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Class 10 Exam 2015 : Mathematics (Delhi Public School (DPS), Newtown, Kolkata)

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DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWTOWN KOLKATA SESSION 2013-2014 SELECTION EXAMINATION CLASS : X SUBJECT : ENGLISH - 1 [SET A] FULL MARKS: 80 TIME : 2 Hrs Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. Attempt all four questions. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]. You are advised to spend not more than 35 minutes in answering Question 1 and 20 minutes in answering Question 2. This Paper consists of 5 printed pages. QUESTION 1 Write a composition (350-400words) on any one of the following: [25] a) Looking back at the last ten years of your life, describe the events that have been significant in shaping your personality. b) A waiting room at a railway station presents a wonderful opportunity to observe human behaviour. Describe an experience when you were early for a train and had to spend some time in the waiting room with different kinds of people. c) 'Money causes more harm than good.' Express your views either for or against this topic. d) Write an original story that begins with the words: It wasn't going to be easy she knew...but somehow she had to confront him. She took a deep breath, and walked into the room. e) Study the picture given below and write a story or a description of what it suggests to you. Your composition may be directly about the subject of the picture or what it suggests to you, but there must be a clear connection between the picture and the composition. 1 QUESTION 2 Select any one of the following: [10] a) You have recently read a book which has greatly impressed you. Write a letter to your cousin telling him/her why you were impressed. Advise him/her to read the book. b) Write a letter to the Director of the Archaeological Survey of India complaining about the damage caused to a historical monument in your city due to negligence. Suggest steps that the civic authorities should take to preserve the monument. QUESTION 3 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: From the edge of a steep ridge, I peered down into the Red Stone Valley. Like many summer days in north-west Alaska, the morning had begun bright and wind-swept, but now a dark cloud was drifting in from the east. I decided to move on. Camp was still three kilometers down the hill. It has been eighteen years since I had first come to this vast untamed wilderness. Still there was the lure of the place - the chance to live, move and breathe. Settled in Ambler, a small village in the Kobuk Valley, I'd found life among the Inupiat Eskimos as rich and textured as the Arctic landscape around us. However, even a bright summer day could mean trouble. As I slung my pack on my shoulders, a big Arctic mosquito thudded against my cheek. There had been a few of them through the day, but it was early in the season, the ice had melted just two weeks before and I'd scarcely noticed the mosquitoes. Now as I wound down the ridge, the last breeze faded and they were on me. Rising in clouds from the soggy Tundra, they pelted against my face. I looked for the repellant in my pack, but in vain. I was flailing away, nailing five or six at a whack, but there were thousands mobbing me now. They were diving in nose-first, piercing me right through my clothes, dozens at a time. Four hands wouldn't have been enough. Years of Alaskan experience had taught me what to do in a situation like this. I turned up my collar, clinched my pack straps tight and sprinted. When I saw my tent, I was still going strong, so were the mosquitoes. They trailed me in a whining veil. Each time I slowed down, the attack resumed. Pausing just long enough to unzip the screen door, I dived through to safety. It took me fifteen minutes to hunt down the hundred or so that entered the tent with me. After I'd cornered the last one, I took stock and tried to relax. My hands and neck were smeared with blood, and every centimeter of the exposed skin was punctured. Outside, the insistent wail was nearly deafening. The mosquitoes settled over the tent, making a strange pattern on the nylon mesh. Not until later that night, when 2 the cold rain swept in and scattered the mob, did I stick my own twitching nose outside again. Local legend has it that an animal or a human being for that matter, caught in one of these mosquito attacks can be sucked dry. Blood thirsty though they are, the big Arctic mosquitoes are frail creatures. These infamous 'Alaskan state bird', averaging a little over half a centimeter in length, can't even withstand a substantial breeze. They'd wither under bright sunlight. Too hot or too cold, too much or too little rain, they run for cover. They spend most of their brief lives hiding under leaves, waiting for the right feeding conditions. A still, humid, cloudy evening is perfect. The upper Kobuk Eskimos know how to handle mosquitoes. As soon as the river is clear of ice, many Ambler people load up their boats and head for the chilly, windswept coast to spend the summer. Of course they also fish and hunt seals, but it's no coincidence that this annual migration sidesteps the worst of the mosquito season. a) Give the meanings of the following words as used in the passage. One word answers or short phrases will be accepted. [3] i) Peered ii) Lure iii) Smeared b) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words. i) What did the author peer down at? How had that summer day been? [3] ii) Where had the author settled down? How was his life there? [3] iii) Why does the author consider the Arctic mosquitoes as frail creatures ? [2] iv) When would the mosquitoes run for cover? How did they spend most of their brief lives? [2] v) What would the Ambler people do as soon as the river was cleared of ice? [2] c) In not more than 60 words describe how the mosquitoes came upon the author and how he managed to escape from them. [8] d) Give a title to your summary in 3(c). State a reason to justify your choice. [2] QUESTION 4 a) In the following passage, fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in the brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. [4] One day the King was on his way to the forest to hunt. As he was .(1) (leave) his castle he saw Nasiruddin. For some reason he believed that it was a bad 3 omen, (2) (see) him on his way to a hunt. So he ordered his guards to beat Nasiruddin and send him away. However, the king had a very good hunt and came by . (3) ( satisfy). Then he remembered about Nasiruddin and felt bad. So he asked that Nasiruddin be brought to the castle. Nasiruddin walked in, .(4) ( bandage) and .(5) (limp). I am sorry, Nasiruddin , said the King. I thought you (6) ( be) a bad omen for me. But I had a good hunt and realized that it s not true. Nasiruddin glared at the King. You thought I was a bad omen? Your Highness, you saw me and had a successful hunt. I saw you and got (7) ( beat) up. Who do you . (8) (think) is a bad omen? b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate words: [4] i) Truth always prevails, _____ the long run. ii) Sujata stood _________ the river and saw the ship pass by. iii) She took some money____ her father to buy a video game. iv) Shilpa gave me a rare gift _________ my birthday. v) Deepak was very upset ____ me. vi) Michelle is longing ____ meet me. vii) It has been a long time ____ I met my sister. viii) The worker asked _______ his wages. c) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and , but , or so . [4] i) ii) iii) iv) Swarna asked me a question. I was unable to answer it. You helped Tania. She will always be grateful. You have won a prize. I am extremely delighted. There was heavy traffic. We reached the stadium on time. d) Re-write the following sentences according to the instruction given after each. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of each sentence. [8] i. ii. iii. iv. Anne paid a heavy price for her recklessness. [Begin : It ] No sooner had Ram narrated the story than he was praised. [Begin : Hardly .] Tanuja is a very friendly girl and is always cheerful. [Begin : Besides ] They had to put off the garden party because of the heavy rain. [Begin : The heavy ] 4 v. vi. vii. viii. Margaret said to me, Please do not forget to meet me tomorrow . [Begin: I was .] In spite of my warning Dev, he ignored me. [Begin: Though ] The business talks failed because neither side was willing to compromise. [Begin: Since .] They were very afraid and so they could not speak. [Begin: Being ] 5 6

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