CLASS: X - MONTHLY TEST – SEPTEMBER 2019

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA,CECRI CAMPUS, KARAIKUDI

MONTHLY TEST – SEPTEMBER 2019

CLASS: X           SUB: ENGLISH                Max.Marks:20         TIME: 1 Period

SECTION- A   :  READING (8 MARKS)

       1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

1.      Mount Abu’s chief claims to fame are the Jain temple architecture at Dilwara, about 5 km from Nakki lake. Dilwara Temples are one of the finest Jain temples and many even consider them architecturally superior to the Taj Mahal. Built between 11^th and 13^th century, the most outstanding feature is its exquisite carvings in marble. The two temples, Vimala Vasahi and Luna Vasahi, are singled out by experts as superb examples of architecture.

2.      The architecture is marked by carvings that are not just aesthetically in form but are often presented in a highly poetic context. For instance, one of the marble nayikas (maidens) is depicted as having just emerged from her bath. Droplets falling from her long hair are shown being drunk by a swan sitting by her feet. Perhaps the most outstanding feature of Jain temple architecture is its carvings and that is an understatement. Wherever one looks, be it pillars, ceilings, walls and floor, Jain temples go to the extreme- and beyond it- when it comes to adorning their temples with the very stone they work with. Jain mythology, saints, gods and goddesses, monks, devotees or just good old religious motifs all find their way in a spectacular rendezvous in marble and rock.

3.      Each nook and corner of the Jain temples is so diligently carved that it’s a wonder that the edifice was created out of plain stone. Carving is perhaps not the right word for Jain temples – chiselling would be more appropriate. Their fragile delicacy merged with an architectural lexicon is what constitutes the basis of these amazing temples. Simply put, there is not an inch where one can place one’s hand and not encounter a spectacular frieze.

4.      In the temples in Mount Abu even chiselling was put aside, and artisans adopted the sedulous task of thinning the marble into carved images, a worth-noticing architectural splendour. This was done by gently scraping away the surface till a figure eventually emerged, so intricate and fine that it was intelligibly magnificent. This is the reason why the temples in Mount Abu and Ranakpur are said to be the finest Jain temples in the world.

5.      1.1 Answer the following questions:

a)      Many people consider Dilwara Temples architecturally superior to the :

(i)                 Lal Qila                                  (ii) Taj Mahal 

(iii) Madurai temple (Meenakshi)     (iv) Akshardham temple

b)      The most outstanding feature of Jain temple architecture is its :

(i)                 Structure   (ii) grandeur (iii) internal decoration (iv) carvings

c)      Dilwara Temples were built between 11^th and 14^th century.     (True/False)

d)      The edifice was created out of a plain stone. (True/False)

e)      Mount Abu is in Madhya Pradesh.   (True/False)

f)       The ……………… process was adopted by scraping the surface of the marble till a fine figure emerged.

g)      The chief motifs carved on these temples are ………………. motifs.

h)      Write the synonym of the word ‘eye-catching’ from the passage. (para 2)

                                      SECTION-B:  GRAMMAR- 8 MARKS

2. Read the paragraph given below and fill in the blanks with the options that follow: (3marks)

Remember (a) ……………….. day is a new chance (b)……. get everything right. There is something(c)…………… flexible people. They are at home almost anywhere and more importantly make you feel the same.

3. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the error and its correction as shown in the example. (1/2x4=2marks)

                                                                                 Error                           Correction

Spending time in your kids                                  e.g. in                                with

bring immediate as well as long                       (a)    …………..           ………………..

term gain for the parents.                                   (b)   ……………..        …………………

According to a research, children of a               (c)   ………….             …………………

involved parent were more efficient                 (d)…………….           ………………….

and get on better with their parents.

4. Rearrange the following to make meaningful sentences. (3 marks)

(i) trying/by/ever/fail/few

(ii) shirk from/trying/do not

(iii) yourself/avoid/and/all/negative thoughts/believe/in

SECTION- C: LITERATURE – 4marks

5.  Read the extracts given below carefully and answer the questions that follow:

                                                                                          (4x1=4 marks). (Any one)

    “Don’t eat that chocolate, Amanda!

      Remember your acne, Amanda!

      Will you please look at me when I’m speaking to you, Amanda.

(a) Amanda is not ready to leave the ………………. of eating chocolates.

(b) Amanda is advised not to eat chocolate because she is suffering from ………. .

(c) Amanda gives importance to her mother’s advice.    (True/False)

(d) Find the same meaning of ‘pimples’ in the extract.

Or

A hundred dresses! Obviously, the only dress Wanda had was the blue one she wore every day. So why did she say she had a hundred? What a story!

(a)    Wanda wore only a faded blue dress due to her ………………….

(b)   The story began with a hundred dresses because she was desperate to stop other girls from ………………..  her.

(c)    Wanda had really a hundred dresses in her closet.    (True/False)

(d)   Find the synonym of ‘apparently’.

           

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