2/5/1 2019 Class 10 English Question Paper Solution
ENGLISH
(Language and Literature)
SECTION A – (Reading)
1) Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
1) Once a man saw three masons along with some labourers constructing a temple. He observed the masons for three days and found that though the three of them were doing the same kind of work, there was a marked difference in their approach to their job.
2) He saw that the first mason reported for his work late, did his work halfheartedly and sluggishly, enjoyed a longer respite, frequently checked the time on his wristwatch and left the work before time.
3) The second mason was very punctual in arriving and leaving, and did his work methodically. The third mason, however, would come before time, take little rest in the interval and often worked overtime.
4) The man naturally got curious and wanted to know the three masons’outlook on their work. He asked them what they were doing. The first mason tapped his big belly with his hand and said, ‘‘I am earning food for myself.’’ The second said, ‘‘I am constructing a building.’’ The third mason looked at the huge building and said, ‘‘I am building the house of God.’’
1.1) On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer any eight of the following questions :
(a) What were the three masons doing ?
Ans: constructing a temple
(b) For how long did ‘a man’ observe them ?
Ans: three days
(c) What made the man curious ?
Ans: the different approach of the three masons towards their job
(d) How did the first mason do his job ?
Ans: reported late/ did his work half-heartedly and sluggishly/ enjoyed a longer respite/ left the work before time
(e) What was the second mason’s approach towards his job ?
Ans: punctual in arriving and leaving/ did his work methodically
(f) How did the third mason view his job ?
Ans: as if he is building the house of God
(g) With whom among these can you associate the phrase ‘work is worship’ ?
Ans: the third mason
(h) Which word in the passage means ‘working lazily’ ? (para 2)
Ans: sluggishly
(i) Which word in the passage means the opposite of ‘carelessly’ ?
Ans: methodically
2) Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
1) An epidemic of obesity or being overweight is affecting many countries in the world; more than 300 million people are obese or overweight. Obesity could be for a particular reason. In India, some people tend to be overweight because of their high calorie diet and lack of physical activities. In the United States, obesity is more prevalent in lower income groups. Obesity is now well recognised as a disease in its own right. Though obesity commonly means being overweight, it is defined as an excess amount of body weight that includes muscle, bone, fat and water. ‘Obesity’ specifically refers to an excess amount of body fat.
2) A certain amount of body fat is needed to store energy, keep warm and absorb the shocks. Usually men with more than 25% body fat and women with more than 35% body fat are regarded as obese. Obesity tends to run in families suggesting a genetic cause. Environmental factors include lifestyle behaviour such as what a person eats and his or her level of physical activity. So, one should choose more nutritious food which is low in fat, and become more active.
3) Then, there are psychological factors. Negative emotions such as boredom, sadness and anger are the main culprits. Then there is also ‘binge eating’ i.e. when people eat large amounts of food thinking that it is beyond their control how much they eat. Those with the most severe binge eating problem are also likely to have more symptoms of depression and low self-esteem.
4) Obesity is a health hazard giving rise to many serious medical conditions like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and stroke. Obesity is also linked to a higher rate of certain types of cancer. There are many ways of losing weight but exercise is the best as it is free from any type of harmful side effects.
2.1) On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer any four of the following questions in 30 – 40 words each :
(a) What are the main reasons for obesity in India ?
Ans: high calorie diet, lack of physical activity/exercise.
(b) Why do we need body fat ?
Ans: to store energy, keep warm, absorb the shocks
(c) What are the symptoms of people with ‘binge eating problem’ ?
Ans: depression, low self-esteem
(d) Which are the most common negative emotions which lead to overeating ?
Ans: boredom, sadness, anger
(e) Write any four medical problems that can arise due to obesity.
Ans: type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, cancer
2.2) On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer any four of the following with the help of the given options :
(a) Women having _________ body fat are regarded as obese.
(i) more than 35%
(ii) more than 25%
(iii) less than 30%
(iv) less than 25%
Ans: (i) more than 35%
(b) Obesity can be defined as a/an ___________ amount of body weight.
(i) less
(ii) excess
(iii) optimum
(iv) balanced
Ans: (ii) excess
(c) In the United States obesity is more prevalent among ____________ people.
(i) high income
(ii) homeless
(iii) low income
(iv) affluent
Ans: (iii) low income
(d) Environmental factor refers to ________ behaviour.
(i) indecent
(ii) decent
(iii) lifestyle
(iv) loud
Ans: (iii) lifestyle
(e) Binge eating is when people eat __________ of food.
