SAMPLE PAPER 2

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT I (2014-15)

ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE
Class - X
Maximum Marks: 70

Time: 3 hours

Instructions :
The question paper is divided into Threesections.
Section A
:
Reading
Section B
:
Writing& Grammar
Section C
:
Literature& Long Reading Text

20 marks
25 marks
25 marks

SECTION A
(Reading :20 marks)
1

Read the passage given below and answer the questions / complete the sentences that
follow:
The Chinese proverb Without rice, even the cleverest woman cannot cook is true for
innumerable Indians too. Eaten simply boiled, rice is the worlds most important basic type of
food. Its also delicious as Pulao, Biryani, Idli, Appams, Kheer or puddings. The grain is
available in a myriad of varieties the world over. Its not fattening, contrary to some urban
myths; scientists and diet experts know that rice is good for you and cant make you heavier.
It mainly comprises carbohydrates that do not add kilos, if consumed in moderation. Rice is
not fattening, says RichaAnand, chief dietitian at Dr.L.H.Hiranandani Hospital Mumbai. An
average 100-gram serving of rice has only about 0.4 gram of fat. In fact this serving has no
more than 100 calories. And, writes noted culinary expert TarlaDalal, - Rice has
approximately the same calories as whole wheat and hence is not more fattening.
Its easy to digest. Rice Janji is, therefore, a home remedy for diarrhoea. In fact the Janji, with
a few accompaniments, like coconut chutney and cooked beans, makes for a healthful meal
that millions in Kerala enjoy. White or brown? Unpolished brown rice may not be as popular
as white, but is a good source of complex carbohydrates providing starch and fiber. It takes
relatively more time to digest allowing the body to consume the energy released over an
extended period. Brown rice is also richer in B vitamins, vitamin E and minerals like
manganese and selenium, which make it more nutritious than the white varieties. However,
white rice, too, has calcium and the essential B vitamins niacin and thiamine. Its healthy
since rice has no cholesterol or sodium; it is safe for those suffering from hypertension.
Diabetics who prefer rice daily could choose brown rice after checking with their doctor.

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Fill in the blanks:

(a)

According to the writer, rice __________ weight.

(b)

A 100 gm serving of rice has __________calories.

(c)

Brown rice is good for people who suffer from __________.

(d)

The Chinese proverb holds true for Indians because __________.

(e)

Myths are __________.

(f)

_________is an home remedy for diarrhoea.

(g)

Brown rice is a good source of __________providing starch and fiber

(h)

The word from the passage which means a medicine or

disease is____________.

treatment

for

Read the passage given below and answer the questions/complete the statements that
follow: (2x4)+(1x4)=12
Tommy found a real book. It was a very old book. The pages were yellow and crinkly. It was
awfully funny to read the words. They stood still, instead of moving on a screen.
Margie said, Whats it about ?
School.
Margie made a face, School ? Whats there to write about school ? I hate school.
Tommy looked at her with superior eyes. Because its not our kind of school. This is the
kind of school that they had hundreds of years ago. Centuries ago.
Did they have a teacher?
Sure they had a teacher, but it wasnt a regular teacher.
A man ?

It was a man.

I wouldnt want a strange man in my house, said Margie.

Tommy screamed with laughter. The teachers didnt live in the house. They had a special
building, and all the kids went there.
And all the kids learned the same thing ?
Sure, if they were the same age.
But my mother says a teacher has to be adjusted to fit the mind of each boy and girl it

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teaches. Each kid has to be taught differently.

Just the same, they didnt do it that way then.
Margie went into the school room with a sigh. She was thinking about the old schools they
had when her grandfathers grandfather was a boy. All the kids from the neighbourhood
came. They laughed and shouted in the school room, and went home together at the end of
the day. They learned the same things, so they could help one another with the home work.
And they could talk about it. Their teachers were humans like she herself was. Unlike todays
teachers they were not available in the mall, nor could they be purchased online. Actually, our
parents had no role in their purchase. They laughed with you, even scolded you when you
did not understand them. You could not programme them though you could make individual
regrets for a particular topic to be discussed again.
There was more of variety in life, more of sharing, and much more of social interaction.
Margie wished she had been born form a few hundred years ago. She would have lived a less
neat, less tidy, less organized but much more enjoyable life.
(a)

What according to Margies mother were the characteristics of a good teacher?

(b)

Why did, Tommy laughed at Margies remark about man as a teacher?

(c)

What did kids do at school in olden days?

(d)

What kind of life Margie wished to lead?

