DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL

Secunderabad
NACHARAM | MAHENDRA HILLS | NADERGUL
SUBJECT: ENGLISH (184) PT3 WORKSHEET Class: X
SYLLABUS : First Flight Prose: 2. Nelson Mandela : A Long Walk to Freedom ,3. Two Stories of Flying-
(Part – I) His First Flight (Part – II) Black Aeroplane ,4. From The Diary of Anne Frank, 7. Glimpses of India
(Part 1) A Baker from Goa (Part 2) Coorg (Part 3) Tea from Assam, 8. Mijbil – The Otter, 9. Madam Rides
the Bus Poetry :1. Dust of Snow ,4 . How To Tell Wild Animals, 5. Amanda ,7. The Trees, 8. Fog, 9. The
Tale of Custard – The Dragon ,10. For Anne Gregory . Footprint Without Feet :2. The Thief’s Story 4. A
Question of Trust, 6. The Making of a Scientist ,7. The Necklace, 9. Bholi
Grammar :Tenses, Determiners, Modals, Subject Verb Agreement, Reported Speech
Writing skills : 1. Letter to the Editor, 2. Letter of placing an order,3. Argumentative paragraph Writing

READING
I. Read the passage given below.
1. In the early 1920's, settlers came to Alaska looking for gold. They travelled by boat to the
coastal towns of Seward and Knik, and from there by land into the gold fields. The trail they used to
travel inlandis known today as the Iditarod Trail, one of the National Historic Trails designated by the
Congress of the United States. The Iditarod Trail quickly became a major thoroughfare in Alaska, as
the mail and supplies were carried across this trail. People also used it to get from place to place. In
the winter, the settlers’ onlymeans of travel down this trail was via dog sled.
2. Once the gold rush ended, many gold-seekers went back to where they had come from, and
suddenly there was much less travel on the Iditarod Trail. The introduction of the airplane in the
late1920’s meant dog teams were no longer the standard mode of transportation, and of course with
the airplane carrying the mail and supplies, there was less need for land travel in general. The final
blow to the use of the dog teams was the appearance of snowmobiles.
3. By the mid 1960's, most Alaskans didn’t even know the Iditarod Trail existed, or that dog
teams had played a crucial role in Alaska’s early settlements. Dorothy G. Page, a self-made historian,
recognized how few people knew about the former use of sled dogs as working animals and about the
Iditarod Trail’s role in Alaska’s colourful history. To raise awareness about this aspect of Alaskan
history, she came up with the idea to have a dog sled race over the Iditarod Trail. She presented her
idea to an enthusiastic musher, as dog sled drivers are known, named Joe Redington, Sr. Soon the
Pages and the Redingtons were working together to promote the idea of the Iditarod race.
4. Many people worked to make the first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race a reality in 1967. The
Aurora dog Mushers Club, along with men from the Adult Camp in Sutton, helped clear years of
overgrowth from the first nine miles of the Iditarod Trail. To raise interest in the race, a $25,000 purse
was offered, with Joe Redington donating one acre of his land to help raise the funds. The short race,
approximately 27miles long, was put on a second time in 1969.
5. After these first two successful races, the goal was to lengthen the race a little further to the
ghost town of Iditarod by 1973. However in 1972, the U.S. Army reopened the trail as a winter
exercise, and so in 1973, the decision was made to take the race all the way to the city of Nome—over
1,000 miles. There were many who believed it could not be done and that it was crazy to send a
bunch of mushers out into the vast, uninhabited Alaskan wilderness. But the race went! 22 mushers
finished that year, and to date over 400 people have completed it.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.
1. How has the author spotlighted the importance of the Iditarod Trail in the first paragraph?
A. The mail and supplies were carried across this trail
B. People couldn’t use it to get from place to place
C. Gold was found in great quantity there
D. Raised awareness about this aspect of Alaskan history 1
 2. Based on information in the passage, state any two reasons that contributed to the disuse of
the IditarodTrail.
A. _____________________________
B. _____________________________
3. Whose brainchild was the Iditarod race? What was the intent behind it?
4. Complete the following with a phrase from paragraph 2.
Reason: The gold rush ended
Opinion: _____________________________
5. What can be told regarding the initial Iditarod race?
6. Rewrite the following sentence by replacing the underlined word with a word that means the
same fromparagraph 3.
She fostered the higher education of women in Rumania, and established societies for various
charitableobjects.
7. The U.S. Army reopened the Iditarod Trail in 1972. Why and how did it impact the race?
8. What can be inferred as the primary purpose of the writer in this passage?
II. Read the case study given below.
1. The National Literacy Mission (NLM) defines literacy as acquiring the skills of reading,
writing and arithmetic, and the ability to apply them in one’s day-to-day life. Functional literacy
implies
 self-reliance in the 3 R’s – reading, writing and arithmetic.
 awareness of the causes of deprivation, and the ability to move towards amelioration of one’s
condition by acquiring skills to improve economic status and participating in the process of
development.
 Imbibing values such as national integration, conservation of the environment and women’s
equality.
2. Some projects implemented by the government to increase literacy are:
 A special program titled Improved Pace and Content Learning (IPCL), which provides basic
education to people who lost the chance to receive formal education earlier.
 10,000 Anganwadi centers with 100% enrollment.
 Policy of no-fail till Class 8 to prevent children from dropping out.
 Midday meals in all schools with an eclectic menu for all days of the week
 No tuition fee in government colleges.

