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Do you want 100% Marks with less
effort Prepare the Following YSA Paper for YOU.?
Class – X
Subject - English
SECTION - A (
READING
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A1. Read the following passage
carefully. (12 marks)
If we would see our dream of Panchayat Raj, i.e., true
democracy realized, we would regard the humblest and lowest
Indian as being the ruler of
India
with the tallest in the land. This presupposes that all are
pure, or will become pure if they are not. And purity must
go hand-in-hand with wisdom. No one would then harbour any
distinction between community and community, caste and
out-caste. Everybody would regard all as equal with oneself
and hold them together in the silken net of love. No one
would regard another as untouchable. We would hold as equal
the toiling labourer and the rich capitalist. Everybody
would know how to earn an honest living by the sweat of
one's brow, and make no distinction between intellectual and
physical labour. To hasten this consummation, we would
voluntarily turn ourselves into scavengers. No one who has
wisdom will ever touch opium, liquor or any intoxicants.
Everybody would observe Swadeshi as the rule of life and
regard every woman, not being his wife, as his mother,
sister or daughter according to her age, never lust after
her in his heart. He would be ready to lay down his life
when occasion demands it, never want to take another's life.
If he is a Sikh in terms of the commandment of the Gurus, he
would have the heroic courage to stand single-handed and
alone-without yielding an inch of ground-against the
"one lakh and a quarter" enjoined by them.
Needless to say, such a son of
India
will not want to be told what his duty in the present hour
is.
A1.1 On the basis of your reading of
the above passage, complete the following sentences. Write
the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank
numbers. (1 x 3 = 3 marks)
(a) Panchayat Raj is true democracy because .............. .
(b) When purity goes hand-in-hand with wisdom there will not
be any .....................
(c) A man of wisdom will never use
........................in democracy.
A1.2 On the basis of your reading of the
passage write two advantages of true democracy. (l x 2= 2
marks)
A1.3 On the basis of your reading of the
passage answer the following questions: (2 x 2½ = 5 marks)
(a) The Panchayat Raj will eradicate untouchability. How?
(b) How will Swadeshi promote patriotism and a sense of
national pride?
A1.4 Find words / phrases from the
passage which mean the same as the following from the
paragraphs indicated. (1 X 2 = 2 marks)
(a) The act of making something complete or perfect.
(b) Without being forced.
A2. Read the following poem
carefully. (8 marks)
ODE
ON
SOLITUDE
Happy the man, whose wish and care
A few paternal acres bound,
Content to breathe his native air,
In his own ground.
Whose herds with milk, whose fields with
bread,
Whose flocks supply him with attire,
Whose trees in summer yield him shade,
In winter fire.
Blest, who can unconcern'dly find
Hours, days, and years slide soft away,
In health of body, peace of mind,
Quiet by day.
Sound sleep by night; study and ease;
Together mixt ; sweet recreation:
And innocence, which most does please
With meditation.
Thus let me live, unseen, unknown,
Thus unlamented let me die,
Steal from the world, and not a stone
Tell where I lie.
A2.1 Below is the summary of the
poem. Complete it by writing the missing word I phrase
against the correct blank number in your answer sheet. (½ x
10 = 5 marks)
The poet's (a) ....is to live in his (b) ...............
place cultivating his (c) .......and tending his (d) .... He
hopes to spend his days (e) .....and quietly mixing (f)
......with relaxation. After death he doesn't want to be (g)
....He hopes to leave the (h) ...stealthily with not even a
(i) ................. marking the place of his (j) ......
A2.2 The poet uses certain expressions
in the poem to suggest something to the reader. There are
some suggestions given below. Choose one suggestion that
best fits each of the expressions in the table, and write
the answer against the correct blank number in your answer
sheet . (½ x 6= 3 marks)
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Expressions form teh poem
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What they mean
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1. Wish and care
2. Paternal acres
3. Slide soft away
4. Steal from the world
5. Not a stone
6. Unlamented
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(a) ......
(b) .......
(c) ........
(d) .........
(e) ........
(f) .......
