CBSE Sample Papers for Final Board Exams Class 10 Hindi B – Paper 9

मॉडल प्रशनपत्र – 9 (हल रहित)

Strictly based on the Remodelled scheme of Assessment, the latest syllabus and Design of the Question Paper released by the Centred Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi ‘ effective from academic year 2017-18.

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CBSE Sample Papers for Final Board Exams Class 10 Hindi B – Paper 10

मॉडल प्रशनपत्र – 10 (हल रहित)

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Solved CBSE Sample Papers for Final Board Exams Class 9 Communicative English – Paper 2

(For Annual Examination to be held in and after March 2018 and onwards) Based on the latest syllabi and Design of the Question Paper released by the C.B.S.E New Delhi.

Strictly based on the Latest Scheme Of Assessement, the latest Syllabus and Design of the Question paper released by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi effective from academic year 2017-18.

SAMPLE PAPER 2 (Solved)

SECTION A : READING                                                    (20 MARKS)

Question 1:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : [8]

1. Following the advice of the committee the Delhi High Court has already barred nursery schools from conducting any kind of interviews or interaction with children or their guardians during the admission process, and has fixed a point system ranging from 1 to 100 on the basis of which the children could gain admissions. The court has accepted that priority should be given to children staying within 3 km radius of the schools for admissions.
2. Children living within three kilometres of the school will be awarded 20 points and those between 4 and 10 kilometres will be awarded on a sliding scale with a minimum of 8 points being allotted to those who live 10 kilometres away. The school is given 20 points for any particular parameter a school may want to fix. It is here that schools hope to find their wiggle room.
3. Places in a “good” school are a very scarce resource. In many schools the Principals are subject to all types of pressure to give places. Offers of bribes, threats, and bureaucratic and political pressure are commonplace. Pressure comes from every quarter. From the ‘owners’ and board members, from the friends of the management and teachers, from the senior, and sometimes not-so-senior, bureaucrats, and from politicians.
4. Some of the schools owned by industrial houses have quotas for their management staff and, on top of this, places are often found for the siblings of their industry partners and top cus­tomers.
5. Many schools will seek to override the 3 km neighbourhood concept and continue business as usually by using their discretionary 20 points. However, this will be tough.
6. The parameters the school will want to fix are required to be made public and open a challenge.
7. Some schools are already contemplating dropping their nursery sections and admitting straight into class one where they can ignore the admission standards that the court has ruled only apply to nursery classes.
8. For those schools continuing with nursery education, the advantage given to girls by the new proposals could be problematic. All things being equal, one of the major effects will be that in future all nursery schools will have far more girls than boys.

— Abha Adams

(a) What was the decision of the Delhi High Court regarding nursery admissions?      [1]
(b) To whom priority should be given, according to the Delhi High Court?   [1]
(c) Mention the points given to children living within 3 or 10 km of the school. [1]
(d) Mention the different types of pressures faced by the principals. [1]
(e) What happens in schools owned by industrial houses? [1]
(f) Why are some schools thinking of not having a nursery section and admit
students to class one only? [1]
(g) Does each and every school follow the court’s guidelines? [1]
(h) What will be the major effect in future for all nursery schools? [1]
Answer:
(a) It has barred nursery schools from conducting any kind of interviews with children or their guardians during the
admission process.
(b) It should be given to children living within 3 km radius of the schools for admission.
(c) 20 points are awarded to those within 3 km, 8 points to those who live 10 km away.
(d) Bribes, threats, political and bureaucratic pressure are faced by the principals.
(e) They have quotas for their management.
(f) They can ignore the court orders on nursery admissions and frame their own rules for class 1.
(g) No, many schools override the 3 km neighbourhood concept.
(h) The major effect will be that in future all nursery schools will have far more girls than boys.

Question 2:
A nuclearfamily consists of husband, wife and their children. The concept of a joint family where all the family members like aunt, uncle, cousins and grandparents live together contrasts with the idea of a nuclear family.
The most important advantage that attracts people to nuclear families is that the couple can have their privacy in their own home. People can live their own way and can do whatever they want to. There are no boundaries set by the elders to follow. In a joint family, the elders restrict youngsters not to do certain things because they think it is not good for them. But today s generation is very smart. They know what is good and bad for them and have enough analytical power so they don’t like to restrict themselves. Instead, they want theirfreedom so that they can do and achieve whatever they want in their life.
The advantages of jointfamilies are many. You get the complete support of family members whenever needed. You don’t have to ask for help from others if all family members are living together. Your children will not be left alone at home when you go to a job. Many burglaries take place during the daytime because nobody is present in the home, so if there is a joint family, burglary cases also decrease. You can share your joys and sorrows with them. Each and every member of the family shares their opinions and the family take a decision together. One member is not burdened with the responsibility of decision and it becomes a joint responsibility.
The basic pillar of a joint family is to have healthy and selfless moral values for all members.
In a joint family, one always gets guidance from older people. They are more experienced. They can take care of grandchildren rather than depending oh outside help. In a joint family, the elders are always there to guide and encourage us in every decision we take and their experiences make us grow wiser and become a better person. But again, it revolves around how considerate we are — how we listen to other’s point of view before considering our own. Keeping an open mind, accepting our faults and moving ahead is the best way to make a joint family an ideal family.
(a) Is it always good to ignore our elder’s advice? Give a reason. [2]
(b) Why do elders restrict youngsters to do certain things? [2]
(c) How can one create a good joint family? [2]
(d) Decision making is very important in a joint family. How? [2]
(e) Give another word of the same meaning for ‘restrict’.   [1]
(f) Find a word in the passage which means the opposite of ‘rejecting’.  [1]
(g) Give the synonym for ‘advantage’.  [1]
(h) Give the antonym for ‘encourage’.   [1]
Answer:
(a) No, because our elders advise us for our safety and betterment. They could be over possessive sometimes, but we must not always take them as barriers for us.
(b) Elders have a rich experience from their past life, so they know better what the youngsters must do. Our elders are only our well-wishers, not our enemies.
(c) By listening to other people’s point of view, keeping an open mind and not being selfish.
(d) In a joint family, the members of every age group give their point of view when making any decision. It helps the family’s head to make any decision which can go in favour of the whole family.
(e) Limit
(f) Accepting
(g) Benefit
(h) Discourage.

SECTION B : WRITING AND GRAMMAR                                       (30 MARKS)

Question 3:
Nowadays the youth are taking upon themselves different roles and responsibilities. They also have varied interests. Recently you came across the following pictures in a magazine. Using the information you gather from the picture and ideas of your own, write an article on ‘The Changing Role of Youngsters’ in about 100-120 words.   [8]
                                                                    The Changing Role of Youngsters

Answer:
Most of the surveys conducted on youngsters are hardly flattering. They paint a sad picture of stubborn youth, out to enjoy and defy all rules and regulations.
But we have not paid enough attention to some of the new role youngsters have taken up under proper guidance. So many youngsters are showing a capability to fight for the right cause, and for peace and order. Why have we failed to notice school children adopting a village and going there regularly to teach? They have started visiting old homes to spend a day with the aged. They enthusiastically join in “planting trees and attending “Road safety weeks”. Young students in colleges take up the right causes.
So please wake up to the changing role of today’s youngsters. Encourage them to engage in useful projects. Do not be critical but tap their boundless energy for good causes.

Question 4:
Write a short story based on the outline given below in about 200-250 words. [12]
Hari — elephant mahout taking care of Manu — a grown-up elephant — for 7 years — elephant one day turns violent — attacks mahout — narrow escape.
Answer:
Hari was a mahout. He had been taking care of Manu – a grown-up elephant 7 years old. Both were friendly. Hari took good care of Manu-fed him with his own hands-gave him bath and let him play with water for long hours.
Things were just going smoothly for Hari and Manu and then suddenly one day a change occurred in Manu. His ears turned red and he flapped them back-turned sideways and looked at Hari. Hari noted these alarming changes. He knew they meant trouble. They were the forerunners of Manu becoming aggressive.
But he could not believe it. Suddenly Manu attacked him and charged at him. Hari ran for his life. There was a 10 yard deep hollow with barbed wires around it. Running for dear life Hari jumped into it, escaped being mauled by Manu very narrowly. Bruised from his fall he lay still, pressed against the soft soil.
Manu was still angry; he kept trying to reach Hari with his trunk, hitting the ground with great force. People gathered and tried to calm Manu. After some time he quieted down and was normal.
Seeing him now no one could believe he had been violent 15 minutes back. Hari was rescued from the pit. Later on they both reconciled and became friends again.

Question 5:
Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options given below.[½ X 6 = 3]
Like many Indian children, I grew up (a)_______ the vast, varied and fascinating tales of the Mahabharata. Set (b) __________  the end of what the Hindu scriptures term D’wapur Yuga or the third age of the man, a time (c)_______the lives of the Gods and people still intersected, the epic weaves myth, history, religion, science and statecraft (d) _______Stories that (e) ________and (f) ________

Answer:
(a) (ii)             (b) (ii)                   (c) (iii)                 (d) (iv)             (e) (ii)               (f) (i)

Question 6:
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheets.         [ ½ x 8 = 4]

Answer:

Question 7:
Rearrange the following words and phrases to make meaningtful sentences.  [1 × 3 = 3]
(a) a familiar / is / the typewriter / machine
(b) letters or figures / it prints / sheet of / on a / paper
(c) consists of / a movable / roller / a metal frame / it / and
Answer:
(a) The typewriter is a familiar machine.
(b) It prints letters or figures on a sheet of paper.
(c) It consists of a metal frame and a movable roller.

SECTION C : LITERATURE TEXTBOOK AND EXTENDED READING  TEXT  (30 MARKS)

Question 8:
Read one of the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :     [1 x 4 = 4]
And by my word! the bonny bird In danger shall not tarry :
So, though the waves are raging white,
I’ll row you over the ferry.
(a) ‘And by my word’. What does it indicate?
(b) Who does the speaker promise to row across the river?
(c) Which figure of speech is used in ‘Waves are raging white ’ ?
(d)What does the poet mean by ‘the bonny bird?

OR

I wish I’d been more willin’
When I had more tooth there than fillin ’
To pass up gobstoppers,
From respect to me choppers,
And to buy something else with my shillin ’.
(a) Name the poem and the poet.
(b) What is the poet’s wish?
(c) What does the poet mean by ‘choppers ’?
(d) What does she mean by “more tooth than filling”?
Answer:
(a) It indicates a man who honoured his word.
(b) Chief of Ulva and his bride.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) He means the ‘the pretty bride’.

OR

(a) The poem is “Oh, I Wish I’d Looked after Me Teeth”. The poet’s name is Pam Ayres.
(b) The poet wishes she had looked after her teeth properly in her childhood.
(c) She refers here to her teeth.
(d) She means she had more healthy teeth than those which had cavities.

Question 9:
Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words :          [2×4 = 8]
(a) Why does Frost choose the road less travelled?
(b) ‘ Kashi Yatre’ was grandmother’s favourite novel. Why? Give two reasons.
(c) Describe the first impression of Miss Allyn’s house on John Pescud.
(d) Did Private Quelch’s day to day practices take him closer towards his goal? How can you make out?
Answer:
(a) He does not want to trust the path chosen by most. He is also facing a dilemma at this stage whether to remain in the USA where his talent was unrecognised or migrate to England and start life afresh. He prefers to take a risk, be self-reliant and hence chooses the road not taken by many.
(b) The grandmother, who also had never been to Kashi, could identify herself with the protagonist characterised in the novel since she also desired to visit Kashi. Every Hindu considers visiting Kashi as the ultimate ‘punya’ and so did the religious grandmother.
(c) The inside of the house was a surprise when compared to the beautiful outside. There was hardly any furniture, only some old horsehair lounges and three-legged chairs. There were framed pictures of ancestors on the walls and that was all.
(d) In pursuit of showing off his own superiority, Quelch irritated and tried to belittle his instructors. He rudely interrupted them in front of the squad and exhibited his knowledge. No wonder he was relegated to the back quarters of the kitchen house.

Question 10:
Answer one of the following questions in about 100-120 words :  [8]
The age long bond between ‘Man and Dog’ needs no reminder and proof. This story ‘A Dog Named Duke’ just adds on to the saga of “Dog as man’s most faithful companion.” Express your views.

OR

After reading ‘How I Taught My Grandmother To Read’, what are your views about Adult Education? Write an article for a local magazine, ‘Value of Education has no Age Bar’.
Answer:
There are stories and stories of the faithfulness of dogs for their masters, the way they have sacrificed their lives for their masters. These mute friends of man need no introduction, no medal, no awards. The dog in our story is named Duke – a big Doberman weighing 23 kilos. The way he stubbornly persists in making Hooper walk, regain the use of his legs is remarkable. Duke’s intention, foresight, extraordinary powers of in-depth understanding of human psychology all bear fruit and Hooper regains the use of his limbs and also gets back his job with a promotion. Tragically, Duke loses his life in this noble struggle. Dogs have proved time and again their loyalty and faithfulness. But man has also tried to pay his tribute to these mute companions as the “Dog Memorial Graveyard” bears witness.

