Section-A (Objective Type Questions)

1. Do as direct :

(a) English Main Coruse Book (Prose)

(i) Choose the correct option:

A body that goes round a star is called is ________.

(a) Planet                           (b) Astronomer

(c) Satellite                        (d) Moon

Fill in Blank :

The drops were coming from the eyes of ______ (The Happy Prince)

Della bought a platinum watch-chain for Jim.   True/False (A Gift For Chrismas) 

What is there in the personality of every man ?  (Secret of Happiness) 

Who disturbed the writen on the train ?            (The Rule of the Road )

(a) a policeman                                    (b) two passengers

(c) a ticket checker                               (d) a hawker

Supplementary Reader : (English Literature Book) 

(vi) Fill in the blanks :

Pakhom met a stranger one day. The stranger was a _________.

                                                                                (How Much Land Does a Man Need)

What did author know that Naeem was also blind like me?    

What did Sausage dig out ?  (Return to Air)

Holmes got the illness from _______.  (The Dying Detective)

Where did Subbiah go to get the rice? 

(a) to his godown                            (b) to his friend's shop

(c) to his house                               (d) to another village           (Half a Rupee Worth)

Section-B   (Reading Skills)

2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

One evening a boy of three was out for a walk with is father. There was also an elderly man with the father. Chatting, they walked on and went beyond the village. The green crops delighted the eyes.The elder was walking along the edge of the field. Not hearing the footsteps of the boy,the father looked back.The boy was sitting onthe ground and seemed to be planting something. The father became curious."What are you doing "? said he,"Look father, I shall grow the guns all over the field,"was the innocent reply of the boy . His eys shone with the strong faith that guns would grow in the field. Both the elders were struck with wonder at the boy's words. The  boy was Bhagat Singh who later fought like a hero for India's freedom and sacrificed his life.

Questions :

(i) Complete the following sentences :

(a) Father looked back because _______.

(b) Bhagat Singh sacrificed his life for _______.

 Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B. 

         A                                                                           B

edge                                                                          surprise 

curious                                                                      boundary

innocent                                                                    inquiring 

wonder                                                                      blameless

Where were the elders walking?

What was the boy doing?

What faith did the boy here ?

OR

Read the poem given below and answer the question that follow:

Boats sail on the rivers,

And ships sail on the seas,

But clouds that sail across the sky

Are prettier than these,

There are bridges on the rivers,

As pretty as you please,

But the bow the bridges heaven, 

And overtops the trees, 

And build a road from earth to sky 

Is prettier far than these .

Questions:

(i) Complete the following sentences :

(a) According to the poet, the_______ is the prettiest.

(b) The rainbow bridges_______. 

Match the words in column A with their meaning in column B;

      A                                                   B

far                                                   makes

builds                                             distance 

pretty                                             home of God 

heaven                                           beautiful

Where do boats and ships sail ?

What is preetier than boats and ships?

Where does the rainbow build a road ?

Section-C

3. (a) Answer the following question (any three) in 25-30 words :

(i) What are machines doing for the humans?    (Where is Science Taking Us)

Where did the statue of the Happy Prince stand ? (The Happy Prince)

What does the tradition of feeding birds and animals prove ?

                                                   (Some Gilmpses of Ancient Indian Thought and Practices)

What are the different types of fear experienced by people?  (Secret of Happines)

Who was Phatik ? What was the new mischief he thought of ? (The Rule of the Road)

Answer the following question 30-50 words :

'Liberty is not a personal affair,but a social contract.' Explain.

                                                                                      (The Rule of the Road)

OR

Both of them gave each other the gift of rare love. How?Explain.

                                                                                                   (A Gift For Chirstmas)

English Literature 

4. Answer the following questions (any three) in 25-30 words ;

(i) Who arrested Smith? What were the charges against him? (The Dying Detective) 

What is duck-diving? How is it taught?                            (Return to Air) 

Who else got the money and how much?                        (One Thousand Dollars)

How much rice did subbiah agree to sell the man and foe how much? 

                                                                                                         (Half a Rupee Worth)

How did the author lose his eyesight ?                  (Bed Number-29)

                                                        (Poetry)

5.  (a) Read the stanza and answer any two questions:

Beneath the morning stars they rode.

Beneath the evening Sun.

And their blood sang to them as they rode

That all good wars are one

Questions :

(i) Name the poem and the poet.

Who were the riders?

How did they feel while riding?

Answer the following questions (any one) in 30-50 words :

(a) Give the central idea of the poem, 'Character of a Happy Man'.

Write a summary of the poem, 'Razia, the Tigress'.

                                 Section-D (Vocabulary) 

6. Do as directed :

(a) Correct the following sentence :

Shelly is my cousin sister.

Frame a sentence using the following idiom :

at par

Fill in the blank with suitable word from those in the bracket :

When were you __? (born, borne)

Give one word for the following:

Something that can be heard.

Section-E (Translation) 

7. (a) Translate the following sentences into Punjabi/Hindi : (any four)

 (i) The earth is very big.                      (The Making of the Earth)

This does not belong to me.            (Some Glimpses of Ancient Indian Thought and Practices)

What had happened?                        (Secret of Happiness)

Look at the machine.                       (Where is Science Taking Us)

Give it to me quickly.                                   (A Gift for Christmas)

Mother, the holidays have come.                   (Home-Coming)

Section-E (Translation) 

7. (a) Translate the following sentences into Punjabi/Hindi : (any four)

 (i) The earth is very big.                      (The Making of the Earth)

Section-F (Grammar)

Do as directed :

(i). Change the Voice :

(a) Quinine tastes bitter

(b) I like music

Change the Narration :

(a) Rashmi says, “I am doing my homework."

(b) The teacher said to the boy "Honesty is the best policy."

Change into Future Indefinite Tense :

He helps his father.

Punctuate the following sentences :

we bought apples oranges peaches and bananas

Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners:

- Ganga is __sacred river. .

Mr Smith is known ____me. He is a man_____ letters.   (Use Prepositions)

Fill in the blanks using suitable modals :

(a) Duty ____ be done. (must/should) (greater determination)

(b) Rita_ _ speak English fluently, (can/need)

Combine the following sentences :

I cannot stand. I cannot sit. (Use neither...nor)

I know that she loves music. (Identify the Subordinate Clause and name it)

Use the correct form of the non-finite verb to fill in the blank:

She bade us_ _away. (go)

Section - C

9.  Attempt any one of the following:

(a) You are Manav Shukla, the Secretary, Help All Club of the Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kashmiri Gate, Delhi. Prepare a notice for the school students to help the earthquake victims with money, medicine, food and clothes.

                                                            or

You have prepared a mosquito-repellent oil. Give it a name and draft an advertisement for the same.

Develop a paragraph of not more than 100 words and give a suitable title to your paragraph.

 Diwali_ twenty days_ Dussehra_ Shri Ram__Ayodhya_set free__Mughal Emperor ___ festival___village and town ____ houses and shops painted_ new colours - candles and electric lights- gifts __fire works __ worship Goddess Lakshmi_ gamble_ evil__ended.

                                                        or

Life is not worth living if we always remain busy in work_ lot of energy wasted__restored by leisure_ enjoy sights of nature__develop new hobbies_busy men miss all these ___overwork causes ailments__make right use of leisure.

You are Rahul Duggal studying in Class X of Govt. Sr. Secondary School, Maud Kalan,Bathinda. Write a letter to your father requesting him to allow you to join an educational tour conducted by your school.