DPS MIS, DOHA- QATAR

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-I (201314)

CLASS: X
Subject: English
Time allowed: 3 hours

Date: 24- 9-13

Maximum Marks: 80

General instructions:
a.
All questions are compulsory.
b.
Marks are indicated against each question.
c.
Please check that this question paper contains 8 printed pages only.
d.
Please check that this question paper contains 17 questions.
e.
Write the correct options as answers and NOT its corresponding numbers only.
Section A - Reading (15 marks)
Q1. Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
1. Philadelphia is a city known for many things. It is where the Declaration of
Independence was signed in 1776, and it was also the first capital of the United States.
But one fact about Philadelphia is not so well-known: it is home to nearly 3,000
murals painted on the sides of homes and buildings around the city. In fact, it is said
that Philadelphia has more murals than any other city in the world, with the exception
of Rome. How did this come to be?
2. More than 20 years ago, a New Jersey artist named Jane Golden started a program
pairing troubled youth with artists to paint murals on a few buildings around the city.
From this small project, something magical happened. The young people involved
helped to create magnificent pieces of art, but there were other, perhaps more
important benefits. The young people learned to collaborate and get along with many
different kinds of people during the various steps required to paint and design a mural.
They learned to be responsible, because they needed to follow a schedule to make sure
the murals were completed. They also learned to take pride in their community. It is
hard for any resident to see the spectacular designs and not feel proud to be a part of
Philadelphia.
3. Take a walk around some of the poorest neighbourhoods in Philadelphia,
neighbourhoods full of broken windows and littered front steps, and you will find
beautiful works of art on the sides and fronts of buildings. Of course the murals are not
just in poor neighbourhoods, but more affluent ones as well. Special buses take
tourists to different parts of the city to see the various murals, which range from huge
portraits of historical heroes, to cityscapes, to scenes depicting the diverse ethnic
groups that call Philadelphia home.
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4. As a result of its success, the mural programme created by Jane Golden has now
become the nations largest public art programme and a model for other cities
throughout the country seeking to help troubled youth.
Q1.1. Answer the following questions in complete sentence/s:

(1x4=4marks)

a) What is the main focus of the passage?

b) What does the author suggest by the phrase it is said in paragraph1?
c) What according to the author are the two reasons for other cities to adopt the mural
programme?
d) In what way did the murals in Philadelphia help the youth?
Q1.2. On the basis of your reading of the above passage, complete the following:
(1x2=2 marks)
a) In paragraph 1, the phrase with the exception of Rome means that Philadelphia has
________________ than Rome.
b) The Mural programme became a success by the efforts of _________________ .
Q1.3 Find words from the passage which mean the following:

(1x2=2 marks)

a. Wealthy (para 3)
b. Of different kinds (para 3)
Q2. Read the poem given below and answer the questions by writing the most
appropriate options in your answer sheet.
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake
The only other sounds the sweep,
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
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And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.
- Robert Frost
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Which one of the following statements is not true?

The woods do not belong to the poet.
The woods belong to the poet.
It is winter season
The poet wanted to stop there to watch the woods.

2.
a.
b.
c.
d.

According to the poet, his horse thought it to be queer to stop there because
There was no farm house
It was a dark evening.
It was very cold
All of the above.

3.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Woods fill up with snow implies ______

Woods looked beautiful due to snow
That it was snowing hard
That there was snow all around in the wood.
That all the roads passing through the woods were blocked

4.
a.
b.
c.
d.

The poet did not stop there because ___________

It was very dark in the wood
It was too cold
He had some promises to keep so he had to move ahead
He was getting late

5.
a.
b.
c.
d.

What other sound can be heard other than the harness bells?
Neighing of horses
People talking
Wind and snow falling
The poet singing

6.
a.
b.
c.
d.

In the above poem, the poet is ____________ .

Going somewhere
In his farmhouse
Dreaming about a beautiful house
Sleeping

7. Which word in the poem means the same as soft?

a. Sweep b. downy c. flake d. harness
Section B- Writing (20 marks)
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(1x7=7 marks)

Q3. Given below is a telephonic conversation between Megha and Neela. Based on the
conversation, write a message for her mother in not more than 50 words.

(3 marks)

Megha: Hello! Is that Neela?

Neela: Yes. Is that Megha? When did you come to town?
Megha: Just yesterday and I am leaving tomorrow. So why dont you come
over now to meet me. I am staying with my aunt in Saket.
Neela: I cant come right away as my mother has gone out and she doesnt have
the keys.
Megha: You can always leave the keys at a neighbours place.
Neela: Ok. I will be at your place in half an hour.
Neela decides to leave the keys at her neighbours place and leaves a message.
Q4. You happened to be an eye witness of an accident that occurred recently. Using the hints
given below, write a brief report for the newspaper in 50-60 words about the accident.
(3 marks)
dreadful accident truck and a motor cycle slippery road
head injury one died on the spot unforgettable incident.
Q5. Given below is a chart depicting the results of a survey done in school. The students
were asked about their choices in sports/games they like to play most. Using the information
given below, write a paragraph interpreting the data.

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(4 marks)

Q6. Having the World Cup Cricket matches in the month of March, when students across the
country have examinations, has not been received well by many sections of the society. You
decide to express your opinion through a letter to the editor of a national daily. Sign yourself
as Sunil/Sushma.

