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AMITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, NOIDA CLASS X- PRE BOARD PAPER (2020-21) SUBJECT: ENGLISH-LANGUAGE & LITERATURE M.M- 80 TIME- 3 HOURS General instruction: 1. This paper is divided into two parts: A and B. All questions are compulsory. 2. Separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary. Read these instructions very carefully and follow them. 3. Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions. PART A (40 MARKS) READING (20 MARKS) Read the passage given below. 1. In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and other animals. Computer science defines AI research as the study of "intelligent agents": any device that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of successfully achieving its goals. Colloquially, the term "artificial intelligence" is applied when a machine mimics "cognitive" functions that humans associate with other human minds, such as "learning" and "problem solving". 2. The scope of AI is disputed: as machines become increasingly capable, tasks considered as requiring "intelligence" are often removed from the definition, a phenomenon known as the AI effect, leading to the quip in Tesler s Theorem, "AI is whatever hasn t been done yet." For instance, optical character recognition is frequently excluded from "artificial intelligence", having become a routine technology. Modern machine capabilities generally classified as AI include successfully understanding human speech, competing at the highest level in strategic game systems (such as chess and Go), autonomously operating cars, and intelligent routing in content delivery networks and military simulations. 3. Borrowing from the management literature, Kaplan and Haenlein classify artificial intelligence into three different types of AI systems: analytical, human-inspired, and humanized artificial intelligence. Analytical AI has only characteristics consistent with cognitive intelligence generating cognitive representation of the world and using learning based on past experience to inform future decisions. Human-inspired AI has elements from cognitive as well as emotional intelligence, understanding, in addition to cognitive elements, also human emotions considering them in their decision making. Humanized AI shows characteristics of all types of competencies (i.e., cognitive, emotional, and social intelligence), able to be self-conscious and self-aware in interactions with others. 4. For most of its history, AI research has been divided into subfields that often fail to communicate with each other. These sub-fields are based on technical considerations, such as particular goals (e.g. "robotics" or "machine learning"), the use of particular tools ("logic" or artificial neural networks), or deep philosophical differences. Subfields have also been based on social factors (particular institutions or the work of particular researchers). 5. The traditional problems (or goals) of AI research include reasoning, knowledge representation, planning, learning, natural language processing, perception and the ability to move and manipulate objects. General intelligence is among the field s long-term goals. Approaches include statistical methods, computational intelligence, and traditional symbolic AI. Many tools are used in AI, including versions of search and mathematical optimization, artificial neural networks, and methods based on statistics, probability and economics. The AI field draws upon computer science, information engineering, mathematics, psychology, linguistics, philosophy, and many others. 6. In the twenty-first century, AI techniques have experienced a resurgence following concurrent advances in computer power, large amounts of data, and theoretical understanding; and AI techniques have become an essential part of the technology industry, helping to solve many challenging problems in computer science, software engineering and operations research. Page 1 of 12 Q1. On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer ANY TEN questions from the twelve that follow. (1x10=10) i. AI research is defined as a) the study of devices b) the study of artificial intelligence c) the study of intelligent agents d) all of the above ii. What is the central idea of the passage? a) to praise artificial intelligence b) to criticize artificial intelligence c) to understand about artificial intelligence d) none of the above iii. When is the term artificial intelligence applied? a) When humans mimic cognitive functions b) When machines mimic cognitive functions c) Both (i) and (ii) d) None of the above iv. According to Tesler s theorem (para 2) AI is a) detestable b) alluring c) unprecedented d) repetitive v. The phrase borrowing from the management