OR

When I read the lesson “How I Taught My Grandmother to Read”, two things impressed me most. One—that education should be a must for everyone without any bar of age, sex, and class. It is that beacon of light which lights up the dark recesses of mind and brings a miraculous change in anyone’s thoughts and way of thinking. It is that treat which brings joy to the young and the old, alike. The other was the close bond between the grandmother and the granddaughter. Unlike many youngsters of today who have no time for the old, this extraordinary bond of love and care between the two will be an eye-opener. The helplessness and desperation of the grandmother as she mutely gazed at the printed page, her burning desire to get educated and to learn the Kannada alphabet, will inspire many old people to do the same. This will renew our traditional relationship of respect between the Guru and the Shishya.

Question 11:
Describe in detail how Gulliver prevents an invasion by the neighbouring empire of Blefuscu.

OR

Draw the character-sketch of the Emperor of Lilliput.

OR

“Why it is so curious,” murmured Harris, “but precisely that very same thing happened to my father also at a country inn…”
Narrate the incident referred to in the above statement, bringing out the humour in the situation.

OR

Draw the character-sketch of the writer, Jerome K. Jerome.
Answer:
Gulliver views the magnificent fleet of the men of war across the sea on the shore of Blefuscu. He communicates to the emperor his resolve to seize the whole fleet and bring it over to the shores of Lilliput. He consults the most experienced seamen about the depth of the channel which he is told is about six feet. He takes out his viewing glass and looks at the fleet at anchor consisting of fifty men of war. He orders a great quantity of strongest cables and bars of iron. He fixes fifty hooks to as many cables and taking off his coat, shoes and stockings walks into the sea in his leather jacket. He arrives at the fleet. He fixes the hook and with his knife cuts the cables that fastened the fleet with the anchors. The enemy releases great volleys of arrows. Gulliver puts on his spectacles to protect his eyes and with great ease draws fifty of the enemy’s largest men of war after him. He is welcomed by the Emperor with great fanfare who declares him a Nardac on the spot.

OR

The Emperor of Lilliput possesses some very admirable and endearing qualities which if possessed by rulers and emperors of big nations, could change the whole panorama of world politics. These qualities put him on top of all his countrymen. When Gulliver displays the use of his scimitar and pocket pistols, most of the little people present there get terrorised and fall on top of each other, only the Emperor stands his ground in spite of being greatly impressed. He is brave, courageous and generous. He makes it mandatory for all the villages nine hundred yards round the city to bear the expense and responsibility of providing food for Gulliver. At the same time he is shrewd, far-sighted and very kingly. He doesn’t take kindly to Gulliver’s refusal to bring the kingdom of Blefuscu under his control and never forgives him.

OR

After a jolly evening and sitting up very late, George’s father and his friend were a little too jolly (read drunk). They went up with their candles to their room where they had to sleep in separate beds. The candles were out when they reached the room and they had to undress and grope into bed in the dark. Without checking, they climbed into the same bed, one slept with his head at the top, the other crawled in from the opposite side, and lay with his feet on the top. After a few minutes’ silence, George’s father called his friend Joe and told him there was a man in his bed with his feet on his pillow.

Joe replied that it was an extraordinary thing as he also had a man sleeping in his bed! George’s father asked Joe what he was going to do. Joe replied he would chuck him out. George’s father tried, bravely, to do the same.
After a brief struggle and two heavy bumps, Joe was heard to ask in a doleful voice, “Tom, how have you got on?”
George’s father replied, “To tell you the truth, my man chucked me out.” Joe said the same thing had happened to him and he did not like the inn they were in.

OR

Jerome K. Jerome or Jim or the writer is too sensible person. You cannot accuse him of being satirical or cynical. He knows the weaknesses and follies of mankind and of himself also. He laughs at himself and at others, and provides laughter and amusement to all. He loves the river and river travel. He is against sea travel. He feels that sea travel makes you sea-sick at least for a week and the day you begin to walk and eat solid food, the trip is over. This discussion over sea-trip brings out all the qualities of the writer as a writer of comedy. His remark that ‘people never become sea-sick on land’ shows his ability to laugh at himself and provides laughter and amusement to us as readers. The writer derides the funny traits of his trends but does not spare himself too. He imagines he is suffering from numerous ailments but feels that George fancies he is ill. He also mocks at his friend Harris. He describes himself as a hospital in himself. He doesn’t like swimming in the river before breakfast but prefers lying in bed.

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CBSE Sample Papers for Final Board Exams Class 10 English Communicative – Paper 8

(For Annual Board Examinations to be held in and after March 2018 and onwards)
Based on the latest syllabus and design of the Question Paper released by the C.B.S.E., New Delhi.

Strictly based on the Remodelled Scheme of Assessment, the Latest Syllabus and Design of the Question Paper released by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi effective from academic year 2017-18.

MODEL TEST PAPER 1 (Unsolved)

SECTION A : READING                              (20 MARKS)

Question 1:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :                   [8]
We’ve heard about the stock market and the wild price swings taking place. What are stocks some form of gambling? It seems that way because of the large amounts of money that people make and lose when trading stocks. Stocks are actually parts of a company. If you own stock in Walt Disney Corporation, you are part owner of that company. You own part of Disney World. Companies that are divided into shares that people can buy and sell are called corporations. These corporations use much of their profits to build the company. They spend it on research and development to bring out new products, building new factories and equipment, and sometimes buying other companies. The profits that aren’t reinvested into company growth are paid out to the shareholders as dividends. The more shares of stock you own, the more dividend you get. The stock market is made up of a number of exchanges where buyers offer to purchase shares of a company’s stock at a price they think is fair. Owners, who want to sell, offer to give up their stocks at a price they think is fair. When those two prices are the same, a sale is made. Million of shares are traded every business day. When things are looking better for a company, more people want to own its stock, so the price goes up. But sometimes buyers aren’t willing to pay as much and those holding the stock are more willing to sell, even if it means taking less money than they paid for it. Then price falls. Perhaps someday you ’ll want to start a business. If you don’t have enough money to start your company, you might issue and sell shares of stock. That means you ’ll have to share ownership with others, but you can get the money you need to start up.
(a) What are stocks? [1]
(b) What are companies that are divided into shares called? [1]
(c) What does trading stocks mean? [1]
(d) What happens to the profits that aren’t reinvested? [1]
(e) When a corporation is making a lot of money, it usually pays some of it to the stockholders.
What are these payment called?  [1]
(f) When do more people want to buy a company’s share? [1]
(g) What can be done to arrange money if you do not have enough funds to start a business?           [1]
(h) Find the word from the passage which means ‘put back into the same scheme’. [1]

Question 2:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :                [12]
After ’Digital India ’ and ‘Make in India ’, the NaMo (Narendra Modi) Government launched yet another programme. This new programme, called ‘Skill India’, is supposed to be a multi-skill programme.
The main goal of the programme is to create opportunities, space and scope for the development of the talents of the Indian youth and to develop more of those sectors which have already been put under skill development for the last so many years and also to identify new sectors for skill development. The new programme aims at providing training and skill development to 500 million youth of our country by 2020, covering each and every village. Various schemes are also proposed to achieve this objective.
The idea is to raise confidence, improve productivity and give direction through proper skill development. Skill development will enable the youth to get blue-collar jobs. Development of skills, at a young age, right at the school level, is very essential to channelize them for proper job opportunities. There should be a balanced growth in all the sectors and all jobs should be given equal importance. Every job aspirant would be given training in soft skills to lead a proper and decent life. Skill development would reach the rural and remote areas also. Corporate educational institutions, non-government organizations, Government, academic institutions, and society would help in the development of skills of the youth so that better results are achieved in the shortest time possible.
What shape ‘Skill India ’ will take and what it will do only time can tell. But no doubt it seems to be a good initiative – providing skills to people, especially because India is one of the few countries all across the world whose working age population will be very high, few years down the line, going by its ever-increasing, growth of population, as per the World Bank.
It is also high time now; measures are taken to improve the physical and mental development of the youths of the country so that none of them remains unemployed and the country’s unemployment problem also gets reduced. It is time to open up avenues by which the youth accepts responsibility and no one remains idle because an idle youth is a burden to the economy. The economy should concentrate on job creation and social security schemes. With this new approach towards skill development, India can definitely move forward towards its targeted results.
(a) What is the main objective of Skill India programme? [2]
(b) What does the programme aim at? [2]
(c)  How will the programme help the youth? [2]
(d) How will the participation of corporate educational institutions, non-government organisations etc. help the youth? [2]
(e) What is going to happen in a few years down the line? [1]
(f) Why are measures needed to be taken to improve the physical and mental development of the youths of the country? [1]
(g)  Find the word in the passage which means the same as ‘manual labour’. [1]
(h) What is the opposite of the word ‘improve’? [1]

SECTION B : WRITING AND GRAMMAR                             (30 MARKS)

Question 3:
You recently visited an important historical monument in Agra. You were shocked to find it in a state of utter neglect. Taking help from unit, ‘Travel and Tourism’ and the clues given below and with your own idea write a letter to the Municipal Commissioner, Agra in about 100-120 words, highlighting the poor condition of important archaeological and heritage site. Point out the lack of essential services, the poor state of maintenance and its misuse by people. Give suggestions for improving the situation.  [8]

• lack of maintenance
• poor security
• funds not properly used
• dumping garbage
• graffiti

Question 4:
Sunita accepted a challenge that she would write such an emotional story that would extract the  last drop of tears from the eyes of readers; but saying is easier than doing. Make it easy for Sunita by completing the story in about 200-250 words. Taking help from the given lines.          [10]

In a village there lived a girl named Radhika. Though it was difficult for the family to make both ends meet somehow they were satisfied, but destiny willed otherwise. One day…………..

Question 5:
Read the passage given below. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate word/phrases from the given options. [4]
The FBI field office is a four-storey brick fortress (a)______ the southern shore of Lake Pontchartrain. We stop (b)________ the heavy iron gate (c)_________ show an armed guard our credentials. Once inside, we hurry (d)_________ to the vestibule where a woman awaits us.

Question 6:
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct question number. [½ x 8 = 4]

Question 7:
Rearrange the words / phrases given below to form meaningful sentences. [4]
(a) disability / common / congenital / a / it / is
(b)  Shafique’s foot / twisted / had / inward
(c) increasingly painful / this / have / would / become
(d) permanent / friends / pleasure / seekers / make / not / do

SECTION C : LITERATURE TEXTBOOK AND EXTENDED READING TEXT (30 MARKS)

Question 8:
Read one of the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :      [1×4 = 4]
Nothing beside remains : round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
(a) What does ‘that colossal wreck’ refer to?
(b) How is the desert described?
(c) Which trait of Ozymandias could still be seen on his face?
(d) Why are the word inscribed on the pedestal ironical?

OR

Day after day, day after day,
We stuck, nor breath nor motion;
As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean.
(a) Where were the mariners?
(b) What caused their present condition?
(c) Explain the simile given in the last two lines of the extract.
(d) Why could the ship not move?

Question 9:
Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words :           [2×4 = 8]
(a) Why does the poet feel honoured by the presence of the snake?
(b) Why did Ali give up hunting?
(c) Explain the circumstances under which Calpumia implores Caesar to stay at home.
(d) What were the changes that the grandfather wanted to implement in his will and why?

Question 10:
Answer one of the following questions in about 100-120 words :              [8]
The poet in the poem ‘Not Marble, Nor the Gilded Monuments’ reveals the stark reality that everything comes to an end gradually by the impact of time. Keeping this in view, write an article on the topic ‘Time works wonders’.

OR

Under which circumstances is the wedding guest detained and held by the ancient mariner? What is the reaction of the wedding guest?

Question 11:
Answer one of the following questions in about 200-250 words :           [10]

The diary fulfilled a deeply felt need to write in Anne. Discuss.

OR

Describe the ways which you find make Anne different from other members in the annexe.

OR

‘What exhilarating madness!’ What is the madness being referred to? Explain.

OR

Helen found new surprises during Christmas with Ms. Sullivan. Discuss the characteristics of Ms. Sullivan in the light of this statement.

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CBSE Sample Papers for Final Board Exams Class 10 English Communicative – Paper 9

(For Annual Board Examinations to be held in and after March 2018 and onwards)
Based on the latest syllabus and design of the Question Paper released by the C.B.S.E., New Delhi.

Strictly based on the Remodelled Scheme of Assessment, the Latest Syllabus and Design of the Question Paper released by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi effective from academic year 2017-18.

