SRI KRISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (CBSE)

Duration: 1.30 Hrs

CLASS: X
MICRO REVISION 1
Marks – 40
Date - 14 .10.2023
ENGLISH

General Instructions:
1. This paper is divided into three sections:
(READING, GRAMMAR & WRITING and LITERATURE)
2. Separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary.
3. Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions.

SECTION A - READING COMPREHENSION

I. Read the passage given below.

1. People, generally are emotionally attached to their place of birth. But millions of
people leave their places of birth and residence. There could be variety of reasons. These
reasons can be put into two broad categories : (i) push factor, these cause people to leave
their place of residence or origin; and (ii) pull factors, which attract the people from
different places. In India people migrate from rural to urban areas mainly due to poverty,
high population pressure on the land, lack of basic infrastructural facilities like health
care, education, etc. Apart from these factors, natural disasters such as, flood, drought,
cyclonic storms, earthquake, tsunami, wars and local conflicts also give extra push to
migrate.

2. On the other hand, there are pull factors which attract people from rural areas to
cities. The most important pull factor for majority of the rural migrants to urban areas is
the better opportunities, availability of regular work and relatively higher wages. Better
opportunities for education, better health facilities and sources of entertainment, etc., are
also quite important pull factors.

3. Migration is a response to the uneven distribution of opportunities over space.

People tend to move from place of low opportunity and low safety to the place of higher
opportunity and better safety. This, in turn, creates both benefits and problems for the
areas, people migrate from and migrate to. Consequences can be observed in economic,
social, cultural, political and demographic terms.

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4. Examine the reasons for migration for males and females separately in the figure
below.

On the basis of the figures, it can be seen that the reasons for the migration of males and
females are different. For example, work and employment have remained the main cause
for male migration (26 percent) while it is only 2.3 percent for the females. Contrary to
this, about 67 percent of females move out from their parental houses following their
marriage. This is the most important cause in the rural areas of India except in Meghalaya
where the reverse is the case. This is because Meghalaya is a female-dominated state. The
Khasi and Jaintia tribes do not follow the patriarchal system of society but they follow the
matrilineal system of society. In comparison to these marriage migrations of the male, is
only 4 percent in the country.

Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the question given below:
(5x1=5)

(i) Infer one reason for the following, based on information in paragraph 1. People
in India mainly move from rural to urban areas.

(ii) Select the appropriate option to fill in the blanks.

In Paragraph 4, we can infer that male migration is still primarily driven by ________,
whereas after ________, females leave their parent's homes.
(1) employment (2) business, (3) education (4) marriage
(a). 1 and 4 (c). 4 and 1
(b). 2 and 3 (d). 1 and 3

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(iii) Complete the following analogy correctly with a word/ phrase from paragraph 1:
Pull factor: Better wages:: Push factor: ________
(Clue: Just like better wages is the pull factor of migration, similarly ________ is the
push factor of migration)
(a). Better opportunities (c). Regular work
(b). Natural disaster (d). Higher education
(iv) Select the correct option to complete the following sentence:
People frequently relocate________________"
(a). from developed and better safety areas to less developed and low safety areas.
(b). from greater opportunity and better safety areas to poor opportunity and low
safety areas.
(c). from sophisticated and greater opportunity areas to less advanced and lower
opportunity areas.
(d). from poor opportunity and low safety areas to greater opportunity and better
safety areas.
(v) Why does Meghalaya have a low female marriage migration rate? Give reasons.

SECTION B – GRAMMAR ( 1x 10 =10) II.

Attempt any SEVEN of the following questions.
1. Complete the given sentence, by filling in the blank with the correct option:
Read the conversation and complete the sentence by reporting the reply correctly.
Anne: It is my birthday tomorrow.
Confectioner: You can collect your cake by noon. Anne
told the confectioner that it was her birthday the
following day. The confectioner told her _________
2. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the following. The
mother asked the fighting siblings, "Why don't you two _________ ? You're
always arguing."
(a) get around (c) get at
(b) get away (d) get along
3. Read the conversation and complete the sentence by reporting the reply
correctly.
Liz: You might come to my place. What time shall we meet?
Mike: I'll be there at eight.
Suggesting Mike to come to her place Liz asked him what time they would meet. Mike
replied _________

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4. Elvis went to a shop to mend his watch. The watchmaker asked a few
questions related to the watch. Report his question. Did you buy this Swiss
watch at my place?

5. Identify the error and supply the correction, for the following

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6. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line, from an
environmental magazine.
Low-lying islands in the Pacific Ocean _________ eventually become uninhabitable.
(a) could (b) may
(c) would (d) might

7. "Do you want some more sweets?" asked my friend. Reported speech: _________
(a) My friend asked me if I want some more sweets.
(b) My friend asked me whether I wanted some more sweets.
(c) My friend asked me that I wanted some more sweets.
(d) My friend said to me if I wanted some more sweets.

