ASSERTION – REASONING

CLASS X - ENGLISH
1. With reference to the fairy tale Cinderella, select the option that is relevant to (A) and (R).
(A) The coach turned into a pumpkin.
(R) It was past midnight and the magic had worn off.

A. Both A and R are true and R is the explanation of A.

B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. Both A and R are false.
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2. Choose the correct option to replace the underlined word in the line ‘The epistemology of loss’.
A. remembrance
B. productivity
C. meaning
D. accuracy
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3. Choose the option/s that depict/s the central idea of the’ Ball’ poem.
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WE ARE NOT THE KEEP YOUR EYE ON DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY CAN BUY
SUM OF OUR THE BALL. TIME IN ANGER, HAPPINESS.
POSSESSIONS REGRETS, WORRIES
AND GRUDGES.

(1) (2) (3) (4)

A. Option (i) and (ii)

B. Option (iii) and (iv)
C. Option (i) and (iii)
D. Option (ii) and (iv)

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4. ‘Knowing what every man must one day know
And most know many days, how to stand up’
The poet shares that people learn to ‘stand up’. Select the option that lists the tone which is the odd one
out.
A. kind
B. satirical
C. logical
D. understanding
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5.
He senses first responsibility
The speaker is In a world of possessions. People will take balls,
generalizing. I wouldn’t Balls will be lost always, little boy,
really care if I lost a ball, And no one buys a ball back. Money is external.
really! He is learning, well behind his desperate eyes,
The epistemology of loss, how to stand up
Knowing what every man must one day know
And most know many days, how to stand up

________ ? _______

A. I feel you really haven’t valued a toy that has been gifted by a loved one and that’s the reason you fail to see
the value of such an object. The boy valued his toy. It was expensive as well as dear.
B. I think the speaker just wants to share possible reactions due to loss. Maybe the anecdote of the boy with
the ball is his attempt at sharing a personal example.
C. I feel you would react that way too if the ball held a special significance for you. It was given to him by a
special person and the loss was unbearable.
D. I think that the ball here is not just the object. It symbolizes the movement away from the lack of
accountability of childhood towards awareness of responsibility.

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6. In the poem Amanda, the two stanzas each are differentiated by parentheses. Which of the following differences
between the two stanzas is true?

A. The first stanza talks about how adults should behave, whereas the second talks about how children should
behave.

B. the first stanza uses strict and formal language whereas the second stanza uses poetic language.

C. The first stanza is about Amanda, whereas the second refers to a mermaid.

D. The first stanza is real life whereas the second is about past experiences.

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7. In the poem Amanda, which of the following correctly depicts the nature of the text in the parenthesis?

A. Option (i)
B. Option (ii)
C. Option (iii)
D. Option (iv)

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8. In the poem Amanda, which of the following correctly depicts the meaning of the word ‘languid’?

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9. She wished she had the nerve to write Peggy a note, because she knew she never would have the
courage to speak right out to Peggy, to say, “Hey, Peg, let’s stop asking Wanda how many dresses she has.”
When she finished her arithmetic she did start a note to Peggy. Suddenly she paused and shuddered.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
I. Maddie’s inability i. Requesting Peggy to stop questioning Wanda
II. Maddie’s wish ii. Not brave enough to confront Peggy
III. Maddie’s realization iii. To convince Peggy to do the right thing.
iv. Communicating her thoughts to Peggy in writing.

Pick the option that includes the correct matches of Column a with Column B
A. I-ii; II-iv; III-i
B. I-iv; II-I; III-iii
C. I-I; II-ii; III-iii
D. I-iii; II-iii; III-ii
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10. She wished she had the nerve to write Peggy a note, because she knew she never would have the
courage to speak right out to Peggy, to say, “Hey, Peg, let’s stop asking Wanda how many dresses she has.”
When she finished her arithmetic she did start a note to Peggy. Suddenly she paused and shuddered.
(i) Maddie could have shared this with someone else.
(ii) Maddie fancied Wanda for a friend, but didn’t know it.
(iii) If Maddie thought it, she would have done it.
(iv) Maddie was scared of Peggy’s reaction.

Answer Option Fact Opinion

A. (ii) (i), (iii), (iv)
B. (iii), (iv) (i), (ii)
C. (i), (iv) (ii), (iii)
D. (ii), (iv) (i); (iii)

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11. Pick the option that includes the most appropriate solutions for the blanks in reply to the given letter.

Dear Miss Mason,

How are you and Room Thirteen? Please tell the
Dear Wanda
girls they can keep those hundred dresses, because
Merry Christmas to you too! Glad to know that
in my new house I have a hundred new ones, all
you’ve joined a new school. Thank you for your
lined up in my closet. I’d like that girl Peggy to have
(i)…………… I remember you (ii) ………… .I’d read
the drawing of the green dress with the red
your letter (iii)…………. in class and it was
trimming, and her friend Maddie to have the blue
received with (iv) ………………..
one. For Christmas, I miss that school and my new
teacher does not equalise with you. Merry
Christmas to you and everybody.
Yours truly
Wanda Petronski

A. i-gifts; ii-often; iii-twice; iv-applause

B. i-kind words; ii-fondly; iii-aloud; iv-interest
C. i-recommendation; ii-occasionally; iii-in parts; iv-hostility
D. i-sincere love; ii-often; iii-joyously; iv-laughter

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