ENGLISH GRAMMAR SECTION (Class-10)-4

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ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE (COURSE-A)

GRAMMAR SECTION (Class-10)

1. In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word

along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in your answer sheet. Ensure

that the word that forms your answer is underlined as shown. (½x8=4 marks)

English is / useful language. The people is a useful

who speak English today make the a)

largest speech community the world. b)

A speech community is similar other c)

kinds communities. The people who d)

form speech community share a common e)

language. Often they live side side as f)

they in a neighbourhood, a village or a city. g)

More often form the whole country. h)

2. The following passage is an extract from an article about an insectivorous plant called sundew

but some of the words have to be filled in the blanks. Complete the paragraph by writing ONE

suitable word in each blank. Correctly number and write the answer in your answer sheet.

(½x8=4 marks)

The sundews (a) __________________________ about 90 to 100 species of mainly perennial

herbs. Found worldwide, (b) ___________________ are among the most common of insectivorous

plants. (c) ___________ small white, pink, or purple flowers grow alone or in one-sided clusters.

The leaves form small rosettes (d) _________________ the ground in bog areas; the upper surface

of (e) _________________ leaf is covered with prominent, gland-tipped, green to reddish hairs.

The glands excrete a clear, sticky fluid (f) ___________ clings to them like dewdrops; the name

sundew is (g) ____________________________ from these drops, as they are not dried up by the

sunlight. If a small insect alights on the leaf or brushes past it, it is (h) _______________________

fast by the sticky hairs, which curve inward and press the victim down onto the surface of the blade,

where it is digested.

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3. Read the dialogue and complete the passage given below. Write the correct answer in your

answer sheet against the correct blank number. Do not copy the whole sentence. (4 marks)

Meenu: How did you get up that tree?

Rohan: I used a ladder of course. But someone went off with it while I was sawing this branch. Go

and get another one instead of just standing here asking silly questions.

Meenu asked Rohan (a) ____________________________________________________. Rohan

snapped angrily that (b) ________________________________________. He added that (c)

___________________ ________________________________________. He ordered Meenu (d)

_________________________________________________ ___________________________ .

4. Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. The first

one has been done as an example. Write the correct sentences in your answer sheet. Remember to

number the answers correctly. (3X 1=3 marks)

Example:

a fashion /has become /with/ eating out/ people/ today/ the.

Eating out has become a fashion with the people today.

1. by /relished /home cooked food/ no longer /the youngsters/ healthy/ is,

2 to /the popularity/ every corner/ junk food/ has led/ of/ eating joints/ around / of/ the opening

3. what / that /do not realize /we / be pleasing / may not be /to/ to /so/ our digestive system/ may/

the taste buds

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GRAMMAR SECTION (Class-10)

7. In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word

along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in your answer sheet. Ensure

that the word that forms your answer is underlined as shown. (½x6=3 marks)

Egyptian pyramids served tombs for kings served as tombs

and queens, but they also places of ongoing a)

religious activity. After a ruler died, his her b)

body carefully treated and wrapped to c)

preserve it a mummy. According to ancient d)

Egyptian belief, the pyramid, the mummy e)

was placed, provided a place the monarch f)

to pass into the afterlife.

2. Look at the notes on gorillas given below. Then use the information to complete the paragraph by

writing suitable words and phrases in each space. Do not add any new information. The first one

has been done as an example. Write your answers in the answer sheets against the correct blank

number:

(5 marks)

Largest primate

ground-dwelling herbivore

found central forests of Africa

move about—knuckle-walking

Males — ht from 1.65 m to 1.75 m, wt from 140 kg to 165 kg

females about half the weight of males.

endangered, poaching

habitat destruction and the bush meat trade.

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The Gorilla

The gorilla, the largest of the primates, (a) _______________________. It

(b) _____________________________. Gorillas move about by knuckle-walking. Males range in

height from 1.65 m to 1.75 m, and in weight from 140 kg to 165 kg. Females (c)

________________________Gorillas (d) _______________________ have been subject to intense

poaching for a long time. Threats to gorilla survival (e) ____________________________.

