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Sample Paper 20
Class X Exam 2022-23
English-Language and Literature (184)
Time Allowed : 3 Hrs. Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. 15-minute prior reading time allotted for Q-paper reading.
2. The Question Paper contains THREE sections READING, GRAMMAR & WRITING and LITERATURE.
3. Attempt question based on specific instructions for each part.

SECTION A- READING SKILLS 20


I. Read the passage given below. 10
1. It is rare to find someone with good technical and communication skills. You can get far ahead of your
colleagues if you combine the two early in your career. People will judge, evaluate, promote or block
you based on your communication skills. Since habits form by repeating both good and bad forms of
communication, learn to observe great communicators and adopt their styles and traits—in written and
verbal forms. The art of listening and learning from each and every interaction, is another secret recipe.
Develop the subconscious habit of listening to yourself as you speak and know when to pause.
2. Learning what not to say is probably more important than learning what to say. As your career develops,
you will realise that the wise speak less. Speak when you have value to add, else refrain. Poorly
constructed emails with grammatical errors are acceptable between friends, but they should be seriously
avoided while communicating formally with your seniors. Avoid any communication in an emotional
state when you might say things you will regret later. One unnecessary word uttered at the wrong time
or place can ruin a relationship, career or even your life. Such is the power of words. If such a thing
happens, you should immediately apologise, else it may haunt you for life.
3. Another problem to overcome is speaking too fast. Since our minds work faster than our speech, we are
inclined to speak fast. This does not necessarily mean that the person hearing it will get it any faster. On
the contrary, it is always the reverse. So slow down, and think before you speak. “When I get ready to
speak to people,” Abraham Lincoln said, “I spend two-thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear
and one-third thinking what I want to say.” Adding humour and wit is also essential. But realise that not
all jokes are funny and observe certain boundaries. Never say anything that could offend. Remember
you are not a comedian who must offend as many people as you can to be witty.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.
i. What does the author prefer more over what to say? (Paragraph 2)
(a) To listen to the best orators
(b) To listen to political leaders
(c) To learn formal communication
(d) To prefer what not to say
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ii. What idea does the author suggest in order to excel in life? (Paragraph 1)
(a) To get expertise in technical communication
(b) To avoid speaking too fast
(c) To integrate good technical and communication skill
(d) To be amusing while addressing a formal gathering

iii. Select the option that displays what the writer projects, with reference to the following:
Adding humour and wit is also essential. (Paragraph 3)
It suggests that :
(a) it’s important to incorporate some humour while you speak
(b) it’s imperative to reflect wit when you address the gathering
(c) the speakers should be subconscious when they are to address the gathering
(d) Both (a) and (b)

iv. Complete the following with a phrase from paragraph 2.


Opinion Reason
If such a thing happens, you should immediately apologise, else
it may haunt you for life. ______________

v. State 1 factor how you can be way ahead from your friends in your career.

vi. Based on your reading of the text, list two ways how to form good habits.

vii. Why should you be careful when you tend to be humorous?

viii. What restriction has been imposed by the author when you are in an emotional state? (Pargragph 2)
(a) To make tall claims
(b) To make promises
(c) To shed tears
(d) To avoid any communication

ix. Supply 1 point to justify the following:


Speak when you have value to add, else refrain.

x. Select the correct option to complete the sentence given below.


The closing statement of the passage sounds damn _____.
(a) cautioning
(b) reprimanding
(c) upbraiding
(d) chiding

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II. Read the passage given below. 10

1. This bar chart compares the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere of six countries, including
two of them coming from emerging nations, for three decades starting from 1975 to 2005. As an overall
assessment, it can clearly be seen that only Germany and United Kingdom managed to reduce the carbon
emissions compared to the other countries.
2. USA being the number one polluter of all, emitted 1,200,000 thousand metric tonnes in 1975 and this
count increased to 1,300,000 and 1,600,000 thousand metric tonnes in 1990 and 2005, respectively. In
contrast, the carbon emissions of China was nearly 300,000 metric tonnes in 1975 and it rose by nearly
100% in 1990 and surged dramatically to just below1,600,000 thousand metric tonnes in 2005. In terms
of percentage increase, China was the largest contributor in carbon emissions of all.
3. The figures for Germany and United Kingdom remained relatively stable throughout the period of time,
and so were for Canada until 1990. The carbon dioxide emissions in India increased exponentially from
around 100,000 in 1995 to just below 400,000 thousand metric tonnes in 2005.

Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.

i. In terms of percentage increase, I was the largest contributor of CO2. Identify me.

ii. What do you think could be the possible reason for surging of CO2 emission in million tonnes?
(a) Lack of sustainable development
(b) Speedy development of large industries to make world’s powerful economy
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these

iii. In year 2005, I was in India and realised that I should switch the country and should go to a place which
is the least contributor of CO2. Which country have I landed to?

iv. Which country has the lowest emission of CO2 in graph?


(a) Germany
(b) United Kingdom
(c) Canada
(d) India
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v. Which countries had the same level of CO2 emission in 1975 and 1990?
(a) Germany and Canada
(b) United Kingdom and India
(c) India and France
(d) USA and China

vi. What is the highest quantity unit of global emission of CO2 by different countries?
(a) 1,600,000 (b) 1,570,000
(c) 1,700,000 (d) 1,650,000

vii. Which country had the minimum CO2 emission during 1975?
(a) India (b) China
(c) Germany (d) United Kingdom

viii. Find the synonym of the word ‘hysterically’ from paragraph 4.

ix. Find the antonym of the word ‘influx’ from the given passage.

x. The bar chart compares the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere of six countries, including
two of them coming from emerging nations. Identify the two nations from the given graph.

III. SECTION B- GRAMMAR 10


Attempt ANY TEN of the following questions. 10

i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete an online update.
Noida’s first wild animal rescue centre is likely _____ end.
(a) by year (b) on year
(c) at year (d) of year
ii. Read the conversation between Mannu and Annu. Complete the sentence by reporting it correctly.
Mannu : Where are you going?
Annu : I am going to the market. Do you want anything?
Mannu asked Annu _____. Annu replied she was going to the market and further asked if she wanted
anything.
iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line, from an article by Penguin G.G. J who is
considered one of the pioneers of the Gujrati short story.
His writing _____ by a dramatic style, romanticism and powerful depiction of human emotions.
(a) is characterised
(b) has been characterised
(c) is characterising
(d) characterises
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iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line, from an
article.
Kalpana Chawla was at the top in an newspapers ever.
Option No. Error Correction
(a) at on
(b) an the
(c) was were
(d) the a
v. Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option.
The center’s panel on air quality, CAQM, has directed the agencies _____ to develop proper gas
infrastructure in NCR before the next winter.
(a) was concerned (b) will be concerned
(c) is concerned (d) concerned
vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a letter.
Subject : Insanitary conditions in the colony
Respected Sir/Madam,
I _____ (be) a resident of Ankur Enclave, for the past eleven years. I would like to bring to your notice
the sanitary conditions in our colony.
vii. Report the dialogue, by completing the sentence.
Mr. Harish : Can you polish my shoes?
Cobbler : Yes sir. But I will take 10 Rupees for each shoe.
Mr. Harish : I will not mind as long as it is done.
Mr. Harish asked the cobbler could he polish his shoes. The cobbler replied affirmatively and added but
_____.
viii. Identify the error from a magazine report and choose the correct option.
The traffic police has deployed teams at various intersections in the city to issue challans and impound
old and polluting vehicles.
Option No. Error Correction
(a) has have
(b) on at
(c) in of
(d) ever never

ix. Place the correct form of the word in the blank:


While we are loath to place restrictions on language use, oxymoron usually refers to a set of _____
(contradict) words rather than to a contradictory person.
x. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the slogan on Independence Day.
Countless freedom fighters lost their _____, and then we got a country to survive.
(a) lives (b) lifes
(c) life (d) live
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xi. Transform the sentence from affirmative to negative: As soon as the students saw the teacher, they
rushed to their class.
(a) No sooner had the students seen the teacher, than they rushed to their class.
(b) No sooner have the students seen the teacher, than they rushed to their class.
(c) No sooner do the students see the teacher, than they rushed to their class.
(d) No sooner did the students see the teacher, than they rushed to their class.

xii. Identify the error on a newspaper headline and supply the correction, for the following sentence:
Ahead of the hearing on Supreme Court where it has to give opinion on according to Scheduled Caste
status to Dalit.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction

IV. SECTION B- CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS 10


All the names and addresses used in the questions are fictitious. Resemblance, if any, is purely
coincidental.
1. Attempt ANY ONE from A and B given below. 5
A. You are a resident of Kamala Colony. There have been incidents of chain snatching in your locality in
the past 2-3 months. Your resident welfare association took it up with the local police station requesting
patrolling in the area after 6 p.m. and surprise checks both of which have not happened. Write a letter to
the editor of the local newspaper highlighting the attitude of the police authorities.