(i) a meagre amount
(ii) a small portion
(iii) extra organic type
(iv) a large portion
Ans: (iv) a large portion
SECTION B – (Writing and Grammar )
3.) You are Shalini/Shashank living at 39, Kailash Colony, New Delhi. You have noticed that children are working in tea stalls, begging at intersections, etc, in spite of laws prohibiting child labour. Write a letter in100 – 120 words to the Commissioner, Delhi Police, showing your concern about it and requesting strict implementation of law.
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 – 1 Mark
i.) sender’s address
ii.) date
iii.) receiver’s address
iv.) subject/Heading
v.) salutation
vi.) closing
Content – 4 Marks
Expression: 3 Marks (coherence, relevance of ideas (1½ mark)
(Accuracy, appropriate words and correct spellings (1½ mark)
OR
Your friend Reema was teased by a male co-passenger in a bus. She asked for help but no one helped her in this embarrassing situation. Write an article in 100 – 120 words on ‘Safety and Protection of Women in our Country’. You are Fatima/Faizal.
Ans: Format = 1 Mark
Title– ½ mark &name of the writer – ½ mark
Content = 4Marks(any other relevant point besides the hints given)
Expression = 3Marks
– coherence and relevance of ideas and style –1½ mark
– grammatical accuracy, appropriate words and spellings – 1½ mark
(Value points are suggested in the question paper itself)
4) Develop a short story in 200 – 250 words with the help of the following cues. Give a suitable title to your story.
A merchant deals in salt …. has an ass ….. loads it with salt …. ass falls into the river …. load lighter …. next day falls purposely …. feels happy …. master loads it with cotton ….. ass repeats the trick …. load heavier ….. repents.
Ans: Title & Moral – 1 Mark
Content – 4 Marks
Expression – 5 Marks
(Coherence, relevance of ideas) (2½ marks)
(Accuracy, appropriate words and correct spellings (2½ marks)
Suggested value points: (Value points are suggested in the question paper itself)
OR
Develop a story in 200 – 250 words which begins as the following, providing a suitable title also : Ram was in a hurry. He came running out of his house. He was feeling very excited. All of a sudden he saw … … …
Ans: Title & Moral – 1 Mark
Content – 4 Marks
Expression 5 Marks (coherence relevance of ideas)(2½ marks)
(Accuracy, appropriate words and correct spelling) (2½ marks)
Suggested value points: (The beginning of the story is given in the question)
5) Fill in the blanks in the sentences given below by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that follow. Attempt any four. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.
He has (a) ulcer on his leg.
The teacher made the students (b) the lesson.
He tried to prevent me (c) doing my duty.
Rivers are considered holy (d) India.
There has been a popular survey (e) latest fashion trends.
(a) (i) a (ii) an (iii) every (iv) big
-> (ii) an
(b) (i) repeat (ii) repeated (iii) repeating (iv) had repeated
-> (i) repeat
(c) (i) against (ii) at (iii) with (iv) from
-> (iv) from
(d) (i) in (ii) on (iii) at (iv) of
-> (i) in
(e) (i) in (ii) on (iii) for (iv) of
-> (iv) of
6) The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Identify the error and write down its correction against the correct blank number. The first one has been done for you. Attempt any four.
A king reached a ashram. A e.g. a the
sadhu is watering some plants. The (a) _________ ________
sadhu saw that the king was tire. (b) _________ ________
He ran up to the king or gave (c) _________ ________
him some fruits. On that time (d) _________ ________
a wounded men was brought to the (e) _________ ________
ashram.
Ans:
Error |
Correction |
(a) is |
was |
(b) tire |
tired |
(c) or |
and |
(d) on |
At |
(e) men |
man |
7) Rearrange any four of the following groups of words/phrases to make meaningful sentences :
(a) is / all over / world / Lord Buddha / revered / the
-> Lord Buddha is revered all over the world.
(b) children / toys / many / playing / with / were
-> Many children were playing with toys.
OR
-> Children were playing with many toys.
(c) the / a / wise / king / helped / minister / very
-> A very wise minister helped the king.
(d) celebrations / in / part / took / people / the / happily
-> People took part in the celebrations happily.
(e) adventurous / expedition / risky / very / our / was / and
-> Our expedition was very risky and adventurous.
OR
Our expedition was very adventurous and risky.
SECTION C – (Literature)
8) Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :
It sits looking
over harbour and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
(a) What does ‘It’ refer to here ?
Ans: fog
(b) Where does ‘It’ settle over ?
Ans: over harbour and city
(c) What does ‘It’ do sitting on its haunches ?
Ans: looks over harbour and city
(d) Name the figure of speech used in these lines.
Ans: personification
OR
…..long-cramped boughs shuffling under the roof like newly discharged patients half-dazed, moving to the clinic doors.