3. Given below are instructions for making vermicelli upma. Use these to complete the paragraph

that follows as shown. Write the correct answer in your answer sheet against the correct blank

number. Do not copy the whole sentence. (½X 8= 4 marks)

1. Heat some oil in a pan. Fry the vermicelli till golden in color. Keep aside.

2. Heat some more oil in a pan. Toss in the mustard seeds followed by the black gram. Stir fry both

till the mustard seeds splutter fully and the gram is red in color.

3. Add warm water along with salt to taste and bring to a boil.

4. Reduce the heat and add the vermicelli. Cook whilst stirring often till all the water has

evaporated and the vermicelli is well cooked. Remove from heat and serve garnished with grated

coconut.

First some oil is heated in a pan and the vermicelli (a) ______________________________ and

kept aside. Then some more oil is heated in a pan. The mustard seeds (b) ____________________

followed by the black gram. Both (c) _________________________________ till the mustard

seeds splutter fully and the gram is red in color. Warm water (d)

_________________________________ along with salt to taste and (e)

_________________________ to a boil. The heat (f) __________________________ and the

vermicelli (g) _____________________________ . It is stirred often till all the water has

evaporated and the vermicelli is well cooked. It is then removed from heat and (h)

______________________ garnished with grated coconut.

4. Complete the following dialogue between two friends. Write only the correct answer against the

correct blank number in your answer sheet. (3x1=3 Marks)

Sheela: Hello! Could I speak to Rani?

Reghu: Rani has gone out. This is her brother Reghu speaking. (a) _________________?

Sheela: I am her friend, Sheela. (b) __________________________________?

Reghu: She’s gone for her tuition and will be back in an hour.

Sheela: (c) _________________________________________________________?

Reghu: I’ll definitely give her your message. Does she have your telephone number?

Sheela: Yes she does.

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GRAMMAR SECTION (Class-10)

7. Mr. M. Sharma is the owner of K.P. Bakeries. He has made the following notes about a wedding

cake to be delivered to one Mr. John. Write a brief note to Mr. John, using the information from the

note pad given below. Do not add any new information. Write the correct answer in your answer

sheet against the correct blank number. Do not copy the whole sentence. (5 marks)

Dear Mr. John,

We are pleased to a) ...........................................................................................is ready.

It is a cake b) ................................................................................................on it.

The names of the bride c) ......................................................................................on the top.

Since it is a perishable item, d) ..................................................................................this evening.

We shall not be responsible if e) .........................................................................afterwards.

Yours truly,

M. Sharma

Proprietor (K.P. Bakeries)

8. Given below is a conversation between David and his friend, Meenu. Complete the dialogue in

any suitable way. Write the correct answer in your answer sheet against the correct blank number.

Do not copy the whole sentence. (4 marks)

David : Hello. Is this 26897367?

Meenu : Yes. (a) _________________________________________________?

David : To Meenu. I am her friend, David.

Meenu : David! It’s Meenu. (b) ______________________________________?

David : I’m calling from Indira Gandhi International airport. I’m here for a visit.

Meenu : That’s great. (c)____________________________________________?

David : I wanted to give you a surprise.

Meenu : When did you arrive? (d) ____________________________________?

David : I just got here and I’m alone.

9. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write the

incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet as given below against the correct blank

number. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied. (½ x 8 = 4 marks)

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Children love picnics and outings of their parents e.g. of with

though they are equally happier doing things with a)

them around the house. A parent may make b)

his child feels special by following some simple c)

rituals. Bedtime stories, the game of cards or d)

simply talking and laugh together before going to e)

bed some give children a wonderful sense f)

of well-being. They hardly ever forgot these moments, g)

and cherish them throughout these lives. h)

10. Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. The first

one has been done as an example. Write the correct sentences in your answer sheet against the

correct blank number. (1/2 X 6 =3 marks)

And a very / the king / named Acanthus / talented sculptor / Pygmalion was /of Cyprus /of a village.

