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CBSE English X Sample Paper 16 Page 1 Sample Paper 16 Class X Exam 2023-24 English-Language and Literature (184) Time Allowed : 3 Hrs. Maximum Marks: 80 General Instructions: 1. 15-minute prior reading time allotted for Q-paper reading. 2. The Question Paper contains THREE sections READING, GRAMMAR & WRITING and LITERATURE. 3. Attempt question based on specific instructions for each part. SECTION A- READING SKILLS 20 I. Read the passage given below. 10 1. Yuri Gagarin was the first man to travel into space. The Russian scientists were ready to send up a man into space, and they chose Major Yuri Gagarin to be the first pilot. 2. He had to go through a long and difficult period of training, since he would have to carry out many scientific experiments during his journey, and had also to know as much as possible about the rocket in which he was to fly. He would be taking great risks, for it was impossible to tell just what the effects of travelling in space would be. If anything went wrong with the rocket, Gagarin would be certain to lose his life. However, Gagarin was ready for any risk, and quickly learned all that he needed to know. On April 12th, 1961, his spaceship, the Vostok, was ready, and the great adventure began. 3. Flying a spaceship is not the same as flying an ordinary aircraft. Instead of sitting at the controls, the pilot lies flat upon a couch; and the take-off is mainly automatic, though the pilot must always be ready in case anything goes wrong. Fortunately, all went well; the Vostok was launched by its powerful motors, and before long it was more than 100 miles up, travelling at a speed of 5 miles a second or 18,000 mph-faster than any man had travelled before. Gagarin did not feel any sensation of speed, but he could look through the porthole of his pressurized cabin and see the Earth far below, looking like a vast globe instead of a flat plain. He could make out coastlines, rivers, forests, and clouds; he passed over Siberia, then on to South America, and then over Africa. 4. Gagarin was busy all the time making scientific measurements. Also, as the Vostok was equipped with radio, he was able to give the scientists on the ground a running commentary on everything he saw before long the spaceship passed into the earth s shadow. When it came out of the shadow again, the horizon glowed a brilliant orange colour. In space, the sky looked black even when in the sunlight, as Gagarin had expected it to look. It is only from the Earth that the sky looks blue; it is not really blue. 5. When Gagarin had been in space for rather over an hour, he had nearly completed a journey right round the Earth, and it was time to prepare for the landing. This was perhaps the most dangerous part of the whole trip. If he came into the air too quickly, his ship would rub against the air particles, and the friction would make the ship so hot that it would burn up. The speed of the Vostok had to be checked gradually. Continue on next page..... Install NODIA App to See the Solutions. Click Here To Install Page 2 Sample Paper 16 CBSE English X Again, all went well. The outer hull of the ship did become hot, but not too hot. The Vostok steadily dropped closer and closer to the ground until, when not far from the ground, Gagarin s cabin was separated from the rest of the rocket; a huge parachute opened, and the cabin, with Gagarin in it, floated gently down to a safe landing. Two women working in the fields saw him, and came running up. As they drew near, Gagarin opened the door of his cabin and climbed through, his journey over. He had been up for 108 minutes, during which time he had flown right round the world. Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below. i. How did Gagarin prepare for the space flight? (a) By getting physically fit. (b) By collecting enough money. (c) By going through difficult training. (d) By studying science. ii. What is the biggest difference between flying a spaceship and flying an aircraft? (a) The pilot has to lie on his back. (b) The spacecraft is much faster. (c) Flying the spacecraft is more difficult. (d) Flying the spacecraft is more dangerous. iii. What all did Gagarin experience while sitting in the spaceship Vostok? (a) He experienced sensation of speed. (b) He made out coastlines, rivers, forests and clouds. (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) He could not look through the porthole of his cabin. iv. Complete the following with a phrase from paragraph 5. Landing was perhaps the most dangerous part of the whole journey as _____. v. Which was the most dangerous part of the trip? (a) The time of take-off (b) When the spaceship passed into the earth s shadow (c) The time of landing (d) When the spaceship comes out of the earth s shadow vi. Based on your reading of the text, list two reasons why the writer says that Gagarin was carrying high risk on this great adventure . (Paragraph 2) vii. Which word shows the movement of Vostok as it started to land (para 5)? Continue on next page..... Install NODIA App to See the Solutions. Click Here To Install CBSE English X Sample Paper 16 Page 3 viii. Which word is the opposite of the word sunk as used in para 5? ix. If anything went wrong with the rocket: (a) Gagarin would lose his life (b) Friction would make the spaceship too hot (c) The hull of the rocket would burst into flames (d) The rocket would crash x. Gagarin went round the Earth in _____. II. Read the passage given below. 10 1. Overall global handset profits declined 11% YoY to USD 12 billion in Q3 2019 due to an increased mix of entry to mid-tier products and a fall in revenues for key smartphone OEMs. 2. Apple dominates the global handset market by capturing 66% of industry profits and 32% of the overall handset revenue. The loyal premium user base in the major markets like the USA, EU and Japan is one of the reasons that Apple can still operate at a profit level that its competitors can only wish for. Now with a strong service strategy, Apple s overall ecosystem is strong enough to guarantee it a steady inflow of revenue in the coming years. In the immediate future, we believe that Apple s profit for the holiday season will increase with the new line up of iPhones gaining good traction. 3. Samsung is a distant second, taking 17% of the overall handset Industry profits. The increased mix of Galaxy A Series along with the positive start of Galaxy Note 10 Series was the key reason for the growth. 4. Chinese smartphone brands operate at low-profit margins, but better than in previous years, even though they are expanding outside China and also penetrating high-tier price bands. Chinese brands offer attractive propositions to mature smartphone users with new feature-packed flagships at affordable prices. Some of these Chinese brands are also now looking at monetizing their userbase by launching services like financial services, IoT products and others. However, it is becoming a challenge for Chinese brands to increase their smartphone ASPs and margins due to a combination of longer consumer holding periods and Apple lowering pricing on some key SKUs, which has limited the headroom that Chinese vendors had used to increase their ASPs. 5. In coming quarters, the adoption of 5G will drive some upgrades. This will likely lead to revenue growth for OEMs which are already preparing themselves ahead of full 5G commercialisation. Karn Chauhan, Counterpoint Researchs Continue on next page..... Install NODIA App to See the Solutions. Click Here To Install Page 4 Sample Paper 16 CBSE English X Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below. i. Infer one reason for the following, based on the information given in paragraph 1. Overall global handset profits declined 11% YoY to USD 12 billion in Q3 2019. ii. Select the appropriate option to fill in the blank. From paragraph 2, we can infer that _____ is one of the reasons why Apple can still operate at a profit level. (a) loyal premium user base in the major markets (b) revenue growth for OEMs (c) positive start of Galaxy Note 10 Series (d) Apple s overall ecosystem iii. Complete the following analogy correctly with a word/a phrase from paragraph 2. expunge : abolish :: _____ : income iv. Select the correct option to complete the following sentence : Chinese smartphone brands operate at low-profit margins, and are _____ outside China. (Paragraph 4) (a) deteriorating (b) expanding (c) reducing (d) excelling v. What are the overall global handset profits decline in 2019? vi. Fill in the blank by selecting the correct option. The adoption of 5G in the coming quarters will likely lead to for OEMs. (a) revenue growth (b) operate at low-profit margins (c) become a challenge for Chinese brands (d) increase their ASPs vii. Substitute the word concept with ONE WORD similar in meaning, in the following, sentence from paragraph 4. The new theory rejects the basic concept that humans evolved from apes. viii. List any two reasons as reflected for the handset profits decline in Q3 2019. ix. List one reason why the writer says Samsung will be at number 2. Continue on next page..... Install NODIA App to See the Solutions. Click Here To Install CBSE English X x. III. Sample Paper 16 Page 5 Select a reason that displays a challenge for Chinese brands. (a) To increase their smartphone ASPs and margins (b) To guarantee a steady inflow of revenue (c) To gain good traction (d) To lower the profit margins SECTION B- GRAMMAR Attempt ANY TEN of the following questions. 