CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 English Language and Literature Paper 2

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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 English Language and Literature paper 2

Time: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions

• The paper consists of 3 sections: A, B, C.
• Attempt all the questions.
• Don’t write anything on the question paper.
• Read each question carefully and follow the given instructions.
• All the answers must be correctly numbered and written in the answer sheet provided to you.
• Strictly adhere to the word limit given in the question-paper. Marks will be deductedfor exceeding the word limit.
• Ensure that questions of each section are answered together.

SECTION-A
Reading — 20 Marks

Question 1.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow
1. One of the most frequently asked question by patients is, “What am I allergic to?” Well everything under the sun, as even the sun can cause allergy. Allergy is the hyper-active response of our immune system to substances which are ordinarily harmless. Such environmental substances are known as allergens.

2. According to Dr. SPS Bakshi, CMD, Bakson Group, “The main symptom of allergy is inflammation, which occurs as a result of excessive activation of mast cells and basophils by a type of antibody known as IgE.” He also says that whenever our body is exposed to an allergen, the immune system exhibits this inflammatory process (pain, redness, heat and swelling), reflects itself on skin as dandruff, rashes (dermatitis/psoriasis/eczema), alopecia, acne and lichen planus and in musculoskeletal system as joint pain, cervical or lumbar spondylosis, headache, backache and sciatica. It is reflected in the respiratory system as tonsillitis, adenoiditis, sinusitis, rhinitis, bronchitis and even asthma. Similar reactions occur in the case of food allergies where inflammation occurs in the digestive tract. This may be in the form of mouth ulcers, flatulence (gas), hyperacidity, colitis and irregular bowel habits.

3. Avoidance of allergens is not practical or possible. Dr Bakshi says that the solution is a stronger immune system which is possible with homeopathy. Some of the commonly used homeopathic medicines for various allergies are:
Bakson’s Aller Adi
Tablets: This is for running nose, fever, sneezing and sinus congestion. Take one tablet thrice daily.
Dr. Bakshi’s Homeopathic Formula D Tablets: For skin ailments characterised by redness, intense itching, scaling and oozing eruptions. Take one tablet twice daily.
Bakson’s Rheum Aid
Tablets and Syrup: Relieves pain, stiffness and impaired functioning of the affected parts. Take one tablet or one tablespoon of syrup thrice a day. It is also available in gel form as an external application for muscular pains.
Bakson’s Gastro Aid
Tablets and Syrup: Provides relief from indigestion, hyperacidity, abdominal cramps and constipation. Take one tablet thrice a day or 1-2 teaspoon of syrup with some lukewarm water, thrice daily after meals. All the medicines are to be taken under the supervision of a registered homeopathic medical practitioner only.

Question 1.1.
On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any eight of the following questions in brief

1. What do you mean by Allergens?
2. What are the symptoms of allergens in immune system?
3. Bakson’s After Aid tablet gives relief from which diseases?
4. During food allergies, inflammation occurs in which part of the body?
5. Which tablets provide relief from indigestion?
6. What can be the title of this passage?
7. Under whose supervision should these medicines be taken?
8. Which tablet can be taken during running nose?
9. Find a word in para 1, similar in meaning to ‘very often’.

Question 2.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow
1. Robots are already being used in areas where replacing humans sounded like plot of a fantasy novel. One such area is education. Today robots are increasingly being used as teaching assistants to help out in the classroom. In South Korea, a telepresence-focused robot, Robosem, is already teaching English in a country where certified English teachers are rare.

2. Because of its interactivity, a robot is a big asset in imparting lessons to students, especially the young ones. In the future, robots may take up much more important roles in the classroom. That day no longer seems to be a dream when students will walk into classes and find robots waiting to check on their homework.

3. The future will mostly be about people using robots to accomplish work that is more interesting and fulfilling. Advances in the development of robots mean they will be able to perform multiple tasks more quickly, safely and efficiently than humans. With robots taking over most of the boring jobs, humans can concentrate more on meaningful work, such as research and development for making life better for everyone.

4. Amajor problem that the world faces today is the scarcity of land and lack of living spaces in urban areas. In the future, technology might just solve this problem. Scientists have already predicted that oceans might be the next place where humans will build their homes and living spaces.

