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Grade 10 English Lang PB 1 - Answer Key

Q.No. Ques division Marks
Write about the thrill of an unexpected experience in your life. Narrate the
A details of the experience and say why it has become memorable in your
life.
B ‘Each one, Plant one’. Write a composition elaborating the idea.
C ‘Competition is good’. Give arguments either for or against this statement. As per the
Write an original story beginning with ‘I had to think quickly if I was to table
20
D mentioned
stay out of trouble’.
below
Study the picture given below. Write a story or a description or an account
of what it suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of
E
the picture or may take suggestion from it; however, there must be a clear
connection between the picture and your composition.
Error
Q1 Grade Language Ability Marks
Freq
Very good language ability, adequate and original matter relevant to the
A topic, good content, fluent expression, sensitive approach, appropriate 17-20 1-6
vocabulary, flow of thoughts,
Good linguistic ability, usage of varied vocabulary, clear and appropriate
B 15-16 7-10
arrangement of thought.
C Fair linguistic ability, few minor errors, satisfactory treatment of subject 12-14 11-15
Monotonous / uncertain language, subject not adequately developed,
D 8-11 16-20
communicates feeling a simple level
Flat / Faulty / vernacular language, frequent gross errors, subject
E 6-7 21-30
undeveloped irrelevant matter and not adhering to the topic
Broken English/ numerous and gross syntax errors / Subject distorted /
F 4-5 31+
faulty arrangement

Formal Letter Writing 10

There is no bus stop in your area due to which the residents are put to great
inconvenience. Write a letter to the City Traffic Controller requesting him
to provide a bus stop in your locality.
Sender’s Address ½
Date ½
Receiver’s Address ½
a. Salutation ½
Subscription ½
First Name + Surname ½
Content:[2m] - [½ a mark each]:
Q2
1 complaint of no bus stop
2
1-2 inconveniences due to absence of bus stop
2 suggestions
Expression: [5m] Spell check; Grammatical structure; Relevance to the
5
given topic; Introduction and conclusion

Informal Letter Writing

Your friend has helped you in one of the subjects you had difficulty with.
His/her mentoring and assistance has helped you score better in the recent
b. 10
examination. Write a letter thanking him/her for the help.

Sender’s Address ½
 Date ½
Salutation ½
Subscription ½
First Name Only ½
Content:[2½m] Total 5 points for ½ mark each.
Informing him/her on scoring good
Gratitude for the help 2½
2 points how it helped you
Assure him/her for always being there whenever he/she needs any help.
Expression: [5m] Spell check; Grammatical structure; Relevance to the
5
given topic; Introduction and conclusion

NOTICE 5m
Your school is hosting a 3-course meal cooking competition (an appetizer,
main dish and dessert). Write a notice to be displayed in your school
informing students of Grade IX & X about the event and inviting them to
take part in the competition. Give necessary details.
Heading: Must be appropriate to the event (in capital letters) 1
a. Name of event: 1
Date: ½
Time: ½
Venue: [Two parts smaller to bigger. Eg. Auditorium, Podar International
½+½
School.]
For Whom? Details of Target Audience (Grade) ; Submit names by when? ;
1
Submit names to who?
E MAIL 5m
Write an email to the Principal of a neighbouring school requesting him/her
to send two Home Science teachers to evaluate the participants. Add details
Q3.
from Q3.a.

To: (A complete plausible e mail id) ½ mark ½

Subject: (must be appropriate to given topic) ½ mark ½
Salutation: ½
Opening sentence: ½
b) Body: Date / Time / Venue / Place 2
Closing Sentence ½
Subscription: ½
Expression: 1 marks [Grammatical mistakes deduct marks] 1
The Tone must be formal.
The message is to be conveyed using clear and simple language.
No use for shoddy expressions, short forms or SMS vocabulary and
spelling.
Traditional rules for punctuation are to be maintained. (Judicious use of
Capital Letters).

Comprehension Passage
Give the meanings of the following words: 3
1 impervious 1
Q4 a)
c. unaffected
2 inclement 1
 b. tempestuous
Which word in the passage means the opposite of the word
3 1
‘sturdy’?
d. frail
Answer the following questions briefly in your own words:
Whom did the author meet on the way to office? What did this person
1 2
ask for?
At an isolated turn, he met a frail, aged man. 1
He asked the author to drop him near a hospital. 1
2 Why did the author think twice before helping the person? 1
As he had no spare helmet. 1
3 What did the person have with him? What did the author conclude? 2
The old man clutched in his hand a large brown cover. 1
The author concluded that it contained an X-ray report. 1
Why did the cop issue a ticket to the author? What did the stranger
b) 4 2
offer to do?
The cop issued the author a ticket as he was ferrying a pillion without a
2
helmet.
The grateful stranger offered to pay him the fine amount before parting.
In what way was the cop right about what he did? What is your opinion
5 2
about the incident?
The cop did his duty and was well within his brief and remained
impervious to the call of humanity. For him, the call of duty overrode 1
all other considerations.
Personal response 1
Summary Writing Points (1 mark each) ; 6 Points + 2 Expression
(Grammatical Mistakes, spelling mistakes)
In not more than 50 words, describe the incident that cost the author a
6+2 8
fine.
1 The author was waved down by a frail, aged man
2 He asked the author to drop him near a hospital
Author was apprehensive as he had no spare helmet but seeing that the
3 elderly man was clutching a large brown cover which seemed like an
c) X-ray report, he was moved to giving him a lift as a call of humanity
He was stopped abruptly by a traffic cop who demanded his driving
4
license and asked why the pillion passenger was not wearing a helmet.
He told him that he just wanted to help him by giving him a ride to a
5
hospital nearby, considering the urgency of his case
the cop wouldn’t listen and he set about issuing him a ticket charging
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him with ferrying a pillion without a helmet

In the following passage, fill in each of the numbered blanks with

correct form of the words given in brackets. Do not copy the
½m each 4
passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase
appropriate in the blank space.
1 disapproved
Q5 a) 2 taught
3 Was appointed
4 learning
5 to play
6 Was amazed
7 took
 8 performance
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words: ½m each 4
a of
b by
c Until/till
b) d By
e To
f besides
g beside
h up
Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without
1m each 4
using and, but, or so
Sheila howled loudly when she saw the doctor with a needle and
1
c a syringe.
c) The men went out to see if anyone was missing while the women
2
d stayed behind to care for the injured.
3 a When we went on a long holiday, we visited Delhi too.
4 b I am an early riser as I like to go for a brisk walk in the morning.
Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given
after each of them. Make other changes necessary, but do not change 1m each 4
the meaning of the sentence.
1 b The cake was so cloyingly sweet that it could not be relished.
No sooner did I hear a whispering sound from near the door than
2
c I switched on the light.
Had I not intervened in the matter, it would have had a drastic
3
d) c consequence.
4 a Although it is a small house, it is big enough for our needs.
He enquired of the security guard if he knew who had lived there
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b before the Sharma's had occupied that apartment.
6 d His scarred wrist and forehead had been closely examined by me.
Very few languages in the world are as old as the Chinese
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a language.
8 c Unless the executive is given a promotion, he will resign.