Students must start practicing the questions from CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 English with Solutions Set 5 are designed as per the revised syllabus.
CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 English Set 5 with Solutions
Time : 3 Hours
Maximum Marks : 80
General Instructions:
- This Question paper contains THREE sections-READING, GRAMMAR & WRITING and LITERATURE.
- Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
Section – A
Reading Skills (20 Marks)
Reading Comprehension Through Unseen Passages
Question 1.
Read the following text. (10)
1. A youngster quit Facebook in December after spending over three years on the social networking site. With that one act, he bid a silent adieu to more than 300 contacts that he had added to his account during the period. Like almost everyone from his “friend’s circle,” the 20-year-old was a regular on the service; visiting it every day to post photos and status updates but last week a new feature on Facebook called Timeline forced him to reconsider the pros and cons of being on the networking site.
2. Everyone has some skeletons in their closet and I am just not comfortable with Facebook digging up and displaying all the facets of my life on a bulletin board,’ says this youngster who joined the network in July 2007, while he was in class 11th.
3. Facebook, you see, had compressed the time he spent on the site and arranged it in chronological order. While he initially liked the new neatly organised scrapbook-like feature he wasn’t happy to reveal posts from the past that until recently were hidden under layers and layers of recent updates. Just clicking on a date on the timeline could transport his friends back in time and enable them to view every embarrassing comment link or photo he had posted on his profile.
4. “I think it’s a recipe for disaster,” he says. “In 2007,1 had some wall posts wlr^h seemed appropriate at the time but now after a lapse of four years, I have moved on ana ion’t want them to be openly displayed for all to see.”
5. He is not alone. Many users, worried about how the Facebook activity could possibly affect their offline lives, are choosing to commit “Facebook suicide.” While some have privacy concerns, others feel that the site meant to bring them closer to their friends actually does the opposite- it reduces their friendship to something superficial.
6. Poking and liking are not enough to keep a friendship going,’ says a business analyst. Having quit Facebook three years ago, she prefers meeting her “real” friends face-to-face, instead of reading their trite posts online. “On Facebook, people hype everyday issues including what they ate and where they went on a daily basis,” says this analyst who continues to use Twitter.
7. “Facebook has become a time sink and it could not justify the time I spent on it,” he says, “I spend more time calling up friends or relatives over the phone now ………….. I also go out and meet people whenever possible and have a good offline life. I do not regret the change.” Today, Facebook has 800 million users of which 37 million are Indians. The site has become an online identity for most, and many of those who decided to quit cannot overcome the withdrawal symptoms and return. Facebook, fully aware of its addictive powers, facilitates this return by allowing users to ‘deactivate1 their accounts but continues to store information on its servers so that they can return from their ‘break’, whenever they wish.
Answer the following questions, based on the passage above.
(i) Which of the following statements best describes the reason for the youngster’s reaction to the posts he made in the past? (1)
(a) He was embarrassed of the post.
(b) He was reminded of the bitter past.
(c) He felt it unnecessary.
(d) He did not want to the reminded of the past.
Answer:
(a) He was embarrassed of the post.
(ii) Based on your reading of the text, list any two disadvantages of the social media site Facebook. (2)
Answer:
Two disadvantages of the social media site Facebook are :
(a) The site reveals post from the past which were relevant then but are embarrassing or triggering now.
(b) People are not really connected. Likes and pokes are not real friendships. People hype what they ate and where they went on the social media site.
(iii) Complete the sentence appropriately. (1)
People are choosing to commit Facebook suicide because ……………. .
Answer:
many users, worried about how their activity on Facebook could affect their personal lives.
(iv) The passage includes some words that are opposites of each other. From the sets (a) – (e) below, identify a set of antonyms.
(a) Pros and disaster
(b) Superficial and real
(c) Quit and regular
(d) Addictive and lapse
(e) Facilitates and updates
Answer:
(b) superficial and real
(v) Complete the sentence appropriately. (1)
According to the author, ……………… feature of Timeline takes away a person’s privacy.
Answer:
clicking on a date
(vi) Why did the youngster change his mind later regarding staying on Facebook? (2)
Answer:
The youngster changed his mind later because he realised that a piece of information or poster put in the past may have been relevant then but today it may not be. People move on in life and sometimes they do not want their past to haunt them.
