CLASS
X (2019-20)
ENGLISH
(CODE 0184)
SAMPLE
PAPER-1
Time
Allowed : 3 Hours Maximum
Marks : 80
General Instructions :
(i)
This paper is divided into three sections: A,
B and C. All questions are compulsory.
(ii)
Separate instructions
are given with each section and question, wherever necessary. Read these
instructions very carefully and follow them.
(iii)
Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while
answering the questions
SECTION
A -READING (20 MARKS)
1.
Read the passage given below and answer the
questions
that
follow: (8
Marks)
1.
The film industry is
facing the challenge of the television screen which, because of its ready
availability and nearness to entertainment seekers, is becoming very popular,
particularly in the West where television programmes are as indispensable to
people as newspaper material. Sustained entertainment for multitudes lasting
two or three hours is possible only in big cinema halls. Scenic beauty,
background effects and colour techniques which have made the products of cinema
industry so attractive and delightful may not be reproduced by television
programme organisers, and therefore, this important invention in the field of wireless
communication, in spite of having become a big rival of the cinema, may not
succeed in replacing it.
2.
The motion picture has
also stepped into the international sphere as an agent of goodwill and
co-operation among nations. Cultural contacts which tend to reduce tension in
the world and bring harmony in international relations have been established
through the medium of films. The more people understand and appreciate the past
history, present aims, customs, habits and beliefs of men and women in foreign
lands, the more will they realise that their interests can best be served by
establishing friendly relations with them and by removing those irritants which
breed distrust, lack of co-operation and the desire to punish those whose views
and attitudes are such as they do not like. As cultural agents movies can
cement ties of love and brotherhood among nations and teach them to confer on
each other the benefits of all the rich and glorious achievements of the
present enlightened age. In recent years, artists of the film world have been
visiting foreign lands with a view to presenting before audience in those
countries the best products of their cultural heritage. Film festivals which
many European and Asian countries have been organising from time to time have
also proved to be of immense value
in reducing social barriers, colour prejudices and other causes
of friction between nations.
(1.1)On
the basis of your reading of the passage given above, answer the
following questions.(1 × 8 = 8)
(a)
The film industry is facing the challenge of:
(i)
the theatre
(ii)
financial crunch
(iii)
waning people’s
interest (iv) the television screen
(b)
The TV has become popular because of:
(i)
its entertaining programmes
(ii)
its educative value
(iii)
its ready availability
and nearness (iv) its wide appeal
(c)
Three things
which make cinema so attractive are:
(i)
scenic beauty,
background effects and beautiful faces
(ii)
scenic beauty, good sets and colour techniques
(iii)
scenic beauty, gaudy
dresses and colourful techniques
(iv)
scenic beauty,
background effects and colour techniques
(d)
Films have become agents of:
(i)
pioneering
(ii)
providing
(iii)
confercing
(iv) goodwill and
cooperation
(e)
Which of these
reduces the tension of the people and bring harmony?
(i) film industry (ii)
television programme
(iii)
beauty of nature (iv) cultural context
(f)
The artists of
the film industry visit foreign lands with the purpose of:
(i)
establishing friendly relations with them
(ii)
presenting best products of their cultural
heritage
(iii)
bringing harmony in international relations
(iv)
getting better opportunity.
(g)
Film festivals
have proved to be of immense value in reducing social barriers and colour _____
(h)
Irritants only breed mistrust and conflicts
among
nations. (True/False)
Ans :
(a)
(iv) the television screen
(b)
(iii) ready availability and nearness
(c)
(iv) scenic beauty,
background effects and colour techniques
(d)
(iv) goodwill and cooperation.
(e)
(iv) cultural heritage
(f)
(ii) presenting best
products of their cultural heritage
(g)
Prejudices
(h)
True
2.
Read the passage given below and answer the
questions
that
follow: (12
Marks)
1.
Have you ever failed
at something so miserably that the thought of attempting to do it again was the
last thing you wanted to do?
2.
If your answer is yes,
then you are “not a robot.” Unlike robots, we human beings have feelings,
emotions, and dreams. We are all meant to grow and stretch despite our
circumstances and our limitations. Flourishing and trying to make our dreams
come true is great when life is going our way. But what happens when it’s not?
