SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER (2019-20)
ENGLISH- Language and Literature (code 184)
CLASS-X
Time allowed: 3 Hrs Maximum Marks : 80
General Instructions:
1.This Paper is divided into three sections. All questions are compulsory.
2. Separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary. Read these instructions very carefully and follow them.
3. Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.
Section: A 20 Marks
Read the passage carefully. (12)
GLOBAL WARMING
The future level of global warming is uncertain, but a wide range of estimates have been made. Scientist predicts an increase in sea levels worldwide due to the melting of two massive ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland, especially on the East coast of the US. However, many nations around the world will experience the effects of rising sea levels, which could displace millions of people. One nation, the Maldives, is already looking for a new home, thanks to rising sea levels. The severity of storms such as hurricanes and cyclones is increasing, and research published in Nature has found.
“Scientists have come up with the firmest evidence so far that global warming will significantly increase the intensity of the most extreme storms worldwide. The maximum wind speeds of the strongest tropical cyclones have increased significantly since 1981, according to research published in Nature. And the upward trend, thought to be driven by rising ocean temperatures, is unlikely to stop at any time soon.”
According to recent research, there is a 90% chance that 3 billion people worldwide will have to choose between moving their families to milder climates and go hungry due to climate change within 100 years. Climate change is expected to have the most severe impact on water supplies.
“Shortages in future are likely to threaten food production, reduce sanitation, hinder economies development and damage ecosystems. It causes more violent swings between floods and droughts.”
Global warming causes 300,000 deaths a year. According to research published in Nature, by 2050, rising temperatures could lead to the extinction of more than a million species. And because we can’t exist without a diverse population of species on Earth, this is fatal news for humans.
This mass extinction is really just a continuation of the extinction which began at the end of the last ice age and has resulted in the extinction of nearly all of the Earth’s megafauna animals, largely as a result of human expansion.
“Climate change now represented at least as great a threat to the number of species surviving on Earth as habitat destruction and modification”, says Chris Thomas, the conservation biologist at the University of Leeds.
Widespread species loss and lists of endangered species just keep growing. This is a concerning matter on many fronts.
1.Read the given questions and write the answer in about 30-40 words. (2*4=8)
(a) What may happen to the Maldives in the near future?
(b) How will global warming affect the occurrence of storms worldwide?
(c) What are the findings of the latest research?
(d) What can be fatal for humans?
2. Choose the word which is closest in meaning to the words given below. (1*4=4)
(a) predict
(i) try (ii) imagine creatively
(iii) about the future (iv) about the past
(b) severity
(i) weak (ii) strong and powerful
(iii) timid (iv) big
(c) trend
(i) something happening regularly (ii) rarely
(iii) frequently (iv) fashion
(d) hinder
(i) start (ii) dangerous
(iii) breaks (iv) obstacles
Q.2 Read the passage carefully. (8)
A story of an Innocent Boy
A young boy lay on the grass, with his face buried in his hands. His beloved had asked him to bring her a red rose, only then would she dance with him at the party to be given by the prince. A Nightingale had seen and heard all this. She felt sorry for the boy and determined to help him. She flew to a Rose-tree to ask for a red rose. The tree expressed its helplessness and said it bore only white roses. However, the tree advised the Nightingale to seek the help of the Rose-tree that grew beneath the window of the young boy. The Nightingale immediately flew to the Rose-tree. This Rose-tree told her that the winter had destroyed all its leaves, and buds. The Rose-tree said that she should sing of love when the moon rose, with her heart pressed against one of its thorns. Only then could it bring out a red rose.
2 When the moon rose, the Nightingale placed her heart on the thorn of the Rose-tree and began to sing. Since she had to finish her song before dawn, she pressed harder against the thorn. As a result, a pale rose appeared on one of the branches. The rose gradually became redder as the Nightingale pressed harder and harder. The thorn had pierced her heart, and her blood made the rose a deep red. By now the Nightingale was dead.
3 When the young boy saw the red rose in the morning, his joy knew no bounds. Plucking the flower, he rushed to his beloved’s house. There he found that the girl had been won over by a rich man, who had bought her precious jewels. The rose that she had wanted so eagerly, was now of little value to her.