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 Literacy Rates of India 1951–2011
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3. However, the challenges are many. Extensive impoverishment, entrenched hierarchical social
divisions, and the lack of correlation between educational attainment and job opportunities are often
cited as hurdles. Children from ‘lower castes’ are frequently denied school attendance and harassed
when they do attend. In areas where there is no discrimination, poor funding and impoverished
families mean that children often cannot afford textbooks. When children do get educated, jobs are
not guaranteed and the only alternative is farming. This leads parents to question the investment of
sending children to school in the first place. To incentivize students to attend, the government has
announced a Rupee 1 per school day grant to poor children who show up at school.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.
1. How can one acquire functional literacy?
2. Identify the challenges faced while achieving literacy in rural areas.
I. Lack of job opportunities
II. Poverty and destitution
III. Social equality
IV. Midday meals in all schools
A. Options I &IV B. Options III & IV C. Options I & II D. Options II & III
3. Infer one reason for the following, based on the information in the passage.
‘People in rural areas hesitate to send their children to school’
4. With reference to image 1-
a) Which country has gender equality in literacy rate?
b) Which country can boast of highest female literacy rate?
5. According to Image 2-
a) Which year shows the closest representation of male-female literacy ratio of India as
shown in Image1?
b) The graph presents data for a period of years.
6. List two schemes implemented by the government to increase literacy.
I. Improved Pace and Content Learning programme
II. Guaranteed jobs to all the graduates
III. Policy of no-fail till Class 8
IV. Rupee 10 per school day
A. Option III &II B. Option I & III C. Option III &IV D. Option I & II
7. Substitute the word ‘incentivize’ with ONE WORD similar in meaning, in the following,
sentence from paragraph 3
To incentivize students to attend …
GRAMMAR
GUIDED
1. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option.
I ______get there earlier because of the traffic. (mustn’t/ shouldn’t/couldn’t/can’t)
2. Read the conversation between a customer and the shop owner. Complete the sentence by reporting
the shop owner’s question correctly.
Shop owner: Will you pay in cash or card? 3
 Customer: I will do Phone pay.
The shop owner asked ___________________.
The customer replied that he would do phone pay.
3. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line, from a newspaper article.
Swedish divers _________ a shipwreck last week.
A. had found B. would find C. found D. has found
4. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line, from a
news report:
‘On Kenya’s beaches, there is a lot of plastic waste. This is a big problem to turtles.’
Option Error Correction
A on in
B beaches beach
C this that
D to for
5. Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option
I _______ to some music in my car as I rested and waited for my grandmother to finish up so that we
could drive off.
A. Listened to B. Was listening to C. Am listening to D. Would be listening to
6. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given message.
Eat your breakfast on time. I _______ your favourite dish. (prepare)
7. Report the dialogue between two friends by completing the sentence:
Reema: Where did you buy this dress from?
Rita: I have bought it from the Central Mall.
In response to the question about her dress, Rita says that ______________.
8. Identify the error in the given sentence, and supply the correction.
If she had accepted her fault, she will not have been in that bad situation.
Error Correction
______ ___________
9. Lalitha shared some information, with Vinay. Report Vinay’s question.
Vinay: Do you know about the Egyptian pyramids?
Lalitha: The Egyptian pyramids are ancient masonry structures located in Egypt
Vinay asked Lalitha if ____________________________.
10. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the quote.
“He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question ______ a fool
forever.”
A. Remain B. remaining C. remains D. has remained
11. Identify the error in the instruction given by the doctor to a patient and supply the correction.
The medicine, as well as a healthy diet, are required to recover completely.
ERROR CORRECTION

