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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-01, 2018 10 ENGLISH TIME: 3 HOURS M.M. 90

Q: 01 Objective type questions: (1x10=10) 4. Why was Della crying ?

5. What were Phatik's last words ?
a. There was no fire in the playwright’s……….
i. Grate iii. House (b) Attempt any one question: (5)
ii. Yard iv. All the above
b. Machines have given us more hours of ……… Give a pen-portrait of Phatik. Or
i. worries iii. leisure
ii. trouble iv. Hard work What does the practice of “langer” stands for? Explain.
c. Fear is comparable to a ……………….
i. professor i. preacher Q: 04. Attempt any three questions: (3x3-9)
ii. teacher iv. ghost
1. Who did the author meet in the hospital ward ? Why was he there?
d. Della’s household showed their poverty. (true/false)
e. Shivaji was very respectable to women. (true/false) 2. How did Subbiah manage to get rice during the drought ?
f. What did the author lose in an accident? 3. Why was Bobby Gillian not happy with the money given to him?
g. Subbiah was a…………… 4. What was Holmes' condition when Watson saw him ?
5. How much rice did Subbiah agree to sell the man and for how much ?
i. rich merchant iii. Poor merchant
ii. rich customer iv. Poor merchant
Q: 05 (a) Read the stanza and answer the questions that follow: (2x2=4)
h. Who gave ten thousand dollars to Robert Gillian?
i. Lawyer Tolman iii. Miss Heydan
How happy is he born or taught
ii. old Bryson iv. Miss Lotta
i. Holmes was a doctor by profession. (true/false)
That serveth not another’s will;
j. Miss Heydan was …………….. (fill-up)
Whose armour is his honest thought,
Q:02 Read the passage given below and answer the following questions: (5x2=10)
And simple truth his utmost skill!
My grandmother always went to school with me because the school was attached to the
temple. The priest taught us the alphabet and the morning prayer. While the children sat in i. Name the poem and the poet.
rows on the either side of verandah singing the alphabet or the prayer in a chorus, my
grandmother sat inside reading the scripture. When we have both finished, we would walk
ii. What is the armour of a happy man?
back together. This time the village dogs would meet us at the temple door. They followed
(b) Attempt any one question: (3)
us to our home growling and fighting with each-other for the chappatis we threw to them.
Write the central idea of the poem” Death the Leveller”. OR
When my parents were comfortably settled in the city, they sent for us. That was a turning Write the central idea of the poem” Character of a Happy Man”.
point in our friendship. Although we shared the same room, my grandmother no longer came
to school with me. I used to go to an English school in a motor bus. There were no dogs in Q:06 Vocabulary (4)
the streets and she took to feeding sparrows in the courtyard of our city house.
i. Write the meaning of Idiom: By leaps and bounds
a. At a great speed c. at a slow speed
1. Why did grandmother go to school with the narrator?
2. Why did the dogs fight ? b. At no speed d. none of the above
3. How did the narrator go to an English school? ii. One word for many: a word opposite in meaning:
4. Find out the following parts of speech from the given text: a. Antonym c. Synonym
Nouns (any two) verbs (any two) b. Homonym d. none of the above
5. Write the meaning of following words in Punjabi/Hindi: Always, Temple iii. Correct the sentence: They tied me with a tree.
iv. Fill in the blank with suitable Homonym:
03 (a) Attempt any three questions: (3x3=9)
The ………. failed and the bus hit the Maruti car in front. (Break/Brake)
1. Where did the statue of the Happy Prince stand?
2. What are the consequences of war ?
3. How can one have a real escape from fear ?
Q: 07 (a) Translate any four sentences into Hindi/Punjabi: (4) a. Has finished. c. have finished
b. Had finished d. None of the above.
i. Then he saw the statue on the tall column. B. He _________ writing a letter. Future Continuous Tense
ii. I want to go to Egypt. a. was c. am
iii. This is the age of the Machine. b. will d. will be
iv. There is the real escape from fear. vi. Supply Non-finites: (2)
v. The shop was located on the second floor. A. He was the first_________ (arrive) .
vi. Who can forget the supreme sacrifice of the young sons of Sri Guru Gobind a. To arrive c. arrived
Singh? c. arrive d. None of the above.
B. The patient is too weak_______ . (walk)
(b) Re-translate any four sentences into English: (4) a. To walk c. walk
b. Walking d. None of the above
i. kwS mYN AmIr huMdw[
ii. AsIN ikRkyt Kyfdy hwN[ Q: 09 (a) Make notes on the following passage:
iii. AsIN cwh pI rhy sI [
iv. burI sMgq qoN bco [ Soil erosion, caused by wind and rain, can change land by wearing down mountains,
v. cup rho [ creating valleys, making rivers appear and disappear. It is a slow and gradual process that
takes thousands, even millions of years. But erosion may be speeded up greatly by human
vi. auh pqMgwN aufwaxgy [
activities such as farming and mining . Soil develops very slowly over a long period of time
Q: 08 Grammar (1x12=12) but can be lost too quickly. The clearing of land for farming, residential , and commercial use
can quickly destroy soil. It speeds up the process of erosion by leaving soil exposed and
i. Supply Preposition: (2) also prevents development of new soil by removing the plants and animals that help build
A. The boy played __________ the violin. humans . Today’s farmers try to farm in a way that reduces the amount of erosion and soil
a. On c. With loss. They may plant cover crops or use a no-till method of farming. Soil is an important
b. In d. By resource that we all must protect. Without soil there is no life. OR
B. The cat jumped __________ the tub.
a. With c. For Draft an advertisement: Advertise Galaxy Hearbal Toothpaste'. (4)
b. Into d. By
ii. Supply Determiner: (2) (b) Attempt any one Paragraph: (5)

India is a great country. We are proud of __________ rich heritage. Delhi is Fashion among Students OR An Indian Festival
__________ capital of India.
(c) Attempt any one Letter: (7)
iii. Supply Modals: (2)
You are Vishal and you live at New Janta Nagar, Jalandhar. Write a letter to your friend,
A. As he tried his best, he ____________ easily win the game. (can/could)
Tanuj, congratulating him on his grand success in the Matriculation Examination. OR
B. I told him that he_______________ leave. (can/could)
iv. Supply Conjunction: (2)
Write a letter ordering some sports goods to the firm, M/s Avtar Singh and Sons at
A. He could not attend the marriage___________ he was ill. Jalandhar. You are Prabhjot Singh, studying at Government High School, Nawan Shahar.
a. So c. That
b. Because d. So

B. Join the following sentences using a suitable conjunction:

She is beautiful. She is intelligent.

v. Supply Tenses: (2)

A. I _________ (finish) my work. Present Perfect Tense