5. While technology limits us from doing that today, in the future entire cities could be suspended under the sea. Inside enormous livable babbles, homes, schools, offices and even parks could be built using the water itself to make oxygen and generating hydrogen fuel in the process.

Question 2.1.
On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following questions in brief

1. Where will the humans start living in future?
2. How can you say that Robots are increasingly used in the field of education?
3. What can you say about the future of Robot in the classroom?
4. What major problem is the world facing today?
5. What kinds of fuels will be used in future?

Question 2.2.
On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following

1. A robot is a big asset in imparting lessons to students because of its .
(i) popularity
(ii) interactivity
(iii) being strong
(iv) being punctual

2. in the development of robots mean they will be able to perform multiple tasks more quickly, safely and efficiently than humans.
(i) Accomplishment
(ii) Advances
(iii) Concentration
(iv) Research

3. In para 1, the word which means ‘a set of technologies’ is
(i) mortise
(ii) telepresence
(iii) nautical
(iv) monogamy

4. In para 1, the word similar in meaning to ‘air castle’ is
(i) obliged
(ii) fantasy
(iii) dream
(iv) impossible

5. In para 4, find a word which means the same as ‘shortage’
(i) less
(ii) scarcity
(iii) safely
(iv) meagre

SECTION – B
Writing & Grammar — 30 Marks

Question 3.
Write a letter to Messrs Gupta Electronics, 22, Industrial Area, Ghaziabad complaining
about the faulty washing machine, which you purchased recently. You are Rajeev of 228-F, Vikaspuri, New Delhi.
OR
You are Sunny/Bhavna. You are interested in pursuing a language course for short term duration. Write a letter to the Director, British Council enquiring about the courses available and asking other necessary details.

Question 4.
Complete the story with the help of the following hints.
Hints: King Vikram/intelligent/popular/Justice/a queen Mitali came to test/brought two garlands/ natural and artificial/king ordered to open the windows/all surprised by intelligence of king.
OR
Develop a story with the help of the following opening line
A little boy and his mother were walking in the park. It was a Sunday.

Question 5.
Fill in any four gaps by choosing the most appropriate words from the options given below.
Often when we have to interest with a group of people, the most attractive (a) ………… appealing person is the one who (b) ……… cheerful, has a smiling face and behaves as (c) …………… he or she is enjoying (d) ……….. moment. smiling (e) ………… bond people together.

Question 6.
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction against any four lines of the passage.

Srinagar is located between a
hill of Hari Parbat or the rock
of Takht-e-Suleman. The city was
cut into two with the river Jhelum.
It is the large city and lies
in Kashmir valley.

Question 7.
Rearrange any four of the following groups of words and phrases to form meaningful sentences

1. the Singhs/how the girls/had no idea/to live/had come/with/the wolves
2. when they/a short way/they used/wanted their knees/to go/and elbows
3. but when/they would travel/using their hands/to run/they wanted/and feet
4. when Mrs. Singh/at her hand/they growled to touch/tried/them/and snapped
5. keep/it/for/long/was/Singhs/not/to/the/a secret/that/were/able

SECTION – C
Literature : Textbook & Long Reading Text — 30 Marks

Question 8.
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow
With a satisfied expression he regarded the field of ripe com with its flowers, draped in a curtain of rain. But suddenly a strong wind began to blow and along with the rain very large hailstones began to fall. These truly did resemble new silver coins. The boys exposing themselves to the rain out to collect the frozen pearls.

1. How did Lencho feel when he saw his fields covered with a curtain of rain?
2. What followed the rain?
3. What did hailstones resemble?
4. What do frozen pearls stand for?

OR

The Night is fresh, the whole moon shines in a sky still open the smell of leaves and Lichen still reaches like a voice into the rooms. 1 My head is fuel of whispers. Which tomorrow will be silent.

1. Name the poem and the poet.
2. How do leaves and Lichen talk to each other?
3. What are ‘whispers’ that the poet can hear?
4. Why will these whispers be silent tomorrow?

Question 9.
Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words each

1. Why did Valli not get down the bus at the town when everyone else had vacated it?
2. Why could the woman in the control room not help the pilot of Dakota?
3. How did Mrs. Pumphrey and her servant behave when Tricki was being taken away to the surgery?
4. Why and when does Max’s face turn black with anger?
5. How does Chubukov react to this controversy?

