TYAGI TUTORIALS Mock Test SA2 Class X ENGLISH (Communicative) Maximum Marks: 80 Time: 3 hours Date: 11/12/2011

The Question Paper is divided into four sections: Section A: Reading 20Marks Section B Writing 20Marks Section C: Grammar 20 Marks Section B Literature 20Marks General Instructions: 1. All questions are compulsory. 2. You may attempt any section at a time. 3. All questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order. Section A: Reading 20Marks 1. Read the poem The Flower That Smiles Today. PB Shelley The flower that smiles today Tomorrow dies: All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies: What is this worlds delight? Lightening, that mocks the night, Brief even as bright. Virtue, how frail to is! Friendship, how rare! Love, how it sells poor bliss For proud despair! But these, though soon they fall, Survive their joy, and all Which skies are blue and bright, Whilst flowers are gay, Whilst eyes that change ere night Make glad the day; Whilst yet the calm hours creep, Dream thou-and-from thy sleep Then wake to weep. Given below is the summary of the poem. Fill in the blanks with suitable words to complete the summary. Use only one word for each blank. (5marks)

All things in this world are (a) --------and have a fleeting nature. The flower that (b) ------today dies tomorrow. The things that we wish to stay forever, stay for a while and (c) --------away. Hence the delights of this world are transitory. Even the (d)--------is as brief as its brightness.(e)------is frail, love is nothing but exchange of happiness which results in (f)----------.Though these things are transitory, yet they survive their (g) ------.In the final stanza the poet advises us how to enjoy life. The ultimate end of life is to suffer and (h) ---Hence as long as joy and beauty exist, we should enjoy it. Happiness is like a (i)which vanishes when one wakes up. Instead of (j) ---------over lost happiness, it is better to enjoy it while it survives. 2. Read the following passage carefully: An escalating epidemic of overweight and obesity is affecting many countries in the world; more than 300million people are overweight or obese. Obesity could be reason specific. In India, the Marwaris tend to be overweight because of their high calorie diet and lack of physical activities .In the United States, obesity is more prevalent in lower economic groups. Obesity is now well recognized as a disease in its own right. Though obesity commonly means very overweight, it is defined as an excess amount of body weight that includes muscle, bone, fat and water. Obesity specifically refers to an excess amount of body fat. Some people, such as body builders or other athletes with a lot of muscle, can be overweight without being obese. A certain amount of body fat is needed for stored energy, heat insulation, shock absorption and other functions. Generally, women have more body fat than men, usually men with more than 25% body fat and women with more than 30% body fat are regarded as obese. Complete the statements given below with the options you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet. 5marks (i)All over the world more than-----people are obese (a) 3 million (b) 30 million (c) 300 million (d) 3.5milllion (ii)The Marwari community in India is overweight because -------(a) of its ancestors (b) doesnt do any exercise (c)of its genetic make-up (d) of its high calorie diet and lack of exercise (iii)Obesity specifically means (a) a lot of water in the body (b)excess muscle (c) excess proteins (d) excess fat in the body (iv) Body builders are overweight because--------(a) they have excess muscle (b)they have excess bone weight (c)they have excess fat (d)they have excess body mass (v)Stored energy means the energy stored in -----(a) the house (b)the body (c)the body which is used for doing work (d) machines 3. Read the following passage carefully. Euthanasia is deliberately bringing about a gentle and easy death making the last days Of the patient as comfortable as possible. This is to ensure a calm and peaceful death, to relieve incurable suffering in terminal illness or disability. Euthanasia is voluntary, when requested by the sufferer. Here death is hastened by deliberate withdrawal of effective therapy or nourishment. The debate on Euthanasia has again become a live issue in India as the Supreme Court of India in 1994 passed a verdict that attempted suicide is not a crime. With the recent medical knowledge, the judges in their verdict were sympathetic to those who attempted suicide. They gave the verdict that attempting suicide is a mental derangement and hence not to be considered as a crime. This signifies social approval of suicide and euthanasia which is assisted suicide. This is often our dilemma .Should one prolong the act of dying in a case of inevitable death or when a life is effectively over? One of the achievements of modern medical technology is the use of artificial life support systems like artificial feeding, dialysis, controlled respiration, pump circulation etc.In some

cases it can be so dehumanizing, painful , hazardous or costly that other considerations outweigh the aim to conserve life. On the basis of your reading of the above passage, complete the following statements: 5marks

1) Doctors administer euthanasia by------2) The debate on euthanasia has restarted as-------3) One can say that euthanasia has gained social approval as-------------4) Two reasons that support the cause of euthanasia are----5) the word in paragraph III that means involving risk or danger is ----------

4. Read the following passage carefully 5marks: FATE AND FREE-WILL While many thinkers believed in the absolute power of the forces of nature which were thought to control the destiny of man entirely, the sophists of ancient Greece held that Man is the measure of all Things, that he is not wholly a slave of the Fates, but can shape his own destiny among his fellows. Plato insisted upon freedom as the necessary basis for good life. He would have men free to follow their passions, free also to control them and build a higher life by overcoming evil. Aristotle believed that virtue as well as evil lies in our power. The stoics on the other hand, held that everything in the universe has its beginning and source in the will of God. Yet, they gave man a degree of freedom to obey or disobey the moral law. Man may give himself up to his passions and become their slave or he may conquer them and become free. The idea of the soul s freedom was also entertained by some of the early Christian thinkers (1) Many thinkers believed that the forces of nature __________. (a) control the destiny of man (b) are destructive (c) are unpredictable. (d) are not helpful to man (2) Man is not a slave of fates, but can shape his own destiny, opined the_________. (a) philosophers of India (b) sophists of ancient Greece (c) Christian priests (d) sages of ancient India (3) Plato insisted on______________ (a) man s freedom from every evil (b) freedom of speech and action. (c) man s freedom to follow his passions (d) man s liberty to fight against nature (4) The early Christian thinkers entertained __________. (a) man s control over nature

