Summative Assessment I, 2011

ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE Class - X

Maximum Marks: 80 Instructions: The question paper is divided into four sections. Section A: Section B: Section C: Section D: Reading Writing Grammar Literature

510014 Time: 3 hours

20 marks 20 marks 20 marks 20 marks

SECTION A (Reading 20 Marks)

Q1. Read the following passage carefully: Oliver Goldsmith, a great English writer , was born at Lissoy, a pretty Irish village. His father was poor but very kind hearted. No traveller ever asked him for help and went away empty handed. An old dame taught letters of alphabet to Young Goldsmith. She said he was the dullest pupil. Young Goldsmiths life was full of troubles. He was most unhappy in his school and college days. He was rather ugly and looked more so on account of small pox marks. His school mates treated him roughly and cruelly and made fun of him. Goldsmith joined Trinity college, Dublin before the gates of which his statue now stands. Goldsmith was admitted free to the college. But for that he had to sweep out the courts and help to carry up dishes at dinner time. He was very unhappy in college. No one was kind to him. He did not show himself clever enough to receive the kind attention of his tutors. He had little money and what he had, he usually gave to the first beggar whom he met. He studied medicine for three years, but left the college without a degree. He worked as a chemists assistant and then practised as a doctor without much success. He wore an old suit with a large patch. When he visited his patients he was asked to cover this sign of poverty with this hat. Complete the following statement by selecting the most appropriate options from the ones given below. (a) Oliver Goldsmith was a native of ___________. (i) England (ii) Scotland (iii) Holland (iv) Ireland (b) Goldsmith was unhappy at school because ___________. (i) he was poor (ii) he was dull (iii) he was ugly (iv) he was without friends (c) Goldsmiths tutors did not pay attention to him because ___________. (i) he was poor (5 marks)

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(e)

(ii) he was a free student (iii) he was a dull student (iv) he was rude to others He wore an old suit with a large patch as ___________. (i) he was poor and could not afford new clothes (ii) it was in fashion those days (iii) he was indifferent to his dress (iv) it was his favourite coat The college put up Goldsmiths statue at the gate as ___________. (i) he qualified from that college and became a doctor (ii) they were unkind to him when he was in that college (iii) he was a poor student who later became rich. (iv) he became a famous writer (5 marks)

Q2.

Read the following passage carefully: Amazon Rainforest The Amazon is the worlds largest tropical rainforest. It covers an area of nearly 2.8 million square miles, which is nearly the size of the continent of Australia. The Amazon Rainforest gets its life from the majestic Amazon River, the worlds second largest river, which runs directly through the heart of the region. The rainforest itself is simply the drainage basin for the river and its many tributaries. The vast forest itself consists of four layers, each featuring its own ecosystems and specially adapted plants and animals. The forest floor is the lowest region. Since only two percent of the sunlight filters through the top layers to the understory, very few plants grow here. The forest floor, however, is rich with rotting vegetation and the bodies of dead organisms, which are quickly broken down into nutrients and integrated into the soil. Tree roots stay close to these available nutrients and decomposers such as millipedes and earthworms use these nutrients for food. Complete the following statements by selecting the most appropriate options from the ones given below : (a) The Amazon rain forest is the size of the continent of __________ (i) U. S. A (ii) Asia (iii) Europe (iv) Australia (b) Amazon river is the worlds __________ (i) second large river (ii) second largest river (iii) second larger river (iv) largest second river (c) The forest floor does not contain __________ (i) sand (ii) rotting vegetation (iii) bodies of dead organisms (iv) nutrients (d) __________ is the lowest region of the rain forest. (i) Understory (ii) Forest floor (iii) Canopy (iv) Top layer

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(e)

A word that means the same as substance providing essential nourishment is__________ (i) sunlight (ii) nutrient (iii) water (iv) plants (5 marks)

Q3.

Read the following poem carefully: A man and a lion had a dispute, Which was to reckon the greater, the man Or the brute. The lion discoursed on his side at some length, And greatly enraged at his courage and strength. Said the man, Dont be prating; look yonder, I pray, At that sculpture of marble: now what will you say? The lion is vanquished, but as for the man,. He is standing upon him, deny if you can. But pray, said the lion, who sculptured that stone ? One of us, said the man. I must candidly own.

But when we are sculptors, the other replied, you will then on the man see the lion astride. Complete the following statemensts : (a) The point of dispute between the man and the lion was who could he superior in _________ and __________. (b) (c) (d) The man pointed towards a __________ of __________. But when we are sculptors, The word we refers to __________ If the image has been sculptured by the lion, he would have over powerd __________. The message of the poem is that a statue cant __________.

(e)

Q4.

Read the following passage carefully: Many great whales like the Humpback have been so brutally massacred by mankind that whalers consider them commercially extinct. Whales are still overexploited. Typical is the Blue whale, the largest animal that has ever lived on this earth 100 feet (30 meters) long and weighing 160 tons. Since 1900 we humans

(5 marks)

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have killed over 300,000 of them and there are only a few thousand left. Despite international demands to stop the slaughter, whalers mainly Japanese and Russian are destroying four other species of great whale; some have already been reduced to 20 per cent of their former population. Whalers can turn to other trades but the great whales can never be recreated. They have much to teach us. These peaceful creatures have highly developed brains and close family and social organization. They can communicate over great distances, and dive to great depths. We cannot yet explain their full role in the ecology of the seas, but if they are wiped out and we find their role was a vital one, it will be too late. The World Wildlife Fund is campaigning to save the life and resources of the seas for our own sake and that of our children. Complete the following sentences in a suitable manner. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) This text is an __________ about whales and their survival. Word Wildlife Fund is campaigning to protect _________. The word recreated in the passage means __________ These peaceful creatures have __________ These creatures have a great power of __________ over great distances.

