SRI KRISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

General Instructions: Grade: X MICRO MAX.TIME:1 HR

1. This paper is divided into three sections: REVISION I 30 MIN
(READING, GRAMMAR ENGLISH & WRITING and ENGLISH (184)
LITERATURE) MAX. MARKS – 40

2. Do
3. Separate instructions
not exceed are given
the prescribed withlimit
word eachwhile
section and question,
answering the wherever
necessary.
questions.

SECTION A - READING COMPREHENSION I.

Read the passage given below.

1. Access to primary education is a basic right of every child. An effective primary education can
build a solid foundation and open avenues for future success. With its profound implications on
both the individual and society, primary education plays a crucial role in reducing extreme poverty
and promoting social changes. The Sustainable Development Agenda acknowledges the
importance of primary education in Goal 4 which stipulates that by 2030, the world should ensure
inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all,
including a target on universal access to primary education. Though there are varying standards,
primary education is typically designed for children 6 to11 years of age.

2. Significant progress has been made towards achieving universal primary education.
Globally, the adjusted net attendance rate reached 87 percent in 2019 and about four out of five
children attending primary education completed it. Additionally, over the past two decades, the
number of out-of-school children was reduced by over 40 percent. However, there is still a long
way to go: 58 million children of primary school age remain out of school, with the majority of
them coming from marginalised groups. In addition, recent Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys
(MICS) results show that many children do not have foundational reading and numeracy skills,
highlighting the massive challenge to achieving inclusive and equitable quality education for all.

3. Globally, a lower proportion of children from the poorest families attend primary education
compared with their wealthier peers. While almost all children from the top wealth quintile attend
primary education, only 75 percent of children from the bottom wealth quintile do.

4. Across different regions, household wealth impacts primary school completion rates differently.
West and Central Africa has the largest gap of 58 percentage points in primary school completion
rates between the richest and poorest quintiles. In contrast, in East Asia and the Pacific and Latin
America and the Caribbean, children from the top and bottom wealth quintiles complete primary
school at more similar rates, with a gap of just 13 percentage points.

5. In the past 20 years, the number of out-of-school children of primary education age fell by more
than 40 per cent, from 99 million in 2000 to 58 million in 2019. However, 54 per cent of these out-
of-school children were girls. Despite this tremendous progress, the world must accelerate the
pace at which the number of out-of-school children is reduced, as the total has remained stagnant
since 2007.
Based on your
understanding of the passage, answer
the questions given
belo
w
.
(5x1=5)
1. How is primary education critical to both an individual and a society? Answer in about 40
words.
2. Pick out a word from paragraph 2 which is same as the word ‘Rudimentary’.
3. Complete the following sentence appropriately.
________ have the highest rates of primary education completion in the rich quintile.
4. In 2019, about four out of five children attending primary education completed it suggests
that 1
(a) more than 80% children completed primary education
(b) about 80% children completed the primary education (c)
almost 100% children completed primary education (d) less
than 80% children completed primary education

5. How does the Sustainable Development Goals give importance to primary education?
(Answer in about 40 words)
SECTION B – ( GRAMMAR & WRITING SKILLS ) (1x 7 =7)
II. Attempt any SEVEN of the following questions.
1. Identify the error and supply the correction for the following sentence:
There can be no place which you won‘t find a beggar.
2. Mount Everest is highest peak in Himalayas. (the/the, a/ the, the/ a)
3. Although she thought she knew of the subject, the teacher asked a few details she
hardly remembered.
A) several B) much C) many D) any
4. We have realized that has brought worth buying.
A) everybody / anything B) somebody / nothing
C) anybody / everything D) nobody / anything E) anybody / something
5. Identify the error and supply the correction for the following sentence:
Any girls are still writing the test.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction

6. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following
sentence:
People who support animal rights recognize that all animals has an inherent worth , a value
completely separate from their usefulness to humans.
Error Correction

7. On the dinner menu ______ ceasar salad, chicken, green beans, and raspberry ice cream.
(Was / were)
8. We have ________ money right now; we should go out for dinner another day. Use the
given format for your response. (few/ little/ many)
9. Identify the error and supply the correction for the following sentences:
The presence of certain bacteria in our bodies is one of the factors that
determines overall health.
Error Correction
III.
Attempt both the questions given
below:
(2x 4 =
8)
1A. You are Apoorva Anil, Hostel Warden, Wisdom Public School, Mumbai. Write a letter to the
Sales Manager of G.K. Electronics and Domestic Appliances Ltd, Mumbai, placing order for a few
fans, microwave ovens and geysers that you wish to purchase for the hostel specifying the details.
Also ask for the discount permissible on the purchase.

