CBSE MIXED TEST PAPER-01

(Selection Test)

CLASS - X ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE

[Time : 3 hrs.]

[M. M.: 100]

General Instructions:
This paper consists of four sections.
Section A - Reading
20 marks
Section B - Writing
30 marks
Section C Grammar
20 marks
Section D - Literature
30 marks
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Do not write anything in the question paper.
3. All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper and written in the
answer sheet provided to you.
4. Attempt all questions in each section before going on to the next section.
5. Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.
6. Strictly adhere to the word limit given with each question.

SECTION - A (Reading)

[20 Marks]

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

(12 marks)

1. Lionel was in bad shape. My daughter Nola and I found him bloodied and beaten. He was too
weak to haul his poor, broken little body inside the house. By the time we saw him his
battered body had already lost too much blood. Lionel the duck, died a few minutes later.
We never found out who had beaten Lionel so savagely, or why they felt the need to hurt
him. A customer at Nola's store said she found some teenagers jumping the back fence a few
minutes before we found Lionel. They were carrying cricket bats.
2. When Nola solely broke the news to her customers over the next few days, they were
devastated. One elderly gentleman was especially heart broken. After doing his weekly
shopping, he used to feed Lionel a slice of bread or a biscuit which he kept in his pocket
especially for the occasion. They would spend an hour every week like that, just chatting

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and enjoying each other's company. When he heard about Lionel's death, the old man sat
down on the same bench and let the tears run freely down his cheeks. Two weeks later, he
was dead.
3. Nola also had to tell the local primary-school children who used to play with Lionel on their
way to school. Lionel waddled around them, muttering and letting them feel his soft white
feathers while they waited for the bus. Some of the children made sympathy cards for Nola,
She also received many condolences - a few from friends and many from strangers. It was
only then that we realised how many friends Lionel had made; how many hearts he had
touched. It seemed as if the whole town was mourning his death. Lionel was a very social
duck.
4. Lionel liked human company and loved to waddle around. Many people who came to the
shop enjoyed passing the time of the day with the duck. But it was not just human company
Lionel sought. Lionel was friends with an assortment of multicoloured hens and one red
rooster. But Lionel also liked spending time quietly by himself.
5. An elderly couple who lived 100 kilometres away read about Lionel's death in the
newspaper and drove all the way to Nola's shop to deliver a condolence gift. It was the
statue of a duck the elderly man, an invalid pensioner, had made. Nola, somberly placed the
statue at the head of Lionel's grave. The next day, an acquaintance of mine, exasperated at
all the fuss being made, said to me, "He was only a duck!" But he was wrong. Lionel was
much more than that. He was a loving friend, not just to me, but to many others and our
lives certainly won't be the same without him waddling around.
1.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage given above, complete the following sentences.
Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. (4x1 = 4 marks)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Lionel could not be saved as______________________ when the author and her daughter
found him.
The old man and Lionel liked each other so much_______________________
The children were so upset about Lionel's death that____________________
An elderly couple's condolence gift was ________________________

1.2 Fill in the blanks using one word only:

(4x1 = 4 marks)

Not only Nola but all those who loved Lionel were (a) _____________ to know that their dear
duck was no more. He had been beaten up (b) _________________ by some teenagers. Lionel
was (c) _____________ to both men and animals. His death created a vacuum in the
(d)___________ of many.