10 10 i. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete an online update. A new understanding of the fundamental connection between mind and body explains phenomena such as phantom limbs, and _____ surprising implications. (b) are (a) have (c) is (d) has ii. Read the conversation between Sudhir and Riya. Complete the sentence by reporting Riya s reply correctly. Sudhir : Riya, what is the reporting time for photoshoot tomorrow? Riya : I have no clue as I was not there during the briefing. Sudhir asked Riya what was the reporting time for photoshoot the following day. In response to his question, Riya answered that _____. iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line, from a magazine. When our cherished ideas are contradicted by the facts, we avoid the human tendency to double down on those ideas. (a) must (b) need (d) could (c) can iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line, from a news report. As per the report, India will allowed food processors to import duty-free wheat against a commitment to export flour. Option no. error correction (a) the a (b) will would (c) allowed allow (d) against for v. Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option : The two parks in our locality have virtually _____ over by undesirable elements. (b) take (a) been taking (c) taken (d) been taken Continue on next page..... Install NODIA App to See the Solutions. Click Here To Install Page 6 Sample Paper 16 CBSE English X vi. Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given portion of a letter. Subject : Request for kind perusal Dear Sir This is to respectfully submit that the students of Agatha House _____ (seek) approval for organising an Inter-house Rangoli Making Competition to be undertaken by the house. vii. Report the dialogue between a father and his son, by completing the sentence. Father : Why are you late from school, Amit? Amit : While coming from school to bus stop, I slipped by stepping on a banana peel. Father asked Amit _____ late from school. In response to the question, Amit replied that while coming from school to bus stop, he had slipped by stepping on a banana peel. viii. Identify the error in the given sentence, from a school magazine report and supply the correction. Exploring solutions to brought awareness about celebrating festivals without harming ecology was the second objective of the competition. Use the given format for your response. Error Correction ix. Ahmed shared some information with Anmol about his visit to a book fair. Report Anmol s question. Did you buy any book from the fair? x. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the slogan by the Ministry for Child Welfare. _____ we ask our children to reject junk food? (a) Should (b) Shouldn t (c) Can (d) Can t xi. Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Sanskriti and her friend Pranika. Sanskriti : I couldn t find you on the school bus this morning. Did you miss the school bus? Pranika : No, my dad was enroute to the school. So, he offered me to drop me to the school. Sanskriti told Pranika that she couldn t see her on the school bus that morning and further asked _____. In response to her question, Pranika replied that her father was enroute to the school and offered her to drop her to the school. (a) that if she had missed the school bus (b) if she had missed the school bus (c) that if she missed the school bus (d) that if you had missed the school bus xii. Identify the error on a shop s hoarding and supply the correction, for the following sales offer. SUPER SAVER DEALS !!! With Mom and Me Super Saver Days Offers, got discounts on daily essentials, personal care, baby care, fashion, kitchen & dining, nutrition, and more. Use the given format for your response. Error Correction Install NODIA App to See the Solutions. Click Here To Install CBSE English X IV. Sample Paper 16 SECTION B- CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS Page 7 10 All the names and addresses used in the questions are fictitious. Resemblance, if any, is purely coincidental. 1. Attempt ANY ONE from A and B given below. 