2016 10 sample paper english lang and lit 02

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CBSE Sample Paper-02

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT –II English Literature

Class –

Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70

!eneral Instru"ti#ns$

(i) The Question paper is divided into three sections:

Section A !eadin" 20 mar%s

Section # $ritin" and %rammar 2& mar%s Section & 'iterature 2& mar%s

(ii) All uestions are compulsor*

(iii) +ou ma attempt an section at a time*(iv) All uestions o, that particular section must -e attempted in the correct order*

SECTI'N A

()ea*ing 20 mar%s+

.* !ead the passa"e "iven -elow: ,

/ausani is situated at a hei"ht o, 1072 ,eet in the &entral imalaas* 4t is an unusuall

attractive little town* 4t covers 5ust a-out 2*6 s* kms* 4t lies to the north o, Almora inttarakhand8s picturesue /umaon re"ion*

/ausani provides the 3009km wide -reathtakin" view o, the imalaas* 4t is the most strikin"aspect o, this place* Snow9capped peaks are spread in a statel row* The stare at ou in

silver white ma5est* The most ,amous peak on view is anda ;evi1 the second hi"hestmountain in 4ndia* 4t is situated at a hei"ht o, 621


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(a) $here is /ausani situatedB

(-) $hat is the most strikin" aspect o, /ausaniB(c) $hich is the most ,amous peak on view ,rom /ausaniB

(d) ow did /ausani in,luence Sumitranandan antB

(e) $hen does the view o, peaks -ecome so memora-leB(,) ow can we sa that %andhi5i was "reatl charmed - the natural -eaut o, /ausaniB

(") $hat makes /ausani a calm and uiet placeB(h) $h1 do ou think1 is /ausani known as ?%od8s own -ackard8B

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!ead the passa"e "iven -elow: 2

(a)

4 rested ,or a moment at the door o, Anand #hawan1 on Market !oad1 where co,,ee9

drinkers and ti,,in9eaters sat still at their ta-les1 utterin" low moans on seein" me* 4wanted to assure them1 ??;on8t mind me1 ou hu""in" the cash -ox ou are a coward1

a,raid even to -reathe* %o on1 count the cash1 i, that is our pleasure* 4 5ust want to watch1

that8s all* 4, m tail trails down to the street1 i, 4 am -lockin" our threshold1 it is -ecause148m told1 48m eleven ,eet tip to tail* 4 can8t help it* 48m not out to kill 48m too ,ull* 4 ,ound a

"reen pasture ,ull o, ,ood on m wa* 4 won8t attack until 4 ,eel hun"r a"ain* Ti"ers attack

onl when the ,eel hun"r1 unlike human -ein"s who slau"hter one another without

purpose or hun"er*88

(-) To the "reat deli"ht o, children1 schools were -ein" hurriedl closed* &hildren o, all a"esand si@es were runnin" helter9skelter1 screamin" 5oousl1 ??o school1 no school* Ti"er1ti"erC88 The were shoutin" and lau"hin" and even en5oin" -ein" scared* The seemed to

welcome me* 4 ,elt like 5oinin" them* So 4 -ounded awa ,rom the restaurant door* 4 walkedalon" with them1 at which the cried1 ?The ti"er is comin" to eat usD let us "et -ack to

schoolC88

(c) 4 ,ollowed them throu"h their school "ate while the ran up and shut themselves in the

school hall securel* 4 clim-ed up the steps o, the school1 saw an open door at the ,ar endo, a veranda1 and walked in* 4t happened to -e the headmaster8s room* 4 noticed a ver

di"ni,ied man 5umpin" on the ta-le and heavin" himsel, up into an attic* 4 walked in and,lun" msel, on the cool ,loor1 havin" a special likin" ,or cool stone ,loors*

(d)

As 4 drowsed1 4 was aware o, cautious steps and hushed voices all around* 4 was in no

mood to -other a-out anthin"* All 4 wanted was a little moment o, sleepD the dali"ht wasver -ri"ht*

=n the -asis o, our readin" o, the a-ove passa"e1 answer the ,ollowin" uestions:(a) ow did the diners at Anand #hawan react on seein" the ti"erB

(-) $hen do ti"ers attackB 4n this context1 how are human -ein"s di,,erent ,rom ti"ersB(c) $h were children happ and even en5oin" -ein" scaredB

(d) $hat did the headmaster do on seein" the ti"erB $hat did the ti"er like to do in the

headmaster8s o,,iceB


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(e) 4denti, the word which means the same as ?hu""in"8* (ara .)

