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Class 10 CBSE Board Exam 2015 : English Language & Literature

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SET-1 Series RLH Code No. Candidates must write the Code on the Roll No. 2/1 title page of the answer-book. Please check that this question paper contains 8 printed pages. Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate. Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions. Please write down the Serial Number of the question before attempting it. 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question paper will be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the students will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer-book during this period. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT II ENGLISH (Language and Literature) Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum marks : 70 General Instructions : (i) The Question paper is divided into three sections : Section A Reading 20 marks Section B Writing and Grammar 25 marks Section C Literature/Textbooks and Long Reading Text 25 marks (ii) All questions are compulsory. (iii) Marks are indicated against each question. 2/1 1 P.T.O. SECTION A 1. (Reading) 20 marks 8 Read the passage given below : Kausani is situated at a height of 6,075 feet in the Central Himalayas. It is an unusually attractive little town. It covers just about 5.2 sq. kms. It lies to the north of A ora in Uttara hand s picturesque Kumaon region. Kausani provides the 300-km wide breathtaking view of the Himalayas. It is the most striking aspect of this place. Snow-capped peaks are spread in a stately row. They stare at you in silvery white majesty. The most famous peak on view is Nanda Devi, the second highest mountain in India. It is situated at a height of 25,645 feet and 36 miles away as the crow files. The other famous peaks on view are Choukhamba (23,420 feet) and Trishul (23,360 feet). Then there are also Nilkanth, Nandaghunti, Nandaghat and Nandakot. On a clear day, the blue of the sky makes a splendid background to these peaks. At sunrise and at sunset, when the colour changes to a golden orange, the scene gets etched in your memory. When Gandhiji visited this place in 1929, its scenic beauty held him spe bound. He na ed it the Switzer and of India . He pro onged his two-day stay to fourteen days, a ing ti e to write a boo , Anasha ti Yoga . The p ace where he was staying was origina y a guest-house of the tea estate. It was rena ed Anasha ti Ashra after the boo . Kausani is the birthp ace of Su itranandan Pant, India s poet aureate. Its natural surroundings inspired many of his poems. Its tea gardens mingle with dense pine forests and fruit orchards. The area is also host to many fairs and religious ceremonies. If Uttaranchal is the abode of gods, Kausani is God s own bac yard. There is no traffic, no one is in a hurry. If serenity could be put on a canvas, the picture would resemble Kausani. On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following questions : (a) 1 (b) What is the most striking aspect of Kausani ? 1 (c) 2/1 Where is Kausani situated ? Which is the most famous peak on view from Kausani ? 1 2 (d) 1 (e) When does the view of peaks become so memorable ? 1 (f) How can we say that Gandhiji was greatly charmed by the natural beauty of Kausani ? 1 (g) What makes Kausani a calm and quiet place ? 1 (h) 2. How did Kausani influence Sumitranandan Pant ? Why, do you think, is Kausani nown as God s own bac yard ? 1 12 Read the passage given below : 1 2 To the great delight of children, schools were being hurriedly closed. Children of all ages and sizes were running helter-skelter, screa ing oyous y, No schoo , no schoo . Tiger, tiger! They were shouting and laughing and even enjoying being scared. They seemed to welcome me. I felt like joining them. So I bounded away from the restaurant door. I wa ed a ong with the , at which they cried, The tiger is co ing to eat us; et us get bac to schoo ! 3 I followed them through their school gate while they ran up and shut themselves in the school hall securely. I climbed up the steps of the school, saw an open door at the far end of a veranda, and walked in. It happened to be the head aster s roo . I noticed a very dignified man jumping on the table and heaving himself up into an attic. I walked in and flung myself on the cool floor, having a special liking for cool stone floors. 4 2/1 I rested for a moment at the door of Anand Bhawan, on Market Road, where coffee-drinkers and tiffin-eaters sat still at their tables, uttering ow oans on seeing e. I wanted to assure the , Don t mind me, you hugging the cash box you are a coward, afraid even to breathe. Go on, count the cash, if that is your pleasure. I just want to watch, that s a . If y tai trai s down to the street, if I am blocking your thresho d, it is because, I to d, I e even feet tip to tai . I can t he p it. I not out to i I too fu . I found a green pasture fu of food on y way. I won t attac unti I fee hungry again. Tigers attack only when they feel hungry, unlike human beings who s aughter one another without purpose or hunger. As I drowsed, I was aware of cautious steps and hushed voices all around. I was in no mood to bother about anything. All I wanted was a little moment of sleep; the daylight was very bright. 3 P.T.O. On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following questions : (a) How did the diners at Anand Bhawan react on seeing the tiger ? 2 (b) When do tigers attack ? In this context, how are human beings different from tigers ? 2 (c) Why were children happy and even enjoying being scared ? 2 (d) What did the headmaster do on seeing the tiger ? What did the tiger i e to do in the head aster s office ? 