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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 English Set 3 with Solutions
Time : 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
- 15-minute prior reading time allotted for Q-paper reading.
- The Question Paper contains THREE sections-READING, GRAMMAR & WRITING and LITERATURE.
- Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
Section – A
Reading (20 Marks)
I. Read the passage given below.
1. Power foods are foods that provide rich levels of nutrients like fibre, potassium and minerals. With people becoming increasingly health-conscious today, a lot of fitness trainers encourage their clients to include these foods in their daily diet to increase muscle development. There are various ways of incorporating power foods in your daily diet. Of course, the key to enjoying power foods is proper preparation of these foods, the use of season-fresh foods, and in identifying your choice of flavour among power foods.
2. Some of the recommended power food combinations are those that are prepared in our kitchens on a regular basis. Take, for instance, the combination of chickpeas and onions. This combination is a powerful source of iron which is required by the body to transport oxygen to its various parts.
Iron deficiency can lead to anaemia, fatigue, brain fog and tiredness. A study by the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry says that sulphur compounds in onion and garlic help in the absorption of iron and zinc from chickpeas. The combination is a hit with teenagers who need to be diligent about getting iron in their diet. A quick way to prepare this power food is to make a chickpea salad with chopped onions, chaat masala and cilantro.
3. Another favourite combination with power food takers is yoghurt and bananas. This makes for a perfect snack after a rough game of football. Exercising bums glucose and thus lowers blood sugar. Yoghurt is packed with proteins that help preserve muscle mass, and bananas are packed with carbohydrates that help in refuelling energy and preventing muscle soreness. A quick and easy recipe with bananas is a banana smoothie topped with cool yoghurt.
4. Among beverages, green tea is the best source of catechins that are effective in halting oxidative damage to cells. According to researchers at Purdue University, adding a dash of lemon juice to green tea makes the catechins even more easily absorbable by the body.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below:
(i) What do you get from power foods?
A. We get rich levels of nutrients.
B. We get laziness.
C. We get immunity.
D. We get calcium.
Answer:
A. We get rich levels of nutrients.
(ii) Select the option that corresponds to the following relation below:
A quick and easy recipe with bananas is a banana smoothie topped with cool yoghurt. (Paragraph 3)
A. It is the sudden and violent movement of air.
B. We are fast approaching the end of the hectic trip.
C Ram completed his homework very quickly and effortlessly.
D. He soon learned all that his teacher could teach, for he was bright and quick.
Answer:
C. Ram completed his homework very quickly and effortlessly.
(iii) How are onions and garlic beneficial to our diet? (Paragraph 2)
A. They absorb medicine.
B. They absorb vegetables.
C. They absorb food.
D. They absorb iron and zinc.
Answer:
D They absorb iron and zinc.
(iv) Complete the following with a phrase from Paragraph 1.
| Opinion | Reason |
| Something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment |
Answer:
The combination is a hit with teenagers.
(v) The writer correlates lowering of blood sugar with exercising in the line.
“Exercising burns glucose and thus lowers blood sugar” (Paragraph 3)
State 1 point how exercise helps in lowering blood sugar.
Answer:
By utilizing more glucose which ultimately lowers the level of blood sugar.
(vi) Based on your reading of the text, list 2 reasons why the writer says that:
“Among beverages, green tea is the best source of catechins”. (Paragraph 4)
1. __________
2. __________
Answer:
1. They are effective in halting oxidative damage to cells.
2. Adding a dash of lemon juice to green tea makes the catechins even more easily absorbable by the body.
(vii) How can we enjoy power foods in a wholesome way?
Answer:
We can enjoy power foods in a wholesome way by eating them on a regular basis.
(viii) The writer says, “Power foods are foods that provide rich levels of nutrients”. (Paragraph 1)
Select the nutrient which the power food does not provide according to the passage.
A. Fiber
B. Minerals
C. Potassium
D. Fats
Answer:
D. Fats
(ix) Supply 1 point to justify the following:
Yoghurt and bananas are enriching power food.
Answer:
Yoghurt is packed with proteins that help preserve muscle mass, and bananas are packed with carbohydrates that help in refuelling energy and preventing muscle soreness.
(x) Evaluate the appropriate meanings of ‘halting’, as used in the passage.
