Practice Paper – TERM II (2021 – 2022)
Class -X
English-Language and Literature (184)
Time: 2 hour's
Maximum Marks: 40
General Instructions:
1. The Question Paper contains THREE sections-READING, WRITING & GRAMMAR and LITERATURE.
2. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.
SECTION -A- READING (10 marks)
Marks
Q. No.1
Read the passage given below:
The act of gardening goes back thousands of years. If gardens are beautiful to look
at, imagine the pride and sense of accomplishment that the creator of such beauty can
feel.
Numerous studies have been undertaken which show that gardening offers many
5 health related benefits. The most obvious benefit of gardening is that it can be a great
way to relieve stress. Work, family commitments, and social engagements are just
some of the things that take up chunks of peoples' lives. Planning the garden and
then caring for the garden offers the gardener a simple and inexpensive way to
unwind and relax. Gardening can help a person clear the mind.
10 Second most important health related benefit of gardening is that it offers nutritional
benefits to those who choose to plant a vegetable garden. Creating a vegetable garden
is a way of ensuring that there is a continuous supply of fresh vegetables to consume.
Vegetable gardeners know exactly where their produce is coming from and they also
know exactly what chemicals were used to grow the produce. Eating more
15 vegetables, and especially home-grown vegetables, is a simple way to ensure that the
body is getting a proper balance of vitamins and nutrients.
Another health related benefit of gardening is that when people tend to their gardens,
they are getting exercise. Even an activity as simple as gardening can contribute
20 towards weight loss. Gardening gets a person outdoors, exposed to natural air, and
refocused on a pleasant activity.
And finally, some studies even report that people who are exposed to gardens and
gardening recover more quickly from illnesses. It seems that for many people,
gardening is just what the doctor ordered.
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25 Gardening can be a creative experience as well. It's one thing to throw some seeds
down and then wait to see what grows. While gardening does not require that the
participant have a degree in landscape architecture, a bit of planning will go a long
way towards enhancing the beauty and the gardening experience overall.
And finally, the act of gardening teaches people the art of being patient. Unlike other
30 activities, gardening does not produce instantaneous results. As such, a person who
takes up gardening must wait for their rewards. Cut the flowers and vegetables, bring
them inside and enjoy the sense of accomplishment that is gained from the benefit-
rich activity called gardening!
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Based on your understanding of the passage, answer ANY FIVE questions from
the six given below.
What are the two most important health-related benefits of gardening?
How does gardening help a person clear his or her mind?
When does a person know about the chemicals used to grow vegetables he or she
eats?
Which human quality is enhanced through gardening?
Rewrite the following sentence by replacing the underlined phrase with a word
that means the same from lines 5 - 15.
She thanked the staff for their dedication towards work and enthusiasm for the
company.
According to you, what are the uses of gardening? Mention any two.
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Q No. 2
Read the following excerpt from a report titled 'Road Traffic Crashes'
Each year nearly 1.2 million people die and millions of other are injured or disabled as a
result of road traffic crashes. The vast majority (over 90%) of all road traffic deaths and
injuries occur in low-income and middle-income countries
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In high-income countries, most of those killed or injured in road traffic crashes are drivers
and passengers of four-wheeled vehicles. In low-income and middle-income countries,
however, “vulnerable road users” – pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists and users of
public transportation - constitute a higher proportion of road users, and consequently make
up a larger proportion of those injured or killed on the roads
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This report focuses on young road users, defined as those under 25 years of age. The
document highlights the main risk factors for road traffic injuries, noting how many of these
risks are elevated in youth. It stresses that successful prevention programmes can be put in
place to protect young people, and presents examples of interventions from different
geographic and cultural contexts that have been shown to be effective.
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Children and young people under the age of 25 years account for over 30% of those killed
and injured in road traffic crashes. Of the 383046 road traffic deaths that were recorded in
this age group around the world, at least half were road users from the World Health
Organization's African and South-East Asia Regions. However, the highest rates of road
traffic fatalities in the 0-25 year age range occur among road users in the African and the
Eastern Mediterranean regions.
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Road traffic injuries among those under 25 years rank as the eighth leading cause of death
around the world. However, when analyzed by five-year age groups the significance of road
traffic injuries rises dramatically. Among 15-19 year-olds, road traffic injuries are the
leading cause of death, while among the 10-14 years and 20-24 years age groups they are
the second leading cause of death.
Children under five years of age, and in particular infants under 1 year, being especially
vulnerable to other diseases and conditions, have the lowest ranking for road traffic deaths.
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer ANY FIVE questions from
the six given below.
Where do more than 90% of road traffic accidents and injuries occur?
Why do you think that pedestrians and cyclists constitute a higher proportion of
road users in low and middle-income countries?
According to the passage, what can be done to protect young people from road
traffic injuries?
Which group accounts for 30% of those killed and injured in road traffic crashes?
Which regions or countries has the highest rate of road traffic fatalities in the 0-
25 year age?
Examine why infants under 1 year have the lowest ranking for road traffic
deaths?
SECTION -B- WRITING AND GRAMMAR (10 marks)
Attempt ANY ONE from i and ii.
Q. No.3
You are Manish/Manisha, a student of class X. Due to the pandemic situation you have
been distracted from your studies and have not performed well in your Periodic Tests. Write
a diary entry in not more than 120 words describing why this has happened and your
resolution to do better in Annual Examination
Develop a short story with the help of the given hints. Give a suitable title to your story.
