Shri.Mahakali English School,Adiware.
10th English Practice question paper 3
Time: 3 Hours Marks: 80
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SECTION I: LANGUAGE STUDY
Q.1(A1) Do as directed. (Any 4). (04)
(1) Pick out the infinitives from the following sentence.
They both want to go with her.
(2) Write two compound words beginning with "Smart"
(3) Find out 2 hidden words of minimum 4 letters from - "devastating"
4) Punctuate the following sentence.
Are you still hungry I asked faintly
(5) ldentify the types of sentence.
They took a muscle sample from my arm.
(A2) Do as directed. (Any 2) (04)
(1) Complete the following word-chain of verbs.
conduct - t......., ..........., ..........., ............
(2) Pick out the model auxiliary and state its function.
(1) You must work hard to succeed in life.
(2) We should follow the rules seriously.
3) Make a word register of 4 words related with "Covid 19".
(B) Do as directed. (Any 1) (02)
(1) Use the following two words in a meaningful sentence.
Situation, careful
(2) Complete the following sentences with the help of the sentence given below.
The biggest challenge knocking on the doors of human kind is fear and ignorance.
(1) No other challenge knocking.................................
(2) Fear and ignorance are bigger........................................
SECTION II : TEXTUAL PASSAGES
(Reading Skill Vocabulary and Grammar)
Q.2 (A)Read the following passage and do the activities:. (10)
A1. State whether the following statements are true or false.
i)According to Kailash Satyarthi real peace begins with the children-
ii) We live in an age of rapid globalization-
iii) Eighteen years old girl was rescued from stone quarries.
(iv) The question that the girl asked has the power to
shake the whole world-
Passage
Eighteen years ago, millions of individuals marched across the globe. And demanded a new international law for the abolition of worst fom of child labour, and it has happened, we did it, millions of individuals did it.
Friends! We live in an age of rapid globalisation. We are connected through high-speed Intemet. We exchange our
goods and services in one single 82 global market.Thousands of flights every day connect us from one corner to another corner of the globe. But there is one serious disconnect and there is a lack of compassion. Let us inculcate and transform these individuals' compassion
into a global compassion. Let us globalise compassion.
Mahatma Gandhi said, "If we are to teach real peace in this world.. we shall have to begin with the children." I humbly add, let us unite the world through the compassion for our children.
I ask Whose children are they who stitch footballs, yet never played with one? Whose children are they who harvest cocoa, yet have never tasted chocolate? Whose children are
they who are dying of Ebola? Whose children are they who are kidnapped and
held hostage? They are all our children.
I remember an eight-year-old girl we rescued from intergeneational forced labour from stone quarries. When she was sitting in my car right after her rescue, she asked me: "Why did you not come earlier?"
Her angry question still shakes me - and has the power to shake the whole world. Her question is for all of us. What are we doing? What are we waiting for? How many girls will we allow to go without rescue?
Children are questioning our inaction and watching our actions.We need collective actions with a sense of urgency.
Every single minute matters, every single child matters, every single childhood matters.
Therefore, I challenge the passivity and pessimism surrounding our children. I challenge this culure of silence and this culture of passivity, this culture of neutrality.
A2. Who are our chidren according to Kailash Satyarthi?
A3. Find out Antonyms for the following-
(a) best x (b) optimism x
(c) creation x (d) endangered x
A4.(1) We need collective actions with a sense of urgency.
(Begin the sentence with "Collective actions
(2) We exchange our good and services in our single global market. (Use "Not only..)
A5. What will you do if you see a child is treated unjustly by someone?
Q.2 (A) Read the following passage and do the activities. (Any 5) (10)
A1. Name the following -
1) The place where the incident took place -
2) The thing which was not on the menu card -
3) The thing that the writer could not afford -
4) The thing which was horibly expensive -
Passage
I was startled when the menu was brought, for the prices were a great deal higher than I had thought But she reassured me. "I never eat anything for luncheon," she said. "Oh, don't say that!" I answered generously. "I never eat more than one thing. I think people eat for too much nowadays. A little fish, perhaps. I wonder if they have any salmon." Well, it was early in the year for salmon and it
was not on the menu, but I asked the waiter if there was any. Yes, a beautiful salmon had just come in-it was the first they had had. I ordered it for my guest. The waiter asked her if she would have something while it was being cooked. "No," she answered, "I never eat more than one thing. Unless you had a little caviar. I never mind caviar." I knew I could not afford caviar, but I could not very well tell her that. For myself, I chose the cheapest dish on the menu and that was a mutton chop. I think you're unwise
to eat meat." she said. "I don't believe in overloading my stomach." She ate the caviar and she ate the salmon. She talked gaily of art and literature and music. But I wondered what the bill would come to. When my mutton chop arived, she took me quite seriously to task. "I see that you're in the habit of eating a heavy luncheon. I'm sure it's a mistake. Why don't you follow my example and just eat one thing? I couldn't possibly eat anything more
unless they had some of those giant asparagus. I should be sorry to leave Paris without having some of them." My
heart sank. I had secen them in the shops and I knew that they were horribly expensive. My mouth had often watered at the sight of them. "T'm not in the least hungry," my guest sighed, "but if you insist, I don't mind having some asparagus." I ordered them. "Aren't you going to have any?" "No, I never eat asparagus."
