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Sample Paper – 2011

Class – X
Subject – English
ONLY GRAMMAR
(20 marks)
SECTION – C (Grammar)
Q 1. Edit the passage. (4 Marks )
Whenever you hear somebody harp (a) ___

about how ‘hard work’ is a key to success, (b) ___
don’t let that faze us. Yes, you do need (c) ___
to work hard in order to success in (d) ___
achieving your goal, but it’s all with the (e) ___
eye of the worker. Its all relative. (f) ___
If you have that driving within you, (g) ___
you’ll do the thing that people will (h) ___
view as ‘hard work’, but to you, it’ll just
be ‘work’.
Q 2. In the following passage one word has been omitted from each line. Write the
missing words . (4 Marks )
It is extremely important know what (a) ___

you love to do. You decide what (b) ___
destination to steer your life. Otherwise, (c) ___
you leave yourself wide open for others (d) ___
direct your life, as well at the mercy of (e) ___
the winds and storms of life. you know (f) ___
where your destination is, the rest easy. (g) ___
Then all uncertainty and burden will (h) ___
lifted off your shoulders and that journey
will truly be joyful.
Q 3. Look at the newspaper items given below. Use the information in the headlines
to complete the paragraphs. (4 Marks )
NEWS HEADLINE : LOKPAL BILL DISSCUSION IN LOK SABHA TODAY
The much-hyped Lokpal Bill, which aims to set up an anti-corruption watchdog in the
country, (a) ______________________ in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
NEWS HEADLINE : HORSE BUGGIES TO RETURN FOR TURISTS
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NEW DELHI: Laying down strict norms for buggy operators, the MCD passed the
licence policy for horse buggies on Wednesday. Horse-drawn carriages or buggies (b)
____________________ on select routes in Delhi to ferry tourists.
NEWS HEADLINE : TWO SSB JAWANS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT
Two Shashastra Seema Bal (SSB) jawans (c) ________________ when the motorcycle
they were riding collided with a tempo in Motipur area near Indo-Nepal border, police
sources said.
NEWS HEADLINE : THREE KILLED IN AIRFORCE PLANE CRASH
LUCKNOW: A Jaguar fighter plane of Indian Air Force (IAF) (d) _____________ 50
miles south-east of Gorakhpur in Mau district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday morning. At
least three persons including the pilot died in the accident.
Q 4. Complete the following dialogue. (5 Marks )
Jack : (a) __________________ ? It looks swollen !

Jill : I have got severe toothache.
Jack : (b) ____________ eaten a chocolate as I know you are very fond of them.
Jill : No kidding ! The cavity is killing me.
Jack : Go to the dentist and (c) __________________ filled.
Jill : But the dentist’s fee (d) __________________.
Jack : (e) __________________________ insurance ?
Jill : I do, but still it does not cover everything.
Q 5. Read the conversation and complete the paragraph. (3 Marks )
Assistant : Doctor, An invisible man has come for his check up.
Doctor : Tell him I can’t see him.
Assistant : How come, you became a doctor if you can’t see !
The assistant informed his doctor (a) ________________ for his check up.
The doctor asked his assistant (b) _________________ that he couldn’t see him. The
assistant got confused that how he (c) ______________ if he couldn’t see.
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SAMPLE PAPER – 2007

Class – X
ENGLISH
TIME: 3 HOURS M.M.:100
SECTION - A ( READING )
A1. Read the following passage carefully. (8 marks)

1. India was once considered the land of knowledge and enlightenment. In ancient times scholars from all
over Asia and Europe used to flock to Taxila, Nalanda and other Indian centres of learning. Apart from the
arts, culture, philosophy and religion, these scholars came to study medicine, law and martial sciences. But
despite having a vastly expanded university system and historical advantages, modern India has yet to
provide international or even regional leadership in higher education. From the surrounding countries of Asia
and Africa only a few students come to India for higher education.
2. The United States is by far the most successful country in attracting foreign students. But other countries
such as Australia, Canada and Britain also aggressively market their universities abroad through their
education counselling services and recruitment fairs with the active cooperation of their diplomatic missions
abroad.
3. Likewise, India should also capitalise on the advantages offered by its higher education institutions,
market Indian universities abroad and facilitate the entry of foreign students into them.
4. The revenue from foreign students can be used to ease the financial crunch faced by Indian universities,
improve academic facilities and subsidise the cost of educating Indian students.
5. But apart from economic advantages many other benefits would accrue to the nation. India would gain
global and regional influence, goodwill and become a major provider of higher education. Many Asian and
African countries, especially the smaller ones have poorly developed university systems and would look to
Indian universities for the higher education of their youth. At the same time Indian students will not be
deprived if 10 per cent supernumerary seats for foreign students are created in universities and professional
colleges.
6. Already, professional education in India has proved accessible and affordable for foreign students,
especially from Malaysia , the Middle East and South Africa . In these countries higher education training
facilities are limited. Many NRI (non-resident Indian) families abroad, especially those from English-speaking
industrialised countries are also keen to send their children to study in their motherland and hopefully to
become attuned to their Indian roots in the process.
A1.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage complete the sentences given below. Write the
answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole sentence .
(1 X 3 = 3 marks)
(a) In spite of India having a historical advantage and a vastly expanded university system it ............. .
(b) Many parents send their children to India hoping that ........... .
(c) Academic facilities in India can be improved with ................... .
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A1.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage complete the following paragraph using one word
only in each blank. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.
(½x6=3 marks)
The income from foreign students would not only (a) ...... in educating Indian students but also in (b) .......
global and regional influence and thus (c) ..... to higher education (d) ....... The (e) ..... of countries with
poorly developed education systems usually (f) ........ on Indian Universities for their higher education.
A1.3 Find words / phrases from the passage which mean the same as the following from the
paragraphs indicated. (1 X 2= 2 marks)
(a) forceful (para 2)
(b) easy to approach/to enter (para 5)
A2. Read the passage given below:
Why is it that there are very few women players in our orchestras? If one could reply flatly—sex
discrimination: they don't want women in orchestras—that would be a definite answer. But one can't say
that. As a matter of fact there are, if not many, a few women playing today in symphony orchestras.
Nevertheless, it is true that male orchestral players are in an overwhelming majority. Why is that? I'm afraid,
there is no one answer. There are physical reasons why women don't perform well on certain instruments.
The average woman is not likely to possess sufficient lung power and sheer muscular strength to play the
tuba just as an average woman's hands are not likely to be large enough to finger a double bass
satisfactorily. But what about the other instruments?
I think social and family pressures have been very strong in keeping women out of
orchestras. Think of the prejudice that existed half a century ago against the so-called
'nice' girls going on stage. The stage was won out for the simple reason that it had to
have women to play feminine roles in plays and operas, and was willing to offer a young woman more
money than she could make in any other profession. Moreover, on stage, she was appearing as an
individual, as a center of attraction. This was gratifying to both her and her family. To this day, while the
average parents are reconciled to seeing their daughter become an opera singer or concert artist, they don't
like the idea of seeing her submerging her personality to become the member of a chorus of the orchestra.
Another reason why we have so few women orchestral musicians is that so few of them play wind
instruments well enough. They don't play well enough because they haven't had^the proper training; and the
reason for that lies in the history of orchestral music. You will find that famous European families of bassoon
players or clarinetists taught their sons to play the family instrument. Their sons; but never their daughters. If
they had any other pupils, those were also boys; not girls. And to this day, while women vote, hold public
office and practise many other professions, without shocking our sensibilities, in this particular field, the
orchestra, our attitude towards women still remains the same.
However, this prejudice is rapidly crumbling, and is likely to disappear entirely in a few
years. For this we have to thank our high-school bands and orchestras, which offer
instruction, practice and experience in playing all orchestral instruments to boys and girls
alike.
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A2.1 Complete the following sentences. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct
blank number:
I. The reason why there are only very few women orchestra players—
(a) Physical reasons
(i) ===============. (ii) ============
(b) Social reasons
(i) =============== (ii) ============.
(c) Women won out on stage because
(i) =============== (ii) ============
II. The high school bands have to be thanked because ==========...
III. Lack of training has resulted in ===================..
A2.2 Find words from the passage which mean the same as the phrases given below. Write your
answers in the answer sheet against the correct blank number:
(a) make a distinction / a difference =========== Para 1

(b) breaking / falling off =========== Para 4
(c) satisfying / to please =========== Para 2
(d) learning =========== Para 3
SECTION - B (Writing ) ( 30 marks )
B1. You are Sharat, President of the Interact Club of your school. You wish to organize a snack bar
on the Sports Day of your school. The proceeds of the sale will go for charity. You put up a notice on
the notice board of your school calling for a meeting to discuss the same. Draft the notice giving all
the details in not more than 50 words. Put the notice in a box. (5 marks)
B2. You are Kaushik Rana from Secunderabad. You are studying in class X. You have received a
letter from your grandmother who is in Delhi advising you on how to work hard for your board
exams. She has also given you some tips on optimum utilization of your time and energy. In her
letter she has promised that she will get you a motorbike if you score more than 95% in the
examination. Reply to this letter in a postcard. Copy down the correct format of the post card. The
body of the letter should not exceed 50 words. (5 marks)
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B3. You happened to overhear the following dialogue:
Sumesh : School is so boring now-a-days.

