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Std 10th, , Kuchan High School, Solapur., First Semester Exam 2021-22, Subject : English, Activity sheet, , Activity Sheet, , Marks : 80, Marks 80, , Section I : language study, , 10, , Q.No.(A) Language study (any four), , 8, , 1) Complete the words by using correct missing letters - 2, i)S-ccess ii)att-tuding iii)Slow-Y iv) sma-t, 2) Put the following words in Alphabotical order – 2, i) Peace,world, creat, absent, ii)Poverty,Porsperity, Plan, payment, 3) Punctuate the following sentence. - 2, i) lets go for a walk, ii) Whats that said Kamal Kishor, 4) Make four (4) words (minimum of 3 letters each) using the letters in the given word.- 2, “achievement”, 5) Write the rekated wors as shown in the example -2, , Walk, , Slowly

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6) Complete the word Chain of nouns.-2, Friend =---------------, ------------------,-------------------,--------------------., B) Do as directed.-2, a) make a meaningful sentence by using the given pharse to run away=, —OR—, b) Add a clase to the following sentence to expand it meaningfully the teacher told stories --------------------------------------2) Attempt any one., a) Add a prefix or suffix to make new words., i) agree ii) safe, —OR—, Q. No.2) (A) Read the following passage and complete the activities.-10, A1) Say whether you Agree or Dirsagree with the following statements: -2, i), ii), iii), iv), , The Compound where the writer was living was rich innature’s bounty, Holidays provide the children an opportunity to read various magazines and story, books., The incident occurred during summer vaction., Magazines and storybooks were published especially for adults in the festive, seasons., , My father was a medical professional working for a private company in Raniganj in West, Bengal. The officers of the company were housed in individual bunglows inside a large campus., The writer Our house was in a corner of the campus. The officer’s club was adjacent to the, boundary wall of our garden. The compound was luxurious with green grass, colourful flowers, and a host of tall and majestic tress. The seasonal vegetables in the kichen gardens of the, households and the magnificent trees constantly attracted squirrels and mony species of birds;, a group of langurs had evenmade their den in an aswatha tree nearby. They had all become a, part and parcel of our existence and daily life., A small incident on a Saturday afternoon left a profound effecton me and unfolded, before my eyes a whole new dimension to the wonders of God’s creation. It was a few days a, few days into the Puja vacation. Just like for any other child, the holiday provided an, opportunity for me to become engrossed in various magazines and storybooks published, specially for children in the festive season.

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After a hearty lunch, my parents and my younger sisters lay down for an afternoon nap, and I settled down with a storybook. – The quiet afternoon presented the perfect backdrop for, reading an adventure story. The silence was occasionally broken by the sound of my family, snoring, the intermittent chirping of house sparrows, the harshcawing of a crow the shrill call, of a kite flying high above the ground. Minutes ticked by. I became deeply absorbed in the, book., , A2)Describe the campus where the write’s famil lived. -2, A3) Match the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in columns ‘B’- 2, , Sr., No., 1, 2, 3, 4, , Column A, Hearty, Engrossod, Intermittent, Shrill, , Column B, A, B, C, D, , Frequent, Sufficient and wholesome, High pitched, In full attention, , A4) Rewrite the sentences as per instruction :, 1) My father was a medical professional. (Rewrite the sentence in the past parfect tense., 2) The holidays provided an opportunity torad various magazines and storybook. ( Rewrite, the sentence in simple parfect tense, A5) Do you read story books? Write the names of story books which you read., B) Read the fillowing passage anddo the acvtivity., B1) Who am I? (Identify the character)-2, 1., 2., 3., 4., , I am the washerman’s son, I am the sweeoer., I am the owner of the bank, I am in need of sweeper boy, , B2) Complete the following.-2, , Mrs.Bhushan was, uncomfortable beacause