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B. You are Rama/Ramesh of D 105, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi. You want information about German
Language courses at German Embassy, Chanakyapuri. New Delhi. Write a letter to the director inquiring
about the same.
2. Attempt ANY ONE from A and B given below. 5
A. The given double bar graph shows the preferences of children in a school in playing different games over
the span of six years. Write an analytical paragraph about the given information.

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B. The given bar graph shows the increasing use of skin care products by women over the period of three
months. Write an analytical paragraph elaborating the given information.

SECTION C- LITERATURE 40

V. Reference to the Context 10


1. Attempt ANY ONE of two extracts given. 5
1.A The house—the only one in the entire valley—sat on the crest of a low hill. From this height one could
see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted with the flowers that always promised a good harvest. The
only thing the Earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower. Throughout the morning, Lencho, who
knew his fields intimately-had done nothing else but see the sky towards the north-east.
(A letter to god)

i. Based on the given extract, what is Lencho NOT likely to think while looking at his field?
(a) Such a blessing, God! Thank you!
(b) Just a downpour, God. And everything will be perfect.
(c) All set for the grand harvest. I’m going to be rich!
(d) I wish we have enough food to eat after this harvest.

ii. The field of corn dotted with flowers means that:


(a) not a single flower was bigger than a dot.
(b) the flowers were scattered across.
(c) the flowers were shaped like dots.
(d) the flowers had shrunk in size.
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iii. Based on the details of the house’s location, how can it best be described?
iv. Lencho wished for a downpour or a heavy shower. Pick the option that correctly matches.
1. heavy rain (i) light rain that falls in very fine drops
2. thunderstorm (ii) very heavy rain, tropical rain
3. drizzle (iii) it’s coming down quite strong and you get very wet very quickly
4. torrential rain (iv) really heavy rain that comes very suddenly
5. downpour (v) is a violent, short-lived weather disturbance associated with
lightning, thunder and strong, gusty winds.
(a) (1)-(ii), (2)-(iv), (3)-(v), (4)-(i), (5)-(iii)
(b) (1)-(iv), (2)-(i), (3)-(iii), (4)-(v), (5)-(ii)
(c) (1)-(v), (3)-(iv), (4)-(ii), (5)-(i)
(d) (1)-(iii), (2)-(v), (3)-(i), (4)-(ii), (5)-(iv)
v. In the light of the statement “Man proposes God disposes,” fill the blanks. Lencho waited for downpour
but received _____.
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1.B From then on, his progress was rapid. He had no medicinal treatment of any kind but all day he ran
about with the dogs, joining in their friendly scrimmages. 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.
(A Triumph of Surgery)

i. Place the word ‘scrimmages’ in the correct blank.


(a) He heard _____ coming from the hotel lobby.
(b) It is a colourless gas which possesses a characteristic _____ odour.
(c) The two players got into a _____ off the court and got suspended.
(d) He was angry about his _____ from the team.
ii. How did the other dogs behave with Tricki?
iii. Figurative device used in the expression, ‘fighting like a tiger’ is to establish:
(a) Sharp comparison between tiger and Tricky
(b) A parallel between Tricky and crew
(c) Sharp contrast between tiger and Tricky
(d) Sharp comparison between crew and Tricky
iv. ‘From then on, his progress was rapid’, What does ‘from then’ refer to here?
(a) Tricki’s surgery
(b) Tricki’s medication
(c) Tricki’s fight with other animals
(d) None of these
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v. Complete the analogy on preposition,