(vii) Evaluate the APPROPRIATE characteristic that can be apt for the lives of people who had quit Facebook. (1)
(a) Social and Real
(b) Sad and Hysterical
(c) Embarrassing and Addictive
(d) Nostalgic and Fear of missing out
Answer:
(a) Social and Real
(viii) In Paragraph 7, the author says ‘allowing users to ‘deactivate’ their accounts but continues to store information on their servers so that they can return from their ‘break’, whenever they wish.’ (1)
State the reason for doing so by Facebook.
Answer:
The social media site- Facebook is fully aware of its addictive powers. Hence, it offers a way out by keeping the information of the user to facilitate their easy return.
Question 2.
Read the following text. (10)
1. Tourism, for millennia, has been a perpetual industry. Though initially unorganised and highly chaotic, it retained a place in each nook of history. The present tourism scenario in India is on the rise, with destinations grabbing eyeballs globally and domestically. Being the youngest nation in the world, it’s no wonder that the aggregate of ‘millennials’ spends more time and money on travel than previous generations. This could be huge for the economy of various states that rely majorly on tourism, if only it were sustainable.
2. Unsustainability prevails throughout the country, in states with higher domestic tourist inflow than foreign. The Dev Bhoomi is a prime example. No matter how popular, Uttarakhand tourism is loop-holed through and through.
3. Approx. 80% of tourists arrive to complete the infrastructure of the Dham Yatra. Such unchecked tourism puts immense pressure on natural and infrastructure facilities. The extreme shortage of accommodation in correspondence with thriving footfalls has led to the construction of illegal buildings, the majority of which exist on riverbanks. With an increasing number of tourists coming in through private vehicles to save “transportation money”, pollution levels are rising, increasing temperatures in return. With unlawful construction and pollution on riverbanks, the Ganges could cause direct harm to local species in Rishikesh and Haridwar.
4. Around 10,000 hilly areas are being convened for the construction of roads alone. We know roads are basic infrastructure but the Forest Conservation Act requires a project developer to plant trees in a non-forest/degraded forest area equal to or twice the trees, it’s clearing respectively, to compensate which does not happen.
5. The India State of Forest Report illustrates how Uttarakhand is losing its forest cover, which has indirect development through tourism, at its core. The government and private tour operators may think they can deny allegations but the charts speak for themselves.
6. We, as consumers of the tourism industry, hold the power to cause a massive stir in this context. According to research conducted, Uttarakhand’s mass tourism comprises people between 25-35 years of age, with higher education, out with either family or friends and enough average income to contribute to the local economy.
7. Regardless of what the figures say, if we look forward to sustainable tourism being the target market, it leaves little choice to the rest of the hierarchy. Consciously making efforts to be responsible tourists and thinking of how to provide for the local community/environment in a way – tiny or big, could act as a catalyst in obliterating this ruckus due to ignorance. After all, there can only ever be seven deadly sins and wanderlust isn’t one of them.
Answer the following questions, based on the passage above.
(i) Complete the following sentence appropriately. (1)
According to the passage, wanderlust is equated to reach the level of the seven deadly sins because ……………… .
Answer:
it include selfish and uncaring acts by tourists.
(ii) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate option from those given in brackets. (l)
From paragraph 1 we can infer that : ………….. (illegal construction/unchecked tourism) is the main cause for putting pressure on infrastructural and natural resources.
Answer:
unchecked tourism
(iii) Justify the following, in about 40 words. (2)
We, as consumers of the tourism industry, hold the power to cause a massive stir.
Answer:
The given statement is correct as the data shows that the mass tourism of Uttarakhand comprises youth between 25 – 35 years of age, with higher education and an income that could support the local economy. If these tourists become responsible tourists and make conscious efforts to help the local community and environment, the negative impact of tourism could be decreased substantially.
(iv) How does the unchecked tourism in Uttarakhand affect the natural landscape? (1)
Answer:
The unchecked tourism in Uttarakhand has a great negative impact on its ecology and environment.
(v) Unsustainability prevails in Dev Bhoomi. List any two reasons for the same. (2)
Answer:
The unsustainability prevails in the Dev Bhoomi because
(a) unchecked number of tourists causing stress on infrastructure.
(b) self-transportation causes pollution and raises the temperature.