MODEL TEST PAPER 1 (Unsolved)

SECTION A : READING                              (20 MARKS)

Question 1:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :         [8]
The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System. Its name ‘‘milky ” is derived from its appearance as a dim glowing band arching across the night sky in which the naked eye cannot distinguish individual stars. The term “Milky Way” is a translation of the Latin via lactea, from the Greek. From Earth, the Milky Way appears as a band because its disk-shaped structure is viewed from within. Galileo Galilei first resolved the band of light into individual stars with his telescope in 1610. Until the early 1920s, most astronomers thought that all of the stars in the universe were contained inside of the Milky Way. Following the 1920 great debate between the astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis, observations by Edwin Hubble definitively showed that the Milky Way is just one of many billions of galaxies.
The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy some 100,000-120,000 light-years in diameter, which contains 100-400 billion stars. It may contain at least as many planets as well. The Solar System is located within the disk, about 27,000 light-years away from the Galactic Centre on the inner edge of one of the spiral-shaped concentrations of gas and dust called the Orion Arm. The stars in the inner ≈ 10,000 light-years form a bulge and one or more bars that radiate from the bulge. The very center is marked by an intense radio source, named Sagittarius A which is likely to be a supermassive black hole.
Stars and gases at a wide range of distances from the Galactic Centre orbit at approximately 220 kilometres per second. The constant rotation speed contradicts the laws of Keplerian dynamics and suggests that much of the mass of the Milky Way does not emit or absorb electromagnetic radiation. This mass has been given the name ‘‘dark matter”. The rotational period is about 240 million years at the position of the Sun. The Milky Way as a whole is moving at a velocity of approximately 600 km per second with respect to extragalactic frames of reference. The oldest known star in the Milky Way is at least 13.82 billion years old and thus must have formed shortly after the Dark Ages of the Big Bang.
Surrounded by several smaller satellite galaxies, the Milky Way is a part of the Local Group of galaxies, which forms a subcomponent of the Virgo Supercluster, which again forms a subcomponent of the Laniakea supercluster.

(a) What is the Milky Way? [1]
(b) From what is its name derived? [1]
(c) How many galaxies are there? [1]
(d) What kind of a galaxy is the Milky Way? [1]
(e) How does the ‘Milky Way’ appear from the Earth?   [1]
(f) Where is our Solar System located? [1]
(g)How fast is the Milky Way moving? [1]
(h) How old is the oldest known star? [1]

Question 2:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :           [12]
A nutritionist is a person who advises on matters of food and nutrition impacts on health. Different professional terms are used in different countries, employment settings and contexts — some examples include: nutrition scientist, public health nutritionist, dietitian-nutritionist, clinical nutritionist, and sports nutritionist.
Some confuse the terms “dietitian ” and “nutritionist”, and this tends to be erroneous. However in many countries and jurisdictions, the title “nutritionist ” is not subject to professional regulation; any person may call themselves a nutrition expert even if they are wholly self-taught. In most US states, parts of Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom, the term nutritionist is not legally protected, whereas the title of dietitian can be used only by those who have met specified professional requirements. One career counsellor attempting to describe the difference between the two professions to Canadian students suggested “all dietitians are nutritionists, but not all nutritionists are dietitians. ”
The term nutritionist is particularly associated with alternative medicine. Prominent examples include Gillian McKeith and Robert O. Young.
Dietitians and nutritionists in India held about 150,000 jobs in 2011. More than half of all dietitians and nutritionists worked in hospitals, nursing homes, and physician’s offices and clinics. The need for dietitians and nutritionists is increasing every day with sedentary lifestyles, high consumption of fast food and other food related health disorders at an all-time high. They also help to reduce the resistance for diseases, such as malaria, by providing diets rich in protein and calories. Dietitians and nutritionists can find employment in hospitals, fitness centres, spas, health clubs, colleges, nursing care facilities, canteens, hotels, government, etc. One can also work as consultants or do private practice.
Several professional associations are available to serve nutritionists, dietitians, and food technologists in India, e.g. Nutrition Society of India, Food Scientists and Nutritionists Association

SECTION B : WRITING AND GRAMMAR (30 MARKS)

Question 3:
Science and technology have revolutionised life. It has developed and improved the quality of life in various spheres such as health, environment, agriculture, etc. Using your own ideas, write a letter to the Editor of a national daily in about 100-120 words about the improvements due to science and technology.      [8]

Question 4:
The shape of the moon undergoes a change every time. Observe the pictures given below and weave a story based on it in about 200-250 words.      [10]

Question 5:
Read the passage given below. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate words / phrases from the given options.   [4]
The old man remained dreaming (a)_________________ (in / on / at / was) the Sun. His kite shop (b)_________________ (had / was / were / in) gone, the premises (c) ____________________  (having / after / had / been) sold a few years ago (d)_______________ (to / of / from / for) a junk dealer.

Question 6:
In the following passage 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.      [½ x 8 = 4]

Question 7:
Rearrange the following jumbled up words into meaningful sentences.        [4]
(a) Mother Teresa / greatest / missionaries / one of the / was / time / of / our
(b) dedicated / the poorest of the poor / entire life / she / to / her/ the/ service / of
(c) she / apostle / was / of / unwanted / the / an
(d) spread / healthy carriers / some / of / diseases / are / germs / by

SECTION C : LITERATURE TEXTBOOK AND EXTENDED READING TEXT (30 MARKS)

Question 8:
Read one of the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :                [4]
At one time Patol Babu had a real passion for the stage, in fact it verged on obsession.
(a) What was Patol Babu during his earlier years?
(b) How can you say he was obsessed?
(c) What was Patol Babu by nature?
(d) What was his real passion?

OR

Is that all you’ve got to complain about?
Lavina enquired.
“Yes, ma ‘am. ”
All right then. Go back to the kitchen. You can use the board for kindling wood.
(a) Who is ‘you’ here?
(b) What was the complaint about?
(c) Why does Lavinia ask her to use the board for kindling wood?
(d) What significance had ‘the board’ in this context?

Question 9:
Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words :                 [2×4 = 8]
(a) How was Sebestian’s memory saved in the computer? Give one possible explanation of this wonderful happening.
(b) What did Calpumia say about Caesar’s wisdom? How did Caesar reply to that?
(c) Why do you think the rich and the powerful people get monuments and statues erected in their memory?
(d) What attributes did Nicola and Jacopo possess?

Question 10:
Answer one of the following questions in about 100-120 words :            [8]
Sebestian Shultz writes his diary on his miraculous escape from going into oblivion – as doctors call it coma. Write this for him.

OR

What characteristics are diplayed by the Roman mob in the play? Discuss how the mob changes the fate of the main characters of the play.

Question 11:
Answer one of the following questions in about 200-250 words :                    [10]
Describe in detail the scene when all the inmates gather together to listen to Mr Winston Churchill’s speech.

OR

Anne writes a poem of two lines about herself :

‘An empty day, though clear and bright
Is just as dark as any night.’

These lines tell us a lot about Anne. Which qualities of Anne are revealed by them?

OR

How did Helen study of physical geography interest her endlessly? What secret did this study reveal to her?

OR

How did Miss Sullivan’s workload increase? What does her attitude reveal about her temperament and nature?

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Solved CBSE Sample Papers for Final Board Exams Class 9 Communicative English – Paper 3

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Strictly based on the Latest Scheme Of Assessement, the latest Syllabus and Design of the Question paper released by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi effective from academic year 2017-18.

SAMPLE PAPER 3 (Solved)

SECTION A : READING                                                (20 MARKS)

Question 1:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :                                      [8]
At first it seemed that writing a biography would come easily to a journalist. After all, it is only an extended interview : 100,000 words instead of 1,000. But then the obstacles began to appear : the subject s self-regard, false memories, and, most worryingly, the clatter of skeletons tumbling out of cupboards.
Also, whereas the journalist could feel supported by the power of the press, this would be an encounter of individuals, one to one. The biographer could become aware that his or her subject was so much more important than himself. Could one have half-emulated the feats of this war hero, or written anything half as memorable as this literary lion? Of course not.
So, first of all, a degree of inferiority must be overcome, but not to the extent that breeds cheek. The relationship between the biographer and his living subject is a delicate one. Am 1 a magistrate or a counsellor? Am I asking what to him, or her, and to me, sounds an impertinent question because it is important to understanding, or because 1 want to cut him down to size? When a biography is ‘authorised ’ and the biographer depends upon his subject .V cooperation, the problems are obvious. Does he ask embarrassing questions and, if so, does he accept an answer he suspects is, at best, evasive? If the subject seems to have been careless and trusting, does he publish and be damned as a betrayer of confidences? The portraits of living people are never as rounded as they might have been because of the subject’s veto and the biographer’s own scruples.
A biographer may thus well prefer to write about subjects who have died within living memory. But these voyages of discovery are not without obstacles. Families and friends may have cultivatedfond legends and can be reluctant to risk challenge, let alone demolition, even if neither is the biographer’s intention. And often access to unpublished letters and diaries is accompanied with the condition that the family be the first to read the typescript and, if necessary, censor it. Such a compromise may not always be acceptable to a biographer.
(a) How does the writer describe the relationship between a biographer and his living subject?   [1]
(b) What does a biographer depend upon when he is authorised to write a biography? [1]
(c) What does the author mean by “subject’s veto”? [1]
(d) Why does a biographer ask an impertinent question? [1]
(e) What other motive could be behind an impertinent question? [1]
(f) How do relatives of subjects who have died a few years ago, hamper the writing of
a biography.   [1]
(g) Give one word for “to be criticised and condemned.” (Para 4) [1]
(h) What does “Families and friends may have cultivated fond legends” mean? [1]
Answer:
(a) A very delicate one in which the biographer must be very clear of his role — is he a magistrate or a counselor.
(b) He depends on his subject’s co-operation in giving the right answers.
(c) It means subject’s refusal to answer questions which he finds embarrassing.
(d) He asks it because it is important to understand the subject properly.
(e) You want to cut him (the subject) down to size and paint a true picture of the person.
(f) They demand that the family should be the first to read the manuscript, and if necessary, censor it.
(g) Damned
(h) Families of a subject who are not living, may have considered that person to be a hero and do not want that image to be challenged by a biographer.

Question 2:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :         [12]

1. As parents, we strive hard to give our children the best of every thing. We ensure to give them all possible comforts, facilities, pleasure and exposure so that they can have a wonderful life. But the most important thing parents forget to provide their children is ‘self-worth ’. If your child doesn’t love himself, he will not have the ability to give love. If he keeps on demeaning himself he might become successful but will never feel powerful. Give your child the gift of self-worth and his life will be a rocking affair.
2. Introspect, who do you think you are? Creative or dull? Intelligent or goodfor nothing? Loving or quarrelsome? Isn ‘/ it a fact that what you believe you are is something that your parents labelled you as? The label you give to your child is the ultimate truth of his life. Your child will identify himself by not what he feels he is, but by what label his parents have given him. Tell your child he is an achiever, and he ’ll be. Tell him he is a loser, and he ’ll lose all the battles of his life.
3. Every child is unique. Each child has his own set of qualities, so there is no question of comparison. Don’t expect your child in totality, you ’ll be able to love him unconditionally. And your love will nurture his self-worth every moment of his life.
4. Do you remember how you felt when you were last appreciated at work or in a personal relationship? How good did it make you feel about yourself? The same applies to children. Appreciate your child whenever you see him doing something right. Be lavish and honest in your praise. Create opportunities to boost his self-esteem. Like, seek his help in household chores and then reward him. Enrol him into a recreation of his choice may be dancing or swimming and then applaud him. Remember, praise a child on his progress and do not wait till he does it perfectly.
5. Express your love for your child. Let him know how much joy he has brought in your life. Hug him, spend time with him; do little things to make him feel cherished. Let your child always receive positive vibrations from you that he is someone precious. Then your child will believe that he is someone who is lovable and huggable.

(a) According to the writer, what is the mistake all parents make? [2]
(b) What is self-worth? [2]
(c) Why, giving a label to your child, is the biggest damage you can do to him? [2]
(d) Why do you think it is important to give your child love, appreciation a id encouragement?  [2j
(e) Give synonym for : achiever.  [1]
(f) Give opposite of : applaud. [1]
(g) Give the noun form of ‘remember’. [1]
(h) Give the antonym of ‘remember’.  [1]
Answer:
(a) Parents shower love, give the best of every thing to their children, but forget to provide them with self-worth.
(b) Self-worth is the opinion you have about yourself and the value you place on yourself.
(c) The label becomes the final, ultimate truth of his life. The child does not think at his own and he starts believing his parents blindfolded.
(d) It is important to boost up their confidence. If a child is neglected by his parents, he might choose the wrong path.
(e) Winner.
(f) Criticise.
(g) Remembrance.
(h) Forget.

