Sample Paper – 2009
Class – XSubject – English Lang & Literature
Time allowed : 3 hrs Max. marks : 100
General Instructions :
(i) The paper is divided into four sections : A, B,C and D. All the questions are compulsory.
(ii) Separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary.
Read these instructions very carefully and follow them faithfully.
(iii) Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.
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SECTION-A (READING) (20)
1. Read the following passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 12
One day a farmer, who was well-known in his village as a very good man, announced, “ I will give three meals and five shillings to anyone who is willing to do a day’s work for me.” This offer was accepted by a hungry tramp, who was more interested in the meals than the money. “ You can have your breakfast first”, said the farmer, “ and then you can start the work”. After the farmer had given him a very small breakfast, he said, “Now you can have your lunch. This will save us a lot of time.” The tramp agreed and ate a poor lunch. When he had finished, the farmer said, “What would you say to having a dinner also while you are about it?”
“ I will try”, replied the tramp, “to enjoy another meal.” Then he had his dinner, which again was not a very filling meal. When it was over, the farmer looked very pleased and said, “Now you can do a long day’s work.” “No, thank you,” was the tramp’s reply as he rose to leave, “ I never work after dinner.”
a) What offer did the tramp accept ? 1
b) Why was he ready to work for the farmer ? 2
c) Why did the farmer give the tramp all the three meals together ? 2
d) Why was it possible for the tramp to eat all the meals together ? 2
e) How did the tramp teach the mean farmer a lesson ? 1
f) Why was the offer accepted by the tramp ? 2
g) Which word in the passage mean: 2
a) Person with no fixed home or occupation
b) make a statement
2. Read the following passage and answer the following questions that follow: 8 M
Pain is difficult to define as it is subjective and psychological. Probably the best definition is that it is an unpleasant experience association with tissue damage.
Pain is more complex than other sensory systems such as vision or hearing as it involves transfer of sensory information to the nervous system but produces suffering which leads to aversive corrective behavior like withdrawing from harmful agents. Thus, it serves as a useful warning system.
Pain receptors in the skin and other tissues of our body are nerve terminals which are triggered by a chemical stimulus when a potential damage occurs. Acute pain often has simple and effective treatment regimes. However, chronic pain, rarely has simple
solutions as it is not fully understood. It is inevitably accompanied by many
psychological factors such as depression, anxiety and personal environmental
interactions.
Under controlled conditions women are more sensitive to pain than men, office workers
than manual workers, and anxious people than calm people. The people without the
ability to feel are at a greater risk and life expectancy is shorter than average.
a) Why is it difficult to define the pain ? 1
b) Which leads to aversive corrective behavior ? 1
c) What happens when a potential damage occur ? 2
d) Why does chronic pain not have simple solutions ? 2
e) Pick out the words from the passage which give the following meaning: 2
a) cause to function
b) quiet
SECTION – B (WRITING) (20M)
3. You are Kiran / Kirmayi of Gandhi of Gandhi Park, Andhra Pradesh. Write a letter to the Govt of A.P. complaining to him about the lack of facilities malfunctioning of the Government Hospital in your area. 8 M OR
Write a letter to the Commissioner of Chennai Corporation, complaining about the poor sanitary conditions and mosquito-menace in your locality.
4. Majority of women and girls are facing the problem of eve-teasing at the bus stop It has become a common phenomenon in the vicinity of schools and colleges. Write an article about the problem drawing the attention of the police and authorities. 8 M
OR
Write a paragraph with the hints given below in not more than 80 words:
Fire in slum area-20 march, 2008.-Rampur in Guntur-weaker sections-small shops-gutted-death of twenty people-voluntary club, President, Citizen’s Club-rescue operations-temporary shelter in Govt. Shool-issue of blankets, food packets etc.- arrival of local magistrate- investigation by police –need of precautionary measures
5.You are Surya / Nandita working for ‘India Today’. Last week, you attended a seminar on ‘Pleasures of Eye-Donation’, organised by the Young Buzz of your district. Write a report of this seminar in not more than 100 words for publication in India Today. 4 M
OR
You are Lingesh / Lila. As a responsible citizen you have organised a campaign on ‘Say No to Polythene Bags’, in your locality. Write a report in not more than 125 words for publication in a magazine.
SECTION-C (GRAMMAR) 15M
6.There is an error in the use of verb in each of the following lines. Find the error and write the correct word in your answer sheet. The first one has been done as an example
8 x ½ = 4 M
Della finish her cry and attended e.g. finish … finished
to her cheeks with the powder rag. She stands (a) ___________
by the window and look out a grey (b) ___________
cat walking. Tomorrow will be Christmas (c) ___________
Day and she have only one dollar and (d) ____________
87 cents to buy a present for Jim. She has (e) ____________
been saving every penny for long. She saves (f) _____________
only that much of money. 20 dollars a week did (g) _____________
not go far. Expenses have been greater (h) _____________
than she had calculated.
