SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – II
ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE
Class - X
Maximum Marks : 80
Time : 3 hours
Instructions :
The question paper is divided into four sections.
Section A
:
Reading
20 marks
Section B
:
Writing
20 marks
Section C
:
Grammar
20 marks
Section D
:
Literature
20 marks
SECTION - A
(Reading – 20 Marks)
1.
2.
Read the poem given below and complete the sentences that follow.
Just for a handful of silver he left us,
Just for a riband to stick in his coatFound the one gift of which fortune bereft us,
Lost all the others she lets us devote;
They, with the gold to give, doled him out silver,
So much was theirs who so little allowed;
How all our copper had gone for his service!
Rays- were they purple, his heart had been proud, We that
had loved him so, followed him, honoured him, Lived in
his mild and magnificent eye,
Learned his great language, caught his clear accents,
Made him our pattern to live and to die
He alone breaks from the van and the freemen,
He alone sinks to the rear and the slaves !
Robert Browning
(A) The person who left them is their ___________ .
(B) He left them for the sake of __________ .
(C) The speaker and his comrades were __________ people in their country.
(D) Now the speaker and his comrades __________ him.
(E) Find out a word from the passage that means opposite to the word „front‟ __.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the 5
answers from the given options.
Hasbro Inc.
Hastinapur Brothers Incorporated (Hasbro Inc.) was in trouble. The long–standing family
company was facing the threat of s split. Chairman Dhritarashtra was undecided about whom to
appoint as the Managing Director of the company. Duryodhana felt he was the rightful heir to
the MD‟s seat of power (after all his father was the Chairman and Indian family run
corporations always rely on progeny) but he was worried about being superseded by his elder
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and abler cousin, Yudhisthira. Feelings ran high with the Consultant Advisor–Chief
Knowledge Officer, Bheeshma, supporting Yudhisthir‟s candidature. Company loyalties were
polarised and matters got worse when the PRO, Draupadi, filed a harassment case against
Duryodhana. The old guard, which included the VP Strategy, Dronacharya, and the VP HR,
Kripacharya, sided with Duryodhana
out of a
sense of obligation to the Chairman. The young Turks led by Yudhisthira had in
tow the directors of Finance (collection) – Bhima, Marketing –Arjuna, Planning- Sahadeva and
Information- Nakula. Battle lines were drawn across the boardroom table. What set them apart
were their managing styles.
There seemed to be no solution and Vidura, PA to the Chairman, suggested that he take advice
from Bheeshma. CKO Bheeshma deemed it wiser to turn it over to the wisdom of the external
consultant and communications expert Krishna Vasudeva.
In the boardroom, Krishna first tried dialogue to try and resolve the simmering discontent. The
two opposing teams faced off as he gave the first simple explanation of efficient management as
being a systematic approach to activities needing interaction between humans to perform the
appointed task well. Simply, put love in the work, but don‟t get attached to it.
2.1. Hasbro.Inc was in trouble because ___________
(a) there was a misunderstanding
(b) there was infighting
(c) there was a dispute between the families (d)
there was a split in the company
2.2. Duryodhana felt he was the rightful heir because ________________ (a)
he felt he was intelligent
(b) he was powerful
(c) he was a descendent
(d) he was
more capable than the rest
2.3. In the passage above the word, „ superseded’ means _____________
(b) surpassed
(a) suppressed
(c) succeeded
2.4. „
3.
(d) preceded
Battle lines were drawn’ means that ___________________
(a) they took up weapons
(b) there were differences of opinions
(c) they were charged up to attack each other (d)
they drew lines in the battlefield
2.5 Krishna Vasudeva resolved the deadlock by _______________
(a) suggesting an amiable solution
(b) explaining about efficient management
(c)
advising a partition
(d)
remaining silent on the issue
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the 5
answers from the given options.
GROOMING OF A BOY
He will have to learn, I Know, that all men are not true. But teach him also that for every
scoundrel there is a hero; that for every selfish politician, there is a dedicated leader. Teach him
that for every enemy there is a friend. It will take him, I know; but teach him, if you can ( that a
dollar earned is of far more value than five found. Teach him to learn to lose and also to enjoy
winning.