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die
memorial
land inherited
pass by
hope
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without being mourned
steal from someone
carry a stone
not mourned over death
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SECTION B (WRITING)
B1. You are Akash. During your holidays
you went to
Lucknow
to visit your cousin. You took part in a hiking expedition,
to Nainital, with your cousin and his friends. Write a
post-card to your friend Gaurav, B-21, Pandav Nagar,
Delhi
, about your expedition, in not more than 50 words. Copy
the• format of the post-card from the question paper in
your answer sheet. (5 marks)
B2. Read the information on communal
weavers and complete the paragraph below. Write the answers
in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. (1 x
5 = 5 marks)
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communal weavers - build large
nests - like a city apartment block - each apartment
- upto 100 nest holes - rainy season - nests wet and
soggy - collapse under weight.
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The largest nests built by birds are
those (a) ......Unlike, most other birds, they (b)
......Each block may (c) .......In the rainy season (d)
....and they are in danger (e) ..... .
B3. Philip is a class X student. He
happened to read the following newspaper article. He decided
to write a letter to the editor of ‘The Indian Times’
giving his strong views on the health hazards caused by
pesticides. Using ideas from the unit on ‘Health and
Hygiene’, together with your own ideas, write the letter
in not more than 150 words. (10 marks)
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THERE IS POISON IN YOU
It’s there in your water,
milk, fruits, vegetables, eggs, meat, flour and now
soft drinks. For sometime now evidence about the
harmful effect of pesticides has been mounting. From
brainless babies in one part of the country and
cancer cases in the other part, it’s been an
unending saga of death and misery.
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THERE IS POISON IN YOU
It’s there in your water, milk, fruits, vegetables, eggs,
meat, flour and now soft drinks. For sometime now evidence
about the harmful effect of pesticides has been mounting.
From brainless babies in one part of the country and cancer
cases in the other part, it’s been an unending saga of
death and misery.
B4. Sheshadn is a boy who has survived
more than 25 major accidents; it makes you wonder about the
cause of accidents in the Indian cities. You decide to write
an article for the school magazine titled ‘Driving India
Crazy’. Taking ideas from the data below and your own
ideas
write the article in about 150-200 words. (10 marks)
Number of persons killed in cities.
“Admittedly, there is not a bone in his body that was not
broken at some point or the other”. This report on
Sheshadri, who has survived more than 25 major accidents
makes you wonder about the cause of accidents in the Indian
cities.
Write an article titled ‘Driving India Crazy’ for the
school magazine
For Blind Candidates Only
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."
Write a speech on the relevance of this saying in the
present day educational system in not more than 200 words.
(10 marks)
SECTION C (GRAMMAR)
C1 Look at the notes below. Then use the
information to complete the paragraph by writing a suitable
word or phrase in each space. Do not add any new
information. The first one has been done for you as an
example. Write your answers in your answer sheet against the
correct blank number. (1x5 =5 marks)
Galapagos Island
Visitors to these pacific Island –- leave
unstamped ---- main them ---- return home ---
picture post ---show up ----since 1960s ---
tradition persisted ---post office --- establish
---1950s ---barrel ----replaced ----many --- weather
worn ---- plaques remain.
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Tradition has it that visitors to these
Pacific Islands leave unstamped addressed post-cards and
letters in a barrel at Post Office Bay, to await pick up by
other tourists who affix postage and (a) ……. when they
return home. Picture post cards (b) ……… in the barrel
since the late 1960s, when tourists began visiting the
Galapagos Islands
. The self-perpetuating post office (c)…. …… . by
whalers in the late 1790s as a way to get news to and from
friends and family. The tradition persisted even after a
post office (d) ……… on the
island
of
Floreana
in the l950s. The barrel (e) …….. many times, but
weather worn plaques, where sailors long ago and from far
away carved their names, remain.
C2. Read the following passage and fill
in the blanks with one word only. Write the answers in your
answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. (½ x 8=4
marks)
If the modem man wants tips (a) ....good child care, he
could (b) ....at a couple of frogs in
Papua New Guinea
. (c) ......remarkable behaviour of two species, (d)
....which males (e) ...only bear sole responsibility for
looking (f) .......their offspring but (g) ....take the
entire family for piggy-back rides (h) ......the forest,
came to light recently.