Ramesh : We are treated as machines and fed on mere facts.
Sumesh : I hope the classes were more interesting.
Write a letter to the District Education Officer suggesting how the educational curriculum could be made
more flexible and relevant to the changing economy and environment. Use ideas from the unit on 'Education'
along with your ideas. Your answer should be in about 150 words . (10 marks)
B4. You are Manasi. You visited “The Green Gardens Resort” during the holidays. Write an article in
not more than 200 words for your school magazine about why the place attracted you. Include the
following:
(10 marks)
• Accessibility
• Reasonable charges
• Hygienic surroundings
• Scenic beauty
• Facilities available
SECTION C (GRAMMAR) (20 Marks)
Cl. Raghu is the reporter of 'The Herald'. He was sent to write a report on a bomb-blast in a shopping
complex. Using the information from his note-pad complete the paragraph by writing suitable words
or phrases in each space. Do not add any new information.
Write only the correct answer against the correct blank number in your answer sheet.(5marks)
Shopping complex—destroyed—bomb—7 o'clock—80 people burnt alive—two young men—seen speeding

off—police assured immediate arrest of culprits.
The citizens of Kantipur were shocked when one of its (a) ===.. by a (b) ==The place was crowded and
about (c) ===.. Witnesses say that (d) ==.. on a two wheeler soon after the blast. The police
commissioner assured the people that (e) =..
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C2. Given below is a conversation between Jacob and Paul. Complete the dialogue below in a
suitable way. Write the answer against the correct blank number. Do not copy the whole sentence.
(4marks)
Jacob : Why didn't you reach on time for your music practice?
Paul : I (a) ==========================.
Jacob : The instructor is furious. He (b) ==============.
Paul : I will (c) =========================
Jacob : You better do it. We don't (d) ===============.
The programme is on the 20th of this month.
C3. Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. The first
one has been done as an example.
Write the correct sentences in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. (½ x 6 = 3
marks)
depicted / architecture of / has been / the veena / about 500 A.D. / in temple The veena has been depicted in temple
architecture of about 500 A.D.
(a) no takers / sadly / instruments / but / of all / this mother / has / Today
(b) to whom / there are / student / turn to / few / can / exponents / the rare
(c) subject in / it is / a subsidiary / not even / university curricula
(d) it is / so! the instrument / we have / even before / buried / born
(e) hill-station! / / with / to the beautiful / am going / my parents / of Manali.
(f) aren't you / you disheartened / going anywhere / are / why /
C4. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect
word and the correction as given in the example against the correct blank number in your answer
sheets. (8 x ½=4)
Error
Correction
Hemophilia are one of the several sex are is
linked genetic disorders which effects (a)_____ _____
only males. This is because the disorders is (b)_____ _____
caused with a defective gene of the X chromosome. (c)_____ _____
As the result , blood does not clot and there is a (d)_____ _____
risk for heavy bleeding even from minor cuts (e)_____ _____
and injuries. The disease is not affect females, (f)_____ _____
because, of the two X-chromosomes if one had (g)_____ _____
the defective gene, then the other produce the (h)_____ _____
clotting factor xxx xxx
C5. In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word
along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in your answer sheet against
the correct blank number. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined. (1/2 x 10 = 5
marks)
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The neem tree is native to India and is found all over country. It is a e.g. over the country
highly medicinal plant leaves, flowers, bark (a)
and oil been widely used as home remedies (b)
right ancient times. The (c)
neem twig makes excellent tooth-brush. (d)
It is also full of Chlorophyll and its twigs very (e)
effective in cleaning the mouth. Neem strong (f)
antibiotic properties. A paste neem leaves (g)
is used the treatment chicken pox. (h)
boiled can be used for washing skin which is (i)
inflamed infected (j)
SECTION D (LITERATURE)
D1. Read the extract given below and answer the following question Write the answers in your
answer sheet in one or two lines only. Remember to number the answers correctly. (4 marks)
'Nor dim nor red, like God's own head,
The glorious Sun uprist,
Then all averred, I had killed the bird,
That brought the fog and the mist.
(a) Who is the speaker? What had he done? (1)
(b) How is the opinion of the sailors different from their earlier remark? (2)
(c) What poetic device has the poet used in these lines? Give an example.(1)
D2. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write each answer in your answer
sheet in one or two lines only. Remember to number the answers correctly. (4 marks)
I am important to her. She comes and goes.
Each morning it is her face that replaces the darkness.
In me she has drowned a young girl, and in me an old woman
Rises toward her day after day like a terrible fish.
(a) Name the poem and the poet. (1)
(b) How was the mirror important for the woman? (1)
(c) Explain: ‘has drowned a young girl, and an old woman....’ (2)
D3. Give the central idea of the poem 'Ode to the West Wind'. (4marks)
D4. Initially why was the post master very irritated with Ali? Why and how did his attitude towards Ali
change? (4 marks)
D5. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write the answers in your answer
sheet Remember to number the answers correctly.
MRS. CRATCHIT (bristling): Mr. Scrooge indeed. I wish I had him here: I’d give him a piece of my mind to
feast upon, and I hope he’d have a good appetite for it.
(a) What is Mrs. Cratchit’s opinion of Mr. Scrooge? (1)
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(b) How does Cratchit react to it? (2)

(c) What lesson did Scrooge learn from the sight? (2)
D6. You are Cutie-pie. After you reach your home planet you write in your diary about your adventures on
Earth and how you reached home safely. Write your answer in about 150 words.
TH
BEST OF LUCK FOR ENGLISH ON 16 MARCH
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Class – X
Subject – English
ONLY GRAMMAR
(20 marks)
SECTION – C (Grammar)
Q 1. Edit the passage. (4 Marks )

Orange is a festival colour. It releases emotions (a) ____
and alleviates feelings for self pity. It stimulates (b) ____
the mind and renews an interest in life. It is (c) ____
a color of health and strength. It can be scarce, (d) ____
but it is precious for its serves the needs of human (e) ____
life and carry the more important vitamins. Think of (f) ____
carrots, pumpkins, orange and mangoes etc. (g) ____
It doesn't hang around all the time, but when it do, (h) ____
it fills the sky with its striking hue.
Answer option are :-

(a) (i) festival (ii) festivals (iii) festivity (iv) festive
(b) (i) for (ii) of (iii) from (iv) off
(c) (i) an (ii) a (iii) the (iv) this
(d) (i) can (ii) will (iii) should (iv) may
(e) (i) its (ii) his (iii) they (iv) it
(f) (i) more (ii) some (iii) most (iv) any
(g) (i) orange (ii) oranges (iii) Orange (iv) orange’s
(h) (i) do (ii) did (iii) does (iv) done
Q 2. In the following passage one word has been omitted from each line.
Write the missing words. (4 Marks )
Working women / more likely to write (1) are

long emails / express support and are (a) ___
emotive, while men prefer / stick to the (b) ___
point with precise orders, says / new book. (c) ___
Authored / Claire Damken Brown examines (d) ___
different email styles adopted by men / (e) ___
women in / workplace. Women get accused (f) ___
of being emotional. On the other /, men (g) ___
will act / a more challenging manner, playing (h) ___
devil's advocate in tense situations.
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(a) (i) that (ii) these (iii) the (iv) this

(b) (i) of (ii) to (iii) from (iv) for
(c) (i) a (ii) this (iii) an (iv) the
(d) (i) by (ii) for (iii) from (iv) with
(e) (i) or (ii) and (iii) but (iv) that
(f) (i) that (ii) those (iii) the (iv) this
(g) (i) angle (ii) place (iii) space (iv) hand
(h) (i) on (ii) at (iii) in (iv) for
Q 3. Look at the newspaper items given below. Use the information in the headlines
to complete the paragraphs.
(4 Marks )
News Headlines : SAMSUNG LAUNCHES SOLAR POWERED PHONE

NOIDA, June 11: Leading mobile handset manufacturer (a) ____________________ a
low-cost solar-powered mobile phone today in a grand function at Pragati Maidaan, and
said it was planning to introduce about 20 more models by year-end.
News Headlines : INDIA CHINA PLAN TO SIGN PACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE
NEW DELHI: Reiterating that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change, a Memorandum of Agreement to establish a partnership in the area for practical
cooperation (b) _________________ on next Monday.
News Headlines : RURAL STINT TO FETCH DOCTORS DOUBLE PAY

NEW DELHI, Sept 17: Doctors who opt to work in rural areas will be duly compensated
and (c) ____________________ of what their urban counterparts, during their rural stint,
announces health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday.
News Headlines : CHAINA’S OPPOSITION TO DALAI LAMA’S VISIT

Oct. 23: The Dalai Lama, the supreme spiritual leader of the Buddhists, will visit
Arunachal Pradesh for seven days from November 8, though his trip to the Himalayan
state (d) ___________________________.
(a) (i) Samsung was launched

(ii) Samsung was launching
(iii) Samsung has launched
(iv) Samsung has been launched
(b) (i) will be signed between India and China

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(ii) has been signed between India and China

(iii) was signed between India and China
(iv) could have been signed between India and China
(c) (i) they fetched double pay

(ii) they may fetch double pay
(iii) they had fetched double pay
(iv) they might fetch double pay
(d) (i) has been opposed by China

(ii) has opposed by China
(iii) will have been opposed by China
(iv) were opposed by China
Q 4. Complete the following dialogue. (4

Marks )
Timmy : Sheena, there's a Mr. Miller on the phone (a) _________.