5 A. Drinking water is becoming a rare commodity. Industrial development is filling our rivers, seas and oceans with toxic pollutants which are a major threat to human health. You are deeply saddened to see water pollution as an appalling problem, which is powerful enough to lead the world on a path of destruction. Write a letter to the Editor of Express News to make the public aware about the causes of water pollution and also suggest the measures to prevent water pollution. You are Parul Aggarwal, C-316, Jaswant Lane, New Delhi. O B. You are Christopher Joanne, a resident of C-216, Margaret Green Avenue, Loni Road, Delhi. Three students of grade 10 from your residential complex went around the city at midnight and covered shelterless people with blankets without waking them up. You think that their work deserves appreciation and recognition. Write a letter to the Secretary of your society, seeking recommendation for these youth, to be nominated for Star Volunteers Award . Suggest other ways how such acts of kindness could be recognised and awarded in the future. 2. Attempt ANY ONE of two extracts given. 5 A. After the birth of a child, fathers spend more time in office, whereas mothers spend less. Given below is a graph showing average weekly hours worked by gender and household type of the year 2014. Write an analytical paragraph by summarising the information given below. Continue on next page..... Install NODIA App to See the Solutions. Click Here To Install Page 8 B. Sample Paper 16 A group of enterprising young adults conducted a survey on reopening of educational institutions in the National Capital. V. CBSE English X SECTION C- LITERATURE Reference to the Context 3. Attempt ANY ONE of two extracts given. 40 10 5 1.A Our elders are often heard reminiscing nostalgically about those good old Portuguese days, the Portuguese and their famous loaves of bread. Those eaters might have vanished but the makers are still there. We will have amongst us the mixers, the moulders and those who bake the loaves. Those age-old, timetested furnaces still exist. The fire in these furnaces has not yet been extinguished. The thud and jingle of traditional baker s bamboo, heralding his arrival in the morning, can still be heard in some places. (Glimpses of India) i. The narrator says that the furnaces were time-tested because _____. ii. Those eaters might have vanished but the makers are still there. Pick the option that expresses the tone of the narrator. 1. elated 2. morose 3. nostalgic 4. hopeful 5. sarcastic 6. critical 7. celebratory (a) 1 and 7 (b) 2 and 6 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 4 and 5 iii. Pick the idiom that brings out the same meaning of reminiscing as used in the passage. (a) train of thought (b) commit something to memory (c) a trip down memory lane (d) jog somebody s memory Continue on next page..... Install NODIA App to See the Solutions. Click Here To Install CBSE English X Sample Paper 16 Page 9 iv. Why do you think the baker came in with a thud and a jingle ? v. The fire in the furnaces has not yet been extinguished implies that : (a) the furnaces are still being used to bake the loaves of bread (b) the fire is in the process of being reviewed as a respectable method for heading furnaces (c) the furnaces are very strong and cannot be shifted for use in other areas (d) the fire in the furnaces takes a long time to cease burning, once lighted O 1.B Natalya : Excuse my interrupting you. You say, my Oxen Meadows . But are they yours? Lomov : Yes, mine. Natalya : What are you talking about? Oxen Meadows are ours, not yours! Lomov : No, mine, honoured Natalya Stepanova. Natalya : Well, I never knew that before. How do you make that out? Lomov : How? I m speaking of those Oxen Meadows which are wedged in between your birchwoods and the Burnt Marsh. Natalya : Yes, yes... they re ours. Lomov : No, you re mistaken, honoured Natalya Stepanova, they re mine. Natalya : Just think, Ivan Vassilevitch! How long have they been yours? (The Proposal) i. Select the option that displays how the author makes very effective use of highlighting how social conflicts develop owing to_____. (a) trivial issues (b) communication failures (c) ordinary spat (d) insolent exchange of conduct ii. Complete the analogy by selecting the suitable word from the text. me : mine :: our : _____. iii. Select the reason that displays why Natalya interrupted Lomov. Because : (a) her father appeared in the scene. (b) Lomov had just received an attack of palpitation. (c) Natalya wanted Lomov to rectify himself about his claim for Oxen Meadows. (d) Natalya wanted Lomov to discuss only about his marriage proposal. iv. What was the reason of the spat between the two, according to the extract? (a) Oxen Meadows (b) Guess and Squeezer (c) Lomov s contemptible appearance (d) Chubukov s derogatory remarks Install NODIA App to See the Solutions. Click Here To Install Continue on next page..... Page 10 v. Sample Paper 16 CBSE English X Based on the extract, recall any two incidents of verbal spat over which the two characters indulged into. 4. Attempt ANY ONE of two extracts given. 