(5 marks)

Q7. You represented your school in a seminar Use and Abuse of Science. Your teacher has
asked you to share your experience and hence asked you to speak on this topic in the
morning assembly. Taking ideas from MCB unit Science, write your speech in not more
than 150 words .

(5 marks)
Section C- Grammar (15 marks)

Q8. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the
following passage.
(3 marks)
After suffering (a )________ heart attack and having a quadruple bypass surgery ,
(b) __________ man woke up to find himself in a hospital with nuns taking care of him.
As they nursed him back to health (c) ________ of the nuns asked him if he had health
insurance. No, he replied, No health insurance. Do you have any money in the bank?
asked the nun.No. No money in the bank. The nun asked, Do you have (d) ______
relatives you could ask for help? The man replied, I only have a spinster sister, who is a
nun. The nun got irritated at (e) __________ remark. Nuns are not spinsters. Nuns are
married to God! Okay then, said the man, Send the bill to (f) ______ brother-in-law.
(a) i) an
ii) a
iii) the
iv) some
(b) i) a
ii) an
iii) the
iv) any
(c) i) any ii) many iii) one
iv) some
(d) i) any ii) much iii) little
iv) some
(e) i) that ii) these iii) those
iv) this
(f) i) her
ii) his
iii) their
iv) my
Q9. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb from the brackets to complete
the following passage.
(3 marks)
We are living in the 21st century and (a) ________ (come) a long way since the generation of
our parents and grandparents, but the idea of feminism where a woman (b) ________ (value)
as equally as her male counterpart is a seed that has been sown, since time immemorial. We
(c) ________ (have) women from Rani of Jhansi to Shabana Azmi or Oprah Winfrey in
todays times who (d) ________ (consider) feminists. In many parts of the world, including,
India, women are still not (e) ___________ (treat) at par with men and till this inequality
persists, so will feminism. As a society, we (f) __________ (not fully embrace) this concept
of equality.
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Q10. Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful
sentences.
(3 marks)
a) the architecture/ engineering marvel/ is / both/ an/ masterpiece/artistic/ and/ an/in/
temples/some
b) is/ situated/ in/ the /Konark temple,/ dedicated to/ north-eastern corner/the sun God/
of Puri
c) of a chariot/ with the/the temple/ as the/ Sun God/ is in/ charioteer/ the form
Q11. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write
the incorrect word and the correct word in the answer sheet against the correct blank
number.
(3 marks)
Wrong
correct
Either you or your friend Shalu have stolen my note
(a) ....
....
book, shouted Shreya. Neither I nor my friend were
(b)..
your culprit, said Shalu. We both are not in the class since (c)..
morning. We are out for the annual day function.
(d)
But who are the culprit then? asked Shreya.
(e)..
I dont know that but we both were not guilty.
(f)..
Q12. Look at the following newspaper headlines. Use the information given in the
headlines to complete the following sentences.
(3 marks)
1. THIEVES BURGLE A HOUSE IN WEST DELHI
A house in West Delhi (a) ___________ when the owners had gone out to a marriage
party.
2. STOCK MARKET FALLS STEEPLY
As a result of financial crisis, the (b) ________________ .
3. JOHNSON SETS ANOTHER WORLD RECORD
Double Olympic champion Michael Johnson ____________ world record smashing
the world best time in the Grand Prix II meet.
Section D- Literature - (20+10=30 marks)
Q13. Read the extract and answer the following questions.
A) But you shall shine more bright in these contents

That unswept stone, besmeard with sluttish time.

(i) What does the poet mean by unswept stone?
(ii) What two things is the poet talking about in these lines?
(iii) What does the poet mean by sluttish time?
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(3 marks)

B) Tortured by doubt and remorse, he sat down in the glow of the charcoal sigri to
wait.
(3 marks)
(g) Who is tortured by doubt and remorse and why?
(ii)
What was he waiting for?
(iii) When did he get this realization?
C) Well well think about it after tea, and then well look through his bits of things and

make a list of them. Theres all the furniture in his room.

(i)

What does it in the above lines mean?

(ii)

Why do they want to make a list of things?

(iii)

What does this show about their attitude towards grandfather?

(3 marks)

Q14. Answer any two of the following questions in about 30-40 words each.
(3x2=6 marks)
A) What touched the author deeply in the end in the lesson Two Gentlemen of
Verona?
B) The nightingale had the talent but lacked the skills to survive in this competitive world.
Express your views on this statement with reference to the poem The Frog and the
Nightingale.
C) What message does Shakespeare give through sonnet 55?
Q15. Answer any one of the following questions in 120-150 words.
A) In trying to grab the things belonging to the grandfather, the children completely
disregard modesty, decency and filial obligation. Explain the statement with reference to
the play The Dear Departed.
(5 marks)
OR
B) The Mirror is the reflection of the past, the present and the future of the woman and
thus it has personified itself efficaciously. The woman in her old age expresses her
feelings in her diary. Write her diary in not more than 150 words.
(5 marks)
Q16. Answer the following question in 120- 150 words. (5 marks)
A) How did Mrs Sullivan explain the meaning of the word Love, to the narrator?
What example did she use to explain?
Q17. Answer any one of the following questions in 120-150 words. (5 marks)

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A) Give a brief sketch of the narrators family based on the novel The Story Of My
Life.
OR
B) The narrator said that she owed a lot to her teacher, Mrs Sullivan. Give a brief account
of her teacher, based on the novel The Story Of My Life.

.Good Luck

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