We waited for the asparagus to be cooked. Panic seized me. It was not a question now of how much money I should have left over the rest of the month but whether I had enough to pay the bill.
A2.What do you think the woman reassured the writer about? Why was the writer relaxed?
A3. What did the woman reassure the writer ? Why was the writer relaxed?
A4. Write down four describing words from the passage and write down with nouns it described in pairs.
A5.(i) She ate the caviar and she ate the salmon. (Rewrite the sentence by using 'As well as)
(ii) I don't believe in overloading my stomach. (Make it affirmative)
A6. What do you think about the lady ? Write in 4-5 sentences.
SECTION II : POETRY
Q.3 (A) Read the following extract and do the activities.. (05)
A1. Complete the following sentences with the help of the extract given below.
(1) The Poet compares the world to.......
(2) Every individual on the earth is a............. playing an individual role.
(3) The first stage of life is..............
(4)................is whining because he does not want to............
Stanza
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth.
A2 Describe the Lover.
A3 Name and explain the figures of speech.
"Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard"
Q.3 (B) Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the given points in paragraph format (05)
Use the following points while appreciating the given poem.
i) Poet -
ii) Title -
iii) Theme/Central Idea (At least 3 to 4 lines)
iv) Figures of speech-
v) Rhyme Scheme -
Night of the Scorpion
I remember the night my mother
was stung by a scorpion. Ten hours
of steady rain had driven him
to crawl beneath a sack of rice.
Parting with his poison flash
of diabolic tail in the dark room-
he risked the rain again.
The peasants came like swarms of flies
and buzzed the name of God a hundred times
to paralyse the Evil One.
With candles and with lanterns
throwing giant scorpion shadows
on the mud-baked walls
they searched for him: he was not found.
They clicked their tongues.
With every movement that the scorpion
made his poison
moved in Mother's blood, they said.
May he sit still, they said
May the sins of your previous birth
be burned away tonight, they said.
May your suffering decrease
the misfortunes of your next birth, they said.
May the sum of all evil
balanced in this unreal world
against the sum of good
become diminished by your pain.
May the poison purify your flesh
of desire, and your spirit of ambition,
they said, and they sat around
on the floor with my mother in the centre,
the peace of understanding on each face.
More candles, more lanterns, more neighbours,
more insects, and the endless rain.
My mother twisted through and through,
groaning on a mat.
My father, Sceptic, rationalist,
trying every curse and blessing,
powder, mix ture, herb and hybrid.
He even poured a little paraffin
upon the bitten toe and put a match to it.
I watched the flame feeding on my mother.
I watched the holy man perform his rites to tame
the poison with an incantation.
After twenty hours it lost its sting
My mother only said
Thank God the scorpion picked on me
And spared my children
SECTION IV: NON- TEXTUAL PASSAGES
(Reading Skill. Vocabulary, Grammar and Summary)
Q.4 (A) Read the following passage and do the activities. (10)
A1 Name the following.
i) The place where the writer visited -
ii) The place where the writer's brother decided to move -
iii) The owners of the land-
iv) Name of the addressee -
November 4, 1851.
Dear Brother John Honston,
When I came into Charleston day before yesterday,I learnt that you were anxious to sell the land where you live, and move to Missouri. I have been thinking of this ever since, and cannot but say such an idea is quite foolish. What can you do in Missouri better than
here ? Is the land any richer? Can you, there, any more than here, raise corn and wheat without work? Will anybody there, any more than here, do your work for you? If you intend to go to work, there is no better place than right where you are; if you do not intend to work, you cannot get along anywhere. Crawling about from place to place can do you no good. You
have raised no crop this year. What you really want is to sell the land, get the money and spend it. Part with the land you have and - my life upon it never after
will you own a spot big enough to bury you. Half of what you will get for the land, you will spend in moving to Missouri. And the other half you will eat,
drink, wear out and no foot of land will be brought.Now I feel it my duty to have no hand in such a piece of foolery.
Now do not misunderstand this letter. I do not write it in any unkindness. I write it in order, if possible, to get you to face the truth which truth is, you are poor
and needy because you have idled away your time.Your thousand excuses for not getting along better are all nonsense. They deceive nobody but yourself. To go to work is the only cure for your case.
Affectionately,
Your brother
Abraham Lincoln.
