UNIT ONE

SELF TEST
1.1 Where the Mind is Without Fear

Time : 40 minutes ] [Marks :15

Q. 1. Read the following poem and do the activities : (5 Marks)

A1. (1))Complete the following : (1)

(1) The poet has compared 'reason'to

(2) Dead habit is compared to

(2) Match the expressions in Column A with their meanings in Column B: (1)

Column A Column B

(1) Depth of truth (a) Clear thinking

(2) Narrow domestic walls (b) Sincerityof heart

(c) Narrowmindedness

Where themind is without fear and the head is held high

Where knowledge is free

Where the world has not been broken up into fragments

By narrow domestic walls

Where words come out from the depth of truth

Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection

Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit

Where themind is led forward by Thee

Into ever-widening thought and action

Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

A2. Fill in the web with any four qualities the poet wants his countrymen to have :
(2)

Qualities

A3. Pick out and explain an example of Personificationfrom the poem. (1)
Q. 2. Read the following poem and an appreciation of it with the help
write
of the given points in paragraph format : (5Marks)

Where the Mind is Without Fear ...

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high

Where knowledge is free

Where the world has not been broken up into fragments

By narrow domestic walls

Where words come out from the depth of truth

Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection

Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desertsand of dead habit

Where the mind is led forward by Thee

Intoever-widening thought and action

Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

• The title of the poem

•The poet
•Rhyme scheme
-Rabindranath
)
Tagore

()
(1)

• Figures of speech (1)

•Central idea / theme (2)

Q. 3. Write a newspaper report having the following headline : (5Marks)

25 Child Labourers Rescued From Carpet Factory.

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1.2 The Thief's Story

Time : 40 minutes ] [Marks : 20

Q. 1. Do as directed : (5 Marks)
(1) Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite it correctly : (1)

I should going back to Anil, I told myself, if only to learn to read and write.
(2) Complete the following word-chain of verbs : (2)

write

(3) Use the given word as a noun and as a verb in 2 separate sentences : (2)

hand

Q. 2. Read the following passage and do the activities : (10 Marks)

A1. Pick out the sentences that are false and rewrite them correctly : (2)

(1)Hari was nervous when he came back to the room.

(2) Hari was worried that his theft would be discovered.

(3) Anil was awake when Hari returned to the room.

(4) Hari kept the notes in the cupboard afterreturning.

Anil's money. In the morninghe would probably have given me two or three
rupees to go to thecinema, but now I had it all. I couldn't cook his meals, run to the

bazaar or learn to write whole sentences any more.

Ihad forgotten about them in the excitement of the theft. Whole sentences,

Iknew,could one day bring me more than a few hundred rupees. It was a simple
matter and sometimes just as simple to be caught. But to be a really big
to steal

man, a clever and respected man, was something else. I should go back to Anil,
I told myself, if only to learn to read and write.
Ihurried back to the room feeling very nervous, for it is much easier to steal

something than to return it undetected. I opened the door quietly, then stood in the

doorway, in clouded moonlight. Anil was still asleep. Icrept to the head of thebed,

and my hand came up with the notes. felt his breath on my hand. I remained
I still

for a minute. Then my hand found the edge of the mattress, and slipped under it

with the notes.

Iawoke late next morning to find that Anil had already made the tea. He
stretched out his hand towards me. There was a fifty-rupeenote between his fingers.

My heart sank. I thought I had been discovered.

 bazaaror learn to write whole sentences any more.
I had forgotten about them in the excitementof the theft. Whole sentences,

knew, could one day bring

I me more than a few hundred rupees. It was a simple
matter to steal and sometimes just as simple to be caught. But to be a really big

man, a clever and respected man, was something else. I should go back to Anil,

Itold myself, if only to learn to read and write.

Ihurried back to the room feeling very nervous,for it is much easier to steal

something than to return it undetected. I opened the door quietly, then stood in the
doorway, in clouded moonlight. Anil was still asleep. Icrept to the head of the bed,

and my hand came up with the notes. I felt his breath on my hand. I remained still

for a minute.Then my hand found the edge of the mattress, and slipped under it

with the notes.

I awoke late next morning to find that Anil had already made the tea. He
stretched out his hand towards me. There was a fifty-rupee notebetween his fingers.

My heart sank. I thought I had been discovered.

Self Test :1.2 – English Kumarbharati :Std. X 1

"I made some money yesterday," he explained. "Now you'll be paid regularly."

My spirits rose. But when I took the note, I saw it was still wet from the night's

rain.

"Today we'll start writing sentences," he said.

He knew. But neither his lips nor his eyes showed anything. Ismiled at Anil in

my most appealingway. And the smile came by itself, without any effort.

A2. Explain why Hari's smilewas genuine and appealing. (2)

A3. (1) Pick out two compound words from the passage. (2)

(2) Pick out the synonyms of the following words from the passage :
(i) unobserved (ii) perhaps
A4. Do as directed: (2)

(1) Ihad forgotten about them in the excitement of the theft.

(Rewrite using the word 'excited'.)

