English Communicative ( CLASS X )

Marking scheme / Answer Key (Total Marks : 80)

1 (1X8=8 marks)

1) In the past sparrows could be seen chirping and flapping their wings at the window
sills ,on the top of cupboards and on the branches of trees.

2) The association of the house sparrow with human dates back to several centuries.

3) The sparrow evokes in us the fond memories of our childhood.

4) Ornithologists are the scientists who study birds.

5) The study conducted by Andhra University shows that the population of house
sparrows has declined by over 60 per cent even in rural areas of Coastal Andhra
Pradesh.

6) In Britain , the number of house sparrows has declined by about 58 per cent since
1970.

7) Not getting enough supply of insect food for their survival in their early days from
their parents has triggered large scale deaths of chicks.

8) House sparrows are important bio-indicators and their decline reminds us of the
degradation of urban environment.

2.

2.1 2X4= 8 marks

a) In 1960,Charlie Chaplin

b) As ashy British Hall Comedian, AS a king of silent film comedy.

c) His mother never earned enough to look after him. Had to search for food in garbage.

d) A motion of picture machine& insisted that each child should have as many oranges
and sweets as they pleased.

2.2 1X4= 4marks

a) Iii) forage

b) Iv) call back to mind.

c) Ii) given.

d) I) popular
 SECTION B – WRITING AND GRAMMAR (30 MARKS)

Q.3 Content : 6 marks

Fluency : 1 marks

Accuracy : I marks

Q.4 Content : 6 marks

Fluency : 2 marks

Accuracy : 2 marks

Q.5 (a) (ii) can (b) (ii) to (c) (i) is (d) recycle
(1 x 4 = 4 Marks)

Q 6 a) in under

b) an the

c ) replace replaced

d) Through by

7. Answers (1 x 4 = 4 Marks)

a) why she had not brought her dress

b) hadn't brought that

c) not to tell a lie

d) she wanted to know the truth

Section D (Liteeaterae & Liong Reetitng Texea (0 atas)a

8. a) repetition (1 x 4 = 4 Marks)

b )Because the sea water available to them was salty and drinkable.

c)A very horrible and helpless situation.

d)All the boards appear to be shrunk.

OR

a) Cassius is giving a piece of advice to Marcus Brutus.

b) The speaker does not want that Brutus should allow Mark Antony to speak at
Caesar’s funeral.

c) Mark Antony can move the mob to go against the conspirators.

d) By his forceful and inciting speech.

9 2x4=8 marks

a) The poet liked the snake and treated him like a guest. He felt honoured and
blessed to find snake at his water trough. But education and social conventions
made him think that the golden brown poisonous snake must be killed. So he
threw a log but was guilt stricken.

b) Patol babu recalled the advice of his mentor Gogan Pakrashi. He once told him
never to consider it below dignity to accept however small a part.As an artist
one’s aim should be to make the most of the opportunity.

c) Because like God it watches you unbiased and fair from all the four angles.

d) According to Shakespeare poetry written in praise of his friend will survive and
outlive the ravages of time.

e) The nightingale is simple hearted,easily influenced and unsuspecting. she lacks

common sense .She has no confidence in her inborn abilities. She is too simple to
understand the wickedness of the frog.

10. Value Points (8 marks)

 insensitive and cruel towards Ali.

 Worse treatment- called him pest.

 Accused him of being an insensible person.

 Shooed him out of the office—made him a stock of laughter

  Full of remorse –failed to appreciate the mental condition of a father whose
daughter is away from him.

 Realised the human worth of each letter.

 The only consolation –to accompany Laxmi Dass to Ali’s grave to deliver
Miriam’s letter.

OR

 Lavinia- the volatile wife of John Hallock—a colourful character

 Fun loving and extravagant , crazy for taking up new fads

 Considers Ouija boards awfully thrilling –buys one at a bargain sale

 Quite excited and interested in other world.

 Very possessive for her husband

 Suspicious wife –the idea of John’s flirting with Helen upsets her

 In the end when truth is revealed, fell forgivingly in John’s arms.

11 Value points (10 marks)

 Capable teacher-devised ways to help the narrator read words.

 Played word game for hours-had a wonderful faculty for description

 Introduced dry technicalities of science little by little making the subject real.

 Loved to teach outdoors in the sunlit woods

 Raised maps in clay to teach Geography.

 Taught the narrator Arithmetic ,a subject the narrator disliked-used stringing

beads in groups to teach counting, addition subtraction

 Seized the right moment to impart knowledge to make it acceptable to the

narrator

 The narrator scarcely thought of herself without Miss Sullivan.

OR

 Taught the narrator Algebr ,Geometry, Greek and Latin.

 Gave her lessons five times a week.

 Explained each time when the narrator did not understand.

o Assigned new work and took home with him Greek exercise done by the
narrator for correction .

o Spend plenty of time to explain which the narrator did not understand

o Made Mathematics interesting for the narrator.

o Kept her mind alert, eager and trained it to reason clearly and to seek
conclusions calmly and logically.

o Was always gentle and forbearing while teaching her.