roy of 105 C, Chatterjee Lane, Kolkata. You have received a letter from your brother who is staying in the boys hostel of Shakti Mandir Public School, Darjeeling, stating that he is being bullied by some senior students who threatened him with dire consequences, if he complained. You have to write a letter to the Hostel Warden requesting him to take urgent action. 25. What should come in the place of receiver’s details? (a) Hostel Warden (b) Hostel Warden Shakti Mandir Public School Shakti Mandir Public School Darjeeling Darjeeling West Bengal (c) Hostel Warden (d) Shakti Mandir Public School Shakti Mandir Public School Hostel Warden West Bengal Darjeeling West Bengal 26. Select an appropriate subject for the letter. SAMPLE PAPER 9 (a) Bullying of a class X-D student (b) Bullying of a class X student (c) Bullying of a student (d) Class X-D students 27. Choose the correct salutation for the letter. (a) Dear Sir (b) Respected Ma’am (c) Respected Sir (d) None of these
176 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 28. Choose the option which can be appropriately used as the concluding line for the letter. (1) With due respect, I want to bring to your notice that my brother, Ashutosh Roy, of class X-D, has been staying in dormitory No. 20 for the last 6 months. (2) My brother, Ashutosh Roy, of class X-D, has been staying in dormitory No. 20 for the last 6 months. He is being bullied by your school students. (a) Yes, to Option (1) because of the tone of polite expectation. (b) No, to Option (1) because of the certainty in the tone. (c) Yes, to Option (2) because of the authoritative tone. (d) No, to Option (2) because of the informal tone. 29. Choose the correct option to elaborate on the problems to be written in the letter. (a) • My brother has been facing a lot of bullying because of being a ‘new bee’ in the hostel. • Going through a lot of stress. • Passes sleepless nights and sometimes even takes sleeping tablets. • He no longer wants to study in your prestigious institution. • Even been threatened of serious consequences by these bullies if he complains. (b) • Passes sleepless nights and sometimes even takes sleeping tablets. • He no longer wants to study in your prestigious institution. • Even been threatened of serious consequences by these bullies if he complains. (c) • My brother has been facing a lot of bullying because of being a ‘new bee’ in the hostel. • He no longer wants to study in your prestigious institution. • Passes sleepless nights and sometimes even takes sleeping tablets. (d) • Going through a lot of stress. • He no longer wants to study in your prestigious institution. • Even been threatened of serious consequences by these bullies if he complains. • Passes sleepless nights and sometimes even takes sleeping tablets. 30. Complete the concluding portion of the letter. I am concerned about my brother’s life. I request you to take immediate remedial action before the things get out of hand and ............... which might bring a bad name to your school. (a) forced me to withdraw my brother (b) force me to withdraw my brother (c) forces me to withdraw my brother (d) am forced to withdraw my brother Section C LITERATURE SAMPLE PAPER 9 This section has sub-sections – V, VI, VII, VIII & IX. There are a total of 30 questions in this section. Attempt any 26 questions from the sub-sections V to IX. V. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow. There was no doubt about it. The Petronskis were gone. How could they ever make amends? They turned slowly and made their way back down the hill. ‘Well, anyway,’ said Peggy, “She’s gone now, so what can we do? Besides, when I was asking her about all her dresses, she probably was getting good ideas for her drawings. She might not even have won the contest, otherwise.” Maddie turned this idea carefully over in her head, for if there were anything in it she would not have to feel so badly. But that night she could not get to sleep. (The Hundred Dresses – II)
CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 177 31. How did Peggy and Maddie know that Petronskis had gone? 1. They went to Boggins Heights where Wanda used to live. 2. There was not a sign of life about the house. 3. Peggy knocked on the door, but there was no answer. 4. She and Maddie went around to the back yard and knocked there. (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 3 and 4 (c) 2 and 4 (d) All of these 32. Why could Maddie not sleep that night? (a) She was guilty of not taking stand for Wanda. (b) She was sad that she could not say sorry to Wanda. (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) She was not feeling well that night. 33. Which of the following options describe the tone of Peggy in the above extract? (a) Casual (b) Angry (c) Worried (d) Scared 34. Given below are three sentences which have to be filled with the same word. Select the correct option. I. Johnson tried unsuccessfully to ............... the bill, which passed the House in recent days after negotiations between House Democrats and the White House. II. The fundamental purpose of legislation is to create, ............... or repeal law, thereby giving effect to the intentions of Parliament. III. We have given him every opportunity to ............... his statements in light of more recent proceedings. (a) carefully (b) turned (c) amend (d) doubt 35. “Besides, when I was asking her about all her dresses, she probably was getting good ideas for her drawings. She might not even have won the contest, otherwise.” Peggy said the above line to ............... . (a) convince herself that she did not do anything wrong with Wanda. (b) hide her guilt. (c) convince Maddie that Wanda won the contest because of her questions. (d) Both (a) and (b) VI. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow. I landed and was not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota near the control tower. I SAMPLE PAPER 9 went and asked a woman in the control centre where I was and who the other pilot was. I wanted to say ‘Thank you’. She looked at me very strangely, and then laughed. “Another aeroplane? Up there in this storm? No other aeroplanes were flying tonight. Yours was the only one I could see on the radar.” So who helped me to arrive there safely without a compass or a radio, and without any more fuel in my tanks? Who was the pilot on the strange black aeroplane, flying in the storm, without lights? (The Black Aeroplane) 36. Why was the pilot not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota? (a) He wanted to know about the other pilot and his plane. (b) He wanted to talk to the Control Room operator. (c) He wanted to go to his home urgently. (d) None of the above
178 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 37. Rearrange the events of the story in proper sequence. 1. The pilot got stuck in a storm. 2. The pilot landed safely in England. 3. The compass and radar were not working. 4. The sky was clear and the weather was very calm. 5. The pilot of black aeroplane asked him to follow. (a) 52413 (b) 23154 (c) 31425 (d) 41352 38. To whom did the pilot of old Dakota want to say thank you? (a) His family (b) His friends (c) Woman of control tower (d) Pilot of black aeroplane 39. What message do we get from the story? (b) Only 2 is correct (d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct 1. Nothing is impossible 2. Where there is a will there is a way (a) Only 1 is correct (c) Both 1 and 2 are correct 40. How did the pilot of Dakota react when the woman at the control tower says, “Yours was the only one I could see on the radar.” Choose the correct option. (a) Shocked (b) Surprised (c) Sad (d) Angry VII. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow. (A Tiger in the Zoo) He stalks in his vivid stripes The few steps of his cage, On pads of velvet quiet, In his quiet rage. He should be lurking in shadow, Sliding through long grass Near the water hole Where plump deer pass. 41. The above poem emphasises on ............... . (a) Importance of zoos (b) Importance of freedom (c) Importance of cages (d) Importance of tigers 42. What are the two contrasting ideas shown in the poem? (a) Life in jungle vs Life in captivity (b) Life in a zoo vs Life in natural habitat (c) Tamed tiger vs Wild tiger (d) Both (a) and (b) 43. How has the poet personified tiger in the above lines? SAMPLE PAPER 9 1. By using ‘he’ and not ‘it’ 2. By using tiger and not animal 3. By giving it a unique name (a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) None of these 44. What is the meaning of the line ‘in his quiet rage’? (a) The tiger is hungry. (b) The tiger is sleepy. (c) The tiger is unhappy and controlling his anger. (d) The tiger is lazy.
CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 179 45. The word ‘lurking’ corresponds to the word ............... . (a) Skulk (b) Hide (c) Sneak (d) All of these VIII. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow. The village constable was secretly sent for. Instead of waiting for the constable, Mrs. Hall went to the scientist, who had somehow mysteriously appeared from his empty bedroom. “I want to know what you have been doing to my chair upstairs,” she demanded. “And I want to know how it is you came out of an empty room and how you entered a locked room.” The scientist was always quick-tempered; now he became furious. “You don’t understand who or what I am!” he shouted. “Very well — I’ll show you.” (Footprints without Feet) 46. Why was the strange scientist suspected of burglary at clergyman’s house? (a) Because he threw objects at Mrs. Halls. (b) Because he was involved in witchcraft. (c) Because he was wearing expensive clothes. (d) Because he suddenly produced some ready cash, despite informing that he had no money. 47. What did the scientist do on becoming furious? (a) He threw off bandages, whiskers, spectacles and even nose. (b) He started throwing objects at everyone present in the inn. (c) He started hitting everyone in the inn. (d) He ran out of the inn. 48. Why was the village constable secretly sent for? 1. The neighbours felt that the strange scientist had stolen clergyman’s money. 2. They thought that he was involved in some kind of witchcraft. (a) Only 1 is correct (b) Only 2 is correct (c) Both 1 and 2 are correct (d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct 49. The word ‘furious’ does not correspond to the word. (a) Enraged (b) Placid (c) Infuriated (d) Wrathful 50. Select the correct option for (1) and (2). (1) The village constable was secretly called to investigate the burglary at the inn. (2) The scientist became furious. (a) (2) is the result of (1) (b) (2) is the cause for (1) (c) (2) is false (1) is true (d) (2) is independent of (1) IX. Attempt the following questions. 51. What does ‘a man of colour’ signify in context to the lesson ‘Nelson Mandela: Long SAMPLE PAPER 9 Walk to Freedom’? (a) Blacks (b) Whites (c) People of mixed races (d) None of these 52. What was more difficult for Hari Singh than stealing the money? (a) To learn to read and write (b) To go back to Anil’s room (c) To keep the stolen back undetected (d) To cook Anil’s meals
