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CBSE Sample Paper-03

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" %0 mar&s

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

Section & 'iterature %' 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 %0 mar&s,

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!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 in

ttarakhand8s 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"hest mountain in 4ndia* 4t is situated at a hei"ht o, 621


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and ,ruit orchards* The area is also host to man ,airs and reli"ious ceremonies* 4,

ttaranchal is the a-ode o, "ods1 /ausani is %od8s own -ackard* There is no tra,,ic1 no one

is in a hurr* 4, serenit could -e put on a canvas1 the picture would resem-le /ausani*

=n the -asis o, our readin" o, the a-ove passa"e1 answer the ,ollowin" uestions:(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) #esides its ,orests and "ardens1 what other events is /ausani ,amous ,or B

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!ead the passa"e "iven -elow: .%

(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* 4

wanted 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

-ecause1 48m 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 oneanother without purpose or hun"er*88

(-)

To the "reat deli"ht o, children1 schools were -ein" hurriedl closed* &hildren o, all a"es

and si@es were runnin" helter9skelter1 screamin" 5oousl1 ??o school1 no school* Ti"er1

ti"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

walked alon" 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 end

o, 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*


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(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

was ver -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) $h did the ti"er ,ollow the childrenB

(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 word which means the same as ?drowsed8* (ara


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pedestrians have "one waste* !euest the %overnment to take strict action a"ainst the

encroachers* +ou are !ama G !am1


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wa to &hennai ,rom a pil"rima"e9centre (-) JJJJJJ JJJJJJ

o, Kaalur* Their -us collide (c) JJJJJJ JJJJJJ

head9on to another -us* (d) JJJJJJ JJJJJJ

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!earran"e the ,ollowin" words and phrases into meanin",ul sentences* =ne has -een done,or ou as an example*

Fxample : is concerned G a lar"e proportion G with animals G o, children8s -ooks G

A lar"e proportion o, children8s -ooks is concerned with animals*

(a) such themes G this G are timeless G is -ecause G

(-) with all G have -een G a"e "roups G animal stories G popular G

(c) animal stories G the oun" G humanised G like G ver much G

SECTI(N C

)Literature %' mar&s,

H* !ead the extract "iven -elow and answer the uestions that ,ollow: 3

??;o ou know that over ei"ht crore cups o, tea are drunk ever da throu"hout the

worldB88 !a5vir said*

??$hewC88 exclaimed ran5ol* ??Tea reall is ver popular*88

The train pulled out o, the station* ran5ol -uried his nose in his detective -ook a"ain* !a5vir

too was an ardent ,an o, detective stories1 -ut at the moment he was keener on lookin" at

the -eauti,ul scener*

(a) ow do we know that tea is ver popularB(-) !a5vir was a "reat ,an o, readin" detective stories* $h didn8t he like to read at that

momentB

(c) $hat is the meanin" o, the word1 ?keener8B

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Then she -e"an to cr and tears ,lowed ,rom her ees in a helpless ,lood* She kept her head

down as she sat in her corner1 not darin" to look up at the "irls1 who1 she know1 were still

lau"hin" at her*

(a) $ho is ?she8B

(-) $h were the "irls lau"hin" at herB

(c) $hat does the word1 ?darin"8 meanB

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


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(-) %ive examples to show that Kalli was a "ood planner*

(c) ow did the 'oisels replace the necklaceB

(d) ow did F-ri"ht8s mother help him in -ecomin" a scientistB

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Answer the ,ollowin" in H0 E .00 words:The pla1 ?The #ook That Saved the Farth8 conves the messa"e that misunderstandin" o,

cultural di,,erences -etween various races can cause con,usion and con,lict* #ased on our

readin" o, the pla1 write how such con,usion and con,licts can -e checked so that peace and

harmon is maintained*

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4n the poem1 ?Animals8 the poet writes1 ?ot one is dissatis,ied1 not one is demented1 with the

mania o, ownin" thin"s*8 Takin" ideas ,rom the lines o, the poem1 ?Animals81 mention the

values we human -ein"s should im-i-e ,or a happ li,e*

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Answer the ,ollowin" in .20 E 600 words: .0

;escri-e Anne8s relationship with her parents*

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$hat were the reasons ,or "rowin" intimac -etween Anne and eterB

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elen8s ,eelin"s towards the #i-le move ,rom1 ?Somehow it ,ailed to interest me8 to ?4 love it

as 4 love no other -ook8* &omment on this chan"e in elen8s attitude towards the #i-le and

how it takes place*

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%ive a -rie, character sketch o, Arthur %ilman*

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