(e)

What is meant by the word awfully? (para 1)

(i) very strangely
(iii) awesome

(ii) happily
(iv) sadly

(f)

Which word in the passage mean the same as rearranged/fixed? (para 8)

(i) taught
(ii) adjusted
(iii) screamed
(iv) differently

(g)

Find the word opposite in meaning to alone? (para 9)

(i) another
(ii) lonely
(iii) together
(iv) also

(h) Find the word opposite in meaning to sold? (para 10)

(i) purchased
(ii) particular
(iii) scolded
(iv) available

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SECTION B
(WRITING& GRAMMAR: 25 Marks)

You saw the above posters in a magazine and you were deeply moved by the way human
beings not only use animal skin and bone to make accessories like bags, shoes, belts, jewellery,
etc. but also to test cosmetics and medicines. Write a letter to the editor of The Daily News,
expressing your views on the subject in 100-120 words.

Write a story in 150-200 words beginning with the following line and give it a suitable title.

10

Get up Sunita! You are getting late to school

5

Read the passage given below. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate 3
word / phrases from the given options.
The Passenger Pigeon, or, as it is usually named in America, the Wild Pigeon, moves with
extreme rapidity, propelling itself by quickly repeated flaps of the wings, which it brings more
or less near to the body, (a) __________ to the degree of velocity which is required. Like the
Domestic Pigeon, it often flies during the love season (b) __________ a circling manner,
supporting itself with both wings angularly elevated in (c) __________ position it keeps them
until it is about to alight.

(a)
(b)
(c)

i
according
through
that

ii
next
in
this

iii
near
at
what

iv
ought
by
which
4

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In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing
word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after at in your
answer sheet. The first one has been done as an example.
Before Omitted After
He crept out bed and dressed quietly. He Eg. out

of

bed

put a
Handful of Loops in the pocket of (a)

_____

_____

_____

windheater

He thought about writing note

(b)

_____

_____

_____

putting it on the refrigerator door there

(c)

_____

_____

_____

wasn't anything to write or with

(d)

_____

_____

_____

complete

the

Read
the
follows :

conversation

given

below

and

paragraph

that

A passenger who was robbed of his suitcase approached a police officer to lodge a complaint.
Passenger
:
I have lost my briefcase. I want to lodge a complaint.
Police Officer :
Where did you lose it ?
Passenger
:
I had kept it on the upper berth of my seat.
Police Officer :
Dont worry, sir, I will make enquiries and inform you.
The passenger informed the police officer that he had lost his briefcase so (a)____________ complaint.
The police officer asked him (b)___________ that. The passenger said that (c)________________ of his
seat. The police officer advised him not to worry and that he would make enquiries and inform him.

SECTION C
(LITERATURE& LONG READING TEXT: 25 Marks)
8

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
" The whole universe is built up through love and the grief ofseparation is inescapable".
(a)
(b)
(c)

When did the speaker acquire this philosophy?

What pain has the speaker gone through?
What does the word inescapable mean ?

OR
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Now the frog puffed up with rage.
Brainless bird-youre on the stageUse your wits and follow fashion.
Puff your lungs out with your passion.
(i)

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Why was the frog puffed up with rage?

(ii)
(iii)

Give the opposite of Brainless?

What happened when the nightingale puffed up her lungs?

Answer the following questions in 30 - 40 words:

9(i)

The mirror compares itself to a four-cornered god. Why? Give reasons.

(ii)

(iii)

Why didnt the narrator go inside Lucias room in the hospital? What character trait of his is revealed
here?
Why did Abel Merry weather decide to marry Mrs Shorrocks?

(iv)

How did the creatures in the bog react to the frogs voice ?

10

After reading the poem The Frog and the Nightingale you are filled with compassion and 4
sympathy for the nightingale. With reference to the poems discuss how it was her timid and
gullible nature that led to her downfall.

OR
Materialistic things dont really last. What matters most are the people we care about and the 4
values we live with. Explain this with reference to the poem Not Marble, nor the Gilded
Monuments.

Attempt either question no. 11 or 12.

11

How did Anne and her family reach the Secret Annexe ?

10

OR
Write a detailed charactersketch of Mr. Kleimen and Mr. Kugler as described by Anne in the 10
diary.
12

Why did Helen call her Pony Black Beauty? Elaborate

10

OR
Helen found new surprises during Christmas with Ms. Sullivan. Discuss the characteristics of 10
Ms. Sullivan in the light of this statement.

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