Question 10.
Answer any one of the following questions in about 100-120 words
What were the difficulties faced by Nelson Mandela in achieving freedom for his people?
OR
What is the role of Oliver Lutkins in the story—The Hack Driver?

Question 11.
Answer any one of the following questions in about 200-250 words: 10
How does Anne’s diary show here dual personalities?
OR
Describe the bean incident and a large rat incident related to Peter and Anne.
OR
Describe Helen’s visit to Fem Quarry. Why was the incident important in her life?
OR
Briefly describe the method used by Mrs. Sarah Fuller to give speech training to her students.

Answers

Answer 1.1

1. Allergy is the hyperactive response of our immune system to substances which are ordinarily harmless. Such environmental substances are known as Allergens.
2. The symptoms of allergens in immune system are pain, redness, heat and swelling.
3. Bakson’s After Aid tablets give relief from nose, fever, sneezing and sinus congestion.
4. During food allergies, inflammation occurs in digestive tract.
5. Bakson’s Gastro Aid tablets and syrup provide relief from indigestion.
6. Prevention of Allergies” can be the title of this passage.
7. All the medicines are to be taken under the supervision of a registered homoeopathic medical practitioner only.
8. Bakson’s Aller Adi Tablet.
9. Frequently

Answer 2.1
1. Oceans might be the next place where humans will build their homes and living spaces. In the future entire cities could be suspended under the sea.

2. Robots are increasingly being used as teaching assistants to help out in classroom. In South Korea a telepresence focused robot, Robosem, is already teaching English in a country where certified English teachers are rare.

3. In the future, robots may take up much more important roles in the classroom. That day no longer seems to be a dream when students will walk into classes and find robots waiting to check on their homework.

4. A major problem that world is facing today is the scarcity of land and lack of living spaces in urban areas.

5. While technology limits us from doing that today, in the future entire cities could be suspended under the sea. Inside enormous livable babbles, homes, schools, offices and even parks could be built using the water itself to make oxygen and generating hydrogen fuel in the process.

Answer 2.2

1. (ii) interactivity
2. (ii) Advances
3. (ii) telepresence
4. (ii) fantasy
5. (ii) scarcity

SECTION- B

Answer 3.
228-F, Vikaspuri
New Delhi
22nd July, 20xx
The Manager
Messrs Gupta Electronics
22, Industrial Area
Ghaziabad

Sub: Complaint about the faulty Washing Machine Dear Sir,
I write this to submit that I purchased one washing machine of LG, Model Exclusive Plus, front load, capacity 6.7 litres for Rs. 25,000 on June 5, 20xx, the receipt number is 2108. To my utter disappointment, it is giving me trouble right from the beginning. Its persistent problems are:

• functional switch does not work properly,
• (b) squeezing system is not effective, and
• (c) it makes a very loud sound when switched on.

I complained about the machine to the Sales Executive of your company. He got it checked . thrice but the fault could not be rectified.
Under these circumstances, the piece can not be accepted. Kindly replace it immediately.
Yours faithfully
Rajeev

OR

148, Ram Vihar
Delhi
12th August, 20xx
The Director
British Council
BSZ Marg, New Delhi-110001
Sub: Require details of short term language course.

Sir,
This is with reference to your advertisement in the Times of India 10th Aug. informing the short term courses your institute is conducting.
I am a graduate in commerce and plan to take up a job in one of embassies. I am particularly interested in French or Spanish language courses and other related in this field. Please send me details of the short term courses you are conducting, especially those that start around 1 September.
I will appreciate if you could forward me more details of the language course including certification, duration, fee structure etc.
Yours sincerely
Yours faithfully
Sunny

Answer 4.
King Vikram was very intelligent. He was known as the King of wisdom. His popularity spread out far and wide. His people were also very pleased at his justice because he satisfied all the people by his justice. He was so intelligent that nobody could challenge him for his wisdom. Many queens and other persons tried to test him but all failed. Once the Queen, Mitali heard about Vikram’s wisdom and his fame. She was eager to meet him and wanted to test his wisdom. So one day she asked her maid servants to bring two garlands one natural and one artificial. Her maid servants brought both types of garlands and gave them to the Queen. Now she went to the King’s palace.

