CLASS 10 ENGLISH TEST 2 [40 MARKS]

TEST - 2

FULL MARKS: 40

1. Read the passage given below: [12]

I rested for a moment at the door of Anand Bhawan, on Market Road, where coffee-drinkers and tiffin-eaters sat still at their tables, uttering low moans on seeing me. I wanted to assure them, "Don't mind me, you hugging the cash box - you are a coward, afraid even to breathe. Go on, count the cash, if that is your pleasure. I just want to watch, that's all. If my tail trails down to the street, if I am blocking your threshold, it is because, I'm told, I'm eleven feet tip to tail. I can't help it. I'm not out to kill - I'm too full. I found a green pasture full of food on my way. I won't attack until I feel hungry again. Tigers attack only when they feel hungry, unlike human beings who slaughter one another without purpose or hunger."

To the great delight of children, schools were being hurriedly closed. Children of all ages and sizes were running helter-skelter, screaming joyously, "No school, no school. Tiger, tiger !" They were shouting and laughing and even enjoying being scared. They seemed to welcome me. I felt like joining them. So I bounded away from the restaurant door. I walked along with them, at which they cried, "The tiger is coming to eat us; let us get back to school!”

I followed them through their school gate while they ran up and shut themselves in the school hall securely. I climbed up the steps of the school, saw an open door at the far end of a veranda, and walked in. It happened to be the headmaster's room. I noticed a very dignified man jumping on the table and heaving himself up into an attic. I walked in and flung myself on the cool floor, having a special liking for cool stone floors.

As I drowsed, I was aware of cautious steps and hushed voices all around. I was in no mood to bother about anything. All I wanted was a little moment of sleep; the daylight was very bright.

On the basis of your reading of the above passage answer the following questions:

(a) How did the diners at Anand Bhawan react on seeing the tiger ?

(b) When do tigers attack ? In this context, how are human beings different from tigers ?

(c) Why were children happy and even enjoying being scared ?

(d) What was the tiger's opinion about the man at the cash counter ? What did the tiger assure him?

(e) Identify the word which means the same as ‘hugging’. (para 1)

(i) counting

(ii) hiding

(iii) rubbing

(iv) holding tightly in the arms

(f) Identify the word which means the same as 'delight' (para 2)

(i) pleasure

(ii) fear

(iii) Sorrow

(iv) nervousness

(g) Identify the word which means the same as 'dignified' (para 3)

(i) tall

(ii) honourable

(iii) terrified

(iv) tired

(h) Identify the word which means the same as 'heaving up' (para 3)

(i) hiding

(ii) running away

(iii) climbing

(iv) raising

2. The recent increase in crimes against people of the Northeast, especially in the cities, has highlighted the growing problem faced by the community. Fear of violence continues to worry them. Write a letter in 100-120 words to the Editor of The Times of India expressing your concern over the recent death of a young student resulting from a racial comment against people from Northeast. Suggest what steps the government should take to solve this problem. You are Aanchal / Aryan, resident of A-12, East of Kailash, N. Delhi. [8]

Hints : racial comments, attacks - rude behaviour, hurt feelings of our own fellow citizens - disharmony - dents the image of our country - steps to solve this problem.

OR

One of the key messages of the Prime Minister's Independence Day speech was 'Clean India'. The Government has taken an initiative for cleaning the rivers especially The Ganges'. The Government has also urged the people of India to realise the dream of "Clean India'. Write an article in 100-120 words mentioning the measures people can take for a cleaner and greener India.

3. Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate words from the given options. [3]

Today a good (a)………………. varieties of tea and tea brands are available in the market. Green tea is popular (b) ............................ China and the Far East. In Japan, the tea ceremony is a traditional way of greeting guests, (c) ............ is a social occasion.

(a) (i) very (ii) many (iii) much (iv) more

(b) (i) on (ii) at (iii) in (iv) for

(c) (i) and (ii) it (iii) both (iv) this

4. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank has been given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer-sheet against the correct blank number as given in the example. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied. [4]

		Error	Correction
Most trees has a single woody stem called	[a]	has	have
a trunk who supports a mass of branches	[b]	…………………	……………………
carrying leaves. Trees clean an air	[c]	………………..	………………….
to removing tiny airborne particles. The	[d]	………………..	………………….
leaves of trees give in oxygen.	[e]	…………………	……………………..

 

5. Rearrange the following words and phrases into meaningful sentences. One has been done for you as an example. [3]

beach vacations / was / an attraction / coconut water / long ago / during

Example-Long ago coconut water was an attraction during beach vacations.

(a) these days / of trade / Delhi / for / has become / but / a centre / tender coconuts /

(b) its demand / value / due to / has increased / of the fruit / the food

(c) has been fuelled / by growing awareness / the demand / health benefits/coconut water's / of /

 

6. Answer the following questions. [2*5=10]

a. How has the poet observed nature in the poem ‘Dust of Snow’?

b. What is the central idea of the poem ‘Dust of Snow’?

c. Why does the poet use such poetically uncommon bird and tree? What does it reflect?

d. What did the poet think of the day before the dust of snow fell on him?

e. How did the poet feel before the ‘change of mood’? Why did he feel so?

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