4 The boy, completely ignorant of the sacrifice made by the Nightingale, now thought love to be a silly thing. He just went to his room, picked up a book and started reading.
Answer the following questions as briefly (8 marks)
(a) Why was the young boy lying on the grass with his face buried in his hands?
(b) What was the Nightingale’s reaction?
(c) What was the Nightingale asked to do to get the red rose?
(d) What made the rose a deep red?
(e) The boy’s beloved said that she would dance with him if
(f) The first Rose-tree could not help the Nightingale because
(g) The rose became a deep red because
(h) A rich man had won over the girl because
Section: B 30 Marks
Q 3. In about 100-120 words, write a letter to the editor of a local daily, expressing your views on the subject “Value system is the backbone of an individual’s character”. (8)
OR
You have heard that some people took medicine without consulting the doctors and – fell sick due to allergy. Having witnessed such an incident, you would like in writing an article for your school magazine to create awareness of the problem.
Hints:
People take medicines without the prescription of doctor— two brothers hospitalized because of this — Doctors have done studies and training to treat people — some medicines allergic to some people — take genuine medicines after consulting a doctor — pharmacist should not sell medicine without a prescription.
Q.4 Once a lion was very hungry. He planned to catch prey. He called a rabbit and said that he wanted to tell him a story. The rabbit was a bit suspicious, but the lion befooled him saying ___________. (10)
Q.5 In the passage given below, fill in each blank with the most appropriate option given below. (4)
It must have (a)…….. around midnight when I drove home. As I approached the gates (b) ……….the bungalow. I switched (c)………. the headlights of the car, so that (d)………. beam wouldn’t swing in through the window.
(a)(i) been (ii) being (iii) On (iv) none of these
(b)(i) at (ii) on (iii) of (iv) under
(c)(i) Of (ii) off (iii) at (iv) on
(d)(i) a (ii) the (iii) an (iv) of
Q.6 The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied. (4)
Incorrect Correct
Last night I’d discover that Tom couldn’t cook
much besides fried rice but beans. (a) _______ _________
So I requested that I should of assigned (b) _______ _________
kitchen details for the during of my stay. (c) _______ _________
I want to cook my own food. (d) _______ _________
Q.7 Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done for you as an example. (4)
(a)very / now / proficient / have become / in them / I (Delhi 2016)
(b)in / disturbs / the / cycle / rise / temperature / rain / the
(c)vegetation / adversely / it / agriculture / and / affects
(d)have / frequent / face / and / floods / we / droughts / to
Section: C 30 Marks
Q.8 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. 1*4=4
But the real play of an otter is when he lies on his back and juggles with small objects between his paws. Marbles were Mij’sfavourites toys for his pastime. He would lie on his back rolling two or more of them up and down his wide, flat belly without ever dropping one to the floor.
(a) What is the real play of an otter?
(b) What are the Mij’s favourite toys?
(c) How did he conduct with them?
(d) What do you know about Mij?
OR
“I’ve counted two thousand of these peculiar items. This place must be some sort of storage barn?
(a) Who is the speaker here?
(b) Where is he and what is he referring to an as peculiar item?
(c) What is a barn?
(d) Why have Iota, Oops and Omega come to the earth?
Q.9 Answer any five of the following questions in 30- to 40 words each. 2*5=10
1.What does Noodle suggest to Think-Tank about the books?
2. Describe Bholi’s feelings when her teacher assured to make her the most learned in her village.
3. Discuss the character of the young lawyer as depicted in the chapter The Hack Driver’?
4. Where are the trees at present? What do their roots, and leaves do?
5. Describe the similarities that have been mentioned in the poem between the fog and a cat.
6. What changes occurred in Mime Lisle after 10 years?
Q.10 How do you think the postmaster felt when he received Lencho’s second letter? What do you think he did? (8)
OR
Hari Singh didn’t confess that he robbed Anil. Did he lack the courage to do so or he really wanted to maintain his relationship with Anil at any cost? Explain the values Had needed to imbibe in about 100-120 words.
Q.11 Presence of mind and intelligence are more powerful than a gun. How far is it true in the case of Ausable, the secret agent? (8)
OR
Why does the poet say, ‘I would not intrude on him?’ Why doesn’t he offer him money to buy another ball?
