CBSE_ X DATE: 29-09-2021

Time: 45 MINS CBSE_ENGLISH_DPT–2 20M

General Instructions:
1. The Question Paper contains THREE sections.
2. Section A-READING has 09 questions. Attempt a total of 07 questions, as per
specific instructions for each question.
3. Section B-WRITING & GRAMMAR has 06 questions. Attempt a total of 05 questions, as per
specific instructions for each question.
4. Section C-LITERATURE has 15 questions. Attempt 13 questions, as per specific instructions
for each question.
5. All questions carry equal marks.(0.8 each)
6. There is no negative marking.
SECTION – A (READING)
I. Read the passage given below :
1. Chess is called the game of kings . It has been around for a long time.
People have been playing it for over 500 years . Chess is based on an even
older gane from India . The chess we play today is from Europe.
2. Chess is a two – player game . One player uses the white pieces while the
other uses the black pieces . Each piece moves in a special way . One piece
is called the King . Each player has one . The player takes turns moving
their pieces . If a player lands on a piece , he or she takes it . The game
ends when a player loses his or her King. There are a few more rules but
these are the basics.
3. Some people think that chess is more than a game . They think that it
makes the mind stronger . Good chess players use their brains . They take
their time . They think about what will happen next . These skills are useful
in life and in chess. Chess is kind of a work out for the mind.
4. You don’t always have lots of time to think when playing chess . There is a
type of chess with short time limits . It’s caleed blitz chess. In blitz chess,
each player gets ten minutes to use for the whole game . Your clock runs
during your turn . You hit the time clock after your move. This stops your
clock . It also starts the other player’s clock . If you run out of time , you
lose . Games of blitz chess are fast paced.
5. Chess is not just for people . Computers have been playing chess since the
1970’s . At first , they did not play well . They made mistakes . As time
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went on they grew stronger . In 1997 , a computer beat the best player in
the world for the first time . It was a computer called Deep Blue. Deep
Blue was big . It took up a whole room . By 2006 a cell phone could beat
the best players in the world . Chess sure has come a long way . Don’t you
think so?
Based on your understanding of the passage , answer any seven out of nine
questions by choosing the correct option:
(i) What is the author’s purpose in writing the second paragraph?
(a)To explain the rules of chess
(b) To compare different types of games
(c)To talk about game pieces
(d) To persuade people to play chess

(ii) Which is not a reason that chess is a good workout for the mind
according to the text?
(a)Good chess players think about what will happen next
(b) Good chess players take a lot of risks
(c)Good chess players take their time
(d) Good chess players use their brains

(iii) How long have people been playing chess?

(a)Over 100 years
(b) Over 500 years
(c)Over 1000 years
(d) Over 50000 years

(iv) Where did the game that chess is based on come from?
(a)Europe
(b) India
(c)America
(d) All of these

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(v) Which best describes tha main idea in the fourth paragraph?
(a)This paragraph argues that players should think less
(b) This paragraph explains how blitz chess is played
(c)This paragraph explains how time clocks work
(d) This paragraph describes many different ways to play chess
(vi) How does a game of chess end according to the text?
(a)One player takes all of the other player’s pieces
(b) One player makes it to the end of the board
(c)One player becomes the King
(d) One player loses his or her King

(vii) Which happened first?

(a)Computers did not play chess well
(b) Deep Blue won an important game
(c)Cell phones got good at playing chess
(d) Deep Blue took up a whole room

(viii) How is blitz chess different from regular chess?