(2) Anil was still asleep. (Rewrite using 'not'.)

A5. Do you think Anil handled Hari effectively? Why / Why not? (2)

Q. 3. LetterWriting : (5 Marks)

Imagine that Hari can read and write well. Write a short letter of apology from
Hari to Anil for his theft.
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1.3 On Wings of Courage

Time :40 minutes ] [Marks:20
Q. 1. Do as directed : (5 Marks)
(1) Find out two hidden words from the word 'astute'. (1)

(2) Rewrite the sentence using the present perfect tense of the verb : (2)

He remained a flyer to the end of his tenure.

(3) Rewrite the sentence using who' : (2)

Singh was the first Air Chief to keep his flying currency till his CAS rank.
Q. 2. Read the following passage and do the activities : (10 Marks)
A1. Match the events with the years : (2)

Column A Column B

(1) Singh retired (a) 2002

(2) Pakistan launched'Grand Slam (b) 1969

(3) Singh was conferred therank of "Marshal' (c) 1989

(4)Singh became Lieutenant Governor of Delhi (d)1965

Singh was the first Air Chief to keep his flying currency till his CAS rank.
Having flown over 60 different types of aircraft from pre-World War II era biplanes

to the more contemporary Gnats and Vampires, he has also flown in transport

aircraftlike the Super Constellation.

In 1965, when Pakistan launched its Operation Grand Slam, with an armoured
thrust targeted at the vital town of Akhnoor, Singh led IAF through the war with
courage, determination and professional skill. He inspired IAF to victory, despite

the constraints imposed on the full-scale use of Air Force combat power.

Singh was awarded Padma Vibhushan for his astute leadership of theAir Force

during the war. Subsequently, in recognition of the Air Force's contribution dur
ing the war, the rank of the CAS was upgraded and Arjan Singh became the first

Air Chief Marshal of theIndian Air Force.

He remained a flyer to the end of his tenure in IAF, visiting forward bases

and units and flying with the squadrons. He retired in August 1969, thereupon
accepting Ambassadorship to Switzerland. He was Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
from December 1989 to December 1990.
 Having beena source of inspiration to all the personnel of Armed Forces through

the years, the government conferred the rank of the Marshal of the Air Force upon

Arjan Singh in January 2002, making him the first and the only Five Star' rank
officer with Indian Air Force.

A2. Give reasons : Singh was awarded the Padma Vibhushan. (2)

A3. Complete the table : (2)

Noun Verb Adjective

Inspiration

Contribute

A4. Do as directed: (2)

(1) Arjan Singh inspired the IAF to victory. (Rewrite beginning "The IAF....)

(2) Arjan Singh was awarded the Padma Vibhushan for his astute leadership

of the Air Force during the war.

(Frame a Wh-question to get the underlined part as the answer.)

A5. Who is your role model? Why? (2)

Q. 3.Narrating an experience : (5 Marks)

Narrate an experience related to the given beginning :

A brave person whom have met is .....

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1.4 All the World's a Stage

Time : 40 minutes ] [Marks: 15

Q. 1. Read the extract and do the activities : (5 Marks)

A1. Match the following : (2)

Column A Column B
(1) Man in the fifth stage of life is (a) a childish and shrill voice.

(2) Man in the sixth stage has (b)unaware of his surroundings.

(3) The last few lines are (c)full of wisdom.

(4)In the last stage, man is (d) full of melancholy.

And then the justice,

In fair round belly with good capon lined,

With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,

Full of wise saws and modern instances;

And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts

Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,

With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;

His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide

For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,

Turning again toward childish treble,pipes

And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,

That ends this strange eventful history,

Is second childishness and mere oblivion,

Sans teeth, sans eyes,sans taste, sans everything.

A2. Explain the sixth stage in a man's life. (2)

A3. Pick out the lines that contain Imagery (a picture created in the mind by using
words) of the following : (1)

Judge (5th stage)

Q. 2. Readtheextract and do the activities: (5Marks)
A1. Fill in the blanks : (2)

(1) The infant is and in the nurse's arms.

(2) The schoolboy is whining and ........ like a snail.

(3) The lover is like a furnace.

All the world's a stage,

And all the men and women merely players;

They have their exits and their entrances,

And one man in his time plays many parts,

His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant,

Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms,

Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel

And shining morning face, creeping like snail,

Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,

Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad

Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,

Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,

Jealous in honour, suddenand quick in quarrel,

Seeking the bubble reputation

Even in the cannon's mouth And then the justice,

A2. Describe the 2nd stage and 4h stage in your own words. (2)

A3. In addition to Alliteration, there is one more poetic device in the following
line. Name and explain it. (1)

Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad.

Q. 3. Appreciation of the poem. (5 Marks)

Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the

given points in paragraph format.

 1.5 Joan of Arc

:
Time 40 minutes ] [Marks :20
Q. 1. Do as directed : (5 Marks)

(1) Pick out the infinitivefrom the sentence and use it in your own sentence: (1)

Ifeel sure enough to take her to Chinon unless you stop me.