In school, teach him it is far more honourable to fail than to cheat. Teach him to have faith in his
own ideas, even if everyone tells him they are wrong. Teach him to be gentle with the gentle,
and tough with the tough. Try to give my son the strength not to follow the crowd when
everyone is getting on the bandwagon. Teach him to listen to all men; but teach him also
to filter all that he hears on a screen of truth, and take only the good that comes through.
Teach him, if you can how to laugh when he is sad. Teach him there is no shame in tears. Teach
him to scoff at cynics and to beware of too much sweetness. Teach him to sell his brawn and
brain to the highest bidders, but never to put a price tag on his heart and soul.
Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob and to stand and fight if he thinks he is right. Teach
him gently, but do not cuddle him because only the test of fire makes fine steel. Let him have the
courage to be impatient, let him have the patience to be brave. Teach him always to have sublime
faith in himself because then he will always have sublime faith in mankind. This is a big order,
but see what you can do. He is such a fine little fellow, my son!
- Abraham Lincoln’s letter to his son’s teacher
Abraham Lincoln writes this letter to his son‟s teacher.
(a) Lincoln says, “This is a big order”. It means he expects the school to __________. (b)
dollar earned has far more value than five found‟. Here „a dollar earned‟ means that
__________ .
(c) Teach him „to stand and fight if he thinks he is right‟. For doing so the boy should be
__________ .
(d) „Faith in himself will lead the boy to acquire __________ .
(e) The test of fire‟ can make his son __________ .
4.
„A
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the 5
answers from the given options.
The Unique ID
Nandan Nilekani the Infosys co-chairman is on an ambitious mission. It‟s gargantuan task to
identify and provide unique identification numbers to close to 1.2 billion people.
And
Nilekani, who is apprised of this staggering exercise, recently told a newspaper: “ It keeps me
awake at night, thinking what have I got into.”
In his new avatar, Nilekani - - as head of the Unique Identification Database Authority of India
- - says he will make sure every Indian has an identity card or a unique identify number. The
number is quite like America‟s social security
number. He hopes to make a difference in
the life of every Indian. The UIDAI would create a centralised, national database of Indian
residents. The key issue was to ensure that there were no duplicates, Nilekani said.
Creating a billion smart cards was never going to be easy. It would entail breaking through an
obstinate bureaucracy at various levels, creating several databases and connecting multiple
government departments used to working in splendid isolation. The Union home ministry,
which had dealt with the project in fits and starts, ran into severe problems when issues of
citizenship arose. Which is why the present effort will make a significant departure from
previous exertions by giving citizenship a go-by for the moment and issuing a card to every
“resident” of India, including “ illegal immigrants”. Border states like Assam might protest, but
the Union government is keen to make a beginning by registering everyone living within the
territorial boundaries of India before establishing who is actually a citizen and who is not.
4.1 „ gargantuan task‟ means a / an
____________ .
(b) easy task
(a) important task
(c) huge task
(d) normal task
4.2 “ It keeps me awake at night, thinking what I have got into. “ The statement means that
Mr. Nilekani is ___________ .
(a) remorseful
(b) depressed
(c) concerned
4.3 The UIDAI would __________ .
(d) excited
(a) create a centralised, national database of Indian residents
(b) prevent duplication of documents
(c) register everyone living within the territorial boundaries of India (d)
all of the above
4.4. The obstruction to this ambitious project is _____________________
(a) bureaucracy
(b) taking a count of each person
(c) political will
(d) lack of ideas
4.5 Mr. Nilekani is ________________________
(a) smart
(b) a torch – bearer
(c) over - confident
(d) complacent
SECTION - B
(Writing – 20 Marks)
5.
This is an everyday problem with the present day generation. Looking at the visual, write
a Factual Description of the bedroom in 80 words .
You may use the inputs :
books and clothes strewn around
careless indifferent
laziness unorganized, mom upset
bad habit, reflects personality
6.