(i) countin"(ii) hidin"

(iii) ru--in"

(iv) holdin" ti"htl in the arms(,) 4denti, the word which means the same as ?deli"ht8* (ara 6)

(i) pleasure(ii) ,ear

(iii) sorrow

(iv) nervousness

(") 4denti, the word which means the same as ?di"ni,ied8* (ara 3)(i) tall

(ii) honoura-le

(iii) terri,ied(iv) tired

(h) 4denti, the meanin" o, the word1 ?-ounded8* (ara 6)(i) walked

(ii) 5umped ,orward(iii) walked with heav steps

(iv) ran la@ilSECTI'N B

(.riting an* !rammar 2& mar%s+

3*

!ecentl a serious uarrel took place in a colon in ;elhi due to the use o, loudspeakers at a

pu-lic place and caused disharmon amon" the people* $rite a letter in .00 E .60 words tothe Fditor o, The industan Times expressin" our concern over the unpleasant incident1

hi"hli"htin" the ,act that the loudspeakers cause noise pollution and discord1 su""estin" thatthe unauthorised use o, loudspeakers at pu-lic places should -e -anned* +ou are

An5anaGAr5un1 H9..6 /ailash &olon1 ;elhi*')

eav rains in Iammu and /ashmir caused ,loods1 landslides1 house collapses and heav loss

o, li,e and propert* $rite an article in .00 E .60 words on ?Hloods E &auses and revention8*+ou are AnitaGAman*


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2*

!ead the passa"e "iven -elow and ,ill in the -lanks - choosin" the most appropriate options

,rom the ones that ,ollow:There are was and was (a) JJJJJJJ tacklin" a pro-lem* #ut "overnments all over the world

(-) JJJJJJJJJ onl one sstem (c) JJJJJJJJJJJJJJ is: the carrot9and9stick one*

(a)(i) in

(ii) o,(iii) ,rom

(iv) on

(-)

(i) pre,er(ii) pre,ers

(iii) pre,erred

(iv) pre,errin"(c)

(i) who(ii) which

(iii) what(iv) whose

* The ,ollowin" passa"e has not -een edited* There is one error in each line a"ainst which a-lank has -een "iven* $rite the incorrect word and the correction in our answer sheet

a"ainst the correct -lank num-er as "iven in the example* !emem-er to underline the word

that ou have supplied* / Frror &orrection

Summer camps develop a child con,idence* e*"* child child8sThe also encoura"es children (a) JJJJJJ JJJJJJJ

to do thin"s - their own* (-) JJJJJJ JJJJJJJThe camps is -ene,icial to (c) JJJJJJ JJJJJJJ

a""ressive children as we promote (d) JJJJJJ JJJJJJJmutual understandin"*

7* !earran"e the ,ollowin" words and phrases to ,orm meanin",ul sentences:Fxample:

person G phsicall G a G was G /itt G handicapped G

/itt was a phsicall handicapped person*

(a) sat up G wheelchair G in a G -atter driven G ever evenin"1 G she(-) drove G an G she G her wheelchair G to G apple orchard G

(c) ver happ G with apples G the trees G she was G to see G laden G

SECTI'N C

(Literature 2& mar%s+

K* !ead the extract "iven -elow and answer the uestions that ,ollow:


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$hen 4 "ot to ew Mullion1 m ea"er expectations o, a sweet and simple countr villa"e were

severel disappointed* 4ts streets were rivers o, mud1 with rows o, wooden shops1 eitherpainted a sour -rown1 or -are o, an paint at all*

(a) $ho is ?48B

(-) $h was ?48 disappointedB(c) $hat does the word ?expectations8 meanB

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??ever shall a oun" man1

Thrown into despair

# those "reat hone9coloured!amparts at our ear188

(a) $ho is the speaker o, these linesB $ho is he speakin" toB

(-) $hat does the oun" man mean - ?hone9coloured ramparts8B(c) $hat does the word ?despair8 meanB

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Answer an ,our o, the ,ollowin" uestions in 30 E

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