A. bring something to a standstill
B. being hesitant
C. to arrest progress
D. keeping up
Answer:
C. to arrest progress
II. Read the passage given below.
1. Sniffer dog, Tucker uses his nose to help researchers find out why a killer whale population off the northwest coast of the United States is on the decline. He searches for whale faeces floating on the surface of the water, which are then collected for examination. He is one of the elite team of detection dogs used by scientists studying several species including right whales and killer whales.
2. Conservation canines are fast becoming indispensable tools for biologists according to Aimee Hurt, associate director and co-founder of Working Dogs for Conservation, based in Three Forks, Montana.
3. Over the last few years, though, so many new conservation dog projects have sprung up that Hurt can no longer keep track of them all. Her organisation’s dogs and their handlers are fully booked to assist field researchers into 2012.
4. “Dogs have such a phenomenal sense of smell”, explained Sam Wasser, director of the Centre for Conservation biology at the University of Washington in Seattle. He has worked with scat-detection dogs since 1997. Scientists have been using Conservation Canines in their research since 1997.
These dogs have enabled them to non-invasively access a vast amount of genetic and physiological information which is used to tackle conservation problems around the world. Such information has proved vital for determining the causes and consequences of human disturbances on wildlife as well as the actions needed to mitigate such impacts.
5. The ideal detection dog is extremely energetic with an excessive play drive. These dogs will happily work all day long, motivated by the expectation of a ball game as a reward for sample detection. The obsessive, high energy personalities of detection dogs also make them difficult to maintain as pets. As a result, they frequently find themselves abandoned to animal shelters, facing euthanasia. The programme rescues these dogs and offers them a satisfying career in conservation research.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below:
(i) Infer one reason for the following, based on information in Paragraph 1:
Sniffer dog Tucker is one of the elite team of detection dogs used by scientists studying several species.
Answer:
Sniffer dog Tucker uses his nose to help researchers find out why a killer whale population off the northwest coast of the United States is on the decline.
(ii) Select the appropriate option to fill in the blank.
These dogs cannot be kept as pets because __________.
A. they are obsessed with high energy personality of detection
B. they are possessive
C. they are aggressive
D. they are lazy with no personality
Answer:
A. they are obsessed with high energy personality of detection
(iii) Complete the following analogy correctly with a word from Paragraph 2.
Contradictory: similar:: __________ : trivial
Answer:
indispensable
(iv) Choose the option that lists the CORRECT answers for the following:
1. Scarf, since she was pup of five, helped tracking poachers even beyond the neighbourhood. The anti-poaching team loves Scarf so much that they put her safety above theirs.
2. Once they reach age 10, we have to retire them. No matter how close they are to us, at that age they cannot continue to do their jobs. There is no law that states what to do with these dogs once they retire.
A. (1) Scarf gets love (2) but retired dog cannot be loved.
B. (1) The handler places priority on Scarf (2) No one might know what can be done once the dog retires.
C. (1) Scarf is very special (2) after she retires she will still be special.
D. (1) Scarfs talent was beyond expectation (2) so were the talent of all other sniffer dogs.
Answer:
B. (1) The handler places priority on Scarf (2) No one might know what can be done once the dog retires.
(v) If the initial number of dogs by 2000 were 50 for assisting psychiatric/emotional needs, then which point in the graph accurately gives the increase for dogs needed for psychiatric/emotional assistance?
A. 200
B. 100
C. 350
D. 400
Answer:
D. 400
(vi) Fill in the blank by selecting the correct option.
The type of dogs that have increased over the years in California is __________.
A. medical
B. mobility
C. psychiatric/emotional
D. emotional
Answer:
C. psychiatric/emotional
(vii) Substitute the word ‘abandoned’ with ONE WORD similar in meaning, in the following sentence from Paragraph 5:
As a result, they frequently find themselves abandoned to animal shelters, facing euthanasia.
Answer:
derelict
(viii) List two types of information that detection dogs can give to tackle conservation problems around the world.
Answer:
- genetic information
- physiological information.
(ix) List one reason why the writer says “The ideal detection dog is extremely energetic with an excessive play drive”.
Answer:
These dogs can happily work all day long, motivated by the expectation of a ball game as a reward for sample detection.
(x) Select the option that titles the detection dogs under Paragraph 5 appropriately, with reference to information in the text.
