BHAVAN’S NEWSPRINT VIDYALAYA, VELLOOR

PERIODIC TEST-1,2021- 2022

CLASS X ENGLISH TIME :1 ½ hrs
MARKS: 40
1.Read the passage given below: (1x10=10 marks)

1.A youngster quit Facebook in December after spending over three years on the
social networking site. With that one act, he bid a silent adieu to more than 300
contacts that he had added during this period. Like almost everyone from his
“friends’ circle,” the 20-year-old was a regular on the service; visiting it everyday to
post photos and status updates. But last week, a new feature on Facebook called
Timeline forced him to reconsider the pros and cons of being on the networking site.

2. ‘Everyone has some skeletons in their closet and I am just not comfortable with
Facebook digging up and displaying all the facets of my life on a bulletin board,’ says
this youngster who joined the network in July 2007 while he was in Class 11.

3.Facebook,you see, had compressed the time he spent on the site and arranged it in
chronological order. And while he initially liked the new, neatly organized scrapbook-
like feature, he wasn’t happy to reveal posts from the past, those that, until recently,
were hidden under layers and layers of recent updates. Just clicking on a date on the
timeline could transport his friends back in time and enable them to view every
embarrassing comment, link or photo he had posted on his profile.

4.”I think it’s a recipe for disaster,” he says.”In 2007,I had some wall posts, which
seemed appropriate at the time, but now after a lapse of four years, I have moved on
and don’t want to be openly displayed for all to see.”

5.And he is not alone. Many users, worried about how Facebook activity could
possibly affect their offline lives, are choosing to commit ‘Facebook suicide’. While
some have privacy concerns, others feel that the site that was meant to bring them
closer to their friends actually does the opposite—it reduces their friendship to
something superficial.

6. “Poking and liking are not enough to keep a friendship going,” says a business
analyst. Having quit Facebook three years ago, she prefers meeting her ‘real’ friends
face-to-face, instead of reading their posts online.

7. “On Facebook, people hype everyday issues including what they ate and where they
went on a daily basis,” says this analyst who continues to use Twitter.
8.Similarly, an engineering student, quit Facebook last December four years after
joining it. One fine day, he exported all the data from his account into a little zip file
and hit the delete button.

9. “ I realized that when it came to my friends who really mattered, I could actually
keep in touch with them over the phone or by meeting them in real life,” he wrote on
his blog.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage answer the questions that
follow:

a)The feature of Facebook where one can see the posts, the embarrassing comments
and thoughts, photos and links that a person has put on his profile in the past is:
i)create story
ii)facebook live
iii)timeline
iv)messenger
b)According to the passage, the social media:
i)can cause more harm than good
ii)is just a waste of time
iii)connects one to real life
iv)provides opportunity to meet people face to face
c)The feature ‘Timeline’ on Facebook according to the passage, forces the youngster
to reconsider:
i)meeting friends face to face
ii)increasing use of social media
iii)saving time on social media
iv)the advantages and disadvantages of being on Facebook
d)Many people are getting out of Facebook as they feel:
i)addicted to it
ii)that their facebook activity could affect their real life
iii)they should join Instagram, Whatsapp or Twitter
iv)poking and liking is not enough
e)Which of the following is OPPOSITE in meaning to the word ‘retained’ as used in
the passage?
i)exported
ii)delete
iii)account
iv)quit
f)Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE in the context of the passage?
I)People love being poked and liked on Facebook.
ii)People visit social media everyday to post photos and for status updates
iii)No one prefers meeting ‘real’ friends face-to-face, instead of reading their posts
online
iv)Few think that social media reduces their friendship to something superficial.
g)The phrase “Facebook suicide” refers to get someone:
 i)poking and liking
ii)quitting facebook as it could affect their real life
iii)clicking on a date on the timeline
iv)using Twitter
h)Which of the following statements is TRUE in the context of the passage:
i)Time spent on social media is better that meeting face-to-face
ii)Social media use could increase the time teens spend together in person.
iii) Stalking, personal attacks and misuse of information are some of the threats
faced by the users of social media.
iv)Facebook activity does not affect real life.
i)Find a word from the passage which means “an outline of something,especially a
person’s face,as seen from one side”.
i)Facebook
ii)Timeline
iii)Profile
iv)Scrapbook
j)Which of the following can be the most appropriate title for the passage?
i)Social Media:a powerful tool
ii)Your Privacy and Facebook
iii)Virtual Life
iv)Facebook Friends