5 2.A His ball went. I would not intrude on him; A dime, another ball, is worthless. Now He senses first responsibility In a world of possessions. (The Ball Poem) i. The loss of the ball will help the child to understand his : (a) possessions (b) mood (c) first responsibility (d) life ii. Giving another ball to the child is : (a) intruding on him (c) going to make him upset (b) worthless (d) going to make him happy iii. The boy is sad because _____. iv. What do the following lines suggest about the boy? Now he senses first responsibility In a world of possessions . (a) It suggests that he is thinking of getting another ball. (b) It suggests that he now hates life. (c) It suggests that he wants to transform himself. (d) It suggests that the boy is nothing now that his ball is gone. v. 2.B i. The ball is called worthless because it costs only _____. Pistol in his left hand, pistol in his right, And he held in his teeth a cutlass bright, His beard was black, one leg was wood; It was clear that the pirate meant no good. O (The Tale of Custard the Dragon) What thought does the stanza evoke in the reader s mind? That the pirate was _____. (a) coward (b) spooky (c) scary (d) valiant Continue on next page..... Install NODIA App to See the Solutions. Click Here To Install CBSE English X ii. Sample Paper 16 Page 11 The first line in the given stanza possesses _____ which is used to reuse words, phrases, images, or structures multiple times within a poem. (b) repetition (a) imagery (c) anaphora (d) simile iii. The rhyme scheme of the given stanza is _____. (a) aabb (b) abab (c) abcb (d) acbc iv. The pirate s descriptions make it even scarier. Comment. v. The pirate held a in between his teeth since his hands were occupied. VI Answer ANY FOUR of the following in about 40-50 words each. i. 4 # 3 = 12 Every journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step. With reference to the chapter His First Flight , analyse the statement and show your acquaintance. (Two Stories About Flying) ii. The poem Fire and Ice uses the metaphor of the end of the world to characterise this destruction. Do you agree? Support your answer with reasons. (Fire and Ice) iii. Valli s unique maiden bus ride experience was pleasant because the bus conductor was an affable man. Do you agree? Why/Why not? (Madam Rides the Bus) iv. What does the poet want to demonstrate through the poem A Tale of Custard the Dragon ? v. How can we say that Chubukov was continuously trying to reconcile the differences between Natalya and Lomov? (Any one example) (The Proposal) VII Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 40-50 words each. 2#3 = 6 i. Griffin had become a scientist just to satisfy his own ego and carry out satanic deeds. Comment. ii. The writer has given ample chance to the readers to ridicule the character Max in the chapter The Midnight Visitor . Substantiate your answer with examples from the text. (Footprints without Feet) (Footprints without Feet) iii. Validate the importance of Try and try until you succeed , in the context of Richard Ebright in The Making of a Scientist . (The Making of a Scientist) Install NODIA App to See the Solutions. Click Here To Install Page 12 Sample Paper 16 VIII Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 100-120 words. i. CBSE English X 6 Matilda goes home after meeting Mme Forestier after ten years and shares the fact with M. Loisel that the necklace was a false one. Write the dialogue between Matilda and M Loisel. Matilda : I don t know how to tell you this but I met Mme Forestier today and she told me that her necklace was not a real diamond. M Loisel : What! I just can t believe my ears. That huge debt was for nothing! Matilda : ________________________. M Loisel : ________________________. (The Necklace) O ii. Valli s visit to the town has been disclosed and mother gives her a scolding. Develop a conversation between Valli and her mother emphasising how important it is to follow the instructions given by the elders. (Madam Rides the Bus) IX Answer ANY ONE of the following in about 100-120 words. i. 6 Mrs Hall was disgraced solely because of her sheer negligence. Do you think she could have avoided her woes and miseries only if she had been a little vigilant and more careful? Comment. (Footprints without Feet) O ii. Horace might not have ended up in prison repenting at the way he was deceived but by cursing the lady in red. Examine the statement A Question of Trust giving reasons for the same. (A Question of Trust) ****** Install NODIA App to See the Solutions. Click Here To Install

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