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1.3 Find words from the passage which mean the same as the following from the paragraphs
indicated. Write the answers in your answer sheet.
(4x1=4 marks)
(a) Speaking in low unclear tone
para 3
(b) A person one knows slightly
para 5
(c) Shocked and sad
para 2
(d) To walk with short steps
para 4
2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
(8 marks)
1. Every time a child takes a soft drink, he's laying the ground work for a dangerous bone
disease. No, fizzy and sugary drinks don't cause osteoporosis. But, because they are
often a substitute for a glass of milk, kids are not getting the calcium and vitamin D they
need to build a strong skeleton. Many of them also lead a sedentary lifestyle, so they aren't
getting the bone building benefits for vigorous exercise either. These children aren't just in
jeopardy for brittle bones and fractures decades down the road. They could be at a risk of
osteoporosis at a younger age than ever before.
2. The Indian Society for Bone and Mineral Research, a body of osteoporosis experts is trying
to spread awareness about this bone crippling disease. Osteoporosis starts in childhood but
has consequences later in life. The condition causes bones to become riddled with holes, like
the framework of a house that's been attacked by termites. That can lead to broken bones,
which in turn can cause deformity, chronic pain or disability. Osteoporosis can be fatal; up
to 25 percent of older people who suffer a broken hip die within a year, Osteoporosis isn't
just your grandmother's health threat. Although it strikes over 50 million women in India, it
also menaces over 12 million men, Osteoporosis causes loss of height, pain in joints and
back, fractures and a fear of fractures, and can be very depressing, So it is important that we
adopt preventive measures, to save millions of people.
3. There is a new medical understanding of the best ways to protect ourselves and our
children, "Simple lifestyle changes and nutrition will help save your bones," says Dr, Mittal,
To get us moving in the right direction, he says, "It's never too late to adopt bone-friendly
habits - exercise, get enough sunlight, and have adequate calcium, This way, we can keep our
bones healthy and prevent osteoporosis."
2.1 Complete the following sentences based on the passage given above:
To build strong skeleton children need
(a) _____________________________________
(b) ______________________________________
The children are at a risk of osteoporosis at a younger age as
(c) ________________________________________
(d) _______________________________________

(8x1 = 8 marks)

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Osteoporosis can lead to

(e) _______________________________________
(f) ________________________________________
The best ways to protect children and ourselves from osteoporosis are by
(g) ___________________________________________
(h) ___________________________________________

SECTION - B (Writing)

[30 Marks]

3. You are Raghavendra and are attending a training camp at Chennai held for the final selection
of the Indian Cricket team. Write a postcard to your father, Mr. R. K. Gupta, 10 Ramjas Lane,
New Delhi, telling him all about the training and your chances of being in the final team. Do not
exceed 50 words. Copy the format of the postcard from the question paper in your answer
sheet.
[5 marks]

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4. The Majestic Club of Kolkata is organising a mega charity show to raise funds for building
shelters for those living on the streets. As Secretary of the club write a notice to be put up on
the club notice board about the charity show. Invite names of those interested in taking part in
the programme. Members can give suggestions on the conduct of the programme to the
Secretary in a week's time. Do not exceed 50 words. Do not give extra information. [5 marks]
5. You, Amritha, happened to take part in a medical camp organised by your club in a remote
village in Bihar. You are surprised to find that most of the people there have no awareness of
basic health or hygiene. As a concerned citizen you decide to take up their cause and organise
camps where the villagers can be told about the importance of hygiene. Taking ideas from the
notes given below and the unit on 'Health and Hygiene' along with your own ideas, write a
letter to the editor of a newspaper about the problem encouraging youngsters to join you in
the campaign. Do not exceed 150 words.
Causes for ill health
Regular discussions and camps to be held
A small dispensary to be set up
Youngsters to volunteer
[10 marks]
6. You are Richard, a hockey player. The following visual shows the Indian hockey players not
giving a chance to the opponents even to touch the ball at the World Cup tournament. You are
unhappy about the step-motherly treatment shown by the government towards your favourite
sport, so much so that the team was not even given a reception on their return to India after
winning the World Cup. Your colony decided to felicitate the winning team. Write a speech in
about 150 words to be delivered at the function showing your protest against the attitude of
the government and the need to encourage all sports equally.
[10 marks]

For the blind

You are Richard, a hockey player. You are unhappy about the step-motherly treatment shown by
the government towards your favorite sport, so much so that the team was not given even a
reception on their return to India after winning the World Cup. Your colony decided to felicitate
the winning team. Write a speech in about 150 words to be delivered at the function showing
your protest against the attitude of the government and the need to encourage all sports equally.