Sheena : I am busy at the moment. (b) _________________ hold ?
Tell him I'll talk with him in a few seconds.
Timmy : O.k (c) ______________________________ hold.
Sheena : Fine, I am coming in a second.
Timmy : Yes, be fast. He (d) ____________ hurry.
(a) (i) which wants to talk to you

(ii) who wants to talk to you
(iii) who wanted to talk to you
(iv) that wants to talk to you
(b) (i) can you ask him to

(ii) can you say him to
(iii) may you ask him to
(iv) may you say him to
(c) (i) I set him on the hold

(ii) I have set him on the hold
(iii) I have put him on the hold
(iv) I put him on the hold
(d) (i) is in a hurry

(ii) was in a hurry
(iii) is in hurry
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(iv) was in hurry
Q 5. Read the conversation between Joy and Harry. A few words have been
jumbled. Rearrange the words to form meaningful sentences.
(4 Marks )
Joy : What's going on? You don't look fine !

Harry : I have a stomachache. (a) bad food/ today/ i/ I think/ lunch/ at/ have got / some.
Joy : Really ? But we ate at the same place. (b) fine / come/ stomach/ how / my/ is ?
Harry : (c) iron stomach/ the other hand/ an/ isn’t/ you/ strong/ have /as / on/ my
stomach/ and.
Joy : So what should we do now?
Harry : I've got to find a restroom - and quick ! (d) royal/ have/ I think/ runs/ I / the /
got.
(a) (i) I think I got some bad food at lunch today

(ii) I got some bad food at lunch I think today
(iii) Today I think I got some bad food at lunch today
(iv) some bad food at lunch today I think I got.
(b) (i) How my stomach come is fine?

(ii) How is come my stomach fine?
(iii) How come my stomach is fine
(iv) How come my stomach is fine?
(c) (i) You have an iron stomach isn’t as strong and my stomach, on the other hand,
(ii) on the other hand, You have an iron stomach and my stomach, isn't as strong
(iii) You have an iron stomach and my stomach, on the other hand, isn't as strong
(iv) You have an iron stomach and my stomach, isn't as strong, on the other hand
(d) (i) I think I have got the royal runs

(ii) I think I have got the runs royal
(iii) I have I think got the royal runs
(iv) I have got the royal runs, I think.
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Class – X
Subject – ENGLISH (Communicative)
General instructions:
• The paper consist of FOUR sections:

SECTION A (READING) - 20 Marks
SECTION B (WRITING) - 30 Marks
SECTION C (GRAMMAR) - 20 Marks
SECTION D (LITERATURE) - 30 Marks
• Attempt all the questions.
• Do not write anything on the question paper.
• All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper. And written in the answer sheets provided to
you.
• Attempt all questions in each section before going on to the next section.
• Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.
• Strictly adhere to the word limit given with each question. Marks will be deducted for exceeding the word limit.
SECTION A (READING) – 20 MARKS
A1. Read the following passage and answer the following questions: [12]
THE TUITION TRAP

1. Given the general awareness of the woeful condition of our State schools, it would be surprising to
find someone not engaging a private tutor or two if he could afford it. We the urban articulate and
decision-making top 5 percent of Indians perfectly understand why only the rarest of rare among our
politicians and bureaucrats send their children to State school. They’re not for people like us; they’re
for people like them. And so, in 21st century India, we are immune to the fact that the vast majority of
Indians will be educationally deficient, uncompetitive skills and quite unable to raise their standards
of living through the straight route.
2. Our complacency does not get shaken with the alarming rate of growth of the private tuition industry.
This industry is exploiting the mediocrity that has spread even to our private schools. Attempts by
state governments to ban private tuition have failed because the schools’ managements don’t
cooperate. Indeed, they often sabotage these moves. The common practice is to first deny the teachers
their just wages and then look to the other way when they try to make it up by giving private tuitions.
In some states, teachers are forced to sign bonds that bar them from giving private coaching, but this
promise remains on paper.
3. Parents are both perpetrators and victims of this pernicious system. The hedonism bred by free market
principles has led to the commodification of education. Those who can afford it recruit private tutors
because it gives the children an edge in competitive examinations. The vast majority of the people
cannot afford tuitions and, therefore, fall behind. The national objective of a society, where every
child gets equal opportunity, is lost.
4. When NCERT began working on developing a new National Curriculum Framework in 1999, one of
the objectives was that the course content should be set keeping in mind that contemporary realities
and global trends. To have both parents working is more a more than the exception is modern India.
The pressures of the workplace don’t allow mother s the time to assist their children anymore. To
prevent young parents from falling into the tuition trap, several steps, including introduction of grades
in place of marks, were recommended. Long forgotten recommendations made on education, like the
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Yash Pal Committee’s report of 1990 which recommended lighter school bags, were brought out of
the backburners.
J.S Rajput: Former Director NCERT
A1.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage above complete the following sentences. [8]
1. The students have to engage private tuitions because . . . . . . . . . .

2. The fate of the most of the students in 21st Century will be . . . . . . . .
3. The alarming rate of growth of private tuition industry has been caused by . . . . . .
4. The parents engage private tutors for their children because . . . . . . . .
5. The attempts of state government to ban tuition have failed because . . . . . . .
6. The harm caused by private tuitions is . . . . . . . . .
7. One of the objective of the New National Curriculum Framework (1999) was . . . . .
8. Introduction of grades in place of marks could . . . . . . . . . .
A1.2 Find the words which mean the same as the following: [4]
1. able to put thoughts and feelings into a clear speech (para 1)

2. hindering opponents activity (para 2)
3. harmful; injurious(para 3)
4. belief that pleasure is the chief good (para 3)
A2. Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow. [8]
I DREAM A WORLD
I dream a world where man
No other will scorn
Where love will bless the earth
And peace its path adorn.
I dream a world where all

Will know sweet freedom’s way,
Where greed no longer saps the soul
Nor avarice blights our day.
A world I dream where black or white,

Whatever race you be,
Will share the bounties of the earth,
And every man is free,
Where wretchedness will hang its head,

And joy, like a pearl.
Attend the needs of all mankind.
Of such I dream-
Our world.
A2.1 Complete the summary of the poem. [5]
In the poet’s dream world, no man will (a) . . . . . . . other human beings. The earth (b) . . . . . . . . by love
and (c) . . . . . . . . will prevail everywhere. There will be no difference between (d) . . . . . . . . . Joy and
happiness (e) . . . . . . . . everywhere. Man will not be spiritually (f) . . . . . . . . . by greed. Thus (g) . . . . . .
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will not make human life miserable. People will share the (h) . . . . . . . . equally. Here every person will
enjoy the fruit of (i) . . . . . . . . , (j) . . . . . . . . . will be banished.
A2.2 The poem lists some good qualities and some bad qualities. Choose three examples of each and
write them against the correct blank number in your answer sheets. [3]
Good Qualities Bad Qualities

(a) . . . . . . . . . . . (d) . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . (e) . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . (f) . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION B (WRITING)-30 MARKS
B1. You are Ravi/Ronika Kumar, Cultural Secretary of St.Joan’s Convent school, Faizabad. Your
school is planning to organize a fete on Diwali for raising funds to buy wheelchairs for disabled
children. Students of Class VI-XII are allowed to put up stalls for which they have to make an
initial deposit. Write a notice for the school notice board in not more than 50 words giving details of
the stall and who is to be contacted for bookings. Put your notice in a box. [5]
B2. You are Arbaaz kahn from shimla. You had ordered a complete text of class X English books from
M/s Paul Book Store, Sector 17, Chandigarh. Though you received the books well in time, you
discovered, only after using it for a week, that the Main Course-book has 20 pages-(page nos. 31-50)
missing. Write a postcard to the proprietor of M/s Paul Book Depot thanking him for his prompt
delivery of the books and requesting him to replace the book with the missing pages. Do not exceed
50 words. [5]
B3. You were shocked to read the following report in a leading national newspaper: [10]
Women weightlifters Chanu, Pratima test positive

