PRE-TEST EXAMINATION : 2011-2012 Class - X Subject - English Time - 2 hrs.

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Answer either of the following questi9ns in about 150 words. [10] Why are land and water regarded as shrinking resources for agriculture? What cab be done to overcome this problem? b. How does Japans educational system help in building an industrial society? 2. Answer any two of the following questions, each in about 50 words. [10] a. What brought about a great change in the king and how did he comply with his sons wishes? b. How did the kings son manage to marry the shepherds daughter? c. How will a hunger-free world be possible? d. What are the three major scientific revolutions that have opened up uncommon opportunities to the farmer and what are their special advantages? 3. Read the calendar given below carefully and answer the questions that follow. [5] OCTOBER 2006 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 nd th 2 - Gandhi Jayanti 6 - Kumar Purnima 20th - Jumatul Wida (optional holiday) 21st - Diwali 24th - Bhatrudwitiya (optional holiday) 25th - Id - Ul - Fitre 31st - Anla Navami (optional holiday) (i) How often does Saturday in this month? (ii) What is the most important festival of Muslims and when is it celebrated? (iii) When do we have a full moon and what is the festival on that day called? (iv) When do we have a new moon and what is the festival on that day called? (v) Which day is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Gandhiji? Or, Suggest newspaper headlines on the text provided. (i) a. The price of oil was increased. b. Lack of rain caused damage to crops. (ii) Write it in every day English. a. LAWYERS PROTEST POLICE ACTION. b. MAN HELD FOR MURDER. c. CASH COUNTER. 4. Answer the following questions each in about 30 words. (Any five) [10] a. What does the poet want to say in the poem Break, Break, Break? b. What were the glorious achievements of man in the past? c. What are the activities provided at an inn? d. What does the expression Contract into a span mean?

e. What were the two important meanings of the word rest in the poem The Pully? f. Why did God withhold the gift of peace? 5. Answer any two in about 50 words. [10] a. Give an account of Minis first meeting with Cabuliwala? b. What did Kuppan whisper to Kali in the hospital? c. How did Kali suffer in the story Sweets for angles? 6. Write an essay in about 250 words on any one of the following keeping to the outline given. a. The profession you wished to choose - Choosing a profession is not easy - Choice of profession depends on so many considerations - different people have different choice - What profession would you like to choose - How you are inspired by it [12] b. A road accident - When and where it occurred - How it occurred - people killed or injured in the accident - The injured were taken to hospital - The dead bodies - what the police did - your suggestion for prevention of road accident. c. Trees - What essential part they play in our lives - how useful they are to us - supply us with many of the conveniences of life - green leaves supply oxygen - protect the surface soil of the earth forests help to cause rain - prevents flood - we should protect them and look after them. 7. Write a letter to your younger brother asking him to take to watching the news on tv on every evening. [8] Or, Suppose you are S.K. Tripathy living in R.K. Nagar, Rayagada. Write a letter of application to the post master complaining about the late delivery of mail. 8. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. [10] The Hindu religion had sunk low at that time. It was full of superstitions and encouraged caste distinctions. Guru Nanak reformed it to great extent. Everybody was equal in his eyes. He did not believe in the caste system. He regarded it a great curse. He said that no caste was high or low. He preached that there was only one caste, the caste of man. Hindus and Muslims were one in his eyes. He did not recognize them as Hindus and Muslims. But as the creation of the same five elements. He asked people to give up hypocrisy, selfishness and falsehood. He told them that true religion was not in woods, in forests or in places of religious worship, but in hearts of the believers. Guru Nanaks teachings were very simple. They can be understood and followed by everybody. He preached in a language understood by the people. He wanted them to follow the true spirit of religion. It insisted on oneness of God and devotion to him. Simple and Honest living, equality of all purity of thoughts and action. i) Why did Guru Nanak regard the caste system as accurse? ii) Why did the message of Guru Nanak spread so fast? iii) Give one example of superstition. iv) In what does the true spirit of religion consist? v) What was the teaching of Guru Nanak about the caste system?
9. Do as directed. [5] i) She asked if I knew any craft. (Change into direct speech) ii) Make a sentence using return as a noun. iii) We need to look at this issue _________ (global) (use the correct form of the word given in the bracket in the blank) iv) Isnt that just Sachin all over. (Write the meaning of all over) v) Make a sentence using Keep pace with Do as directed. [5] i) I worked hard. I did not want to fail in the examination. (Join using so that to express purpose)

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Most Japanese students play outside their schools. (Identify and mention the type of adverb) iii) He has to _______ poem for home work. (Use the word related to memory in the blank) iv) Have you ever been to a flower show ? (Write whether the word show is used her as a noun or a verb) v) The worst part of something that has a bad effect (Write a single word) Do as directed. i) Run ! The snake (bite) you. (Write the correct form of the verb given in the bracket) ii) He has become very tired. (Turn into exclamation) iii) He will not play foot ball. He will not play cricket. (Join using neither..nor) iv) The table which is new is in the class. (Identify the subordinate clause) v) There is no meaning in what you say. (Underline the noun clause and write its function.) Do as directed. i) Dr. Mohaparta teaches well. His son got first class. (Join making one of the sentences into a relative clause) ii) If I (play) well, I would have got the prize. (Use the correct form of the verb given in the bracket) iii) ______ I did not tell them. (Supply an adverb clause) iv) He insisted on _______ in that river (Use the correct form of swim in the blank) v) Who can do this work ? (change the voice) Translate into English.

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