literature (para 3) implies: (a) borrowing books from people in the management (b) referring to the management printed material (c) management borrowing the literature (d) AI focusing on literature vi. Select the option that makes the correct use of colloquial , as used in the passage, to fill in the blank space. a) In the long run, the _________ system would fade away. b) Human intelligence has _________ repercussions. c) Officials observed a __________ get together of the staff. d) The dialect spoken in that town is the purest specimen of _________ Marathi. vii. AI capabilities include successfully ________________ competing at the highest level in strategic game systems. a) understanding human language b) Understanding human communication c) understanding human speech d) Understanding human emotions viii. Loss of funding in AI research is also known as a) AI summer b) AI winter c) AI spring d) None of these ix. The subfields of AI are based on a) the use of particular tools b) technical considerations c) both (i) and (ii) d) None of these x. Choose the option that correctly states the two meanings of perception , as used in the fifth paragraph. Page 2 of 12 1. A person s way of looking at or understanding 2. A person s experiences in life 3. A person s power to interpret 4. the ability to notice or understand something 5. A person s habit of finding faults a) (1) and (4) b) (2) and (3) c) (3) and (5) d) (4) and (5) xi. AI field draws upon a) computer science, mathematics b) psychology, philosophy c) linguistics d) all of these xii. According to your understanding of the passage, how is the scope of AI? a) Disputed b) Disciplined c) Fair d) None of these On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer ANY TEN questions from the twelve that follow. (1x10=10) SURVEY ON PRIVATE COACHING According to The Times View, private coaching is a multimillion Rupee industry in India. But it is a symptom of a problem not the problem itself. Coaching centres merely fill the gap caused by lack of quality teaching especially in Government schools, more so in small towns and villages. Only a sincere and sustained effort to improve education in such schools will alter the picture and prevent this huge drain on the resources of the family desperately seeking to give their children decent education. Secondary level students topped the number of students taking private coaching with 31% males and 29% female students taking recourse to this method, a recent NSSO survey has shown. The report also showed that nearly 20% students attending pre-primary and above level (21% of males and 19% of females) were taking private coaching. According to the final report of the 75th round of the survey, information was collected on whether a student was taking or had taken private coaching relating to the basic course. Private coaching might be taken by a student individually or in a group, at home or any other place, by a single or more tutors. Private coaching is a thriving business across the country and according to the 2016 NSSO report more than 7.1 crore students were taking private coaching tuition classes in addition to the basic education. At the pre primary level 11.6% of students across the country were taking private coaching but the number rose gradually at the upper primary and Middle level to 21.9% and rose to 30.2% at the secondary level. It then tapped to 27.5% at the higher secondary level. Experts attribute the trend of a larger share of students at the secondary level taking recourse to private coaching to the entrance exams for professional courses such as engineering and medicine. Anil Swarup, former secretary (School education) in the Ministry of Human Resource Development, explained the increase Page 3 of 12 of students taking private coaching to the different competitive examinations and said this was a result of the dichotomy between learning and understanding. Q2. On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer any 10 of the questions given below by choosing the most appropriate option: i. According to the recent survey of NSSO, what percentage of female students in the secondary level take private coaching? a) 20.6% b) 21.9% c) 29.1% d) 24.7% ii. The 2016 NSSO report states that __________ students were taking private coaching in addition to the basic education. a) 7.1 crore b) 7 crore c) 8 crore d) 8.1 crore iii. Which level of students take the highest number of private coaching in India? a) Higher secondary b) Upper primary/middle c) Secondary d) Primary iv. Which industry is worth multi million rupee in India according to The Times View? a) Technical education b) Private coaching c) Skill based education d) None of the above v. What percentage of pre-primary students take private coaching? a) 20% b) 