The courtroom was filled with people to examine his wisdom. She asked the king to identify the artificial and the natural garland, if he did not mind. This question was not difficult for him. The King Vikram ordered his servants to go and open all the windows of the courtroom. All were surprised to hear it. They were thinking why the King had ordered this. But when the windows were opened, a large number of bees swarmed around the real garland and smelling its fragrance. Thus the King found out which was natural and which was artificial. All were very surprised to see it. The queen was also much impressed by seeing his sharp brain.

OR

A little boy and his mother were walking in the park. It was a Sunday evening and the park was crowded with lots of families enjoying the cool weather. Everywhere they looked they saw children eating delicious ice-creams. The little boy begged his mother for an ice cream, but though they walked for a long time they could not seem to find an ice cream vendor. The boy began to get tired but still he insisted he wanted an ice-cream before they went home. At least after circling almost the entire park they found an ice-cream vendor. The man told then that he had almost sold out all his stock but one last cone was there. The boy was thrilled. But just as he took the cone it slipped from his hand and dropped onto the dusty path.

The disappointed child burst out in tears. His mother embraced him and tried to soothe him with his loving words. She carried him home, still sobbing. At last after a hot bath and denner when she had, she tucked him into his cosy bed with a kiss and a promise that the next day, they would go back to the park for another ice cream he was finally happy again and slept peacefully.

Answer 5.

1. (iii) and
2. (i) is
3. (ii) if
4. (iii) every
5. (i) helps

Answer 6.

Answer 7.

1. The Singhs had no idea how the girls had come to live with the wolves.
2. When they wanted to go a short way they used their knees and elbows.
3. But when they wanted to run they would do so using their hands and feet.
4. When Mrs. Singh tried to touch them they growled and snapped at her hand.
5. It was a secret that the Singhs were not able to keep for long.

SECTION – C

Answer 8.

1. Lencho felt satisfied when he saw his fields covered with the curtain of rain.
2. Strong wind followed the rain.
3. The hailstones resembled silver coins.
4. Frozen pearls stand for ‘hailstones’.

OR

1. The Poem – The Trees The Poet – Adrienne Rich
2. The leaves and Lichen talk to each other through the smell.
3. The whispers that the poet can hear are the sounds made by the outgoing trees.
4. These whispers will be silent tomorrow because the poet will be gone tomorrow.

Answer 9.
1. Valli’s sole purpose was to enjoy the bus-ride. She neither had the money to buy anything
from the shops at the town nor the courage to get down at a strange place among strangers. That is why she did not get down the bus.

2. When the pilot of Dakota Plane asked the woman in the control centre about the black aeroplane and its pilot, she could not help him because she had seen no other plane flying that night on the radar.

3. When Tricki was being turn away to the surgery for treatment Mrs. Pumphery started weeping. The whole staff was told to keep Tricki’s accessories in the car. The maids rushed in and out bringing his day bed, lunch and supper bowls when Tricki left everyone there in tears.

4. Max’s face turned black with anger. There was frequent knocking on the unlocked door. Ausable said that the police was there and they would shoot Max on sight. Max had not expected such a sudden turn of events. He was terribly angry with Ausable.

5. Chubukov claims that the Meadows are theirs. Lomov cannot prove anything by crying. He tells Lomov that he doesn’t want anything of his. But he doesn’t want to give up what is his. If Lomov keeps on arguing he will give the Meadows to the peasants than to Lomov.

Answer 10.
In his endeavour to get freedom for his countrymen from the policy of racial segregation, Nelson Mandela had to undergo many hardships and suffered a lot. This great patriot had to sacrifice the comfort of his home and loving family. He was declared an outlaw for demanding equality for all his fellow black Africans. He was punished, isolated and put into jail. He and his comrades were oppressed and tortured beyond tolerance. He suffered hunger, oppression and injustice but kept the flame of independence burning in his heart. His undaunted courage, persistent struggle and unparallel sacrifice bore fruit and South Africa got freedom from the policy of Apartheid.

OR

Oliver Lutkins lived in New Mullion, a town some 40 miles out of the city. His presence was needed as a witness in some case. Letters were sent to him by the law firm but he did not respond. So the firm sent a fresh law graduate to locate Lutkins and serve summons to him. Since he did not recognise Lutkins, he was easily tricked by the man. Lutkins plays the key role in the story. His jovial nature, lively description of people and harmless joke played on the lawyer make the story very much interesting, engrossing and enjoyable.