A2. How, according to Lincoln, would his brother spend the money coming from selling the land?
A3. Find out two words with prefix from the passage and write two different words on your own by using the same prefix.
A4. If you do not intend to work, you cannot get along anywhere. [Analyze the clause]
A5. Why does Lincoln wish to have no hand in selling the land?
Q.4 (B) Read the passage given in Q.4 (A) and write the summary of it. Suggest a suitable title to your summary. (05)
SECTION V : WRITING SKILL
Q.5 (A) Letter Writing:
A1. or A2. Any one of the following.(05)
Read the followin g hand-out and attempt any one of the letters given below it.
"Save the Planet !"
* A mammoth rally to be organized to save the Environment.
* School children to participate.
* Free T shirts and gifts for the participants.
* Social duty of every citizen.
* Contact for the details : Save the Planet Mission, Orange City apartment, M.G.Road, Nagpur.
A1. Informal Letter
Imagine that your are Vinay/Vinita Patil, staying at B302,Suyog Colony, Aundh, Pune. Read the handout given above. and write a letter to your friend Deepak/Deepti to request him/her to participate in Save the Planet Mission. You may add your own points.
OR
A2. Formal Letter
Imagine that your are Vinay/Vinita Patil, staying at B302,Suyog Colony, Aundh, Pune. Read the handout given above. and write a letter to The Organizer, asking for details as you want to participate in it.You may add your own points in it.
Q.6 (A) Information Transfer: Attempt any one of the following activities. (05)
A1: Non- Verbal to Verbal:
Read the information given in the following Chart and Write two short paragraph based on it.
CITY LIFE VERSUS COUNTRY LIFE
1.CITY LIFE - Crowded, noisy, Polluted, Offers more employment, More opportunities of self-development, Stressful life, Variety of jobs, Away from nature, More medicinal and educational facilities, People are busy, target oriented.
2. COUNTRY LIFE -
Less Crowded, calm and quiet, Less polluted, Less employment, Less opportunities of self-development, Relaxed life, Less variety of jobs, Close to nature, Less medicinal and educational facilities, People are kind, emotional and friendly.
(OR)
A2. Verbal to Non-verbal:
Read the following extract and draw a tree diagram.
There are four types of computers: supercomputers, mainframe computers, mini computers and microcomputers are of special high-capacity computers used by ery large organizations such as NASA. Mainframe computers are capable of great processing speeds and data storage. For example, insurance companies use them to process information about millions of policyholders. Mini computers, also
known as mid-range computes, are comparati vely small in size. Departments of large companies typically use them for specific purposes.
For example the production departments use them to monitor certain manufacturing processes and
assembly line operations. Microcomput ers are least powerful but widely used and the fastest growingg type of computers. There are four types of
microcomputers. Desktop computer is too big to carTyaround. Laptop computer is portable. A table PC is very easy to use and carry. The fourth one is handheld computer which is the smallest one and is desi gned to fit into the palm of one hand.
Q.6 (B): Views/Counter views or Drafting a Speech:. (05)
Attempt any one of the following activities.
B1: View/Counter view:
Prepare a paragraph of counterview on the given topic. You may take hdp of the views given."The present education system is a burden on the student."
Views: -
* The syllabus is too vast and varied.
* The difficulty level is too high.
* The quantum of evaluation and assessment is too much.
* There is no scope for personality grooming.
* The system focuses mainly on the rote
memorization technique) leaming.
OR
B2: Drafting a Speech
Imagine your school has organized an interschool speech competition. Draft a speech on "What Etiquettes should we follow while using Cell Phones? Nowadays just about everyone owns a
cell phone but most of the users do not follow even the basic rules of cell phone conduct. They are seen speaking loudly, taking a phone call in the middle of
a meeting or even at a funeral etc. Mobile phone of today is no longer a mere means of communication. Music lovers are so glued to it that they don't pay attention even to the traffic while crossing the roads. This leads to accidents, sometimes even fatal ones.
Draft a speech in 100 words to be delivered in competition. You can add your own points as well.
SECTION VI: CREATIVE WRITING
Q.7 Expand the Theme
(A) Expansion or News Report:
Attempt any one of the following activities
A1:Expansion based on proverb/ Maxim/ Quotation/ Slogan: (05)
Expand the following ideas into two paragraphs.
"There is no shortcut to Success".
OR
A2: News Report based on the given headline The students of Mahatma Gandhi High School, Karad recently visited a Home for the Aged. Write a report of about 20 lines on the visit to be put up on your school notice board.
Read the headline given above and prepare report with the help of given points to display it on the school notice board.Students of Mahatma Gandhi High School, Karad visited "Home for the Aged" Use the following
format to draft your report-
Headline
Dateline
Leadline
Detail descriptions
Conclusions
(B) Story or Narrating an experience:
Attempt any one of the following activities.