10TH - ENGLISH
MODEL TEST –PROSE AND POEM (Marks -50)
I)ANSWER THE FOLLOWING: (any 20) 20*2=40
1.
Which
devices are controlled using ACTIV controller?
2.
Which software helps Alisha to overcome her difficulty
in typing?
3.
Do you think technology has
improved communication? How?
4.
What devices help David to
move from one place to other?
5.
How does Kim help Alisha?
6.
What was the usual scene when school began everyday?
7.
What was Franz asked to
tell? Was he able to answer?
8.
When and how did M. Hamel
bid farewell to the class?
9.
Why were the old villagers
sitting in the last desk?
10. Why was the
narrator not able to get to his desk without being seen?
11. What was
the condition of the attic?
12. What was
the daily routine of Sanyal?
13. Write a few
lines about the owner of the shop
14. Why did
Sanyal recite the poem in the tea shop earlier?
15. Why was the
attic ‘a favourite place’ for the children?
16. What sort
of training did the crew undergo before their expedition?
17. What sort
of activities did the crew engage in during their long voyage?
18. What does
the term circumnavigation mean?
19. When did
they witness the brilliant southern lights from the sea? How did the sky appear
20. Which skill
was considered important in the selection process?
21. What did the young bird’s family do when he started flying?
22. Did the
mother bird offer any food to the young bird?
23. What
prompted the young seagull to fly finally?
24. What
happened to the young seagull when it landed on the green sea?
25. How was the
young seagull’s first attempt to fly?
II)POEM
APPRECIATION: 5*2=10
1.A woman is beauty innate,
A symbol of power and strength.
a) Who is beauty innate?
b) What is meant by innate?
2. She's a lioness; don't mess with her.
She'll not spare you if you're a prankster.
a)Who is prankster?
b)Why is the woman compared to lioness?
3.My heart will keep the courage of the quest,
And hope the road's last turn will be the best.
a)What does quest mean?
b)What kind of quest does the poet seek here?
4. And now, if you will set us to our task,
We will serve you four and
twenty hours a day!
a)What does the line mean?
b)Who will serve us for a whole day?
5. We can run and race and swim and fly and dive,
We can see and hear and count
and read and write!
a)What works can the machine do?
b)Can machine read? Who does the word We refer?
III)
FIGURES OF SPEECH: 10*1=10
1. We can pull and haul and push and lift and drive,
2. And a thousandth of an inch to give us play:
3. Though our smoke may hide the Heavens from your eyes,
4. We are nothing more than
children of your brain!
5. We are not built to comprehend a lie,
6. Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal;
Not mourning for the things that disappear
7. To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer.
8. In the dim past, nor holding back in fear
9.The summer of life she's ready to see in spring.
10."Persistence is the key to everything,"
IV)MEMORY
POEM: 3*5=15
1. Strong… mess with her
2. But remember.. eyes
3. So let.. quest
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