A. 1. The ideal detection dog is extremely energetic.
2. Excessive play drive
3. Abandoned to animal shelters
B. 1. Indispensable tools for biologists
2. Excessive play drive
3. Human disturbances on wildlife
C. 1. Searches for whale faeces
2. Abandoned to animal shelters
3. Conservation Canines
D. 1. Field researchers
2. Human disturbances on wildlife
3. Conservation Canines
Answer:
A. 1. The ideal detection dog is extremely energetic.
2. Excessive play drive
3. Abandoned to animal shelters
Section – B
Grammar (10 Marks)
III. Attempt ANY TEN of the following questions.
(i) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the online update.
By the next month, we shall the __________ project.
A. has completed
B. completing
C. completed
D. have completed
Answer:
D. have completed
(ii) Read the conversation between a traveller and a peasant. Then complete the following in the reported speech.
Traveller: Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn?
Peasant : You must go to the Aheli inn.
The traveller asked the peasant if he could tell him the way to the nearest inn to which the peasant suggested him __________.
Answer:
to go to the Aheli inn
(iii) Select the option to fill in the blank for the given line.
He is our colleague. We __________ invite him.
A. can
B. must
C. dare to
D. will
Answer:
(b) must
(iv) Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line, from a news report:
The State police have launched a special drive against tractors and trolleys which created chaos in residential areas these days.
| Option No. | Error | Correction |
| (i) | Against | For |
| (ii) | Have | Has |
| (iii) | Tractors | Tractor |
| (iv) | These | This |
Answer:
| Option No. | Error | Correction |
| B. | Have | Has |
(v) Complete the given narrative by filling in the blank with the correct option.
I __________ this book since morning.
A. had been reading
B. has been reading
C. have had read
D. shall be reading
Answer:
A. had been reading
(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 leave to attend cousin’s marriage
Respected Sir/Madam
I am a student in your prestigious institution. I respectfully beg that you __________ (grant) me a five-day leave of absence to attend my cousin’s wedding.
Answer:
grant
(vii) Report the dialogue between a merchant and his servant by completing the sentence:
Merchant: Do you really want any work?
Servant: Yes, if you have any.
The merchant asked the servant if he really wanted any work to which the servant replied __________.
Answer:
And asked if he had any work to give him.
(viii) Identify the error in the given sentence from a school magazine report and supply the correction.
It was the amazing sight to see, a sight which no one could help admiring in spite of the trouble it has caused us all.
| Error | Correction |
Answer:
| Error | Correction |
| the amazing | An amazing |
(ix) Suman shared some information with John about a visit to a hill station. Report John’s question.
How was your experience with the snow?
Answer:
John asked Suman about his experience with the snow.
(x) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the conversation.
Whose bag is this?
I am not sure. It __________ be Ann’s.
A. might
B. must
C. should
D. would
Answer:
A. might
(xi) Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Sunita and Neetu. Sunita: Tomorrow is your birthday, what do you want as a gift?
Neetu: That is a lovely thought but I don’t want anything.
Sunita asked Neetu what gift she wanted for her birthday the next day. Neetu replied __________
A. I don’t want anything.
B. it is a lovely thought but she didn’t want anything.
C. that it was a lovely thought but she did not want anything for her birthday.
D. that it was a lovely thought but she did not wanted anything for her birthday.
Answer:
C. that it was a lovely thought but she did not want anything for her birthday.
(xii) Identify the error on a shop’s hoarding and supply the correction, for the following sales offer:
Motilal and Sons Jewellers
Vacancy in the post of manager in the new shop branch.
Use the given format for you response.
| Error | Correction |
Answer:
| Error | Correction |
| in | for |
Section – C
Creative Writing Skills (10 Marks)
IV. Attempt ANY ONE from A and B given below.
Question 1.
A. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper in about 100-120 words, regarding the open manholes in many of the streets in your locality.
Answer:
A. 112, Lajpatrai Colony,
Rohini,
Delhi
12th June, 20XX The Editor,
The Times of India,
Delhi
Subject: Open manholes in society Sir,
This is to bring to your kind notice that for the last few weeks, it has been observed that many streets in my locality have open manholes which is causing a serious risk to residents in the locality. Last week, a toddler escaped by just a few meters or else would have fallen into the manhole.
It is a serious concern and all the residents seem to be worried about the risks involved because of these open manholes. During the day time, still, everyone can see and walk carefully, but at night, it becomes extremely hazardous. Kindly take some immediate steps and do the needful as early as possible. All the residents will be highly obliged if necessary steps are taken in this regard.
