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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – II, 2012
EC 2021
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 MARK)
1.
Read the poem given below and complete the summary by filling in the
blanks with the appropriate words. Supply only one word for each blank.
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The Quiet Life
Happy the man whose wish and care
A few paternal acres bound.
Content to breathe his native, air
In his own ground.
Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread,
Whose flocks supply him with attire;
Whose trees in summer yield him shade,
In winter fire.
Blest who can unconcernedly find
Hours, days and years slide soft away
In health of body, peace of mind,
Quiet by day.
Sound sleep by night; steady and ease
Together mixt, sweet recreation
And innocence which most does please
With meditation.
Thus let me live; unseen, unknown
Thus unlamented let me die,
Steal from the world, and not a stone
Tell where I lie.
A man with small (a)_______________, staying in his own (b)______________
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land leads a(c)_____________________ life. His basic (d)_______________are
fulfilled in his own village by his fields and (e)__________________________.
He enjoys a (f)__________________ health and (g)____________________
peace. He is able to have a (h)_________________ sleep at night. He wishes for
an (i)___________________ and an (j)___________________ death.
2.
Read the passage given below and complete the statements that follow by
choosing the answers from the given options.
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The Galapagos Islands are in the Pacific Ocean, off the western coast of
South America. They are a rocky, lonely spot, but they are also one of the most
unusual places in the world. One reason is that they are the home of some of
the last giant tortoises left on earth.
Weighing hundreds of pounds, these tortoises, or land turtles, wander
slowly around the rocks and sand of the islands. Strangely each of these
islands has its own particular kind of tortoise. There are seven different kinds
of tortoises on the eight islands, each kind being slightly different from the
other.
Hundreds of years ago, thousands of tortoises wandered around these
islands. However, all this changed when people started landing there. When
people first arrived in 1535, their ships had no refrigerators. This meant that
fresh food was always a problem for the sailors on board. The giant tortoises
provided the solution to this problem.
Ships would anchor off the islands, and crew would row ashore and
seize as many tortoises as they could. Once the animals were abroad the ship,
the sailors would roll the tortoises onto their backs. The tortoises were
completely helpless once on their backs, so they could only lie there until used
for soups and stews. Almost 100,000 tortoises were carried off in this way.
(1)
The author calls the Galapagos Islands as an unusual place because
(a) they are in the Pacific Ocean
(b) the endangered giant tortoises are found there
(c) they are rocky and lonely spots
(d) they are located off the western coast of South America
(2)
The statement ,________________________ is correct.
(a)
there is one kind of tortoise found on seven islands
(b)
there are eight kinds of tortoise found on eight islands
(c)
there are seven kinds of tortoise found on eight islands
(d)
all the tortoises are found on one island
(3)
The giant tortoises provided a solution to the problem of not having
refrigerators means that ____________________.
(a)
the sailors went looking for refrigerators
(b)
fresh food was available in plenty
(c)
the giant tortoises were killed and eaten
(d)
the sailors seized the tortoise to store in refrigerators
(4 )
`Ships would anchor off the island’ means ______________
(a)
ships would go off
(b)
ships would be near the shore
(c)
ships would be off to another land
(d)
ships would go to another island
(5)
In paragraph four the word `crew’ means ____________________
(a)
the new settlers
(b)
men arriving at Galapagos islands
(c)
men working on the ships
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(d)
3.
men catching the tortoises
Read the passage given below and complete the sentences that follow:
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Sleep
Nobody knows why we sleep, but we all need to. There are no rules about
how much sleep is necessary but an average adult sleeps for about seven
hours and twenty minutes. About eight percent of adults are happy with five
hours or less of sleep and four percent want ten hours or more of it. Babies
need between fourteen to eighteen hours whereas the elderly people need less
than they did when young but often take a nap during the day.
Every one at sometime has difficulty in sleeping but if you miss a couple of
hours of sleep, no harm is done. You may feel tired and irritable the next day
but the body soon makes up for the loss. However, if you try to stay awake
night after night, you soon begin to behave strangely. You lose the ability to
concentrate and your judgement is impaired. You begin to imagine strange
things and your behaviour becomes deranged.
A lot of people have serious problems. Some people find that they cannot get
to sleep. Some wake up in the middle of the night or too early in the morning.
There are a number of causes. Worry and depression are the most common.
All kinds of things in the environment can affect sleep – noise, light, heat,
cold, new surroundings etc. Pain during an illness can also keep people
awake. Most of us accept temporary sleeplessness without seeking help but
one and a half million people in Britain take drugs to help them sleep. Many
people become addicted to their sleeping pills but sleeping pills do not deal
with the cause of insomnia and it is better to avoid them if you can. It is much
better to identify the problem and remove it.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
4.
On an average an adult sleeps for (a) _______________________.
If you stay awake night after night you may lose the ability
(b)_________________ is impaired and also you may start imagining
(c)___________________
becomes deranged.
Sleep problems are mostly caused due to (d)____________________.
It is better to avoid sleeping pills as these (e)____________________.
Read the passage given below and complete the statements that follow
choosing the answers out of the given options.