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—OR—, *, , How did rumour about Pipalnagar?, , B3) Find the descanibing words for the following from the passage. -2, 1.Shop =------------ 2. Meal= -------------- 3.Tour=----------- 4.Tamnad tree= -------------B4) Do as directed . – 2, 1) Mrs. Bhushan went in search of her husband the was sitting infront of Kamal Kishor’s, photography shop. (Rewrite the sentence joining it with whole), 2) “Shocking!, Mr. Bhushan was right to compare his wife a bae in flower garden? -2, Q3.(A) Readthe following extract and do the activity-5, A1) Complete the remaining part by reading the stanza.-2, 1) The child wants to sow moons of light from --------------------------------------2) According to the child the route of his village is tough and full of ----------*Moon, Give me moonlight, Bsketfull or towo basket full, With seeds fo moonlight, From the city to my village, On the sides of the path, I want to sow many, Small, small moon of light, The whole village goes to the city, Daily to work., It becomes dark on its way back, As my village is quite far., The route is tough and fall of, Snakes and scorpions, Neither bus nor car flies., When my father returns home, I am a sleep., A2) What does the poet wish to get from the moon and why?-2, A3) Write as many word as you can using –‘ful’ a suffix.-1

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Eg.bag- bagful, B) Appreciation of the poem. -5, Read the following poem and write an appreciation with the help of the following points below., A Teenager’s Prayer, Each day brings new beginnings,, Decisions I must make., I am the only one to choose, The road that I will take., I can choose to take the road of life,, That leads to great success, Or travel down the drakned road,, That leads to great distress,, Please open up my eyes, dear Lord,, That I might clearly see, Help me stand for what is right, Bring out the best in me., Help,Lordm to just say “no”, When temptation comes my way,, That I might keep my body clean, And fit for life each day., When my teenage years are over,, I know that I will see, That life is lived its very best, With you walking next to me., Questions -1. Title, , ½, , J. Morse

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2., 3., 4., 5., , Poet/poetress, Rhyme scheme, Figure of speech (anyone) 1, Theme /centra idea (2,3 lines) 2, , ½, 1, , Q4.(A)Read the following passge and do the actitvities.- -- 10, A1) Choose correct after natives and complte the sentences—02, i)Subhash Chandra bose escaped in disguise from ---------------- to kabol., a)Mumbai, , b) Kolkata, , c) Tokyo, , ii) Base believed that India’s freedom could only through ------------------., a)Armed struggle, , b) Non vialence, , c)peace, , iii) Indian Civil service examination was held in -------------------., a)berlin, , b) India, , c) England, , iv) The massacre of jalinwala band happened in the year ---------------., a)1942 b) 1919 c) 1920, , Subash Chandra Bose was the son of wealthy and prominent Bengali lawyer. He went to, England for higher studies after gradusating from Kolkata College in 1919. He passed the Indian, Civil Service (ICS) exmanination held in England but rasigned the coveted job to dedicate himself, t the cause of his country’s freedom., The massacre of Jallianwala Baug at Amritsar in 1919 had sent a wave of horror and, indignation throughout the country. Bose belived that hisi country’s freedom could come ony, throught anarmed struggle. His activities led to his imprisonment serveral times. The story of his, escape in disguise, from Kolkata to Kabul and then to Berlin showed his extraordinary courage., A gallant fighter, Bose finally., Reached Tokyo and assumed leadership of the Indian Independence Movement in East Asia., Called Netaji (Leader),he organised men and women into the Indian National Army (Azad Hindu, Fouj and set u the Azad Hind Government at Singapore in 1943. Netaji’s army long with the

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Japanese troops marched up to the frontiers of and even reached Kohima in the North-east. But, in a stubborn battle, his army was compelled to surrender to the British., To continue his, Bose planned to go to the USSR to seek help. But he reportedly died in a, Taiwan hospital as a result of burn injuries from a plane crash., A2) Arrange the following sentences in order o ftheir occurance in the passage,-- 2, i), ii), iii), iv), , Subhashchandra Bose set up Azad Hind Government at singapur., ii) Bose escaped from house –imprisonment form Kolkata to Kabul and than to berlin., He escaped Tokyo and assumed leadership of the Indian Independece movement in, East india., Bose organized men and women into the Azad Hind Fauj., , A3) Find and write the describing words for the following nouns from the passage., i), ii), iii), iv), , ------------------ Courage, ------------------- Fighter, ------------------- Studies, ------------------- lawyer, , A4) 1) He went to England for higher studies. -1, (Frame ‘wh question’ to get underlind partes an answer.), 2)Bose believed that his country’s freedom could come only through an armed struggle., (Underline sub or dinate clause and name is type) -1, A5) Who is your favourite freedom fighter? Write the named of more freedom fighters you, know? –2, B) Summary writing. -5, Write a summary of the passage given for emprehension in Q,4(A) and sugges a suitable title., Q5:-A) Letter writing., , 5, , A1 or A2 Do any one of the following., A1) Informal Letter., Imagin you one Aniket/Ankit jadhav . Write a letter to your friend to visit this below, exhibition and given details information about this exhibition and its importance., , A Gold opportunity for Nature lovers, Unit Nature Club