7. Read the following paragraph and fill in the blanks with the correct from of verbs
given in brackets. 8 x ½ = 4
When Jack _____________ (enter) the room, I ____________ ( not recognise) him because he ____________ (lose) so much weight and ____________ (grow) a beard. He _______ (look) totally different! But when he started speaking, I _______ ______ (recognise) him immediately. I _____________ (express) my joy since I could __________ (meet) him after a long time.
8. Read the dialogue and complete the passage given below. Write the correct answer in
your answer sheet against the correct blank number. Do not copy the whole sentence.
4 x 1 = 4
Father: Where did you keep the hall ticket ?
Son : It was in my school bag,
Father: Where was the briefcase ?
Son : I put it on the counter.
The father asked son (a) _____________________________ hall ticket. The son told him
(b) ___________________. The father further enquired of him (c) _________________ .
The son replied (d) _________________________________
9. Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange them to form meaningful
sentences. The first one has been done as an example. 1 x 3 =3
Example:
In hot / like India / tree / countries / banana / grows
Ans : Banana tree grows in hot countries like India.
a) The / two /thieves / yesterday / caught / police
b) early / in the morning / takes / Sara / her bath.
c) watered / has not / the plants / so far / the gardener
SECTION - D (Text Books) 45
10. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Answers in one
or two lines only. 5 M
Chubukov It’s not true! My dear fellow, I’m very liable to lose my temper, and so, just because of that, let’s stop arguing. You started because everybody is always jealous of everybody else’s dogs. Yes, we’re all like that! You too, sir, aren’t blameless! You no sooner begin with this, that and the other, and all that… I remember everything!
a) Who is the listener here ? 1
b) It is common in all. What is it ? 1
c) What does the speaker say about himself ? 1
d) What is the suggestion given the speaker ? 1
e) Pick out the word that mean ‘without blame’ 1
11. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Answer in one
or two lines only. 5 M
Over many days and months Valli listened carefully to conversations between her
neighbours and people who regularly used the bus, and she also asked a few discreet
questions here and there. This way she picked up various small details about the bus
journey. The town was six miles from her village. The fare was thirty paisa one way -
a) Whose conversation did Valli listen to carefully ? 1
b) What type of questions did she ask ? 1
c) How did the queries did she ask ? 1
d) Write the fare and the distance of the town. 1
e) Trace the word that means ‘loving’ 1
12. Answer in 80 words. 6 M
Did Valli enjoy the bus journey? What experience she encountered in the bus ?
OR
What Conclusion did Kisa Gotami come to and how ?
13. Answer in 30-40 words. 4 M
What happened to the bus when it reached the rail road crossing ?
OR
How does Chubukov react when Lomov became unconscious ?
14. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow
The fog comes
On little cat feet
It sits looking
Over harbour and city
On silent haunches
And then moves on
i) Name the poem and the poet. 1
ii) How does the fog come ? 2
iii) Trace the word that means ‘shattered place for the ships’ 1
OR
But I can get a hair-dye
And set such colour there,
Brown, or black, or carrot,
That young men in despair
May love me for myself alone
And not my yellow hair.’
i) Who is ‘I’ in the poem ? 1
ii) What different colours have been written above ? 1
iii) What does the speaker want ? 1
iv) What does the stanza show about the lady ? 1
15. Answer any two of the following questions in 30 -40 words each on the basis of the
lines given below: 6 M
a) No use to say ‘o there are other balls’:
What do the words in inverted commas mean?
Why does the poet think that it is useless to give this suggestion to the boy ?
b) ‘No one is dissatisfied, no one is demented with
the mania of owning things ‘
What does the poet mean by the above lines and what are the qualities of the
animals are specified?
c) He hears the last voice at night
The patrolling cars,
And stares with his brilliant eyes
At the brilliant stars
Who is he in the above lines and what does he do ?
16. Answer the following questions in about 100 words: 8
The saying ‘one should leave oneself within the means’ is a way of peaceful life –
Elucidate it in the light of Loisel’s life.
OR
How was the attitude of the lawyer changed towards New Mullion?
17. Answer the following question in 30- 40 words: 4
What does a detective look like in new view of Fowler?
OR
How is the surgeon successful in changing the dog (Tricky) ?
18. Answer the following question in 20 -30 words: 3
What is the only hindrance in Horace work?
What did the lady tell him in this regard?
OR
What consequences do result in as the book is considered as sandwich?
