2/2/2 2020 Class 10 English Question Paper Solution
ENGLISH
(Language and Literature)
Section – A
(Reading)
1) Read the following passage carefully.
(1) Caged behind thick glass, the most famous dancer in the world can easily be missed in the National Museum, Delhi. The Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-Daro is that rare artefact that even school children are familiar with. Our school textbooks also communicate the wealth of our 5000 year heritage of art. You have to be alert to her existence there, amid terracotta animals to rediscover this bronze image.
(2) Most of us have seen her only in photographs or sketches therefore the impact of actually holding her is magnified a million times over. One discovers that the dancing girl has no feet. She is small, a little over 10 cm tall – the length of a human palm – but she surprises us with the power of great art – the ability to communicate across centuries.
(3) A series of bangles – of shell or ivory or thin metal – clothe her left upper arm all the way down to her fingers. A necklace with three pendants bunched together and a few bangles above the elbow and wrist on the right hand display an almost modern art.
(4) She speaks of the undaunted ever hopeful human spirit. She reminds us that it is important to visit museums in our country to experience the impact that a work of art leaves on our senses, to find among all the riches one particular vision of beauty that speaks to us alone.
1.1) On the basis of your reading of the above passage answer the following questions.
(a) The dancing girl belongs to
(i) Mohenjo-Daro (ii) Greek culture
(iii) Homosapiens (iv) Tibet
Ans: (i) Mohenjo-daro.
(b) In the museum she’s kept among
(i) dancing figures (ii) bronze statues
(iii) terracotta animals (iv) books
Ans: (iii) terracotta animals.
(c) Which information is not given in the passage ?
(i) The girl is caged behind glass.
(ii) She is a rare artefact.
(iii) School books communicate the wealth of our heritage.
(iv) She cannot be rediscovered as she’s bronze.
Ans: (iv) She cannot be rediscovered as she’s bronze.
(d) ‘Great Art’ has power because :
(i) it appeals to us despite a passage of time.
(ii) it is small and can be understood.
(iii) it’s seen in pictures and sketches.
(iv) it’s magnified a million times.
Ans: (i) it appeals to us despite a passage of time
(e) The jewellery she wears :
(i) consists of bangles of shell, ivory or thin metal.
(ii) is a necklace with two pendants.
(iii) both (i) and (ii) are correct.
(iv) neither (i) nor (ii) is correct.
Ans: (iv) Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct.
(f) She reminds us
(i) of the never say-die attitude of humans.
(ii) why museums in our country are exciting.
(iii) why she will make us come into money.
(iv) of dancing figures.
Ans: (ii) why museums in our country are exciting.
(g) The synonym of the word “among” in para 1 is ______.
Ans: amid.
(h) The size of the dancing girl is equal to the length of human palm. (True/False)
Ans: True
2.) Read the following passage carefully.
(1) As the family finally sets off from home after many arguments there is a moment of lull as the car takes off. “Alright, so where are we going for dinner now?” asks the one at the driving wheel. What follows is a chaos as multiple voices make as many suggestions.
(2) By the time order is restored and a decision is arrived at, tempers have risen, feelings injured and there is at least one person grumbling.
(3) Twenty years ago, you would step out of home, decision of meal and venue already made with no arguments or opposition and everybody looked forward to the meal with equal enthusiasm. The decision was made by the head of the family and the others fell in line. Today every member of the family has a say in every decision which also promotes a sense of togetherness and bonding.
(4) We empower our kids to take their own decisions from a very early age. We ask them the cuisine they prefer, the movie they want to see, the holiday they wish to go on and the subjects they wish to study.
(5) It’s a closely connected world out there where children consult and guide each other. A parent’s well meaning advice can sound like nothing more than unnecessary preaching. How then do we reach our children through all the conflicting views and make the voice of reason be heard ? Children today question choices and prefer to go with the flow.
(6) What then is the best path to take? I would say the most important thing one can do is to listen. Listen to your children and their silences. Ensure that you keep some time aside for them, insist that they share their stories with you. Step into their world. It is not as complicated as it sounds; just a daily half an hour of the quality time would do the trick.
2.1) On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following questions in 30-40 words each.
(a) Write one advantage and one disadvantage of allowing every family member to be part of the decision making process.
Ans: Advantage: every member of the family has a say in every decision / voice their opinion / promotes a sense of togetherness and bonding. (any one) Disadvantage: there is chaos / feelings injured / grumbling members / tempers rise (any one).
(b) In today’s world, what are parents asking their kids ?
Ans: to take decisions at a very early age / the cuisine they prefer / the movie that they want to see / the holiday they wish to go on / the subjects they wish to study
(c) Which two pieces of advice does the writer give to the parents ?
Ans: listen to children and their silences / ensure that you keep some time aside for them / insist that they share their stories with you /step into their world / spend at least half an hour of quality time with children
(d) The passage supports the parents. How far do you agree with the author’s views ? Support your view with a reason.