What happens when you fail despite all of your hard work? Do you stay down and accept
the defeat or do you get up again and again until you are satisfied? If you
have a tendency to persevere and keep going then you have what experts call,
grit.
3.
Falling down or
failing is one of the most agonizing, embarrassing, and scariest human experiences.
But it is also one of the most educational, empowering, and essential parts of
living a successful and fulfilling life. Did you know that perseverance (grit)
is one of the seven qualities that have been described as the keys to personal
success and betterment in society? The other six are: curiosity, gratitude,
optimism, self-control, social intelligence, and zest. Thomas Edison is a model
for grit for trying 1,000 plus times to invent the light bulb. If you are
reading this with the lights on in your room, you know well he succeeded. When
asked why he kept going despite his hundreds of failures, he merely stated that
what he had been not failures. They were hundreds of ways not to create a light
bulb. This statement not only revealed his grit but also his optimism for
looking at the bright side.
4.
Grit can be learned to
help you become more successful. One of the techniques that helps is
mindfulness. Mindfulness is a practice that helps the individual stay in the
moment by bringing awareness of his or her experience without judgement. This
practice has been used to quiet the noise of their fears and doubts. Through
this simple practice of mindfulness, individuals have the ability to stop the
self-sabotaging downward spiral of hopelessness, despair, and frustration.
5.
What did you do to
overcome the negative and self-sabotaging feelings of failure? Reflect on what
you did, and try to use those same powerful
resources to help you
today.
2.1. On
the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions
in about 30-40
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words each.
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(2
× 4=8)
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(a)
According to the
passage, what are the attributes of a human?
(b)
What is perceived as grit?
(c)
How is ‘failing’ an
educational and empowering part of human life?
(d)
In what ways can grit be developed?
Ans :
(a)
According to the
passage, grit, curiosity, gratitude, optimism, self-control, social
intelligence and zest are the attributes of a human.
(b)
If you have a tendency
to persevere and keep going, we have what experts call grit.
(c)
Failing teaches us how
to be perseverant and keep going for one’s goals. Each failure makes one
understand what to do and what not to do.
(d)
We should not accept defeat. Instead we should
make efforts to overcome our limitations, and not to stay down.
Thus, we can develop grit.
2.2. On
the basis of your reading of the above passage,
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answer the following.
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(1
× 4=4)
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(a)
The synonym of
‘continue’ as given in paragraph 2 is _____
(i) robots (ii)
accept
(iii)
persevere (iv)
flourish
(b)
The synonym of
‘distressing’ as given in paragraph 3 is _____
(c)
The antonym of forbidding as given in para 3
is
_____
(i) fulfilling (ii)
agonizing
(iii)
empowering (iv) looking
(d)
The antonym of
‘heedlessness’ as given in para 4 is ______
Ans :
(a)
(iii) persevere
(b)
agonizing
(c)
(iii) empowering
(d)
mindfulness
SECTION B -
WRITING & GRAMMAR (30 MARKS)
3.
You are Anita of
Adarsh Public School, Nagal, Punjab who had arranged a trip for fifty students
of Nanital in summer vacations for ten days with ‘Mount Travel, and Tourism’.
The arrangements done by the travel agency were far below standard. The
accommodation and food facilities were inferior in quality. Write a letter of
complaint to the director of the agency to
stop duping tourists
with false promises as it tarnishes
the
image of locals. (100-150 words) (8 Marks)
or
India is a highly
populated country. People lack in maintaining proper sanitation and hygiene as
a result they suffer from various diseases. India has a serious sanitation
challenge; around 60 per cent of the world’s open defecation takes place in
India. Poor sanitation causes health hazards including diarrhoea, particularly
in children under 5 years of age, malnutrition and deficiencies in physical
development and cognitive ability. You are Nitin/Nikita, head boy/girl of Vikas
Public School, Jaipur. Write a letter to the editor of a national daily,
highlighting the problem and suggesting practical ways to ensure public
sanitation and the right to dignity and privacy. (100-150 words)
Ans :
Adarsh Public School
Nagal, Punjab
23nd November, 2019
The Director
Mount Travels and
Tourism
Nagal, Punjab
Sub: Inferior quality of
food and accommodation. Dear Sir,
I am constrained
to express my displeasure and resentment at inferior arrangements made during
our tour to Nanital summer vacations. Our tour was for ten days and arrangement
made by your agency was below standard when we came back home, most of the
students fell ill and they are unable to attend classes. During our negotiation
for tour, following promises were made:
(a)
Stay in good hotels
(b)
Food at a good restaurant.
