Class 10 English Sample Paper Term 1 With Solutions Set G

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Term 1 Sample Paper for Class 10 English With Solutions Set G

READING

I. Read the passage given below.

1. Corruption, terrorism, communalism, greed for power and wealth and the list of ailments that affect modern society continue. More than hall the population of India is below the age group of 25 and the future of the country will only be bright if youngsters are equipped to deal with these ailments.

2. A child is a storehouse of potential and it is important to nurture and develop these attributes from a very young age. Since they spend much of the time in school, the curriculum in school should be such that it enables children to understand, care and practise ethical values like respect, justice and civic sense. Education should aim to develop a sense of rights and duties as well as moral values like honesty, responsibility and respect for others.

3. Moral education should be directed towards enhancing a child’s ability to critically analyse situations, make decisions, empathise with people and work in cooperation towards a common goal.

4. As a means of direct instructions to students, schools are very influential in the character development of a child and the methods of education affect the development of morally upright citizens who can bring about the much needed change in the country.

5. The youth of today have to face a lot of problems like drug abuse, violent behaviour and family issues. If they are not taught morals, they would fail to differentiate between good and bad values. Hence, they would be incapable in dealing with different types of issues. A sound moral base would help a child make the right decisions, especially in an era where the youth is increasingly coining under the negative influence of the media.

6. Schools in India have introduced moral education as part of their curriculum because they realise that morally sound citizens are the need of the hour. Since most children look up to their teachers as role models, it is most appropriate that they be the facilitators of moral values.

7. Thus, schools should focus more on the personality development of children since it is one of the most important responsibilities of a school. Schools should take the initiative to mould children into better human beings so that they can make the world a better place to live in.

Based on your understanding of the passage, answer ANY EIGHT out of the ten questions by choosing the correct option.

Question 1. According to the passage, choose the most important responsibility of a school.
(a) Personality development of children
(b) Telling children how to deal with illness
(c) deneloping equality
(d) Promoting sports

Question 2. ……………. are the negativities that influence children.
(a) Drug abuse
(b) getting along with people
(c) Lack of focus
(d) Our-eating

Question 3. Which statement from the following is CORRECT based on your reading of the passage.
(a) The school curriculum’ role in school should be to enable children to understand care and practice ethical values
(b) It is important to develop skills of a child.
(c) Children should spend most of the time in playground
(d) Education should aim to develop cocurricular skills in children

Question 4. Pick the correct reasons from the following that affect modern society.
(I) Terrorism
(II) Corruption
(III) Rights and Duties
(IV) Education
(V) Greed for Power and Wealth
(VI) Communalism
(a) I, IV, V and VI
(b) III, IV and V
(c) I, II and III
(d) I, II, V and VI

Question 5. Identify the quality that would help a child in making the right decisions.
(a) Responsibility
(b) honesty
(c) strong ethics and values
(d) Civic sense

Question 6. Schools are ………… in character development of a child.
(a) very influential
(b) analyse
(c) failing
(d) Civic sense

Question 7. Which of the following options make the correct use of ‘violent’, as used in the passage?
(a) He had found it terrific to manage his behaviour as he was aggressive and ………. towards her.
(b) She had found it very difficult to manage his behaviour as he was aggressive and towards …………… her.
(c) They had found it very difficult and to manage …………… behaviour as he was aggressive towards her. …………..
(d) She had found it ………….. very difficult to manage his behaviour and as he was aggressive towards him.

Question 8. The youth of today not be able to deal with different types of issues if they are not taught morals:
(a) As then they will be under the media influence
(b) As then they would fail to differentiate between good and bad values
(c) As then they will not be able to make quick decusion
(d) As then they would become dumb

Question 9. Select the option that suitably completes the dialogue with reference to paragraph 3.
Amber: Leena, have you heard that the school is going to start including a class on moral education from the next semester? I don’t know why they are thinking of it?
Leena: Amber, moral education is necessary for students as it ………………………….. .
(a) makes the students focus more on their studies and achieving higher marks
(b) focus on grooming the students’ appearances and makes them ready for their future.
(c) enhances the ability to critically analyze situations, make decisions and empathize with people.
(d) provides a free time for the students to pass as they are really busy with other classes.