(b) man s power to conquer his enemies (c) man s freedom to do what he likes (d) the idea of the soul s freedom (5) Man must learn to____________ (a) give himself up to his passions (b) fight against the moral law (c) follow as well as control his passions to build a higher life (d) accept nature with all its force Section B Writing 20 marks 5 You are Ravikant.You received your first salary. You want to purchase an electronic gadget. You discussed about it with one of you colleagues, Prerna. Write a dialogue in about 80 words with her about the brand, model, size and price of the gadget you have finalized to purchase. 4 marks 6 Write a letter in about 120 words to the Manager of Mawana Sugar Mill seeking permission to visit the Mill. Give the number of students and the date on which you propose to visit. Sign yourself as Amit/Amrita, General Secretary.St Mary Convent, Hyderabad. 8 marks 7You recently visited an orphanage and got to meet children whose parents had died in natural calamities like droughts, floods and earthquakes. Their condition made you feel miserable. After coming back home you decided to write your feelings in the form of diary entry in about 150 words. 8 marks Section C: Grammar 20 Marks 8 Complete the paragraph choosing the correct options: 4marks When (a) __________ papayas (b) __________ our garden were ripe, grandmother(c)__________ sent a basket of (d) __________ to her friend, Mrs. Ghosh (e) __________ was the Principal (f) __________ the nursery school. On (g) __________ occasion, Henry (h) __________ to get into the basket. (a) (i) a (ii) the (iii) an (iv) few (b) (i) on (ii) for (iii) in (iv) upon (c) (i) ever (ii) usually (iii) never (iv) is (d) (i) them (ii) it (iii) these (iv) the(e) (i) which (ii) when (iii) that (iv) who (f) (i) of (ii) in (iii) on (iv) for (g) (i) this (ii) which (iii) it (iv) the (h) (i) managed (ii) manage (iii) want (iv) desire 9 Complete the following dialogue by choosing the most appropriate options. 4marks John: Friends, I sent you many flowers on Valentine s Day Harry: (a)________ Jack: Are you sure you sent it to us? John: (b)________ Harry: You must have sent cauliflowers! John: (c)________ Jack: I kept them in the refrigerator! Harry: (d)________

(a) (i) I sent many flowers on Valentine s (ii) I had sent flowers on Valentine s (iii) What do you mean? I did not receive them (iv) he sent many flowers on Valentine s (b) (i) Yes, they were big white ones. (ii) No, they were big white ones. (iii) What did he mean? (iv) That what he meant was flowers. (c) (i) What he got in return (ii) what had he got in return (iii) Will I get anything in return? (iv) Your guess is right (d) (i) Thanks for sending cauliflowers. (ii) Must have sent cauliflowers. (iii) Thanks you may have sent cauliflowers (iv) Should you have sent cauliflowers? 10 Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows in reported speech. 4marks Kavita : Where do you want to go ? Sabita : I want to go to the drop point near the Zoo Kavita : In that case you will have to get down at the Lakshmi Nagar bus stop and take an auto. Sabita : How long will I take to reach there ?

Kavita asked Sabita (a)_______________ Sabita told her that (b)_______________ Kavita told Sabita that (c) _______________ at the Laxmi Nagar and take an auto. Sabita asked Kavita (d)________________.

11 Rearrange the following to form meaningful sentences. 4marks (a) have/you/kept/where/the/books? (b) not/in/run/the/do/corridors/and make/noise/a (c) rich /has a /cultural/India/its diversity/heritage/with. (d)pleasant/what/sight/was/a /it/! 12Read the newspapers headlines and complete the reports. 4marks (i) WOMAN TIED UP, ROBBED Two unidentified men _____________ of her mobile phone. (ii) FOOD INFLATION STEPS TO 16.75% Food inflation _______________ the week ending 12 th December. (iii) JCB ENTERS SHOE BUSINESS JCB India on Thursday ___________ its entry into the footwear segment by launching a range of safety and lifestyle shoes. (iv) BABY SURVIVES TSUNAMI, FOUND IN CLUMP OF TREES A 16 month- old baby _____________ alive in a clump of trees days after the devastating tsunami that killed 44 people.

Section D : Literature 20 Marks The voice of my education said to me He must be killed. (3) a) Who does he refer to i) cattle ii) Etna iii) the snake iv) albatross b) The voice of education here means i) the god of education ii) the knowledge the speaker gained at life iii) Knowledge the speaker gained by education at schools iv) his degree c)The speaker want him to be killed because i) he is brown in colour and harmless ii) he is black in colour and innocent iii)he is golden in colour and dangerous iv) he is green in colour and funny 13 And somehow Id always been able to dig one up for him. So Id begun to get a bit cocky as to my ability. (3) i) ii) iii) What do these lines tell about the speakers character? What was the speaker boasting of? What is the speaker asked to do?

14 Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each (8 marks) a) Which incidents prove that Patol Babu was a man of imagination? b) How does the writer rate himself as ghost story writer? c) Which sort of human weakness is brought out in this poem Ozymandias? (d) Why was the albatross considered a Christian soul? Q15 Personal satisfaction is more important than financial reward. Justify this with reference to the lesson Patol Babu the film star. (6 marks)

You are the master of your thought, the moulder of your character, and the maker and shaper of condition, environment and destiny.