Women weightlifters Sanmachu Chanu and Pratima Kumari of India on Thursday Found themselves in the hall of
the shame at the Olympic Games after they failed their dope test, making it one of the darkest chapters in the
country’s sports history, a couple of days after the silver lining provided by Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.
Upset by dope-taking by athletes, you decided to write a letter to the Editor of the Bharat Express
expressing the shame over the incident. As Kartik/Krithika of 32, Rajpura Road, Patiala write a
letter based on the information provided above and your own ideas in not more than 150 words.
B4. Dilip came across the following news report and was disturbed to read the details given there. He
decided to write an article for the School Magazine to share his feelings with his school mates and
also to make them aware of the need to conserve and prevent contamination of water (Word limit
200 words) [10]
Contaminated drinking water causes gastric ailments. We try to filter water. Real solution lies in protecting
the sources of water and conserving it by recycling and rain harvesting.
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SECTION C (GRAMMAR)-20 MARKS
C1. In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along
with the word that comes before and the word that come after it. The first line has been done as an
example. [4]
Compasses the instruments which show e.g Compasses are the

you north the other directions as well. . . . . . (a) . . . . .
They are used on ships and aircraft navigation. . . . . . (b) . . . . .
Small portable compasses are used by people who for . . . . . (c) . . . . .
trekking. Most compasses have small magnetized . . . . . (d) . . . . .
pointer which is hung pivoted floated so it turns . . . . . (e) . . . . .
freely. The earth’s magnetism pulls the needle that . . . . . (f) . . . . .
it always points North. A card in compass shows . . . . . (g) . . . . .
north, south, east and west and between angles. . . . . . (h) . . . . .
C2. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect
word and the correction. The first correction has been done as an example. [5]
Andhra Pradesh is one state e.g one a

abounding of natural wonders, . . . . . (a) . . . . .
rich in cultural heritage and, . . . . . (b) . . . . .
most and all, excellent tourism . . . . . (c) . . . . .
spots. Andhra Pradesh on this day . . . . . (d) . . . . .
retain much of its regal glory . . . . . (e) . . . . .
or old worldly charm. Geographically . . . . . (f) . . . . .
a state enjoys a strategic . . . . . (g) . . . . .
location. Most of it stand on the . . . . . (h) . . . . .
highly Deccan Plateau, sloping . . . . . (i) . . . . .
down on the low lying costal region. . . . . . (j) . . . . .
C3. Read the following conversation and complete the paragraph. Do not copy the entire sentence. [4]
Captain: Do you know how to play cricket?

Nitesh : Never had a chance to learn.
Captain : In this school every student has to learn it.
Nitesh : Give me a chance and I shall learn it.
The captain asked Nitesh (a) . . . . . . . . Nitesh replied (b) . . . . . . . The captain then told Nitesh (c) . . . . .
Nitesh requested the captain (d) . . . . . . . . .
C4. Look at the newspaper items below. Then use the information in the headlines to complete the
paragraphs. [3]
1. MODERN ARCHITECTURE CAUSING SPARROW DECLINE

A decline in sparrow population (a) . . . . . . . . . . by modern architecture which leaves no room for then
to roost or breed.
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2. MONKEY MAULS INFANT TO DEATH

A two-month old girl died after she (b). . . . . . . . by a monkey in her home in Lakshmi Nagar in East
Delhi.
3. INDIA AUSTRALIA TO PLAY FINAL

The tri-nation one-day cricket final (c) . . . . . . . . . between India and Australia the next Friday.
C5. Look at the notes given below. Then use the information to complete the report by writing a
suitable word or phrase in each space. Do not add new information. [4]
Celebration of ‘Tree Plantation Day’ every year-continuity of Deforestation-a great irony-much fan fare-
less attention to tress-rate of survival-illegal felling-fuel/firewood-poaching-livelihood- active involvement-
problem of hunger and poverty-preservation of environment
We are celebrating ‘Tree plantation Day’ every year, but it is ironical that deforestation is still (a) . . . . . . .
There is much fanfare on the particular day, but the tress (b) . . . . . . . . . Consequently, only a handful of
them (c) . . . . . . . . . . . the ravages of sun, wind and rain. Another threat to afforestation is the felling of
trees (d) . . . . . . . . . . . by poachers who used it as (e) . . . . . . . . . . to cook food or sell it to earn their live
hood. We will not succeed in (f) . . . . . . . . . . . until these poor persons are (g) . . . . . . . . in afforestation.
This is possible only when they are no longer (h) . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION D (LITERATURE)-30 MARKS
D1. Read the following extract and answer the following questions in one or two line: [3]
My father, septic, rationalist,

Trying every curse and blessing,
powder, mixture, herb and hybrid.
he even poured a little paraffin
upon the bitten toe and put a match to it.
1. What kind of a person was the father?

2. Do you think hiss efforts brought any relief to the lady? Why/why not?
3. Explain the meaning of “hybrid”?
And now there come both mist and snow,

And it grew wondrous cold;
And ice, mast-high, came floating by,
As green as emerald.
1. The sailors felt ‘wondrous cold’ because

2. What does ‘mast-high’ refer to?
3. Where do you think the Marnier’s ship reached then?
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I had killed the bird

That brought he fog and mist.
“Twas right, said they, such birds to slay,
That brings the fog and mist.
1. Who had killed whom?

2. Who said “Twas right” and why?
3. Name the poem?
D3. What message does shelly want to convey to mankind through the West Wind?
OR
“Now I am a lake.” What dimension is added to the mirror by this metaphor? How does the poet
illustrate it? Write your answer in about 50-75 words. [4]
MARLEY: I wear the chain I forged in life. I made link by link, and yard by yard. I wore it of my own
free will.
1. Which chain is Marley Talking about?

2. How did Marley make it ‘link by link, and yard by yard’?
D5. What lesson did Scrooge learn from these spirits?

OR
How does the supernatural affect Ebenezer Scrooge? Write your answer in about 50-75 words. [4]
D6. ‘ I want them to learn so that they can get good jobs and money.’ In Ultimate safari the grandmother
is shown to care a lot for the grandchildren. Give two instances from the story which shows this
quality for hers. Your answer should not exceed 75 words.
OR
Give two characteristics of the tent at the refugee camp to show it was not worth living in. [4]
D7. Imagine you are one of the rescuers of Cutie Pie who helped him to reach his own planet. Cutie Pie
has related his sufferings and how he survived the ordeal. Write a page of your diary entry in 175
words recording your feelings and reaction to his valiant efforts.
OR
Imagine that the mother arrives at the camp. She narrates her sad and heart-rending experiences
during her absence and how she came there. Invent these experiences and write them down as the
mother would narrate them. [8]
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MODEL EXAMINATION 2008-2009
ANSWER KEY
1. State schools are in a woeful state

2. deficiency in education, uncompetitive in most contemporary skills.
3. mediocrited school education, complacency and tolerance of society
4. it gives their children an edge in compettitve exams
5. the managements of schools did not co-operate
6. equal opportunity to every child is not provided
7. to set course content keeping in mind contemporary realities and global trends
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I had killed the bird

That brought he fog and mist.
“Twas right, said they, such birds to slay,
That brings the fog and mist.
1. Who had killed whom?

2. Who said “Twas right” and why?
3. Name the poem?
D3. What message does shelly want to convey to mankind through the West Wind?
OR
“Now I am a lake.” What dimension is added to the mirror by this metaphor? How does the poet
illustrate it? Write your answer in about 50-75 words. [4]
MARLEY: I wear the chain I forged in life. I made link by link, and yard by yard. I wore it of my own
free will.
1. Which chain is Marley Talking about?

2. How did Marley make it ‘link by link, and yard by yard’?
D5. What lesson did Scrooge learn from these spirits?

OR
How does the supernatural affect Ebenezer Scrooge? Write your answer in about 50-75 words. [4]
D6. ‘ I want them to learn so that they can get good jobs and money.’ In Ultimate safari the grandmother
is shown to care a lot for the grandchildren. Give two instances from the story which shows this
quality for hers. Your answer should not exceed 75 words.
OR
Give two characteristics of the tent at the refugee camp to show it was not worth living in. [4]
D7. Imagine you are one of the rescuers of Cutie Pie who helped him to reach his own planet. Cutie Pie
has related his sufferings and how he survived the ordeal. Write a page of your diary entry in 175
words recording your feelings and reaction to his valiant efforts.
OR
Imagine that the mother arrives at the camp. She narrates her sad and heart-rending experiences
during her absence and how she came there. Invent these experiences and write them down as the
mother would narrate them. [8]
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ANSWER KEY
1. State schools are in a woeful state

2. deficiency in education, uncompetitive in most contemporary skills.
3. mediocrited school education, complacency and tolerance of society
4. it gives their children an edge in compettitve exams
5. the managements of schools did not co-operate
6. equal opportunity to every child is not provided
7. to set course content keeping in mind contemporary realities and global trends
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8. prevents parents and young students from falling into tiition trap
A1.2 Find the words which mean the same as the following: [4]
1. articulate 2. sabotage 3. pernicious 4. hedonism
A2.1 Complete the summary of the poem. [5]
1. scorn 2. will be blessed 3. peace 4. black or white 5. will be spread 6. weakened 7. avarice
8. gifts/bounties of the earth 9. freedom 10. misery
A2.2 The poem lists some good qualities and some bad qualities. Choose three examples of each and write
them against the correct blank number in your answer sheets. [3]
1. love 2. peace 3. freedom 4. scorn 5. greed 6. avarice
C1. In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along with
the word that comes before and the word that come after it. The first line has been done as an example.[4]
1. north and the 2. aircraft for navigation 3. who go for 4. have a small 5. pivoted and floated
6. needle so that 7. in a compass 8. between the angles
C2. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word
and the correction. The first correction has been done as an example. [5]
1. of with 2. culture cultural 3. and of 4. on to 5. retain retains 6. or and 7. a(state) the