2 Identify the word which eans the sa e as hugging . (Para 1) 1 (e) (i) (ii) hiding (iii) rubbing (iv) (f) counting holding tightly in the arms Identify the word which eans the sa e as de ight . (Para 2) (i) fear (iii) sorrow (iv) (g) pleasure (ii) nervousness Identify the word which eans the sa e as dignified . (Para 3) (i) honourable (iii) terrified (iv) tired Identify the eaning of the word, bounded . (Para 2) (i) walked (ii) jumped forward (iii) walked with heavy steps (iv) 2/1 1 tall (ii) (h) 1 ran lazily 4 1 SECTION B 3. (Writing and Grammar ) 25 marks Recently a serious quarrel took place in a colony in Delhi due to the use of loudspeakers at a public place and caused disharmony among the people. Write a letter in 100 120 words to the Editor of The Hindustan Times expressing your concern over the unpleasant incident, highlighting the fact that the loudspeakers cause noise pollution and discord, suggesting that the unauthorised use of loudspeakers at public places should be banned. 5 You are Anjana/Arjun, F-112 Kailash Colony, Delhi. OR Heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir caused floods, landslides, house collapses and heavy loss of life and property. Write an article in 100 words on F oods 4. 120 Causes and Prevention . You are Anita/Aman. .......... Ultimately I won it as I was deter ined to achieve y goa . The closing of the story is given above. You can start your own story but you cannot change the end. Write the story in 150 Hints : humble family background difficulties didn t give up 10 200 words. no guidance or support amibition long struggle paved the way for success OR Complete a story in 150 200 words from the outline given below : Birds lived a forest one year hot and dry to migrate a greedy sparrow noticed carts with baskets of grain sparrow dashed to eat kill them spread a net 2/1 the king bird suggested but warned her friends not to go birds scared the owner might the greedy sparrow enjoyed her meal owner was caught 5 P.T.O. 5. Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that follow : 1 3=3 There are ways and ways (a) _______ tackling a problem. But governments all over the world (b) _________ only one system (c) ______________ is : the carrot-and-stick one. (a) from (iv) on (i) prefer (ii) prefers (iii) preferred (iv) preferring (i) who (ii) which (iii) what (iv) 6. of (iii) (c) in (ii) (b) (i) whose The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line against which a blank has been given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number as given in the example. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied. 1 4=4 Error Summer camps develop a child confidence. e.g. child Correction child s They also encourages children (a) __________ ____________ to do things by their own. (b) __________ ____________ The camps is beneficial to (c) __________ ____________ aggressive children as we promote (d) __________ ____________ mutual understanding. 2/1 6 7. Rearrange the following words and phrases into meaningful sentences. One has been done for you as an example. 1 3=3 Example : person / physically / a / was / Kitty / handicapped / Kitty was a physically handicapped person. (a) sat up / wheelchair / in a / battery driven / every evening, / she (b) drove / an / she / her wheelchair / to / apple orchard / (c) very happy / with apples / the trees / she was / to see / laden / SECTION C (Literature / Textbooks and Long Reading Text) 8. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow : 25 marks 1 3=3 When I got to New Mullion, my eager expectations of a sweet and simple country village were severely disappointed. Its streets were rivers of mud, with rows of wooden shops, either painted a sour brown, or bare of any paint at all. (a) Who is I ? 1 (b) Why was I disappointed ? 1 (c) What does the word expectations ean ? 1 OR Never sha a young an, Thrown into despair By those great honey-coloured Ramparts at your ear, (a) 1 (b) What does the young an ean by honey-coloured ramparts ? 1 (c) 2/1 Who is the speaker of these lines ? Who is he speaking to ? What does the word despair ean ? 1 7 P.T.O. 9. Answer the following questions in 30 40 words each : 2 4=8 (a) Why did the Buddha choose Benares to preach his first sermon ? (b) Why didn t Va i want to go to the sta and have a drin ? What does it tell you about her ? (c) Why was Matilda in a hurry to go to her house after the ball ? (d) What filled Bholi, a dumb cow, with a new hope ? 10. Answer the following question in 80 100 words : 4 Through The Ser on at Benares , the Buddha preached that death is inevitable and we need to overcome the suffering and pain that follows. Based on your reading of the lesson, write how one should cope with the death of a loved one. OR Chekov has used humour and exaggeration in the play to comment on courtship in his times. Illustrate with examples from the lesson, The Proposa . A so ention the va ues, you thin , any hea thy re ationship requires. 11. Answer the following in 150 200 words : What was Mr. Otto Fran s a or contribution to the wor d ? OR Anne describes herse f as a itt e bund e of contradictions . Why ? Explain in your own words. OR How did Helen benefit when Dr. Graham Bell accompanied her to the World Fair ? OR How did Helen display her passion for Radcliffe College ? 2/1 8 10 MARKING SCHEME S CLASS X CODE NO SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT II LANGUAGE LITERATURE S Q O AR M T M M N A C H H N N D N G I N N S I U H K G Q M Q I Page M SECTION B Q L A W G M W M LETTER O T N N I II III IV V VI S D R S S C C F H C E C G V Q Page OR ARTICLE F T C E C G S V P J K Q S W M F T C C E C G T G Q O M T M M Page Q O T M X E Q O M C T M M E S SECTION C L Q O T L R T T M M S OR M Page L Q O T M C E M B B F M L B B Q V Q O M T C E M OR C L C Page N E L T L L C I E C Q O T M C T E C G O F T T T D Y G M F D T D Y G T W OR A A T N C Page W II M I T F OR D G B F T A H OR H R C H W A R G H R H Page C

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