Question 10. Choose the option that lists the quote best expressing the central idea of the passage.
(a) You don’t have to think too hard when you talk to teachers. —J.D. Salinger
(b) My idea of education is to unsettle the minds of the young and inflame their intellects. —Robert Maynard Hutchins
(c) Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire. —William Yeats
(d) Students don’t just need knowledge and know-how to succeed—they also need emotional intelligence and compassion. —Norman Vincent Peale

II. Read the passage given below:

1. By generating a means of employment for people with excellent artistic abilities and incredible imagination, the animation industry is growing into a multi-crore industry with vast carreed prospects. The animation is the linking and the manipulation of still images to create an illusion of motion. Images, graphics, test, and audio are brought together to create a live moving picture on the screen. Thus the animator, who is an expert in animation art, gives life to a character using a blend of imagination and technology.

2. Aspirant animators must have a passion and a flair for drawing and creative imagination. In addition, they must also posses an advanced level of technological understanding. An animator must have good communication skills because the field requires him to meet and interact with large number of people.
3. In present scenario, animation has a plethora of opportunities in areas like films, cartoons, advertisements, television, and product designing. The animation industry can be broadly classified into categories like SD and 2D animation, gaming, multimedia, web designing, and visual effects.

4. In India, the animation industry is glowing immensely thus making the country a destination of the outsourcing of animation work. The reasons for this mainly are skilled workers and low cost of production basides the rice of the gaming industry. Apart from this, the Indian audience is showing keen interest in animated movies and commercials which has led several production houses to produce a greater number of animated movies.

5. Being aware of the increasing popularity of the animation industry, educational institutions across the country are beginning to include animation courses in their programme. A number of animation institutes have also come up in India which will help students both in grooming their institutes have also come up in India which will help students both in grooming their creative skills as well as in their placements.

6. The magical world of animation is thus becoming one of the fastest and most lucrative industries in India. Despite a humble start in the year 1974 with the educational animation film ‘Ek Anek Aur Ekta’, the animation industry in India is a well-established career option today

Based on your understanding of the passage, answer ANY SIX out of the eight questions by choosing the correct option.

Question 11. According to the passage, an animotor
(a) Shows interest in animated movies and commercials
(b) Gives life to a character using a blend of imagination and technology
(c) Works towards the low cost of production
(d) Destroys still image

Question 12. Select the option that is true for the two statements given below.
(1) The animation industry had a very slow and humble start in India.
(2) The world of animation is becoming one of the fastest and most lucrative industries in India.
(a) (1) is the result of (2).
(b) (1) is the reason for (2).
(c) (1) is independent of (2).
(d) (1) contradicts (2).

Question 13. Identify the first animated film that was made in India.
(a) Plethora
(b) India in motion
(c) Ek Anek Aur Ekta
(d) Ek kahani

Question 14. The animation industry can be broadly classified into categories like 3D and 2D animation, gaming, visual effects, web designing, and:
(a) graphics
(b) multimedia
(c) commercials
(d) movies

Question 15. Choose the correct set of qualities that a good animator must provides.
(I) Passion and flair for drawing and creative imagination
(II) Flair for creative writing
(III) Commercial work experience
(IV) Must have good communication skills
(V) Advanced level of technological understanding
(a) I, IV and V
(b) I, III and IV
(c) I, III and V
(d) II, III and IV

Question 16. The animation institutes help the students in:
(a) making commercial movies
(b) placements
(c) grooming their creative skills
(d) Both (b) and (c)

Question 17. Based on your reading of the passage, which two sentences from the following are TRUE?
(I) The animation destroys still images to create an illusion of motion.
(II) In India, the animation industry is growing immensely, thus making the country a destination for the outsourcing of animation work.
(III) An animator must have good wiring skills because the field requires him to write creative content.
(IV) Aspirant animators must have a passion and a flair for the drawing and creative imagination.
(a) I and III
(b) II and IV
(c) I and II
(d) II and III

Question 18. ……………. are brought together to create a live moving picture on the screen.
(a) Images, graphics, text, and audio
(b) Graphics, text, 3D and 2D animation
(c) Web designing, multimedia, text and images
(d) Images, gaming, multimedia, and audio

GRAMMAR AND WRITING

GRAMMAR

III. Answer ANY FIVE out of the six questions by selecting the most appropriate option for each.

Question 19. …………………. people don‘t trust estate agents.
(a) Every
(b) Most
(c) Any
(d) Much

Question 20. Half of the population …………………. against the bill.
(a) has
(b) was
(c) have
(d) might

Question 21. One of the glasses …………………. empty.
(a) is
(b) were
(c) are
(d) shall be

