GANGA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

ENGLISH - X

Time: 3 Hours Marks: 80

General Instruction:

Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them:
(i) Question paper comprises three parts-A,B and C8
(ii) There are 11 questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Answer should be brief and to the point.
(iv) In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each part and question,
wherever necessary.
(vi) Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.

Section A
1.Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
I know poverty and misery and I quite appreciate by personal experience what it is to be poor,
what it is to have no clothes, what it is to have no books, what it is to struggle through life, what
it is to walk through the streets without an umbrella, without conveyance along miles on dusty
roads. I have been through it all and I can understand the difficulties that most of you graduates
have to face today. I am speaking from a long experience of 60 years. Please do not imagine that
all the 60 years are milk and roses. To be able to accomplish something, I want to tell you that
you have to go through such experiences.
I admit success in life is not always to be intelligent or be strong, and it is to some extent a bit of
a gamble, but those who got their minds right and those who know their job sooner or later, will
sooner perhaps than later make their way in life. But they should not be disappointed if they do
not, they have to face up life and take it as they find it.
What I say is that the great things in life are not really great things in life. What I love is to enjoy
the common things of life. I am happy that I am still able to sleep at night provided I have three
milfs walk in the evening. I am still able to enjoy a good lunch or a good dinner. I am still able to
look at the blue sky and like it. I still like to walk in the open fields and like the smell of the Ragi
or the Jowar.
We think that happiness consists of going to pictures and seeing thrilling films and technicolor
dramas. Not at all, the great things in life are the God-given things which cost nothing. What you
need is the desire to appreciate them. If you have your minds and hearts open, you have around
your things which give you joy. There is the butterfly jumping about in flourishing colors on all
sides. Look at the wonderful thing that God has given for our enjoyment. We have to love nature
and appreciate nature and appreciate her wonderful gifts, of natures marvelous ingenuity, its
resourcefulness, and infinite variety. It is the same thing that has inspired me all my life.

On the basis of your reading of the above passage answer the following questions. Attempt
any ten. (1x10 = 10 marks)
(a)How had C.V. Ramans childhood been difficult? 1
i.He had lived life as a poor
ii.He had access to books only
iii.He had to run on the streets
iv.He never drank milk as a child
(b)Why has life been termed as a gamble? 1
i.It disappoints you always
ii.Life is good to only hardworking people
iii.Even an intelligent or strong person is unsure of success
iv.CV Raman has lost money in this gamble
(c) How does C.V. Ramans speech inspire us? 1
i.He told us easy ways to enjoy life
ii.He told us one needs to be poor to succeed in life
iii.He told us to work day and night
iv.He told us that life is never easy
(d) What according to C.V Raman consists of happiness? 1
i.Seeing thrilling films and technicolor dramas
ii.Things that cost money
iii.God-given gifts which cost nothing
iv.A graduate students life
(e) According to the text, what should we love? 1
i.Life
ii.Gamble
iii.C.V Raman
iv.Nature
(f) Which smell did he like in the fields? 1
i.Butterflies in fields
ii.Ragi and Jowar
iii.Dinner
iv.Dusty Roads
(g) What has inspired C.V Raman all his life? 1
i. Gamble
ii.Family
iii.Nature
iv.Films
(h) How many years of experience does C.V Raman have? 1
i.6 years
ii.60 years
iii.16 years
iv.66 years
(i) Choose the best option from the words given below which mean the same: 1
1.despair
i.disappointment
ii.hopelessness
iii.misery
iv.distress
(j) Choose the best option from the words given below which mean the same: 1
endless
i.unlimited
ii.continuous
iii.infinite
iv.unreachable

Q2. Read the following passage carefully: (10 marks)

1. It is common knowledge that school children are under great pressure to perform
well in all fields, study ten subjects, play games and develop an impressive image.
How do they manage? The skills, techniques and principles which they pick up while
still young help them cope.

2. Two of twentieth centurys finest minds have lamented that schools are not teaching
the basics of personal excellence or the science of success. Edward De Bono : Almost
all of what a child learns at school after the age often is totally irrelevant to his need in
later life. Most schools do not teach thinking at all. The serious thesis of this article is
that management must be taught as a school subject. The weightiest argument is that
children are managers.

3. Many of children are called upon to play directly three of the interpersonal roles:
Figurehead, Leader and Liaison Officer. They do this while assisting teachers as
monitors or class representatives or group leaders during educational tours and field
work; while captaining teams on playgrounds; and while leading teams in quiz,
debating and other competitions. Many more play these roles as surrogates.

4. The decision role of Entrepreneur and Resource Allocator may only occasionally
be assigned to children. However, it is worth noting that, according to a recent survey
in Delhi, a monthly allocation of up to Rs. 1000 is available as pocket money to
school children. Therefore, school children too need to have control over money and
to develop a sense of budget. If we add to these financial resources, the resources of
time, information and intellect available to children, the first two decision roles are
not irrelevant to them.

5. Children play the other two decision roles: Disturbance Handler and Negotiator
more often. True, the international roles of monitor, disseminator and spokesman are
not so frequently and formally engaged in by children as by CEOs, MDs, Vice
Presidents and other adult managers.

6. If you cannot see children as managers, they are managers in the making: Many of
the management habits (e.g., using a to-do list), management skills (e.g. Sensitive
listening), management attitudes and values are formed early in life. Personality
theorists believe that it is extremely difficult to change personality traits, styles of
thinking and habits of behavior once they are formed.