Ans: Agree with the author’s view. – parent’s well -meaning advice / empowering their kids to take their own decision (any other relevant point to be accepted) Disagree with the author’s views – children question choices and prefer to go with the flow/ children consult and guide each other
2.2) On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following :
(a) The synonym of ‘hurt’ as given in paragraph 2 is ____.
Ans: injured
(b) The word which means the same as ‘a style or method of cooking’ in paragraph 4 is :
(i) Cuisine (ii) Gourmet
(iii) Gastric (iv) Science
Ans: cuisine
(c) The antonym of ‘agreeable’ as given in paragraph 5 is _____.
Ans: conflicting
(d) The antonym of ‘simple’ as given in paragraph 6 is
(i) difficult (ii) complicated
(iii) easy (iv) tricky
Ans: (ii) complicated
Section – B
(Writing and Grammar)
3) Slums are spreading more than the planned townships. The life in the slums is miserable. Crowded living, lack of drinking water, insanitary conditions, poor power supply etc. are causing a lot of suffering to the people. Write a letter in 100-150 words to the editor of a national newspaper drawing attention of the concerned authorities to this problem and asking for a proper solution. You are Udit/Udita, 26 Latouche Road, Kanpur.
Ans: Objective: – To use an appropriate style and format to write a formal/an informal letter
Note: – No marks are to be awarded if only the format is given. Credit should be given for the candidate’s creativity in presenting his/her own ideas
Format –
i.) sender’s address
ii.) date
iii.) receiver’s address
iv.) subject/heading
v.) salutation
vi.) closing (complimentary close, signature, making proper paragraphs)
vii.) enclosures (optional)
Content –
Expression:
– coherence and relevance of ideas and style –
– grammatical accuracy, appropriate words and spellings –
Value points:
- miserable conditions in slums
- crowded living
- lack of drinking water
- insanitary condition
- poor water supply
- unhygienic atmosphere
- heaps of garbage
OR
Roads in our cities are fast turning into death traps. Eight out of ten road accidents are caused by people who don’t follow rules of the road. Write an article in 100-150 words on the topic, ‘Road Safety’. You are Ramesh/Rita.
Ans: Format –
Title– ½ mark and name of the writer – ½ mark
Content –
Expression –
– coherence and relevance of ideas and style –
– grammatical accuracy, appropriate words and spellings –
Value points:
- Problem
– breaking rules
– intolerant behaviour of drivers /people on road
– impatience of road users
– reckless driving
– lack of civic sense
- Result
– road rage
– accidents
- Solution
– obeying/ not breaking traffic rules
– eschewing anger and being patient
– respecting each other
4.) Write a story in 150-200 words with the help of the following clues.
Last year in the month of December, I went to my native village where my grand parents live in a cottage on the foothills of the Himalayas. One day, I was standing on the edge of a dense forest. Suddenly ……………. .
Ans: Title –
Content –
Expression –
coherence, relevance of ideas –
accuracy, appropriate words and correct spellings –
OR
It was an amazing day, full of fun and frolic. We all stood aghast to see a strange flying object over our heads. We started ……….. .
Ans: Title
Content
Expression –
coherence relevance of ideas
accuracy, appropriate words and correct spelling –
5) Fill in the blanks in the paragraph given below by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that follow. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.
Reading books (a) a good hobby. Books open (b) vast new
world to us. They increase (c) knowledge and change our outlook (d) the world.
(a) (i) has (ii) was (iii) are (iv) is
=> (iv) is
(b) (i) the (ii) a (iii) an (iv) some
=> (ii) a
(c) (i) his (ii) one’s (iii) our (iv) your
=> iii) our
(d) (i) towards (ii) for (iii) by (iv) from
=> (i) towards
6.) The following paragraph has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the error along with its correction in the space provided.Error Correction
Spending time for their kids brings (a) ________ _______
=> for with
immediate as well as long-last (b) ________ _______
=> long-last long-lasting
gain for a parents. According to a (c) ________ _______
=> a the
research, children with concerned (d) ________ _______ parents are more efficient.
=> with of
7) Rearrange the following words/phrases to make meaningful sentences.
(a) is / as / known / Jaipur / Pink City.
Ans: Jaipur is known as Pink City.
(b) in the / are / buildings / city / in pink colour / painted / most of the
Ans: Most of the buildings in the city are painted pink in colour
or
Most of the buildings in the city are painted in pink colour.
(c) have made / a popular / it / its / historical buildings / destination / tourist.
Ans: Its historical buildings have made it a popular tourist destination
(d) go there / one / bus / from Delhi / can easily / by
Ans: One can easily go there from Delhi by bus.
Section – C
(Literature)
8.) Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :
Max bit his lip nervously. The knocking was repeated.
“What will you do now, Max ?” Ausable asked. “If I do not answer
the door, they will enter anyway. The door is unlocked. And they will not
hesitate to shoot”.
(a) Who is Max ?