Question 22. …………………. cherries are delicious.
(a) These
(b) Every
(c) All
(d) This

Question 23. I don‘t know where Mia is. She ………………….be at her friend’s house.
(a) might
(b) shall
(c) can
(d) must

Question 24. Choose the correct options to fill in the blanks to complete the narration

Salim and salma were talking to their grandfather. He was telling them about our ancestors. He told them that they were not different from them. He also told them that learning from first-hand experience like visiting a historical site or a Museum helps one gain more information.To this, Salima (i) ………. she remembers what she learnt about the city History Museum.
Choose the correct option for (i)
(a) added that
(b) replied to
(c) jelt that
(d) answered to

WRITING

IV. Answer ANY FIVE out of the six questions given, with reference to the context below.

You are Amit/ Amita, a resident of Anand Vihar, New Delhi. You bought a refrigerator two months ago from Mohan Sales, Ashok Vihar, Bengaluru. It has developed certain problems regarding its functioning. You have to write a business letter of complaint to the Manager for the same.

Question 25. While writing the subject of the business complaint letter, Amit/Amita should be:
(a) rude and strict
(b) clear and relevant
(c) soft and positive
(d) impolite and threatening

Question 26. Choose the most appropriate subject for Amit/Amita.
(a) Complaint regarding refrigerator vide invoice no. xxx
(b) Complaint regarding bad quality product
(c) refrigerator not working
(d) poor refrigerator bought from your showroom

Question 27. Choose the most appropriate request that Amit/Amita would make to the seller in case of receiving a damaged product.
(a) I would like to throw away the damaged product
(b) Kindly send your employee to take it away
(c) Please send someone to either repair or replace it
(d) I want you to return my money that I spent on buying this damaged product

Question 28. Which of the following option is NOT carried out by Amit’s/Amita’s business complaint letter?
(a) exchange of damaged product
(b) refund of the damaged product
(c) repairing of the damaged product
(d) winding up of the company from where the damaged product was purchased

Question 29. Writing this business complaint letter will help Amit/Amita to …………………………… .
(a)• Fire the sales person
• Get the showroom wind up
(b)• Get gifts from the showroom
• Get a consolation product
(c)• Get her problem notified by the sellers
• Get her product repaired/ replaced
(d)• Get a job at the showroom
• Get discounts on future products

Question 30. Amit/Amita shares some suggestions in his/her letter, to address the issue.

Select the option that helps his/her complete these suggestions, appropriately.
Though for the first fifteen days, it gave a wonderful service but after that, it developed problems in working. Its cooling has stopped and it makes a lot of noise too. Hence, I request you to send your service engineer to check the refrigerator. In case if there is any serious technical fault, I would like you to (i) ……………….. it as it is still under the warranty period.
Choose the correct option for (i)
(a) replace
(b) remake
(c) sell
(d) destroy

LITERATURE

V. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow:

“In the opinion of the judges, any one of the drawings is worthy of winning the prize. I am very happy to say that Wanda Petronski is the winner of the girls’ medal. Unfortunately, Wanda has been absent from school for some days and is not here to receive the applause that is due to her. Let us hope she will be back tomorrow. Now class, you may file around the room quietly and look at her exquisite drawings.”
(The Hundred Dresses-I)

Question 31. Choose the statement that is CORRECT according to the extract.
(a) Wanda won the prize because she had made many drawings.
(b) Wanda would have not won the prize if she had made only one drawing.
(c) Wanda won the prize because the judges were her mentors.
(d) Wanda would have still won the prize even if she had submitted just one entry.

Question 32. Miss Mason says, “I am very happy to…”. Which phrase DOES NOT replace the underlined phrase correctly from those given below?
(a) I am elated to…
(b) I am glad to…
(c) I am delighted to…
(d) I am sad to…

Question 33. When the teacher wants them to ‘file around’, she wants the students to
(a) walk in a line to admire the designs.
(b) put the files in their proper places.
(c) gather around her table to discuss the designs.
(d) file the designs properly in their folders.

Question 34. Choose the option that DOES NOT use ‘due to’ in the same sense like in the given extract.
(a) She was disappointed due to their arrogance
(b) We must give our workers the salary due to them.
(c) I have some extra money due to me this month from my boss.
(d) You got the approval due to your parents.

Question 35. The teacher refers to Wanda’s designs as ‘exquisite’ because
(a) each one had the same colour theme as the other.
(b) each of them was a copy of the latest fashion trend.
(c) each one of them was very beautiful.
(d) each one of the hundred designs was different.

