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Std. 10th First Term Exam Paper

Std. Xth. Sub. English Marks. 80 Time 3.00 =================================================

Std. 10th First Term Exam Paper

SECTION I: Language Study – 10 marks

Q.1 (A) Do as directed (Attempt any four): (8 marks)

Complete the following words by using correct letters: (2)

(i) br_ve (ii) t_ach (iii) box_r (iv) fa_th

(2) Put the following words in alphabetical order: (2)

(i) optimistic, bonfire, rumour, attractive

(ii) potter, patter, pocket, people

(3) Punctuate the following sentences: (2)

(i) the bird replied i am going to extinguish the fire.

(ii) hows that said nathu

(4) Make four words (minimum of three letters each) using the letters in the word:

‘Rainwater’

(6) Complete the word-chain of ‘Nouns’. Add four words, each beginning with the last letter of the previous word:

tiger → … → … → … → ….

(B) Do as directed: (2 marks)

(1) Attempt any one: (1 mark)

(a) Make a meaningful sentence by using the phrase: ‘instead of’

(b) Add a clause to the following sentence to expand it meaningfully:

My uncle found a baby.

(2) Attempt any one: (1 mark)

(a) Add a prefix or suffix to make new words:

(i) possible (ii) appoint

(b) Make a meaningful sentence using any one of the following words:

(i) possible (ii) appoint

SECTION II: Textual Passages – 20 marks

Q.2 (A) Read the following passage and do the activities: (10 marks)

A1Fill in the blanks. (02)

i) The seagull he had not eaten————————– ii)The sight of the food———————

iii) His father was preening—————————- iv) His mother had picked up—————-

The sun was now ascending the sky, blazing on his ledge that faced the south. He felt the heat because he had not eaten since the previous nightfall. He stepped slowly out to the brink of the ledge, and standing on one leg with the other leg hidden under his wing, he closed one eye, then the other, and pretended to be falling asleep. Still they took no notice of him. He saw his two brothers and his sister lying on the plateau dozing with their heads sunk into their necks. His father was preening the feathers on his white back. Only his mother was looking at him. She was standing on a little high hump on the plateau, her white breast thrust forward. Now and again, she tore at a piece of fish that lay at her feet and then scrappedeach side of her beak on the rock. The sight of the food maddened him. How he loved to tear food that way, scrapping his beak now and again to whetit. “Ga, ga, ga”, he cried begging her to bring him some food. “Gaw-col-ah”, she screamed back derisively. But he kept calling plaintively, and after a minute or so he uttered a joyful scream. His mother had picked up a piece of the fish and was flying across to him with it. He leaned out eagerly, tapping the rock with his feet, trying to get nearer to her as she flew across.

A2) Arrange the events in proper sequence as per their occurrence. (02)

i) She screamed back derisively.

ii) He was trying to get nearer to her.

iii) He felt the heat because he had not eaten since the previous nightfall.

iv) She tore at a piece of fish that lay at her feet

A3) Use the following words in your own sentences. (02)

i) Pretend – ii) Begging –

A4) Do as directed. (02)

i) His father was preening the feathers on his white back.

(Begin the sentence with ‘The feathers…..)

ii) She was standing on a little high hump on the plateau.

(Find out the tense in the sentences.)

A5) Personal Response (02)

According to you, what qualities will help us to develop our confidence?

(B) Read the following passage and do the activities: (10 marks)

B1. Complete the sentences: (2)

(i) The book, ‘Swami and Friends’ is a good read for ………….

(ii) The use of simple and short sentences adds ……………

(iii) It is also a known fact that mischievous kids are …………

(iv) R.K. Narayan is a literary …………….

Swami and Friends is written in such simple English that it is hard to imagine it is the work of a literary genius like R. K. Narayan. The English used in the book is plain and simple, without any troubling words for the kids. The use of short, simple sentences adds to the book’s simplicity.

It is mentioned in the description that the book is about a mischievous ten-year-old Indian boy, and some parents may be concerned about the influence this will have on their already mischievous children. But the book is such that it encompasses the mischief of the kids from the perspective of the child, which is harmless and pure. Amidst all the mischief and naughtiness, we find that Swami is a loving and tender kid who is actually very sensitive. It is also a known fact that mischievous kids are among the most sensitive and loving people of all, and R. K. Narayan does a great job conveying that to all of us.

In conclusion, this book can be said to be a good read for children of all ages, who may simply enjoy a good story or who may want to improve their English skills.

B3. Match the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’: (2)

A	B
Mischievous Encompasses Concerned Kids	Children Naughty Circles Worried

B4. Do as directed: (2)

(i) It is hard to imagine (Make it negative without changing the meaning)

(ii) R.K. Narayan does a great job conveying that to all of us.

(Choose the correct question tag)

(a) don’t he? (b) doesn’t he? (c) didn’t he? (d) does he?

B5. Personal Response: (2) Do you like reading books? Why?

SECTION III: Poetry — 10 marks

Q.3.(A) Read the following stanzas and do the activities: (5 marks)

A1. Choose the correct alternatives:

(i) The poet’s father goes back early in the ___________ (morning/evening)

(ii) The poet asks for seeds of ___________ (sunlight/moonlight)

(iii) The whole village goes ___________ to work. (daily/weekly)

(iv) The poet wants to sow seeds on the sides of the ___________ (road/path)

Basketful of Moonlight

O moon,

give me moonlight,

basketful or two baskets full,

with seeds of moonlight.

From the city to my village,

on the sides of the path

I want to sow many,

small, small moons of light.

The whole village goes to the city

daily to work.

It becomes dark on its way back

as my village is quite far.

The route is tough and full of

snakes and scorpions.

Neither bus nor cart plies.

When my father returns home

I am asleep.