SECTION B : WRITING AND GRAMMAR                           (30 MARKS)

Question 3:
You have recently been chosen as a student editor of the school magazine ‘Quest’. You have interviewed the Principal of your school, Mr. Ketan Parikh. Write an article based on the points given below in about 100-120 words.   [8]

• Principal’s message to the children
• Challenges ahead for the school
• Efforts made by school authorities
• Vision of the school

Answer:
                                                                                Message From the Principal’s Desk
“Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world’s work and the power to appreciate life,” says Brighem Young. In keeping with this faith, our school offers a caring and educational environment in which there is scope for individual excellence, self-reliance and developing a full-fledged personality.
The school empowers the youth through leadership training, nurtures sensitivity through commonly out of reach programmes and instils self-confidence through many interactive and brainstorming activities. We have a fast growing generation of the Teamed’ and the ‘learners’ who seek to transform this world.
I sincerely thank the entire staff, non-teaching staff and managing committee who have offered unstinted support and guidance. Our best endeavour is to grow by leaps and bounds every day. Looking forward to such times!
Principal

Question 4:
Write a short story in about 200-250 words based on the outline given below. Also give a suitable title.  [12]
an hungry leopard — watched a prey — with difficulty was successful in catching a deer — food snatched by a lion — had to leave it — the king of the jungle enjoyed royal feast
Answer:
                                                                                 King of the Jungle
Once a leopard was very hungry. At a distance he saw a male deer. He ran after it trying to catch him. The deer was afraid. Trying to save his life the deer took to its heels and ran like mad. But he could not match the leopard’s strength and speed.
Soon the leopard overtook him and pounced at him. Grabbing it in his mouth he ran in search of a quiet place to enjoy his dinner. The deer was dead. Clutching it with his sharp teeth he
reached a quiet clearing in the forest and sat down to enjoy his much earned meal.
Suddenly a loud roar rang out and the whole forest resounded with it. The hungry leopard pricked his ears. He had recognised the roar of the lion. He knew the lion was somewhere near. Fear gripped him. He was no match to the all mighty and powerful king of the jungle.
Before the lion entered the picture the leopard took to his heels. When the majestic king entered the clearing he found his dinner laid out invitingly. He sat down and leisurely enjoyed his meal and after finishing it he left the leftovers for the jackals, the foxes and the wolves, and moving a little away sank down to enjoy his nap.
The poor leopard deprived of his justly earned dinner was again running to catch his prey as he was still hungry.
Of course the law of the jungle prevails. What can you say?

Question 5:
                                                                  LION’S CLUB AT GURGAON
Gurgaon (a)______ soon (b) ______ a club, called the Lion’s Club. The club (c) ______ built on the main road, near the shopping area. The first phase of the club (d)______ cost about ₹ 40 lakhs and (e)______ by the end of December. The lawns of the club (f)_____  used for social functions.

Answer:
(a) (i)              (b) (i)                 (c) (ii)                         (d) (ii)                    (e) (ii)                                (f) (i)

Question 6:
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction :[½ × 8=4]

Answer:

Question 7:
Rearrange the following words and phrases to make meaningful sentences. [1 x 3=3]
(a) the most complex / mathematical / problems / can / solve / they
(b) can put / they / unrelated data / thousands of / in order
(c) varied uses / can be put / computers / to
Answer:
(a) They can solve the most complex mathematical problems.
(b) They can put thousands of unrelated data in order.
(c) Computers can be put to varied uses.

SECTION C : LITERATURE TEXTBOOK AND EXTENDED READING TEXT        (30 MARKS)

Question 8:
Read one of the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :  [1 x 4 = 4]
We would eat and play endlessly, savouring the freedom.
(a) What does “we” here refers to?
(b) Which occasion is being talked about here?
(c) What led to “savouring the freedom”?
(d) What made them play endlesly and savour the freedom?

OR

I contrived to keep out of her sight as much as I could, but never lost track of her. The last station she got off at was away down in Virginia, about six in the evening.
(a) Who is the speaker of the above lines?
(b) Who met the woman? Describe the person briefly.
(c) Why did he try to keep out of her sight?
(d) What in your opinion could be the reason of Pescud, following the girl?
Answer:
(a) The narrator and her cousins.
(b) A wedding in the neighbouring village.
(c) Busy schedule of the parents.
(d) Generally they didn’t have so much freedom, mostly they were kept under restriction.

OR

(a) John A Pescud.
(b) A tall old man with a smooth face, white hair and a look as proud as that of Julius Caesar met the girl. His clothes, though, were rather worn out.
(c) He didn’t want to alarm her that he was following her.
(d) He had fallen in love with the girl and followed her to find out where she lived.

Question 9:
Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words :          [2 x 4=8]
(a) Lord Ullin’s daughter faces a dilemma. What is it?
(b) What was the reaction of the neighbours as they watched Chuck’s progress every day?
(c) In what ways do the parishioners take advantage of the Bishop’s kindness?
(d) Why is old age called ‘a second childhood’?
Answer:
(a) The dilemma that Lord Ullin’s daughter faces is which was the lesser evil—the storming waters or the raging Lord Ullin and his men. Would the storm be kind to them and let them reach the other shore safely or will Lord Ullin be kind and forgive her?
(b) On the sidewalk, they saw the dog pull his leash tightly and then stand and wait for Hooper to follow him. They watched every step of progress made by Hooper. When on June 1, Hooper and Duke made it to the intersection, this news spread quite far away.
(c) Bishop’s kindness, his generosity is taken advantage of by all the parishioners. They call him at all times of the day, unmindful of his comfort because they need his care, comfort and blessing. They came to him when they need financial help which he gives promptly at a great cost to himself.
(d) An infant is totally dependent on others for everything for all his needs. Similarly in the old age, man is weak, forgetful and incapable of looking after himself. He has no teeth, no sense of taste and is absolutely helpless.

Question 10:
Answer one of the following questions in about 100-120 words :       [8]
After reading the drama ‘Villa for Sale’ what impression do you get of human nature and psychic power of human brain through the characterisation of the main characters specially that of Gaston? Elaborate.

OR

‘Pescud’s life story was the stuff best-sellers are made of.’ Bring out the irony of this statement by giving evidence from the text.
Answer:
First, to begin, let us first of all take up the two characters of Juliette and her maid. The maid is quite intelligent and has a sharp mind. She knows how to make a little extra money. Juliette, the mildest character, is also not averse to earning a little more as seeing the eagerness of prospective buyer (Jeanne). She hikes up the price and then brings it down to two hundred thousand francs, pretending to do a favour to the young couple Jeanne and Gaston.
Gaston is the sharpest customer. He sells the villa to a customer pretending to be its owner and then buys it from its real owner making a profit of a hundred thousand francs. The actions and reactions of these characters leave us wondering and astounded.

OR

Best-sellers are known to spin imaginative yams bordering on fantasy and melodrama. The stories revolve around incredible flights of fancy, sword-fights, fencing all the stuff that is far removed from reality. A romance appears to bloom between a beautiful maiden from the most affluent royal family and an ordinary hero who is extraordinary in terms of his bravery and determination to win the lady. Luck smiles their way and all is well that ends well.
Pescud’s story is no different. He was in love at first sight. He keeps track of the girl, follows her from Cincinnati to Louis Ville, then goes through Shelbyville, Frankford and Lexington. He proposes and wins the lady, despite the gulf of different backgrounds.
Pescud’s story has all the elements, romance, struggle, obstacles, suspense. The lesson ends on an ironical note that Pescud made a great mockery of the best-sellers all his follows the same course.

Question 11:
Answer one of the following questions in about 150-200 words :   [10]
What trouble was created by the farmer’s friend for Gulliver? Explain how it till he was bought by the queen. What do you learn of human nature from the

OR

“Size” is very important in the story. With the help of incidents show how because of his diminutive size.

^OR

What happened to Harris in the maze?

OR

Give the character-sketch of Montmorency.
Answer:
One day a farmer who was the friend of Gulliver’s master came on a visit. Gulliver was produced for his entertainment, placed on a table and made to walk about, draw his dagger. The farmer talked to Gulliver’s master in low tones. The farmer advised his friend to display Gulliver in the
market and earn money. The farmer did likewise. He carried him to the market in a box. There at an inn Gulliver was placed on a table made to answer questions prepared beforehand, paraded and made to perform. In one day he was shown to twelve sets of company. He felt so worried that he could very well die of it. This process continued and Gulliver was taken from city to city and displayed for public entertainment. He was shown around in eighteen large towns beside many villages and private families. This ordeal continued till he was so wearied, his health so impaired as to kill him. One day he was sold to the queen. The incident exposes to us man’s greed, selfishness and cruelty in the way Gulliver was treated and his health so damaged as to kill him.

OR

During his entire stay Gulliver had to suffer because of his diminutive size. His first dinner with the farmer’s wife was an eye opener. The thirty foot high table frightened him, the farmer’s ten year old son, grabbed him by the legs and lifted him high in the air ; the one year old son nealy sallowed him, the huge rats had to be killed by Gulliver with his sword. The obnoxious dwarf (of the Queen) dropped him into a large bowl of cream, shook the apple tree and an apple, as big as a Bristol barrel, hit Gulliver. A hail stone struck him to the ground, a little puppy put him in his mouth and presented him to his master, the gardener. He had to stop small birds from snatching food from his hand with a cudgel. The worst was when a monkey, thinking him to be a baby monkey, ran with him to the roof and he had to be rescued by King’s men. The King called him an “insect” and a special box had to be created to make his travelling safe. On many occasions, Gulliver had to suffer loss of dignity because of his size. He was made to perform ticks before the public, was exhibited throughout the country. A special toy boat was made for him and ladies made it sail by using their fans! The only good thing that happened to him was when his box was picked up by an eagle and could escape from Brobdingnag.

OR

Harris talks to Jim of the maze at Hampton Court. He tells him that once he had gone to show it to some friend. He thought then that it was an easy maze, nothing to be wary of and it was quite easy to come out of it. Inside the maze he met some people and realised they had been lost in it for quite some time. So he said he would help them come out. Leading them Harris went round and round. After three attempts of starting from the entrance they all got crazy. The crowd following him started looking dangerous. At last frustrated, they gave up and shouted for the keeper who climbed upon a ladder and shouted instructions which they misunderstood and soon the keeper also got lost with them till quite some time later an old keeper came and rescued them.

OR

Montmorency is the fourth member of their party. It is his deep-set wish to be involved in all the activities going on. He does not like to be left out. He loves to get in the way of everyone. He is not able to rest when scolded. In a way he was quite a nuisance for Jim, George and Harris as he always troubled them greatly. You could find him where he was not wanted. He snorted things with his damp nose, he put his legs into the jam. Thinking of lemons as rats he killed three of them. He sat on things which were meant to be packed. In short, his day was wasted if he did- not disturb the work of others. Montmoreney is a fox terrier and has the looks of an angel. He conducts himself in a noble way. When the writer first saw him he didn’t think he would survive, but after rescuing him from hundreds of street fights and paying for doz of chickens he had killed the writer was sure he would live. He is treated by the three friends as the fourth member of their group. He doesn’t like the idea of the boat trip but is happy with the decision of sleeping out on five nights and staying in pubs and inns when it rains.
  

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CBSE Sample Papers for Final Board Exams Class 10 English Communicative – Paper 10

(For Annual Board Examinations to be held in and after March 2018 and onwards)
Based on the latest syllabus and design of the Question Paper released by the C.B.S.E., New Delhi.

Strictly based on the Remodelled Scheme of Assessment, the Latest Syllabus and Design of the Question Paper released by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi effective from academic year 2017-18.