The Amir Khan Advertisement on Tourism inspires you with a sense of responsibility
towards the nation. You feel it is your duty to welcome and respect the tourists that visit your country.
As a student with a vision of the future, write an email to your friends inspiring them to take up this
cause with a sense of patriotism.
(120 words )
The format of e-mail is given below :
Date :
From :
Subject:
To :
Dear __________
Regards
Name
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7.
The internet has revolutionized knowledge sharing and democratized access to information to a
degree unprecedented in recorded human history. It is believed that social networking sites like
the Facebook and Orkut are in danger of turning us into anti-social, friendless people who live
their lives in the severe isolation of the internet, with little human contact. Write an
article expressing your views for or against the motion, „ The internet has turned modern man
into a recluse’ in about 150 words
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SECTION - C
(Grammar – 20 Marks)
8.
9.
Complete the following paragraph by choosing the correct words from the options given 4
below.
When the old lady (a) __________ to her flat she saw at once that the burglars (b) __________ in
her absence. Though the burglars themselves (c) __________ no longer there she saw at once
that they (d) __________ because there was a burning cigarette in the ashtray. Probably
they (e) __________ the lift coming up and (f) __________ down the stairs. But in their
hurry one of them (g) __________ his wallet. The old lady called the police and all of them
(h) __________
(a) (i)
return (ii) returning (iii) returned
(iv) had returned
(b) (i)
break (ii) broke
(iii) had broken (iv) were breaking
(c) (i)
be (ii) were
(iii) was
(iv) are
(d) (i)
just leave
(ii) just leaving
(iii) are just leaving
(iv) had just left
(e) (i)
heard
(ii) hear
(iii) had heard
(iv) hearing
(f) (i)
run
(ii) were running
(iii) ran
(iv) had run
(g) (i)
had dropped
(ii) are dropping
(iii) dropping
(iv) dropped
(h) (i)
catch
(ii) were caught
(iii) had caught
(iv) are caught
Complete the dialogue choosing the correct options :
Laksh
: So Manan, you saw the robber snatch the bag from the old lady.
(a) ________________________________________ run?
Manan :
He ran towards the railway line. I saw him jumping into a carriage.
Laksh
: (b)______________________ then ? I mean was it in motion or not?
Manan :
Laksh
Manan :
Laksh
Manan :
No, it was not moving.
: (c) ____________________________________?
I jumped in behind him.
:(d) ________________________ at that time ? Were you afraid?
No, I was not afraid at all.
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Laksh
a)
i.
ii.
:You should be careful in future. He could have hurt you.
b)
What why did he
i.
How was that train
What why he
ii.
iii. Which way did he
iv. That way did he
c)
Where that train was
iii. Where was that train
iv. Which that train was
d)
i.
How did you do then
ii.
Which did you do then
iii. Why you did then
i. How you felt
ii.
How did you feel
iii. Why you felt
iv. What did you do then
iv. What you did feel
10. Rearrange the following words /phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has
been done as an example.
some / a/ ant / grain / grasshopper / appealed / to give him / to an
Ans. A grasshopper appealed to an ant to give him some grain.
(a) was / hunger / he / that / he / dying / said / of
(b) corn / he / had / she / asked / if / her / some
(c) just enough / I / me / but / have / some corn / it is / for (d)
get / you / did / corn / when / the / ?
11.
The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the 4
incorrect word and the correct word in your answer sheet against
the correct blank
number. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.
The collecting, writing , edit and presenting
of new of news articles in newspapers, magazines
radio and television broadcasts is broadly speaking
eg: edit editing
(a) ---------- --------(b) ---------- ---------
what journalism is all about. Originally, journalism means
reportage of current event of printed form, specifically
newspapers, but later, it come to include electronic media
as well. Changes in journalism have being fuelled by
technological advances. Almost each new application in
communication have affected the way people get their
(c) ---------- --------(d) ---------- --------(e) ---------- --------(f) ---------- --------(g) ---------- --------(h) ---------- ---------
news. Yet, the newspaper still remains a very powerful tool of influence and persuasion.
