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Sample/Pre-Board Paper 2, Class X Term 1 Exam Nov -Dec 2021, , English Language and Literature (Code 184), , Time Allowed : 90 Minutes, General Instructions :, The Question Paper contains THREE sections., , eee & Ke, , Maximum Marks : 40, , Section A-READING has 18 questions. Attempt a total of 14 questions, as per specific instructions for each, question., Section BCGRAMMAR & WRITING haw 12 questions, Attempt a total of 10 questions, as per specific instructions, , , , for cach question., Section C-LITERATURE has 30 questions. Attempt 26 questions, as per specific instructions for each question., All questions carry equal marks., There i no negative marking., READING 2 It ix good to commit yourself for everything., (a) to be late, L Read the passage given below. (b) to delay, L Keep your watch accurate. For some people, moving (€) to being 15 minuten early, , up the time on their watch will help them get up, earlier. For others, they will remember that the tinw, on the watch is wrong and will disregard it altogether., It may be helpful to set your watch just two minutes = 3%, abead instead of five or ten,, , Il. Keep a clock, phone, computer or anything that, displays time in each room of your houw, One of the, easiest ways to rum late ix simply by not realising that, the time ix passing ax quickly as it is., , TIL. Set all your clocks and watches to the sume time, Don't be ¢, an optionist, Things wally take Longer than what you'd, expect, even without major delays. If you have « dinner, appointirent at 7:30 pam. don't think you can work, til 7 pan, then take « beth, drew and roach on time., Realistically, calculate the time you will take at exch step, amd then add 10 minutes more to allow for unexpected, delays, or you cuumet get to your job dose in thus., , TV. Wake up when you are supposed to wake up. Don't hit, the mooze button, keep on lying in bed, and wateh TV, wt the very start of your day. May be you can try even, setting your clock 10 minutes earlier than you meod. If, you have difficulty with this, move your alarm clock to, somewhere away from your bed: that way, you will have, to get up to turn it off. Commit yourself to being 15 6, minutes early for everything. If you have to reach your, place of work at 8:00, don’t even tell yourself this Just, tell yourself (and everyone else who listens - but con't, annoy them or make them think that they are late or, early!) “I have to be at work at 745." If you do this, = 2, you will be on thee ewen with Bittle unforeseen delays,, You will be on time oven with « traffic jam., , Based on your understanding of the passage, answer, auy_cight out of the ten questions by choosing the, , correct option., , 1 We should be in approach with time e, naLagetnent., (a) optinaist ie (b) powsdimintic, (c) realistic (a) utopian, , Download 30 Solved Sample Papers pdfs from www.chae.online «, , (d) to search the last moment, , The passage highlight», (a) the value of time, , (b) the importance of being ahead of tine, fe) the value of being upto time, (d) the value of calculating time, , To be punctual we should, (a) Bett the mesons button cf the alarm clock, , (b) get up at the right time, (e) start watching TV in the morning, (d) keep on lying in bed, , The narrator does not deny which of the following, , activity just after waking up:, (a) hitting snooze button, , (b) keep on lying in bed, (ec) watch TV, (d) wake up when you actually have to, , What does the author mean when he uses the word, , ‘delay’?, (a) Late (b) Turn aff, (e) Diwegard (d) Accurate, , One of the major reasons for being delayed is, (a) absence of clock, phone of computer, being overindulged in work, fe) not realising that time pases quickly, (d) not keeping « margin in the expected time of work, , Being alwadty minutes should be everyone's, conmitipent, , (a) 10 minutes (b) 15 minutes, , (e) 5 minutes (4) 30 minutes, , got by whatsaepp from +0) 80056 20060 Page 1