21% c) 19% d) 11.6% vi. Which of the following is TRUE about coaching centres? a) They only give tuition to the students. b) They only enhance students intelligence levels c) They have considerably improved standard of education. d) They fill the gap caused by lack of quality teaching. vii. What can improve education system, according to the passage? a) Sincere and sustained efforts b) provide decent education c) prevent huge drain d) All of the above viii. For which of the following professional courses do the students NOT take private coaching? a) Medicines b) engineering c) B.Com d)None of these ix. In the phrase, this was a result of the dichotomy between learning and understanding , the word Dichotomy refers to: a) contrast between two things b) similarity between two things c) two aspects of something d) All of the above x. Lack of quality teaching is prevalent mostly in a) urban areas b) rural areas Page 4 of 12 c) small towns and villages d) none of the above xi. According to the graph which category of students take minimum private coaching? a) Diploma certificate b) Graduate and above level c) Pre primary d) Primary xii. The percentage of Higher Secondary students taking private coaching across India is a) 21.9% b) 30.2 % c) 27.5% d) 31% LITERATURE (10 MARKS) Q3. Read the extracts given below and attempt ANY ONE, by answering the questions that follow. (1X5=5) (A) Today, all of us do, by our presence here... confer glory and hope to new-born liberty. Out of the experience of an extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long, must be born a society of which all humanity will be proud. We, who were outlaws not so long ago, have today been given the rare privilege to be host to the nations of the world on our own soil. We thank all of our distinguished international guests for having come to take possession with the people of our country of what is, after all, a common victory for justice, for peace, for human dignity. (i) It was a 'rare privilege' for a. Nelson Mandela b. South Africa, to host international dignitaries on their soil c. for the White Rulers d. the outlaws to become hosts (ii) The extract uses the phrase, apartheid . Which of the following expressions is the word apartheid ? a) Option (1) b) Option (2) c) Option (3) correct with respect to d) Option (4) (iii) Which kind of society is being spoken of? a) A society based on equality. b) A society where there is no poverty. c) A society where women are given equal status. d) A society with a strong health system. (iv) The International guests had come a) to take possession of South Africa Page 5 of 12 b) to show solidarity with Nelson Mandela c) to become a part of the South African Government d) as invitees of the Inaugural Ceremony of a democratically elected government in South Africa (v) In the fourth line of the extract given above, We' refers to____________ a) People who destroyed public property and behaved like outlaws b) South Africans who never participated in the freedom struggle c) Freedom fighters who had lost their lives in the freedom struggle d) Nelson Mandela along the South Africans present for the Inaugural Address OR (B) This wish became stronger and stronger, until it was an overwhelming desire. Valli would stare wistfully at the people who got on or off the bus when it stopped at the street corner. Their faces would kindle in her longings, dreams, and hopes. If one of her friends happened to ride the bus and tried to describe the sights of the town to her, Valli would be too jealous to listen and would shout, in English: "Proud! proud!" Neither she nor her friends really understood the meaning of the word, but they used it often as a slang expression of disapproval. (i) Why Valli would stare wistfully at the people? a) she wanted to travel by bus b) the people seemed very happy c) people who alighted from the bus were excited d) the bus was colourful and kindled her imagination (ii) Choose the option that lists the set of statements that are NOT TRUE according to the given extract. 1. her wish to travel in a bus became stronger and stronger 2. Valli would not stare wistfully at the people who got on or off the bus 3. she hardly dreamt of travelling in a bus. 4. Valli would be too jealous to listen to her friends' bus ride experiences. 5. Valli used "Proud! proud!" often as a slang expression of disapproval. 6. Valli was never jealous but always respectful to her friends. 