WRITING (1x5=5marks)
2.You are Rishi, the president of Aakash society, Pitampura. As the Covid-
19 lockdown is announced in Delhi, you want to convey to your local newspaper
about people still roaming around, especially, without masks or social distancing in
your locality. Write a letter to the editor raising concerns about the same and
asking to bring more strict rules about lockdown through highlighting this issue
in their column.
GRAMMAR (1x5=5 marks)
3.Fill in the blanks choosing the correct option given below:
a)A baker’s dozen ------------ actually thirteen.
i)are b)is c)were d)has been
b)Why don’t you ask her?She can give you ---------- sound advice.
i)many b)a plenty of c)a d)some
c)In the hour of need every man,woman and child -------- to be ready for sacrifice.
i)has b)have c)will d)shall
d)You will ---------- work hard to stand first.
i)has to b)have to c)could d)must
e)We -------------- pay attention to our studies.
i)will b)would c)ought to d)may
 LITERATURE
4.Read the following extracts and choose the most suitable option to the
questions that follow: (1x10=10 marks)
‘Paper has more patience than people.’I thought of this saying on one of those days
when I was feeling a little depressed and was sitting at home with my chin in my
hands,bored and listless,wondering whether to stay in or go out.I finally stayed where
I was,brooding:Yes,paper does have more patience,and since I’m not planning to let
anyone else read this stiff-backed notebook grandly referred to as a ‘diary’,unless I
should ever find a real friend,it probably won’t make a bit of difference.
a)’Paper has more patience than people.’What does this imply?
This implies that Anne
i)believed in the power of writing more than speaking to people.
ii)felt that she could pour her heart out on paper without any hindrance.
iii)had more faith in sharing her thoughts and feelings with paper.
iv)felt that she could share her feeling openly on paper.
b)Pick out the emotion which clearly brings out the meaning of ‘listless’as used in
the extract.

i) ii) iii) iv) iiiiv

c)

i)option (ii)
ii)option (iii)
iii)option (ii)
iv)option (i)

c)Pick the option that is ODD one out with reference to the meaning of
‘patience’.
i)indolence

iv)grit patience ii)perseverance

iii)tolerance
i)option (ii)
ii)option (i)
iii)option (iv)
iv)option (iii)
d)Pick out the sentence that brings out the meaning of ‘brooding’as used in the
extract.
i)The mysterious house on the hill is still brooding above the village.
ii)The people at the stock market always keep brooding about the gains.
iii)He was brooding over the matter and took a long time to decide.
iv)Suspense and drama were brooding at the site of the investigation.

e)Anne doesn’t plan to let anyone else read her diary as

i)she is secretive about her life
ii)it’s about her intimate feelings.
iii)she is unwilling to share it with anyone.
iv)she wants to cherish these moments herself.

5. No use to say ‘O there are other balls’:

An ultimate shaking grief fixes the boy
As he stands rigid, trembling, staring down
All his young days into the harbour where
His ball went. I would not intrude on him;
A dime, another ball, is worthless.
a)What does the expression , ‘O there are other balls’:signify?
i)The boy need not be grieved thinking about the lost ball.
ii)The boy has got other balls to substitute.
iii)The boy has lost many balls as well.
iv)The boy is happy thinking about new balls.
b)According to the boy what has he lost along with his favourite ball?
i)The money that he spent to buy the ball.
ii)The fond memories attached with the ball.
iii)The affection of his parents.
iv)The warnings of his friends.
c)What is the impact of the shaking grief on the boy?
i)He stood still,startled and staring.
ii)He cried bitterly.
iii)He was in fit of anger.
iv)He fell unconscious.
d)Why does the poet feel that it’s quite unfair to suggest going for another ball?
i)The boy doesn’t have money.
ii)The poet doesn’t want him to spend money on such things.
iii)Nothing can make him as happy as his favourite ball.
iv)No balls are available right then.
e)After reading the above verse,what is the most suitable word to describe the
 boy?
i)Nagging
ii)responsible
iii)Emotional
iv)Whining
6.Answer the following choosing the most appropriate option: (1x5=5 marks)
a)What kind of freedom did Mandela yearn for as a man?
i)Basic and honourable freedom
ii)Transitory freedom
iii)Freedom obstructed by a lawful life
iv)Freedom to run in the fields
b)What do you think is the most appropriate statement about the mother bird in “His
First Flight?
i)She was ready to eat all by herself.
ii)She was merely watching the seagull.
iii)She wanted to feed everyone while making the seagull starve.
iv)She knew how to attract the seagull’s attention in order to perform flying.
c)Why was Lencho not surprised on seeing the money in the envelope?
i)He was too sad to acknowledge it.
ii)He had unwavering faith in God.
iii)He was an ungrateful man.
iv)He was a proud man.
d)When the writer in ‘A Triumph of Surgery’ says, ‘It was a temptation to keep Tricki
on as a permanent guest’,he means to say that
i)he had no intention to return Tricki to Mrs Pumphrey
ii)he and his partners were tortured of the thought
iii)he and his partners had been enjoying the luxurious food
iv)he was deeply moved by the miserable condition of Mrs Pumphrey
e)What was Hari Singh’s real intention in ‘The Thief’s Story”?
i)After stealing Anil’s money he wanted to run away to go to another place by
train.
ii)He wanted to kill Anil.
iii)He wanted to begin a new business.
iv)He wished to keep away from everyone.

7.VIVA VOCE-5 MARKS