(vi) According to the passage, select the chart that is the correct depiction of the relation between incoming tourists and the temperature of the region. (1)
(a) Option 1
(b) Option 2
(c) Option 3
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) Option 1
(vii) Infer one consequence, based on your understanding of the passage, that highlights the result of the pressures of a large number of tourists.
Answer:
The influx of a large number of tourists and the urgency to accommodate them, puts pressure on the infrastructure of that place, leading to several illegal constructions in the area.
(viii) What do the tourist statistics show in the region of Uttarakhand?
(a) Domestic footfall is equal to international footfall.
(b) Domestic footfall is less than international footfall.
(c) Domestic footfall is limited to certain seasons.
(d) Domestic footfall is greater than international footfall.
Answer:
(d) Domestic footfall is greater than international footfall.
Section – B
Writing Skills and Grammar (20 Marks)
Grammar (10 Marks)
Question 3.
Complete ANY TEN of twelve of the following tasks, as directed.
(i) Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of the letter. (1)
Subject Complaint against open potholes
Dear Sir,
With extreme trouble and pain, I ……………… (wish) to draw your attention through this letter to the rampant open pot-holes in our locality Shastri Nagar, New Delhi.
Answer:
wish
(ii) Read the given sentence from an article. Identify the error and supply the correction in the sentence. (1)
Two of the basic foundation for future life of students are hard work and punctuality.
Use the given format for your response.
Error | Correction |
Answer:
Error | Correction |
foundation | foundations |
(iii) Sunidhi shared some information with Amit, about the exam the next day. Report Sunidhi’s question. (1)
Sunidhi said, “Do you know when the final term exam begins?”
Answer:
Sunidhi asked Amit if he knew when the final term exam would begin.
(iv) Read the conversation between Anand and Renu the same. (1)
Anand said to Renu, “I don’t know what Gayathri is doing these days. She hasn’t visited us for ages.”
Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the above dialogue.
Anand told Renu that he didn’t know what Gayathri was doing those days as ……………… .
(a) she had not visited them for ages.
(b) she has not visited them for ages
(c) she would have visited us.
(d) she should have visited us.
Answer:
(a) she had not visited them for ages
(v) Fill the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the concluding line of the notice to the students. (1)
The topic for the event will be disclosed one day prior to …………….. (the, a, their)
event. For further details, contact the undersigned.
Answer:
the
(vi) Identify the error and supply the correction for the given sentence from a report, (1) The researchers stressed that the need of the hour is to increasing awareness among people to reduce ecological pollution.
Use the given format for your response.
Error | Correction |
Answer:
Error | Correction |
increasing | increase |
(vii) Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line.
My uncle and guardian want me to start my own business. (1)
Option | Error | Correction |
(a) | guardian | my guardian |
(b) | want | wants |
(c) | start | started |
(d) | business | a business |
Answer:
Option | Error | Correction |
(b) | want | wants |
(viii) Complete the given narrative by filling in the blank with the correct option. (1)
When I reached the station I did not stop at the ticket office but ………….. straight to the
platform.
(a) dashed
(b) dash
(c) did dash
(d) dashing
Answer:
(a) dashed
(ix) Report the dialogue between the policeman and stranger by completing the sentence. (1)
Policeman : “Who are you? Where do you come from?”
Stranger : “I am a common man, lost in the crowds.”
In response to the query about himself and his whereabouts, the stranger replied to the policeman that ……………… .
Answer:
he was a common man who was lost in the crowds.
(x) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the statement below0 (1)
Each one of the managers ……………. for leave today in protest against the management.
(a) has applied
(b) have applied
(c) applied
(d) will apply
Answer:
(a) has applied
(xi) Complete the line from a self- awareness song, by filling the blank with the correct option. (1)
“If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I ………….. not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.”
(a) can
(b) would
(c) shall
(d) must
Answer:
(c) shall
(xii) Identify the error and supply correction for the following poster of a restaurant. (1)
Foodies Corner Restaurant
Lucknow
Good tiling have the way of coming together!
Use the given format for your response.
Error | Correction |
Answer:
Error | Correction |
thing | things |
Writing (10 Marks)
Note : All details presented in the questions are imaginary and created for assessment purpose.
Question 4.