7. As in language learning, where basic aspects of language like pronunciation and

rhythm are extremely resistant to learning after puberty, good management habits,
attitudes and values are difficult to acquire in adulthood. In the fifties, even in the
educationally advanced countries such as the U.S, Algebra was thought to be too
abstract to be taught even in senior schools. Now it is taught from upper primary
classes onwards in both educationally progressive and developing countries.
Computer skills, lateral thinking and swimming, often felt to be forbidden by adults
are easily learnt by children. In fact, both research evidence and specialists beliefs
strongly support the view that childrens ability to learn skills like swimming and
creative thinking is much more developed than adults. Equally important, complex
organisms (a) learn what is necessary or pleasurable and (b) adapt themselves in ways
that will serve their needs and interests with amazing enthusiasm, ease and
effectiveness.

On the basis of your reading of the above passage answer the following
questions. (1x10 = 10 marks)

1.1 The reason of pressure on children is:

(a) Common knowledge (b) Absence of skills

(c) Choice between studies and games
(d) Performance demand in all fields

1.2 What according to few educationists, is lacking in school teaching?

(a) Basics of personal excellence

(b) Science of success

(c) Thinking. (d) All f the above

1.3 The sense of budget among children is an indication towards their capability
of performing:

(a) Interpersonal role (b) Decision role

(c) Leading role. (d) Informational role

1.4 The article advocates teaching __________ as a subject in school.

(a) Management (b) Creative Thinking

(c) Computer skills (d) Swimming

1.5 Which word in Para 7 is opposite in meaning of concrete?

(a) Algebra (b) Acquire

(c) Resistant (d) Abstract

1.6 The terms used for a detailed critical inspection/study in Para 4 is:

(a) Intellect (b) Resource Allocator

(c) Survey. (d) Budget

1.7 How the interpersonal roles are performed by students

a. leader b. assistant

c.actor d. companion

1.8 Which roles according to the author are occasionally performed by the
students?

a. spokesman b. monitor c.disseminator d. negotiator

1.9 Which word in the above passage means the same as-Regretted (Para 2)

1.10 The basic as[ects of language are

a. Management and values
b. Computer skills
c. Learning and reading
d. Pronunciation and rhythm

Section - B Grammar & Writing

Q3. Attempt ANY TEN of the following questions. 10

i) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete an online update.
The climate control comment by an activist ________on social media yesterday.
A. blow up. B. blew up
C. is blown. D. will be blown
ii) Read the conversation between a doctor and his patient. Complete the
sentence by reporting the patients reply correctly.
Doctor: Do you feel down from time-to-time Mr. Gopalan?
Patient: Yes, I do not stay in a good mood.
The doctor, while trying to figure out his patient’s ailment, asked about his well-
being,to which, the patient affirmed___________.
iii) Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line, from a health
magazine.
The advertisement read, If you smoke, statistically your story ______ end 15% before
it should.
A. must. B. should. C. will. D. ought to
iv) Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the
following line, from a news report:
Last week a child was not allowed to board the plane at Ranchi airport.
error correction
A. child children
B. last previous
C. the a
D. at in
v) Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option:
As I was standing on the dick, looking out at the lake for the last time, a feeling of
emptiness_______ over me like darkness.
A. will wash. B. had washed
C. will have washed. D. washed
vi) Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the
given portion of a letter:
Subject: Request for Approval
Dear Sir
This is to respectfully submit that I______ (seek) approval for organising a tree
plantation drive to be undertaken by the club.
vii) Report the dialogue between a grandson and his grandfather, by completing
the sentence:
Grandson: Grandpa, who are your superheroes?
Grandpa: Anyone who shows kindness and compassion to others. In response to the
question about his superheroes, grandfather says that _____________.
viii) Identify the error in the given sentence, from a school magazine report and
supply the correction.
In order to balancing the sentiments of the Eagles and the Hawks, the Student Council
suggested a rematch between the teams.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
ix) Sunil shared some information, with Tariq, about a holiday at sea. Report
Tariqs question.
Did you enjoy traveling by sea?
x) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the slogan by
theMinistry for Child Welfare.
______ WE AFFORD TO NEGLECT CHILDREN? THINK TWICE!!
A. WILL. B. MAY. C. NEED. D. CAN
xi) Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between
Latha and her father.
Father: Why ask so many questions, Latha?
Latha: I believe that if you dont know the answer, keep asking till you do!
Father asked Latha the reason for the many questions she was asking. Latha
exclaimed good-humouredly that in event of not knowing the answer one
should___________.
A. keep asking till one does.
B. kept asking till one does.
C. keep asking till one do.
D. kept on to ask till one do.

Q4. You are Rajesh/Rajni Roy of 105 C, Chatterjee Lane, Kolkata. You have
received a letter from your brother who is staying in the hostel of Shakti Mandir
Public School, Darjeeling, stating that he is being bullied by some senior students
who threatened him with dire consequences, if he complained. Write a letter to
the Hostel Warden requesting him to take urgent action. (5 marks)
OR
You are a student of Mahaan University,Indore.The University is not providing
proper curriculum and guidance to the students because of which students ate
unable to learn. Write a lettet to the editor of the students magazine, Yuva
Chetna to highlight the issue. ( 5).

Q5. Attempt ANY ONE from A and B given below. 5

A. Read the following excerpt from an article that appeared in the magazine
section of a local daily:

“Technology is addicting, and like any drug, it is especially effective on children.

Be it cell phones, iPods, tablets, computers, or a simple television set, technology
hooks children.”

Write a paragraph to analyse the given argument.You could think about what
alternative explanations might weaken the given conclusion and include
rationale /evidence that would strengthen/counter the given argument.

OR
The following information shows the percentage of students taking admission in
different faculties of XYZ University over a certain period of time. Write an
analytical paragraph on your understanding of the given data.

Year:2015 Arts: 21% Law: 18% Year:2019 Arts: 27% Law:

17%

Science & Medicine: 32% Science & Medicine: 21%

Business studies: 29% Business studies: 35 %