8. stand stands 9. highly high 10. on to
C3. Read the following conversation and complete the paragraph. Do not copy the entire sentence. [4]
1. if he knew how to play cricket 2. that he had never had a chance to learn it
3. that every student had to learn it in that school 4. to give him a chance and he would learn it
C4. Use the information in the headlines to complete the paragraph [3]
1. is caused 2. was mauled 3. will be played
C5. Look at the notes given below. Then use the information to complete the report by writing a suitable word
or phrase in each space. Do not add new information. [4]
1. continuing 2. get less attention 3. survive 4. illegally 5. fuel 6. preserving environment

7. actively involved 8. hungry and poor.
ST.GEORGE PUBLIC SCHOOL, KOZHUVALLOR

Paper Submitted by:
Mani Isac
Email :- manisunny07@gmail.com
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SAMPLE PAPER - 2008

Class - X
SUBJECT - ENGLISH
Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 100

General Instructions :
(i) This paper consists of four sections —
Section A — Reading 20 marks
Section B — Writing 30 marks
Section C — Grammar 20 marks
Section D — Literature 30 marks
(ii) Attempt all questions.
(iii) Do not write anything in the question paper.
(iv) All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper and written
in the answer sheet provided to you.
(v) Attempt all questions in each section before going on to the next section.
(vi) Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.
(vii) Strictly adhere to the word limit given with each question. Marks will be deducted
for exceeding the word limit.
SECTION A ( READING )
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow (12 marks)
CREDIT CARDS
1) Ask people whether credit cards are a necessity or a luxury and most would probably turn them a
necessity these days. Credit cards are considered a boon for the ready convenience they confer on
the user-you don’t have to worry about carrying enough cash when you go shopping or to a restaurant.
Just flash your card, sign and walk out.
2) But there are many who criticize credit cards for the ‘easy money’ syndrome they generate. It is true
that many people fall into a debt trap-thanks to the extensive use of their credit cards. But if you are
careful with your expenses, they can be a handy thing to have around. Hence, you need to consider
the term ‘responsible usage’ and understand the actual significance of living on credit.
3) Remember that using a credit card does not mean ‘free’ credit. In effect, what you are doing is merely
postponing the payment. While it looks real good to have to pay only one or two thousand a month on
your card, remember that you’re paying interest on the amount that you ‘revolve’ from one billing cycle
to the next.
4) But there’s one precaution we should add. Always settle a credit card bill in full for two good reasons.
First and foremost, if you’re not able to pay up now, you should not have spent it in the first place.
Second, the credit charges tends to be extremely high, ranging from two percent to three percent per
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5) There is no shortage of cards on offer. Almost every bank has launched a card; so the biggest hurdle
you face is in trying to choose from amongst them.
6) So, how does one choose among the various cards on offer? “The factors for choosing a card revolve
around certain differentiating features that one card may offer and the others don’t, like acceptability,
eligibility, fees, other charges, credit period, cash advance, etc.”
7) The cards which carry the Master or Visa affiliation are more widely accepted across the country
compared to Diners and American Express cards. Similarly global credit cards are valid even outside
India. If you travel regularly within or outside India, these cards would probably suit you the best, due
to their acceptability across various outlets.
8) If your credit card is more of a functional accessory while you shop or entertain in your home town, you
will want a higher credit limit. Here, foreign and private banks will give you a higher limit. But if you are
a value-for-money person who likes the convenience offered by a card, but will alternate between
paying by cash and card you could consider credit cards offered by the public sector banks. Their
entry fees are typically lower. Moreover, if you need them, you get longer credit periods and lower
credit charges. But you may not get a very high credit limit.
9) Many offers now a days carry more than one card, and another circumstances, you could use them to
segregate your expenses. For example, if your employer reimburses you for certain travel and
entertainment expenses, it would be a good idea to charge all official expenses to one card and all
personal expenses to the other card. This will help your card for your official expenses easily.
10) It’s all very well to be a member of the plastic age. Like all good things in life, a credit privilege has to
be enjoyed.
A2.1 On the basis of the reading of the passage, complete the following summary by filling in the suitable words
or phrases in the blanks. (4 marks)
To use a credit card all you need to do is, show it and (a) ………………. They can be used at a shop or a
restaurant. People using credit cards often fall into debts because of (b)……………….. To use a credit card
responsibly, it is important to understand the fact that a credit card only (c)……………….. It can be difficult to
decide which credit card one wants because (d)………………..
A2.2 Taking information from the passage, write down one advantage and one disadvantage of credit cards.
(2 marks)
A2.3 The table below summarizes the types of credit cards available and the types of people they suit best.
Complete the table by choosing appropriate phrases from the passage.
(2 marks)
Types of Credit Cards Suit people who Reason for choice

1. Global credit cards (a)……………….. Accepted across various outlets.
2. Credit cards offered by foreign (b)……………….. Provide a higher credit limit.
and private banks.
3. Credit cards offered by public (c)……………….. (d)………………..
sector banks.
A2.4 Find words/phrases from the passage which mean the same as the following from the paragraphs indicated.
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(a) attitudes / social problem (Para 2)

(b) problem or difficulty (Para 5)
(c) separate or set apart from the rest (Para 9)
(d) repay or refund (Para 9)
A2. Read the following poem carefully. (8 marks)
ODE ON SOLITUDE
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 unconcern'dly find

Hours, days, and years slide soft away,
In health of body, peace of mind,
Quiet by day.
Sound sleep by night; study 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.
A2.1 Below is the summary of the poem. Complete it by writing the missing word I phrase against the correct blank
number in your answer sheet. (½ x 10 = 5 marks)
The poet's (a) ....is to live in his (b) ............... place cultivating his (c) .......and tending his (d) .... He hopes to spend his days
(e) .....and quietly mixing (f) ......with relaxation. After death he doesn't want to be (g) ....He hopes to leave the (h) ...stealthily
with not even a (i) ................. marking the place of his (j) ......
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A2.2 The poet uses certain expressions in the poem to suggest something to the reader. There are some suggestions
given below. Choose one suggestion that best fits each of the expressions in the table, and write the answer against
the correct blank number in your answer sheet . (½ x 6= 3 marks)
Expressions form the poem What they mean

1. Wish and care (a) ......
2. Paternal acres (b) .......
3. Slide soft away (c) ........
4. Steal from the world (d) .........
5. Not a stone (e) ........
6. Unlamented (f) .......
die without being mourned

memorial steal from someone
land inherited carry a stone
pass by not mourned over death
hope
SECTION B (WRITING ) 30 MARKS
B.1. You are working for an advertising agency. Draft A NOTICE for the
company, which is launching a new
toothpaste to all its member giving their views how to launch this product in a sensational way (Word limit -
50 words) 5
B2 Suppose you are Anurag Verma. You come across an advertisement about a guided/package tour to
Uttaranchal. Write a postcard in not more than 50 words to Blue Hill Adventure Tours and Travels Pvt. Ltd.
to enquire about the package tour for your family of four.(5 marks)
B3. Read the following extract:-
New Delhi: Health Minister A. Ramadoss has said that all villages affected by chikungunya fever would get
Rs.10,000 to prevent mosquito breeding and to spread awareness among people even as 17,000 suspected
cases of the viral disease have been reported so far this year.
The heavy rains in the country have aggravated the spread of chikungunya fever. Write an article for the
local newspaper, highlighting the importance of personal as well as community hygiene in order to prevent
the breeding of mosquitoes, in about 150 words. 10 marks
B4. As a citizen who is aware of happenings in your country, you are concerned about the increase in road
accidents in the metropolitan cities of India. Interpret the data given below and using your own ideas, write a letter
in about 150 words to the newspaper ‘The Chronicle’. You are Arun / Anita. (10 marks)
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SECTION C (GRAMMAR)
C1. 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 as given below against the correct blank number. Remember to
underline the word that you have supplied (1/2 x 8 =4 marks)
After our stay in Russia , I return with e.g. return .. returned e.g. return .. returned
my son to visit my family for India. (a)
We flew by the magnificent expanse of (b)
the Himalayas in New Delhi . The plane (c)
arrives after dark and by the time (d)
we reach my uncle's house it was (e)
were very tiring to do much talking (g)
or to pay much attend to our surroundings. (h)
C2. Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. The first one has
been done as an example.
Write the correct sentences in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. (3 marks)
place to place / because I / I travel / move from / like to
I travel because I like to move from place to place.
(a) me / the sense / it gives / of freedom / enjoy / 1
(b) and / it pleases / of responsibilities / me / be / to / duties / rid /
(c) odd people / I / moment / who / amuse me / meet / for a /
C .3 Given below is a conversation.Complete the dialogue in any suitable way. (4 marks)
Teacher : Where (a)………………..the recess?
Yash : I was playing with my friends .
Teacher : (b)……..my permission/ if you had ,I would have gladly given it to you
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Yash: Do (c) ……….even during recess?
Teacher : Yes you have to .see ,if you want to stay here you (d) ……………… rules of school. Do you understand ?
Yash : Yes sir I am sorry. It (e)………………future again.
C4. Look at the newspaper items below. Then use the information in the headlines to complete the
paragraphs. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the
whole sentence. (4 MARKS)
(a) GOLD HITS 18 YEAR HIGH