SECTION B (Writing 20 Marks)

Q5. You are a member of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in your locality. The following Pie-Chart reflects the attitude of the people towards animals. Write a paragraph in about 80 words on how animals are ill-treated and what can be done to prevent it. (4 marks)

Q6.

You are Mukesh, living in Church Lane, Hyderabad. You feel happy that with the onset of new system of education, teaching learning process would get a new

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direction. Write a letter to the Editor of The Hindu, Hyderabad describing what education needs to be. You can take the help of verbal notes given below and write the letter in about 120 words.

Q7.

The picture given below shows the plight of the children. Will their life never change? Though we talk of abolishing child labour yet a lot more needs to be done . These pictures disturbed Anil and he decided to write an article for The News Times expressing his concern and the need to take concrete steps to abolish child labour. (150 words)

(8 marks)

SECTION C (Grammar 20 Marks)

Q8. Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options. After our stay in Russia, I returned with my son to visit my father (a) India. We flew, (b) the magnificent expanse of the Himalayas, (c) New Delhi. The plane (d) on time and after that darkness fell over. (a) (i) to (ii) by (iii) over (iv) in (b) (i) on (ii) above (iii) over (iv) along (c) (i) over (ii) to (iii) by (iv) at (d) (i) arrived (ii) had arrived (iii) has arrived (iv) would arrived (4 marks)

Q9.

Look at the notes given below and complete the paragraph by using the correct

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option given below. Leonardo da Vinci - born in 1452 in Vinci - a prodigy even as a child - his teachers - baffled by his doubts - exceptional talent - drawing and music - his paintings different from other artists - effects of light and shade - very prominent. Leonardo da Vinci, born (a) ________ child. At school all his (b) ________. He had (c) _________ music. His paintings were very different from those of other artists. He used (d) _______ very prominent. (a) (i) in 1452 is a prodigy even as a (ii) in 1452, was a prodigy even as a (iii) in 1452 will be a prodigy even as a (iv) none of these. (b) (i) teachers are baffled by his doubts (ii) teachers never baffled by his doubts (iii) teachers were baffled by his doubts (iv) teachers will baffle by his doubts (c) (i) exceptional talent in dancing and music (ii) exceptional talent in oration (iii) exceptional talent in drawing and (iv) exceptional talent in versification (d) (i) the effects of light and shade to make his paintings (ii) the effects of dark colour combinations (iii) the combination of black and white (iv) the effects of colour combinations

Q10.

Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. (a) (b) (c) (d) grandeur/was/inside/it was/the palace hall/all the flower garlands/pearls/interwoven/with/were/sparkling decorated/was /the/wooden stage/with a/painted backcloth for the king/honour/a/set apart/place /of/had been

(4 marks)

Q11.

In the following passage one word has been omitted from each line. Write the omitted word and the word that comes before and the one that comes after it against the correct blank number. A bicycle gets punctured when thorn or nail runs into its tube. puncture needs to repaired. First of all the tube taken out of the tyre and inflated. It is then dipped a trough (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ __________

(4 marks)

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containing water in order locate the puncture. Air escapes the place of the puncture producing bubbles the water.

(f) (g)

___________ ___________

(h)

___________

Q12.

Read the following conversation and fill in the blanks to complete the passage given below. Teacher to Rohan Rohan Teacher time ? : Why are you late ? What a troublesome boy you are ! : Sir, I am sorry. It wont happen again. : Have you no watch or clock at home to find out proper

(4 marks)

The teacher asked Rohan (a)_________________ and exclaimed that (b)____________ . Rohan said he was sorry and (c)____________ but the teacher continued in rage and asked Rohan (d)___________.

SECTION D (Literature 20 Marks)

Q13. (A) Read the extract and answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate options. You must make your public happier: Give them something sharper snappier We must aim for better billings You still owe me sixty shillings (a) Who says these words? (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (b) the frog the titled crowd the ladies with tiaras the nightingale (3x2=6marks)

The speaker asks for sixty shillings ________. (i) for training the nightingale

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(ii) (iii) (iv) (c)

for singing to the creatures of the bog for making the public happy for killing the nightingale

The rhyme scheme of these lines is (i) abab (ii) abcd (iii) abba (iv) aabb

OR Beholding the wooden arch of this building, the old man was filled with the joy that the pilgrim feels when he first sees the goal of his journey. (a) Alis walking to the Post Office daily even in biting cold weather shows his _________. (i) courage (ii) optimism (iii) (b) foolishness (iv) strength of will

The Post Office is referred to as Alis place of pilgrimage as he __________. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) visited it daily. came there to pray for a letter from his daughter. went there with faith and hope. believed God would bless him if he went there.

(c)

When did Alis daughter get married ? (i) (iii) one year ago Three year ago (ii) (iv) Two years ago Five years ago

(B) Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Ill tell you what Ive got to do. On Monday next Ive got to do three things. (a) (b) (c) Who is the speaker ? What has he decided to do ? Why did he take such a decision ?

Q14.

Answer any four of the following questions in 30 40 words each. (a) What had led to the difficult circumstances that the two boys of Verona were in ? (b) What kind of childhood do you think Alis daughter had ? (c) Comment on the frogs character from the poem, The Frog and the

(2X4=8 marks)

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Nightingale. (d) How long does the poet feel can the lover live in the rhyme written by him ? (e) How does Miss Mebbin blackmail Mrs. Packletide into gifting her a cottage ?
Q15. Answer the following in about 150 words You are Lucia the ailing sister of the two boys. Write a letter to your friend about your past life and your present situation, as you are on the way to recovery, with the help of your younger brothers. OR Hurt by her parents behaviour, Victoria expresses her emotions in a letter to a close friend. Write the letter on behalf of Victoria. (6 marks)

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