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
XYZ
OR
B. Write a letter to the principal of your college in about 100-120 words, regarding the recent absence of lecturers for many of the subjects in the college.
Answer:
102, Sarva Priya Vihar,
Delhi,
8th July, 20XX
The Principal,
Modem School,
Delhi
Subject: Absence of lecturers in college Sir,
This is to bring to your kind attention that many of the lecturers have been absent in the college. During their classes, either they do some question paper work or just sit in the canteen. All the students are suffering because of this as the semester exams are going to be held soon and there are many doubts and clarifications required to be settled at this point of time.
Kindly develop a check-in place for the lecturers which ensure that the lecturers take their classes regularly for the benefit of the students. The students are putting in a lot of hard work for the upcoming exams and they need support from the lecturers too.
This will solve the present issues regarding the forthcoming semesters.
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
XYZ
Question 2.
Attempt ANY ONE from A and B given below.
A. Write a paragraph in 100-120 words analysing the given map.
Answer:
A. The map shows median age which fits out as an important single indicator of the age distribution and ‘midpoint’ of a population. There is the same number of people who are older than the median age as there are younger than it.
Countries with aging populations often end up with high budget shortages and vulnerable economic growth because there are too few workers to support the many retirees. Countries with extremely young populations often end up in political chaos as everything depends on the employment rate. Right now, Germany and Japan have the world’s oldest populations, with a median age of 46.1. Niger has the world’s youngest population, with a median age of, shockingly, 15.1.
OR
B. Given below is a newspaper report on the state of cancer prevailing in India. You have been asked to write an analytical paragraph on ‘Cancer-a Silent Killer’ Taking information from the clipping given below together with your ideas, write this paragraph in about 150-200 words.
In India, cities are more cancer-prone than rural areas. In the early 1990s, we expected one out of 10-15 urban Indians to get cancer in their lifetime, that is every second or third family would have to face this disease. This is partly due to high levels of benzene in the air and also that the metros are exposed to high levels of pesticides in their foods. To check the steady growth of cancer in the country, the Government shall have to give priority to preventive action. At the same time measures to undertake improvement in facilities for the treatment of cancer shall have to be adopted.
Answer:
Our urban population is becoming more and more cancer-prone than the rural population. Sadly, every tenth person is likely to have cancer due to the high level of benzene in the air and the high levels of pesticides in the foods. The contact of highly radio-active omissions of cell phones and such devices have also contributed to this grave danger to the human population. To check this menace of cancer, the Government shall have to give top-most priority to preventive actions. More facilities like Diagnostic Centres and Cancer Hospitals need to be created for the treatment of cancer patients.
There is a dire need to contain this deadly disease by taking some urgent steps. First of all, we must ban the wide use of pesticides. Excessive use of pesticides is harmful to human health. In developed countries, much emphasis is being laid on organic manure instead of fertilizer. So, we have to introduce organic manure.
In addition to this, the crop pattern needs to be changed. Besides this, a kind of public awareness program will have to be undertaken. The public is to be awakened towards the growth of cancer and its easy detection. This would surely help in the containment of this disease at its initial stages. If cancer is detected and treated at the early stages, it can’t be fatal.
Section – D
Literature (10 Marks)
V. Reference to the context
Question 1.
Attempt ANY ONE of two extracts given.
A. The following Sunday Lencho came a bit earlier than usual to ask if there was a letter for him. It was the postman himself who handed the letter to him while the postmaster, experiencing the contentment of a man who has performed a good deed, looked on from his office.
Lencho showed not the slightest surprise on seeing the money; such was his confidence – but he became angry when he counted the money. God could not have made a mistake, nor could he have denied Lencho what he had requested. (A Letter To God)
(i) Why was Lencho not excited after seeing the money?
A. He knew God would give him money already.
B. The money was not as much as he had asked.
C. The harvest of that season has been fruitful.
D. Lencho wanted God’s assurance more than the money.
Answer:
B. The money was not as much as he had asked.
(ii) Why is there a sense of contentment on the face of the postmaster while handing Lencho his letter?
Answer:
The postmaster went out of his way and collected about seventy pesos for Lencho as he did not wanted to break his innocent request and genuine faith.
(iii) Fill in the blank with ONE WORD only.
Lencho’s comes through when he counts the money in the letter he had received from the God.
Answer:
anger
(iv) What, according to Lencho, might have happened to the remaining sum of money he did not receive?