1B. With the help of the given flowchart ,write an analytical paragraph in about 120 words on
‘Rising prices’.

SECTION C – LITERATURE
IV. Attempt the extracts given. (3x1=3)
A. “He stalks in his vivid stripes
The few steps of his cage.
On pads of velvet quiet,
In his quiet rage.
He should be lurking in shadow, Sliding through
long grass Near the water hole Where plump deer
pass. (A Tiger in the
Zoo)

1) What is the significance of the use of the word “shadow” in the poem and how does this
word choice contribute to the overall mood and tone of the given extract? Answer in about
40 words.
2) Select the option that describes the tiger in the following lines.
‘On pads of velvet quiet, In his quiet rage.’
1. nervous 2. scared 3. distraught 4. light-footed
5. majestic 6. indignant
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2, 3 and 4 (c) 3, 4 and 6 (d) 1, 5 and 6 3) Identify the imagery used in
the lines of the poem and explain.
B.
Late
r
,
he
patted
me
on
the
head
and
said
never
mind.
He
’
d
teach
me
to
cook.
He
also
taught
me
to
write
my
name
and
said
he
would
soon
teach
me
to
write
whole
sentences
and
to
add numbers.
I
was
grateful.
I
knew
that
once
I
could
write
like
an
educated
man
there
would be
no limit
to
what
I could
choose.
(2x1=2)
1 Anil did not feel bad about how Hari Singh cooked. Choose the characteristic that describes
Anil in the light of the above statement.
(a) Ignorant (b) Easy-going (c) Impartial (d) Heartless
2. Choose the sentence which has the correct meaning of ‘patted’ as used in the passage above
(1) She patted her face dry with a towel.
(2) He patted his sister’ s hand consoling her.
(3) She patted the dough into a square.
(4) Grandfather Kissed the trophy and patted on my shoulder. (a) Option1 (b)
Option2 (c) Option3 (d) Option4
(The Thief’s Story)

V. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 40 - 50 words. (2x3=6)

1. Mandela says that his country’s greatest wealth is its people and not the purest diamonds.
Justify his statement.
2. The poem ‘Fire and Ice’ uses the metaphor of the end of the world to characterise this
destruction. Do you agree? Support your answer with reasons.
3. Explain the devastation caused by the hailstorm which reflects the sadness within Lencho with
the reference to “A LETTER TO GOD?”.
4. As a crow you feel highly insulted by the incorrect perception humans have about your
species. Imagine yourself to be a crow and write your opinion about this prejudice.

VI. Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 40 - 50 words. (1x3=3)

1. Write the character sketch of Anil.
2. How do you justify the reason for the smile of Hari Singh smile in his most appealing way
towards the end of the story?
3. Describe the parting scene between Tricki and Mrs. Pumphrey.

VII. Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 100-120 words. (1x6=6)
1. Discuss the importance of freedom for both humans and animals, as depicted in the poem "A
Tiger in the Zoo" and the chapter "Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom." How is the value
of freedom explored in each text?.
2. The chapter shows the silly and negligent behavior of rich people like Mrs. Pumphrey who may
harm their near and dear ones by their extra caring nature. Tricki’s declining health was the
outcome of Mrs. Pumphrey’s over-caring nature. Do you think such people’s actions can prove to
be fatal for the health of their kind? What values would you suggest to such people to emulate in
themselves and why?
3. Both poems 'Dust of Snow' and 'Fire and Ice' use contrasting elements of nature to convey
their respective messages about life and human emotions but they do it differently. Examine these
differences.

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