UNGUIDED
I. The following paragraphs have not been edited. There is one error in each line. Identify the
error and write its correction against the correct blank number. Remember to underline the
correction. Thefirst one has been done for you.

Incorrect correct
I saw a old man with a radio (a)
close to their ear. (b)
I asked the man “Are you listening to an (c)
commentary?
What is the score? (d)

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 Incorrect correct
As soon as a school bell rang, Ranjan (a)
lost less time in hurrying towards the cellar (b)
where much of their school buses were parked. (c)
But he found her mother who had come (d)
to pick him up. She told him she had few (e)
things
to do on our way home (f)

II. Read the conversation and complete the passage that follows
A) Read the following conversation between the two girls Megha and Sneha .
Megha: Sneha, why do you look so worried?”
Sneha: I have not prepared well for my English exams.
Megha: Don’t worry, there will be grammar section which you can write.
Sneha: What a wonderful idea it is!
Megha asked Sneha (a)……………………Sneha replied with concern(b)…………………….
Megha assured her (c) ………… Sneha exclaimed (d)……
B) Given below is an extract from an interview of the famous actress Mrinalini. On the basis of
the interview, complete the news report given below:

Reporter: What prompted you to take up acting as a career?

Mrinalini: Both my parents were actors, so I developed a love for acting at a very young age.
Reporter: Did you find it difficult to attend school and maintain your schedules as well?
Mrinalini: No, I did not. My parents were very supportive of me in every way possible.
Moreover, my principal and teachers supported me and gave me a lot of special time to cope up with
my work. I am grateful to them for this.
Reporter: Would you like to give a message to child actors of today?
Mrinalini: Yes. I would like them to follow their dreams, no matter how difficult it may seem.
At an exclusive interview with Headlines, Ms Mrinalini talked about her early years. When asked
about (a)…………………. as a career, she said that since both (b) ………………….. she (c)..................a
love for acting at a very young age. To the question whether she (d)… ......................................................to
attend school and maintain her schedules as well, she (e)………….. that (f)………………. . (g) parents
had supported (h)……………… . She (i)…………… added that (j)……………. and (k)… She was
grateful to them for that. Finally, in reply to whether she (l)… .............. like to give a message to child
actors of today, she (m)……………….. .
WRITING
Argumentative Paragraph
i) The New Education policy lays emphasis on learning in mother tongue.
The policy document states that since children learn and grasp non-trivial concepts more quickly in
their home language, which is often the mother tongue, it should preferably be the medium of
instruction. However, thousands of English-medium schools across the country impart high-quality
education and are leading institutions in their regions.
Write a paragraph of about 100-120 words expressing what you think is the best medium of
education.
ii) We live in a digital era where technology is at our beck and call. Does technology make learning
more exciting, or does it distract children and stop them paying attention? Write a paragraph of about
100-120 words expressing your views.
Letter of placing an order (Business)
You are Narendra sharma/Nilam sharma, Head, Fitness Group of Gold Gym, 234, Ram Vihar, Delhi. You
wish to purchase certain herbal medicines and wellness products. Write a letter to the Store Manager, M/s
East
India, 54, Preet Vihar, Delhi placing an order for the specific products required by you. (120 words)
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i) You are Tanya of Indira Nagar, Benaras. Recently you are spreading awareness about the importance of
parks in your community as a part of your school project. Write a letter to the Editor of The Times of India,