A. The people at the post office took it.
B. God could only send him seventy pesos.
C. The postmaster took the money.
D. The letter got into wrong hands first.
Answer:
A. The people at the post office took it.
(v) Select the option that correctly captures the application of the word ‘following’ as used in line 1 of the extract.
A. Korean pop bands have a huge fan following all around the globe.
B. They are following the standard protocol for quarantine as prescribed by the doctor.
C. I ran as fast as I could when I sensed someone was following me at night.
D. We were to go to the hill station the following weekend but she got sick.
Answer:
D. We were to go to the hill station the following weekend but she got sick.
OR
B. “That night when Ramlal consulted his wife, she cried, “Are you crazy? If girls go to school, who will marry them?”
But Ramlal had not the courage to disobey the Tehsildar. At last his wife said, “I will tell you what to do. Send Bholi to school. As it is, there is little chance of her getting married, with her ugly face and lack of sense. Let the teachers at school worry about her.”
The next day Ramlal caught Bholi by the hand and said, “Come with me. I will take you to school.” Bholi was frightened. (Bholi)
(i) Select the option that correctly captures the usage of the word ‘hand’ from Para 3 of the extract.
A. Ankit asked for her hand in marriage but she refused him in front of everyone.
B. The toddler learnt to walk by holding his mother’s hand.
C. The younger siblings usually have to wear the hand me downs of the elder ones.
D. It is not in my hand to predict the future of our company.
Answer:
B. The toddler learnt to walk by holding his mother’s hand.
(ii) Complete the analogy by selecting the suitable word from the text
obey : disobey :: sane : __________.
Answer:
crazy
(iii) Select the option that displays the reason why the Tehsildar asked Ramlal to send his daughter to school.
A. To instil confidence in Bholi by educating her.
B. Because Bholi was ugly and no one would marry her.
C. To fight the custom of dowry by educating girls.
D. To set an example for others in the village.
Answer:
D. To set an example for others in the village.
(iv) According to the extract, what is likely to be Bholi’s parents’ attitude towards the notion of sending her to school?
1. inspiring
2. to educate their daughter for a bright future
3. to get her married as soon as possible
4. to get rid of her for a while
5. hesitant
Select the correct option:
A. 2 and 3
B. 1 and 5
C. 4 and 5
D. 3 and 4
Answer:
C. 4 and 5
(v) Bholi’s parents, however reluctantly, pave the way for Bholi’s bright future in the given extract.
List two incidents how it benefited Bholi.
Answer:
- Bholi received education and improved her problem of stammering.
- Bholi stood up for herself and refused to marry Bishamber, who humiliated his family and asked for dowry.
Question 2.
Attempt ANY ONE of two extracts given.
A. “I heard an old religious man
But yesternight declare
That he had found a text to prove
That only God, my dear,
Could love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.” (Anne Gregory)
(i) Complete the sentence appropriately.
It is clear that Alliteration is the poetic device used in ‘he had’ and ‘your yellow’ because __________.
(Clue: explain how alliteration applies here)
Answer:
Alliteration is the repetition of a letter or sound at the start of closely placed words, which is evident in ‘he had’ and ‘your yellow’ __________.
(ii) The poet has used a poetic device of Repetition in the given lines. What effect does he wish to create by its use in ‘your yellow hair’?
‘your yellow hair’
A. annoy Anne by repeating her weakness.
B. reinforce the notion of Anne’s physical beauty.
C. tell the readers again that Anne has blonde hair.
D. show everyone that physical beauty matters.
Answer:
B. reinforce the notion of Anne’s physical beauty.
(iii) State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE:
The poet is hinting that he had a conversation with a priest who showed him holy scriptures.
Answer:
True
(iv) Select the appropriate option to complete the sentence, according to the extract.
The idea that only God ‘could love you for yourself alone’ is __________.
A. a conflicted idea that can be contested.
B. the relief that Anne gets after despising her appearance.
C. an open ended statement that is not true.
D. The ultimate truth and gist of the poem.
Answer:
D. The ultimate truth and gist of the poem.
(v) The poet directly addresses Anne in the poem. How does this impact the extract?
A. It tells us that the poet is in love with Anne.
B. It breaks the flow of the poem so the reader can think.
C. It gives a sense of discussion going on between two people.
D. It feels like Anne is complaining about her looks.
Answer:
C. It gives a sense of discussion going on between two people.
OR
B. My head is full of whispers
which tomorrow will be silent.