MODEL TEST PAPER 10 (Unsolved)

SECTION A : READING                              (20 MARKS)

Question 1:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :           [8]
The hopping kangaroo is a familiar sight in every snapshot relating to Australia. Members of the kangaroo family can be as small as a rat or as big as a man. Kangaroos are found mainly in Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea. Kangaroos, which are big-footed marsupials that evolved in Australia, use their short front legs like arms. The man-sized kangaroos of Australia are capable of speeding up to 88 km/hr for short distances, their means of locomotion being their powerful hind legs, which carry them over the ground in jumps of 9 m or more at a time.
Weighing around 70 kg, they have an average lifespan of around six to eight years and a maximum lifetime of 20 years. When bothered by predators, kangaroos often head for the water, standing submerged to the chest, and attempting to drown the attacker by holding him under water. Another defensive technique is to get their back to a tree and kick at their adversary with their clawed hind feet, sometimes with sufficient force to kill a man. Normally shy animals, they alert other kangaroos to danger by beating on the ground with their hind feet. This loud alarm signal carries over a long distance.
The tail is important for kangaroos. It holds them in balance and supports them when they sit or fight against other kangaroos. The kangaroo uses its short legs as arms. With them it scratches itself cleans its fur and holds branches when it eats leaves. Kangaroos are marsupials and the females carry newborns in a pouch in front of their abdomens. The babies are bom small and climb up into the safety of the pouch. There, for the next 225 days or so, they eat, sleep and grow. Once they reach full development, they leave the pouch. A young kangaroo that leaves the pouch is called a ‘joey’. To keep from getting too hot, the kangaroos take naps in the afternoon and do most of their grazing at night. But the best stay-cool secret of these creatures is the spit bath! Kangaroos drool and lick saliva all over their faces and bodies to cool down.
(a) What do kangaroos do when they are bothered by predators? [1]
(b) How do their hind legs help them in defending themselves? [1]
(c) Where are kangaroos mainly found? [1]
(d) In what way their tail is important to the kangaroos? [1]
(e) How do kangaroos warn other kangaroos about danger? [1]
(f) How are their short front legs useful to them? [1]
(g) How do they keep themselves cool? [1]
(h) What is the lifespan of a kangaroo? [1]

Question 2:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :     [12]
It is rare to find someone with a good technical and communication skills. You can get far ahead of your colleagues if you combine the two early in your career. People will judge, evaluate, promote or block you based on your communication skills. Since habits form by repeating both good and badforms of communication, learn to observe great communicators and adopt their styles and traits — in written and verbal forms. The art of listening and learning from each and every interaction, is another secret recipe. Develop the subconscious habit of listening to yourself as you speak and know when to pause.

Learning what not to say is probably more important than learning what to say. As your career develops, you will realise that the wise speak less. Speak when you have value to add, else refrain. Poorly constructed emails with grammatical errors are acceptable between friends, but they should be seriously avoided while communicating formally with your seniors. Avoid any communication in an emotional state when you might say things you will regret later. One unnecessary word uttered at the wrong time or place can ruin a relationship, career or even your life. Such is the power of words. If such a thing happens, you should immediately apologise, else it may haunt you for life.

Another problem to overcome is speaking too fast. Since our minds are working faster than our speech, we are inclined to speak fast. This does not necessarily mean that the person hearing it will get it any faster. On the contrary, it is always the reverse. So slow down, and think before you speak. “When I get ready to speak to people, ” Abraham Lincoln said, “I spend two-thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one-third thinking what I want to say. ” Adding humour and wit is also essential. But realise that not all jokes are funny and observe certain boundaries. Never say anything that could offend. Remember you are not a comedian who must offend as many people as you can to be witty.
(a) How do people judge our skills? [2]
(b) Explain the “Secret Recipe” of the writer. Will it really help us? [2]
(c) Do you agree with the list of “dont’s” suggested by the writer while speaking? Why? Why not?        [2]
(d) Why can’t we take liberties, while speaking, that  a comedian can  take?                [2]
(e) Why shouldn’t one speak too fast? [1]
(f) Why is it important to avoid communicating while you  are  in an emotional state? [1]
(g) Which word in the passage means ‘qualities’?    [1]
(h) Give the synonym of ‘haunt’. [1]

SECTION B : WRITING AND GRAMMAR (30 MARKS)

Question 3:
You were one among a group of students who represented your state in a national youth exchange programme. It was an eye-opener which made you realise the spirit of unity in diversity. Taking ideas from the MCB unit on ‘National Integration’ along with your own ideas, write a letter to the editor of a newspaper in about 100-120 words on the importance of national integration. You are Maya/Mohan, 4-Rampur Road, Bareilly.          [8]

Question 4:
Write a short story in about 200-250 words on the basis of the hints provided :          [10]
The doorbell rang. Sunil opened the door. At first he could not recognise the tall and well-dressed man who stood before him. Then the man spoke and all of a sudden…………………………….

Question 5:
Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that follow :[4]
Alaska’s size and climate make transportation (a)____________ challenge. Long ago, sledges pulled (b)__________ dog teams were the best way to travel (c)____________ native people. They still remain (d)__________  important means of travelling.

Question 6:
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line against which a blank has been given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number as given in the example. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.         [½ x 8 = 4]

Question 7:
Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.   [4]
(a) coloured bus / children / we saw / full of / a yellow / excited
(b) they were / we guessed / on the / planetarium / way / to the
(c) part / this / study tour / of their / was / the
(d) minds / faster / our / work / speech / than / our

SECTION C : LITERATURE TEXTBOOK AND EXTENDED READING TEXT (30 MARKS)

Question 8:
Read one of the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :      [4]
“How amused everyone would be if they knew what really happened, ” said Louisa Mebbin a few days later.
(a) Who is Louisa Mebbin and who is she speaking to?
(b) What had really happened?
(c) Louisa Mebbin mentioned a name, which (a person who would believe her story) frightened her listener. Give the name and state who the person was.
(d) What did Louisa Mebbin ask for from the speaker to keep quiet about the real story.

OR

“Well, you needn’t be, because I just came to tell you to stop bothering us for assistance; you ain’t going to get it. We ’re going on strike! ’’
(a) Who speaks these words and to whom?
(b) Why does the speaker say “Well, you needn’t be”?
(c) What was the ‘assistance’ that was now denied by the speaker?
(d) What is the significance of ‘bothering’ in the passage?

Question 9:
Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words :  [2×4 = 8]
(a) Why was the Albatross considered as a ‘Christian Soul’?
(b)  Why couldn’t Michael help Sebastian the first time?
(c)  How did Decius Brutus interpret Calpumia’s dream?
(d)  How did Patol Babu lose his job in Calcutta?

Question 10:
Answer one of the following questions in about 100-120 words :          [8]
Patience and hard work go a long way in achieving your goals. How does Patol Babu win the admiration of the director through a very small role?

OR

Mark Antony, with the help of his oratory, succeeded in winning the mob over to his side. This led to the downfall of the conspirators. Write how with the power of words he could effect a change in his listeners.

Question 11:
Answer one of the following questions in about 200-250 words :       [10]
Why does Anne criticise the attitude of the grown-ups in her diary? Explain with examples.

OR

Write a character sketch of Mrs. van Daan.

OR

What were Helen’s memories of Radcliffe?

OR

How important was the presence of Miss Anne Sullivan in Helen’s life?

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SAMPLE PAPER 4

SECTION A: READING                                        (20 MARKS)

Question 1:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :   [8]

1. Children should be great bundles of energy— tearing about and getting into mischief and driving their parents to distraction.
   But instead, they are becoming couch potatoes, a lazy group venturing outdoors only to get chips and sweets and spare batteries for their computer toy.
2. Studies show the younger generation is a lazy one. They get virtually no exercise, have poor diets and spend leisure time in front of computer games or television.
   The old adage “it wasn’t like that in my day ” is certainly true. Their grandparents would think nothing of walking several miles to school and would consider a piece of fruit an after-school luxury.
3. But only a few decades later children are wooed with bags of chips, sweets and other junk food. And they don’t walk to the shop for these things, they get a gift.
4. Recent research of Suffolk School, children aged nine to thirteen revealed almost half of the girls and one-third of the boys were incapable of sustaining anything more taxing than walking for more than a few minutes.
5. The shocking figures have promoted the first ever conference on children’s fitness in Britain. Exercise experts met last month at the Internal Convention for Children’s Health Related Fitness in London to find ways to coax kids off the couch and into a more healthier lifestyle.
6. Two prime causes of this are the television and the car. Latest figures show the average child spends up to 28 hours a week watching TV, not to mention the time spent on computer games.
7. But if children s lack of physical fitness is frightening, then their diets give equal cause for concern. Once again modern day conveniences have a lot to answer for.
8. Shopping research shows that instead of eating nourishing foods, kids nag their parents into buying them junk food. These habits have led to one or more risk factors associated with heart disease.

(a) Why are children of present generation called couch potatoes? [1]
(b) How does the writer contrast the children of the present generation with those of the previous generations?   [1]
(c) Why is the present generation called a lazy one? [1]
(d) Recent research of Suffolk School has revealed that children aged nine to thirteen are :   [1]
(e) What has shocking figures of recent research made the exercise experts in London to do?  [1]
(f) Mention two main reasons for the state of the present generation. [1]
(g) How are the children of present age “wooed” by parents?    [1]
(h) Food habits of the present generation of children are risky for their health.How? [1]
Answer:
(a) The present generation is called a lazy one as they don’t get any exercise and spend leisure time in front of computer or TV.
(b) Previously children walked miles to go to school and considered getting a piece of fruit an after-school luxury.
(c) They spend most of their time lying on the couch munching chips and going out only to get chips, sweets and spare
batteries for their computer toy.
(d) Incapable of sustaining anything more taxing than walking for more than a few minutes.
(e) They have promoted the first ever conference on children’s fitness in Britain.
(f) The two main reasons responsible for this present state of affairs are the television and the car.
(g) Children are wooed with bags of chips, sweets and other junk food.
(h) These food habits of the present generation of children are risky and associated with heart disease.

Question 2:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :    [12]
In the last few years, I have noticed a tendency in the media, in the Government, and in society to give undue importance and much publicity to commercial successes, foreign investment, Sensex, profits in the IT sector, new billionaires and such matters, like nowhere else in the world. Great recognition is given to salaries given to IIM graduates. There are frequent competitions in the media to pick the most popular personality in the country or in any given city. The choices given are so skewed that only sports personalities, cine stars, and business leaders hit the spotlight. Nowhere in the world do sportsmen earn as much as in India through sponsorship. The heroes of today, therefore, appear to be those who have made big money or have been successful in commercial ventures. Nobody can be jealous or critical of these things, but it is a matter of concern that repeated recognitions of this sort have affected our value system seriously and changed it into one that is mercenary and commercial. This situation does not augur well for the future of our country.
With all the difficulties that we have had in the last few decades, India has continued to progress as one country, by and large because of Indianness. Indianness involves aspects other than money and commercial successes. Furthermore, if we want India of the future to be a country that is advanced in all spheres, we have to take greater pride in intellectual and creative accomplishments. It is, therefore, important that our leaders, politicians, intellectuals, teachers and others should talk about these matters in public and highlight our innovations in science, arts and literature, theatre and other aspects related to human creativity.
One is not asking for monetary support here, but a moral support, and a commitment of society to all spheres of creative activity so that a balanced future for our country is assured.
(a) Why do the media, the government and society give undue importance and publicity
to commercial successes, foreign investment, etc.?   [2]
(b) Why are there less people who hit the spotlight? [2]
(c) What according to this passage is “Indianness”? [2]
(d) To make India a great country what should our focus be on? [2]
(e) Find a word from the passage which means the same as ‘undertakings’. [1]
(f) Which word in the passage means the opposite of ‘skewed’? [1]
(g) Give the noun form of ‘appear’. [1]
(h) Give the synonym of ‘achievements’. [1]
Answer:
(a) Because they want to make more and more money only. Their main concern is profit making only.
(b) Because there are frequent competitions in the media to pick up the most popular personalities in the country. They have no concern for ordinary people.
(c) Indianness involves aspects other than money and commercial successes; it involves intellectual and creative accomplishments.
(d) We need to highlight our innovations in science, arts and literature, theatre and other aspects of human creativity.
(e) Ventures
(d) Balanced
(g) Appeance
(h)Accomplishments

SECTION B : WRITING AND GRAMMAR                                         (30 MARKS)

Question 3:
Write an article based on the hints given in about 100-120 words.      [8]

• education becoming more and more computer-based
• ocean of information on the internet
• online teaching/leaming materials as well as admissions and examinations
• computers must for all occupations and professions
• virtual classrooms
• ideal for research and projects in all subjects
• distance leaming/education
  You can take clues from the M.C.B. Sub-unit – ‘Children and Computers’

Answer:
Today’s system of education is fast becoming computer based. At the touch of one button you get access to a storehouse of information on any and every subject. If you want to get the benefit of a lesson you missed you can always make use of the online teaching/leaming materials. Every profession, every occupation now works ten times more efficiently with the help of a computer.
Most important is the use of computers in school. For more grown-up students they are a storehouse of knowledge. You can get whatever information you want. It stimulates curiosity and encourages gathering information and knowledge on you own. It helps in promoting a global instinct in you, a desire to compete with the best in the world because you can find out what is the best in the world.

Question 4:
on a flight – engines failed – a powerful bird got sucked into – flight diverted – diverted to river – Hudson – most passengers saved.
Answer:
A Weird Nightmare
The flight was on time. It was smooth comfortable and pleasant. I was travelling by the Canadian Airlines. I was trying to doze after a light meal when I felt the plane thud and lurch. It started losing altitude. The pilot announced that both the engines of the plane had been damaged by coming into sudden contact with a large bird.The plane started going down. Hectic negotiations took place between the crew and the ground control. The plane was diverted to the river Hudson on the advice of the ground control. With a loud splash and a thud it fell into the river Hudson and started moving around and then started floating on the river water. In no time rescue boats surrounded the plane. Innumerable choppers started circling overhead – passengers were screaming, shouting and crying. Many had scrambled out of it and were now on top of the plane.
Speedily the rescue teams started rescuing people. Soon everyone was taken out. With the exception of a few, majority were rescued without any injury or harm. What an experience!