(a) What are the boughs doing ?
Ans: shuffling under the roof
(b) What are the boughs compared to ?
Ans: newly discharged patients
(c) Why does the poet use this comparison ?
Ans: branches cramped under the roof / want to get out into fresh air
(d) What does ‘half-dazed’ mean ?
Ans: weak/ unsteady/ feeble/sleepy
9) Answer any four of the following questions in 30 – 40 words each :
(a) What importance does a baker enjoy in a Goan village ?
Ans: Baker- a friend, companion, guide of chidren/ doesn’t merely represent a profession, baking a highly admired Portuguese tradition/ his items essential on each and every Goan occasion/ loved and respected.
(b) What according to Nelson Mandela are a man’s twin obligations ?
Ans: obligation towards his family, wife and children, obligation towards his people, community and country
(c) Why was the boy upset on losing his ball ?
Ans: a long time possession/ associated with his childhood memories/ had not learnt to bear his loss/ now learns what it means to lose something in a world of possession
(d) Why did the thief change his name every month ? How did he rob people ? (The Thief’s Story)
Ans: to keep himself ahead of the police and former employers/changed his name after every robbery.
won the confidence of the people with his appealing smile
(e) Why did the lawyer hate his work ? (The Hack Driver)
Ans: expected to prepare legal briefs or fight law cases/ instead he was asked to serve summons/ had to go to dirty and shadowy places to meet criminals/ even beaten by some of them.
10) Answer the following question in 100 – 120 words :
At the end of the story, how does Wanda succeed in winning the love and confidence of her classmates ?
Ans:
- endured the fun her classmates made of her
- drew hundred pictures of dresses
- won the medal in the drawing and colouring contest
- children applauded and whistled
- Peggy and Maddie, who always made fun of her, regretted and wrote her a letter
- Wanda wrote a letter to her teacher requesting to give green dress picture to Peggy and the blue one to Maddie
- the girls realized that she had drawn their faces on those pictures
OR
Matilda wanted to live a life above her status. How did this desire of hers lead to her sufferings ?
Ans:
- Matilda- married to a clerk in Board of Education- couldn’t afford expensive dresses and jewellery.
- invited to a grand party by the minister- bought an expensive dress and borrowed a diamond necklace from her friend Mme Forestier
- lost the necklace during the party
- didn’t tell her friend about the loss- bought similar necklace for 36000 francs and gave it to her
- they had to borrow half of the money
- to repay the debt, had to shift to a rented room, do all the household work, bargained for every penny, husband had to do part time jobs also
- took them ten years to repay the debt.
11) Answer the following question in 200 – 250 words :
What effect does living in the Annexe have on Anne Frank ?
Ans:
- was quite perturbed since they could be searched and seized any time by the Germans
- felt a complete sense of uncertainty and chaos
- felt deeply humiliated as the people in Annexe failed to recognize her feelings
- deeply moved to see the children in pitiable condition
- worked hard to make everyone comfortable and happy
- desired peace- prayed to God to give her a different nature to please all
OR
Write a character sketch of Alfred Dussel.
Ans:
- elderly dentist, formerly lived in Berlin, married a catholic woman, eighth person to join the Secret Annexe
- never liked to be contradicted, very egoistical, very unlikeable person
- a man of questioning nature, well-informed about the outside world, old-fashioned disciplinarian and a preacher of long sermons on manners
- shared room with Anne, promised to share his food and be accommodating but hid his food in the cupboard
- was petty and officious
OR
Describe Helen’s love for poetry.
Ans:
- oved poetry but believed that rather than dissecting poetry one should simply enjoy its emotional and imaginative content
- her love for poetry sprang from the sense of freedom she enjoys when reading books
- felt that to understand poetry one needed only a responsive heart and not an interpreter
- was in love with Shakespeare, enjoyed sonnets and songs, impressed with Shakespearean tragedies like Macbeth and King Lear
- liked Wordsworth for his teaching of oneness of man and nature, appreciated Whittier for his enthusiasm- found pleasure in reading his poems
OR
What were the difficulties faced by Helen while at Radcliffe College ?
Ans:
- Radcliffe College was not that romantic place as she had imagined, her dreams ‘ faded into the light of common day’, not much impressed
- couldn’t get individual attention she required/ felt as if she had gone to learn, not to think, reflect or talk to her mind
- learning imparted at a fast pace without considering whether it was imbibed or not
- lectures spelled into her hand very rapidly, individuality of the lecture lost in her effort to keep herself in the race- “ The words rushed through her hands like hounds in pursuit of a hare.”
- almost alone- no personalized communication with professors who appeared to be remote
- very few books were printed for the blind
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