Listen. The glass is breaking.
The trees are stumbling forward
into the night. Winds rush to meet them.
The moon is broken like a mirror,
its pieces flash now in the crown
of the tallest oak. (The Trees)
(i) What is the tone of the events taking place in the extract?
1. dynamic
2. stagnant
3. monotonous
4. vile
5. revolutionary
Select the appropriate option:
A. 1, 5
B. 4, 5
C. 2, 4
D. 2, 3
Answer:
A. 1, 5
(ii) What event is leading to ‘glass is breaking’, according to the extract?
Answer:
The trees are marching out of the confines of the poet’s home, and in this attempt, they are breaking the glass windows.
(iii) Identify the meaning behind ‘moon is broken like a mirror’, as per the extract.
A. The moon has shattered at the attempts of the trees to move out in the forest.
B. Just like the pieces of a broken mirror cannot be fixed, the deeds cannot be undone.
C. The trees have now tried to reach the moon, and just like the glass before, they have broken it.
D. The branches of the trees are obstructing the moon’s view, making it look like a broken mirror.
Answer:
D. The branches of the trees are obstructing the moon’s view, making it look like a broken mirror.
(iv) Complete the analogy correctly by using the words from the extract.
loud : silent:: today : __________
Answer:
tomorrow
(v) Select the sentence in which the word ‘flash’ is used in the similar manner as line 7 of the extract.
A. Before fainting, she told me she was experiencing a hot flash and it got worse.
B. The police asked him for the details but it all happened in a flash that he could not remember.
C. I could see the flash of the torch through my mirror in the room.
D. We were waiting at the airport and saw a news flash about floods in the North.
Answer:
C. I could see the flash of the torch through my mirror in the room.
VI. Answer ANY FOUR of the following in about 40-50 words each.
(i) What did Lencho write in the second letter to God? (A Letter to God)
Answer:
Lencho was angry and he decided to write another letter to God, telling God about the remaining money with him. He wrote that he had asked a hundred pesos but received only seventy pesos. He wanted God to send the remaining money but not through the post office because he didn’t believe the people working there.
(ii) How did Anne finally stop Mr. Keesing from punishing her? (From the Diary of Anne Frank)
Answer:
Anne could finally stop Mr. Keesing from punishing her by bringing him in her essay as the father swan. In the essay, she had written that the father swan killed its babies because they quacked too much. The , reference given was obvious and so Mr. Keesing preferred to keep silent and not mind the words.
(iii) Draw a brief character sketch of Natalya. (The Proposal)
Answer:
Natalya Stepanovna is a strong-willed, educated and good-looking girl of twenty-five who is also a good housekeeper and more effective than Lomov in speaking clearly and getting to the point. She is the leading female character of the play and the daughter of Chubukov. She is short tempered and quarrelsome. Her will is focused on maintaining a superior manifestation and she insists that Oxen Meadows belongs to her family and not to Lomov. She is love sick and has no such respect for Lomov till 4 she learns that he wants to marry her.
(iv) How does the poet suggest that you identify the lion and the tiger? When can you do so, according to him? (How To Tell Wild Animals)
Answer:
For the lion, the poet says that if one is in the jungles of the east and a large tawny beast comes towards , him and roars while he is dying then it is an Asian lion. If a noble wild beast with black stripes on a yellow background eats one, then it is a Royal Bengal Tiger.
(v) What impression of Amanda do you get from the poem Amanda’?
Answer:
Amanda is a little school-going girl. She is constantly nagged by her parent.. It is probably the mother. She keeps asking Amanda to do this or that but poor Amanda longs to be free and live life in her own way.
VII. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 40-50 words each.
(i) Whose footprints did the two boys follow? Why were they charmed then? (Footprints Without Feet)
Answer:
The two boys followed the footprints which appeared on the muddy ground. But they could not see anyone. It was Griffin. He had become invisible and was walking over the mud. They followed because ’ it was all strange and unusual for them.
(ii) What did Ebright do for his eighth-grade project? (The Making of a Scientist)
Answer:
Ebright tried to find the cause of a viral disease which nearly killed all the monarch caterpillars. He thought that the disease must have been carried by a beetle. He tried raising the caterpillars in their presence but he did not get results and this experiment won him a prize.