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Invites you all the students for, Wild life photo and painting exhibition, Venue : Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Art Gallaery, Bhandardara, From 25th January to 31st January 2020, The Exhibiton showecased the wild life photographs to create awareness of preserving forests, and wild life., , , Inauguration by : Mr.K. Ullas Karnath, Wild life expert, On 25th January at 11 am., Contact : The president, Unity Nature Club, Bhandardara., , —OR—, A2) Formal Letter., Imagine that you are Aniket/Ankita Jadhav. Write a letter to the ‘President of Unity, Nature Club’ expressing thankfulness for organizing Exhibition,, B) Dialogue writing/Drafting a speech. B1 or B2 Do anyone of the following., B1) Dialogue writing., a) Prepare adialogue from the jumbled sentences., i) I don’t like to mixup with people., ii) Would you like to take up social work as a career?, iii) No,my career option is different., iv)Why don’t you want to make career in social work?, b) Complete the following dialogue., A: Why don’t youngsters like to take up social work as a career?, B:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------A: How can youngesters contribute to the social work?, B: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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C) Write a dialogue between you and your friend of minimum six meaningful exchanges on, choosing career., (OK), B2) Drafting a speech. 5, You have to deliver a speech on the occasion of Republic Day, The Topic given to you is Why I, love India Write the speech using the following points., , , , , , , , , , Rich and varied heritage ., Variety of people interesting personalities., Innumerable places of interst to visit., Good tradition of music, dance and arts., Land of our birth., Comfortable with the ways of life even thought these are probems., Aware of how great the nation can be., Democracy will always stay in india., , Q.6(A) Information transfer. 5, A1 or A2 Do any one of the following activities., A1) Non verbal to verbal., The advantages and dis advantages of computers are given in, the Following table Develop separate paragraphs for advantages, and disadvantages ., , Nos. Advantages, 1., Stores lot of information., 2., Easy access for information and, communication., 3., Increase work efficiency, 4., Fast and economical communication, 5., 6., 7., , Entertainmoment, Time utility, Good jobs, , A2) Verbal to non – verbal, , Disadvantages, Rising unemployment, Health hazards-postures, obesity, etc., Defects in eyes., Exposure to hazardous, bad, information, Affect social, physical interactions, Mental fatigue, stress, dependency

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Read the given information and complete the table given with the, Information from the passage and give a suitable title., , There are four different types of soils. They laterite soil, sandy desert soil,, Black cotton soil and alluvial soil. The formation of laterite soil takes place due, To the washing of silica, slat, organic matter and accumulation of sesquioxides., ‘Sandy desert soil, on the other hand, is formed due to the action. Of winds., Mechanical weathering of igneous rocks leads to the formation of black, Cotton soil. Last but not the least is the rich alluvial soil that is obtained, Through the depositing process of rives., Soils, Nos., 1., 2., 3., 4., , Types of Soils, , Formation, , B) Expand the theme B1 or B2 Do any one of the following actives, , 5, , B1) News report., Read the following headline and prepare report with the help of the given, Points “Sport Day celebrated in model High school”, 1 Head line, , 2 Place / dateline, , 3 Intro – lead line, , 4 Short continuing paragraphs (body of the report), 5 Con cushion., OR, B2) complete the story with the help of the given ending and suggest a suitable, Title for it., ……………..and thus I was praised for my honesty in the .

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Q7.Translation., A] Translate the following words into Marathi (any 4), (i) Benefit, (iv) possible, , (ii) education, (v) magic, , 2, , (iii) motivate., (vi) whisper., , B] Translate the following sentence into Marathi (any2), i) Mahabaleshwar is a beautiful hill station., ii) I like to help poor and needy people., iii) Nagpur is famous for oranges., iv) Time is more than money., , C] Translate the following idiom / proverbs into Marathi (any 1), i) Practice makes man perfect, ii) Necessity is the mother of invention., , 1