(120-150 words)
Ranjit --- addicted to mobile phone ---does not attend online class --- secretly goes out with
friends on a trip --- lockdown happens --- gets stuck--- parents worry --- efforts made --- gets
home after many days
Q. No.4 The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Identify
the error and write its correction against the correct blank number. Remember to
underline the correction. The first one has been done for you.
ERROR
CORECTION
Obesity is now well recognize as
e.g recognize recognized
a disease on its own right
Though obesity commonly mean overweight,
it is defined as a excess amount of body
weight that includes bones and water
Q. No.5 Read the conversation between a father and his son and complete the passage that
follows:
Father: We have to pay the toll tax here.
Son: What is toll tax?
Father: This is paid by the people for the maintenance of roads
Father
Father told his son that (a)
The son (6)
told him that it was paid by the people for the maintenance of roads.
SECTION C-LITERATURE (20 MARKS)
Answer ANY SIX questions in 30 - 40 words each.
What skills and qualities did Santosh develop after she took up climbing as a
career?
Justify the statement 'Love is mutual' with reference to the story 'The Bond of
Love'
What message does the poem 'No Men Are Foreign convey?
Is it possible for a "simple jab of the knife” to kill a tree? Why or why not?
Pets are sweet and loveable. But every living being has its limitation. In the story
'Packing', how is this fact described?
Prashant decided to work towards resettling the orphans and widows. Comment
Explain why Sergei felt extremely delighted to see Lushkoff at the theatre?
Q.No.7
Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120 words each.
Johnsy could not get better despite the efforts made by the doctor and her friend Sue.
Examine the negative feelings that keep one ailing and also discuss the values which
remove such feelings and fill a person with a desire to live?
The narrator of the story 'A house is not a Home' would have continued to suffer
miserably, if the students of the high school had not displayed the concern and warmth
towards him. What did the students do for the narrator? What values do you think
guided them?
The intruder had come into the house with the intension to harm. If such a person is
cheated by anyone else, will that be justified? Discuss on the basis of the play "If I Were
You”, how the intruder became a victim of his own wicked plan?
Suggested Answers
Practice Paper – TERM II (2021 – 2022)
Class - IX
English-Language and Literature (184)
Q1
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iii.
The two most important health-related benefits of gardening are : It relieves stress and
offers nutritional benefits to those who choose to plant a vegetable garden
Planning the garden and then caring for it helps a person in unwinding and relaxing
thereby cleaning his or her mind
A person knows about the chemicals used to grow vegetables only when he or she
himself grows it in the garden
The hum an quality of being patient is enhanced through gardening
Commitment
Gardening can have functional and recreational uses:
Relaxation : basking in warm sunshine.
Growing useful produce: Fresh herbs, fruits and vegetables. Etc.
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Q2
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In low-income and middle-income countries
Pedestrians and cyclists constitute a higher proportion of road users in low and
middle - income countries because majority of people can't afford to buy four
wheeled vehicles
Successful prevention programmes can be put in place involving interventions from
different geographic and cultural contexts to protect young people.
Children and young people under the age of 25 years.
African and the Eastern Mediterranean regions
Infants are vulnerable to other diseases and conditions and always need an adult to
carry them around
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Q3.
1.
Diary Entry
Format - 1 mark
Content - 2.5 marks
Expression - 1.5 marks
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Story Writing
Title - 1 mark
Content - 2 marks
Accuracy – 1 mark
Fluency - 1 mark
Q4. Editing
12 mark for identification of the error - 1/2 mark for the writing of the correction. Editing is
incomplete if either aspect (identification or rectification) is missing
Error
CORRECTION
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Q5. (a) they had to pay the toll tax there
(b) asked wh at toll tax was
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Q6. (1 mark for content)
(1 mark for expression)
Santosh developed
* remarkable resistance to cold and the altitude
*a strong will
*physical endurance and mental toughness
*The author's wife loves her pet Bruno de eply
*Both enjoy each other's company
* When reunited, both feel relieved
*All sadness wades away, so love is mutual
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*The theme revolves around the brotherhood of all humankind
*That people living in other parts of the world are like us in many ways
*Sends a message to stop all wars and look upon humanity as unified entity
1V *No, because a tree feeds upon the crust, absorbing years of sunlight, air and water. It
rises out of the earth
*Montmorency was always ready for mischief as it was his natural habit.
*He was present where he was not wanted.
*He put his damp nose in the articles to be packed etc.
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* Prashant was a courageous boy. He guided the victims, especially women and
children
*He became the leader of the village. He appointed a group of volunteers to help the
victims
* He handed over the orphans to those who lost their children.
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Sergei felt proud of converting a beggar into a hard working man. Lushkoff took
inspiration from Olga (the cook).
Q7
*The author tells us that our positive thoughts work as a remedy for our illness
*Johnsy linked her life to the falling of ivy leaves
*Our thoughts shape our action
*Person with good thoughts enjoys life
*Pessimistic and negative thoughts ruin life
*Positive thoughts make us happy, leads us to the right path.
*Sue and Behram help in infusing positive thoughts in Johnsy
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*Narrator's classmates in the new school helped him in many ways with text books,
clothes and other usual things. They invited him to their houses,
*The students showed genuine outpouring of concem. Narrator was really touched
* The students were empathetic towards the narrator
*The narrator was overwhelmed with emotion,
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*Anyone's bad intensions can never be justified
*Intruder entered the house to take on the identity of Gerrard after killing him
*Gerrard makes intruder believe in his words and shows disguise outfit as proof
*Gerrard tricks the intruder and pushes him into the cupboard and calls police
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