Second Terminal Evaluation 2016 Class: X Time: 2½ hrs

English

Score: 80

Read the extract from the story 'The Scholarship Jacket' and answer the following questions I was almost back at my classroom door when I heard voices raised in anger as if in some sort of argument. I stopped. I didn't mean to eavesdrop, I just hesitated, not knowing what to do. I needed those shorts and I was going to be late, but I didn't want to interrupt an argument between my teachers. I recognised the voices: Mr. Schmidt, my History teacher and Mr. Boone, my Math teacher. They seemed to be arguing about me. I couldn't believe it. I still remember the feeling of shock that rooted me flat against the wall as if I were trying to blend in with the graffiti written there. ‘I refuse to do it! I don't care who her father is, her grades don't even begin to compare to Martha's. I won't lie or falsify records. Martha has a straight A-plus average and you know it.’ That was Mr. Schmidt and he sounded very angry. Mr. Boone's voice sounded calm and quiet. 1. What was the voice that Martha heard when she was back at her classrom door? 1 2. 'They seemed to be arguing about me'. Who were arguing about Martha? 1 3. What was Schmidt's argument in favour of Martha? 1 4. What was Martha's condition when she knew that her teachers were arguing about her? 1 5. Pick out a word that means ' writings on the wall'. 1

Read the lines from 'The Ballad of Father Gilligan' and answer the questions below. The old priest Peter Gilligan Was weary night and day For half his flock were in their beds Or under green sods lay. Once, while he nodded in a chair At the moth-hour of the eve Another poor man sent for him, And he began to grieve. 6. Was the priest energetic always? Quote the line to show his state. 1 7. What happened to his flock? 1 8. What does the expression 'under green sods' refer to? 1 9. Identify and write the rhyme scheme of the poem. 1 Read the lines from 'The Ballad of Father Gilligan' and answer the questions below I did not know what to say, my mouth had no way with names, my eyes were blind, and something started in my soul, fever or forgotten wings, and I made my own way, deciphering that fire,

and I wrote the first faint line, faint, without substance, pure nonsense, pure wisdom of someone who knows nothing

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10. What did the poet do when the poetry arrived to him?

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11. How did the poet feel his first line? 12. Pick out an example of alliteration from the poem 13. What does the expression 'fever or forgotten wings' indicate?

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Answer any One of the following in about 120 words.

7 14. a) 'Our false assumptions about others can lead to unfair judgements'. Do you agree with this statement. Substantiate your answer in the light of the speech 'The Danger of a Single Story' OR b) Imagine you meet the Grandfather of Martha in the story 'The Scholarship Jacket'. He narrates the events to you. Prepare the likely narration. You can begin like this: "One evening, while I was in the field walking between the rows of plants with a hoe in my hand........" 15. Imagine that Mr. John writes his diary after meeting the narrator during his voyage. What would be the diary entry? 6 16. Imagine you are one of the friends of Martha. After receiving the scholarship jacket she writes a letter to you. What would be the likely letter? 6 17. Attempt a character sketch of the narrator of 'The Best Investment I Ever Made' 5 18. The scholarship Jacket was awarded to Martha. It was a news in a local news paper. What would be the news report? 5 19. Prepare a short profile of Bob Dylan using the hints given below 6 Name : Bob Dylan Real name. : Robert Allen Zimmerman Born : May 24,1941,Minnesota Other Names : Bob Landy ,Blindboy Grunt, Lucky Wilbury Job : Singer, Song writer, Artist,Writer. Notable works : The free wheelin Bob Dylan ,Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited, Blonde on Blonde,Blood on the tracks,Tune Out of Mind. Spouses : Sarah Dylan 1965-1971,Carolyn Dennis 1986-1992 Awards and Accolades : Golden Globe Award,Academy Award, Grammy Award,Polar Music Prize.Nobel Prize for Literature.

Read the following passage and answer the following questions Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with her husband, Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating cancer, and studied uranium and other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie's amicable collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of the atom. Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of physics. At an early age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her great exuberance for learning prompted her to continue with her studies after high school. She became angry, however, when she learned that the university in Warsaw was closed to women. Determined to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891 entered the Sorbonne, a French university, where she earned her master's degree and doctorate in physics. Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the greatest scientists of her day, one of whom was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were married in 1895 and spent many productive years working together in the physics laboratory. A short time after they discovered radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn wagon in 1906.

20. What did help to unlock the secrets of the atom? 21. From which university Marie earned her master's degree? 22. Why was Marie angry? 23. Who was one of the scientists who studied with Marie? 24. How was Pierre killed?

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Read the details in the given table and answer the following questions As a builder's assistant, Jeff is in charge of writing down the total number of left over nuts, bolts, nails, screws and fasteners at the end of each workday. He has compiled the following data over the last four days.

25. How many more nails were lying around on Thursday than on Monday? 1 26. How many nails were lying around on Tuesday? 1 27. On what day was the most hardware left at the job site? 1 28. How many more screws and nails were left on the site on Wednesday? 1 29. On what day the least number of nuts left around? 1 30. Complete the following conversation suitably 5 Teacher : ..................(a).........................? Student : I am coming from the library Teacher : You borrowed a book,.....(b).......? Student : No, many students are in queue over there Teacher : You'd better.........(c)............... Student : I want to read The Citadel written by A J Cronin.............(d)...............? Teacher : Sorry, I don't know whether it is available at the library. If you want, I..............(e).................

31. Read the Conversation and answer the following Questions

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Mr Schmidt:”Have they decided not to give the scholarship jacket to Martha?” Mr Boone: “It is the board's decision” a) What did Schmidt ask Boone? b) What was his reply? 32. There are certain errors in the following passage. Edit them. 4 Smoking is prohibiting in public places. But there are people whose still smoke in public libraries, hospitals…etc. so the students of ABC school conduct a seminar on passive smoking last month to created an awareness among people. 33. Supply the missing words in the following passage 4 Grandpa didn't say anything; he just gave me (a) pat onthe shoulder and a smile. He pulled (b) the crumpled red handkerchief that he always carried (c) his back pocket and wiped the sweat (d) his forehead. (of, in, a, out, off)

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34. Complete the following passage choosing the right phrases given in brackets 4 Two brothers ..........on a journey together. At noon they lay down in a forest to rest. When they woke up they .......... a stone lying next to them. There was something written on the stone, and they tried to ......... what it was. They were not ready to .............. their attempt to find out what it was [ give up, turned up, make out, came across, set out] 35. Read the following sentences

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a)Raju brought a ball and we played all afternoon b)The room was warm but dark c)The tourists wandered about in the garden and plucked flowers In the first sentence two sentence are combined using the linker 'and'. In the second sentence two adjectives are linked using 'but'.In the third two verb phrases are linked using 'and' Frame three sentences of your own, two using 'and' and one using 'but', in the same pattern as above

This Sample Question Paper was prepared by M A Rasack Vellila, HSA, TSS Vadakkangra, Malappuram for Spandanam blog

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