A. Read the following advertisement for products using solar energy. (5)
Solar Power Systems for A Greener India
• Excellent Offers
• Solar Cookers
• Solar Lanterns
• Solar Heating/Cooking Systems
• Solar Water Heater
Raj Solar Sales and Service 45-Panchkuian Road New Delhi
Write a letter to the editor of an English daily, making a plea to the common people to switch over to solar energy to conserve electricity and limit electricity bills.
Or
B. You are Mr. Malik, the coordinator of the ABC Public School. Write a letter to place a bulk order for school winter jackets to M/s Sinha Garments.
Answer:
A.
147, Mayur Vihar
New Delhi
11th September, 20XX
The Editor
Hindustan Times
New Delhi
Subject : Evoking Awareness Towards Solar Energy
Sir/Ma’am
Through the columns of your reputed newspaper, I wish to make the people aware of the growing need and demand for solar power. We all know that our Earth is:showing signs of a patient in declining health. We also know that such a condition of the Earth is a result of the excessive pollution on our planet. Man in his a desire to live a luxurious life and is, over-consuming electricity. He doesn’t realise that its overuse would exhaust the natural treasure so fast that our future will fall in jeopardy. We must conserve electricity which is the need of the hour.
However, this conversation can only be done if we start using solar power systems. Various kinds of solar systems like solar cookers, solar lanterns, solar heating and cooking systems, solar water heater, etc. are available in the market. These solar systems are non-polluting, economical and are available in different sizes.
The only thing needed is for people to be aware of the need of conserving electricity and limiting electricity bills. The public must pay attention to the dire need of switching over to solar energy.
Thanking you
Yours sincerely
Divyansh
Or
B.
12 Pandava Road,
New Delhi
6th February, 20XX
M/s Sinha Garments
New Delhi
Subject : Order for School Uniform Sets
Sir/Ma’am,
With reference to our previous correspondence we are delighted to inform you that our shcool has decided to go ahead with the purchase of the school winter jacket for our students from you. Our requirement is as follows
Size | Quantity |
Small | 80 |
Medium | 75 |
Large | 45 |
Please note that the entire payment will be made only after the delivery. Kindly make the delivery on or before 2nd April, 20XX. I request you to offer us a discount on the order and send us the official bill along with the product. Please review the order and if you have any recommendations, or need any clarification, contact the undersigned. We hope for a long-term association with you.
Thanking You
Yours sincerely
Karan Malik (Coordinator)
Mob. No. 9811XXXXXX
Question 5.
A. Study the graph given below. The chart depicts the number of students in class 10th speaking English and Hindi in three different types of schools in New Delhi. Based on the details given in the bar graph given below, write an analytical paragraph in 100 – 120 words. Do not add any extra information. (5)
Or
B. Recently while studying for a report, you found the given graph. It shows the reported number of cases of influenza in people over 65 years of age in a certain village in the UK from 1985 to 1995. Critically analyse the line graph given below and write down your conclusions of it in a paragraph.
Answer:
A. The chart depicts the number of 10th-grade students speaking English and Hindi in three different types of schools in New Delhi. The chart clearly illustrates that the number of students speaking Hindi in government schools is almost 3.5 times greater than the number of students who speak English. In contrast, two-thirds of the total students in private schools prefer to speak in English. In KVS, there is a slight difference between the choice of two languages with Hindi being spoken by 55% of students. In comparing the three types of given schools, government schools have the highest number of Hindi speakers. Private schools are at the highest position among English speakers.
In a nutshell, private school students prefer to speak English whereas government school students choose Hindi over English to communicate. Students are almost evenly distributed in KVS on the basis of the language spoken.
Or
B. The line graph shows the number of reported cases of influenza in people above the age of 65 years in a village in the UK and covers a period of 10 years. The graph shows a sharp rise in the first six years and a slight decline in the latter half of the decade.
Forty cases were reported in the beginning of the decade and the number reached its peak in 1991, crossing seventy. The graph presents a certain negligence and carelessness in the first half of the decade towards the disease and its victims. This was dealt with in the later half as the number of cases seems to decrease, even if just slightly.
In a nutshell, it can be said that the influenza cases in the UK (1985 – 1995) reached a surprisingly high number, especially for people above the age of 65 years. Not to forget that the graph depicts only the reported cases and there is a possibility that a large number of cases went unreported.
Section – C
Literature Textbook and Supplementary Reading Text (40 Marks)
Question 6.
Read the given extracts and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two, given. (5)
A. Oop: I haven’t a clue. I’ve been to seven galaxies, but I’ve never seen anything like this. Maybe they’re hats. (He opens a book and puts it on his head.) Say, maybe this is a haberdashery!
Omega: (bowing low) Perhaps the Great and Mighty Think-Tank will give us the benefit of his thought on the matter.
Think-Tank : Elementary, my dear Omega. Hold one of the items up so that I may view it closely. (Omega holds a book on the palm of her hand.) Yes, yes, I understand now. Since Earth creatures are always eating, the place in which you find yourselves is undoubtedly a crude refreshment stand.
(The Book that Saved the Earth)
(i) Why did Omega bow low before Think-Tank? (1)
Answer:
Omega bowed low before Think-Tank as a mark of respect and recognition of supremacy.
(ii) Choose the option that associates the person to a haberdashery. (1)
(a) Jagdeep is a primary school teacher who teaches English.
(b) Tanishq is a tailor who makes garments for men only.
(c) Falguni is a chemist who manufactures her own medicine.
(d) Asma is an engineer who works on designing space stations.
Answer:
(b) Tanishq is a tailor who makes garments for men only.
(iii) What is Think-Tank proud of? Answer with reference to the extract in about 40 words. (2)
Answer:
Think-Tank was proud of his intelligence and might. He always try to prove himself as the most intelligent Martian. It is clear from his self-praise and boastful habits. He acts high and mighty and order people around.
(iv) Which phrase would correctly substitute in the given sentence from the extract ? (1) Elementary, my dear Omega.
(a) ‘It’s simple general knowledge, Omega.’
(b) ‘It’s something that a primary school person won’t understand, Omega.’
(c) ‘It’s quite obviously deducible, Omega’
(d) ‘It’s a little more than complicated, Omega.’
Answer:
(c) ‘It’s quite obviously deducible, Omega’.
Or
B. The following Sunday Lencho came a bit earlier than usual to ask if there was a
letter for him. It was the postman himself who handed the letter to him while the postmaster, experiencing the contentment of a man who has performed a good deed, looked on from his office. Lencho showed not the slightest surprise on seeing the money; such was his confidence – but he became angry when he counted the money. God could not have made a mistake, nor could he have denied Lencho what he had requested. . (A Letter to God)
(i) According to the extract, what was the belief of Lencho? (1)
(a) God couldn’t make a mistake in sending the money.
(b) God couldn’t deny what he had requested.
(c) Money was stolen.
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer:
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(ii) Why did Lencho go a bit early to the post office the following Sunday? (2)
Answer:
Lencho went a bit early to the post office the following Sunday to receive the answer to his letter to God.
(iii) Read the following descriptions (a) – (c) and identify which one correctly corresponds to Lencho. (1)
(a) Blind faith in God
(b) Superstitious nature of village people
(c) Suspicious of all government authorities
Answer:
(a) Blind faith in God
(iv) How much money did Lencho receive? (1)
Answer:
Lencho received only seventy pesos.
Question 7.
Read the given extract and answer the questions for ANY ONE of the two, given. (5)
A. Now he senses first responsibility
In a world of possessions. People will take Balls, balls will be lost always, little boy.
And no one buys a ball back. Money is external. (The Ball poem)
(i) Complete the sentence appropriately. (1)
In the given lines, the phrase ‘money is external indicates that …………….. .
Answer:
money is meant to be spent
(ii) The poet has used a poetic device in the given lines. What effect does she wish to create by its use? (1)
Balls, balls will be lost always,
(a) emphasis
(b) comparison
(c) rhyme
(d) humour
Answer:
(a) emphasis
(iii) ‘He senses first responsibility’. What ‘responsibility’ is referred here? (1)
Answer:
The ‘responsibility’ referred here is how to stand up or bear the loss through self-understanding and trying to console oneself on his our as the boy who lost his ball was trying to do.
(iv) “Money is external”. What does the poet mean by this expression? (2)
Answer:
The poet says that ‘Money is external’ to make the boy understand about his responsibility and that the loss is immaterial. By the phrase, the poet means that every loss cannot be replaced by money. Money cannot buy the memories associated with a thing and cannot replace the things that we Hove, for example the boy’s lost ball.
Or
B. All night the roots work
to disengage themselves from the cracks in the veranda floor.