Pygmalion was the king of Cyprus and a very talented sculptor of a village named Acanthus

A. had finished/he smiled/when he / the ivory statue / of a beautiful woman/one day.

B. smile /at having found/it was/ the innocent/new and unique / of a child/ something

C. by the beauty/ that/to worship it /he was / falling down / he felt like / so impressed / on his knees/

of the statue.

D. that he / a masterpiece / and called / he realized / this beauty, / had created / Galatea.

E. was a devoted / to the goddess / he prayed / to breathe life / into it / of Aphrodite,/ since he /

follower.

F. to life and / married her / after the goddess/ his wish, / Pygmalion / Galatea came / granted him.

11. Look at the newspaper items below. Then use the information in the headlines to complete the

paragraphs. Write the answers in your answer sheets against the correct blank number. Do not copy

the whole sentence (4 marks)

(a) BLASTS OUTSIDE ATHENS POLICE STATION

Three bombs___________________________________________________ on Wednesday in a

series of timed blasts, causing serious damage and rattling security forces just 100 days before the

Olympic Games. :

(b) SECURITY SYSTEM AT SHANTINIKETAN TO BE ‘REDESIGNED’

The Vishwa-Bharti University authorities ______________________________________

__________________________ at Shantiniketan in the wake of last week’s theft at Tagore’s

Memorial Museum.

(c) FAKE DOCUMENTS RACKET BUSTED

A racket in printing and selling of ___________________________________________

Police. One person has been arrested in this connection.

(d) “5 LAKH JOBS TO BE CREATED BY 2010” -----PLANNING COMMISSION

Mr. Naresh Mathur, member of the planning commission said yesterday that __________

_____________________________________________________________by the year 2010.

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7. Look at the notes given below. Use the information to complete the paragraph by writing suitable

words or phrases in each space. Do not add any new information. Write only the correct answers

against the correct blank numbers in your answer sheet. 1×4=4 Marks

Coral reefs (a)____________________ . They are damaged (b) ____________________ . So they

are (c) _________________ nutrients. Carbon build-up is even more (d) _________________ than

rise in temperature. This has led to the fall in marine life.

8. Complete the following passage with one word in each blank. Write the correct answers against

the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole sentences. ½×8=4 Marks

One of the most significant pilgrim centres (a) __________________ the country, Varanasi,

(b) _______________________ famous for its temples and ghats. It is located (c)

_____________________ the river Ganges. The waterfront is decorated (d) ________________

hundreds of lovely ghats, (e) ___________________ city houses the famous Kasi Viswanath

Temple. Pilgrims flock the ghats (f) _________________the ritual bath. A popular belief is

that (g)____________________ who die in Varanasi are liberated (h) ___________________

the cycle of birth and death.

9. Given below are instructions to draw a circle. Use these to complete the paragraph that follows.

Write correct answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the

whole sentences. 1×4=4 Marks

Take a compass and insert a pencil into the provided hole and tighten it.

Keep the pointed end of the compass on one end of a scale.

Extend the arm, having the pencil, to the required length to obtain the radius.

Then keep the pointed end of the compass at the required point.

Rotate the arm having the pencil about the pointed arm to obtain a circle.

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A compass is taken and a pencil is inserted into the provided hole and tightened. The

pointed end of the compass (a) _____________ . The arm having (b) _______________ to obtain

the radius. The pointed end of the compass (c) _______________ . The arm having the pencil (d)

_______________ about the pointed arm to obtain a circle.

10. In the passage given below there is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the

correction against the correct blank number in your answer sheet. Underline the word you have

supplied. The first one has been done for you. ½×8=4 Marks

I still cherished the first cherished - cherish

six months on the organization (a)

where I began I career. I felt (b)

a sense to belonging there. I met (c)

different people who made our (d)

stay at a work-place memorable. (e)

That is the power of the good orientation (f)

programme. It educate employees (g)

on various importance issues. (h)

11. Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has

been done for you as an example. Write the answers against the correct blank numbers in your

answer sheet. 1×4=4 Marks

in the / is swimming / with tremendous / one sport / potential / country /

One sport in the country with tremendous potential is swimming.