VI. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow:

They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly. He dropped his legs to stand on the green sea. His legs sank into it. He screamed with fright and attempted to rise again flapping his wings.
(His First Flight)

Question 36. He dropped his legs to stand on the green sea. Why was the sea ‘green’?
(a) due to the color of water
(b) due to the grass underneath it
(c) due to the filth in water
(d) due to the presence of crocodiles in it

Question 37. Select the option that represents the feelings of the young seagull while he landed on water.
(a) enraged
(b) depressed
(c) elated
(d) scared

Question 38. Identify the reason of the young seagull’s frightening after landing on the sea.
(a) he felt weak
(b) he felt drowning into the water
(c) he felt dizzy
(d) his wings were injured

Question 39. Which word can NOT replace the term ‘beckoning’?
(a) signal
(b) scream
(c) wave
(d) gesture

Question 40. Select the most appropriate option for (1) and (2).
(1) The young seagull was happy when he saw himself flying through the air
(2) The young seagull screamed with fright while his legs sank into the sea.
(a) (1) is true and (2) is false.
(b) (2) is the opposite of (1).
(c) (1) furthers the meaning of (2).
(d) Both (1) and (2) cannot be inferred from the extract.

VII. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow:

But he’s locked in a concrete cell,
His strength behind bars,
Stalking the length of his cage,
Ignoring visitors
He hears the last voice at night,
The patrolling cars…
(Tiger in a Zoo)

Question 41. Select the option according to the extract that gives the most likely reason for the tiger to ignore visitors.
(a) He knows that none would help him out of captivity.
(b) He feels threatened by them.
(c) The visitors make him enraged by their activities
(d) He can’t eat them as he is caged

Question 42. Choose the main contrasting idea as conveyed by the extract.
(a) positivity and negativity
(b) nature and human
(c) happy and sad
(d) confinement and freedom

Question 43. Pick the option correctly lists the reason for the tiger ‘stalking the length of his cage’.
(a) Animals tend to cover large distances and burn a lot of their energy by hunting for prey, in their natural habitat. Zoos deprive them of such stimulation and they are restless and bored.
(b) Animals are scared of visitors gazing at them in their unnatural surroundings. Zoos are places where animals are far removed from the privacy of their natural habitat.
(c) Animals dislike human noises in the city and react to them aggressively. Zoos are often located in cities or outskirts.
(d) Animals require human love and care and miss this when in captivity. Zoos are places where they walk around mechanically to attract human attention.

Question 44. Choose the option that identifies a patrolling car correctly.

(a) Option (1)
(b) Option (2)
(c) Option (3)
(d) Option (4)

Question 45. Choose the image that best describes the condition of the tiger based on the given extract.

(a) Option (1)
(b) Option (2)
(c) Option (3)
(d) Option (4)

VIII. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow:

He discovered the joys of being bowled over, tramped on and squashed every few minutes. He became an accepted member of the gang, an unlikely, silky little object among the shaggy crew, fighting like a tiger for his share at mealtimes and hunting rats in the old henhouse at night. He had never had such a time in his life. All the while, Mrs Pumphrey hovered anxiously in the background, ringing a dozen times a day for the latest bulletins.
(Triumph of Surgery)

Question 46. Read the following statements, each of which describes the gist of the given extract.
Select the option that captures the essence of the extract correctly.
Statement I – It highlights the kind of comforts and luxuries that Tricki was used to at home.
Statement II – It brings out a contrast between Tricki and Mrs. Pumphrey’s state of being.
Statement III – It reflects that Tricki was happier at the surgery, and loved being with other dogs.
Statement IV – It shows Tricki’s journey with his peers at the surgery, and documents his recovery.
(a) Statements I and II
(b) Statements III and IV
(c) Statements I and III
(d) Statements II and IV

Question 47. Tricki was a “silky little object”. What does the phrase signify aboutTricki?
(a) Tricki had lived in the lap of luxury with care and grooming.
(b) Tricki was a tiny dog.
(c) Tricki was comfortably attired in fine silks and warm coats.
(d) Tricki’s life was smooth as silk with Mrs. Pumphrey.

Question 48. “tramped on and squashed”. According to the narrator, why was these ‘joys’ for dogs?
(a) To mock the lifestyle of dogs.
(b) To mention the simple pleasures of canine life.
(c) To compare it to Tricki’s earlier play-time at thehouse.
(d) To direct attention towards Tricki’s successful recovery.

