English SA1 Sample question paper

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Summative Assessment I- 2011

SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER

CLASS X

Eng is! - C"mmuni#ative

Ma$imum ma%&s' (0Time-) !"u%s

T!e *uesti"n +a+e% is ,ivi,e, int" t!%ee se#ti"ns

Se#ti"n A' Rea,ing #"m+%e!ensi"n20 ma%&s

Se#ti"n .' /%iting20 ma%&s

Se#ti"n C' %amma%20 ma%&s

Se#ti"n ' Lite%atu%e20 ma%&s

SECTION- A

Rea,ing -20 Ma%&s3

Q 1 Rea, t!e 4" "5ing +assage #a%e4u 6'7 Ma%&s3

We are in a rush. We are making haste. A compression of time characterises our

lives. As time-use researchers look around, they see a rushing and scurryingeverywhere.

Instant services rule, pollsters use electronic devices during political speechesto measure opinions before they have been fully formed; fast food restaurantsadd e press lanes. !ven reading to children is under pressure. "he volume #$ne%inute &edtime 'tories( consists of traditional stories that can be read by abusy parent in only one minute.

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"ime is a gentle deity, said 'ophocles. *erhaps it was, for him. "hese days itcracks the whip. We humans have chosen speed and we thrive on it + morethan we generally admit. $ur ability to work fast and play fast gives us power. Itthrills us. And if haste is the accelerator, multitasking is the overdrive.

A sense of well being comes with this saturation of parallel pathways in thebrain. We choose mania over boredom every time. # umans have never optedfor slower,( points out the historian 'tephen ern. We catch the fever +andcramming our life feels good.

"here are definite ways to save time, but what does this concept really mean/oes time saving mean getting more done If so, does talking on a cellularphone at the beach save time or waste it /oes it make sense to say thatdriving saves ten minutes from your travel budget while removing ten minutesfrom your reading budget

"hese 0uestions have no answers. "hey depend on a concept that is ill formed;the very idea of time saving. 'ome of us say we want to save time when wereally want to do more and faster. It might be simpler to recogni e that there istime and we make choices about how to spend it, how to spare it, how to use itand how to fill it.

"ime is not a thing we have lost. It is not a thing we ever had. It is what we livein.

Ans5e% t!e 4" "5ing *uesti"ns 86 se e#ting t!e m"st a++%"+%iate"+ti"ns 4%"m t!e "nes given 8e "5 '

13 /!at S"+!"# es sai, is "ut,ate, 8e#ause

a2 humans today believe in leading a fast paced life

b2 life today must be lived

c2 humans have no other choice but to chase time

d2 humans have admitted that time today is precious

23 E e#t%"ni# +" ,evi#es9 instant se%vi#es9 4ast 4"", %estau%antssigni46

a2 human desire to save time

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b2 time cracking the whip

c2 our need to work fast as it gives us power

d2 all of the above

)3 A##"%,ing t" t!e aut!"% 5e 5is! t" save time 8e#ause

a2 we hope to be more efficient and capable

b2 we wish to accomplish more in a short period of time

c2 we wish to make appropriate choices

d2 time saved is time earned

:3 A 5"%, t!at means t!e same as ;4i e, t" #a+a#it6< is

a2 mania

b2 saturation

c2 cramming

d2 bored

73 T!e +assage

a2 advocates the need to accelerate time so that we can meet ourre0uirements

b2 recogni es the need to rush and scurry all the time

c2 advises us to recogni e time and decide what to do with it

d2 appreciates those who invest time wisely

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Q 2 Rea, t!e 4" "5ing +assage #a%e4u 6'7 Ma%&s3

A recent trip to 5ucknow was an instant eye-opener and a more instantstimulus to introspection.

"he reali ation of self degradation started from the station itself. All set to fightthe autowallah in 5ucknow and accuse him of being a rude fleecer, I wasstopped mid-sentence by his demeanour. e was mild, polished and totallyagreeable to whatever I would pay him. e was sure I would not pay less thanwhat the fare should be because he felt I had enough money to do so. $f coursethe respectful way he spoke to me took me completely off guard, and made mea wee bit ashamed. "he aggression which one has to display all the time in/elhi, I reali ed was not needed here. In fact, it was shocking for the autowallahto encounter a presumptuous woman yearning for a fight.