The leaves strain toward the glass small twigs stiff with exertion
long-cramped boughs shuffling under the roof like newly discharged patients half-dazed, moving
to the clinic doors. (The Trees)
(i) What do roots work upon all night? (1)
Answer:
Roots work upon all night to free themselves from the cracks in the veranda floor.
(ii) What does the poet mean by’clinic doors’? (1)
Answer:
The poet means that the trees are sick because they are being suffocated and choked in cramped spaces of the veranda. They need to be cured to become healthy again and for them the ‘clinic doors’ refers to the open spaces of the forest.
(iii) The small things are stiff because (1)
(a) they are made by nature this way
(b) they are of raid of the owner
(c) they are straining to break the glass
(d) they are relaxing
Answer:
(c) they are straining to break the glass
(iv) What does the poet compare larger branches to ? (2)
Answer:
The poet compares the larger branches with patients who have been recently discharged and are leaving the clinic doors.
Question 8.
Answer ANY FOUR of the following five questions, in about 40 – 50 words. (4 × 3 = 12)
(i) If you were the family member of the young seagull, would you also decide not go near him? Elaborate with reason. (This First Flight-Two Stories about Flying) (3)
Answer:
If I were the family member of the young seagull, I would have also decided not to go near him.
Sometimes parents and elders have to take strict decisions to make their children able to face the hardships of life. Like in this case, the continuous scolding, leaving the young seagull alone and hungry on the ledge made him overcome his fear of flying.
(ii) Kisa Gotami again goes from house to house after she speaks with the Buddha. What does she ask for, the second time around? Does she get it? (The Sermon at Benaras) (3)
Answer:
Kisa Gotami again goes from house to house after she speaks with the Buddha to ask for a handful of mustard seeds from a house in which no one has died. In her search, Kisa Gotami couldn’t find even a single house where death had not taken a beloved away. She could not get what Buddha has asked from her.
(iii) Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know? (A Baker in Goa-Glimpses of India) (3)
Answer:
Yes, bread-making is still popular in Goa. This is very clear from the narrator’s statement that the Portuguese have gone away but the traditional bakers and their furnaces still exist in Goa. The mixers, moulders and the persons who bake the loaves still exist in Goa.
(iv) What is the central theme of the poem Amanda? (3)
Answer:
The central theme of the poem Amanda by Robin Klein is that children love freedom. They do not want any restrictions on their activities. The poem points out that in the endeavour to make their children well-behaved, parents often give too many instructions. Such scolding behaviour is resented by children and adversely affects their development.
(v) What difference do you find between Robert Frost and other nature poets?
Answer with reference to the poem ‘Dust of snow’.
Answer:
All other nature poets are known for describing well-known beautiful things. They usually describe a nightingale, a cuckoo, a snow-covered mountain, etc. But, Robert Frost has described a crow and a hemlock tree-symbols that are generally considered negative. Frost’s selection of negative images indicates his belief that every object in nature is beautiful. Such a unique thought makes him different from other poets.
Question 9.
Answer ANY TWO of the following three questions, in about 40-50 words. (2 × 3 = 6)
(i) Why do you think the narrator used to feel that ‘friends were more trouble than help’? What could have led him to believe this? (The Thief’s Story) (3)
Answer:
In ‘The Thief’s Story’ the narrator was a robber and a con man. Consequently, he did not want to share his secrets and whereabouts with anyone. In his profession, even minor dishonesty might take him behind the bars. Moreover, he used to take a new name every month to hide from the police and his previous employers. Thus, for him having friends meant having a liability and a constant fear of identification and being caught by the police. So, for him friends were more trouble than help.
(ii) Do you think Richard’s mother was too indulgent when she bought him things like cameras, telescopes and microscopes? Give two reasons to support your answer. (3)
Answer:
I don’t think that Richard’s mother was too indulgent when she bought him things like cameras, telescopes, etc. due to the following reasons:
(a) She knew that Richard was highly curious and had a bright mind.
(b) He wanted to learn things. Thus, Richard’s mother motivated him to lean new things and was justified in providing him with the appropriate equipment to help him in the process.
(iii) How do you know that Tricki had an affluent life? (A Triumph of Surgery) (3)
Answer:
We know that Tricki had an affluent life because he was a loved and pampered pet of a wealthy owner, Mrs. Pumphrey. Mrs. Pumphrey made sure that her pet had everything he may need or require. He not only had a complete wardrobe of coats but also separate bowls for food. He also had many toys, cushions and rubber rings. All these luxury items show that he lived a well-off life.