Continuous buying of gold by investers has____________________________ the precious metal to a
record____________________________ at $495.90 an ounce.
(b) INVEST IN CHILDREN’S EDUCATION:PM

Stressing the importance of education in bridging the rural-urban gap,the Prime Minister has called upon all
state governments and parents____________________of children for progress of the country.
(c) OUR DEMANDS NOT IMPLEMENTED,RESENT U.P. PENSIONERS

At the annual meeting of Uttar Pradesh Pensioners Association held in Lucknow yesterday the pensioners
expressed__________at____________of their long outstanding demands by the government.
(d) 5 DIE IN PANIPAT OIL REFINERY FIRE

Five persons,including three employees of IOC_______________to death in a fire following a blast in the IOC
refinery near Panipat late last night.
C.5.Look at the notes given below. Then use the information to complete the paragraph by
writing suitable words or phrases in each blank. Do not add any new information. Write
only the correct answers against the correct blank number in your answer sheet. (5 marks)
Solar family expands-Planetoid Sedna spotted-most distant object orbiting the sun-discovered
by Spitzer's piercing infrared rays-till now shrouded in mystery. Pluto - not as big as Sedna.
New Member in the Solar Family
Our solar family (a)……. . Seventy-four years after Pluto was discovered, scientists b)……… a
planetoid, , Sedna
which is the most distant object ever detected orbiting the sun.. Space telescope Spitzer's piercing
infrared rays (c)….. possible. Otherwise, Sedna (d) …….. shrouded in the
mysterious vastness of space. Moreover , Sedna (e)….. than Pluto
SECTION D LITERATURE (30 MARKS)

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D.1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write the answers in your
answer sheets in one or two sentences only. Remember to number the answers correctly.
(4 marks)
For all aaverred, I averred, I had killed the bird
That made the breeze to blow.
a)Which bird is being referred to? How was it killed? (1 mark)

b)Why did the other people believe the bird made the breeze blow? (2 marks)
c)What does the bird symbolize? (1 mark)
D.2. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write each answer in your
answer sheet in one or two lines only. (5 marks)
‘O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,

And men have lost their reason. Bear with me;
My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,
And I must pause till it come back to me.’
a)Who is the speaker? Who is he speaking to? (1 mark)

b)Explain ‘brutish beasts’. (2 marks)
c)What is the speaker trying to do? Is he successful in his attempt? (2 marks)
D3. Read the extract given below and answer the following questions. Write the answers in your answer
sheet in one or two lines only. Remember to number the answers correctly. (4 marks)
"Without proper training such as I

- And few others - can supply,
You'll remain a mere beginner
But with me you'll be a winner."
(a) Who is the speaker? What trait of the speaker is brought about in these lines? (2)
(b) What was the reaction of the listener? How did it affect her fate? (2)
D4. Though Cutie-Pie escaped from prison, he was unable to go to his planet immediately. Why? Your answer
should not exceed 75 words. (4 marks)
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D.5. Give the central idea of the poem 'Ode to the West Wind'. (5 marks
D6. As he waits endlessly for news of his daughter and knows that he has committed a sin by abusing Ali,
Postmaster reflects on his journey of life and his apprehensions. Describe his feelings in about 150 words . (8
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Sample Paper –I ( 2007 -08)
Class - X
Subject: English Communicative ( code :-101)
( M.M :- 100)
SECTION A- ( Reading) (20 Marks)
A.1:-Passage I (12 Marks)

Get Physical while gaming
1. If playing video games makes kids less active & contributes obesity, why not create more video
games that require activity? This question prompted Mayo Clinic researchers to scientifically
measure the energy spent playing video games & examine options to make children hooked to
electronic screens more active.
2. “ We know if children play video games that require movement, they burn more energy than they
would while sitting & playing traditional screen games,” writes Loraine Lanningham-Foster, Mayo
obesity researcher and study leader of U.S. “ The point is that children- very focused on screen
games- can be made healthier if activity is a required part of the game.”
3. The results showed that sitting while watching television and playing traditional video games
expended the same amount of energy. When participants played with the first activity – oriented
video game, one that uses a camera to virtually “ place” them in the game where they catch balls and
other objects, their energy expenditure tripled. The result was the same for the lean and mildly obese
children.
4. While there is no published data for India, clinicians say an average school-age child in urban India
spends over 4 hrs. a day-28 hrs. a week – in front of a screen and it’s impact is showing in the rising
rates of obesity in urban children.
5. What can make a difference is keeping track of what children do .A study reported in the ‘Journal of
Adolescence’ last year said that children whose parents limit the amount of time they could play.” It
is for doctors and parents to advise children on choosing healthy habits such as limiting screen time,
becoming more active & eating the right kind of food,” says nutritionist Ishi Khosla.
6. “Computers and games are great tools for education, but it is for parents to ensure that the tool does
become more important than the subject being taught.” adds Nagpal.
A.1.1 On the basis of your reading of the above passage, complete the following incomplete statements:-
(8m)
1. Playing video games has made children a) ……..
2. Video games that require movement burn b)…….
3. If activity is made a part of the game children can be c)……
4. Clinicians say an average school age child in urban India d)….
5. Computers and games are great tools e)…… but Nagpal added that parents have to ensure f)…..
6. Parents needs to advise children g)…….
7. According to Mayo researchers, while focusing on screen games, children can be made healthier
h)….
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A.1.2 Pick out the words which mean the same as :- ( 4m)
(a) Possibility Para 1
(b) Very fat Para 3
(c) Customary Para 2
(d) Marked effect / influence Para 4
A.2:-PASSAGE II (8M)
(1) She may not have followed in the footsteps of Kalpana Chawla or Sunita Williams. But she has
made a splash in the Indian Diaspora by her own feat. Neha Hotchandani, the first Indian woman to join
Uncle Sam’s Army and to think that she is only 20 !
(2.) But then, Neha’s life has been different from that of most Gujarati girls . Her mother Renu says,”She
has been adventurous since childhood & has always loved challenges- an attitude that has stood her in
good stead. We want her to go out and conquer the world, regardless of risks associated with her job.”
Renu herself is a fitness expert who runs aerobic dance and yoga classes in Gandhidham in addition to
looking after the administration at her husband’s hospital.
(3.)Neha born in Ahmedabad on April 10, 1986, grew up in Adipur and Gandhidham. An alumna of the
Mount Carmel High School of Gandhidham, she graduated from HL Commerce College in Ahmedabad.
(4) “ She may have been a student of commerce and finance, but she is a lover of the arts” says mother
Renu. “ She writes poetry, is an accomplished western dancer, and crazy about jazz,” gushes father Dr.
Hiralal Hotchandani, an orthopaedic surgeon.
(5) “ There is so much peer pressure in Gandhidham that I was fed up. Though the situation was quite
different in my family, I noticed that other youngsters of my age didn’t have the freedom to pursue what
they wanted to do. Feeling uncomfortable in such an environment, I decided to set off for the US for
higher studies,” says Neha.
(6) But she had “ never dreamt” to be in the armed forces. It was “sheer chance”. Neha, however, does not
harbour a high opinion of the Indian Army. “I’m not at all impressed by the Indian Army, to say the least.
Even if I get an opportunity, I don’t think I’ll ever join it”, she remarks matter –of factly.
(7)) “ I must, however, say that Army training should be compulsory for every Indian. It helps you become
a better citizen”, says the ebullient girl.
A2.1:-On the basis of your reading of the above passage complete the following statements:- ( 4m)
1. Two characteristics of Neha’s childhood behaviour ….
2. Occupation of Neha’s - Mother ---- Father.
3. Besides a student of commerce she also have interest in …..
4. According to Neha, why should Army training be made compulsory ?
A2.2:- Complete the following table :- ( 2m)
FACTS DETAILS
Renu Hotchandani an fitness expert

a)………………
Neha’s birth-date&place b) April 10, Ahmedabad..

c)…………………. Commerce College, Ahmedabad
. Higher Studies d)…………..
e) an………….. 5. Dr. Hiralal Hotchandani.
A2.3:- Give a suitable title from the hints given below:- ( 2m)
a) Para 1……
b) Para 3…….
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• Hints :--- Neha’s birthdate&

•
place
First Indian woman Neha’s childhood days Dreams of an Indian officer.
SECTION B ( Writing) ( 30 marks)