_____ : over : : tramped : on

2. Attempt ANY ONE of two extracts given.


2.A Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.
(Dust of Snow)

i. The poet has mentioned that his heart was given a change of mood but its not only his heart but his entire
self who has been given a change of mood. The poet has tried to employ _____, a poetic technique that
represents a part of something that is substituted for the whole.

ii. Mood swing is a common phenomenon among humans. Here it is caused due to _____.

iii. What does the poet mean when he says ‘had saved some part of the day’?
(a) no more regretful
(b) still he can fix the damage
(c) situation is under control now
(d) both (a) and (b)

iv. I am the medium to bring change in the thought process of the poet. Guess who I am?
(a) crow (b) hemlock tree
(c) snow (d) melancholic element

v. Identify the correct use of ‘rue’ or its form in the following sentences.
(a) Robert heartily rued his abruptness, as the poor young wife sank back in a deadly swoon.
(b) The rich maroon rue was mixed with a ribbon of black.
(c) People injured in accidents caused by the defective tire have threatened to rue.
(d) None of these

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2.B My head is full of whispers
which tomorrow will be silent.
Listen. The glass is breaking.
The trees are stumbling forward
into the night. Winds rush to meet them.
The moon is broken like a mirror,
its pieces flash now in the crown
of the tallest oak.
(The Trees)

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i. What are the ‘whispers’ that the poet can hear?


(a) The sounds made by the outgoing trees
(b) The whistling of wind
(c) The soft banging of doors
(d) The stretching arms of tree

ii. Recognise the intention of the poet and complete the analogy.
_____ : tree :: listen: human

iii. I try to present Wind as human; I am _____, a poetic device.

iv. Match the nouns with its correct verbs :


1. Glass (i) breaking
2. Wind (ii) stumbling
3. Moon (iii) rushing
4. Tree (iv) flashing
(a) 1-(iii), 2-(ii), 3-(i), 4-(iv)
(b) 1-(i), 2-(iv), 3-(ii), 4-(iii)
(c) 1-(iv), 2-(ii), 3-(i), 4-(iii)
(d) 1-(i), 2-(iii), 3-(iv), 4-(ii)

v. Trees are symbolic to:


(a) nature and womanhood in particular
(b) nature and human being
(c) desires of human being
(d) barriers of life

VI Answer ANY FOUR of the following in about 40-50 words each. 4 # 3 = 12

i. The role of crow is vital in the transformed vision of the poet. Justify how.
(Dust of Snow)

ii. ‘God helps the ones who help themselves’. Substantiate this with reference to the chapter ‘Black
Aeroplane’.
(Two Stories About Flying)

iii. Can writing a diary be a way to vent out anxiety. Briefly explain taking the reference from Anne’s habit.
(From the Diary of Anne Frank)

iv. What terrified the pirate? Who killed him and how?
(The Tale of Custard the Dragon)

v. ‘Will you please look at me when I’m speaking to you’?


Who do you think is speaking to Amanda?
(Amanda!)

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VII Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 40-50 words each. 2#3 = 6

i. How can you say that Horace Danby was good and respectable but not completely honest?
(A Question of Trust)

ii. Richard’s project on the purpose of the twelve tiny gold spots on a monarch pupa was highly valuable
in two ways. List the two ways.
(The Making of a Scientist)

iii. How does Think Tank compare the Earth and Earthlings, with Mars and Martians?
(The Book That Saved The Earth)

VIII Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 100-120 words. 6


i. Mijbil and Seagull, both liked to be in their comfort zone and wished to be liked by their people.
Assume they both met each other at a sea beach of California and shared their expedition. Write this
conversation as per your understanding of the chapters ‘Mijbil the Otter’ and The first Flight’.
(Mijbil the Otter)

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ii. Though the play revolves around three people, Russian society emerges as an important character
through the ongoings of the play and the thoughts and interactions of its characters. Imagine yourself to
be a historian who has been invited to speak about nineteenth century upper class Russian society. Based
on your reading of the play, how might you decide it? Support your evaluation with instances from the
text.
(The Proposal)

IX Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 100-120 words. 6

i. “Everyone must have a chance to reform”. How did Anil work upon these values and succeed?
(The Thief ’s Story)

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ii. Sense of insecurity and not understanding the true value can result to destruction. What was the cause of
Matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?
(Footprints without Feet)

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