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One cannot be truly human and civilized unless one looks upon not only
fellow-men but all creation with the eyes of a friend. Throughout India, edicts
carved on rocks and iron pillars are reminders that 22 centuries ago Emperor
Ashoka defined the king’s duty as not merely to protect citizens and punish
wrong-doers but also to protect animal life and forest trees. Ashoka was the
first and perhaps the only monarch until very recently to forbid the killing of a
large number of species of animals for sport or food. He went further,
regretting the carnage of his military conquests and enjoining upon his
successors to find “their only pleasure in the peace that comes through
righteousness.”
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Along with the rest of mankind, we in India – in spite of Ashoka – have been
guilty of wanton disregard for the sources of our sustenance, we share your
concern at the rapid deterioration of flora and fauna. Some of our own wild
life has been wiped out, miles of forests with beautiful old trees, mute
witnesses of history, have been destroyed.
(a)
A person can be truly human and civilized when he _______________
(i)
looks at fellow men with the eyes of a friend
(ii)
looks at others with friendly eyes
(iii)
looks at all creatures and fellowmen with the eyes of a friend
(iv)
behaves like Ashoka
(b)
According to Ashoka, the duty of a king was to __________________
(i)
protect citizens, punish wrong doers, preserve forests and
animal life
(ii)
protect citizens and ensure peace
(iii)
protect citizens and forbid the killing of animals for sport and
food
(iv)
protect citizens and punish wrong doers
(c)
By `mute witnesses of history’ the author is referring to _____________
(i)
miles of forests
(ii)
flora and fauna
(iii)
wild life
(iv)
miles of forests with beautiful old trees
(d)
In spite of Ashoka, Indians have wantonly disregarded their
___________________
(i)
sources of wealth
(ii)
natural resources
(iii)
wild life
(iv)
miles of forests
(e)
We in India have been guilty of _________________
(i)
killing animals for food
(ii)
neglecting the sources which support our life
(iii)
killing mankind
(iv)
disregarding Ashoka’s advice
SECTION - B
(WRITING – 20 Marks)
5.
Given below is a profile of Mr. Suresh Kumar, your Mathematics teacher.
Write a short Biographical sketch of Mr. Suresh Kumar. You may take help
of the clues given below. (80 words)
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Age – 40 years
Height/weight/ appearance – 6ft/75kgs/slightly fat, smart, good
looking
EducationM.A (Mathematics), Agra University, Agra.
B.Ed., M.D University, Rohtak.
Experience – 15 years
Duties – teaching Mathematics, class teacher, organizes
Mathematics Olympaid.
Why I like or dislike him – painstaking, thorough, explains in
detail, solves our problems, easily available, patient listener,
cheerful, friendly approach.
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6.
Shahin Chatterjee is a resident of Sultan Colony, Mahipalpur. After reading
the following newspaper article, she writes a letter to the editor of a local
newspaper giving her strong views on the disadvantages of this project and
making an appeal to the government to reconsider its decision. You can take
ideas from the unit, `Environment’ in your MCB. Write this letter in about
120 words
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Threat to Forest
MAHIPALPUR : 15 January. The government has decided to cut
down a large forest area near Sultan Colony to provide housing
for 10,000 families. The project is likely to be completed by 2012.
However, it is facing stiff opposition from farmers whose
agricultural land is also being acquired.
7.
Given below is a graphic representation of the vehicles challaned for
breaking traffic rules. Taking ideas from this, coupled with your own ideas,
write an article for your school magazine on `Road Safety Measures’ in
about 150 words.
Drunken Driving
Over speeding
=
=
25%
19%
Jumping Red lights
Over taking
=
=
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37%
19%
SECTION - C
(GRAMMAR – 20 MARKS)
8.
Choose the most appropriate options from the ones given below to
complete the following passage. Write the answer in your answer sheet
against the correct blank number. Do not copy the whole passage.
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Tokyo was rocked by its (a)_____________ earthquake in more than a year
today, but escaped (b)____________________ little damage because it
(c)_______________ centered far beneath the floor of the Pacific Ocean. The
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quake (d)_________________ struck shortly before noon with a magnitude of
6.6 (e)___________________ large buildings swayed back and forth. The
intense (f)________________ for about one minute caught many people
(g)_______________ guard in Tokyo and the other cities (h)_____________
east.
(a)
(i)
big
(b)
(i)
from
(ii)
bigger
(ii)
by
(iii)
biggest
(iii)
with
(iv)
very big
(iv)
for
(c)
(i)
is
(d)
(i)
who
(ii)
was
(ii)
whom
(iii)
has
(iii)
whose
(iv)
have
(iv)
which
(e)
(i)
make
(f)
(i)
shake
(ii)
made
(ii)
shaker
(iii)
send
(iii)
shaking
(iv)
sent
(iv)
shook
(g)
(i) in
(d)
(i)
to
(ii) on
(ii)
toward
(iii) of
(iii)
for
(iv) off
(iv)
forward
9.
Read the notes given below and complete the paragraph by filling in the
gaps choosing the correct answers from the given options.