As above promises
were fulfilled, we stayed in a lodge and were forced to eat local foods.
Consequently most of students fell ill.
Certainly we are cheated by our agency. You are requested that
you should not dupe local people because it tarnishes our image. Yours
sincerely
Anita
or
Vikas Public School
Jaipur
23nd November, 2019
The Editor
Rajasthan Patrika
Jaipur
Sub: Need
for public sanitation.
Sir,
Through the
column of your esteemed daily I want to highlight the serious problem of
sanitation. Everybody knowns that India is a highly populated country. The
people have no proper sanitation and hygiene facilities. Around 60 per cent of
the world’s open defecation takes place in India. As a result, people suffer
from various diseases. Diarrhoea, among various health hazards, is very common
among the children of below five years of age. Poor sanitation also causes
deficiencies in physical development and cognitive ability among people.
The government
and the concerned authorities must take steps in this regard. They should put
the public sanitation facilities at important places of villages, towns and
cities. Besides, people should be made aware of diseases caused by open
defecation. Sanitation should become our right to ensure dignity and privacy.
Yours faithfully
Nitin
Head Boy
4.
Develop a short story with the help of the given
visual/starting line.
Give a suitable title to your story.
(150-200
words) (10
Marks)
or
It was an amazing day. Full of fun and frolic.
We all stood aghast to see a strange flying object over our heads. We started
guessing... (write in 150-200 words).
Ans :
A
Brave and Courageous Sailor
Yesterday I went to the beach with my friends.
We were quite happy. We arrived at the beach at around 10:30 am. We selected a
sport by the sea and placed our packets on the benches. After reaching the
beach, we decided to play some games on the sand. As we had brought two
footballs and there were six children, we started jumping and exchanging the
ball with one another. During our play, the ball slipped away near the date
tree and I hurried towards the tree to bring back the ball. Fortunately I
watched a strange man near some bench. He was a tall man and wearing a long
coat and hat. A big knife was fitted into his strong belt. As he had a
different look and dress, I became interested in the man and watched him.
I went near the
man who was calling someone and a hawk was flying near his leg. But the strange
man was lame in his left leg and he was filled with courage and excitement. I
thought him to be sea man and desired to meet him. Fortunately his eyes caught
my presence and he called me there and then.
I gathered
courage and approached him. The man was pleased with me. I asked him several
questions, and he politely answered them all. During our gossip I came to know
that he was John and a sailor by profession. He had brought up the hawk since
he was of five years. He belonged to France and his father was also a sailor.
In the meantime
my friends arrived at the spot. They were also surprised at the sailor.
Although he was lame, he often liked to visit the new places. Now he is in our
country and would stay for two more days. Really he was bold and courageous
sailor.
or
A Spy Camera
It was an amazing day, full of fun and frolic.
We all stood aghast to see a strange flying object over to our heads. We
started guessing about the object. My friend Deepak is very intelligent. He
always gets high scores in science. I called him and wanted to take his help.
He came to the place where I was standing and stared at the object. After some
observation he said, “I think the strange object may be a part of plane and may
have detached away from the plane body. Now it is flying in the air and may
fall upon the ground anytime.”
As I was not
satisfied with my friend’s observations, I decided to make my own observation
because two strange objects was a curious thing for me. Certainly I was filled
with curiosity and wanted
to know the
object in detail. But Deepak wanted to go back home as it was getting dark.
Certainly I could not stay Deepak further on the spot so my friend left me and
I remained on the spot.
When
the evening set in there was faint dark everywhere. I was still standing
watching the strange object or UFO. When the strange object was at short
distance over my head, I could clearly see it. I found that it was very big box
fitted with huge cameras. It was an act of some enemy country because it was a
sky camera. I found the country was in danger. So, I immediately called the
police. The camera was brought down on the ground with the help of helicopter,
and an extensive investigation was made. My information was correct. Hence, I
helped the country.
