DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, BHILAI

DATE : 27.07.2021 PRE-MID TERM EXAMINATION Time : 35 Minutes

CLASS : X SUB. – ENGLISH (LANGUAGE & LITERATURE) Max. Marks : 20
(OBJECTIVE TEST)
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1. Read the extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most
appropriate alternatives given below: (6x1=6marks)
A. He should be snarling around houses
At the jungles edge
Baring his white fangs, his claws,
Terrorising the village!
(a) What does ‘Baring his white fangs’ mean ?
(i) It means showing his claws. (ii) It means showing his long, white sharp teeth.
(iii) It means to terrorise the onlookers. (iv) It means looking for its prey.
(b) He snarls around the houses .
(i) to invite the domestic animals. (ii) to hunt villagers.
(iii) to frighten the villagers. (iv) to amuse himself.
(c) The rhyme scheme of these lines is_ .
(i) abab (ii) abaa (iii) abac (iv) abcb
B. His father and mother had come around calling him shrilly, upbraiding him, threatening
to let him starve on his ledge unless he flew away. But for the life of him he could not
move.
(a) The passage reflects that the young seagull was _.
(i) self confident. (ii) coward. (iii) stubborn. (iv) brave.
(b) What was the effect of the parents’ efforts?
(i) He felt all the more scared. (ii) He felt disheartened.
(iii) All their efforts failed but he did not fly. (iv) He felt left out but gathered courage to fly.
(c) The word ‘upbraiding’ means _.
(i) criticising severely. (ii) finding faults. (iii) threatening. (iv) scolding.
2. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate options given below: (3x1=3marks)
The minarets of Siddi Bashir’s mosque in Ahmedabad (a) ____. They are 20 metres
high and each minaret has (b) ____ with carved stone balconies. The amazing thing
about (c) ____minarets which are joined to each other by a flat terrace is that when
the top portion of one minaret shakes, the vibrations travel to the second minaret and that
one too starts swaying back and forth.
(a) (i) is unique (ii) are unique (iii) was unique (iv) were unique
(b) (i) three storeyd (ii) three storeys (iii) three storey (iv) three stories
(c) (i) those (ii) that (iii) these (iv) this
3. Read the following passage carefully. There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word
and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. (3x1=3)
INCORRECT CORRECT
Bharatnatyam dancer Geeta Chandran, with
(a) a dimple in place, was a beautiful woman. She speaks in a (a) (a)
(b) language of passion or is a law abiding citizen. (b) (b)
(c) Her popularity had earned her a good fan following. (c) (c)
4. Read the passage and answer the questions by choosing the correct options given below:
(8x1=8marks)
1. Children today live in a world where smartphones are ubiquitous. For them, access to a
smartphone is natural. And they are eager to have their own. There are many discussions
about the ideal age for children to have their first smartphone. Obviously, every child is
different and so are their circumstances. However, experts agree on the need for children to
be mature to understand the scope of what they have in their hand. Children must be able to
understand the dangers of sharing too many details of their lives and personal data on the
Internet.
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2. They have to be aware that information published online remains publicly available and can
be easily found. Last but not the least, they need to understand that following good manners
matters; in other words, what in the online world is known as 'netiquette' is important.
Experts usually agree on the fact that children may have reached the point of maturity
necessary to have their own smartphone around 11-12 years.
3. Nonetheless, mobiles will require parental supervision for many reasons: to protect
children, to teach them how to properly use smartphones, to avoid possible problems and
finally to take responsibility for its eventual misuse. When looking at some statistics, we
discovered from a recent study that 56% of children between 10 and 13 years have a
smartphone, but most surprising children between 2 and 5 years also have one. Do kids
need to have a smartphone at such a young age?
4. In contrast according to another survey 25% of parents believe that a child under 12
yearsmust have a basic phone, 54% think that having a mobile phone is suitable for children
between 13 and 15 years, and 66% believe that children under 16 should not have a
smartphone.
5. Among the advantages parents find in mobile phones for kids is that they can call their
parents in case of emergency. Many parents give their children a very basic feature phone
when they begin to walk home from school alone, but children ask their parents for a
smartphone because their classmates already have one. But smart phones are not for
socialising purposes only.
6. Children can learn a lot through their mobile, especially because, as parents we teach them to
take advantage of mobile educational opportunities. The age at which kids should have their
own smart phone can be a difficult decision for parents but you have to measure the
advantages and disadvantages in each particular case.
(a) Why is access to mobile phones natural for today’s youth?
(i) Because parents insist that their children should have smart phones.
(ii) Because smart phones are fashionable.
(iii) Because education is completely online.
(iv) Because basic mobile phones are hard to buy these days.
(b) Children having smart phones must be aware that ____________ .
(i) it is inappropriate to have smart phones below the age of 10 years.
(ii) their usage may not be supervised by their parents.
(iii) they must maintain manners.
(iv) such phones were not available to their parents in their youth.
(c) Which of the following lists the prerequisites to owning a smart phone?
1. Popularity 2. Maturity 3. Awareness of dangers
4. Social media presence 5. Knowledge of scope 6. Respect for elders.
(i) 1, 3 & 5 (ii) 2, 3 & 5
(iii) 1, 4 & 6 (iv) 2, 4 & 6
(d) What is netiquette?
(i) Manners to be maintained while using smart phones.
(ii) Manners to be maintained while using internet.
(iii) New mannerisms emerging with new technology.
(iv) All of the above
(e) What are the benefits of having mobile phones as mentioned in the passage?
(i) Socialising (ii) Educational opportunities
(iii) Emergency calling (iv) All of these
(f) What is the necessity of parental supervision on smartphones?
(i) To protect children. (ii) To teach children how to properly use smartphones.
(iii) To take responsibility of any misuse. (iv) All of the above.
(g) According to the passage what is the perfect age for giving smartphones to the children?
(i) 12 years (ii) 13-15 years (iii) 16 years (iv) Can’t say
(h) Choose the option that incorrectly states the meaning of ‘scope’ as used in the passage.
(Para 1)
(i) Opportunity or possibility (ii) The extent of the area
(iii) Gamut (iv) Maintenance
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