(a) our/is/full of/talented swimmers/country /

(b) not / utilized / potential / fully / their / is /

(c) academic subjects / other activities / take precedence / over / in school /

(d) has done / the sport / the government / very little / to boost /

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CBSE TEST PAPER-01

ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE (COURSE-A)

GRAMMAR SECTION (Class-10)

C.1 The given paragraph, are in jumbled form. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences.

5 marks.

(a) A poor/suggest/in/career/failures/examinations

(b) Success/ in exams/is/in terms of/measured/secured/marks

(c) Youngsters / every year/ grieve/ and parents/over/failures

(d) Leaders / history/many/records/failures

C.2. In the given paragraph, one word has been omitted in the each line. Using (/) mark the place

where you think a word has been omitted. 5 marks

Apes are in many ways similar/humans (a) ___to____

the skeleton of an ape like that of a (b) _________

human. An ape’s brain is like of (c) _________

a human’s but its structure (d) _________

different. It is surprising that apes behave like humans. (e) _________

C.3. Use the information to complete the report by writing suitable words or phrases in each space.

Do not add any new information. 5 marks

Police rescued a 3 year old girl___ mother found her missing ______ informed Police____ DSP

supervised probe_____ Interviewed residents ____ interrogated suspects_____ Danny admitted and

disclosed hiding.

A three year old girl ______ by the police last Tuesday. She had been kidnapped by a neighbour

for ransom. The mother ___ Police about the missing girl. A probe was ___ supervised by the DPS

himself. more than 50 residents admitted to the crime and disclosed____.

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CBSE TEST PAPER-05

ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE (COURSE-A)

LITERATURE SECTION (Class-10)

(PROSE)

1. In the lesson ‘The Tribute’ Babuli says, “My home, my village, they used to pull me away from

the moribund city life.”

a) Why does Babuli refer to city life as ‘moribund’? (2 marks)

b) How did it draw him away from his home and his village later? (2 marks)

Your answer should not exceed 75 words. (Total 4 marks)

2. Christopher grows up into a teenager and recollects his experiences with Cutie-Pie. Describe

these experiences in the form of a diary entry in about 150-175 words. (8 marks)

3. Imagine you are the postmaster and have just gone and laid Miriam’s letter on Ali's grave. You

come back home and reflect on whatever’s happened. The newly awakened father’s heart in you is

reproaching you for having failed to understand Ali's anxiety.

As Ali write a diary entry in about 150-175 words outlining your feelings. (8 marks)

4. The white woman who visited the refugee camp was impressed by the grandmother's

determination to give a better future to her grandchildren. She decided to write an article titled ‘A

woman of Substance’ bringing out the strength of the grandmother.

Write the article in about 150-175 words. (8 marks)

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CBSE TEST PAPER-03
ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE (COURSE-A)
LITERATURE SECTION (Class-10)
(Poetry)
1. Read the extract given below and answer the following questions. Write the answers in
your answer sheets in one for two lines only. Remember to number the answers correctly.
(4 marks)
“Yes,” the frog replied. “You see
I’m the frog that owns this tree.
In this bog I’ve long been known
For my splendid baritone.”
a) What had the listener asked the frog? (1)
b) What tree is “this tree”? (1)
c) What are the two things that the frog claims he is known for in the bog? (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
(4 marks)
O Wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn’s being
‘Thou from whose unseen presence the leaves dead
Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing,
Yellow, and black, and pale, and hectic red,
Pestilence-stricken multitudes!
a) What season of the year is presented in the above lines? (1)
b) Why does the poet refer to he leaves as “Pestilence-stricken multitudes”? (1)
c) What else does the wind blow away? Where do they hide? (2)