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[20 Marks]

SECTION - C (Grammar)

7. Look at the notes given below and complete the paragraph that follows. Do not add any new
information. Write the answers against the correct blank numbers in your answer sheet.
[4x1 = 4 marks]
The Atacama desert in Chile ------------------- dry spot ----------------- close to the Pacific Ocean ------------- the Andes ---------------prevent rain bearing clouds ---------------- a fog ----------------brings water ------------------- survive -------------- cacti lichens and animals.
The Atacama desert in Chile (a) -------------- spot on earth. Though the desert is close to the
Pacific Ocean, the Andes mountain range (b) ---------------- from fog comes from lichens and
animals which reaching the desert. Sometimes a moisture laden fog comes from the sea, (c)
------------------ droplets of water for (d) ---------------- live here.
8. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect
word and the correction in your answer sheet as given below against the correct blank
number. Remember to underline the word you have supplied. The first one has been done for
you.
[8 1/2= 4 marks]
The house on which we were to live
e.g.
was in one end of the village.
It was hiding behind a screen of
mango and orange tree and bushes
of hibiscus full from enormous
scarlet flowers. The house were adequate
without be luxurious, We had just finished
unpacking when they were greeted by the
housekeeper which name was Paula.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)

on
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________

in
_________
_________
_________
_________
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_________
_________

9. In the passage given below, fill in each blank with one word only, Write the correct word in
your answer sheet against the correct blank number.
[8 1/2 = 4 marks]
A doctor had the habit of talking to the trees (a) ----------------------- he took his walks in the
evening, He would bend (b) ----------------------kiss the trees lovingly and whisper kind words to
(c) --------------------This was (d) -------------- odd but beautiful sight, It was indeed (e) ------------------- world: One day he was very upset (f) ------------------------see one of his trees cut down.
This nature lover was m upset (g) -----------------------he collapsed on the road surprising (h) --------------------- passers-by.

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10. Read the conversation given below and complete the passage that follows. Write the answers
against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole sentences.
[4x1 = 4 marks]
Ravi
: Where were you yesterday evening?
Vinay : There is an exhibition of rare paintings at the Art Gallery. I had gone there.
Ravi
: How well are you prepared for the entrance exam next week?
Vinay : I have been preparing for the whole week.
Ravi asked Vinay where he (a) --------------evening. Vinay replied that (b) ------------- and
he had gone there. Ravi wanted to know (c) ----------------for the entrance exam next
week. Vinay explained that he (d) ------------------.

11. Look at the newspaper items given below. Use the information in the headlines to complete
the paragraphs. Write the answers against the correct blank numbers in your answer sheet.
[4x1 = 4 marks]
(a) Clashes Kill 20 in Nandigram
Clashes between two warring groups------------------ in Nandigram in West Bengal.
(b) Cluster Meeting Postponed
The cluster meeting as part of training programme for teachers -------------------- to next
month, an official statement said here on Friday.
(c) PM Undergoes Surgery
The Prime Minister----------------- at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on
Saturday.
(d) IGNOU 17th in Web Ranking
The Indira Gandhi National Open University -----------------out of the top 100 universities
in the Indian subcontinent.

SECTION - D (Literature)

[30 Marks]

12. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write the answers in your
answer sheet in one or two lines only. Number the answers correctly.
[4 marks]
Thou
For whose path the Atlantic's level powers
Cleave themselves into chasms, while far below
The sea-blooms and the oozy woods which wear
The sapless foliage of the ocean, know

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Thy voice, and suddenly grow gray with fear,

And tremble and despoil them selves: oh, hear!
(a)
(b)
(c)

What are the level powers of the Atlantic?

Describe the effect of the West Wind on the ocean.
What does "sapless foliage" mean?

[1 mark]
[2 marks]
[1mark]

13. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow, Write the answers in
your answer sheet in one or two lines only. Number the answers correctly.
[4 marks]
Day after day, day after day,
We stuck, nor breathe nor motion;
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean.
(a)
(b)
(c)

Where were the mariners?

What caused their present condition?
What is the poetic device used in the last two lines? How apt is it?

[1 mark]
[1 mark]
[2 marks]

14. SCROOGE: Empty, except for a young boy sitting at a desk, his head in his hands. Left behind.
He - he's crying poor chap! No place to go at Christmas.
Who was the crying boy? What valuable lesson did Scrooge learn from this sight? Write your
answer in 75 -100 words.
[5 marks]
15. How was Mark Antony able to provoke the Roman mob against the conspirators? Answer in
about 75 words.
[5 marks]
16. Describe the difficulties the refugees had to face on their journey through the Kruger Park.
Answer in50 - 75 words.
[4 marks]
17. Lakshmi Das, the clerk, to whom Ali had given the money, makes a diary entry regretting his
misbehavior towards Ali when he pestered him. Imagine you are Lakshmi Das. Make the diary
entry in 150 - 175 words.
[8 marks]

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