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Class – XSubject – English Lang & Literature
Time allowed : 3 hrs Max. marks : 100
General Instructions :
(i) The paper is divided into four sections : A, B,C and D. All the questions are compulsory.
(ii) Separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary.
Read these instructions very carefully and follow them faithfully.
(iii) Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.
___________________________________________________________________________
SECTION-A (READING) (20)
1. Read the following passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 12
One day a farmer, who was well-known in his village as a very good man, announced, “ I will give three meals and five shillings to anyone who is willing to do a day’s work for me.” This offer was accepted by a hungry tramp, who was more interested in the meals than the money. “ You can have your breakfast first”, said the farmer, “ and then you can start the work”. After the farmer had given him a very small breakfast, he said, “Now you can have your lunch. This will save us a lot of time.” The tramp agreed and ate a poor lunch. When he had finished, the farmer said, “What would you say to having a dinner also while you are about it?”
“ I will try”, replied the tramp, “to enjoy another meal.” Then he had his dinner, which again was not a very filling meal. When it was over, the farmer looked very pleased and said, “Now you can do a long day’s work.” “No, thank you,” was the tramp’s reply as he rose to leave, “ I never work after dinner.”
a) What offer did the tramp accept ? 1
b) Why was he ready to work for the farmer ? 2
c) Why did the farmer give the tramp all the three meals together ? 2
d) Why was it possible for the tramp to eat all the meals together ? 2
e) How did the tramp teach the mean farmer a lesson ? 1
f) Why was the offer accepted by the tramp ? 2
g) Which word in the passage mean: 2
a) Person with no fixed home or occupation
b) make a statement
2. Read the following passage and answer the following questions that follow: 8 M
Pain is difficult to define as it is subjective and psychological. Probably the best definition is that it is an unpleasant experience association with tissue damage.
Pain is more complex than other sensory systems such as vision or hearing as it involves transfer of sensory information to the nervous system but produces suffering which leads to aversive corrective behavior like withdrawing from harmful agents. Thus, it serves as a useful warning system.
Pain receptors in the skin and other tissues of our body are nerve terminals which are triggered by a chemical stimulus when a potential damage occurs. Acute pain often has simple and effective treatment regimes. However, chronic pain, rarely has simple
solutions as it is not fully understood. It is inevitably accompanied by many
psychological factors such as depression, anxiety and personal environmental
interactions.
Under controlled conditions women are more sensitive to pain than men, office workers
than manual workers, and anxious people than calm people. The people without the
ability to feel are at a greater risk and life expectancy is shorter than average.
a) Why is it difficult to define the pain ? 1
b) Which leads to aversive corrective behavior ? 1
c) What happens when a potential damage occur ? 2
d) Why does chronic pain not have simple solutions ? 2
e) Pick out the words from the passage which give the following meaning: 2
a) cause to function
b) quiet
SECTION – B (WRITING) (20M)
3. You are Kiran / Kirmayi of Gandhi of Gandhi Park, Andhra Pradesh. Write a letter to the Govt of A.P. complaining to him about the lack of facilities malfunctioning of the Government Hospital in your area. 8 M OR
Write a letter to the Commissioner of Chennai Corporation, complaining about the poor sanitary conditions and mosquito-menace in your locality.
4. Majority of women and girls are facing the problem of eve-teasing at the bus stop It has become a common phenomenon in the vicinity of schools and colleges. Write an article about the problem drawing the attention of the police and authorities. 8 M
OR
Write a paragraph with the hints given below in not more than 80 words:
Fire in slum area-20 march, 2008.-Rampur in Guntur-weaker sections-small shops-gutted-death of twenty people-voluntary club, President, Citizen’s Club-rescue operations-temporary shelter in Govt. Shool-issue of blankets, food packets etc.- arrival of local magistrate- investigation by police –need of precautionary measures
5.You are Surya / Nandita working for ‘India Today’. Last week, you attended a seminar on ‘Pleasures of Eye-Donation’, organised by the Young Buzz of your district. Write a report of this seminar in not more than 100 words for publication in India Today. 4 M
OR
You are Lingesh / Lila. As a responsible citizen you have organised a campaign on ‘Say No to Polythene Bags’, in your locality. Write a report in not more than 125 words for publication in a magazine.
SECTION-C (GRAMMAR) 15M
6.There is an error in the use of verb in each of the following lines. Find the error and write the correct word in your answer sheet. The first one has been done as an example
8 x ½ = 4 M
Della finish her cry and attended e.g. finish … finished
to her cheeks with the powder rag. She stands (a) ___________
by the window and look out a grey (b) ___________
cat walking. Tomorrow will be Christmas (c) ___________
Day and she have only one dollar and (d) ____________
87 cents to buy a present for Jim. She has (e) ____________
been saving every penny for long. She saves (f) _____________
only that much of money. 20 dollars a week did (g) _____________
not go far. Expenses have been greater (h) _____________
than she had calculated.
