KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN; RAIPUR REGION
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT -II (2014 - 15)
ENGLISH (COMMUNICATIVE) - CLASS :X
Time – 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 70
General Instructions:The question paper is divided into:
Section A:
Reading
20 marks
Section B:
Writing And Grammar
25 marks
Section C:
Literature And Long Reading Text
25 marks
1. Attempt all questions.
2. All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper and written in
the answer sheet provided to you.
3. Attempt all questions in each section before going on to the next section.
4. Read each question carefully and follow the instructions
SECTION A : READING ( 20 Marks)
Q 1.Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
US nutrition experts have come to the conclusion that watching too much TV was one of the
main reasons why children in USA were overweight. Wilhelm Dietz, a nutrition scientist at the
National Centre for the Prevention of chronic diseases in Atlanta, Georgia, said that tests carried
out at several schools in Massachusetts and at a clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania had shown
clearly that children soon shed their excess pounds when they stopped spending so much time in
front of the TV set. The tests involved studying the eating and TV-watching habits of 1,295
schoolchildren in the sixth and seventh grades. It was found that overweight children who
reduced the time they spent watching TV by 20 hours per week, lost up to 20 per cent o their
body weight in four months, and were able to maintain their new slimmer outline. By
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comparison, another group of children who simply did more physical exercise during the same
period lost only 13 per cent of their weight and after a degree of initial success, quickly put it
back on again. Presenting the results of the studies in New York, Wilhelm Dietz said that
parents tended to underestimate the amount of time their children spent motionless in front of
television sets, in many cases, they did not even know that their children were sitting chained to
a TV programme at kindergarten or a friend’s house, for example. Paediatricians recommend
that children should not watch TV for more than one to two hours per day.
“The more TV they watch, the more they tend to eat the things that are advertised on TV,” said
Dietz. Unfortunately, it usually meant high-fat snacks, potato crisps or chocolate. “The more TV
children watch, the more lethargic they are,” said Dietz. He recommends that parents implement
a kind of bonus strategy to encourage their children to adopt better habits, such as allowing
them half an hour of TV for every hour they spend playing outdoors. And, said Dietz, on no
account should they have a television set in their bedrooms.
I) On the basis of your reading of the above passage, fill in the blanks with appropriate
words / phrases:
(1x8 = 8 marks)
i) Excess TV viewing by children results in __________________________________ .
ii) Effective weight loss can be achieved by ___________________________________ .
iii) According to paediatricians children should watch TV for ____________________
______________________________________________________________________ .
iv) Overweight children lost 20 per cent of their body weight in four months when they reduced
the time they spent watching TV by _____________________________________
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v) The National Centre for the presentation of chronic Diseases in Atlanta studied the eating and
TV-watching habits of _______________________________________________ .
vi) The more TV the children watch __________________________________________ .
vii) Parents should implement a kind of bonus strategy to encourage their children to adopt
better
habits,
such
_______________________________________________________________ .
viii) Give a suitable title to the given passage.
Q2. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
NURTURING TALENT
Creative children usually possess strong creative needs; their interests are unexplainable and are
naturally deeply hidden in them. These children are inquisitive ‘show interest in explaining
things of fancy and test novel ideas that strike them. They do not accept ideas without
questioning and verifying them. Creative children in most school in India feel neglected. Many
children are unable to withstand pressure from parents and teachers, to be like other children in
the school. Parents, in particular, want their children to fare well in studies, secure good marks
and grades. In these days of competition they force them to get along with the schoolwork and
prevent these children from using their creative abilities. We often hear from the parents of
gifted children that they would be happy to see their children as higher achiever. Even the
teachers in the schools admit that their aim is to reduce variations among the children in their
classroom.
Creative children look to school and teachers for guidance and encouragement. Teachers should
feel that creative children are of great values and they can become assets to the institutions.
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Creativity is the ability which is most valued in all societies. Constant encouragements given by
the school helps these children in exhibiting their inborn abilities and skills. The creative child’s
hidden talent can be identified from an early age itself. His choice of friends, hobbies, activities
and dresses exhibits his/her inborn abilities. Creative and gifted children can master
fundamental skills with minimum levels of training and they need help in understanding their
strengths. These children believe that they are pursuing what they presume to be really
worthwhile. If there is a teacher who can play the positive role of a facilitator, to kindle their
creativity at an early age, wonderful results can be achieved. The school environment provides
positive stimulus in exciting the creativity among these children.
The school counsellor (if any) may also help the parents to orient their attitude towards these
children. No doubt the curious questioning of these children is very inconvenient to the parent.
Now a days many parents do intentionally prevent these children to learn on their own. One of
the dominant personality traits among the creative children is independence. Independence in
doing what they believe. These children possess the skills of improvisation and are always
opened to new experiences. These children are not able to make something out of nothing. The
act of creation involves a reshaping of a given material, either physically or mentally. A nonauthoritarian, preferably pervasive, stimulating school environment is a positive input in
nurturing creativity. Teachers must set challenging tasks and encourage pupils towards working
for unusual solution. Guiding children systematically to test new ideas is also very essential.
Teachers should encourage the acquisition of new knowledge from diversified areas to develop
constructive criticism. If the creative child is to maintain his/her creativity and continue to grow,
he/she would need help from his parents and teachers for understanding and accepting his
unique talents.
I)
On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions briefly:
(2x4=8marks)
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a) What are the qualities of creative children?
b) How the creative child’s hidden talent can be identified from an early age?
c) Mention one of the dominant personality traits among the creative children and how it helps
them ?
d) What is the role of teacher in nurturing creativity among children?