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"e, , Which word conveys the opposite of ‘realistically’?, , programmes among 4168. For younger children, TV, on the TV set makes up the proportion of thei, median time, and although there hue been a decline, , !, F, !, F, , sperm! watching, 2017 has seen an increase in the, number of hows parents of younger children say their, child spends watching TV on the TV set., , . For older children the pictare ix more mixed. The 12, 15s who watch TV on a TV set spend nearly M4 and «, half hours « week viewing, similar to younger children., However, this is part of their larger overall media, commumption, and they «pend more hours online and, waxing their mobiles in a typical week than watching, on « TV set. This age group are also most likely not, to watch on a TV set at all : around one in ten 12Iie say that they don't wateh any television on a TV, set, higher tham last year, while the number who su, this ix the device they mostly use to watch TV has, theerensed since lat year to around six in ten. ‘This, , changes in the media landscape., , . For camnple, more 311s are ouline than im 2016,, , with much of this growth coming from increased use, of tablets. Unsurprisingly, tablets and other portable,, connected devices are also playing an important role in, TV viewing, with increases in the aumbers of children, who ever watch TV on a device other than a TV set., wed nearly « quarter of 12-158 mostly watching on, either a tablet or « mobile phone., , The other important factor in the changing content, , commmption landscape is YouTube, Double digit, imereases this year 2017 mean that half of 3-48 and, , more than eight in ten 5-156 now use YouTube. It ix, the most recognized content brand among 12-15«, and, the one they are most likely to think includes their, age group in its target audience, saying either that it, is aimed «pecifieslly at their age group of at everyone., It & the one they would ture to first for all types of, content they say is important to them, and the one, they say they would mix the most if it wae taken, , away, More &1is and 12-156 also say they prefer, , , , © 1% howe thelr com smartphone,, 21% have their own table, » © 06% watch TV om a TV sot, for, arvumd 15k & week, @ 41% watch TV om other devices,, 3-4s tnostly on « tablet, © 40% play games, for neatly Gh a, wook., © 53% go cnline, for newly Sh «, work, © TIR of those mustly une « tablet to, go voline., © 48% uw YouTibe, of whieh 52%, of thet sy cartouns ane thelr, favourite thing to watch, 15% say, ibcaing video., © O% have # svcial media profile, , , , , , © O% have thelr own smartphone,, 35% have their own tablet, , © 05% watch TV om a TV sot, for, arowml 19.5h 4 week, , © 49% watch TV on other devices,, toostly on a tabbet, , 5-7s ¢ 6% play ganuen, for only 7.5 0, , woek., , © T0% go online, for around Oh «, work., , © 63% of Chime musty ime « tablet to, go caline., , © 71% we You Tube, of which 30%, say eartoum are their tewourite, thing to wateh, 18% <w funny, Videos or pranks., , © 3% have # svckal media profile., , © The TV set x the deview they aw, they wouk! mabe the nust.

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mengerees os weeeraapee « mepeee a emenee =, , © IVR have their own anartphone,, 52% have their own tablet., , © 98% watch TV an a TV set, for, tearly 14h & week,, , © 58% watch TV on other reviews,, tnustly on « tablet, , © 81% play games, for aroand 10h, , , , 8-1l1s, , © 46% uf these mostly tive a tablet, to go caline,, , © 22% « mobile., , © 81% use YouTube, of whieh 235%, say funny videos of pranks are, their tevourite thing te watel,, 18% sy netic videos,, , © 29% have « social media profile., , © The TV mt of tablet are the, devices they would miss the, , , , , , , , , , Based on your understanding of the passage, answer, auy_six out of the eight questions by choosing the, , correct option., TL For younger children. TV om the TV set makes up, (a) the best portion of their daily lives., (b) the only souree of entertainment., (e) the largest proportion of their media thaw., (d) the time where they cum wateh what they want,, , 12 12 to 15 year olds spend more hours, typical week than watching on a TV set., (a) online and using their mobiles, (b) playing outside, (c) paying games online, (d) doing their homework, , 123. 