"hat6s what /elhi does to you. It takes away your polish. 7nlike /elhi, 5ucknowprefers to stay away from hysterical momentum. It takes an easy pace of life,teaches residents to stay cool, en8oy food, take siestas and work without hittingthe breakneck speed barrier. It has set its priorities right. It nurtures its youngand it loves its old.

In /elhi, morning walkers go for e pensive paraphernalia. 9ou need to drive atleast five kms to hunt for a park. &ack in 5ucknow simply walk out of your houseand your walk begins. :o traffic and no pollution.

On t!e 8asis "4 6"u% %ea,ing "4 t!e a8"ve +assage9 #"m+ ete t!e4" "5ing senten#es /%ite t!e ans5e%s in 6"u% ans5e% s!eet againstt!e #"%%e#t 8 an& num8e%

12 "he author was all set to fight with the autorickshaw driver in 5ucknow as.

)2 9our personality in /elhi becomes ...

32 %orning walkers in 5ucknow re0uire.

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12 humans today believe in leading a fast paced life

)2 our need to work fast as it gives us power

32 we wish to accomplish more in a short period of time

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3. balance inspite of hardships

4. begin afresh

( ma%&s3

O8Fe#tive' T" 5%ite in a st6 e a++%"+%iate t" an a%ti# e

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Ma%&ing' Ma%&ing s!"u , 8e in a##"%,an#e 5it! t!e 5%iting

assessment s#a e

C"ntent : uen#6 2 A##u%a#6 2 3

Un,e% #"ntent9 #%e,it s!"u , 8e given 4"% t!e

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SECTION C

%amma% 20 Ma%&s3

Q ( : Ma%&s3

O8Fe#tive ' T" use g%ammati#a items a##u%ate 6 an, a++%"+%iate 6

Ma%&ing' 1 ma%& t" 8e a5a%,e, t" ea#! #"%%e#t ans5e%

a2 i2 is being organised

b2 iii2 will be played

c2 i2 are re0uested

d2 iii2 to witness

Q D TOTAL MARHS :

O8Fe#tive' T" #"m+ ete t!e given ,ia "gue 5it! g%ammati#a 6#"%%e#t senten#es 86

%e4e%%ing t" t!e #"nve%sati"n

Ma%&ing ' 1 ma%& 4"% ea#! #"%%e#t ans5e%

a2 iv2 have you been

b2 i2 are you doing

c2 ii2 When did you finish

d2 iii2 do you have to report

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Q 10 =EA LINE EXPANSIONMARHS :

O8Fe#tive' T" e$+an, t!e given !ea, ines #"%%e#t 6

Ma%&ing' 1 ma%& 4"% ea#! #"%%e#t ans5e%

a3 A fire broke out; :o casualties have been reported .

83 tied the knot with *akistani cricketer 'hoaib %alik.

#3 to bring the perpetrators of the %umbai terrorist attack to 8ustice.

,3 attacked checkposts, leaving 3< militants and two soldiers dead.

Q 11 : Ma%&s3

O8Fe#tive' T" use g%ammati#a items a##u%ate 6 an, a++%"+%iate 6

Ma%&ing' 1 ma%& t" 8e a5a%,e, t" ea#! #"%%e#t ans5e%

a2 discovery of paper was first made by the.

b2 was made from stalks of reed.

c2 has been derived from the word papyrus

d2 a restriction was imposed on

Q 12 REPORTE SPEEC=' TOTAL MARHS :

O8Fe#tive' T" #"m+ ete t!e given +assage 5it! g%ammati#a 6 #"%%e#tsenten#es 86 #!anging na%%ati"n


a2that he had been watching the sea and there hadn6t been any trace of aship

b2that he had told him the day before too that they would be rescued.

c2 why he asked him to keep 0uiet whenever he said something.

d2 whether he had ever said anything sensible.