Question 5:
Complete the passage by choosing the correct option from those given below :            [½ x 6=3]
Sometimes when I look back at my childhood and (a)_______ things to the way life is of (b) ______ poor children, I notice the change television (c) ________  to their lives. Some changes have been improvements while some have been (d)_______. When I (e)_________ school, most people didn’t have a TV. The TV was just beginning to get (f)_____and my father decided to go all-out and buy a 16 inch black and white set.
With love,
Your grandfather

Answer:
(a) (ii)                       (b) (iii)                      (c) (ii)                               (d) (ii)                         (e) (ii)

Question 6:
The following passage has not been edited. One word is omitted in each line. Put a slash (/) where the word is omitted and write the word in the space provided.       [½ x 8 = 4]

Answer:
(a) playing / with                                (b) pets / in                                          (c) down / from
(d) came / out                                      (e) ran / towards                                 (f) him / down
(g) him / from                                      (h) ran / away

Question 7:
Rearrange the following words and phrases to make meaningful sentences. [1 x 3 = 3]
(a) suddenly collapsed /1 was /sitting in / that / the chair
(b) a dozen eggs /of which /1 bought / were broken / four
(c) show up / the man / did not / waiting for / that I was
Answer:
(a) The chair that I was sitting in suddenly collapsed.
(b) I bought a dozen eggs of which four were broken.
(c) The man that I was waiting for did not show up.

SECTION C : LITERATURE TEXTBOOK AND EXTENDED READING TEXT               (30 MARKS)

Question 8:
Read one of the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :      [1 x 4 = 4]
I wind about, and in and out,
With here a blossom sailing,
And here and there a lusty trout,
And here and there a grayling.
(a) What things does the brook encounter in its path?
(b) Identify the two names of fish from the above stanza?
(c) What makes the brook so colourful and lively?
(d) How does the brook move?

OR

I am dotted silver threads dropped from heaven
By the Gods. Nature then takes me to adorn
Her fields and valleys.
(a) Why does the rain call itself ‘dotted silver threads’?
(b) What is the role of nature in the poem?
(c) What does ‘to adorn’ in the poem mean?
(d) Who is talking in the poem?
Answer:
(a) A blossom and a trout.
(b) Grayling and trout.
(c) The brook is colourful due to the presence of various kinds of fish and flowers.
(d) The brook does not flow in a straight line but twists itself along its way.

OR

(a) It calls itself so because the shimmering raindrops look like silver threads.
(b) Nature’s role is to drop rain as drops of ornaments to make the fields and valleys look beautiful.
(c) It means to make it more beautiful.
(d) The rain is talking to us.

Question 9:
Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words :        [2×4=8]
(a) Lord Ullin is revengeful, having a dictatorial nature, but is soft at heart. Discuss.
(b) What did the people wonder about Charles Hooper after the death of Duke?
(c) What did the professor mean by ‘intelligent reading’?
(d) Do you think the Bishop was right in selling the salt cellars? Why/why not?
Answer:
(a) Lord Ullin’s daughter wants to marry the Chieftain of the island of Ulva. He does not approve of it. Along with his horseman he goes after them when they ran away. This picture of a stem father is one side of facts. The other is that he loved his daughter. Seeing his daughter in danger he forgets his anger, asks her to come back and promises to forgive her.
(b) When Duke died, and Hooper walked alone day after day, the people wondered how long he would keep up with the walk. They were curious to know how far he would walk, and whether he would be able to walk all alone in the absence of Duke.
(c) Quelch was diligent, had brains, had thirst for knowledge and he put all these to intelligent use. Since he remembered everything precisely and used his knowledge at critical moments to impress his instructors, he termed it “intelligent reading”.
(d) Yes, the Bishop was right in selling the salt-cellers because he was an ideal person. He couldn’t bear the thought of an old and sick lady to be thrown out of the house due to non-payment of rent.

Question 10:
Answer one of the following questions in about 100-120 words :         [8]
Why does the grandmother identify with the protagonist of the ‘Kashi Yatre’? What does this tell you about her character?

OR

Lots of racial remarks are exchanged between Mrs A1 Smith and Gaston. Discuss their context and relevance.
Answer:
‘Kashi Yatre’ was a story of the struggle of an old lady who had a strong desire to go to Kashi or Varanasi but could not do so because she spent the money she had saved for the purpose, in helping a poor orphan get married. There is a belief among most of the Hindus that going to Kashi and worshipping Lord Vishweshwara is the ultimate ⁱpunya\ The grandmother had never been to Kashi. Like all other Hindus, she also had a desire to visit Kashi, but was anyway happy cooking and feeding her grandchildren. That is why she identifies herself with the protagonist of Kashi Yatre. This shows that she is a religious lady, who is very loving and affectionate.

OR

Mrs A1 Smith is an American, and very proud of it. In her views, the Americans are far more swift, smart and systematic in their work, and can take fast and independent decisions as compared to the French. She makes another racial remark when she tells Gaston that the French live in the past, whereas the Americans always think of the future.
Gaston retaliates when Mrs. Smith tells him that the French should copy the Americans. He says that copies are not always good because imitations are no better than parodies. He tells her that it is a matter of wonder, that whereas Europeans go to America to earn money, it is Americans who come to Europe to spend it.

Question 11:
Answer one of the following questions in about 150-200 words :      [10]
Describe vividly the encounter between Gulliver and the reaper.

OR

Draw the character sketch of the King of Brobdingnag.

OR

Describe the funny incident connected with towing which George narrates.

OR

Describe the struggle that George, Harris and Jerome had to undergo in order to put up the canvas at picnic point.
Answer:
Gulliver hid among the stalks and the reaper came dangerously close to him; his next step would have crushed Gulliver. He screamed at the top of his voice and the huge creature stopped. First he stared at Gulliver, then he picked him up between his forefinger and thumb. Gulliver had the good sense to lie absolutely still, he was sixty feet above the ground! The reaper pinched his sides, which hurt Gulliver. But he put his hands together in a pleading gesture and spoke in a humble, sad tone. He even groaned and shed tears. Pleased by his voice, though the reaper did not understand anything, he put Gulliver gently into his pocket and ran along with him to his master. Gulliver was fortunate that the reaper did not dash him to the ground. His curiosity was aroused and he dealt gently with Gulliver.

OR

The King comes out as a man of strong views and virtues in direct contrast to what the European Gulliver holds! Gulliver thinks he has wisdom, profound learning, admirable talents for governing and is adored by his subjects.
He is not tempted by Gulliver’s suggestions, in fact he thinks they are inhuman. He thinks the inventor of gunpowder must have been an evil genius, an enemy of mankind. He appears as a man who was not obsessed with power or greed, in his eyes a man who could produce two ears of com, or grow grass on a barren land was more useful to mankind. For him, governing meant common sense, reason, justice and lenience. He kept a huge army made up of traders and farmers under the command of nobles and gentry who were not paid!
Gulliver might think he had received “limited education” but he was a man of principles who believed in peace and welfare of his people. Above all he is highly intelligent!

OR

George tells a story of how his friends and he saw a very interesting scene while sculling in the river. A boy and a girl, real deep in conversation, were carrying a boat hook attached to a towline. The towline trailed behind them, its end in water, with no boat near or in sight. The tower couple did not know that there was no boat and did not bother. They had the boat hook and the line, and thought it was enough. George thought of calling them, then a bright idea hit him. He stooped over, drew in the towline, made a loop and put it over the mast of their boat. Then they stopped rowing their boat. The young man and the young woman towed George and his three friends and the heavy boat from Maidenhead to Marlow. After two hours the young people realised that they were towing the wrong boat! Only the young woman stopped the boy from using violent language! She then cried out in horror “O Henry, then where is auntie?”
George never found out what happened to her.

OR

Putting up the canvas was rather a much more difficult task that they had anticipated. They took up the hoops, and began to drop them into the sockets placed for them.
First they would not fit into their sockets at all. When they fit them in with some Herculean effort, they realised that they had fixed them in the wrong sockets. But they would not come out until two of them had gone and struggled with them for five minutes. When they came out, they threw the three into the water in an effort to drown them.
Then George and Harris began to unroll the canvas to cover the hoops. After ten minutes of superhuman effort, they were able to get themselves completely rolled up in it.
They, however, made frantic struggles for freedom. George’s head came wriggling out over the side of the boat, and spoke up for help angrily.
Jerome went closer and undid them. Harris was nearly black in the face. It took them half an hour’s hard labour, after that, before the canvas was properly up.

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SAMPLE PAPER 5

SECTION A : READING                                                              (20 MARKS)

Question 1:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :     [8]

1. This month the Mumbai High Court directed all schools in Maharashtra to strictly abide by new guidelines for students with learning disabilities such as dyslexia (reading), dysgraphia (writing) and dyscalcula (mathematics). To make sure that there is total compliance to the guidelines, the court said that any school that failed to provide facilities to such students could face contempt of court. The court ruled that once it is established that the child has one of these conditions the school is bound to provide facilities to the students free of cost. It also makes it ‘mandatory’ for all Maharashtra schools to provide these facilities free of cost. Schools must mandatorily screen students for learning disabilities in class III and class VI.
2. Because dyslexia, dysgraphia or dyscalcula are incurable, the child will never be able to perform like a child without these disabilities, but there are learning interventions that can be introduced to alleviate the children s disadvantage. The court has ruled that schools have to give added help/resources to those children to mitigate their disability.
3. The bad news is that schools who have been resisting exams for young children will now have to hold exams for all children in class three, and there will also be pressure on them to send all children who do not do well in exams to a qualified psychologist to be tested for these cognitive learning disorders.
4. The good news is that this ruling is another small step towards making schools provide ed­ucation and facilities for children that meets the child’s needs regardless of their abilities. It opens the door for other challenges to our schooling system. It is a significant shift away from an education system that was originally designed to progressively exclude the many, and include only the privileged few.

— Abha Adams

(a) Mention 3 disabilities in learning faced by students. [1]
(b) What has been made ‘mandatory’ for all Maharashtrian schools by Mumbai High Court? [1]
(c) Why has the court passed this rule? [1]
(d) Is there any possibility of removing the differences between a child with disability and a child without the above 3 disabilities? How? [1]
(e) Which kind of children are labelled dyslexic by many parents and teachers?   [1]
(f) The bad news for schools about the court ruling is : [1]
(g) The good news about the court ruling is : [1]
(h) How was the original education system different? [1]
Answer:
(a) The three disabilities are : (i) dyslexia (reading) (ii) dysgraphia (writing) and (iii) dyscalcula
(mathematics).
(b) It is mandatory to provide facilities to students free of cost if they are suffering from dysexia, dysgraphia or dyscalcula.
(c) To ensure that students suffering from disabilities are provided help by schools.
(d) The above 3 are incurable but by proper learning interactions they can reduce the disadvantage.
(e) Any child that had problems with reading and writing were declared dyslexic.
(f) That the schools will be under pressure to hold exam for all in class 3 and send disabled children to
psychologists.
(g) That the schools have to provide education and facilities to children regardless of their abilities.
(h) The original education system catered to the needs of a few privileged students and ignored the many.