II) Choose the most appropriate meaning of the given word from the options provided: (1x4=4)
a. The word ‘Inquisitive’ means
(i) knowledge
( ii) information
( iii) curious
iv) composed
b. The word ‘Asset ‘means
(i) important
(ii) beneficial
(iii) insignificant
( iv) energetic
c. The word ‘Kindle’ means
(i) encourage
(ii) create
(iii) produce
(iv) improve
d. The word ‘ Nurturing’ means
(i) creating
(ii) developing
(iii) providing
(iv) resulting
SECTION-B: WRITING AND GRAMMAR (25 Marks)
Q3) While reading the newspaper, you came across the following news item
Two Dutch women attacked, robbed in New Delhi
New Delhi: Two Dutch women on a world tour were brutally attacked and
robbed of their money and passports by two men posing as tourist guides, police said.
Such incidents deter tourists from visiting the country. Based on the information given above
and using the ideas from the Unit Travel and Tourism and your own, write an article for a
national newspaper in about 100-120 words on the subject offering suggestions for improving
tourist facilities.
(5 marks)
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OR
You are Ratan / Ratna of Raipur. The following extract of a magazine drew your attention
seriously. Based on the information given below and using the ideas from the Unit Environment ,
write a letter to the Editor of a National daily, expressing your ideas and views on global warming
and also giving suggestions on how to save our planet from this problem.
According to the findings of the Inter-governmental panel on Climate Change, the
consequences of environmental changes in South-East include an increased risk of floods and
droughts in many regions decreased agricultural productivity, adverse impacts on fisheries
and adverse effects on many ecological systems.
Q4. There was a storm brewing outside and I was all alone at home. Suddenly the lights
went out, suddenly I heard the noises, those horrid noises…………………….
In about 150- 200 words, write a story. You could use some of the phrases given below.
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touched something eerie
doors and windows rattled
jumped in fright
disappeared in a flash
screamed in horror
a cat jumped in front of me
to my relief
a scary experience
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marks)
Q 5. Complete the passage by choosing the correct option from those given in:
(1/2 x 6 = 3marks)
The city police (a) ________ decided to (b) ________ stern action against drivers
(c) _________ attempt to overtake (d) _____________ the left (e) _____________ city
roads. All drivers who (f) _________ this rule will be punished.
a) (i) had
(ii) has
(iii) have
(iv) is
b) (i) take
(ii) taking
(iii) too
(iv) taken
c) (i) whose
(ii) who
(iii) which
(iv) those
d) (i) in
(ii) to
(iii) over
(iv) from
e) (i) in
(ii) over
(iii) on
(iv) by
f) (i) violates
(ii) violate
(iii) violent
(iv) violence
Q6. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line.
Underline the error and write the incorrect word and the correction as given in the
example against the correct blank number in your answer sheets
(1/2x8=4 Marks)
Incorrect word
Inactivity is the greater cause of overweight
eg. greater
correction
greatest
in those days. People’s physical activity
a-_________
__________
had decreased these days. The main reason
b-__________
__________
is there are much labour saving devices
c-__________
__________
They does not want to walk on foot.
d-__________
__________
They spend enough time sitting and
e-__________
__________
watch television. Their excess weight
f-__________
__________
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make them sick and they have to spend
g-__________
__________
money in medicine.
h-__________
__________
Q7) Read the conversation given below and complete the passage that follows.
(1x3=3 marks)
Swaroop : I am planning to visit my aunt in Delhi next week.
Varun : Is she working there?
Swaroop : Yes, she is a lawyer in the Supreme Court.
Swaroop told Varun that (a) ............................ in Delhi next week. Varun wanted
to know (b) .......................................... . Swaroop agreed and said (c) ................
Supreme Court.
SECTION-C: LITERATURE AND LONG READING TEXT( 25 MARKS)
Q 8) Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
And immediately I regretted it.
I thought how paltry, how vulgar,
What a mean act,
I despised myself and the voices of
My accursed human education..
a) Why did the poet regret?
b) Why did the poet accursed his human education?
c) Find a word from the given extract which means “trivial or worthless”
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(1x3 = 3marks)
OR
This was the most unkindest cut of all;
For when the noble Caesar saw him stab,
Ingratitude, more strong than traitors' arms,
Quite vanquish'd him: then burst his mighty heart;
a) Why is it called 'the most unkindest cut'?
b) Who is the speaker and he is addressing to whom?
c) Find a word from the given extract which is similar to meaning to the word
“thanklessness”.
Q9) Answer any four of the following questions.
(2x4=8 Marks)
a) What was Michael’s theory about how Sebastian had entered the game?
b) Bring out the irony in the poem “Ozymandias”
c) What genre of stories does Jenkins want the narrator to write? Why?
d) Why was the albatross considered as christian soul ?
e) Why did Mr. Mullick turn down Patol Babu’s request for a rehearsal?
Q10) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is based on the concept of sin and repentance.
Justify.
(4 Marks)
OR
Patol Babu always remembered the words of his mentor that every work is dignified, one has
to accept whatever work is offered and make the best of any opportunity. He did his small
role with dedication but he decided not to wait for the money though he badly needed it.
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Write letter to a friend telling him about the value of hard work and the art of putting in
your best. Write the answer in 120-150 words.
Q 11) Helen had a special love for outdoor life – visiting to countryside, museums, theatre
etc. Describe her feelings about her visit to such places, by giving examples from the text.
OR
Write a character sketch of Helen keller.
(10 marks)
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