B.1 You are Saurabh / Surabhi. Your school has planned to organize summer camp in your school for the
session 2008. Draft a Notice, to inform all the students about the various curricular activities which are
going to take place during this camp. Also mention that , one student can participate in not more than 2
activities. ( 50 words) (5 M)
B.2: You are Shashank / Shashi. Your sister’s marriage has been settled. Write a telegram to your elder
brother who is staying in a hostel, Shimla, informing him about the news. Also ask him his holiday
schedule so that the date may be fixed accordingly. ( 25 words) (5 M)
B.3 Nowadays every third day, we come to know either through news channel / newspaper about some
terrorist threat or bomb explosion in the markets, at the railway stations, historical / religious places etc.
There is a threat /fear or feeling of insecurity among the common people. You are Sakshit / Sakshi,
residing at 34, Cantt road,Agra. Write a letter to the editor of ‘The Indian Express’ Delhi, highlighting the
problem & requesting the higher authorities to take immediate step towards the problem. Also suggest
some measures how common people can help to solve the problem. 150 words (10 m)
B.4 Although Veerappan is dead, the threat to wild life continues to loom large thanks to scores of lesser
Veerappans i.e. poachers & smugglers of rare animal skins, claws, bones, precious herbs& wood.
Write an article for the magazine, in not more than 150 – 200 words, highlighting the problem in the
magazine, expressing your concern at the threat to India’s wildlife and suggesting how children can help
conservationists and the government in checking in it. You are Ankit / Ankita living at 67, Abou Lane,
Pune. (10 m)
SECTION C ( Grammar) ( 20 Marks)

C.1 In the passage given below, there is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word along with the
correct word in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. Ensure that incorrect word is
underlined. The first one has been done for you as an example. ( ½ x 8=4)
India’s success on getting China e.g on in
to commit on banning tigers a)
being bred in captivity for trade
in body parts addressed key b)
conservation concerns. At the c)
Hague conference of parties to a d)
Convention in International trade e)
in endanger Species, China had f)
attempt to keep the ban restricted g)
to international trade on parts h)
and derivatives of such tigers.
C.2 Rearrange the following words and phrase to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done
for you as an example. Write the answers against the correct blank numbers in your answer sheet.
(1x4=4M)
Eg. Youngsters / get / to see / you.
You get to see youngsters.
(a) just out / searching / school , / desperately / for / right / of / the / college.
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(b) There is / the / then / problem of / the / choosing / best / of / combination /

courses.
(c) dilemma / are / a / in / students.
(d) whether / for / to go / traditional / or / courses / opt / more / recently / for /
options / developed.
C.3 Complete the following paragraph by filling it with only One word :-
(1/2x8=4M)
I remember a)….. own days in college. I (b) … from one of the country’s elitist institutions c)….
Learning while a d)…. Of my classmates came e)…. provincial backgrounds.
Throughout college f)…. maintained a low profile g)…. gave a h)…….. inkling of their true potential.
C.5 Look at the newspaper items given below. Then use the information in the headlines to complete the
paragraphs. Write the answers in your answer sheets against the correct blank number:- ( 3m)
(a) CBSE CLASS XII AND X EXAMS FINALISED IN MARCH
The Central Board of Secondary Education……., beginning from March 7.
(b) REDUCE TAX ON INSULIN.
The Diabtic Research Centre, Delhi, today…………..
( c) DRIVE AGAINST LIQUOR MAFIA LAUNCHED
The Police …….. engaged in smuggling of liquor to the state.
C.6 Given below are some conversation. Complete the dialogues by filling in the gaps in any suitable
way. Write the correct answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank number.
( 5 m)
Teacher :- Where (a)………… the recess ?
Gibbs :- I was playing with my friends.
Teacher :- (b)……….. my permission ? If you had, I would have gladly given it to you.
Gibbs :- Do (c )…… even during recess ?
Teacher :- Yes, you have to. See, if you want to stay here, you (d)….. rules of school. Do you
understand.
Gibbs :- Yes, Sir. I am sorry. It (e)…… future again.
SECTION D ( Literature)
( 30 Marks)
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write the answers in your answer
sheet in one or two lines. Number the answers correctly
D.1 They clicked their tongues

With every movement that the scorpion made
His poison moved in mother’s blood, they said.
a) Name the poem & the poet. 1M

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b) Who are ‘they’ ? 1M

c) Why do they hope that the scorpion should sit still ? 1M
d) What do these words tell us about ‘them’ ? 1M
D.2 O thou,
Who chariotest to their dark wintry bed.
The winged seeds, where they lie cold and low,
Each like a corpse within its grave, until
Thine azure sister of the spring shall blow.
a) Who has been addressed in the above lines ? 1M

b) Name the poetic devices used in the above lines. 1M
c) What does the poet mean by ‘azure sister’ ? 2M
D.3 Read the extract given below and answer the questios that follow in one or two lines :-
‘ Let me see some tenderness connected with death ‘
a) Who is the speaker ? Why did he make this comment ? 2M

b) How did the ghost oblige him ? 1M
c) What realization dawned on ‘him’ after the visit of the third ghost ? 2M
D.4 “ He knew he had to hide & how to hide”. Why & how Ch-stal hide ? Write your answer in about
50-75 words.
4M
D.5 After reading Julius Caesar, What conclusions do you draw about the Roman mob of the day ?
Answer in about 75 words.
5M
D.6 You are Babuli’s elder brother. You have just received the note left by Babuli for you, giving his
share of property to you. Make a diary entry of the events & your feelings from the time when the decision
to divide the property was taken, till the time Babuli left . Write the diary entry on behalf of elder brother
in about 150-175 words . 8
M
Submitted by:-
Ms. Indrani
Mehta
PGT
English
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Class – X
Subject - English
General Instructions:
1. This paper consists of four sections —

Section A — Reading 20 marks
Section B — Writing 30 marks
Section C — Grammar 20 marks
Section D — Literature 30 marks
2. Attempt all questions.
3. Do not write anything in the question paper.
4. All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper and written in the answer
sheet provided to you.
5. Attempt all questions in each section before going on, to the next section.
6. Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.
7. Strictly adhere to the word limit given with each question. Marks will be deducted for exceeding the
word limit.
SECTION A- READING 20 marks

1. Read the following passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
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Emotional honesty means expressing your true feelings. To be able to be emotionally

honest we must first be emotionally aware. This emotional awareness is related to our
emotional intelligence. It is our emotional intelligence which gives us the ability to
accurately identify our feelings.
Emotional intelligence may also give us the ability to decide when it is in our best
interest to be emotionally honest by sharing our real feelings. There are times when it is
not healthy or safe for us to be emotionally honest. In general though, I believe we would
be better off individually and as a society if we would be more emotionally honesty.
If we are more emotionally honest with ourselves we will get to know our
‘true selves’ on a deeper level. This could help us become more self-accepting. It could
also help us make better choices about how to spend out time and who to spend it with.
Children start out emotionally honest. They express their true feelings freely and
spontaneously. But the training to be emotionally dishonest begins at an early age.
Parents and teachers frequently encourage or even demand that children speak or act in
ways which are inconsistent with the child’s true feelings. The child is told to smile when
actually she is sad. She is told to apologise when she feels no regret. She is told to say
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‘thank you’, when she feels no appreciation. She is told to ‘stop complaining’ when she
feels mistreated. She may be told to kiss people good night when she would never do so
voluntarily. She may be told it is ‘rude’ and ‘selfish’ to protest being forced to act in
ways which go against her feelings.
Also, children are told they can’t use certain words to express themselves. I have
seen more than one parent tell their child not to use the word ‘hate’, for example. And of
course, the use of profanity to express one’s feelings is often punished, sometimes
harshly. In some cases the parent never allows the children to explain why they feel so
strongly.
1. What is emotional honesty ? 1