Question 2:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :       [12]
As the tigers grew, they began to hunt actively.
But hunting was a skill which would take time and effort to learn. Developing this ability in her cubs was one of the most important duties of the tigress. The survival of her offsprings depended on their ability to grasp the intricate essentials of this difficult talent. She had mastered the art under her mother, and now it was up to her to teach and develop a sufficient level of expertise in her cubs.
The cubs learned by watching their mother. They observed that unlike the wasteful methods adopted by them, the tigress preferred to conserve her strength. She had perfected the technique of lying absolutely still. When she hid in the tall grass, even their sharp eye could not locate her. She would remain for hours, watchfully waiting for prey to pass. One leap was all it took. She never indulged in energy-consuming chases. If her ambush failed she would simply change position and lie in wait once again.
When her prey was some distance away, she stalked it, soundlessly inching along the ground. She would move ever so slowly, placing her rear paws in the depressions created by her front paws. The cubs watched their mother closely. They noticed their mother’s eyes. They were always… always staring at the chosen prey. When the selected animal was not looking in her direction, the tigress would steal forward, with her belly close to the ground. If the animal became wary and searched for her presence, the tigress would flatten herself against the ground and wait. Her movements were infinitely slow and stealthy. Despite all her efforts, her prey, more often than not, would elude her final jump or sense her presence and move away. As they absorbed these invaluable lessons, it became increasingly clear to the little animals that hunting was a difficult skill and only practice,effort and patience would bring them reward.
(a) Why is learning hunting essential for the grown-up cubs of the tiger? [2]
(b) What could be the wasteful methods adopted by the cubs? [2]
(c) Describe how the tigress stalked her prey with special reference to her movements. [2]
(d) Do you think that the tigress showed its patience during hunting? How? [2]
(e) Which word in the passage means the same as ‘method of working’.  [1]
(f) Find a word in the passage which is the opposite of ‘lack of skill’. [1]
(g) Give the noun form of ‘conserve’.  [1]
(h) Give the adjective form of ‘indulge’.  [1]
Answer:
(a) It is essential for the grown-up cubs to satisfy their hunger.
(b) The cubs might have run fast to catch their prey, so the prey could sense and escaped away. The other thing, the cubs had no patience and they pounced on the prey quickly. So their methods were considered wasteful.
(c) She stalked her prey soundlessly and very slowly. She would move with her belly close to the ground, flatten herself and wait for the moment to pounce and leap on her prey.
(d) The tigress followed the technique of lying still. She would remain for hours, watchfully waiting for prey to pass. She never indulged in energy-consuming chases.
(e) Technique.
(f) Mastered.
(g) Conservation.
(h) Indulgent.

SECTION B : WRITING AND GRAMMAR                     (30 MARKS)

Question 3:
You recently attended a seminar on Martial Art Training. You were thoroughly impressed and now want this training to be imparted in your school also. Make a diary entry in about 100-120 words.  [8]
Answer:
Dear Diary,
What a thrilling, highly educative seminar I just attended. It was about “Martial Arts Training in Schools”. I am absolutely convinced that all schools should make it compulsory. In every city big or small crime rate is increasing day by day. The need of the hour is to equip oneself with defensive techniques.
Besides agility and flexibility, we imbibe qualities of concentration, character development, confidence and respect for others. It will make us develop very good reflexes, there will no need for girls to be escorted all the time.
I do hope the staff and the principal listen to us and introduce martial art training in our school as soon as possible!
Bye!

Question 4:
Write a short story in about 200-250 words based on outline given below.     [12]
A poor man wants to go on pilgrimage — saves money — all set to go — very happy — meets a man with a sick child — hears story — gives money — not able to go to pilgrimage — but happy.
Answer:
Satyan was a daily wage earner. He had been saving money since the last 10 years. Now he had enough money to go on a pilgrimage. All set to go he packed a few belongings and set off for the bus stop.- On the way he met a man sitting on the roadside with a boy of four years.
He stopped to ask him what the matter was. The man said his son was very ill and he had no money to arrange for his treatment. Satyan felt sad. He wanted to help the poor man but then he would lose all hope of ever going on a pilgrimage.
He pondered for a long time debating whether to go on the pilgrimage or give the money to the needy man to help him save his son.
At last he decided that he would drop the idea of going on the pilgrimage and would give the
money to the needy man and thus help the sick child get well.
Once he had made up his mind he felt relieved as if a heavy load had been lifted off his shoulders. He felt happy. With a light
heart he gave the man his ten years saving. The smile on the man’s face made him feel as if he had gone on the pilgrimage.
He realised saving a life helping save one in need is as good as going on a pilgrimage.

Question 5:
Complete the dialogue choosing the correct options from the ones given below. [3 x 1=3]

Answer:
(a) (i)                              (b) (ii)                                  (c) (iii)

Question 6:
There’is a word missing in each line of the passage. Put a slash (/) where the word is omitted and then write the missing word in the space given.  [½ × 8 = 4]


Answer:
(a) since / the                                                 (b) hunting / for
(c) gone / on                                                   (d) which / is
(e) name / of                                                   (f) he / tried
(g) beauties / of                                              (h) times, / the

Question 7:
Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. [1 x 3 = 3]
(a) rise / considerable / number of / in the / there / has been / a / working women
(b) sustain / take / jobs / to / they / have to / families / their
(c) role / changed / their / independence / since / has
Answer:
(a) There has been a considerable rise in the number of working women.
(b) They have to take jobs to sustain their families.
(c) Since independence their role has changed.

SECTION C : LITERATURE TEXTBOOK AND EXTENDED READING TEXT    (30 MARKS)

Question 8:
Read one of the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :              [1 x 4 = 4]
Lord Ullin reached that fatal shore,
His wrath was changed to wailing.
(a) Why is the adjective ‘fatal’ has been used to describe the shore?
(b) What does “wrath was changed into wailing” mean?
(c) Give the reason why Lord Ullin came to the shore?
(d) What was the reason of Lord Ullin’s wrath?

OR

His salute at the pay table was a model to behold.
(a) Whose salute is referred to here?
(b) What is the tone of the author in the above remark?
(c) Explain ‘model to behold’ in your own words.
(d) Do you think Private Quelch was conceited?
Answer:
(a) Because the storm would kill the two lovers.
(b) He was crying over the possibility of his daughter meeting a watery grave.
(c) To stop his daughter from running away from him with the chief of Ulva’s isle.
(d) His daughter’s choice of the person she wanted to marry had filled him with great anger.

OR

(a) Private Quelch’s salute.
(b) The tone is sarcastic.
(c) He did it ceremonially. He would swing his thin arms and march to the canteen like a guard’s man.
(d) He appeared conceited to others specially his seniors. The truth was he was diligent, hard­working and very intelligent but totally unaware how insolent and irritating his behaviour was.

Question 9:
Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words :          [2 x 4 = 8]
(a) What was John Pescud’s opinion about best sellers?
(b) “All can hear but only the sensitive can understand.” What does the poet want to convey?
(c) Why is Juliette fed up with the house? What was the reaction of the people when the villa was put up for sale?
(d) How did Hooper become paralysed?
Answer:
(a) Pescud believed that the stories about best sellers were not realistic. The themes revolved around romances between royals and commoners, sword fights, imaginative encounters and all the staff that never happens in real life.
(b) When the rain falls, everyone can hear its sound but very few can sense or understand its blessed nature. It requires great sensitivity, refinement of mental faculties to understand the exceptional functions the rain performs.
(c) Juliette was fed up because after putting up the sign, she felt as if the villa did not belong to her. The neighbours looked at
her in such a strange way that she began to think that they were mocking at her.
(d) One autumn night, when Hooper was driving back home, a car suddenly pulled in front of his car without warning. It was a serious accident and Hooper suffered from subdural haemorrhage in the motor section of the brain, leaving his left side completely paralysed.

Question 10:
Answer one of the following questions in about 100-120 words :   [8]
Why does Shakespeare compare the world to a stage?

OR

In the world of crime where all values seem to have been lost, where all around is violence, treachery and terror, how do you feel when you read of the unconditional love and devotion of a dog named Duke?
Answer:
Stage is the platform in a theatre where actors perform their parts and all actions take place. The roles of the actors are written by the playwright and they are performed as directed by the director. The players enter and leave according to their roles. Similarly in life, according to Shakespeare, the world is a stage, where men and women perform their parts, as predetermined by God. Human beings cannot choose their roles, they cannot decide their appearances or exits, that is their births, and deaths are also in the hands of God.

OR

After reading the story ‘A Dog Named Duke’ we again review our faith in life’s values of goodness, love, devotion and loyalty. When man, the super-creation of God, seems to have lost these age old values, we find them in this mute friend of Hooper and marvel at his extraordinary power of intuition, foresight and in-depth understanding of his master’s needs. His never dying loyalty, his continued efforts and perseverance to make Hopper walk earn our spontaneous admiration and make us realise the extent of our own lack of these values. Duke not only contributed to Hooper’s regaining the control of his limbs but also in reinstalling these age old values in us to make us rise and stand upright.

Question 11:
Answer one of the following questions in about 150-200 words :     [10]
Describe Gulliver’s travelling box.

OR

Draw the character sketch of Gulliver after reading the part ‘A Voyage to Brobdingnag’.

OR

How did Harris bungle the task of covering the hoops? When did the writer help him? Give one example of how Harris and George had bungled before.

OR

Write the character-sketch of George.
Answer:
It was a convenient closet of twelve feet and an exact square, with a window in the middle of three of the squares. Each window was latticed with iron wire on the outside, to prevent accidents on long journeys. On the fourth side, two strong staples were fixed, for the person who carried him on a horse back. He put a leather belt through it and tied it to his waist. In the closet a field bed and a hammock hung from the ceiling, two chairs and a table, neatly screwed to the floor to stop being tossed about in a carriage. Glumdalclitch used to hold this box on her lap while travelling. On the roof of the closet, Gulliver had a hole made to give him fresh air and he could cover it. The box, was as big as a house!

OR

The chapter ends the story of Gulliver’s voyage to Brobdingnag. He never expected to escape from the country, though he never gave up the desire. All the comforts and kindnesses shown to him by everyone did not make him forget his family, his country.
One trait also stands out in this chapter. Even when he was flying in the sky, held in the beak of the eagle, Gulliver was concerned about the fate of Glumdalclitch! He could not forget her kindness and felt sad about the sorrow she would feel at his disappearance, the displeasure of the Queen and the end of her good fortune. She would have to suffer. Ingratitude was not a part of Gulliver’s character.
His courage, his desire to survive and his presence of mind never desert him. He shouts, waves a make-shift flag, issues instructions about his rescue till the last minute. A great story-teller, he convinces the captain about the veracity of his tale. He is always ready to praise where praise is due, calls the captain as kind, without greed and extremely helpful man.

OR

Harris stood in the middle when George and the writer, standing on two opposite sides, tried to fix the canvas over the boat. He managed to get completely rolled in it. He was so firmly tucked in it, that he could not come out and struggled for freedom. When George tried to help him, he too got entangled. The writer and the dog watched the two struggling and didn’t do anything. The writer only helped when George managed to stick out his head and called him “cuckoo” and “a stuffed mummy” and a “dummy”!
Harris and George had bungled before when they tried to help in the packing. They broke a cup, squashed a tomato by putting strawberry jam on it. George trod on the butter, they packed pies at the bottom and put heavy things on it and smashed the pies. Harris sat on a packet of butter and could not find it.

OR

George loves to speak in medical terms and comes up with the final suggestions of taking a boat trip. His two friends are surprised as they think he was not capable of making such a sensible suggestion. They also think he’s extremely lazy. He weighs about 12 stones. While packing also, George messes up with food items and breaks things. He is so lazy that when the writer and Harris wake up and argue with each other for not waking each other, George is still snoring and when his friends rush at him he falls into the bath tub.
George is a die hard lazy bee. The writer comments that George goes to the bank from ten to four where he does nothing but sleep. He would rest anywhere anytime. He is described as an elephant and a half dressed ruffian when the writer feels something heavy in the tent at night. The writer also comments that he doesn’t know why George is always thirsty.