00% of 12 to 15 year olds use YouTube to, 1. watch music videos, IL learn extracurricular activities, TIL, watch funny videos or pranks, IV study about their course, (a) Land I, (e) Tl and IV, , (b) T and 1, (4) Hand 1, , Which of the following ix » deviee that the 8 to 11 year, olds would mins the most 7, , (4) gaming console (b) mobile, , (e) tablet (4) computer, , Which content brand includes 12 to 15 years age, group in its target audience and ix the most recognized, content brand for the 12-158?, , (a) YouTube (b) Twitter, , (c) Pacebook (d) Instagram, , Which of the following statement is not true about the, Sto 4 year olds?, , (a) 1% hawe their own smartphone, , (b) 90% go online for nearly 8 hours a week, , (ec) 40% play games for nearly 6 hours a week, , (A) 41% watch TV on other devices, , Around a third of 8 to 11 year olds complain about, , modia that :, , (a) there are not enough educational programmes, that cater to their needs,, , (b) there are not enough programmes that show, chikiren that book like them,, , (e) there are not enough fanny programmes online for, chikdren their age., , (d) there are not enough new skill learning programmes, that can make them versatile., , Which of the following statements ix not true in the, , context of the passage?, , (a) Early evening family entertainment from the BEC, and ITV dominate the top ten mont-watehed, programmes among 4-155., , (b) 3% of 5 to 7 year olds have social media profiles., , (ce) 90% of 12 to 15 year olds go online for nearly 21, hours a week., , (d) Tn this your 2017 half of 34+ and more than eight, in ten G15 now we YouTube,, , GRAMMAR & WRITING, , GRAMMAR, , TIL, Anewor any five out of six questions by selecting the, most appropriate option for each., , 9. Tdon't wont coffee, thank you,, (a) Some (b) Any, (c) Little (d) Few, , 20 yo pont this letter for me, plans 7, (a) Must (>) Will, (ec) Shall (d) Neod, , MM Apeairofsocds een miwing from my wardrube., (a) have (b) has, (e) were (d), , 2 ee reached there in time, the heuncdits, (a) did have killed (b) will have killed, , (ec) would kill (4) would have killed

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23 Which option displays the correct change of the, , (a) Jack asked the strange man bow ranch he would, pay for that cow,, , (b) Jack asked the strange man how tnch woukl he, pay for that cow., , (ec) Jack asked the strange man how tnch would he, pay for thie cow,, , (d) Jack axkod the strange man how much be will pay, for that cow,, , % Which option displays the correct change of the, , Here is given the letter to the editor of “Daily Times”, , from Pawan/Pooja expressing his/her views on the, abowe news:, , K 911, Hemkunt Towers, , I? attitude and want to just show off. There's a lot of, frustration becanse of unrealistic parent al expect ations, and societal comands., , Ien't it time society woke up, and took motioe of the, situation? It should be mace mandatory for schoubs, and colleges to have counsellors (28), Moreover, yoga and meditation (30) in order, , to relax their rhinds so that teenagers lose their anger, and frustration., , Yours faithfully, , Pawan /Pooja Awasthi, , Complete the letter by choosing the most appropriate, option:, , 26 (a) The Editor, {b) The Doctor, {c) The Minister, (d) The Selentist, , 26 (a) Increasing anxiety among children, (b) Increasing crime among children, (©) Increasing jonkousy among chibdren, (4) Increasing competition among chiklren, , 71. (a) noise pollution in the elty, (b) quarrels between school students, , (ec) recent «pate of crimes committed by school, children, including thefts and kidnappings, (d) None of these, , 28. (a) driven by unethion! moan, (b) driven by greed of wneontrollahle anger, (ec) commanming drags, (4) Nome of these, , 29. (a) with whom students can play, (b) with whom students can eat tasty dishes, (e) with whom students can discuss their protons, (d) None of these, , 20. (a) courses should be started in schools, (b) extra classes should be started in schoobs, (c) sports competition shoald be started in sehook:, (4) None of these, , This section has subsections -Vo0 1) 11) &, EX. hove arm a total of 20 quctionslll iipetion, Attempt any 26 questions from GV, to IX,, , V. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that, follow:, , “We, who were oatlews not so long ago, have today, heen given the rare privilege to be host to the nations, if the world on our own soil, We thank all of our, distinguished international guests for having come to, take possession with the people of our country of what, is, after all, a common victory for justice, for peace,, few buneman cligaity.”, , (Nelson Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom)