QUARTERLY EXAMS 2021-22
CLASS-X SUBJECT- ENGLISH
Full Solution
TIME-2.30 Hours
Instructions: -
1. All questions are compulsory.
Max. Marks-80
SECTION-A (READING)
2. Marks of each question are given against them.
Q-1 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below.
Mary was blind at birth. Doctors during those years had been unable to do anything to correct the situation and although her parents lived in anguish, not being able to see was normal for her. After years of training to live in a dark world, Mary got a job and moved into her own flat. Several years later the doctors she occasionally visited for check-ups told her that a new technique had been found. This technique could restore her sight. One would think that Mary would have jumped at the possibility to see, but actually she was not at all happy about this situation. She had never seen anything before. She had established a life for herself in a world without sight and life for herself in a world without sight and the thought of changing this lifestyle was
frightening. She was more frightened of seeing than of not.
Q (i) One who cannot see is called
A) deat
B) dumb
C) lame
D) blind
Answer:- D) blind Q (2) Being able to see was
A) something Mary was not happy with.
c) a welcome surprise for Mary.
B) what Mary wanted.
D) what Mary was accustomed to Answer:- A) something Mary was not happy with.
Q (iii) According to the passage, Mary's
inability to see was
A) a handicap caused by her doctors.
B) what had upset her.
c) present from her birth.
D) what had caused her to move into her own fiat
Answer:- C) present from her birth.
Q (iv) Mary got a job after A) she could see.
B) years of training to live in a dark world.
c) She had left her studies.
D) The doctors had found a new technique. Answer:- B) years of training to live in a dark world.
Q (v) Find out the word from the passage which is similar to bounce
A) jumped
B) (c) bacteria
(D) house
Answer:- (B) the substance that plants, trees, etc. grow in; earth Q-(V) The noun form of 'true' is
(A) truly
(B) truthful
(c) untrue
(D) truth
Answer:- (D) truth SECTION-B (WRITING)
Q-3 Read the passage carefully and make notes on it and also give a suitable title. In 776 BC the First Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honour the Greek's chief God Zeus. The Greeks emphasized, physical fitness and strength in their education of youth. Therefore, contests in running, jumping, discus and javelin throwing, boxing and horse and chariot racing were held in individual cities, and the winners competed every four years at Mount Olympus. Winners were greatly honoured by having poems sung about their deeds. Originally these were held as games of friendship, and any wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place. The Greeks attached so much importance to these games that they calculated time in four-year cycles called 'Olympiads' dating from 776 BC.
Answer:Notes (1) In 776 BC
(1.1) First olympic Games were held at the foot of the Mount Olympus to honour Greeks chief God Zeus.
(2) In their education for youth (2.1) Physical fitness
(2.2) strength (3) Therefore in individual cities
(3.1) Running. jumping, discus, javelin throwing, boxing korse, chariot
(302) Winners competed every 4 years at Mount Olympus.
(4) Important Keys for these game
(4.1) Winners were about their deeds. honoured by having poems sung
(402) These were held as games of friendship. (4.3) Calculated time in 4 years cycles called "Olympiads dating from 776.
Q-4 You are Shyam Sharma studying in
Govt. HSS Guna. Write on application to your principal to issue your transfer
certificate or school leaving certificate. Or Write a letter to your father requesting him
to send you 1000 rupees to purchase some
books and other study material.
Answer:
15th March, 2021
To,
The Principal,
Govt.H. Sec. School Rewa
Subject: Application for Transfer Certificate
Sir,
Most respectfully, I want to state that I am a student of class X of your school. My father has been transferred to Shivpuri. I cannot continue
my studies here. Therefore, I request you to issue me transfer certificate.
Thanking you.
Yours obediently/faithfully Xyz (your name)
Q-5 Write an essay on any one of the topics in about 200 words.
(A) Value of Games and Sports
(c) Use of Science in Daily Life
(B) Terrorism
(D) The unemployment Problem
Or
Write a paragraph on any one of the following topics.
(B) Merits and Demerits of Mobile Phones
(A) Importance of Trees
(D) Health and hygiene
(c) Swachchhata Abhiyan Answer:
Essay
(A) Value of Games and Sports
Outlines:
1. Introduction,
2. Types of Games and Sports,
3. Need,
4. Means of Recreation,
5. Good for health 6. Develop leadership Quality
7. Conclusion
1. Introduction:Games and sports play an important role in our life. It has been said that a healthy mind lives in a healthy body. Games and sports
make us healthy and fit for work. Games and sports are very necessary in our life. They make us fit, active, fresh and social.. They teach us lesson of cooperation, duty and discipline, brotherhood and national unity.
They are important for development of body as well as mind.
2. Type of Games:
There are two types of games such as Indoor Games and outdoors Games. Indoor games can be played in the rooms and halls like cards, carom, ludo, chess etc. are the most common games. Outdoor games are played in the open places and play grounds like hockey, Cricket, Tennis, Kho-Kho etc.. 3. Need:
Games and Sports are very necessary for life. They provide exercise to the body and make it active. In way games and sports not only refresh the mind but improve digestion. They develop qualities of brotherhood and unity in
people.