8. My brother is an author. He ___________ many books.

(a) has written (c) wrote
(b) write (d) is writing

SECTION B - (CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS)

III. Attempt ANY ONE from the question ( A) . given below: (1 x 5 = 5)

1. You are Anil living in 14/B , Ganga villa, Vellore. Your family decides to go for a
vacation to Udaipur. Write a letter in 100 - 120 words to the Front office Manager of a Five -
Star hotel seeking information about the types of rooms, tariffs, facilities, availability ,etc in their
hotel.

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 OR
2. You bought a flat at Ganapati Apartments, Chennai, within a period of two months,you
have started facing a lot of problems like seepage in the walls and ceilings, leaking sanitary
fittings, lift getting stalled ,etc. Write a letter of complaint in 100 – 120 words to the works
Manager. You are Nidhi.

SECTION C – LITERATURE

IV. Attempt ANY ONE of two extracts given. (4x1=4)

1A. "Yes. I'm travelling alone," she answered curtly. And I've got a ticket too.' Yes she's
on her way to town,' said the conductor. 'With a thirty paise ticket ''Oh, why don't you
mind your own business,' said Valli. But she laughed all the same. and the conductor
laughed too. But the old woman went on with her drivel. "Is it proper for such a young
person to travel alone? Do you know exactly where you're going in town? Whats the street?
What's the house number? 'You needn't bother about me. I can take care of myself,' Valli
said, turning her face towards the window and staring out."

(a). Valli told the conductor to mind his own business and Laughed as well. This shows that
Valli _________ .
(i) was not bothered about what the conductor said.
(ii) didn't like the conductor speaking about her.
(iii) disliked what the conductor said but was amused.
(iv) was impressed with what the conductor said.

(b). The old woman went on with her drivel. Why is the word 'drivel' used here?
It is used to show that the old woman _________ .
(i) was talking incessantly.
(ii) kept muttering a lot of nonsense.
(iii) was volunteering advice on request.
(iv) spoke non-stop about herself.

(c). The old woman asked her questions_________ .

(i) due to anxiety about Valli travelling alone.
(ii) out of curiosity and concern for Valli.
(iii) interest in Valli's life and need for travel
(iv) due to the habit of interfering in Valli's life.

(d). How do you think Valli felt when the old woman asked her questions? Pick the option
that best describes her feelings.

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 (i) (1) irritated (2) agitated
(ii) (1) concerned (2) upset
(iii) (1) upset (2) agitated
(iv) (1) upset (2) irritated

OR

1B. She learned the odious work of a kitchen… she seemed old now. She had become
strong, hard woman, the crude woman of a poor household.
(a). Who seemed old now? .
(b). What had made her ‘crude’?
(c). Which word in the given extract is an antonym to ‘pleasant’?
(d). What part of speech is ‘strong’ in the extract?

2A. Belinda embraced him, Mustard licked him. (4x1=4)

No one mourned for his pirate victim.
Ink and Blink in glee did gyrate.
Around the dragon that ate the pirate.

(a). Why did Belinda embrace him?

(i) Out of helplessness (iii) Out of gratitude
(ii) Out of fear (iv) Out of shock
(b). Why were Ink and Blink happy?
(c). Complete the following analogy correctly with a word from extract:
charity : malice : gloom : _____
(d). Which figure of speech/literary device has been used here?
(i) Personification (iii) Repetition
(ii) Alliteration (iv) All of these

OR

2B. “But I can get a hair-dye

And set such colour there,
Brown, or black, or carrot,
That young men in despair
May love me for myself alone
And not my yellow hair.”
(a). What is the poet's tone in the extract?
1. thoughtful 3. insulting

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 2. authoritative 4. argumentative

(i). 1,4 (iii). 2,4

(ii). 3,5 (iv). 1,5

(b). What causes the young men to 'despair' according to the poet?
(c). Identify the reason for the speaker’s need to colour her hair, as per the extract.
(i). Her control over what makes her look beautiful.
(ii). Her desire to be loved for inner beauty
(iii). Her need to change people’s perception about beauty
(iv). Her conviction that she is beautiful inside
(d). Complete the analogy about the speaker's hair.
yellow : blonde : ________ : carrot

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

1). Mention the incidents which prompted Prince Siddhartha to attain spiritual
knowledge.
2). What values should Belinda have possessed, so that Custard too could have been among her
favourites?
3). Valli's unique maiden bus ride experience could be possible because she belonged to a small
village. Do you agree ? Give reason?
4). Why should a young man never love a young woman for herself alone? Answer in context of
the poem 'For Anne Gregory'.

VI. Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 40 - 50 words. (1x3=3) 1). How did
Matilda's belief that she was ' an error of destiny' result in a lifetime of sorrow for her?
2). Does Bholi find her teacher different from the people at home? Give reason?

VII. Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 100-120 words. (1x6=6)
1). What great truth about life does the Buddha want to teach Gotami through her
experience? How is this lesson important?
2). “What social attitudes are presented in the story, ‘Bholi’? How does Bholi’s teacher help
her overcome these barriers?
3). When the pirate attacked Belinda, All of her brave friends ran away. Only Custard fought
with the enemy. Based on your reading of the poem, write a paragraph on the topic:
'A friend in Need is a Friend Indeed'.

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