180 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 53. Lines from poems from ‘First Flight’ are given. Match them with the poetic devices used in them. List I (Lines from poems) List II (Poetic Devices used) A. Has given my heart 1. Metaphor: Describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true B. To say that for destruction ice is also great 2. Alliteration : The occurrence of the same letter or sound C. On pads of velvet quiet 3. Enjambment: Thought or clause that does not come to an end at a line break, rather it moves over to the next line. D. What is the boy now, who has lost his ball 4. Assonance: Repeated use of vowel Codes A B CD A BC D (b) 4 312 (d) 3 124 (a) 2 3 1 4 (c) 1 3 2 4 54. Why does the poet say, ‘balls will be lost always’ in the poem ‘The Ball Poem’? (a) To emphasise that loss of dearly thing or loved one is a universal fact. (b) To emphasise that balls keep on getting lost. (c) To show that children re careless with their things. (d) None of the above 55. What tempted Dr. Herriot to keep Tricki as his permanent guest? (a) Two dozen round fresh eggs brought by Mrs. Pumphrey for Tricki. (b) Wine brought by Mrs. Pumphrey for Tricki. (c) Brandi brought by Mrs. Pumphrey for Tricki. (d) All of the above 56. Given below are a few sentences. Identify the sentences which are FACTS and those which are OPINIONS and choose the correct option. 1. Water is necessary for crops to grow. 2. The post office employees are a bunch of crooks. 3. With God’s help, Lencho and his family will be saved and won’t go hungry. 4. Lencho placed a stamp on the letter and dropped it into the mailbox. 5. Writing a letter to God is an act of faith. (a) F- 2 and 5; O- 1, 3 and 4 (b) F- 1, 3 and 4; O- 2 and 5 (c) F- 1 and 4; O- 2, 3 and 5 (d) F- 2, 3 and 5; O- 1 and 4 57. “But for the life of him he could not move” – what do you understand by the underlined phrase from the story ‘His First Flight’? (a) He could not put even a little effort (b) His life was in danger (c) He wanted to save his life (d) He put all the efforts SAMPLE PAPER 9 58. Why would Anne’s diary writing not make a difference? (a) Because she would not let anyone read her diary. (b) Because she did not have anyone to read that diary. (c) Because she was not allowed to show her diary to anyone. (d) Because she hid her diary. 59. When did students of Room Thirteen think about Wanda? (a) In the morning before school (b) In the afternoon, after school (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) During classes in the school 60. What did crow shake in the poem ‘Dust of Snow’? (a) Snow (b) Leaves (c) Hemlock tree (d) Twigs
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182 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) Answers 1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (b) 11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (d) 14. (b) 15. (a) 16. (a) 17. (c) 18. (b) 19. (c) 20. (b) 21. (d) 22. (a) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (a) 27. (c) 28. (a) 29. (a) 30. (b) 31. (d) 32. (c) 33. (a) 34. (c) 35. (d) 36. (a) 37. (d) 38. (d) 39. (c) 40. (a) 41. (b) 42. (d) 43. (a) 44. (c) 45. (d) 46. (d) 47. (a) 48. (c) 49. (b) 50. (d) 51. (a) 52. (c) 53. (a) 54. (a) 55. (d) 56. (c) 57. (a) 58. (a) 59. (c) 60. (c) EXPLANATIONS SAMPLE PAPER 9 1. (a) According to the passage, our forefathers 11. (c) According to the passage, the COVID-19 lived a self-sacrificing life while today’s pandemic changed the pattern and concept of generation live a self-centred life. TV watching and of watching web series. 2. (c) The passage suggests that happiness can’t 12. (a) According to the passage, to avoid loss be achieved or bought from any amount of in revenue during the lockdown period, external wealth. It only truly lies within the production houses ran repeated telecast of the minds of the people. evergreen and currently running programs. 3. (d) The passage suggests that today’s 13. (d) According to the passage, the over-the-top generation is always ready to move to the West (OTT) platforms like Hotstar, Amazon Prime to enjoy a comfortable life and run away from Video and Netflix are delivering web series, the evils that plague the Indian society and movies, sports, news and TV serials to the also to become successful in foreign lands. audience, since, the revolution of 4G in India. 4. (a) According to the passage, a joint family can 14. (b) According to the passage, a study revealed instill tolerance in a child, teach him a sense of that around 95% youth have admitted to integrity and responsibility and by providing watching web series in a metro city like them with values of respect and thus, make a Mumbai. child a good human being. 15. (a) According to the data provided in the 5. (b) “Their wants have no limits and their passage, the percentage of all day users was whole life is a race to satisfy their goals” is the increased during the lockdown period. correct option to fill in the blank. 16. (a) ‘Forfeiture’ means loss or giving up of 6. (c) According to the passage, our forefathers something as penalty. Hence, only the sentence lived on the principles of simple living and in option (a) uses the word correctly and as high thinking. They did not care much for used in the given extract. excessive wealth and believed in being satisfied with whatever they had obtained 17. (c) There was a 15% increase in the audience of through their work. They aimed at deriving watching web series suggests that 15% more peace and enrichment from whatever they did. audience was watching web series during lockdown. 7. (c) Only statement (i) shows the concept of ‘simple living and high thinking’. 18. (b) Doordarshan repeated the telecast of Ramayana which helped it in minimax 8. (d) The underlined phrase ‘hanging around’ in programming and collecting revenue higher option (d) can replace the phrase ‘lingered on’ than the time of original telecast. in para VI because it means to hang around. 19. (c) The given sentence is in past tense, so ‘got 9. (a) The intermingle of modernity and tradition out of his car’ is the correct answer. is shown by children helping their parents or grandparents in using smart gadgets. 20. (b) The subject is singular here ‘China’ or ‘Malaysia’, therefore, ‘has’ is the correct 10. (b) ‘We are jealous of the advancements of our answer. neighbours is called crab in the barrel mentality. It means that nobody should rise up 21. (d) The correct indirect speech is – “My friend if we are not rising. If somebody tries to go up, told me that he would go to Delhi the next then the other pulls them back. day.”
CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 183 22. (a) The correct indirect speech is – “The master stuck in an unexpected storm and his compass SAMPLE PAPER 9 ordered the servant to fetch him a glass of and radar stop working. Another plane water.” emerges, black in colour, the pilot of which guides the Dakota out of the storm towards 23. (c) The sentence is showing a threatening, so safety. At the end, the pilot of Dakota reaches ‘shall be’ is the correct answer. his destination, England. 24. (b) ‘Money’ is an uncountable noun so use of 38. (d) The pilot of Dakota wanted to say thanks to ‘little’ is correct here. the pilot of the black aeroplane because he saved his life in the storm. 25. (b) Option (b) shows the correct format of receiver’s details. 39. (c) The story tells us that a clear way can be found even in the darkest situation because 26. (a) ‘Bullying of a class X-D student’ is an nothing is impossible. It also tells us that if we appropriate subject for the letter. don’t lose hope and don’t stop trying, every problem can be solved. 27. (c) Since, it is clear in the letter that the Warden of a Boys Hostel is being addressed, ‘Respected 40. (a) The pilot of Dakota plane got shocked Sir’ is an appropriate greeting for the letter. when the woman at the control tower says, “Yours was the only one I could see on the 28. (a) ‘I want to bring to your notice’ is the formal radar.” and polite way of informing someone about the issue in the letter. Hence, option (a) is the 41. (b) Through the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’, the correct answer. poet wishes to emphasise that every living things should get the liberty of enjoying their 29. (a) Option (a) is the correct elaboration of the freedom and not be restricted. problems to be addressed in the letter. 42. (d) The poem makes a comparison between the 30. (b) The given sentence is in present tense; life of an animal in captivity where it has been hence, ‘force me to withdraw my brother’ is caged in a zoo and the life of an animal appropriate to complete the concluding roaming freely in its natural habitat, in this portion of the letter. instance, the jungle. 31. (d) After listening to Wanda’s letter in the 43. (a) ‘Personification’ is a figure of speech in class, Peggy and Maddie decided to visit her which an idea or a non-human thing is house. They went there to find the house attributed a few human characteristics. In the empty and when they knocked on the door of poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’, the poet has the house and of the backyard, nobody personified the tiger by using ‘he’ for the tiger responded. instead of ‘it’. 32. (c) According to the extract, Maddie could not 44. (c) The line ‘in his quiet rage’ refers that the sleep that night because she felt guilty for not tiger’s mood is unhappy and he is angry with taking a stand for Wanda when Peggy and the the confinement. He wants to roam freely in girls at school teased her about her clothes. She the jungle and hunt his prey, but he cannot do was also upset that she could not apologise to either owing to his confinement in the zoo. Wanda before she left. 45. (d) ‘Lurking’ means be or remain hidden so as 33. (a) Peggy’s tone is very casual in the above to wait in ambush for someone or something. extract. Hence, all the given words – skulk, hide and sneak – correspond to lurking. 34. (c) ‘Amend’ means to fix or to improve. Hence, it is the only word which can fit in all three 46. (d) According to the story, Griffin did not have gaps. money to pay for the room and was expecting a cheque. However, soon after the burglary, 35. (d) Peggy said the above line to hide her guilt Griffin produced some cash to pay at the inn. and to convince herself that she did not do anything wrong with Wanda. 47. (a) Griffin got very angry when Mrs. Hall bombarded him with questions about the 36. (a) The pilot of the old Dakota was not sorry furniture and his appearance from a locked about walking away because he was keen to room. In his anger, he threw his bandages, know about the pilot of the black aeroplane whiskers, spectacles and fake nose and went who saved him from the storm. on throw his clothes too and become invisible again. 37. (d) ‘41352’ is the correct order of the given events. When the Dakota flew from Paris, the sky was clear and calm, but then the pilot gets
184 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 48. (c) The villagers thought the strange 55. (d) According to the story ‘Triumph of occurrence in Griffin’s room, when the Surgery’, the treats for Tricki kept coming from furniture hit Mrs. Hall, was a result of Mrs. Pumphrey. They included eggs, wine and witchcraft and he did that. They also had brandy, which were not given to Tricki but suspicions that he had stolen money from the enjoyed by Dr. Herriot and his colleagues. clergyman and thus, the village constable was These treats tempted him to keep Tricki as a called to investigate the matter. permanent guest. 49. (b) ‘Furious’ means to be extremely angry. 56. (c) The sentences listed as 1 and 4 are facts as ‘Placid’ means to be calm and peaceful. are apparent from the story ‘A Letter to God’. Hence, furious does not correspond with The sentences listed as 2, 3 and 5 are opinions placid. as they are not directly mentioned in the story and are just the viewpoints of the speakers. 50. (d) Statement (2) is independent of (1). 57. (a) The underlined phrase ‘for the life of him’ 51. (a) In the context of the chapter ‘Nelson means ‘at; even one little bit’, i.e., he could not Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’, ‘a man of put even a little effort to move himself forward colour’ signifies the Black people. to fly. 52. (c) Stealing the money from Anil, though a 58. (a) Anne’s diary writing wouldn’t make a tough and regretful decision, was an easy difference because she would not let anyone action to perform. In contrast, keeping the read her diary. money without coming into Anil’s notice was a difficult task for Hari Singh. 59. (c) The students of Room Thirteen thought about Wanda only during two times- in the 53. (a) ‘2314’ is the correct matching sequence. morning before school and in the afternoon after school. 54. (a) The poet says, ‘balls will be lost always’ to emphasise that loss of dearly thing or loved 60. (c) The crow shook the hemlock tree in the one is a universal fact. poem ‘Dust of Snow’. SAMPLE PAPER 9