4. Means of recreation :
Games and sports are an important means of recreation. After their studies, students require some recreation in the evening. They make us happy and fresh. They remove our boredom and fill us with energy.
5. Good for Health :
Games and sports are good for health. They keep diseases away. They make us more
healthy and active. Physical fitness is
important for everyone. 6. Develop leadership Quality :
Games and Sports develop leadership quality. They teach us how to face problems and
overcome them.
7. Conclusions: Our students must realise the importance of Games and Sports and take part in them. The time is over for a book worm as he can't be anywhere in run - fast - run competition everywhere. What the country needs now is an active mind in a healthy body. Nobody can achieve this necessity of time.
Q-6
COVID
-19 PREVETION
WASH YOUR HANDS
USE SOAP
AVOID CROWDS
WEAR MASK
AVOID HANDSHAKE
SOCIAL DISTANCE
On the basis of the above picture, describe how we can prevent ourselves from COVID-19.
Answer:
Protect yourself and others from COVID-19:
Wash your hands often with soap and water
for at least 20 seconds, especially after you
have been in a public place, or after blowing
Avoid crowds and close contact with people who are sick.Being in crowds like in
your nose, coughing, or sneezing. restaurants, bars, fitness centers, or movie public place where you will encounter other
theaters puts you at higher risk for COVID-19. Wear a face mask whenever you are in a
people. Avoid handshake from peoples.
Stay 6 feet away from othersothers, maintain 6 feet between the person who is sick and
other household members.Put 6 feet of
distance between yourself and people who
don't live in your household.
SECTION-C (GRAMMAR)
Q-7 Fill in the blanks choosing the correct alternative given in the brackets.
(5)
1. Monday comes----after--Sunday (before/after)
II. His brother is_ an___ R.J. in a local radio channel. (a/an/the) III. There is not_ water in the
pool. (some/any/many)
IV. He has___written__ many plays (write/wrote/written)
V. __may take your pen? (need/may/used)
Q-8 Do as directed.
1. He did his work well. (Change into negative) Answer:- He did not do his work well.
II. Rohit is my friend. He is sitting at the last bench. (Combine using 'who') Answer:- Rohit who is sitting at the last bench
is my friend. 3.Unless you work hard, you will fail. (Rewrite the sentence using if in place of unless)
Answer:- If you do not work hard, you will fail. IV. They are selling their house. (Change into present perfect)
Answer:- They have soid their house. V. Aman is very intelligent. He can pass this
exam easily. (Combine the sentences using 'so--that')
Answer:- Aman is so intelligent that pass this exam easily.
SECTION-D (LITERATURE)
SECTION-D (LITERATURE)
Q-9 Answer the following questions.
1. What did Lencho think of the post-office
employees?
(a) bunch of crooks
(b) rude (c) unhelpful
(D) proud
Answer:- (a) bunch of crooks
II. What did crow shake on the poet?
(a) dust of tree
(b) dust of garden (c) dust of snow
(d) dust of land
Answer:- (c) dust of snow
III. What does 'ice' symbolize in the poem 'Fire
and Ice'?
(a) lust
(b) love
(c) desire (d) hatred
Answer:- (d) hatred IV.How does Nelson Mandela define the
meaning of courage?
(a) triumph over fear
(b) triumph over love
(c) triumph over selfish (d) triumph over poverty
Answer:- (a) triumph over fear
VI. Why didn't the pilot turn the aeropiane towards Paris?
(a) He wanted to meet his family.
(b) He wanted to go on a holiday.
(c) He did not want to miss the breakfast.
(d) He did not like Paris. Answer:- (c) He did not want to miss the
breakfast.
VII. How does the caged tiger react to the
visitors?
(a)He ignores them.
(c) He looks at them with a sad face. (b)He looks at them with a happy face.
(d) He looks at them proudly. Answer: (a)He ignores them.
Q.10 (A) Read the following extract from the
poem and answer the questions given below He hears the last voice at night,
The patrolling cars,
And stares with his brilliant eyes, At the brilliant stars.
Questions:
(1) From which poem the above lines have been taken?
Dust of Snow
back(b) Fire and Ice (c) A Tiger in the Zoo
(d) The Ball Poet Answer:- (c) A Tiger in the Zoo (ii) What does he stare at?
(a) cars
(b) night
(c) stars Answer:- (c) stars
(3) Which of the following is opposite of the
word 'brilliant'?
(a) dull
(b) glare (c)intelligent
(d) superior Answer:- (a) dull
Q.10 (B) Read the following extract from the prose and answer the questions given below
The moon coming up in the east, behind me, and stars were shining in the clear sky above me. There wasn't a cloud in the sky. I was happy to be alone high up above the sleeping countryside. I was flying my old Dakota aeroplane over France back to England. I was dreaming of my holiday and looking forward to being with my family. I looked at my watch at one thirty in the morning. I should call Paris Control soon, I thought. As I looked down past the nose of my aeroplane. I saw the big lights of a big city in front of me.
