Question Bank (only for practice )
Grade: X Maximum Marks:80
Subject: English Duration: 3 hours
General Instructions:
(i) This question paper is divided into three sections:
Section A – Reading 20 marks
Section B – Writing and Grammar 30 marks
Section C – Literature 30 marks
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) You may attempt any section at a time.
(iv)All questions of that particular section must be attempted in the correct order.
Section A(Reading) 20 marks
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that
follow:
1. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is an American
animal rights organization, a non-profit corporation with 300
employees, has three million members and supporters and is the
largest animal rights group in the world. Its slogan is "Animals are not
ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment or abuse in
any way."
2. Founded in March 1980 by Newkirk and fellow animal rights activist
Alex Pacheco, the organization first caught the public's attention in
the summer of 1981 during what became known as the Silver Spring
monkey case. The case lasted ten years, involved the only police
raid on an animal laboratory in the United States, triggered an
amendment in 1985 to Animal Welfare Act, and established PETA as
an internationally known organization. Today it focuses on four core
issues-opposition to factory farming, fur farming, animal testing, and
animals in entertainment.
3. PETA runs several programs through its Community Animal Project
for cats and dogs in poorer areas of Virginia, near its headquarters.
They shelter neglected dogs and cats that are ill and injured, and
pursue cruelty cases. They set up dog houses with straw bedding for
dogs chained outside all winter. They urge population control through
neutering and adoption from shelters.
4. PETA argues that it would have been better for animals had the
institution of breeding them as ‘pets’ never emerged, that the desire to
own and receive love from animals is selfish, and that their breeding,
sale, and purchase can cause immeasurable suffering. They would
like to see the population of dogs and cats reduced through neutering,
and for people never to purchase animals from pet shops or breeders,
but to adopt them from shelters instead.
5. PETA supports hearing dog programs where animals are taken from
shelters and placed in appropriate homes. PETA also opposes the
keeping of fish in aquarium tanks, suggesting that people view
computer videos of fish instead.
Attempt any eight of the following questions on the basis of the passage
you have read. 1x8= 8
i. What is the slogan of PETA?
ii. What made PETA an internationally known organization?
iii. What are the issues focused on by PETA?
iv. How does Community Animal Project work?
v. What are the arguments forwarded by PETA?
vi. What are the suggestions of the organization related to fish?
vii. How can the population of dogs and cats be reduced?
viii. How does hearing dog programs help the animals?
ix. Which word in paragraph no.2 means the same as ‘change and correction’?
2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that
follow.
1. As summer comes near, many children are really happy to forget
about school for a few months. However, they might be taking that
goal too seriously. Studies have found that children typically forget
between one and three months’ worth of school learning during the
summer months.
2. Spelling and math abilities suffer the most, while reading is not really
influenced by the time off. The most probable reason for this is that
most children read at least occasionally outside of the classroom,
whether newspapers, magazines, books, or video game guides.
However, their math and spelling skills only get exercised in the
school setting.
3. The original purpose of summer vacations was to let farm children
have time off to help work in the fields in the high growing season, but
this reason is no longer valid since fewer kids actually work on farms
today. Some cities in the United States, such as Los Angeles, have
moved to a year-round school calendar, which may help reduce the
academic decline that occurs during the long summer vacation.
4. Most cities maintain the normal nine and a half-month calendar.
To improve skills and to maintain a good level of preparation,
superintendents recommend trips to museums, summer camps,
vacations with educational components, and visits to libraries to keep
kids mentally alert and interested throughout the summer. There are
other educational systems that provide vacations while still keeping
students’ skills sharp. For example, in Japan students attend class for
seven weeks consecutively, followed by two weeks of vacation. This
continues throughout the year. In Italy, students attend class six days
per week, but finish at 1:30 pm each day, so that school does not
dominate their life the way that it does in America, where students
attend high school from 7:45 am until 3:00 pm each week day.
5. In areas where there are not enough classrooms—in Afghanistan or
Somalia, for example—older students attend classes in the morning
while the younger kids go to school in the afternoon. School
administrators and educational specialists fear that the three-month
summer vacation halts the continuity of learning.
2. 1 On the basis of your reading the passage, answer any four of the
following questions in about 30 – 40 words each. 2x4= 8
(a) What should be done to keep kids mentally alert and interested
throughout the summer?
(b) Which skills are influenced by the time off? Why?
(c) What is the difference between the education system in Italy and America?
What is the worry of school administrators and specialist?
(d) What was the original purpose of summer vacations?
2. 2 On the basis of your reading of the passage, fill in any two of the
following blanks with appropriate words / phrases. 1x2= 2
i. Studies have found that during the summer months children typically
forget ............................................................
ii. In Japan students attend class.......................
iii. In areas where there are not enough classrooms ...........................