C3. Look at the words and phrases below.
Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. The first one
has been done as an example.
Write the correct sentences in your answer sheet against the
correct blank numbers. (½ x 6 =3 marks)
depicted / architecture of / has been / the veena / about
500 A.D. / in temple The veena has been depicted in temple
architecture of about 500 A.D.
(a) no takers / sadly / instruments / but / of all / this
mother / has / Today
(b) to whom / there are / student / turn to / few / can /
exponents / the rare
(c) subject in / it is / a subsidiary / not even /
university curricula
(d) it is / so! the instrument / we have / even before /
buried / born
(e) hill-station! / / with / to the beautiful / am going /
my parents / of Manali.
(f) aren't you / you disheartened / going anywhere / are /
why /
C4. Look at the newspaper items below. Then use the
information in the headlines to complete the paragraphs.
Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct
blank numbers. Do not copy the whole sentence. (½ x 6 = 3
marks)
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1. RAIN DISEASES KILL OVER TWO
DOZEN
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Kathmandu
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: About (a) ....... in the
remote villages of north-western Kalikot district
(b) ....
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2. LARGEST DISCOVERY OF DINOSAUR
EGGS
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Lerida
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: More than 100 eggs (c) ....in
north-eastern
Spain
, reportedly the (d) ..... in
Europe
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3. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL REFORMS SEEN
DOOMED
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Islamabad
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: A half-hearted attempt by
Pakistan
's military ruler to (e) ......, despite
warnings that they are breeding grounds for Islamic
militancy, (f) ......
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C5. Read the following conversation and
complete the paragraph by writing suitable words and phrases
in each space. Write the answers in your answer sheet
against the correct blank numbers (5 marks)
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Captain
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: Do you know how to play
cricket?
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Nitesh
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: Never had a chance to learn
it.
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Captain
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: In this school every student
has to learn it.
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Nitesh
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: Give me a chance and I shall
learn it.
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Captain
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: I am sure you will, Nitesh
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The captain asked Nitesh (a) .....Nitesh
replied (b) ....The captain then told Nitesh (c)
....................... Nitesh requested the captain (d)
......The captain said (e) .......
SECTION D (LITERATURE)
D1. Read the extract given below and
answer the following questions. Write the answers in your
answer sheet in one or two lines only. Remember to number
the answers correctly. (4 marks)
'Nor dim nor red, like God's own head,
The glorious sun uprist;
Then all averred, I had killed the bird
That brought the fog and mist.
'Twas right, said they, such birds to slay,
That bring the fog and mist.'
(a) Why is the sun described as glorious?
(b) How do the sailors contradict themselves?
(c) Which is the bird referred to here?
D2. Read the extract given below and
answer the following questions. Write the answers in your
answer sheet in one or two lines only. Remember to number
the answers correctly. (4 marks)
"Without proper training such as I
- And few others - can supply,
You'll remain a mere beginner
But with me you'll be a winner."
(a) Who is the speaker? What trait of the speaker is brought
about in these lines? (2)
(b) What was the reaction of the listener? How did it affect
her fate? (2)
D3. What impression do you form of the
poet's father from the poem 'Night of the Scorpion'. Your
answer should not exceed 100 words. (5 marks)
D4. Read the extract given below and
answer the following questions. Write the answers in your
answer sheet. Remember to number the answers correctly. (5
marks)
"Let me see some tenderness connected with death."
(a) Who is the speaker? Why did he make this comment? (1)
(b) How did the ghost oblige him? (2)
(c) What realization dawned on 'him' after the visit of the
third ghost? (2)
D5. Give two incidents from the lesson
'The Cutie Pie' to show that he always logs for his mother.
Your answer should not exceed 75 words. (4 marks)
D6. You are one of the refugees who
crossed the
Kruger
Park
. You appreciate the efforts taken by the grandmother to
take care of her family. Write a letter to your friend
describing the traits of the grandmother in about 150-175
words. (8 marks)
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