(i) How was the weather when the pilot started flying his aeroplane?
(a) cloudy
(b) clear
(c) stormy
(d) foggy
Answer:- (b) clear
(2) The pilot was returning from,
(a) England to France.
(a) Delhi to Bombay.
(c) France to England.
(d) New yark to Paris.
Answer:- (c) France to England. (3) From which lesson has this text been
taken? (a) A letter to God (b) His first Flight (c) Black Aeroplane (d) A Tiger in the Zoo
Answer:- (c) Black Aeroplane
Q-11 Answer the following questions in about 30 words
11. Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho? Why does he sign the letter 'God'? Answer:
The postmaster sent money to Lencho in order to keep Lencho's faith in God alive. He turned serious when he read Lencho's letter and wished he had the same faith in God. Even after he saw that Lencho had requested for money, he stuck to his resolution of answering the letter. He gathered as much money as he could and sent it to Lencho. He signed it 'God' so that Lencho's faith would not get shaken.
2. Did Lench try to find out who had sent the money to him? Answer:
No, Lencho didn't try to find out who had sent the money to him. Because he had a very strong faith in God and he thought that no one other than god would send him the money to help him
3. What do the military generals do?
Answer: The military generals do their duties.
They were always loyal to the rules of the country 4. What does courage mean to Mandela?
Answer: According to Mandela, courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. A brave man is not one who does not feel afraid, but one who conquers that fear.
5. Why was the young seagull afraid to fly? Answer:
The young seagull was afraid to fly because he felt certain that his wings would never support him to fly. He was frightened to see the sea around him. He was afraid that he would fall down into the sea.
6. Why did the seagull's father and mother threaten and cajole him to fly? Answer:
The young seagulls parents threatened and cajoled him to fly because they wanted him to become self dependent.
7. Why did the pilot decide to fly through the clouds?
Answer: The pilot decided to fly through the clouds because he was lost as his compass was not working. He was anxious to get out of the storm alive. Hence he saw another aeroplane flying through the stormy clouds.
Q.-12 Answer the following questions in about 30 words
1.What is a "dust of snow"? Answer:
The 'dust of snow' means the fine particles or flakes of snow.
2.What is "a hemlock tree"?Answer:
A hemlock tree is a tree known to be
associated with something negative and poisonous.
3. How are ice and fire similar to each other though they have contradictory traits
Answer:
Both ice and fire are similar in the in the sense that both of them would destroy everything in the world
4.Where was the tiger kept in the zoo?
Answer:
Inside the cage of zoo, tiger is kept and he just sit and walk inside cage.
Q13. Answer the following questions in about 30 words
1.Who is Tricki in the lesson A Triumph of
Surgery? Answer:
Tricki is a small dog.
2.What was Anil doing when the thief approached him? Answer:
Anil was watching a wrestling match when the
narrator approached him.
3.Why was Mrs Pumphrey worried about
Tricki?
Answer: Mrs Pumphrey was worried and distraught because Tricki would not eat anything
Q-14. Answer the following questions in about
75 words 1. Why does Lencho call the rain drops 'new
coins?
Answer:
Lencho called raindrops as new coins because lencho crop was ready to be harvested and a little shower brings better harvest.So that he can sold in the market and earn a good profit for his family.
2. What does Mandela thank the internations leaders for? Answer:
Mandela thanks all the international leaders for giving him the privilege to be the host to the nations of the world. He says so because the South Africans were considered as outlaws. He also thanks them for coming to celebrate victory of justice, peace and human dignity with the people of his country.
Q-15 'Small things in life make significant changes in our life'. Explain this statement with reference to the poem 'Dust and Snow' (in about 75 words)
Or
Compare the life of a tiger in a cage and Compare the life of a tiger in a cage and in a forest as described in the poem 'A tiger in the
Zoo'.
Answer:- or
The tiger is the king of the forest. It is born free.
It roams about the forest roaring regally. It
enjoys its supremacy as all animals are afraid of it. It is thus wildly royal. In the zoo however, it is a trapped animal. It is like a king in fetters, a king without a kingdom. It can no longer enjoy hunting. It is more like a circus clown-a sheer spectacle. It is bound by the rules and regulations of the zoo-keeper. Lost is its suzerainty and dignity. It
is just a puppet-king.
Q-16 Why were the household dogs not interested in Tricki initially? (in about 75 words) Or
'Love, trust and compassion transformed Hari Singh'. Explain with reference to the story The Thief's Story'.
Answer: The household dogs were not interested in Tricki because he was dull and boring. Tricki
was a small dog, pampered by his mistress. He ate so much that he became lazy and ill. His mistress called the vet who knew that the cause was it eating really much.
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