2. What helps us to identify our feelings accurately ? 1
3. What are the benefits of emotional honesty ? 2
4. How does a child’s emotional honesty disappear when he grows up ? 2
5. Who are the people who make the child speak inconsistent with his or her
true feelings ? 2
6. How do the children express their feelings ? 2
7. Give the antonyms of the following words from the passage. 2x1=2
i) Polite
ii) ii) generous
Q. 2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : (8 marks)
1. Set in the declining but still green Western Ghats in the South-West of Karnataka, Coorg is the
heart of India’s coffee country. Coffee is the world’s most heavily traded commodity after crude oil.
Coorg boasts a land area four times larger than Hong Kong and seven times the area of Singapore.
Most of it is under tree cover because unlike tea plants, the coffee bush requires shade.
2. India is acknowledged as the producer of the finest mild coffees. With their tropical climate, high
altitude, abundant rainfall and fertile soil, Coorg and the neighbouring Chickmangalur districts in
Karnataka have consistently produced and exported high quality coffee for over 150 years. The
coffee output of these two districts accounts for 70 percent of the total coffee produced in the
country. Coorg coffee is valued for its blue colour, clean beans and fine liquoring qualities and
hence is in demand in the international markets.
3. In March and April, the coffee blossom time in Coorg, when blossoms transform into berries, the
bushes are cropped. The cherry-red fruit is then pulped; the seeds separated, dried and sent for
curing. Coorg or Kodagu is the district which is one of the largest producers of pepper, cardamom
and honey in the world.
4. Not much is known about the early history of Coorg. Recorded history is available only from 1600
A.D. onwards when Kodava Rajas ruled over the region and established their capital at Mercara by
constructing a mud-walled fort. The martial Kodavas troubled Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan,
who ruled the Mysore region in the 18th century, by way of sporadic rebellions. But in 1785, Tipu’s
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large army marched into Kodagu and devastated the kingdom. Fourteen years later, with the help
of the British, who defeated Tipu Sultan following the historic siege of Srirangapatana in 1799,
Coorg regained independence and under the leadership of Raja Veerarajendra rebuilt the capital.
Later in 1834, the British exiled its ruler Chikkaveera Rajendra and assumed administrative charge
of the district. The British left India in 1947, leaving behind a legacy of coffee plantations, colonial
buildings and well-planned road networks.
2.1 Complete the following : (1×4=4 marks)
a. The tea plants are unlike coffee plants as the latter _______________ .
b. Coorg coffee is internationally acclaimed for its _______________________ .
c. Coorg is famous not only for coffee but also for _____________________ .
d. After crude oil, coffee is the ___________________ .
2.2 Complete the table given below. (1×4=4 marks)
Year Events
(a) ___________________ Recorded history of Coorg available from
1785 A.D. (b) ___________________
(c) ___________________ Coorg regained independence
1834 A.D. (d) ___________________
SECTION – B Writing ( 30 marks)
Q. 3. You are Sumit/Sunita. You attended a science exhibition, ‘Self-sufficient India’. Write a postcard to
your friend, Amit, 21, D.H. Eoad, Chennai in not more than 50 words about the exhibits and how you were
benefited by them. Copy the format given below and write the postcard in your answer sheet. (5 marks)
Q. 4. The following is a telephonic conversation between Arun and Rakesh’s mother. As she was leaving
home she leaves a message for her son. Write the message in not more than 50 words. (5 marks)
Arun : Can I speak to Rakesh ?
Rakesh’s mother : Rakesh is not at home. He has gone for tuition and will be back only at 6 p.m.
Arun : Can I leave a message ?
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Mother : Oh, sure.
Arun : Please inform him that he has to stay back after class tomorrow for his
Q. 6. 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. In response to this, write an article to be
published in the forthcoming issue of ‘The Week’ on how animals are ill-treated and what can be done to
prevent it. As Ramesh/Ranjini, write the article in 150 - 200 words. (10 marks)
(Hints :
* 50% people believe animals are exploited for selfish ends

* 35% people have indifferent attitude towards animals
* 15% people believe, that animals are man’s slaves
Q.6. Atomic energy and technology has revolutionised life. It has developed in improving the quality
of life in various spheres such as health, environment, agriculture eyc, Using your own ideas and
ideas from the unit Science of MCB write a letter to the editor of a national daily in about 200 words
about the improvements due to science and technology. (10 marks)
SECTION – C Grammar (20 marks)
Q. 7. Look at the notes given below. Use the information to complete the paragraph by writing suitable
words or phrases in each space. Do not add any new information. Write only the correct answers against the
correct blank numbers in your answer sheet. (1×4=4 marks)
Corals - rain forests of seas - rise in temperature - damages them -

inability to gather nutrients - carbon in atmosphere - another danger -
marine life among reef - fallen
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Coral reefs (a)___________________________________ . They are damaged (b)

______________________ . So they are (c) ______________________ nutrients. Carbon build-up is even
more (d) ____________________ than rise in temperature. This has led to the fall in marine life.
Q. 8. Complete the following passage with one word in each blank. Write the correct answers against the
correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole sentences. (½×8=4 marks)
One of the most significant pilgrim centres (a) __________________ the country, Varanasi, (b)
_______________________ famous for its temples and ghats. It is located (c) _____________________
the river Ganges. The waterfront is decorated (d) ________________ hundreds of lovely ghats, (e)
___________________ city houses the famous Kasi Viswanath Temple. Pilgrims flock the ghats (f)
_________________ the ritual bath. A popular belief is that (g)____________________ who die in Varanasi
are liberated (h) ___________________ the cycle of birth and death.
.Q.9.. Read the conversation given below and complete the passage that follows. Write the answers against
the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole sentences. (1×4=4 marks)
Customer : Can I have a small bottle of tomato sauce ?
Shopkeeper : Sorry, I have only big bottles.
Customer : When will it be available ?
Shopkeeper : I can give it to you tomorrow.
Customer : Thank you, then I will get it tomorrow.
The customer asked the shopkeeper (a) ____________________ of tomato sauce. The shopkeeper said
that he only had big bottles of tomato sauce. The customer wanted to know (b) ______________________ .
The shopkeeper said that (c) ___________________________ . The customer thanked him and said that
(d) ___________________________ .
Q. 10 Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful
sentences to complete the paragraph. Write each sentence in the space provided.
One has been done for you as an example. ( 3 Marks)
The most important task/is to defend/an air attack/of the Air Force/by an enemy/ the
country against.
Example. The most important task of the Air Force is to defend the country against an air
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a. When the enemy/these important places/ destroy the enemy planes/ our important
places/send planes to attack/our planes must/before they can destroy/
b. We can/the enemy planes/the approach of /if we know about/do this only/

c. We have/the approach of an aeroplane/called Radar to/of equipment/from a
distance/a special kind/find out about/.
Q. 11 In the following paragraph, one word has been omitted in each line. Mark
the place where you think a word has been omitted with a ‘/’ . Write the omitted
word in the space provided. The first correction has been done for you as an
example. (5 MARKS)
Air Force aims/ protecting important at
Area and places, known vital points. _________ (a) __________
Air Force protects these places _________ (b) __________
By shooting the enemy planes _________ (c) __________
They come to destroy these vital points. _________ (d) __________
The Air force planes can fly the _________ (e) __________
Enemy country and destroy _________ (f) __________
Enemy’s planes. Then the enemy has few _________ (g) __________
SECTION D LITERATURE 30 MARKS
Q. 12. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write the answers in your answer
sheet in one or two lines only. Number the answers correctly. (4 MARKS)
It ate the food it ne’er had eat,

And round and round it flew.
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Sample Paper – 2011

Q 1. Edit the passage. (4 Marks )

Whenever you hear somebody harp (a) ___

It is extremely important know what (a) ___

NEWS HEADLINE : LOKPAL BILL DISSCUSION IN LOK SABHA TODAY

NEWS HEADLINE : HORSE BUGGIES TO RETURN FOR TURISTS

NEWS HEADLINE : TWO SSB JAWANS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT

NEWS HEADLINE : THREE KILLED IN AIRFORCE PLANE CRASH

Q 4. Complete the following dialogue. (5 Marks )

Jack : (a) __________________ ? It looks swollen !

Q 5. Read the conversation and complete the paragraph. (3 Marks )

SAMPLE PAPER – 2007

TIME: 3 HOURS M.M.:100

A1. Read the following passage carefully. (8 marks)

A2. Read the passage given below:

(a) make a distinction / a difference =========== Para 1

SECTION - B (Writing ) ( 30 marks )

B3. You happened to overhear the following dialogue:

Sumesh : School is so boring now-a-days.

SECTION C (GRAMMAR) (20 Marks)

Shopping complex—destroyed—bomb—7 o'clock—80 people burnt alive—two young men—seen speeding

(b) How does Cratchit react to it? (2)

Sample Paper – 2011

Q 1. Edit the passage. (4 Marks )

Answer option are :-

Working women / more likely to write (1) are

Answer option are :-

(a) (i) that (ii) these (iii) the (iv) this

News Headlines : SAMSUNG LAUNCHES SOLAR POWERED PHONE

News Headlines : INDIA CHINA PLAN TO SIGN PACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE

News Headlines : RURAL STINT TO FETCH DOCTORS DOUBLE PAY

News Headlines : CHAINA’S OPPOSITION TO DALAI LAMA’S VISIT

Answer option are :-

(a) (i) Samsung was launched

(b) (i) will be signed between India and China

(ii) has been signed between India and China

(c) (i) they fetched double pay

(d) (i) has been opposed by China

Q 4. Complete the following dialogue. (4

Timmy : Sheena, there's a Mr. Miller on the phone (a) _________.

Answer option are :-

(a) (i) which wants to talk to you

(b) (i) can you ask him to

(c) (i) I set him on the hold

(d) (i) is in a hurry

(iv) was in hurry

Joy : What's going on? You don't look fine !

Answer option are :-

(a) (i) I think I got some bad food at lunch today

(b) (i) How my stomach come is fine?

(d) (i) I think I have got the royal runs

Sample Paper – 2009

• The paper consist of FOUR sections:

SECTION A (READING) – 20 MARKS

THE TUITION TRAP

1. The students have to engage private tuitions because . . . . . . . . . .

1. able to put thoughts and feelings into a clear speech (para 1)

I dream a world where all

A world I dream where black or white,

Where wretchedness will hang its head,

A2.1 Complete the summary of the poem. [5]

Good Qualities Bad Qualities

SECTION B (WRITING)-30 MARKS