2/ 5 / 1 2020 Class 10 English Question Paper Solution
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 but she surprises us¾ the length of a human palm ¾over 10 cm tall the ability to communicate across¾with the power of great art 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) Homo sapiens.
(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 is seen in pictures and sketches.
(iv) it is 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 or ivory or thin metal only.
(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 paragraph 1 is _______ .
Ans: amid.
(h) The size of the dancing girl is equal to the length of the
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, the 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 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 a 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. Disadvantage: there is chaos / feelings injured /grumbling members / tempers rise
(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 (any other relevant point to be accepted)
(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. (i) 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) You are Mukesh/Manju living at 7/31, Kamla Nagar, Kanpur. There are many stray dogs in your colony. They chase vehicles, trouble strangers and sometimes bite the children. They are a nuisance. Write a letter of complaint to the Municipal Commissioner, Kanpur requesting him to instruct the concerned staff to take appropriate action. (100 – 150 words)
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 (complimentary close, signature, making proper paragraphs)
vii. enclosures (optional)
Content – 4 Marks
Expression – 3 Marks
– coherence and relevance of ideas and style –1½ marks
– grammatical accuracy, appropriate words and spellings – 1½ marks
Value points:
- Problem : stray dogs a menace, a nuisance
– Chase vehicles, trouble strangers / bite the children
- Solution: urge local authorities / local NGO to take appropriate actions
– Control increasing dog population
– Send dog catchers
– Immunization against rabies
(Any other relevant point)
OR
You are Sarita/Saurabh. Your school organised an adult literacy camp. Many people benefitted from it. You realised the importance of educating the adults. Write an article on ‘Importance of Adult Education’ for your school magazine in 100 – 150 words.
Ans: Format – 1 Mark
Title– ½ mark and name of the writer – ½ mark
Content – 4 Marks (any other relevant point besides the hints given)
Expression – 3 Marks
– coherence and relevance of ideas and style –1½ marks
– grammatical accuracy, appropriate words and spellings – 1½ marks
Value points:
– Importance of adult education – can make one self-reliant
– Awareness – can escape exploitation –know their rights and duties
– Can bring about desirable changes in their behaviour
– Change in attitude –can bring up their children in a better manner
(4) Complete the following story in 150 – 200 words: It was my cousin’s wedding. Preparations were being made for the departure of the baraat. But suddenly … … …
Ans: Story Writing
Give a suitable title also
It was my cousin’s wedding. Preparations were being made for the departure of the baraat.
But suddenly … … …
Title – 1 Mark
Content – 4 Marks
Expression – 5 Marks
-coherence, relevance of ideas -2½ marks
-accuracy, appropriate words and correct spellings -2½ marks
Suggested outline to be developed.
OR
Taking help from the cues given below, develop a story in 150 – 200 words : 10
A boy falls in bad company – father brings apples – puts them in a basket – places a rotten apple among them – next day all apples rotten -teaches a lesson to the boy.
Ans: A boy falls in bad company — father brings apples ——puts them in a basket —- places a rotten apple among them —– next day all apples rotten
Title – 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: Hints/Lines given in the question paper can be used
anywhere in the story
(5) Read the paragraph given below and fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate words from the given options.
After (a) a week in the cottage, he decided that he didn’t really enjoy (b) in the countryside and began (c) of an excuse for (d) the cottage.
(a) (i) spending (ii) have spent (iii) spent (iv) spends
Ans: (i) spending
(b) (i) to living (ii) lived (iii) living (iv) lives
Ans: (iii) living
(c) (i) to thinking (ii) to thought (iii) thought (iv) to think
Ans: (iv) to think
(d) (i) sold (ii) selling (iii) sells (iv) sale
Ans: (ii) selling
(6) The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the error and the correction in your answer-book against the correct blank number.
Error Correction
Today the girls have broke the (a) ________ ________
five-foot barrier and on some (b) ________ ________
cases is a half foot taller (c) ________ ________
then their grandmothers. (d) ________ ________
Ans:
Error | Correction |
(a) broke | broken |
(b) on | In |
(d) then | Than |
(7) Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.
(a) Ramesh / the park / a boy / met / one day / in
Ans: Ramesh met a boy in the park one day./ One day Ramesh met a boy in the park / A boy met Ramesh in the park one day.
(b) was / old / young boy / seven years / the / only
Ans: The young boy was only seven years old.
(c) asked / the nearest / he / bookstore / about / him
Ans: He asked him about the nearest bookstore.
(d) wanted / buy / he / to / books / a few
Ans: He wanted to buy a few books.
SECTION C – (Literature)
(8) Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
‘‘Never shall a young man,
Thrown into despair
By those great honey-coloured
Ramparts at your ear,
Love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.’’
(a) The lady’s hair is compared to __________ .
(i) ramparts
(ii) ears
(iii) honey
(iv) despair
Ans: (i) ramparts
(b) The young man has fallen in love with the lady for her ___________ .
(i) wealth
(ii) social position
(iii) looks
(iv) mind
Ans: (iii) looks
(c) Name the poem and the poet.