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Police rescued a three year old girl
mother found her missing
informed police
DSP supervised probe
Interviewed residents
Interrogated suspect
Danny admitted and disclosed hiding
A three year old girl (a)____________ by the police last Tuesday. She had been
kidnapped by a neighbor for ransom. The mother informed the police about
the missing girl. A probe (b)__________________ by the DSP himself. More
than fifty residents (c)_______________ Ultimately, Danny, one of the
residents of the colony, admitted to the crime and disclosed where the girl
(d)_________________.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(i)
(iii)
(i)
(iii)
(i)
(iii)
(i)
(iii)
rescued
has rescued
supervising
was supervised
are interviewed
were interviewing
is hidden
has been hiding
(ii)
(iv)
(ii)
(iv)
(ii)
(iv)
(ii)
(iv)
is rescued
was rescued
was supervising
had supervised
were interviewed
will be interviewing
was hiding
had been hidden
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10.
Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange them to form
meaningful sentences. Write the correct sentences in your answer sheet.
(a)
are anxious/ about the prospect/most people/ of dental
surgery
(b)
numerous/ the reasons/ for this fear/ are
(c)
relate the problem/ many people/ in childhood/ to a bad experience
(d)
the fear/ a phobia/ sometimes/ becomes
11.
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line.
Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the
correct question number. Remember to underline the word you have
supplied.
Incorrect Word
Correct Word
Folk tales offer lots of advice.
Much of them deliver the message
(a) ____________ ____________
quite clear. There is a story about
(b) ____________ ____________
Birbal not being allowed to attending (c)
____________ ____________
the King’s free lunch. The reasons was(d) ____________ ____________
which he was not dressed properly. (e) ____________ ____________
This happened in spite of the high
(f)
____________ ____________
intellectual abilities.
____________ ____________
The advice thus conveyed was :
(g)
____________ ____________
“Don’t judge the book by its cover”. (h)
____________ ____________
12.
Read the following conversation and complete the passage given below.
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Moose :
Molly, I’m going to fly out to Arizona to visit my sister Martha
and her husband Harry.
Molly :
Harry is very cranky! He’ll be finding a lot of faults with you.
Moose :
I know that.
Molly :
Just buy a one-way ticket! Harry will be glad to pay your way
back.
Moose informed his wife Molly (a)_____________ and her husband Harry.
Molly replied that Harry was very cranky and (b)_____________. When
Moose admitted that he knew that, Molly advised him (c)____________. Molly
explained her idea saying that (d)____________.
SECTION - D
(LITERATRE – 20 MARKS)
13A.
Read the extract given below and complete the statements by choosing the
correct options.
Calpurnia :
Caesar :
(a)
1x3=3
What mean you, Caesar ? Think you to work forth ? You shall
not stir out of your house today
Caesar shall forth.
Calpurnia stopped Caesar from going out of the house because
__________________.
(i)
Caesar’s enemies were out to kill him
(ii)
Caesar was not well
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(iii)
Calpurnia saw Caesar being killed in her dream
(iv)
it was raining heavily
(b)
Caesar wanted to go out of the house because ________________.
(i)
he didn’t care about his wife
(ii)
he wanted to throw the enemies of Rome out of the country
(iii)
he was worried about the safety of the common man
(iv)
he had to attend an important meeting
(c)
These lines tell us about Caesar that he _________________ .
(i)
was a superstitious person
(ii)
was a coward
(iii)
was proud
(iv)
was soft hearted
OR
The voice of my education said to me
He must be killed,
For in sicily the black, black snakes are innocent,
The gold are venomous.
And voices in me said, if you were a man
You would take a stick and break him now, and finish him off.
(a)
(b)
(c)
His `education’ said to the poet that __________ .
(i)
he should leave the snake
(ii)
he must kill the snake
(iii)
he should kill the snake after taking water
(iv)
he should ignore the presence of the snake
The poisonous snakes in sicily are _______________
(i)
earth black in colour
(ii)
earth brown in colour
(iii)
golden
(iv)
black
`If you were a man’ here means ______________________
(i)
if you were a good man
(ii)
if you were a real man
(iii)
if your were a brave man
(iv)
if you were a kind man
13B.
Read the extract given below and answers the questions that follows :
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read………………
(a)
What lies in the sand and how?
(b)
How does the shattered visage look?
(c)
What does the face tell us about the sculptor?
14.
Answer any four of the following in 30- 40 words each :
(a)
How does Patol Babu reconcile to the dialogue given to him?
(b)
Why did the Mariners hang the Albatross around the neck of the
Ancient Mariner?
(c)
How did the narrator react to the appearance of the ghost?
(d)
When did the first video game come to an end and with what?
(e)
Bring out the irony in the poem, `Ozymandias’.
3
2x4=8
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15.
Answer the following in about 120 words.
Describe the hardships that the sailors had to undergo when the ship was
stuck in the silent sea?
OR
Why did Calpurnia try to prevent Caesar from going to the senate house? Did
she succeed in her attempts ? Why? Why not ?
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