(iii) What are the subtle ways in which the lady manages to deceive Horace Danby into thinking she is the lady of the house? Why doesn’t Horace suspect that something is wrong? (A Question of Trust)
Answer:
When the lady enters the room, Sherry the dog starts to greet and rub against her. The way she talks to the dog suggests familiarity and in turn ownership. The way she adjusts the ornaments on the fireplace in the room and also the familiar way in which she opens the silver box to take out a cigarette implies that she is the lady of the house.
Horace is too busy trying to save himself from being sent to the police. It is because he is too scared while stealing that he misses the clues to the deception by the lady. He doesn’t suspect anything wrong.
VIII. Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 100-120 words.
(i) The story of young seagull is a fable that teaches overcoming fear and the poem about trees is an allegory of women fighting suppression. Assume that the seagull and trees have a conversation to tell their journeys. Write this conversation as per your understanding of His first flight and The Trees.
You may begin like this
Seagull: I have never known fear the way when I had to jump of the cliff to fly, but I am glad I did it.
Trees: We had been locked inside our homes and mustered up courage to finally break free, and we too are glad we took this step.
Answer:
Seagull: I have never known fear the way when I had to jump of the cliff to fly, but I am glad I did it.
Trees: We had been locked inside our homes and mustered up courage to finally break free, and we too are glad we took this step.
Seagull: I was so afraid of taking this step, that I was dreading and delaying it, but all I had to do to kill – that fear was to just jump.
Trees: Our instincts are never wrong. If we hadn’t moved out, the forests would have remained barren and bare. All the life of mankind depended on us.
Seagull: And can you imagine if a creature with wings wouldn’t have dared to fly? It would have all been for nothing!
Trees: We were all bom to fulfil our purposes, and the only thing stopping us from achieving them is the fear and limits we put in our mind.
Seagull: And sometimes all we need to combat these limits is something as simple as jumping.
Trees: Or even breaking windows for that matter!
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(ii) “Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice.”
If you had to use the message of the given quote from Robert Frost’s poem (Fire and Ice) to portray the wild nature of Natalya’s and Lomov’s characters (The Proposal), what would you include in your answer? Also, evaluate why it might be difficult for them to understand the notion.
Answer:
The poem lays out the destructive facets of both fire and ice, where they both have the power to end the world. The elements are opposite to each other, but similar in a way that they both are capable of devastation. Fire is symbolic of greed and desires, while ice signifies hate and contempt. They both act differently, but the ultimate outcome is vile.
Natalya and Lomov may boast of being better than one another, or they may leave no stone unturned, to show how each one is a step ahead, they both had fragile egos and turbulent personalities. They both couldn’t stand harmless jibes or shut up to avoid certain avoidable situations. Their proposal was no 1 short of a satire and at the end, after all the quarrelling, they both agreed on the proposal, solely because a huge sum of money was at stake. This level of greed and contempt aptly puts them equal to fire and ice. And the obvious part is that they both would be too proud to understand this and introspect.
IX. Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 100-120 words.
(i) Sometimes appearance can be deceptive. How is this statement proved in the story The Midnight Visitor?
Answer:
It is absolutely true that appearances can be deceptive at times. Ausable, the protagonist in the story, ‘The Midnight Visitor,’ had the appearance of a fat and sloppy man; his accent was also weird. Fowler reached his hotel room to meet him considering him a spy. Fowler was disappointed.
However, inside the room he found Max with pistol in his hand who had come to get some secret information from him. He dealt with Max very smartly and cleverly and got rid of him. In this way, he proved that appearances can be deceptive. Ausable who looked fat and sloppy actually was a smart and master spy.
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(ii) “If you ask for too much, you lose even that which you have.” Elaborate this with reference to the character of Matilda Loisel in The Necklace.
Answer:
Matilda Loisel was a pretty, young woman bom into a family of clerks. Her petty economic and social status tortured and angered her as she wanted to lead a rich and luxurious life. She dreamt of royal dinners being served in exquisite silver dishes. When she and her husband were invited to a party at the house of the Minister of Public Instruction, Matilda bought a new dress and borrowed a necklace from Mrs. Forestier, her rich friend, to show off.
She lost the necklace and to return it, they borrowed money. It took them ten years to repay all the loans and in these years their lives changed drastically. They moved to a smaller apartment and Matilda cooked food and washed clothes herself. Just because she was never ‘ content, she also lost what she had and had to lead a miserable life.