7. Read the following paragraph and fill in the blanks with the correct from of verbs
given in brackets. 8 x ½ = 4
When Jack _____________ (enter) the room, I ____________ ( not recognise) him because he ____________ (lose) so much weight and ____________ (grow) a beard. He _______ (look) totally different! But when he started speaking, I _______ ______ (recognise) him immediately. I _____________ (express) my joy since I could __________ (meet) him after a long time.
8. Read the dialogue and complete the passage given below. Write the correct answer in
your answer sheet against the correct blank number. Do not copy the whole sentence.
4 x 1 = 4
Father: Where did you keep the hall ticket ?
Son : It was in my school bag,
Father: Where was the briefcase ?
Son : I put it on the counter.
The father asked son (a) _____________________________ hall ticket. The son told him
(b) ___________________. The father further enquired of him (c) _________________ .
The son replied (d) _________________________________
9. Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange them to form meaningful
sentences. The first one has been done as an example. 1 x 3 =3
Example:
In hot / like India / tree / countries / banana / grows
Ans : Banana tree grows in hot countries like India.
a) The / two /thieves / yesterday / caught / police
b) early / in the morning / takes / Sara / her bath.
c) watered / has not / the plants / so far / the gardener
SECTION - D (Text Books) 45
10. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Answers in one
or two lines only. 5 M
Chubukov It’s not true! My dear fellow, I’m very liable to lose my temper, and so, just because of that, let’s stop arguing. You started because everybody is always jealous of everybody else’s dogs. Yes, we’re all like that! You too, sir, aren’t blameless! You no sooner begin with this, that and the other, and all that… I remember everything!
a) Who is the listener here ? 1
b) It is common in all. What is it ? 1
c) What does the speaker say about himself ? 1
d) What is the suggestion given the speaker ? 1
e) Pick out the word that mean ‘without blame’ 1
11. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Answer in one
or two lines only. 5 M
Over many days and months Valli listened carefully to conversations between her
neighbours and people who regularly used the bus, and she also asked a few discreet
questions here and there. This way she picked up various small details about the bus
journey. The town was six miles from her village. The fare was thirty paisa one way -
a) Whose conversation did Valli listen to carefully ? 1
b) What type of questions did she ask ? 1
c) How did the queries did she ask ? 1
d) Write the fare and the distance of the town. 1
e) Trace the word that means ‘loving’ 1
12. Answer in 80 words. 6 M
Did Valli enjoy the bus journey? What experience she encountered in the bus ?
OR
What Conclusion did Kisa Gotami come to and how ?
13. Answer in 30-40 words. 4 M
What happened to the bus when it reached the rail road crossing ?
OR
How does Chubukov react when Lomov became unconscious ?
14. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow
The fog comes
On little cat feet
It sits looking
Over harbour and city
On silent haunches
And then moves on
i) Name the poem and the poet. 1
ii) How does the fog come ? 2
iii) Trace the word that means ‘shattered place for the ships’ 1
OR
But I can get a hair-dye
And set such colour there,
Brown, or black, or carrot,
That young men in despair
May love me for myself alone
And not my yellow hair.’
i) Who is ‘I’ in the poem ? 1
ii) What different colours have been written above ? 1
iii) What does the speaker want ? 1
iv) What does the stanza show about the lady ? 1
15. Answer any two of the following questions in 30 -40 words each on the basis of the
lines given below: 6 M
a) No use to say ‘o there are other balls’:
What do the words in inverted commas mean?
Why does the poet think that it is useless to give this suggestion to the boy ?
b) ‘No one is dissatisfied, no one is demented with
the mania of owning things ‘
What does the poet mean by the above lines and what are the qualities of the
animals are specified?
c) He hears the last voice at night
The patrolling cars,
And stares with his brilliant eyes
At the brilliant stars
Who is he in the above lines and what does he do ?
16. Answer the following questions in about 100 words: 8
The saying ‘one should leave oneself within the means’ is a way of peaceful life –
Elucidate it in the light of Loisel’s life.
OR
How was the attitude of the lawyer changed towards New Mullion?
17. Answer the following question in 30- 40 words: 4
What does a detective look like in new view of Fowler?
OR
How is the surgeon successful in changing the dog (Tricky) ?
18. Answer the following question in 20 -30 words: 3
What is the only hindrance in Horace work?
What did the lady tell him in this regard?
OR
What consequences do result in as the book is considered as sandwich?
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