KENDRIYA
VIDYALAYA, CECRI CAMPUS, KARAIKUDI
CLASS: X SUBJECT:
ENGLISH MAX.MARKS: 40
SECTION-A (READING) - 8 MARKS
1.
Read the following passage
carefully and answer the questions that follow: (8marks)
The ‘Little Tramp’, the
unforgettable character Charlie Chaplin invented, was born purely by accident
in 1915.While rushing to a film shoot in California, he grabbed clothes other
people had left behind in the changing room. And when he emerged, he found he
had created a personality everybody loved. A little guy in a bowler hat, a
close-fitting jacket, a cane, outside shoes and a brush – like moustache!
Before long, Chaplin found
himself a star. That puzzled him, for he saw himself essentially as a shy
British Music hall comedian. The U.S. acknowledged him as its king of silent
film comedy. Soon, so did crowds all over the world.
But life wasn’t always a
laugh for Charles Spencer Chaplin. Both his parents were Music Hall artists, who
separated when Charlie was very young. His childhood was very sad, for his
mother never earned enough to look after Charlie and his older brother, Sydney.
Sometimes, Chaplin had to sleep on the streets and forage for food in the
garbage.
Charlie took his first bow
on stage when his mother made her last appearance. It happened when her voice
broke during a song. Her son stepped on stage and sang a popular song. That’s
when a star was born.
Through all these years of
success, Charlie never forgot his troubled childhood. It made him recall a
Christmas when he was denied two oranges and his bag of sweets for breaking a
rule at the orphanage he went to after his mother’s death. It would have broken
his heart, if the other children had not offered him a share of theirs.
Spontaneously, the adult Chaplin gifted the orphanage with a motion picture
machine and insisted that each child should have as many oranges and sweets as
they pleased.
(A)Answer the following questions: (1x8=8marks)
(a) Which unforgettable
character did Charlie Chaplin invent?
(b) Describe the
personality created by Charlie, whom everybody loved.
(c) What did Charlie see
himself as?
(d) Give two reasons to
show that his early life was very sad.
(e) The word that means
‘to search for food’ is ……………………….. (para 3)
(f) What is meant by the
word ‘invented’? (para1)
(g)Find the word in the
passage opposite in meaning to ‘bold’? (para 2)
(h) Find the word opposite
in meaning to ‘failure’? (para 5)
SECTION
–B (WRITING & GRAMMAR) - 10 MARKS
2.
On the occasion of World
Health Day, write an article in about 150 words for the school newsletter on
the topic, ‘Importance of Physical Health in our lives’, using the clues given
below. (5marks)
Hints:
*Healthy mind lives in a healthy body.
*Lack of time for physical activity because of the demands of
modern lives
*Ignoring the health increases the risk of many diseases.
Or
Write an article for the school magazine emphasizing the need
for vocational education in schools. Mention its advantages and role in better
development of students in shaping their personalities.
(5marks)
3.
Edit the following passage
given below. Identify the error and write it along with the correct word in
your answer sheet as shown in the example: (3marks)
Error
Correction
Silence is the power which
can take, (e.g.). the a
either a positive and
negative form. (a) ……………….. ……………………
If you understand the
nature in the power, (b) ………………… ……………………
you can use it for a
beneficial way. (c) …………………. …………………….
There are two levels of
silence -
Physical and Mental.
4. Rearrange the jumbled words and phrases into meaningful
sentences: (2 MARKS)
(a) for
many/on/relied/dogs/people have/generations
(b) companionship/used/they/for
hunting/have been/and
SECTION – C (LITERATURE) - 22 MARKS
5. Read the following extract and answer the following
questions: (3marks)
A.They were selling wild strawberries.”Don’t buy,” warned
Luigi, our cautious driver. “You will get fruit much better in Verona. Besides,
these boys…….”He shrugged his shoulders to convey his disapproval of their
shabby appearance.
(a)
Name the lesson.
(b)
Who does ‘they’ refer to?
(c)
Why did Luigi disapprove
the boys?
B.Read the extract given below and answer the questions
that follow: (3marks)
Not marble, nor the gilded monuments
Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme;
(i)Why do princes get monument made?
(ii)Why won’t monuments outlive this rhyme?
(iii)What does the word ‘gilded mean’?
Or
Dumbstruck sat the gaping frog,
And the whole admiring bog
Stared towards the sumac, rapt,
And, when she had ended, clapped.
(i)The frog was ‘dumbstruck’ by ……………….. .
(ii)‘The whole admiring bog’ means ………………. .
(iii)The rhyme scheme of this stanza is …………..
6. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words: (any three) (6marks)
1. Why were the writer and his companion impressed by the
boys?
2. What made the author call the boys, ‘Two Gentlemen of
Verona’.
3. What was Mrs.Packletide’s motive to shoot a tiger?
4. Bring out the sum and substance of Shakespeare’s
sonnet, ” Not Marble nor the Gilded
monuments?”
7. Answer the following question in about 100-120 words: (5marks)
a) Imagine you are Lucia. You have been told by the nurse in
the hospital that you have completely recovered from your illness and you can
go home tomorrow. You are very happy and thankful to your brothers. Write a
diary entry expressing your gratitude to your brothers and mentioning your
future plans. Also mention the value and feelings of love towards your
brothers.
Or
What message does the poet wish to convey through the poem, ‘The
Frog and the Nightingale’?
8. Answer the following question in about 100-120 words:
(5marks)
Why did Helen break her doll?
Or
Write a brief character sketch of Anne Sullivan.
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