Name: …………………………..……………..… Class X, Roll No:
………….. English Max Marks: 20
SECTION – A (Comprehension)
Read the following poem carefully.
All the passengers got down. The
coolie put his hand on a huge wooden box and shouted, 'Whose box is this?'
Bayaji, who was brushing away the dust from his body, answered, 'Oh, it's mine
please lower it down.'
The coolie heaved and grunted as he
lowered the box which Bayaji caught with ease. Bayaji had packed his entire
household goods in this box. There was no longer any reason to hang around in
Bombay. He had worked honestly for the past thirty-five years in the dockyard
and had retired from service two months before. Not that he had held an
important position. He had merely got an extension for two years; during that
period he had become a supervisor. Otherwise his entire life had been spent
lifting heavy loads. He had worked very hard whenever he could, day and night.
Bayaji had crossed
sixty but was in sound health. He had a sturdy frame right from birth, and hard
work had given a well formed shape to his strong body. He paid fifteen paisa to
the coolie, put the box, in which he had thrown pots and pans and sundry other
things, on his own head and began to walk in the direction of his house.
Q. (1-4) Now
answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the
correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. (4x1=4
Marks)
1. He had
held an important position. What was the important position? ( )
(A) a cooli (B) a supervisor ( C ) a driver (D) a conductor
2. Why did
Bayaji pack his entire household goods in this box? ( )
(A) He was
removed from his job and leaving for his native place `
(B) He
retired from his job and leaving for his native place
( C ) He was
promoted as a supervisor and was moving to his place
(D) He was
going to shift his new house
3. What kind
of man was Bayaji ? ( )
(A) honest
and hard working (B) smooth and
strong
( C ) old
and strong (D)
honest but not sincere
4. He paid
fifteen paisa to the coolie, What does this tell us about Bayaji? ( )
(A) He was
jealous (B) He was kind (
C ) He was sensitive (D) He was
serious
Answer the
following Questions in two or three Sentences. (3x2=6 Marks)
5. What was
the reason for Bayaji’s stay in Bombay?
6. What were
the two reasons for Bayaji’s strong body?
7.
What would happen if Bayaji did not become the supervisor?
SECTION – B
(Vocabulary and Grammar)
(Questions 9-14))
Read the following passage and fill in the blanks choosing the correct words
from the brackets and write them in your answer booklet. (6x½=3 Marks)
Trees are
the …………… (9) (most/more) useful things in the world. Children play under them.
Travellers rest in their …………… (10) (cool/cold) shade. Trees ………… (11)
(give/gave) us fruit to eat and firewood to burn. We build houses and make
furniture ……………. (12) (with/for) the wood of the trees, we need trees for our
lives. If there were no trees, there would be ……… (13) (know/no) life on earth.
Living things breathe in air. They breathe in oxygen from the air and breathe
out carbon dioxide. If all the oxygen in the air was used up leaving only
carbon dioxide what would happen to all of us. ……… (14) (Everyone/None) would
die.
(Questions 15-18)
Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with appropriate form of the
word given in the brackets. (4x½=2 Marks)
Kalam
………….. (15) (give) a touching account of the close relationship he shared with
his mother. Kalam’s mother Ashiamma …………. (16) (devote) her life to the service
of the family. Theirs ………… (17) (be) a middle class joint family. The money
………….. (18) (earn) by Kalam’s father was hardly enough to meet the needs of so
many people.
SECTION – C (Creative Expression) (1x5=5 Marks)
19. “National Kite Flying Day” is observed annually on 8th of
February and is marked by kite flying enthusiast across the country. Assume
that your school is going to celebrate the same. Imagine that you are Sathish
/Savitha, the head boy / girl of your school, design an INVITATION to send to
the parents and the village elders. You can make use of the following clues.