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SECTION

Lite%atu%e -20 Ma%&s3

Q 1) A %"g an, t!e Nig!tinga e

O8Fe#tive' T" test "#a an, g "8a un,e%stan,ing "4 t!e +"em

Ma%&ing ' 1 ma%& 4"% ea#! #"%%e#t ans5e% ) Ma%&s

i2 "he appreciation of the audience

ii2 "he nightingale was elated because the frog and the public had appreciated hersinging.

iii2 alliterationOR

T!e ea% e+a%te,

O8Fe#tive' T" test t!e &n"5 e,ge "4 + "t an, #!a%a#te%s

Ma%&ing' 1 ma%& 4"% ea#! #"%%e#t ans5e% ) ma%&s

i2 %rs 'later about %rs Nordan

ii2 selfish

iii2 irony

Q 1) . Mi%%"%

O8Fe#tive' T" test "#a an, g "8a un,e%stan,ing "4 t!e +"em


a2 the lake into which the mirror has transformed is the speaker. the womanQthepoetessQ poetQ 'ylvia *lath

b2 she looks at the mirror to check her appearanceQimageQface Qto see herself asyoung and beautiful

c2 she is not able to accept the fact that she has aged. 'he sheds tearsQis agitated QfrustratedQdepressed Qde8ected Q helpless.

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Q 1: Ans5e% an6 4"u% "4 t!e 4" "5ing *uesti"ns in )0-:0 5"%,s ea#!2$:G( Ma%&s3

a2 :icola and Nacopi worked hardG sold fruit and newspaper, polishedshoes + all to pay for the medical e penses of their ailing sister; butdid not reveal anything to the author; showed they had self-respect;their love, devotion, family values along with their pride anddetermination make the narrator call them gentlemen.

b2 *ost-master; realises father6s an iety and worry as his daughter is sick;he6s awaiting news of her; understands Ali6s an iety; realises has beenrude to Ali and filled with regret; sits down to wait for a letter from hisdaughter who is sick.

c2 Crog was clever; appeared before nightingale as a music critic andpromised to train her; got her addicted to the appreciation of theaudience; forced her to practice in bad weather, broke her physically;broke her mentally by constantly scolding and undermining herconfidence; forced her to practice when she was not up to it; tried, butburst a vein and died.

d2 *ride in his creation; art and literature are immortal where as the materialachievements of man are temporary. It shows the poet6s self-confidenceand also his contempt for arrogant rulers.

e2 &rings out greed; more interested in what they will inherit; try tograb lion6s share. "he play shows how children sometimes caremore for what they will receive from their parents then for theirwelfare and happiness.

Q 17 Ans5e% an6 "ne "4 t!e 4" "5ing'> Ma%&s3

1 : ma%&s 4"% #"ntent2 2 ma%&s 4"% e$+%essi"n as s!"5n 8e "5'

2 ma%&s-E44e#tive O%ganisati"n 5it! ve%6 4e5 e%%"%s 1 ma%&-S"me 5ea&nesses in O%ganisati"nK 4ai% 6 4%e*uent

anguage e%%"%s 0 ma%&-P""% O%ganisati"nK man6 anguage e%%"%s

%rs. *ckletide6s resolve to shoot a tiger and the reason. ArrangementG old tiger, help of villagers, platform, goat etc. 'hootingG tiger6s death due to heart attack; %rs. *ackletide shooting the goatinstead %ebbin6s blackmail and how she gets the week-end cottage. Harden borders of tiger-lilies and name of cottage; O5es Cauves6.

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Mictoria6s e perience during the day-very disturbing. "he news of the sudden demise of grandfather; her love for him. er parents Opinching6 grandfather6s belongings.

Arrival of Nordan 7ncle and aunt and the subse0uent 0uarrel with her parentsover their share of things. "he issue of insurance premium. 'udden appearance of grandfather and the discomfiture and consternation of all

the elders. Hrandfather6s decision to move out. Mictoria6s conclusionG how elders are greedy, devoid of real love for others. er emotional reactionG disappointed and sad. ope she would grow to be a different adult.

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