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CBSE Sample Papers for Final Board Exams Class 9 Communicative English – Paper 8

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MODEL TEST PAPER 8 (Unsolved)

SECTION A : READING                                                              (20 MARKS)

Question 1:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :                     [8]
Health insecurity is at an all-time high. In a time when thousands of people lose their health insurance every day, when health care is becoming elusive to even well-to-do Americans, and when any person is just one pink slip away from becoming uninsured, it becomes clear that health care for all is not just important to achieve, but imperative. At its root, the lack of health care for all in America is fundamentally a moral issue. The United States is the only industrialised nation that does not have some form of universal health care (defined as a basic guarantee of health care to all of its citizens).
While other countries have declared health care to be a basic right, the United States treats health care as a privilege, only available to those who can afford it. In this sense, health care in America is treated as an economic good like a TV or VCR, not as social or public good. Although it can be very complex and frustrating at times, it has come a long way from the health care organisations of yesterday. Previously, most health care facilities were a place where the sick were housed and cared for until death. Physicians rarely practised in hospitals and only those who were fortunate could afford proper care at home or in private clinics. Today the level of health care has excelled tremendously: presently the goal of the health care is to have a continuum of care for the patient, one which is integrated at all levels. Many hospitals offer a referral service or discharge plan to patients who are being discharged. Plans for the patient are discussed with a discharge planner. The discharge planner is a person who is trained in assessing what the patient s requirements for health care will be after discharge from the hospital
(a) Why do Americans feel insecure with regard to health care?     [1]
(b) What is universal health care?    [1]
(c) How is the United States different from other advanced countries in terms of health care as a basic right?    [1]
(d) Why does America consider health care as a privilege?     [1]
(e) What is today the level of health care in America?     [1]
(f) Previously, what did most health care facilities provide?     [1]
(g) Explain ‘discharge plan’.    [1]
(h) What does a discharge planner do? [1]

Question 2:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :           [12]
To make our life a meaningful one, we need to mind our thoughts, for our thoughts are thefoundations, the inspiration and the motivating power of our deeds. We create our entire world by the way we think. Thoughts are the causes and the conditions are the effects. Our thoughts affect the whole body. Each thought once generated and sent out becomes independent of the brain and mind and will live upon its own energy depending upon its intensity.
Our circumstances and conditions are not dictated by the world outside; it is the world inside us that creates the outside. Self-awareness comes from the mind, which means the soul. Mind is the sum total of the states of consciousness grouped under thought, will and feeling. Besides self­consciousness, we have the power to choose and think. What we choose is what we become. That is why it is extremely important that we choose to remain positive and harbour positive thoughts. Krishna says, “No man resteth a moment inactive. ” Even when in active on the bodily plane, we are all the time acting on the thought plane. Therefore, if we observe ourselves, we can easily mould our thoughts. If our thoughts are pure and noble, naturally actions follow the same. If our thoughts are filled with jealousy, hatred and greed, our actions will be the same.
Thought or intent is more responsible and dynamic than an act. One may perform a charitable act, but if he does not think charitably and is doing the act just for the sake of gain and glory, it is his thoughts that will determine the result. No matter how small the thought, these small thoughts are like seeds that grow together to make up a large tree or a thought that determines one s general character.
(a) How is a person’s general character determined? [2]
(b) How are thoughts and actions related? [2]
(c) What is the interconnection between thoughts and deeds?    [2]
(d) ‘ What we choose is what we become.’ Explain in your own words.   [2]
(e) With which word can you replace ‘foundations’? [1]
(f) Give a synonym for ‘charitable’. [1]
(g) Find the word opposite to ‘inactive’. (Para 4) [1]
(h) Find the word opposite to ‘tainted’. (Para 3) [1]

SECTION B : WRITING AND GRAMMAR                                                            (30 MARKS)

Question 3:
You are Shantanu/Shikha. Taking help from the picture given below and using your own ideas write an article in about 100-120 words for the school magazine on the topic ‘Saving Our Earth’. [8]

Question 4:
Write a short story with the help of the given hints in about 200-250 words. Also give a suitable title.  [12]
Seema — working as a maid — eager to go to school — unable to do so — family responsibilities — lend a hand to support.

Question 5:
Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options in the ones given below. Write your answers in the answer sheet against the correct blank number.   [3]
When Frank and I stepped (a)________the post office doors, (b)________was a crowd gathered, gawking (c)_______ the new fixture on the wall like a chorus of wide-mouthed frogs.

Question 6:
The following paragraph has not been edited. One word is missing in each line. Identify the missing word and write it along with the word before and the word after in your answer sheet.      [4]

Question 7:
Rearrange the words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.   [3]
(a) undoubtedly / colourful birds / parrots / are / the most / found on earth
(b) more than / found / there are / 350 types of parrots / till now
(c) as well / are they stunning / are famous / for being smart / not only / but they

SECTION C : LITERATURE TEXTBOOK AND EXTENDED  READING TEXT               (30 MARKS)

Question 8:
Read one of the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :      [4]
The next day onwards, I started my tuition. Avva was a wonderful student. The homework she did was amazing.
(a) Identify the speaker.
(b) Who is ‘Awa’ referred to ?
(c) Why did ‘Awa’ have to be given tuition?
(d) What had fanned grandmother’s desire to learn the Kannada alphabet?

OR

You see, Madame, film acting is rather looked up to round here. Everybody wants to do it. Yesterday the butcher did not open his shop. He was being shot all the morning.
(a) Who liked to act in films?
(b) Why did the butcher not open his shop?
(c) Why was the maid so excited about films?
(d) What does ‘He was being shot all the morning’ mean?

Question 9:
Answer the following questions in about 30—40 words :                [2 × 4=8]
(a) How was Mr Bramble’s nature in total contrast to his physical abilities?
(b) “The temple of the Living God.” Explain the significance of this remark in the play, ‘The Bishop’s Candlesticks’.
(c) Explain the statement- “And that has made all the difference” with reference to the poem, ‘The Road Not Taken’.
(d) The convict says, “I am too old a bird to be caught with a chaff.” What does he mean by this remark?

Question 10:
Answer one of the following questions in about 100-120 words :         [8]
Chuck had lost all his hopes after the accident, but Duke helped him to come back to life again. Duke was very loyal to his master. Based on your reading of the story ‘A Dog Named Duke’, write a paragraph on the topic ‘Animals can express better loyalty than humans.’

OR

How does the poem The Brook teach the value of generosity, courtesy and benevolence? Which values out of these do you think are missing and need to be imbibed in our young generation?

Question 11:
Answer one of the following questions in about 150-200 words :     [10]
Gulliver’s hectic schedule of exhibition affected him adversely. How was he able to heave a sigh of relief? Explain.

OR

Write a character sketch of Gulliver’s old comrade Peter William.

OR

What was the effect of George’s song on Harris and the writer? Does it remind you of how Harris sang a comic song? Is there any difference in the reactions? Give reasons for your answer.

OR

Harris is confident when he enters the maze and in fact he volunteers to lead the people out?
Is he successful in this venture? What light does it throw on his character?
 

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SECTION A : READING                                                               (20 MARKS)

Question 1:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :     [8]
The Olive Ridley turtle has a circumtropical distribution, living in tropical and warm waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans from India, Arabia, Japan, and Micronesia south to southern Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. In the Atlantic Ocean, it has been observed off the western coast of Africa and the coasts of northern Brazil, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, and Venezuela. Historically, this species has been widely regarded as the most abundant sea turtle in the world. More than one million Olive Ridleys were commercially harvested off the coasts of Mexico in 1968 alone.
The Chennai Seacoast is a breeding ground for the endangered Olive Ridley turtles. The ‘Turtle Walk ’ is an initiative aimed at educating the fishing community and the general public living near the beach on the need to protect Oliver Ridley turtle and its turtle nests.
During the night, under normal conditions, the sea is a brighter source of light than the land. But now with urbanisation and night time lighting, the shore is brighter than the sea at night. This distracts the Olive Ridley turtles that come ashore to lay eggs. Even the hatchlings get distracted. Instead of going in the direction of the sea, the hatchlings and adults stray towards human habitations.
The volunteers, during their walk, begin their enthusiastic search for turtles and their egg-laden nests. Some may be lucky enough to witness at close quarters, a large. Turtles come ashore, dig their nests in the sand, lay eggs, cover the nest, and then walk back into the sea. The volunteers trace many such nests and dig out the turtle eggs. While newborns are prone to attack by crows and dogs, adult turtles face the threat of being run over by vehicles. Eggs are collected and carried back to the hatchery where they would be kept safely for hatching, and once hatched, they are released into the sea. They also rescue love baby turtles, which could have been hatched from one of the undiscovered nests, and had strayed away on account of the distracting lights on the shore. They carry them to the sea, and let them free in the water.
(a) Where are the Oliver Ridley turtles found? [1]
(b) Why are Olive Ridley protected and harvested? [1]
(c) Where do the endangered Olive Ridley turtles breed in India? [1]
(d) What is the Turtle Walk? [1]
(e) Why do the adult turtles and hatchlings go towards human habitations? [1]
(f) Why are the newborns endangered? [1]
(g) After rescuing love baby turtles, what is done to them? [1]
(h) Mention the cause of shores becoming brighter than the sea at night. [1]

Question 2:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :         [12]

1. After a long and arduous struggle to popularise yoga, the world is now waking up to its wonders. Upon my arrival in New York on the evening of June 20, the Art of Living volunteers and the officials at the Permanent Mission of India informed me that the weather forecast predicted heavy rains, even thunderstorms over the next 24 hours. There was concern on their faces as they continued with preparations for the International Day of Yoga celebrations at the United Nations headquarters and Times Square. I remained confident that this momentous day would go well.
2. To the delight of the organising teams, the sun came out just as we arrived at the venue. The UN Secretary General and his wife, the President of the General Assembly, and many ambassadors participated in the programme. The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon even said, “We should do this before every negotiation, so that we can work with a calm mind. ”
3. WHO has warned that depression will become the biggest killer after HIV/AIDS by 2030. Today, an estimated $150 billion is spent on mental illness and depression in the US alone. While the remission rate through medical treatments is less than 14 per cent, a study has shown that the remission rate will be 64 per cent through meditation and yoga. I suggested to the Secretary General that if countries around the world spend 1 per cent of their defence budget on peace education and peace-building through yoga and meditation, it would make a significant difference.
4. In terms of the way forward, we cannot have all and sundry teach anything in the name of yoga. We need to bring quality control and standardisation in teaching. Like cell phones have enhanced comfort and connectivity, yoga can take you to a whole new level. It can be used as a powerful tool in conflict resolution and trust building.
5. When we started our efforts to bring this ancient wisdom to the fore, it was not easy. There was a lot of prejudice against yoga and even meditation. Today, meditation posture has become synonymous with relaxation and comfort. Earlier, the younger generation in the western world would often struggle to convince their parents to open up to the benefits of yoga. Perhaps, this declaration by the UN will make their job easier.

— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

(a) The world is now waking up to its wonders. Evaluate this statement. [2]
(b) Why was there concern on the faces of the volunteers and the officials at the Permanent Mission of India?   [2]
(c) Who is the founder of ‘The Art of Living’?     [2]
(d) How can Yoga be used as a powerful tool according to the writer?  [2]
(e) Find word from the passage which means the same as ‘tough’. (Para 3) [1]
(f) Find word from the passage which means the same as ‘decrease’. (Para 3) [1]
(g) Give the noun form of ‘inform’. [1]
(h) Give the opposite of ‘prejudice’. [1]

SECTION B : WRITING AND GRAMMAR                                                          (30 MARKS)

Question 3:
Have you ever disobeyed specific instructions given by your parents? If so, what did you do? What was the consequence of your disobedience? Write a diary entry about the time you disobeyed your parents leading to serious consequences.        [8]

Question 4:
Write a short story in about 200-250 words based on the given outline.             [12]
Friend’s wedding — barat arrives, fireworks — band’s deafening noise — people — pushing forward — little child lost — confusion — commotion — police informed — search — finally found.

Question 5:
Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below.  [3]
Kabir, (a)_______ famous saint was neither a Muslim nor a Hindu. He (b)_______ a ‘fakir’ (c)_______ preached love, peace and brotherhood to mankind.

Question 6:
There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the answer sheet as given below :  [4]

Question 7:
Rearrange the given words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.      [3]
(a) the largest meat-eating / Tyrannosaurus rex / was one of / that ever lived / dinosaurs
(b) massive / its / 5-feet-long / could bore / skull / into prey
(c) could eat / they / up to / 500 pounds / in one bite / of meat

SECTION C : LITERATURE TEXTBOOK AND EXTENDED READING TEXT                     (30 MARKS)

Question 8:
The pair set daily goals; Monday, the sixth fence post, Tuesday, the seventh fence post, Wednesday ____________.
(a) Identify the ‘pair’ here.
(b) What were their daily goals ?
(c) Why did they need to set daily goals?
(d) One of the pair being a dog reflects on the extraordinary intelligence and humanity of the dog. Explain.

OR

And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
(a) Name the poem and the poet.
(b) What is being talked about in the lines above?
(c) What choice did the speaker make in these lines?
(d) Why did the poet keep the ‘first’ for another day?

Question 9:
Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words :                             [2 x 4=8]
(a) Describe the first impression of Miss Allyn’s house on John Pescud?
(b) Why was Harold upset that his father had not told him about his true identity? Give two reasons.
(c) Explain the fact that the poet laughed at her mother’s teeth.
(d) Why was Mrs A1 Smith not interested in going over the house?

Question 10:
Answer one of the following questions in about 100-120 words :     [8]
When you are young you are full of hope and look forward to a bright and enchanting future. You cannot imagine at this stage that you will ever become old or helpless. After reading the poem ‘The Seven Ages’ what would you like to do for the last stage in a man’s life? What would you like to tell your fellow students about the old and lonely people in society? Make a diary entry.

OR

Today we live in a business world full of cut-throat competition. In this world, only those who are smart and resourceful can survive. In the play ‘Villa for Sale’, the character of Gaston may be labelled as someone who is very cunning but a good businessman. Based on Gaston’s character write a paragraph on the topic ‘Business should not be all about exploiting opportunities’ highlighting the values of honesty and fairness.

Question 11:
Answer one of the following questions in about 150-200 words :        [10]
What were the conditions imposed on Gulliver by the king of Lilliput for setting him free? Describe.

OR

Comment on Swift’s satire of the Lilliputians in ‘Gulliver’s Travels’.

OR

Describe the adventure that the three friends had when they spent the first night of their journey in the boat.

OR

The narrator brings out a contrasting picture of ‘day and night’. How do day and night affect our mood?

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