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ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE (COURSE-A)

LITERATURE SECTION (Class-10)

(Poetry)

1. Read the extract given below and answer the following questions. Write the answers your

answer sheets in one or two lines only. Remember to number the answers correctly. (4 marks)

My mother twisted through and through

groaning on a mat.

My father, sceptic, rationalist,

trying every curse and blessing,

powder, mixture, herb, and hybrid.

a) Why is the narrator’s mother twisting and groaning on a mat? (1)

b) How does the narrator’s father move away from his character as a sceptic and a rationalist?(2)

c) How long does it take for mother to recover? (1)

2. Read the extract given below and answer the following questions. Write the answers in

your answer sheets in one or two lines only. Remember to number the answers correctly.

(4 marks)

The very deep did rot: O Christ!

That ever this should be !

Yea, slimy things did crawl with legs

Upon the slimy sea.

a) Who speaks the above lines? (1)

b) What does the word ‘deep’ refer to ? How did it rot? (2)

c) What do the last two lines suggest about the speaker’s attitude towards nature? (1)

3. In the poem Ode to The West Wind the poet establishes a link between his own personality

and the personality of the West Wind. What is the link? What appeal does he make to the

West Wind? Why? Your answer should not exceed 100 words. (5 marks)

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ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE (COURSE-A)

LITERATURE SECTION (Class-10)

(Drama)

1. Read the extract given below and answer the following questions. Write the answers in

your answer sheets in one or two lines only. Remember to number the answers correctly.

(5 marks)

Antony: O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,

That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!

Thou art the ruins of the noblest man

That ever lived in the tide of times.

Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood!

a) Where is Antony at this time? (1)

b) Why does Antony call Caesar’s body ‘thou bleeding piece of earth’? (2)

c) How and when had Antony been ‘meek and gentle with these butchers’? (2)

2. Read the extract given below and answer the following questions. Write the answers in

your answer sheets in one or two lines only. Remember to number the answers correctly.

(5 marks)

Scrooge: And no one has come to claim this body?

Third Ghost: No one, for he left not a friend behind him. Come closer and look into his face.

a) Which body are they talking about? (1)

b) How does Scrooge react to the Third Ghost’s invitation to ‘Come closer and look into his face’?

(2)

c) What request does Scrooge make to the Third Ghost? Why? (2)

3. Bring out the supernatural element in the play 'The Christmas Carol.' How does it affect

Ebenezer Scrooge? Your answer should not exceed 100 words. (5 marks)

4. Read the extract given below and answer the following questions. Write the answers in

your answer sheets in one or two lines only. Remember to number the answers correctly.

(5 marks)

CASSIUS :

Aside to BRUTUS

You know not what you do: do not consent

That Antony speak in his funeral:

Know you how much the people may be moved

By that which he will utter?

a) Why does Cassius object when Brutus allows Antony to speak in Caesar's funeral? (1)

b) How does Brutus counter his argument? (2)

c) How are Cassius's fears proved right? (2)

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1) Find the value of two numbers if their sum is 12 and their difference is 4.


2) The difference of two numbers is 3. Their sum is 13. Find the numbers.


3) Flying to Kampala with a tailwind a plane averaged 158 km/h. On the return trip the plane only averaged 112 km/h while flying back into the same wind. Find the speed of the wind and the speed of the plane in still air.


4) The school that Stefan goes to is selling tickets to a choral performance. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 3 senior citizen tickets and 1 child ticket for a total of $38. The school took in $52 on the second day by selling 3 senior citizen tickets and 2 child tickets. Find the price of a senior citizen ticket and the price of a child ticket.


5) The sum of the digits of a certain two-digit number is 7. Reversing its digits increases the number by 9.What is the number?


6) A boat traveled 210 miles downstream and back. The trip downstream took 10 hours. The trip back took 70 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water? What is the speed of the current?


7) The state fair is a popular field trip destination. This year the senior class at High School A and the senior class at High School B both planned trips there. The senior class at High School A rented and filled 8 vans and 8 buses with 240 students. High  School B rented and filled 4 vans and 1 bus with 54 students. Every van had the same number of students in it as did the buses. Find the number of students in each van and in each bus.


8) The senior classes at High School A and High School B planned separate trips to New York City. The senior class at High School A rented and filled 1 van and 6 buses with 372 students. High School B rented and filled 4 vans and 12 buses with 780 students. Each van and each bus carried the same number of students. How many students can a van carry? How many students can a bus carry?


9) Brenda's school is selling tickets to a spring musical. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 3 senior citizen tickets and 9 child tickets for a total of $75. The school took in $67 on the second day by selling 8 senior citizen tickets and 5 child tickets. What is the price each of one senior citizen ticket and one child ticket?


10) Matt and Ming are selling fruit for a school fundraiser. Customers can buy small boxes of oranges and large boxes of oranges. Matt sold 3 small boxes of oranges and 14 large boxes of oranges for a total of $203. Ming sold 11 small boxes of oranges and 11 large boxes of oranges for a total of $220. Find the cost each of one small box of oranges and one large box of oranges.


11) A boat traveled 336 miles downstream and back. The trip downstream took 12 hours. The trip back took 14 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water? What is the speed of the current?


12) DeShawn and Shayna are selling flower bulbs for a school fundraiser. Customers can buy bags of windflower bulbs and bags of daffodil bulbs. DeShawn sold 10 bags of windflower bulbs and 12 bagsof daffodil bulbs for a total of $380. Shayna sold 6 bags of windflower bulbs and 8 bag s of daffodil bulbs for a total of $244. What is the cost each of one bag of windflower bulbs and one bag of daffodil bulbs?
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MATHEMATICS (Class-10)

Chapter 3 : Pair Linear Equations in Two Variables

1. For which values of k will the following pair of linear equations have no solution? (2 marks)

3x – y – 5 = 0; 6x – 2y – k = 0.

2. Solve graphically: x – y + 1 = 0, 3x – 3y + 3 = 0 (3 marks)

3. Draw the graph of the equations x – y + 1 = 0 and 3x + 2y – 12 = 0. Determine the coordinates

of the vertices of the triangle formed by these lines and the x-axis, and shade the triangular

region. (3 marks)

4. Solve the following pairs of equations: (3 marks)

(i) 5x + 8y = 9 (ii) 2x + 7y = 11

2x + 3y = 4 3x – y = 5

5. Meena went to a bank to withdraw Rs 2000. She asked the cashier to give her Rs 50 and

Rs100 notes only. Meena got 25 notes in all. Find how many notes of Rs 50 and Rs 100 she

received. (3 marks)

6. The sum of a two-digit number and the number obtained be x and y, reversing the digit is 66.

If the digits of the number differ by 2, find the number. (3 marks)

7. Champa went to a ‘Sale’ to purchase some pants and skirts. When her friends asked her how

many of each she had bought, she answered, “The number of skirts is two less than twice the

number of pants purchased. Also, the number of skirts is four les than four times the number

of pants purchased”. Help her friends to find how many pants and skirts she bought. (3 marks)

8. The taxi charges in a city consist of a fixed charge together with the charge for the distance

covered. For a distance of 10km, the charge paid is Rs 105 and for a journey of 15km, the

charge paid is Rs 155. What are the fixed charges and the charge per km? How much does a

person have to pay for traveling a distance of 25km? (3 marks)

9. A lending library has a fixed charge for the first three days and an additional charge for each

day thereafter. Saritha paid Rs 17 for a book kept for seven days, while Susy paid Rs 21 for

the book she dept for five days. Find the fixed charge and the charge for each extra day.

(3 marks)

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MATHEMATICS (Class-10)


Chapter 3 : Pair Linear Equations in Two Variables


1. For which values of a and b does the following pair of linear equations have an infinite number of solutions? (2 marks)


2x + 2y = 7, (a – b) x + (a + b) y = 3a + b – 2


2. Solve graphically: x + 3y = 6, 2x – 3y =12 (3 marks)


3. The cost of 2 kg of apples and 1kg of grapes on a day was found to be Rs 160. After a month,the cost of 2 kg of apples and 1kg of grapes is Rs 300. Represent the situation algebraically and geometrically. (3 marks)


4. Solve the following pairs of equations: (3 marks)


(i) 4x – 3y – 8 = 0 (ii) 7x + 11y = 3


6x – y -29/3= 0 8x + y =15


5. A boat goes 30km upstream and 44km downstream in 10 hours. In 13 hours, it can go 40km upstream and 55km down-stream Determine the speed of the stream and that of the boat in still water. (3 marks)


6. Five years ago, Nuri was thrice as old as Sonu. Ten years later, Nuri will be twice as old as Sonu. How old are Nuri and Sonu? (3 marks)


7. A part of monthly hostel charges is fixed and the remaining depends on the number of daysne has taken food in the mess. When a student A takes food for 20 days she has to pay Rs 1000 as hostel charges whereas a student B, who takes food for 26 days, pays Rs 1180 as hostel charges. Find the fixed charges and the cost of food per day. (3 marks)