Question 10.
Answer ANY ONE of the following two question, in about 100-120 words. (1 × 6 = 6)
A. You have been asked to write an evaluation of the approach used by Valli for fulfilling her wish of travelling in a bus. Write this presentation draft including your insights in about 120 words.
Or
B. You have been chosen to address a gathering to speak on the topic ‘Extreme behaviour can hasten the end of the world’. Prepare the speech draft in not more than 120 words, with reference to the poem ‘Fire and Ice’.
You may begin this way:
Good morning, everyone
Today I’d like to discuss a poem that highlights the fact that extreme behaviour can hasten the end of the world.
Answer:
A. In ‘Madam Rides the Bus’, Valli fulfilled her wish of travelling in a bus by escaping from her house without informing her mother. In my opinion, Valli did not do the right thing in travelling alone to the town without her mother’s consent. By doing this, she put herself in an unsafe position as she could have easily been a victim of child abuse if she came in contact with the wrong people. In fact, she was lucky to return home safely.
Children should always travel along with their parents or elders as they are easy target for criminals. We hear a lot of instances of crimes committed against children like kidnapping, molestation, rape, etc. Valli could have expressed her desire of travelling in a bus to her mother. I am sure that her mother would have fulfilled her wish by taking her on a bus ride.
Or
B. Good morning, everyone
Today I’d like to discuss a poem titled ‘Fire and Ice’ that highlights the fact that extreme behaviour can hasten the end of the world. The poet points out the two different views regarding the end of the world and associates the extreme behaviours to it.
The first view is fire which symbolises deep emotions of desire, passion, etc. Desire, according to the poet, can become so intense that it can make people lose their calmness. Firs of desires, if left uncontrolled, can lead to the distruction of humanity as well as the world.
The other view is ice which represents hatred, differentiation and insensitivity. Hatred and rigidity give rise to contempt. It can end all positive human emotions such as warmth, love and sympathy and can bring death to this world.
So, we should all remain cautions and refrain from indulging in these behaviours.
Thank You!
Question 11.
Answer ANY ONE of the following two questions in about 100 – 120 words. (1 × 6 = 6)
A. Imagine yourself to be a member of the team led by Dr. James Herriot which is successful in restoring Thicki’s health.
While a diary entry in about 120 words describing the tactics applies by Dr. Herriot in treating Tricki.
Or
B. ‘The lady in red was a more professional thief than Horace Danby’. Elaborate
Answer:
A.
2nd June, 20XX
9 : 45 PM
Dear Diary,
There is a good news I want to share with you! I am a part of the team led by Dr. James Herriot which is successful in restoring the billionaire, Mrs Pumphery’s dog Tricki. It couldn’t have been possible without the guidance of Dr. Herriot. He showed his capabilities almost immediately when he advised Mrs. Pumphery to put Tricki on a strict diet after understanding his symptoms.
He was quick to admit Tricki as he wanted to free Tricki from the spoiling behaviour of Mrs. Pumphery. He adopted a practical approach to treat Tricki and did not operate upon Tricki unnecessarily. His method worked and soon Tricki was transformed into an energetic dog. He also handled Mrs. Pumphery’s anxiety about Tricki’s recove patiently.
I am proud to be a member of his team and have learnt a lot from him during Tricki’s treatment.
That’s all for today!
Take care!
Sushrut
Or
B. Yes, it is true that Horace was clever but the lady in red was cleverer and a more professional thief than Horace Danby. Horace Danby is a meticulous planner who carefully planned the robbery. He had all the information he needed to carryout his plans. He not only had read a detailed description of the house but also knew that the servants were going for a movie. Even while robbing he wore gloves and was careful not to leave any fingerprints. However, all his planning falls short with the presence of the lady in red. The lady in red also knew everything about the house.
However, her presence of mind gave her an upper hand in the robbery. The charm and confidence with which she carries herself in front of Horace make him believe that she is the owner of the house. She exploited Horace’s fear of being discovered very skilfully and ensured that Horace’s fingerprints were left on the site. She even robbed the safe without Horace knowing her real identity. She not only tricked Horace Danby but also left him to be blamed for the robbery.