2.3 Attempt any two of the following. Find out the words from the passage
that mean the same as under. 1x2= 2
i. decrease (Paragraph 3 )
ii. take over (Paragraph 4)
iii. affected by (Paragraph 2)
Section B (Writing and Grammar) 30 marks
3. (a) Write a letter to the editor of a national daily in about 100-120 words 8
expressing your views on the topic 'Saving the beauty of nature is in the
hands of every common man'. You may recall ideas from the MCB unit
'Environment'. You are Nitish / Nishita of 85, Curzon Road, New Delhi.
OR
(b) You are Akash / Akshata Patil, P.E teacher of Morning Dew Public
School, Jaipur. Write a letter to New Star Sports Company, Gandhi
Market, Mumbai, asking him to send the following sports material for your
games and sports department: Foot Ball (10 Nos), Cricket Bats (10 Nos)
, Cricket Balls (20 Nos) , Tennis racquets (10 nos) ; Tennis Balls (20
Nos). Add other necessary details.
4. (a) Sohan was running around the basketball court while waiting for his
friends to join him for their routine Sunday game. Suddenly, something
caught his attention towards the dark corner of the paper recycling unit
and then................. (12)
OR
(b) The stadium looked festive, all were excited, when I entered and
suddenly.............
5. Fill in any four of the following blanks by choosing the most appropriate
option from the ones given below. Write the answers in your answer
sheet against the correct blank numbers. (4)
A Eating nuts may help reduce risk factors (a)...... many chronic diseases.
B Nuts (b) ......... a mix of valuable vitamins and minerals.
C They (c)......... by people in India largely during winter.
D (d)............, they must not be consumed in excessive quantities.
E They are used generously in the (e)......... of Indian desserts.
(a) (i) by (ii) for (iii) on (iv) at
(b) (i) contain (ii) contained (iii)contains (iv)containing
(c) (i) consume (ii) is being consumed (iii)consumed (iv) are consumed
(d) (i) moreover (ii) consequently (iii)however (iv)In addition
(e) (i) prepare (ii) preparation (iii)preparing(iv) prepared
6. In the following passage one word has been omitted in each line. Write
the missing word, in any four sentences of the given paragraph, along
with the word that comes before and the word that comes after in the
space provided. 4
Before Missing Word After
The city of Singapore celebrated 50th E.g celebrated its 50th
anniversary pomp and splendour. (a)
Fighter jets flew across sky and the (b)
people given free rides on buses (c)
and trains. The celebration ended with
grand (d)
show fireworks after the military parade. (e)
7. Rearrange any four of the word clusters to make meaningful sentences. 4
(a) getting /ways/ the/ running /one /is /of /best / of / fit.
(b) and/ requires / inexpensive /it’s / equipment /no special.
(c) easily / routine / everyday /can /your / it / with /fit in.
(d) swimming /lots more /calories / burns /running /per minute /than /or
cycling.
(e) helps / risk of / heart disease/ reduce / running/ to
Section C : Literature 30 marks
8. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
Write the answer in your answer sheet in one or two lines only.
(a) CAESAR: And you are come in very happy time,
To bear my greeting to the senators
And tell them that I will not come to-day:
CALPURNIA: Say he is sick.
i. Whom does Caesar greet in the first line? Why had he come to
Caesar’s house?
ii. Why did Caesar decide not to go?
iii. How was the person addressed to by Caesar able to persuade him to
go?
iv. Find the synonym of ‘convey’
OR
The Wedding-Guest he beat his breast,Yet he cannot choose but hear;
And thus spake on that ancient man,
The bright-eyed Mariner
i. What was the ancient man telling the Wedding-Guest?
ii. Why was Wedding-Guest beating his breast?
iii. What do we know about the appearance of the ancient mariner?
iv. Find the antonym of ‘bright’
9. Answer any four of the following questions in 30 - 40 words each. 2 x4=8
i. How has the author potrayed the main characters in the story- Mrs.
Packletide’s Tiger’ i.e. Mrs. Packletide, Miss Mebbin and Loona
Bimberton? Cite instances from the story that point to this fact.
ii. How did Michael come to know about Sebastian’s condition?
iii. Why did Patol Babu walk away before he could be paid for his role?
iv. “Tortured by doubt and remorse, he sat down in the glow of the charcoal
sigri to wait.” Why was he tortured by doubt and remorse?
v. What kind of stories did Jenkins want the narrator to write? Why?
10. Attempt any one out of the two following long answer type question
in 100-120 words. 8
(a) In the drama – ‘The Dear Departed’, Which instances from the text reveal
that the daughters were more concerned with putting on a show for the
old man’s funeral rather than the old man?
OR
(b) Taking the nightingale as a trainee worked in the frog’s favour. Explain.
11. Answer the following question based on prescribed novel text for
extended reading in about 200 – 250 words. 10
(a) How did Helen pass her time when she was not reading?
OR
(b) Mr. Keith played a pivotal role in developing Helen’s interest in mathematics.
Elaborate.
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