8. Yash scored 40 marks in a test, getting 3 marks for each right answer and losing 1 mark for each wrong answer. Had 4 marks been awarded for each correct answer and 2 marks been deducted for each incorrect answer, then Yash would have scored 50 marks. How many questions were there in the test? (3 marks)


9. Places A and B are 100km apart on a highway. One car starts from A and another from B at the same time. If the cars travel in the same direction at different speeds, they meet in 5 hours. If they travel towards each other, they meet in 1 hour. What are the speeds of the two cars? (3 marks)

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1. The current passing through a room heater has been halved. What will happen to the heat produced by it?


2. An electric iron of resistance 20 ohm draws a current of 5 amperes. Calculate the heat produced in 30 seconds.


3. An electric heater of resistance 8 ohm takes a current of 15 A from the mains supply line. Calculate the rate at which heat is developed in the heater.


4. A resistance of 40 ohms and one of 60 ohms are arranged in series across 220 volt supply. Find the heat in joules produced by this combination in half a minute


5. A resistance of 25 ohm is connected to a 12 V battery. Calculate the heat energy in joules generated per minute.


6. 100 joules of heat is produced per second in a 4 ohm resistor. What is the potential difference across the resistor?


7. An electric iron is connected to the mains power supply of 220 V. When the electric iron is adjusted at minimum heating’ it consumes a power of 360 W but at ‘maximum heating’ it takes a power of 840 W. Calculate the current and resistance in each case.


8. Ten bulbs are connected in a series circuit to a power supply line. Ten identical bulbs are connected in a parallel circuit to an identical power supply line.


A. Which circuit would have the highest voltage across each bulb


B. In which circuit would the bulbs be brighter?


C. In which circuit, if one bulb blows out, all others will stop glowing?


D. Which circuit would have less current in it?


9. Calculate the cost of operating a heater of 500 W for 20 hours at the rate of Rs. 3.90 per unit.


10. Which has a greater resistance, a 100 watt bulb or a 60 watt bulb?


11. How much energy is consumed when a current of 5 amperes flows through the filament (or element) of a heater having resistance of 100 ohms for two hours? Express it in joules.


12. An electric bulb is rated at 220 V, 100 W. What is its resistance?


13. An electric bulb is connected to a 220 V power supply line. If the bulb draws a current of 0.5 A, calculate the power of the bulb.


14. In which of the following cases more electrical energy is consumed per hour?


A. A current of 1 ampere passed through a resistance of 300 ohms


B. A current of 2 amperes passed through a resistance of 100 ohms.


15. Electric kettle rated at 220 V, 2.2 kW, works for 3 hours. Find he energy consumed and the current drawn.


16. In a house two 60 W electric bulbs are lighted for 4 hours, and three 100 W bulbs for 5 hours everyday. Calculate the electric energy consumed in 30 days.


17. If the potential difference between the ends of a wire of fixed resistance is doubled, by how much does the electric power increase?


18. A bulb is rated as 250 V; 0.4 A. Find its : (i) power, and (ii) resistance.


19. For a heater rated at 4 kW and 220 V, calculate (a) the current, b) the resistance of the heater, ) the energy consumed in 2 hours, and d) the cost if 1 kWh is priced at Rs. 4.60.


20. An electric motor takes 5 amperes current from a 220 volt supply line. Calculate the power of the motor arid electrical energy consumed by it in 2 hours.


21. Which uses more energy: a 250 W TV set in 1 hour or a 1200 W Toaster in 10 minutes?


22. An electric bulb is rated as 10 W, 220 V. How many of these bulbs can be connected in parallel across the two wires of 220 V supply line if the maximum current which can be drawn is 5 A.


23. How much work is done in moving a charge of 2 coulombs from a point at 118 volts to a point at 128 volts?


24. What possible values of resultant resistance one can get by combining two resistances, one of value 2 ohm and the other 6 ohm?


25. If 3 resistances of 3 ohm each are connected in parallel, what will be their total resistance?


26. If five resistances, each of value 0.2 ohm, are connected in series, what will be the resultant resistance?


27. Four resistances of 16 ohms each are connected in parallel. Four such combinations are connected in series. What is the total resistance?


28. An electric bulb of resistance 20 and a resistance wire of 4 are connected in series with a 6 V battery. Draw the circuit diagram and calculate (i)the total resistance of the circuit.(ii) Current through the circuit. (iii)Potential difference across the electric bulb.(iv)Potential difference across the resistance wire.


