English - Language and Literature Outside Delhi set 2 2019-2020 English Medium Class 10 Question Paper Solution

Read the following passage carefully:

On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following question:

1. The Dancing Girl belongs to:
   1. Mohenjo-Daro
   2. Greek culture
   3. Homo sapiens
   4. Tibet
2. In the museum she’s kept among:
   1. dancing figures
   2. bronze statues
   3. terracotta animals
   4. books
3. Which information is not given in the passage?
   1. The girl is caged behind glass.
   2. She is a rare artefact.
   3. School books communicate the wealth of our heritage.
   4. She cannot be rediscovered as she’s bronze.
4. ‘Great Art’ has power because:
   1. It appeals to us despite the passage of time.
   2. It is small and can be understood.
   3. It’s seen in pictures and sketches.
   4. It’s magnified a million times.
5. The jewellery she wears:
   1. consists of only bangles of shell or ivory or thin metal.
   2. is a necklace with two pendants.
   3. both (i) and (ii) are correct.
   4. neither (i) nor (ii) is correct.
6. She reminds us:
   1. of the never-say-die attitude of humans.
   2. why museums in our country are exciting.
   3. why she will make us come into money.
   4. of dancing figures.
7. The synonym of the word “among” in para 1 is ______.
8. The size of the dancing girl is equal to the length of the human palm. (True/False)

Read the passage carefully:

2.1 On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer the following questions in 30-40 words each:

1. Write one advantage and one disadvantage of allowing every family member to be part of the decision-making process.
2. In today’s world, what are parents asking their kids?
3. Which two pieces of advice does the writer give to the parents?
4. The passage supports the parents. How far do you agree with the author’s views? Support your view with a reason.

2.2 On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following:

1. The synonym of ‘hurt’ as given in paragraph 2 is ______.
2. The word, which means the same as a style or method of cooking in paragraph 4, is:
   1. cuisine
   2. gourmet
   3. gastric
   4. science
3. The antonym of ‘agreeable’ as given in paragraph 5 is ______.
4. The antonym of ‘simple’ as given in paragraph 6 is:
   1. difficult
   2. complicated
   3. easy
   4. tricky

Slums are spreading more than the planned townships. The life in the slums is miserable. Crowded living, lack of drinking water, insanitary conditions, poor power supply, etc., are causing a lot of suffering to the people. Write a letter in 100-150 words to the editor of a national newspaper drawing attention of the concerned authorities to this problem and asking for a proper solution. You are Udit/Udita, 26 Latouche Road, Kanpur.

Roads in our cities are fast turning into death traps. Eight out of ten road accidents are caused by people who don’t follow the rules of the road. Write an article in 100-150 words on the topic, ‘Road Safety’. You are Ramesh/Rita.

Write a story in 150-200 words with the help of the following clues:

Last year, in the month of December, I went to my native village, where my grandparents live in a cottage on the foothills of the Himalayas. One day, I was standing on the edge of a dense forest. Suddenly ______.

Write a story in 150-200 words with the help of the following clues:

It was an amazing day, full of fun and frolic. We all stood aghast to see a strange flying object over our heads. We started ______.

Fill in the blanks in the paragraph given below by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that follow. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers:

Reading books ___(a)___ a good hobby. Books open ___(b)___ vast new world to us. They increase ___(c)___ knowledge and change our outlook ___(d)___ the world.

1. 1. has
   2. was
   3. are
   4. is
2. 1. the
   2. a
   3. an
   4. some
3. 1. his
   2. one’s
   3. our
   4. your
4. 1. towards
   2. for
   3. by
   4. from

The following paragraph has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the error along with its correction in the space provided.

Rearrange the following group of words/phrases to make a meaningful sentence:

is/as/known/Jaipur/Pink City

Rearrange the following group of words/phrases to make a meaningful sentence:

in the/are/buildings/city/in pink colour/painted/most of the

Rearrange the following group of words/phrases to make a meaningful sentence:

have made/a popular/it/its historical buildings/destination/tourist

Rearrange the following group of words/phrases to make a meaningful sentence:

go there/one/bus/from Delhi/can easily/by

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. Who is Max?
   1. a spy
   2. a businessman
   3. a tourist
   4. a waiter
2. Max became nervous because:
   1. he got scared of Ausable.
   2. he thought the police had come.
   3. the door was unlocked.
   4. Ausable did not get up to open the door.
3. Actually the door was knocked at by the ______.
4. Which word in the extract is opposite in meaning to the word ‘confidently’?

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. The above lines were written by:
   1. Robert Frost
   2. John Berryman
   3. Robin Klein
   4. Adrienne Rich
2. The crown of the oak lies in its:
   1. topmost branch
   2. roots
   3. rich and tasty fruit
   4. broad leaves
3. The winds are rushing to meet the ______.
4. Find the word from the extract which means the same as “shine”.

What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?

Answer the following question in 30-40 words:

Why did Peggy and Maddie not wait for Wanda?

Answer the following question in 30-40 words:

Why does the poet use the terms ‘noble’ and ‘wild’ for the tiger? (How to Tell Wild Animals)

Answer the following question in 30-40 words:

What was the major flaw in Tricki?

Answer the following question in 30-40 words:

What made the boys follow Griffin?

How is Ausable different from other secret agents?

Attempt the following question in 100-150 words:

Why and when did the narrator say that ‘everything’ was going well, it was an easy flight? (Black Aeroplane)

Attempt the following question in 100-150 words:

How did Vauli Valli fulfil her desire to ride a bus to the town and back?

Attempt the following question in 100-150 words:

What other interests, besides Science, did Richard Ebright pursue? What did Mr. Kleiherer, his Social Studies teacher, tell us about Ebright?

Attempt the following question in 100-150 words:

Compare and contrast the characters of Great and Mighty Think Tank and Noodles.