5.
Fill in the
blanks choosing the most appropriate option from the ones given in the box.
Write the answers in your answer-sheet against the correct blank numbers.
(1 × 4 = 4)
Butterflies are
abundant (a) _____ the Central
African Republic. It
(b) _____ home to nearly
600 identified
species. Many butterflies are brilliantly coloured and small (c) _____ some are
as big as
saucers. Farmer
Philippe (d) _____
solace in
collecting
butterfly wings from his fields and turning them into works of art. My
favourite hobby, since my childhood, is catching butterflies.
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Ans :
(a)
(i) in
(b)
(ii) is
(c)
(iv) while
(d)
(iv) finds
6.
In the following
passage one word has not been edited in each line. Write the incorrect word
along with the
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correct word in the space provided.
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Incorrect
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Correction
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In Himalayas,
the
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turning
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Ladakh
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rainfall
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irrigating
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the fields.
Farmers may require
aid from the government.
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Incorrect
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Correction
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7.
Rearrange the following groups of words or
phrases to
make
meaningful sentences. (4
Marks)
(a)
enters/millions
tons/the/every year/of/ocean/ plastic
(b)
are/waters/sightings/junk-filled/of/common
(c)
p opulation/middle -
class/increasing/is/ coastlines/along
(d)
trash/increase/has
led/waste management/lack/ of/in/to
Ans :
(a)
Millions tons of plastic enters the ocean
every year.
(b)
Sightings of junk filled waters are common.
(c)
Middle-class
population is increasing along coastline.
(d)
Lack of waste
management has led to increase in trash.
SECTION C - LITERATURE
(30
MARKS)
8.
Read
the extracts given
below and answer
the
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questions that follow:
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(1×4=4)
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Some say the world
will end in fire
Some say in ice
From what I’ve tasted
of desire
I hold with those who
favour fire.
(a)
Some people say that this world:
(i)
is very strange
(ii)
is full of all sorts of people
(iii)
will come to an end
one day (iv) will end in fire
(b)
Others think that this world:
(i)
will go on for ever
(ii)
will end in wars and conflicts
(iii)
will end in itself
(iv)
will end in ice
(c)
The poet has tasted the passions and pangs of
_____
(d)
The poet stands
with those who _____ that this world will end in fire.
or
Today, all of us
do, by our presence here...confer glory and hope to newborn 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.
(a)
Those who were
present were conferring glory and hope:
(i)
to newborn liberty
(ii)
to the new nation
(iii)
to the new government
(iv)
to the new black president
(b)
The apartheid regime was based on:
(i) mutual hatred (ii)
mutual trust
(iii)
mutual cooperation (iv) racial discrimination
(c)
A new democratic
and non-racial society was going to _____
(d)
Nelson Mandela was the first black president
of
______ [Fill
in the right word]
Ans :
(a)
(iv) will end in fire
(b)
(iv) will end in ice
(c)
love and desire
(d)
favour
or
(a)
(i) to new born liberty
(b)
(iv) racial discrimination
(c)
take its birth that day
(d)
South Africa
9.
Answer any five of the following questions in
30-40
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words each:
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(2
× 5 = 10)
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(a)
Hari Singh is both a
thief and a human being. Explain.
(b)
How does the necklace
change the course of the Loisel’s life?
(c)
What do you think was
the speaker’s attitude towards Amanda?
(d)
Why would you not
agree with Lencho calling them ‘a bunch of crooks’?
(e)
Bholi’s heart was
overflowing with a ‘New hope and a new life’. What does the phrase `the new
hope and the new life’ mean?
(f)
What colour is the
young woman’s hair? What does she say she can change it to? Why would she want
to do so?
Ans :
(a)
No doubt Hari is a
thief as well as good human being. Situations compel a person to become either
beast or remain as a human being. Even goodness and nobility of a person
changes anyone’s heart and mind.