Ans: For Anne Gregory ; W.B. Yeats
(d) According to the poet, the lady wants the young man to love her for
__________ .
Ans: herself alone
OR
Ausable moved to an armchair and sat down heavily. ‘‘I’m going to raise the devil with the management this time, and you can bet on it,’’ he said grimly. ‘‘This is the second time in a month that somebody has got into my room through that nuisance of a balcony!’’
(a) Who is Ausable ?
(i) A secret agent
(ii) A tourist in a hotel
(iii) A reporter
(iv) A businessman
Ans: (i) A secret agent
(b) Why was Ausable angry with the management ?
(i) His room was unsafe.
(ii) The food was not good.
(iii) The balcony was a nuisance
(iv) The armchair was not soft.
Ans: (iii) The balcony was a nuisance
(c) Was there a balcony with the room ? Yes/No.
Ans: No
(d) Ausable was playing a ___________ on his visitor.
Ans: prank / trick
(9) Answer any five of the following questions in 30 – 40 words each:
(a) Did the letter reach God ? Why did the postmaster send a reply to Lencho?
Ans: No. Postmaster sent a reply to Lencho so that his faith in God would not get shaken.
(b) What does Mandela refer to as ‘an extraordinary human disaster’?
Ans: The practice of Apartheid in South Africa / the Blacks suffered racial discrimination / bondage of poverty / deprivation suffering oppression and brutality.
(c) What is the central idea of the poem, ‘Animals’?
Ans: The poet regrets / human beings no longer possess the qualities of empathy / satisfaction / being self-contained which the animals possess / praises animals for being better than human beings / possessing all such qualities that humans lack / have forgotten.
(d) Why does Anil not hand Hari Singh over to the police?
Ans: Anil empathizes with Hari / gives Hari a second chance to become a better person.
(e) Why did Ebright lose interest in tagging butterflies?
Ans: As it was a tedious work/ did not receive much feedback / only two of his butterflies were recaptured.
(f) Why did Bholi not marry Bishamber?
Ans: Bishamber asked for Rs 5000/- / humiliated Bholi’s father / Bholi refused to get married to a greedy / mean man and a coward / she was self-respecting and a dignified girl.
(10) How did the Buddha make Kisa Gotami realise the reality of death ? (100 – 150 words)
Ans: Objective: To test local and global comprehension, themes and ideas in the text.
Marking: Content- 4 marks
Fluency-2 marks
Grammatical Accuracy- 2 marks
Value points: (Minimum four points)
The Buddha asked Gotami for a handful of mustard seeds / house where no one had
lost any dear one / Gotami followed his advice / found no house like that / death is
inevitable / truth of life / no one is immortal / surrender all selfishness / wise to accept
the fact of death and not grieve.
(Any other relevant point)
OR
‘‘Valli was a mature girl and ahead of her age.’’ Justify the statement with instances from the text. (100 -150 words)
Ans: Objective: To test local and global comprehension, themes and ideas in the text.
Marking: Content- 4 marks
Fluency- 2 marks
Grammatical Accuracy- 2 marks
Value points: (Minimum four points)
Valli a mature, intelligent girl / different from other children of her age / found joy in unusual experiences / started collecting every stray coin / she collected money for a bus ride sacrificing all her temptation (peppermints, toys, balloons)- acted as a good planner / resolutely, stifled a strong desire to ride on the merry-go-round / executed her plan to realize her dream / she was confident – rode alone, didn’t get off the bus. sensitive – moved by the incident of the dead cow.
(Any other relevant point)
(11) Mme Forestier proved to be a true friend of the Loisels. Elaborate.(100 – 150 words)
Ans: Objective: To test knowledge and appreciation of the text.
Marking: Content- 4 marks
Fluency- 2 marks
Grammatical Accuracy- 2 marks
Value points: (Minimum four points)
Mme Forestier a true friend to the Loisels / Affluent, generous and helpful / Matilda’s desire to wear a necklace to the party / Forestier loved Matilda a lot / opened up the entire array of jewels for Matilda to choose from / Mme Forestier took pity when she learnt about the lost necklace / like an honest friend didn’t conceal the truth / told about the necklace being an imitation/artificial / was concerned about the misery Matilda had to endure.
(Any other relevant point)
OR
Discoveries of science can be used for the welfare of mankind as well as for its destruction. How is this applicable to Griffin’s scientific discovery? Explain giving examples from the text. (100 – 150 words)
Ans: Objective: To test knowledge and appreciation of the text.
Marking: Content- 4 marks
Fluency- 2 marks
Grammatical Accuracy- 2 marks
Value points: (Minimum four points)
Griffin a brilliant, talented scientist / could use his discoveries to serve mankind / discovered a drug for invisibility / a brilliant scientist – lawless – revengeful- set the house of his landlord on fire / himself became invisible / indulged in childish pranks / took shelter in London store / gave himself the pleasure of feeding and clothing himself[1]opened boxes, wrappers, wore warm clothes / robbed the theatrical company / committed burglary in the clergyman’s house / when the policeman tried to get hold of him, hit him and disappeared.
(Any other relevant point)
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