(i) a spy (ii) a tourist
(iii) a businessman (iv) a waiter
Ans: (a) (i) a spy
(b) Max became nervous because :
(i) he got scared of Ausable.
(ii) he thought the police had come.
(iii) the door was unlocked.
(iv) Ausable did not get up to open the door.
Ans: (ii) he thought the police had come
(c) Actually the door was knocked at by the ______.
Ans: (c ) Waiter
(d) Which word in the extract is opposite in meaning to the word ‘confidently’ ?
Ans: nervously
OR
……….Winds rush to meet them.
The moon is broken like a mirror,
Its pieces flash now in the crown
of the tallest oak.
(a) The above lines were written by
(i) Robert Frost (ii) John Berryman
(iii) Robin Klein (iv) Adrienne Rich
Ans: (a)(iv) Adrienne Rich
(b) The crown of the oak lies in its
(i) top most branch (ii) roots
(iii) rich and tasty fruit (iv) broad leaves
Ans: (b) (i) top most branch
(c) The winds are rushing to meet the ______.
Ans: (c) trees
(d) Find the word from the extract which means the same as “shine.”
Ans: flash
9.) Answer any five of the following questions in 30-40 words each.
(a) What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped ?
Ans: a) Lencho/ initially happy- ripe corn in his field / unhappy when hailstorm destroyed crops/ thought of starvation/ disappointed
(b) Why did Peggy and Maddie not wait for Wanda ?
Ans: it was drizzling / eager to know the result of the contest/Wanda had not been coming to school for the past few days
(c) Why does the poet use the term ‘noble’ and ‘wild’ for the tiger ? (How to Tell Wild Animals)
Ans: .(c) an ironical expression / hunts only when hungry/does not kill for pleasure/ two contradicting words /suggests his majestic looks while the other suggests his dangerous habit of eating human beings/ used to create humour
(d) What was the major flaw in Tricki ?
Ans: (d) greedy / overate /never refused anything/lazy/did not do any physical activity
(e) What made the boys follow Griffin ?
Ans: Griffin’s muddy footprints/ could not see the man / curiosity made the children follow the footprints
(f) How is A usable different from other secret agents ?
Ans: Ausable – very fat sloppy/lived in a small room in musty corridor of a gloomy hotel / mannerism and appearance not fit to be a secret agent
10) Attempt the following question in 100-150 words.
Why and when did the narrator say that ‘everything’ was going well, it was an easy flight.’ ? (Black Aeroplane)
Ans: Objective: To test local and global comprehension, themes and ideas in the text.
Marking: Content-
Fluency-
Grammatical Accuracy-
Value points: (Minimum four points)
enjoyed smooth gliding in the air /easy flight/ thought everything was going well / was dreaming of holiday with his family / contacted Paris control room/ checked the map / compass / switched over to second and last fuel tank / turned twelve degree towards England / thought of good English breakfast/ enjoyable and safe journey/ thought everything was going on well / an easy flight
OR
How did Valli fulfil her desire to ride a bus to the town and back ?
Ans: Objective: To test local and global comprehension, themes and ideas in the text.
Marking: Content-
Fluency-
Grammatical Accuracy-
Value points: (Minimum four points)
Valli – an eight year old girl /curious / stood at the gate to watch the scenes outside / saw bus everyday / felt jealous when her friends described the bus journey / listened to conversation between regular bus users / enquired about the time of journey each side and fare needed / gathered details like- town six miles from her village /took forty five minutes each side/ fare was thirty paise one way / planned- if she could take the one o’clock afternoon bus / could come back by about two forty five / looked wistfully at people who got on or off the bus / saved money for the journey / one fine spring day boarded the bus.
11) Attempt the following question in 100-150 words.
What other interests, besides Science, did Richard Ebright pursue ? What did Mr. Kleiherer, his Social Studies teacher, tell us about Ebright ?
Ans: Objective: To test knowledge and appreciation of the text.
Marking: Content-
Fluency-
Grammatical Accuracy-
Value points: (Minimum four points)
Richard Ebright-good student of science / won many competitions / pursued other interests /debator-good public speaker, good canoeist /expert photographer, all rounder/ loved being outdoors / Mr.Weiherer -competitive person in a good sense / not interested in winning prizes / wanted to do the best job / a hard working person – put in three to four hours at night to prepare for debate, research, besides time spent on all other research work.
OR
Compare and contrast the characters of Great and Mighty Think Tank and Noodles.
Ans: Objective: To test knowledge and appreciation of the text.
Marking: Content-
Fluency-
Grammatical Accuracy-
Value points: (Minimum four points)
Think Tank-arrogant, foolish, ruler of the Mars Planet /strict, could not tolerate anything being said against him / most powerful creature in the universe / explains a ‘book’ in his own way / though wrong – tries to justify his own explanation / coward[1]decided to leave Mars Noodles- Intelligent, sensible / appropriate in the kingdom of Think Tank / good attendant, tackled Think Tank admirably / didn’t offend Think Tank / replaces Think Tank as the ruler of Mars.
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