New Delhi about the misuse and poor maintenance of public parks in your city.
ii) You are Sanjeev Mehta, coordinator of your school Literacy Club. You are deeply concerned about the
drops out and adult illiterates still living in slums and villages. On behalf of your literacy club write a letter
to the Editor of The Hindu, Chennai regarding the need to reach out to the young school drop-outs and the
adult illiterates. Also give details of the steps your organisation is taking in this direction.
LITERATURE
I. Answer the questions in 30-40 words each.
1. What attracted the children towards the baker?
2. Baking was considered essential in a traditional Goan village. What reasons does the writer give
tosupport his point?
3. What do you know about “Kodavus” as mentioned in the lesson, ‘Coorg’ ?
4. ‘This is a tea country now’. Explain this with reference to Tea from Assam.
5. In what ways is China related to tea?
6. How did Valli react when she saw the dead cow by the roadside?
7. What can you depict of Amanda’s nature?
8. How, according to Mandela, had apartheid policy affected South Africa?
9. Why did Mathilda not want to see her rich friends?
10. Identify four values which Richard Ebright projected as a man of substance.
11. “Still they- took no notice of him.” What did the seagull do to draw the attention of his family?
12. Do you agree that the story ‘The Black Aeroplane’ is a mystery? Justify your answer with
reasons.
13. What special characteristic of Mijbil did Maxwell learn after he took it to the bathroom?
14. Write the central idea of the poem “Fog”.
15. “Her heart was throbbing with a new hope and a new life”. Explain with reference to ‘Bholi’.
16. How does the poet react to crow and hemlock tree?
17. How, according to Hari Singh, would the greedy man, the rich man and the poor man react. when
they had lost their goods?
II. Answer the following questions in about 120 words each.
1. Describe the childhood memories of the author’s time in Goa and his fondness for breads and
cakes.
2. Should we learn from the history that has passed on to us from generations? Comment with
context to Glimpses of India.
3. How do Coorg’s location, people and natural features add to the diversity of India?
4. Rajvir seemed to have a lot of information about tea. What all does he tell? What character
trait about him is revealed?
5. Valli plans and prepares for her bus journey in advance. How?
6. It’s a fact that every person including a young child has his/her own individuality and
personality. It isnot necessary that the child will see the world according to the direction of
his/her parents. Based on the reading the poem “Amanda” write a paragraph on: Should
children be given freedom.
7. What experiments and projects did Ebright undertake?
8. Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you. Compare and
comment onthe supportive nature of Ebright’s mother and Mme. Loisel’s husband.
9. The poet has used some special qualities to describe the animals and create humour in the
poem. Comment with reference to the poem ‘How to Tell Wild Animals’.
10. Describe Mandela’s life journey from a prisoner to the first black President of South Africa.
11. ‘Never mind ‘she said, “I can get on by myself.” “You do not have to help me”, said Valli to
the conductor. She shows extraordinary courage in making the bus journey all alone. Taking
inspiration from Valli’s character, write how ability and courage to take risk are essential to
fulfill one’s dreams.
12. The dragon ‘Custard’ was considered a coward. The humble dragon proved his bravery in
adversity analyses that certain qualities like bravery and courage are situation based and
spontaneous. Explain with reference to the poem “The Tale of Custard the Dragon”. 6
 13. The poet in the poem ‘For Anne Gregory’ conveys that we should give importance to the
inner beauty and not the physical appearance. Elaborate with reference to the poem.

14. What do you think is the meaning of the phrase ‘honour among thieves’? Which of the two thieves
lack the honour in ‘A Question of Trust’? Give reasons.