29. How will you connect three resistors of 2 ohm, 3 ohm and 5 ohm respectively so as to obtain a resultant resistance of 2.5 ohm? Draw the diagram to show the arrangement.


30. How will you connect three resistors of resistances 2ohm, 3 ohm and 6 ohm to obtain a total resistance of: (a) 4 ohm, and (b) 1 ohm?


31. A wire of resistance R is cut into five equal pieces. These five pieces of wire are then connected in parallel. If the resultant resistance of this combination be R then the ratio of resultant to the original will be?


32. A copper wire has a diameter of 0.5 mm and resistivity of 1.6 x 10 m.


A. What will be the length of this wire to make its resistance 10 2ohm?


B. How much does the resistance change if the diameter is doubled?


33. An electric heater which is connected to a 220 V supply line has two resistance coils A and B of 24 resistances each. These coils can be used separately (one at a time), in series or in parallel. Calculate the current drawn when


A. Only one coil A is used.


B. Coils A and B are used in series.


C. Coils A and B are used in parallel.


34. If the length of a wire is doubled by taking more of wire, what happens to its resistance?


35. How does the resistance of a wire change when


A. Its length is tripled?


B. Its diameter is tripled?


C. Its material is changed to one whose resistivity is three times?


36. How much energy is given to each coulomb of charge passing through a 6 V battery?


37. The potential difference between the terminals of an electric iron is 240 V and the current is 5.0 A. What is the resistance of the electric iron?


38. A potential difference of 20 volts is applied across the ends of a resistance of 5 ohms. What current will flow in the resistance?


39. A resistance of 20 ohms has a current of 2 amperes flowing in it. What potential difference is there between its ends?


40. A current of 5 amperes flows through a wire whose ends are at a potential difference of 3 volts. Calculate the resistance of the wire.


41. The resistance of an electric lamp filament is 230 ohms. The lamp is switched on when the line voltage is 115 volts. What is the current in the lamp circuit?


42. What is the potential difference between the ends of a conductor of 16 ohm resistance, when a current of 1.5 A flows through it?


43. Calculate the work done in moving a charge of 4 coulombs from a point at 220 volts to another point at 230 volts.


44. What is the potential difference between the terminals of a battery if 250 joules of work is required to transfer 20 coulombs of charge from one terminal of the battery to the other?


45. How much work is done in moving a charge of 2 C across two points having a potential difference of 12 V?


46. An electric bulb draws a current of 0.25 A for 20 minutes. Calculate the amount of electric charge that flows through the circuit.


47. A radio set draws a current of 0.36 A for 15 minutes. Calculate the amount of electric charge that flows through the circuit.


48. Potential difference between two points of a wire carrying 2 ampere current is 0.1 volt. Calculate the resistance between these points.


49. A simple electric circuit has a 24 V battery and a resistor of 60 ohms. What will be the current in the circuit? The resistance of the connecting wires is negligible.


50. A wire of resistance R is cut into five equal pieces. These five pieces of wire are then connected in parallel. If the resultant resistance of this combination be R then the ratio of resultant to the original will be?



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CBSE TEST PAPER-01

MATHEMATICS (Class-10)

Chapter 1. Real Numbers

1. Express 140 as a product of its prime factors. (1 mark)

2. Find the LCM and HCF of 12, 15 and 21 by the prime factorization method. (1 mark)

3. Find the LCM and HCF of 6 and 20 by the prime factorization method. (1 mark)

4. State whether13/3125 will have a terminating decimal expansion or a non-terminating

repeating decimal. (1 mark)

5. State whether 17/8 will have a terminating decimal expansion or a non-terminating repeating decimal. (1 mark)

6. Find the LCM and HCF of 26 and 91 and verify that LCM × HCF = product of the two

numbers. (3 marks)

7. Use Euclid’s division algorithm to find the HCF of 135 and 225 (3 marks)

8. Use Euclid’s division lemma to show that the square of any positive integer is either of the form 3m or 3m + 1 for some integer m. (3 marks)

9. Prove that 3 is irrational. (3 marks)

10. Show that 5 – 3 is irrational. (3 marks)

11. Show that any positive odd integer is of the form 6q + 1, or 6q + 3, or 6q + 5, where q is some integer. (3 marks)

12. An army contingent of 616 members is to march behind an army band of 32 members in a parade. The two groups are to march in the same number of columns. What is the maximum number of columns in which they can march? (3 marks)

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