(2) Change the Voice : (2)

Nothing can save our side now except a miracle.

(3)Underline the modal auxiliaries : (2)

(i)) Even the Dauphin might believe it.

(ii) ButI can save it on the armour.

Q. 2. Readthe following passage and do the activities : (10 Marks)

A1. Complete the following sentences : (2)

(1)The Squire's opinion of miracles was

(2)Robert accused Poulengey of

Poulengey : (Slowly) There is something about her. It may be worth trying.

Robert :Oh,come on Polly ! You must be outof your mind!
Poulengey :(Unmoved) What is wrong with it? The Dauphin is in Chinon, like a rat

in a corner, except that he won't fight. The English will take Orleans.

He'll not be able to stop them.

Robert : He beat the English the year before last atMontargis. I was with him.

Poulengey : But his men are cowed and now he can't work miracles. And I tell you

that nothing can save our side now but a miracle.

Robert :Miracles are all right,Polly.The only difficultyabout them is that they
don't happen nowadays.
Poulengey :Iused to think so. I'm not so sure now. There is something about her.

Ithink the girl herself is a bit of a miracle. Anyhow, this is our last

chance. Let's see what she can do.

Robert :
(Wavering) You really think that?

Poulengey : (Turning) Is there anything else left forus to think? Let's takea chance.

Her words have put fireinto me.

Robert :(Giving up) Whew !You're as mad as she is.
 Poulengey : (Obstinately) We want a few mad people now. See where the same
ones have landed us!

Robert :Ifeel like a fool. Still, if you feel sure...?

Poulengey :I feel sure enough to take her to Chinon unless you stop me.

Robert :Do you think I ought to have another talk with her?

Poulengey :
(Going to the window)Yes !Joan, Come up.
(Joan enters)

A2. Explain why the Dauphin was not fit to be the king. (2)

A3. (1) Pick out two adverbs of quality from the passage. (2)

(2) Pick out the names of two places from the passage.

A4. Do as directed : (2)

(1) He can't work miracles. (Rewriteas an interrogative sentence.)

(2) Let's see what she can do.(Add a question tag.)

A5. What qualities, do you think, should a king have? (2)

Q. 3. Write the summary of the passage in your own words. Give the summary a
title : (5 Marks)
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1.6 The Alchemy of Nature

Time : 40 minutes ] [Marks: 20

Q. 1. Do as directed : (5Marks)

(1) Identify the type of sentence: (1)

Remember, this too shall pass.

(2)Prepare a word register of four words for : (2)

Parts of a tree/plant :

(3) Rewrite as a complex sentence : (2)

We went to a rocky beach and saw the spread of the majestic ocean.

Q. 2. Read the followingpassage and do the activities : (10Marks)

A1. Complete the web : (2)

What does
nature do for
human beings?

To see a world in a grain ofsand

And a heaven in a wild flower,

Hold infinity in thepalm ofyour hand

And eternityin an hour

William Blake

Something, as tiny as agrain ofsand, can spark off an idea or imagination of a huge
significance to the world. One can witness and experience the beauty of Heaven in

something as small as wild flowerand derive joy forever: Only one should have the eyes
and tine to see it.

Infinity is endless space; but your small palm can hold the destiny ofearth through your

eforts.Eternity is endless time; but justan hour in your life can make a differenceto the

world forever.

(Greatdeeds can surpassthe limits oftime and space. They never die.)
 We instinctively turn to outdoor activities and nature as a way of relaxing
and enhancing our wellbeing. Nature soothes and nurtures. Nature fulfills and
motivates. Nature whispers and commands.

Are you listening?

When I do, it leaves me in complete awe. We have a hibiscus plant in our

garden. Every fortnight a flower blooms on it - big, bright and tender. Through the
day it smiles with the sun and dances with the wind, but as evening approaches, it

starts wilting. The morning after, it withers completely and by evening it falls and
becomes one with the earth again. The flower comes to life only for a day, yet it does

so in full splendour. What if we too lived our life, however short, to its fullest?

We went to a rocky beach and saw the spread of the majestic ocean and the
rocks alongside, carved, sculpted and shaped by the water. Water is so gentle, rock
so hard, yet,as the waterflowsover it every day, for years, the rock gives in. It takes

the shape that the water commands. Our problems are so colossal and we are so
small, yet if we persist...

A2. Prepare a flow chart that highlights the life of a hibiscus flower. (2)

A3. (1) Pick out two concrete nouns from the passage. (2)

(2) Pick out one word from the passage for the following :
(1)great beauty which attracts admiration and attention

(2)cares for and encourages the development of

A4. Do as directed: (2)

(1) The flower comes to life only for a day. (Underline the verb and say ifit is transitive

or intransitive.)

(2) When I do, it leaves me in complete awe. (Reorite using the verb form of the
underlined word.)

A5. How do you face the difficulties in your life? Give some examples. (2)

Q. 3. News Report: (5 Marks)

Write a brief report on 'EnvironmentDay' celebrated in your school based on the

headline 'Environmental Day Celebration.