185 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) SAMPLE PAPER 10 ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE A Highly Simulated Practice Questions Paper for CBSE Class X (Term I) Examination Instructions 1. The Question Paper contains three sections. 2. Section A READING has 18 questions. Attempt a total of 14 questions, as per specific instructions for each question. 3. Section B WRITING & GRAMMAR has 12 questions. Attempt a total of 10 questions, as per specific instructions for each question. 4. Section C LITERATURE has 30 questions. Attempt 26 questions, as per specific instructions for each question. 5. All questions carry equal marks (0.80 mark each). 6. There is no negative marking. Roll No. Maximum Marks : 40 Time allowed : 90 min Section A READING I. Read the passage given below. I. The funding crisis at many zoos has reopened the debate over the value of zoos and whether they should be allowed to exist at all. People who are in favour of zoos argue that they perform an essential role in conserving rare animal species. Conservationists estimate that today at least 1,000 species of animals are threatened. Over the past 20 years zoos have developed programmes designed to help preserve endangered species. This involves breeding animals in captivity in ‘captive breeding programmes’—and then reintroducing them into their natural habitats to replenish the number living in the wild. II. Woburn Abbey, for example, saved a species called Pere David’s deer. The species went largely unrecorded in China from 1920, but a few of the animals were brought to Europe by a French missionary (Father David). Recently Woburn Abbey and other zoos began returning breeding couples of Pere David’s deer to the wild in China. III. Zoos cooperate with each other in order to ensure the success of their breeding programmes. Animals are passed from one zoo to another in order to prevent inbreeding—breeding from closely related animals. If animals that are closely related to one another mate, there is a danger that they will produce deformed offspring.
186 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) SAMPLE PAPER 10 IV. Supporters of zoos argue that they have an important role in educating children, millions of who visit zoos every year. Television-viewing is no substitute for encountering real animals, they argue. Zoos also carry out important research, for example, on the best conditions for rare species to reproduce. V. If zoos were forced to close, it would be disastrous for world conservation, zoo supporters say. And most animals in captivity would have to be killed. “It does not take much imagination to realise that the closure of all zoos would mean the deliberate destruction of wildlife on a scale witnessed never before,” the National Federation of Zoos says. VI. Opponents of zoos accept that some species have been saved from extinction by ‘captive breeding programmes’, but they argue that this offers no solution to the worldwide conservation crisis. The number of animals protected by zoos is tiny compared with the overall problem. It cost millions to save the Arabian oryx from dying out; but could that amount be found for every species that is endangered? The value of zoo-breeding programmes is also questioned as some species, such as the African elephant, do not reproduce well in captivity. VII. Captive animals are often kept in poor and inhumane conditions, opponents say. In the worst zoos, animals are still displayed for the entertainment of the public. Where animals are placed in impoverished and unsuitable surroundings, they often behave in abnormal and neurotic ways. It is common for polar bears constantly to pace up and down or twist their heads and circle over and over again. This behaviour is now recognised by scientists as a sign of stress and frustration. When children visit zoos where animals are acting in neurotic and abnormal ways, they are not being educated. Instead, opponents say, they are being given inaccurate information. Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight out of the ten questions by choosing the correct option. 1. What are the advantages of zoos? (a) Breeding of endangered species is done. (b) Children are educated about wildlife in zoos. (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above 2. Zoos provide a chance to encounter real animals, ............. . (a) but visitors do not always see the natural behaviour of animals. (b) which gives visitors a chance to take pictures with animals. (c) which can irritate the animals in the zoo. (d) None of the above 3. How would closing of zoos be disastrous? 1. It would be disastrous for world conservation. 2. It would cause deliberate destruction of wildlife on a large scale. 3. Most animals in captivity would have to be killed. (a) Only 1 is correct (b) 2 and 3 are correct (c) All are correct (d) 1 and 2 are correct 4. Do you think captive breeding programmes are 100% successful? Choose the answer with reference to the above passage. (a) Yes, because they help to save rare species. (b) Yes, because they prevent inbreeding. (c) No, because such programmes are a minute solution to the worldwide conservation of wild animals. (d) No, because they result in neurotic and abnormal behaviour in wild animals.
CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 187 5. Complete the conversation between two friends with reference to the above passage. Jatin: I feel that zoos are a good way to educate children about animals; there they can watch and study animals’ behaviour. Also, zoos are helpful in conserving animals. Rahul: You are right. Zoos help to save species from extinction ............. . (a) but can you see the way they are living; they are confined to an area, they do not have space to move, they are unable to act naturally. (b) the zoo keepers hit those animals and do not give them food. (c) but I still do not support zoos. I would have banned zoos if I had the power to do so. (d) the zoo keepers themselves kill many animals when they become old and sick. 6. Which of the following species saved from extinction are mentioned in the above passage? 1. Polar Bear 2. Pere David’s Deer 3. Arabian Oryx 4. Red Panda (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 3 and 4 7. ‘Captive Breeding Programme’ is beneficial because ............. . (a) It involves breeding animals in captivity. (b) Then reintroducing them into their natural in the wild. (c) It helps to preserve endangered species. (d) All of the above 8. Choose the option that does not correspond to the word ‘impoverish’. (a) Weaken (b) Strengthen (c) Exhaust (d) Poor 9. How does cooperation of zoos support Captive Breeding Programme? (a) By exchanging animals of rare species. (b) By donating animals for the programme. (c) By preserving the animals from extinction. (d) By preventing inbreeding among captive animals. 10. What are the disadvantages of zoos? (a) Running conservation programme is very costly. (b) Captive animals are kept in very poor-condition. (c) Children are getting inaccurate information about animal behaviours. (d) All of the above II. Read the passage given below. SAMPLE PAPER 10 I. Access to primary education is a basic right of every child. An effective primary education can build a solid foundation and open avenues for future success. With its profound implications on both the individual and society, primary education plays a crucial role in reducing extreme poverty and promoting social changes. The Sustainable Development Agenda acknowledges the importance of primary education in Goal 4 which stipulates that by 2030, the world should ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all, including a target on universal access to primary education. Though there are varying standards, primary education is typically designed for children 6 to 11 years of age.
188 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) II. Significant progress has been made toward achieving universal primary education. Globally, the adjusted net attendance rate reached 87 per cent in 2019 and about four out of five children attending primary education completed it. Additionally, over the past two decades, the number of out-of-school children was reduced by over 40 per cent. However, there is still a long way to go: 58 million children of primary school age remain out of school, with the majority of them coming from marginalised groups. In addition, recent Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) results show that many children do not have foundational reading and numeracy skills, highlighting the massive challenge to achieving inclusive and equitable quality education for all. III. Globally, a lower proportion of children from the poorest families attend primary education compared with their wealthier peers. While almost all children from the top wealth quintile attend primary education, only 75 per cent of children from the bottom wealth quintile do. IV. Across different regions, household wealth impacts primary school completion rates differently. West and Central Africa has the largest gap of 58 percentage points in primary school completion rates between the richest and poorest quintiles. In contrast, in East Asia and the Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean, children from the top and bottom wealth quintiles complete primary school at more similar rates, with a gap of just 13 percentage points. V. In the past 20 years, the number of out-of-school children of primary education age fell by more than 40 per cent, from 99 million in 2000 to 58 million in 2019. However, 54 per cent of these out-of-school children were girls. Despite this tremendous progress, the world must accelerate the pace at which the number of out-of-school children is reduced, as the total has remained stagnant since 2007. Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any six out of the eight questions by choosing the correct option. 11. What is the target related to primary education? 1. By 2030, the world should ensure inclusive and equitable quality education. 2. Promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all, including a target on universal access to primary education. (a) Both 1 and 2 (b) Only 1 (c) Only 2 (d) None of these SAMPLE PAPER 10 12. ............. and ............. have the highest rates of primary education completion in the rich quintile. (a) South Asia and Middle East and North Africa (b) Latin America and the Caribbean and West and Central Africa (c) Latin America and the Caribbean and East Asia and the Pacific (d) Eastern and Southern Africa and East Asia and the Pacific 13. How much decline in the number of out-of-school children of primary education age is seen in the past two decades? (a) From 109 million in 2000 to 99 million in 2019 (b) From 99 million in 2000 to 58 million in 2019 (c) From 99 million in 2000 to 68 million in 2019 (d) From 99 million in 2000 to 45 million in 2019
CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 189 14. What do you think could be the reasons for not completing primary education? 1. Poverty 2. Inaccessibility 3. Feasibility 4. Discrimination 5. Child labour and trafficking 6. Displacement (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 3, 4, 5 and 6 (c) 1, 4, 5, and 6 (d) All of these 15. The word ‘Foundational’ corresponds with the word ............. . (a) Inessential (b) Superficial (c) Fundamental (d) Secondary 16. “In 2019, about four out of five children attending primary education completed it” suggests that (a) Less than 80% children completed primary education (b) Almost 100% children completed primary education (c) More than 80% children completed primary education (d) About 80% children completed the primary education 17. “West and Central Africa has the largest gap of 58 percentage points in primary school completion rates between the richest and poorest quintiles.” – refers to (a) The number of West and Central African poor children was 58 percentage points lower than that of wealthier peers. (b) The number of West and Central African poor children was at 58 percentage points. (c) The number of West and Central African poor children was 58 percentage points higher than that of wealthier peers. (d) None of the above 18. How is primary education critical to both an individual and a society? (a) It can help in reducing extreme poverty. (b) It can help in bringing out social changes. (c) It can help in building foundation for kids. (d) All of the above Section B GRAMMAR AND WRITING Grammar III. Answer any five out of the six questions by selecting the most appropriate option for each. 19. ................. students succeeded in passing than last year. (a) Few (b) Fewer SAMPLE PAPER 10 (c) Little (d) Much 20. The industrialist and the politician ................. to the function. (a) was invited (b) has been invited (c) have been invited (d) is invited 21. The plane ................. by two hours. (b) will be took off (d) will be taking off (a) will have taken off (c) will take off
190 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 22. You ................. have a university degree. (b) mustn’t (d) dare (a) need (c) needn’t 23. Choose the correct indirect speech of the following sentence. Ashish said to me, “I shall go to the market today.” (a) Ashish told me that he would go to the market that day. (b) Ashish asked me that he would go to the market that day. (c) Ashish told me that he shall go to the market today. (d) Ashish told me that he would go to the market today. 24. Choose the correct indirect speech of the following sentence. The mother said to her son, ‘Change your shoes.’ (a) The mother said to her son to change his shoes. (b) The mother asked her son to change his shoes. (c) The mother asked her son to change your shoes. (d) The mother ordered her son to change his shoes. Writing IV. Answer any five out of the six questions given, with reference to the context below. You have to write a letter to newspaper editor to raise the issue of insensitive use of loudspeakers in metro cities. You are Krishna, residing in Delhi. 25. Choose the correct subject for the letter. (a) Use of loudspeakers (b) Loud speaker in metro cities (c) Intensive use of loudspeakers in metro cities (d) None of the above 26. What should come in the place of sender’s details? (a) Krishna, Delhi (b) Kishan Kunj (c) 47-A, Kishan Kunj, Delhi (d) Krishna, 9876XXXXXX 27. Which of the following is required for the letter? (a) Formal tone (b) Rude words (c) Strong vocabulary (d) Long sentences SAMPLE PAPER 10 28. Choose the correct opening line for the letter. (a) Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper I want to raise the issue of insensitive use of loudspeakers in metro cities. (b) I want to raise the issue of insensitive use of loudspeakers in metro cities. (c) I am raising the issue of insensitive use of loudspeakers in metro cities by your newspaper. (d) I want my letter to be published in your newspaper about blaring of loudspeakers in metro cities. 29. Complete the closing line for the letter. ................. do something to regulate the use of loudspeakers. (a) The authorities (b) It’s time for authorities (c) It is high time that authorities (d) The government should
CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 191 30. Choose the option which shows the correct complementary closing for the letter. (a) Thanking you (b) Thanking you Yours sincerely Yours sincerely ABC Krishna (c) Yours lovingly (d) Yours truly XYZ (your name) Section C LITERATURE This section has sub-sections – V, VI, VII, VIII & IX. There are a total of 30 questions in this section. Attempt any 26 questions from the sub-sections V to IX. V. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow. On the day of the inauguration, I was overwhelmed with a sense of history. In the first decade of the twentieth century, a few years after the bitter Anglo-Boer war and before my own birth, the white-skinned peoples of South Africa patched up their differences and erected a system of racial domination against the dark-skinned peoples of their own land. The structure they created formed the basis of one of the harshest, most inhumane, societies the world has ever known. Now, in the last decade of the twentieth century, and my own eighth decade as a man, that system had been overturned forever and replaced by one that recognised the rights and freedoms of all peoples, regardless of the colour of their skin. (Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) 31. The system of racial domination against the dark-skinned people was called as ............ . (a) The policy of Apartheid (b) Racial discrimination (c) Inhumane system (d) Harshest system 32. Why did the speaker call that structure ‘one of the harshest and the most inhumane’? (a) It was biased against the Blacks of the country. (b) The Blacks were not given even their fundamental rights. (c) The ones who protested were separated from their families as a punishment. (d) All of the above 33. The last decade of the twentieth century depicts the time from ............ . (a) 1981 to 1990 (b) 2001 to 2010 (c) 1991 to 2000 (d) 1981 to 2000 34. The word ‘overwhelm’ does not correspond to (a) Dumbfound (b) Callous SAMPLE PAPER 10 (c) Overcome (d) Affect 35. Choose the statement(s) which is/are not true in the context of the above extract. 1. White-skinned peoples of South Africa patched up their differences with the Blacks. 2. Nelson Mandela was 86 years old when he became the President of South Africa. 3. White created the most inhumane and harshest environment for the Blacks. 4. Apartheid took place few years after the Anglo-Born war. 5. Blacks were not allowed to live a normal life. (a) 2, 3 and 5 (b) 1, 2, 4, and 5 (c) 1 and 2 (d) None of these
192 CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) VI. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow. I’m not so worried about my girlfriends and myself. We’ll make it. The only subject I’m not sure about is Maths. Anyway, all we can do is wait. Until then, we keep telling each other not to lose heart. I get along pretty well with all my teachers. There are nine of them, seven men and two women. Mr. Keesing, the old fogey who teaches Maths, was annoyed with me for ages because I talked so much. After several warnings, he assigned me extra homework. An essay on the subject, ‘A Chatterbox’. A chatterbox — what can you write about that? I’d worry about that later, I decided. I jotted down the title in my notebook, tucked it in my bag and tried to keep quiet. (From the Diary of Anne Frank) 36. The phrase ‘to lose heart’ means ............ . (a) Become discouraged (b) Become excited (c) Become sad (d) Become hopeless 37. How was the punishment of Mr. Keesing strange? (a) He asked Anne to keep jogging till the class was over. (b) He asked Anne to not study in his class. (c) Despite being a Maths teacher, he asked Anne to write an essay in punishment. (d) Despite being a Maths teacher, he asked Anne to go out of the class. 38. What did Anne argue in her essay? 1. That she has inherited talking trait from her mother. 2. She could not rectify it. 3. Talking is a trait of students. (a) Only 2 (b) Only 3 (c) 1 and 2 (d) All of these 39. Select the option which displays an example of ‘jot down’. (a) While I was talking to the doctor, he was busy reading something which made me feel like he wasn’t listening very carefully to me. (b) Sure, you can see my notes but I wrote briefly only a few ideas since I prefer to just listen carefully during lectures. (c) Don’t wory, it’s not unusual for a psychiatrist to write elaborated notes during your consultation. (d) Could you repeat quickly the questions so we can revise before the exam? 40. What do we get to know when Anne says the following? I’m not so worried about my girlfriends and myself. SAMPLE PAPER 10 Choose one from the following to answer. (a) Anne is confident of her friends and herself moving to the next form. (b) Anne is confident of getting passed in all the subjects. (c) Anne is sure that half of her class won’t be promoted to next form. (d) Anne is sure Mr. Keesing will pass her in maths.
CBSE Sample Paper English Language & Literature X (Term I) 193 VII. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow. (The Ball Poem) 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. Now He senses first responsibility In a world of possessions. 41. Which ultimate grief has fixed the boy? (a) Loss of his ball (b) Loss of his dear one (c) Loss of his toys (d) None of the above 42. Why is another ball worthless for the boy? 1. Because it cannot replace the memories attached with the lost ball. 2. Because he cannot afford to buy a new ball. (a) Only 2 is correct (b) Only 1 is correct (c) Both 1 and 2 are correct (d) Both 1 and 2 are incorrect 43. The mood of the boy is ............ . (b) Crying (d) Shivering (a) Shocked (c) Upset and grief stricken 44. What kind of world is it? (b) A materialistic world (d) None of these (a) A world of possessions (c) Both (a) and (b) 45. What is the boy learning? (b) How to cope with the loss (d) None of these (a) The meaning of personal loss (c) Both (a) and (b) VIII. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow. I found myself in the maidan and sat down on a bench. The night was chilly — it was early November — and a light drizzle added to my discomfort. Soon it was raining quite heavily. My shirt and pyjamas stuck to my skin, and a cold wind blew the rain across my face. I went back to the bazaar and sat down in the shelter of the clock tower. The clock showed midnight. I felt for the notes. They were damp from the rain. Anil’s money. In the morning he would probably have given me two or three rupees to go to the cinema, but now I had it all. (The Thief’s Story) 46. Select the correct option for (1) and (2). SAMPLE PAPER 10 (1) Hari Singh was sitting under a clock tower at midnight. (2) He was trying to hide after stealing money from Anil. (a) (1) is true (2) is false (b) (2) is the result of (1) (c) (1) contradicts (2) (d) Both (1) and (2) cannot be inferred from the extract.
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