7. The extract talks about an overwhelming desire of a girl to ride a bus. a) 2, 3, 4 b) 5, 6, 7 c) 3, 5, 7 d) 2, 3, 6 (iii) The extract reflects a) Valli's sense of helplessness b) Valli's strong personality c) Valli s knowledge about being too poor to travel by bus d) Valli s day dreams (iv) The antonym of 'small' in the extract is the same as a) wistfully b) kindle c) often d) overwhelming (v) Her overwhelming desire was a) to stand in front of her doorway and observe the activities on the street b) a bus journey c) to visit a town close to the village d) to roam around the village when her mother was taking a nap Page 6 of 12 Q4 Read the extracts given below and attempt ANY ONE, by answering the questions that follow. (1X5=5) Don't eat that chocolate, Amanda! Remember your acne Amanda! Will you please look at me when I'm speaking to you, Amanda! (I am Rapunzel, I have not a care; Life in a tower is tranquil and rare; I'll certainly never let down my bright hair!) (i) Amanda is not allowed to a) become Rapunzel b) remember her acne c) eat chocolate d) let down her bright hair (ii) The word tower has a meaning similar to _______ in the poem. a) a skyscraper b) a monument from ancient times c) Amanda's house d) a place far away from her home (iii) The speaker forbids Amanda to eat chocolate because a) she is a girl b) chocolate is bad for health c) it can give her acne d) she finds chocolate difficult to resist (iv) Amanda imagines she is Rapunzel because a) she wants to wait for her Prince Charming to come b) she is fed up of her mother's constant nagging c) she wants to live in a tower d) she does not have a care (v) The words tranquil and rare suggest a missing emotion from Amanda s life which is a) happiness b) sadness c) hysteria d) pride OR (B) Belinda paled, and she cried Help! Help! But Mustard fled with a terrified yelp, Ink trickled down to the bottom of the household, And little mouse Blink strategically mouseholed. (i) Why does the poet say Belinda paled ? a) She was scared as a pirate had attacked b) She was of the Custard c) She saw blink hiding in the mousehole d) She saw mustard fleeing (ii) The poet has used trickled for Ink as________ a) Ink was a cat b) He ran away c) Ink s fleeing from the spot is compared to flowing down of ink d) Ink tricked everyone in the household Page 7 of 12 (iii) The behaviour of all characters except Custard reveals that they are a) Cowards b) Courageous c) Na ve d) Selfless (iv) Strategically is used to reflect ____________ a) The mouse had pre planned his moves b) Ink showed the most courage among other characters c) Ink was sly and thus fled away at the face of trouble d) He was wise, for he knew he couldn t face the pirate so he fled away (v) The rhyme scheme of the stanza is______ a) abab b) aabb c) abcd d) abba GRAMMAR (10 MARKS) Q5. Choose the correct options to fill in the blanks to complete the note about climate change. (3X1=3) Climate change(i)_________hotly contested environmental debates of our time. (ii)_______ ice sheet melt entirely? Will the Gulf Stream ocean current (iii)______? This might affect the global environment. (i) a) was one of the most b) is one of the most c) has one of the most d)will one of the most (ii) a) Can the West Antarctic b) Has the West Antarctic c) Will the West Antarctic d) Has the West Antarctic (iii) a) is disrupted b) are disrupted c) was disrupted d) be disrupted Q6 Read the following dialogue and complete the passage based on it. (3X1=3) Ancy: Have you brought assignment sheets for the class test today? Ambika: I haven t brought it because I had gone to my grandparents house and I forgot to keep them. Ancy: I have a few extra sheets. You can take some from me. Ambika: Thank you Ancy! Ancy asked Ambika (i)____________ . Ambika replied that she had gone to her grandparents house and (ii) ________________. Ancy replied that she had a few extra sheets and (c)_____________. (i) a) whether she has brought assignment sheets for the class test that day b) if she had bought assignment sheets for the class test today c) whether she had brought assignment sheets for class test that day d) if she had brought assignment sheet for the class test today (ii)a) had forgotten to keep them b) had forgot to keep them c) has forgotten to keep them d) forgotten to keep them (iii) a) so she could take few from her b) that she could take some from her Page 8 of 12 c)that she could take some from me d) that she can take some from her Q7 Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct options for ANY FOUR of the six sentences given below: (4X1) (i) You _________ write and practice if you want to score better in English. a. shall b. have c. can d. must (ii) The 19th century artist, _______ name I could not remember, was one of the best I had ever seen. a. that b. whose c. which d. a (iii) There were three pictures on the wall, I didn t like ________ of them. a. any b. all c. most d. each (iv) Denmark aims to end burning of fossil fuel ___________ 2050. a. till b. on c. by d. at (v) I saw you yesterday when we drove __________ your school. a. past b. besides c. next to d. behind (vi) We went swimming __________ of the cold water. a. in spite b. despite c. instead d. into PART B (40 MARKS) WRITING (2X5=10 MARKS) Q8. Attempt ANY ONE of the following in 100-120 words. (5 marks) (A) You are Shalini/Tahir, a resident of Pushp Nagar Society, Dwarka, New Delhi. It is deeply distressing to you that some people, while moving about in the society are repeatedly violating the rules laid out during the outbreak of COVID 19. Write a letter to the Editor of a local daily, drawing attention towards the same. Elaborate how such acts can severely impact the health of the community. Offer solutions and suggest actions that should be taken to handle such residents. OR (B) You are Rasika/Raman, IT Incharge of NAR Public School, Andhra Pradesh. Write a letter to CMS Computers, Indira Nagar, Andhra Pradesh requesting the delivery of the laptops and UPS that you had ordered via e-mail. Confirm your address details and suggest a convenient time slot for delivery. Q9. Attempt ANY ONE of the following in 100-120 words. (5 marks) A. The National Air Quality Index (AQI) was launched in New Delhi on September 17, 2014, under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Write a paragraph analyzing the given data. Page 9 of 12 OR B. Read the following excerpt from an article that appeared in the Newspaper: The stray dogs have made our colony their home, chasing people returning home at night and sometimes even biting them . At markets too, the stray dog population has been rising and they mostly congregate at spots where food waste is dumped. Dogs gather looking for food and often get ferocious. One cannot safely pass through such places without getting bitten by the strays , said Ramesh. Stray dogs are posing a serious threat to public safety. Write a paragraph to analyse the given argument. You could think about what alternative explanations to strengthen/ counter the given argument. LITERATURE (30 MARKS) Q10. Answer ANY TWO questions in 20-30 words each, from (A) and (B) respectively. (A) (any two) i. Why did Wanda s house remind Maddie of Wanda s blue dress? ii. How did Custard the dragon, face the pirate? iii. Does Mandela think the oppressor is free? Why/why not? (2x2=4) (B) (any two) (2x2=4) i. What was Tricky s ailment? Was he really ill? ii. Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion? What does he first think about the place? iii. Why does the last line of the story Bholi mention an artist and a masterpiece? Q11. Answer ANY TWO questions in 40-50 words each, from (A) and (B) respectively. (A) (any two) (3x2=6) i. How did Sanne help Anne Frank in writing her third essay? ii. Why do you think the poem Fire and Ice conveys the poet s message beautifully through symbolism? Page 10 of 12 iii. What does Rapunzel mean or signify to Amanda ? (B) (any two) (3x2=6) i. The negative attributes of Griffin s character depreciate his luminous intellect. Comment. ii. Who was Mr. Weiherer and how did he feel about Richard? iii. What was Madame Forestier s reaction on seeing Matilda, years later? Discuss. Q 12. Answer ANY ONE of the following in 100-120 words. (5X1=5) (A) Chubukov and Ivan in the play, The Proposal, share a very fake relationship. Imagine yourself as the playwright of the play. Based on your understanding of the personality traits of both the above-mentioned characters, write a dialogue based on an imaginary event, show- casing another altercation between them. OR (B) Read the extracts given below and comment on the similarity in the nature of characters of the protagonists, of both these two stories. a) Suddenly I came out of the clouds and saw two straight lines of lights in front of me. It was a runway! An airport! I was safe! I turned to look for my friend in the black aeroplane but the sky was empty. [The Black Aeroplane] b) All through the night Lencho thought only of his one hope: the help of God The following Sunday, at daybreak he began to write a letter It was nothing less than a letter to God...The following Sunday Lencho came a bit earlier than usual to ask if there was a letter for him . Lencho showed not the slightest surprise on seeing the money, such was his confidence. [A Letter to God] Q13. Answer ANY ONE of the following in 100-120 words. (5X1=5) (A) Hari Singh says - Whole sentences, I knew could one day bring me more than a few hundred rupees. Based on your reading of The Thief s Story explain the change in mindset that the protagonist undergoes. OR (B) Read the following quote by the evergreen artist Vincent Van Gogh: If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint , then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced Bholi s transformation into Sulekha supports the above-mentioned quote. Justify. 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