(b)
Only because of
necklace and showing off, Loisel fell in a debt trap which forced her to live
like an ordinary lower middle class housewife. She started doing all the
household chores which a lady of her status normally does not do. Aspirations
have no limits but one should never forget the ground realities.
(c)
The speaker is
concerned about Amanda and wants to unstil good habits and behaviour in her.
The speaker wants her to give up bad habits and be organised in life. Speaker
constantly keep instructing her with do’s and dot’s and doesn’t went Amanda to
look gloomy.
(d)
Lencho was not at all
justified in calling them ‘a bunch of crooks because they helped him by
collecting money.
(e)
It means, ‘To serve
her parents in old age and to teach the students in the same school when she
had learnt too much’.
(f)
The colour of the
young woman’s hair is yellow. Her hair can be called ‘blonde’. She says that
she
can change the colour of her hair according to
her choice. She can dye the hair brown, black or of carrot’s colour. She wants
to show that outward appearances can easily be changed. A young man should not
fall in love with her only after seeing her yellow hair or outwardly
appearance.
10.
Answer any one of the following questions in
about
100-150 words. (8 Marks) Simple moment proves
to be very significant and saves rest of the day of poet from being wasted.
Explain on the basis of the poem ‘Dust of Snow’.
or
What was Mijbil’s favourite game during
Maxwell’s stay in London?
Ans :
In this poem, Robert Frost praises and
describes different positions of nature. Here he touches different aspects of
natural sights. There are many things in nature that are not considered
auspicious like—crow and hemlock. Crow is not considered a good bird.
Similarly, hemlock tree is a poisonous tree and that is why it is the symbol of
sadness. When the crow shakes off the dust of snow from the hemlock tree, it
falls on the poet. Thus the poet’s mood changes due to this incident. Robert
Frost, in this poem, represents the crow and hemlock tree as inauspicious. But
when the crow shakes off the dust of snow from the hemlock tree, it falls on
the poet. It changes his dejected mood and saves the day from being spoilt.
or
Mijbil invented a game with the ping-pong ball
while his stay in London. One of Maxwell’s suitcase had got damaged its lid,
when closed remained at a shope which Mij used as his game he would place the
ping-pong ball on the high end and allow the ball to slide down. Before the
ball went down the slope he would dash around to the other end and spring up to
grab it and trot off with it to the high end again. He would keep himself
engrossed in the game for about half an hour at a stretch.
11.
Answer any one of the following questions in
about
100-150 words. (8 Marks) Mrs. Pumphrey thought
that her dog’s recovery was a triumph of surgery. Elaborate.
or
People should always try to live within their
means. Aspiration have no limits but one should never forget the ground
realities. Elaborate on the basis of chapter, “The Necklace”.
Ans :
Mrs. Pumphrey was worried on noticing Tricki’s
listlessness bouts of vomiting and lack of interest in food. She could not bear
to see him in pain. She called on Dr. Herriot who advised hospitalisation for
Tricki for a fortnight. The doctor knew that the chief cause of Tricki’s
ailment was overfeeding. He was confident that by restricting the dog’s diet he
would be able to make him well again. Keeping a vigilant eye on him, the doctor
served him plenty of water but no food for the first two days. Tricki regained
perfect health within a span of few days. According to Mrs. Pumphrey such quick
and complete cure is usually possible only after
surgery, so she
thought that Tricki’s recovery was a
triumph of surgery.
or
Matilda was a pretty
young woman. But she was a
day-dreamer. Although
she was born in a poor family,
yet she dreams to have
costly dresses and jewellery.
She wanted to be honoured
and respected like rich.
One day her husband
showed her an invitation from
a minister. She
emotionally forced to buy a new and
costly dress for the
ball. After this she borrowed a
diamond necklace from
her friend Forestier. She enjoyed
the party heartily.
She danced with enthusiasm. But
she lost the necklace
and in this way their problems
started. To replace
the necklace her husband had to
borrow amount on a
very high rate of interest. To
repay that amount,
they lived in rented house. She did
all household work
herself. Mr. Loisel worked extra to
earn small wages.
Thus, it is correctly
said that we should always
live within one means.
Our aspirations have no limits.
But we should never
forget the ground realities. If
Matilda had knowledge
of this fact, her life would not
have changed into
realities.
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