12.
Complete the following news reports accompanying the following headlines by filling in 4
the blanks.
INDIAN NAMES FOR MARTIAN ROCKS
(a)
Kolkata : The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has
___________ to certain types ___________________ Mars, a senior geologist on the
agency‟s Mars Mission said.
(b)
HEAT WAVE KILLS 55 IN ORISSA
Bhubaneswar : An unrelenting ____________________ has resulted in __________
due to sunstroke even as strong hot winds and extreme humidity continue to make the
situation unbearable.
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(c)
TASK FORCE SPOTS 15 TIGERS
New Delhi : The members of __________________ during their field visits to Pench
and Kanha Tiger Reserves in Madhya Pradesh.
SHEEP URINE TO CUT EXHAUST POLLUTION
(d) A British company is testing the use of __________________ in order ___________ caused
by the exhaust of vehicles.
SECTION - D
(Literature – 20 Marks)
13A.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct
options.
At length did cross an Albatross,
Through the fog it came;
As if it had been a Christian soul, We
hailed it in God‟s name.
(a) Explain : „At length did cross an Albatross‟.
(i)
It means that the Albatross covered a vast expanse
(ii) It means the Albatross came after a very long time
(iii) It means no other bird had come there
(iv) It means they were waiting for the Albatross to come
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(b) What favourable change did it bring ?
(i) It brought the south wind which enabled the ship to steer
northwards.
(ii) It brought the north wind which enabled the ship to steer
southwards.
(iii) It brought the west wind which enabled the ship to steer
southwards.
(iv) It brought the east wind which enabled the ship to steer
northwards.
(c) Why was the Albatross hailed as a Christian soul?
(i)
The presence of an Albatross was considered auspicious.
(ii) The Albatross showed them the direction.
(iii) The Albatross ate whatever was offered.
(iv) The Albatross was considered a saviour, a good omen, whose
appearance coincided with the favourable change of weather.
OR
If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar‟s to him I say, that Brutus‟ love to
Caesar was no less than his. If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is
my answer: Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.
Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free
men?
(a) Why according to Brutus, did he kill Caesar ?
(i)
Brutus wanted to save Rome from slavery.
(ii) Brutus hated Caesar.
(iii) Cassius forced Brutus to kill Caesar.
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(iv) Brutus himself wanted to become the king of Rome.
(b) How does Brutus justify the assassination of Caesar ?
(i)
Brutus said that Caesar was ambitious.
(ii) Brutus said that he would enslave Rome.
(iii) Brutus said that he would become a tyrant.
(iv ) All of the above
(c) How did the mob react to the speech given by Brutus ?
(i)
The mob revolted against Brutus.
(ii) The mob agreed with Brutus‟ decision.
(iii) The mob criticized Brutus‟ decision.
(iv) None of the above.
13B. Nor heaven nor earth have been at peace tonight :
Thrice hath Calpurnia in her sleep cried out,
‘Help, ho! they murder Caesar !’ Who’s within ?
(a) Who is Calpurnia ?
(b) What does the disturbance in the sky indicate ? (c)
Does Calpurnia‟s dream come true ?
14.
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Answer any four of the following questions in 30 - 40 words each.
(a) Why did Patol Babu leave without taking money ?
(b) What do the crew members accuse the Ancient Mariner of ? (c)
What is the irony in the poem, Ozymandias ?
(d) What did the narrator do on reaching the saloon ? (e)
What do you understand by a skeleton swipe card ?
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15. Answer the following in about 120 words.
Julius Caesar compares himself to the Northern star. Despite being such a great emperor, there
are certain flaws in his character which lead to his downfall. Being one of the citizens in the mob,
listening to the funeral oration by Antony, you feel deeply moved by Caesar‟s untimely death.
Pen down your emotions at having lost such an eminent personality who could have led Rome
to prosperity.
OR
What ideas and thoughts come to the poet‟s mind when he finds a poisonous snake drinking
water at his water trough ?