(a)Each player has two Kings
(b) Players are blindfolded
(c)Players only have ten minutes to play
(d) Players start from a random position

(ix) If it’s your turn in blitz chess , what happens when you hit the clock?
(a)Both your clock and the other person’s clock keeps running
(b) The other person’s clock stops running and yours starts
(c)Both clocks stop running
(d) Your clock stops running and the other person’s clock begins

SECTION – B (GRAMMAR)
II. Answer any five of the six questions by selecting the most appropriate
option for each:
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1. I think I ___________ have failed the test but I’m not sure.
(a)ought to
(b) might
(c)shall
(d) None of the above

2. If there is an age restriction then you __________go in as you are too

young.
(a)should
(b) shouldn’t
(c)shall not
(d) None of the above

3. Each of these boys ____________ intelligent.

(a)is
(b) were
(c)has
(d) are

4. The film __________ in New York next week.

(a)open
(b) opened
(c)opens
(d) opening

5. I always keep _________money in my wallet for emergencies.

(a)any
(b) every
(c)some
(d) None of the above

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6. Lisa saw ___________shooting star yesterday.

(a)a
(b) an
(c)the
(d) None of the above

SECTION – C (LITERATURE)
Attempt any 13 questions from the following sections:
III. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow:
Not a leaf remained on the trees . The corn was totally destroyed . The
flowers were gone from the plants . Lencho’s soul was filled with
sadness . When the storm had passed , he stood in the middle of the
field and said to his sons, “A plague of locusts would have left more
than this . The hail has left nothing.”

(i) What happened to the crop when the storm had passed?
(a)It blossomed
(b) It remained as it was
(c)It grew to produce more seeds
(d) The corn was totally destroyed

(ii) What was the status of leaves after the storm?

(a)They turned green
(b) They turned pale
(c)They were detached from the trees
(d) They dried up

(iii) Describe Lencho’s feelings as shown in the extract.

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(a)He was elated

(b) He was very sad
(c)He was angry
(d) He was charged up

(iv) Find the opposite of ‘destroyed’ from the passage.

(a)Restored
(b) Lost
(c)Grown
(d) Passed

(v) Give the meaning of the word ‘ plague’ from the passage.
(a) A rain causing extensive damage to the crop
(b) An unusually large number of insects or animals infesting a place
and causing damage
(c)A pellet of hail
(d) A terrifying monster

IV. Attempt the following:

(vi) Why was Lencho satisfied?
(a)On seeing a new tractor in his field
(b) On seeing a new buffalo
(c)On seeing the field of ripe corn with flowers
(d) None of the above

(vii) What is the irony in this lesson?

(a)Lencho was sad after the hailstorm even though he was the one
waiting for a shower
(b) Postmaster laughed at Lencho but still helped arrange money for
him
(c)Lencho blamed the post office employees who infact helped him
(d) There is no irony

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(viii) Why was Lencho not surprised on seeing the money in the envelope?
(a)He was too sad to acknowledge it
(b) He had unwavering faith in God
(c)He was an ungrateful man
(d) None of the above

(ix) The postmaster was a fat , amiable man. What is the meaning of
amiable?
(a)Rude
(b) Helpful
(c)Friendly
(d) Enthusiastic

(x) Where was Lencho’s house situated?

(a)On the crest of a low hill
(b) Top of a hill
(c)Top of a plateau
(d) In a city

(xi) The fall of the dust of snow indicated something …………………

(a)Good and joyful
(b) Sad and ugly
(c)Inauspicious
(d) Wasn’t right

(xii) The poet felt that the whole day had been wasted because………..
(a)The crow and hemlock tree kept him busy
(b) The day offered no comfort or happiness to him
(c)The weather made him feel feverish
(d) All of the above

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(xiii) The way a crow , shook down on me – here ‘me’ refers to?
(a)The hemlock tree
(b) The ground
(c)The poet
(d) The nature

(xiv) In the poem , the crow, the hemlock tree, the snow are all dark images,
yet…………
(a)They look shiny and bright
(b) The poet sees colours of happiness through them
(c)They make a person rejoice
(d) None of the above

(xv) What creates the poet’s desired effect in the poem?

(a)The winter day and snow fall
(b) The crow and the hemlock tree
(c)The way he stood below the tree
(d) The easy language and the unusual visual imagery along with the
brevity of words

ALL THE BEST