And he goes back early in the morning

while I am sleeping.

A2. Describe the route in the poem from the city to village. (2)

A3. Write your own rhyming words for the following:

light — …………………………………… II) plies — ……………………………………

Q.3(B) Appreciation of the poem: (5 Marks)

Read the poem ‘The Twins’ and write an appreciation of it with the help of the given points:

The Twins

In form and feature, face and limb,

I grew so like my brother,

That folks got taking me for him,

And each for one another.

It puzzled all our kith and kin,

It reached a fearful pitch;

For one of us was born a twin,

Yet not a soul knew which.

One day, to make the matter worse,

Before our names were fixed,

As we were being washed by nurse,

We got completely mixed;

And thus, you see, by fate’s decree,

Or rather nurse’s whim,

My brother John got christened me,

And I got christened him.

My brother John got christened me,

And I got christened him.

This fatal likeness even dogged

My footsteps, when at school,

And I was always getting flogged,

For John turned out a fool.

I put this question, fruitlessly,

To everyone I knew,

‘What would you do, if you were me,

To prove that you were you?’

Our close resemblance turned the tide

Of my domestic life,

For somehow, my intended bride

Became my brother’s wife.

In fact, year after year the same

Absurd mistakes went on,

And when I died, the neighbours came

And buried brother John.

–

Henry Sambrook Leigh

1. Title

2. Poet

3. Figure of speech

4. Rhyme Scheme

5. Central Idea

Q5. Read the following passage and do the activities:

A1. Complete the sentences in one or two words:

Electronic toys provide ______________ but contribute little to the child’s development.
Ordinary toys help in the child’s __________ and __________ development.
Many of the skills we use as ______ were developed during playtime.

iv. Unstructured play encourages __________ and __________.

Everything is going electronic and toys are no exception. Old fashioned playthings – like balls and building blocks – are fast being replaced by gizmos that zoom around the room at the push of a button. Such toys provide instant entertainment, but contribute little to the child’s development. Ordinary toys do much more than entertain the child – they help in the child’s psychological and physical development. A child building a tower with a basic set of blocks is having fun – he claps and laughs when the tower stands – but he is also developing some vital skills. He learns to fix up a goal, focus his attention, co-ordinate his eye-hand movements and think of different ways to approach a task. Toys which allow unstructured play encourage imagination and creativity. Child psychologists feel that the high-tech novelties that we buy for children actually rob them of opportunities of mental and physical development. Many of the skills we use as adults were developed during playtime with the help of basic toys. Therefore, psychologists suggest saving some space for toys that work on kid power. Swimming is a technique to move unaided

A3. Match the words from the passage with their meanings:

A4. Do as directed:

He claps and laughs when the tower stands. (Pick out the subject and predicate)
The child learns to fix up a goal. (Rewrite it in ‘present continuous tense’)

A5. Personal Response: Which ordinary or non-electronic toy do you enjoy playing with the most? Why?

Q.4B. Summary Writing. (5Marks)

Read the passage given in Q4Aand write the summary of it. Suggest a suitable title.

SECTION V: WRITING SKILLS

Q.5 A Letter Writing

A1 or A2. Do any one of the following activities: (5 Marks)

Imagine you are Deepak/Deepika Pawar; residing at Gandhi Nagar, Beed. Read the following advertisement kept at the notice board of your school. Now attempt any one letter from the following:

A1. Informal Letter

Write a letter to your friend informing him/her about this summer camp. Ask him/her to join this summer camp. Tell him/her the usefulness and advantages of this camp.

• You may add your own points.

A2. Formal Letter

Write a letter to the Manager, Youth Club, Pune, requesting him/her to send the details of fees, concession, food and other facilities.

• Make enquiry in detail about it.

• Add your own points.

B Dialogue writing/ Drafting a speech.

B1 or B2. Do any one of the following. (5 Marks)

B1 Dialogue Writing

a) Prepare a dialogue from the jumbled sentences: 01)

i) What type of story do you wish to hear?

ii) Will you please tell me a nice story?

iii) I would like to hear a thriller story.

iv) Why not, certainly I will tell you.

b) Complete the dialogue: (01)

: Why do you use water so carefully?

: _____

: How do you save water?

: _____

c) Write a dialogue between a customer and a shopkeeper on buying fruits. Write at least three meaningful exchanges. (03)

B2. Speech writing:

Write a speech on “The role of vegetables for better living”.

Use points:

– Vegetables; a complete food.

– Sources of Vitamins/Life supporting elements.

– Available everywhere easily.

– Low cost; high benefits.

– Full of nutrients and energy.

– Eat vegetables and live a healthy life.

– Add your own points.

Q. 6 A Information Transfer

A1 or A2. Attempt any one of the following: (5 Marks)

A1 Non-Verbal to Verbal

Read the following tree diagram and prepare a short paragraph on The Sentences

A2 Verbal to Non-Verbal

Draw a tree diagram that contains the main points and important supporting details from the following text about the ‘Laser’.

Laser is a device that amplifies light. A laser produces a thin intensive beam of light that can burn a hole in a diamond or carry the signals of different television pictures as the same time. There are three major kinds of lasers based on their light amplifying substance-solid lasers, gas lasers and liquid lasers. Solid lasers use a crystal, a glass or a semiconductor as the light-

amplifying substance. Crystal lasers, Glass lasers, and Semiconductor lasers are different types of solid lasers. Gas lasers have a gas or a mixture of gases as their light-amplifying substance. Helium, neon, argon, ion and carbon dioxide lasers are the most widely used types of Gas lasers. Liquid lasers produce both bursts of light and continuous light. Liquid lasers that produce bursts of light use a flash tube as their source of power. Those that produce continuous light get their power from a gas laser.