FIRST TERMINAL EVALUATION 2015

SCORING KEY : ENGLISH

CLASS : X

TOTAL SCORE : 80

PREPARED BY : PRASANTH P.G., H.S.A(ENGLISH), G.H.S.S. KOTTODI

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Scoring Indicators

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Swami gave a lurid account of Samuel's violence.

He proposed to send Swami late to Samuel's class as a kind of
challenge.
Swami expected that his father would understand that Swami
couldn't go to his class late.
Lurid
The more he got interested in the matter

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Beneath a sack of rice

He risked the rain again.
My mother / stung by a scorpion / parting with his poison / risked
the rain
Scorpion
The peasants are compared to swarms of flies.

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A long poem
She was ashamed to have used the Himalayas as a metaphor. / She
was ashamed to speak of the Himalayas,her imaginary mountains,
to Swami Anand,a man who was very familiar with it.
The Himalayas, Everest clad in summer cotton, a man walking
through the ice and snow of Gangotri etc..
Swami Anand

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The Indian Navy lent a Dronier to ferry a heart from

Thiruvananthapuram to Kochi
It was the first time in India that a defence aircraft was used as air
ambulance in a civilian medical emergency.
Dr. Jose Chacko Periappuram
Recipient
Navy aids in heart ferrying ( A suitable headline)

A. Write-up
Elaborates the given topic
Includes the ideas that are specific,clear and related to the topic
Organises the ideas in a cohesive form
Presents ideas in an interesting manner
Chooses words that are appropriate
Uses a variety of sentences
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B. Narrative
Fixes and develops the events properly
Conveys the theme / message effectively
Uses varieties of sentences
Sequences the ideas logically

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Letter
Uses language that is suitable for a letter
Uses proper format including proper salutation and complimentary
closing
Message of the letter was effectively conveyed
Uses well formed sentences
Ideas were properly linked
Language used was appropriate to the context
News report
Gives an apt title
Includes factual details like time,place,major event etc..
Sequences the events logically
Uses the language of reporting
Diary entry
Uses spontaneous and natural language
Uses first person narrative
Expression of personal opinions and feelings
Natural and individualistic style
Relevant to the context
Uses informal language

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Character sketch
Identifies the role and importance of the character
Describes the characteristic features of the individual
Provides adequate examples to support the description of the
character
Analyses the behavioural traits of the character
Organises the ideas well

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Conversation
Identifies the relationships and age of persons engaged in the
conversation
Used apt initiation
Focussed the conversation on the assigned topic
Used a wide range of words to express their ideas
Used informal expressions ( interjections,contracted forms)
Ended creating a feeling of completion

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Profile
Made the introduction and ending effective
Organised important details carefully
Used appropriate descriptive vocabulary
Developed the hints using supporting details
Used proper linkers for connecting the ideas
Used language that is concise,precise and appropriate
Parasuram Exp.
6 minutes
Platform no 1

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Patna Exp.
Venad Exp.

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a) turned down
b) put forward
c) went on
d) gave in

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a) Watson asked Holmes if anything had escaped him.

b) Holmes replied that he was afraid that most of his conclusions
had been erroneous.

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a) took
b) was
c) quite
d) him
e) had found

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a) A man tried to gouge my eyes.

b) didn't I?
c) I would have stayed back.
d) take rest / go to your room
e) bye

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Prepared by : Prasanth P.G.

H.S.A. (English)
G.H.S.S. Kottodi
Kasaragod Dist.
Phone : 9846079338
prasanthp43@gmail.com