Question 49. Given below are different types of pet parenting styles described in ‘The Pets’, an e-magazine.Pick the option that best reflects the kind of pet owner Mrs. Pumphrey was.
1. Traffic Light pet owners have a healthy balance of rules and freedom and give clear and consistent signals for ‘yes’ and ‘no’.
2. Entranced pet owners have the best intentions, but as soon as their pet locks eyes with them and gives their command, they are at their pet’s beck and call.
3. The Goose pet owners go all-out in protecting their pet. They often limit their time away from their pet, especially puppies.
4. The Baggage Handler pet owners love being close to their pets and going on adventures together. They are always mindful of the pet’s comfort and security.
(a) Option (1)
(b) Option (2)
(c) Option (3)
(d) Option (4)

Question 50. Identify the option that denotes Tricki’s characteristic.
(a) selfish
(b) happy
(c) greedy
(d) fit

IX. Attempt the following.

Question 51. Select the option that correctly classifies fact/s and opinion/s in the statements given below:
(1) Miss Mason was disappointed with the teasing that happened with Wanda
(2) She smashed Peggy in her face
(3) Peggy was expelled from the school
(4) The classroom was filled with silence of shame
(a) F- (1), (2), (3), (4)
(b) F- (1), (3) & (4) and O- (2)
(c) F – (1) &(4) and O- (2) &(3)
(d) F- (2) and O – (1) & (3)

Question 52. Anne felt that paper has more patience than people. Why?
(a) because paper is lifeless
(b) because paper can be torn
(c) because paper is never tired of listening to one
(d) because paper has no stress

Question 53. Which way does the falling of dust of snow change the poet’s mood?
(a) melancholy to sad
(b) sad to depressed
(c) exciting to sad
(d) melancholy to ecstasy

Question 54. Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below.
(1) Symbolically, ‘fire’ refers to the violent emotions of humans like anger, cruelty, brutality, etc.
(2) Literally, ‘fire’ refers to the increasing global warming.
(a) (1) is true but (2) is false
(b) (1) is false but (2) is true
(c) Both (1) and (2) are true
(d) Both (1) and (2) are false

Question 55. Choose the option that appropriately describes the relationship between the two statements given below.
(1) There was a devastating hailstorm that day
(2) Lencho’s entire crop was destroyed by the hails
(a) Beginning – ending
(b) cause – effect
(c) question – answer
(d) introduction – conclusion

Question 56. May 10, 1994 was the historic day. Why?
(a) Mandela sworn in as the first ever white president
(b) Mandela sworn in as the first ever Commissioner
(c) Mandela sworn in as a monk
(d) Mandela sworn in as the first ever black president

Question 57. Pick the option that correctly classifies fact/s and opinion/s of the students given below:
(1) The young Seagull was scared to take his first flight
(2) Yes, he should have been brave like his siblings
(3) He made a successful first flight off the cliff
(4) His mother played a vital role in making him take the plunge
(a) F- (1) & (2) and O- (3) & (4)
(b) F- (1), (3) & (4) and O-(2)
(c) F- (3) and O – (4)
(d) F- (1) and O – (2) & (3)

Question 58. Choose the option that correctly classifies fact/s and opinion/s in the statements given below:
(1) the poet described the fear of the tiger in his natural habitat
(2) The tiger would be moving around the houses of the village
(3) He would be scaring the villagers with his big white teeth and his sharp claws
(4) He would make deep low growling in order to terrorize people around him.
(a) F- (1), (2), (3), (4)
(b) F- (1), (3) & (4) and O- (2)
(c) F – (1) & (2) and O- (3) & (4)
(d) F- (2) and O – (1) & (3)

Question 59. Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below.
(1) Anil was an easy-going, kind person who could be the next target for Hari to rob
(2) Hari Singh didn’t want to reveal his real identity due to the fear of getting caught by police
(a) (1) is true but (2) is false
(b) (1) is false but (2) is true
(c) Both (1) and (2) are true
(d) Both (1) and (2) are false

Question 60. Choose the option that applies correctly to the statements given below.
(1) On Griffin’s request, Mrs. Hall had left him all alone
(2) Mrs. Hall judged Griffin’s eccentric nature and irritable temper
(a) (1) is true but (2) is false
(b) (1) is true but (2) is not related to (1)
(c) both (1) and (2) are true
(d) both (1) and (2) are false