Answer 11.
When Anne remarks that paper is more patient than people, she wants to convey the difficulty she has in expressing herself openly in front of others. She is afraid to confide in people, even in her own elder sister, Margot, because she is scared that she might hurt her family and friends. Anne repeatedly claims that there are two distinct sides of her – one who is happy, exuberant, frivolous while the other one is serious, sensitive and pure. She is afraid that if people see her other side of personality which is pure and genuine, they will make fun of her and consider her ridiculous and sentimental. That is why she never shows her inner-self. She adds that what she says is not what she feels. People in the Annexe think that she is a flirt, boy crazy and talkative. Even if it hurts her, she pretends that it does not bother her.

She tends to be the happy-go-lucky Anne in public, but we the readers get a direct view of her serious, sensitive and warm personality. She wears a mask of a frivolous, carefree teenager but when we go through her thoughts and feelings towards others, we find a different Anne, a very matured and serious girl. She herself admits that she is always being taken as a “lighthearted” Anne that she is used to put up with. The nice Anne never comes up on stage in public; she comes up when she is alone. She sometimes feel sad and hurt as she is not able to bring out her original self, because she is surrounded by negative opinions, dismayed looks and mocking faces that do not allow her to show her inner-self. It is a double-personality syndrome that nearly all people have but Anne’s two personalities peep out of her diary and everyone can read and notice them.

OR

Once Peter was dragging the sack of beans to the attic upstairs. He was busy in pulling up the sixth sack when the bottom seam of the sack split. A positive hailstorm of brown beans came pouring down and rattled down the stairs. Anne was standing at the bottom of the stairs. There was a great noise when the beans came tumbling down. The noise made Peter frightened. Moreover, the noise could have attracted the attention of anybody and they could have created unnecessary problems for the inmates of the hiding place. But soon Peter was roaring with laughter. He saw Anne surrounded by the brown beans and she was standing still in the middle. She was surrounded up to her knees in beans.

Anne was like a little island in the middle of the sea of beans. This incident provided some moments of laughter. Peter went upto the loft to fetch some old newspapers. The light was dim. He had to hold the trapdoor firmly to get down the steps. He put his hand down without looking as .he imagined that his hand would rest on the trapdoor. He lost balance and went tumbling down the ladder from the sudden shock. Without knowing it he had put his hand on a large rat and it bit him hard.

OR

Helen continued to enjoy her new experiences. The more she learnt, the happier she became. Time passed and she returned home from the North and spent the autumn months with her family at their summer cottage at Fern Quarry on the mountains. Life at Fern Quarry was very pleasant. Their cottage was located in beautiful natural surroundings. There were trees, streams, waterfalls, plants and beautiful flowers all around. There were many visitors to the Quarry. There she spent an evening at the camphire.

Helen spent and enjoyed many happy hours riding on a pony, whom she called Black Beauty. Many times, both Helen and her teacher got lost in the woods and eventually returned to cottage with beautiful flowers and a sense of great adventure. One day Helen, Mildred and Miss Sullivan lost their way in the woods. They wandered around for a long time but to no avail. It was getting dark and they had no choice but to take a narrow bridge, built over a deep gorge which was a short cut to Fern Quarry. While they were walking on the narrow bridge a train came rushing. They all had a narrow escape and felt choked by smoke, ashes and the heat from the engine. Somehow with great difficulty they managed to reach home. This incident stayed in Helen’s mind throughout her life.

OR

Miss Sarah Fuller was a ‘sweet natured lady’ who started tutoring Helen. She allowed Helen to pass her hand lightly over her face and feel the position of her tongue and lips when she made a sound. In total eleven lessons were given to her by Miss Fuller. Helen’s first sentence was ‘It is warm’. Helen felt liberated and she got new strength from her ability to speak. She practised her speech on her toys, stones, birds and dumb animal. Miss Fuller taught her the elements of the speech but she was to continue practising herself with Miss Sullivan’s help.

Helen gave up the manual alphabet method to develop her speech. Even though, Miss Sullivan and her friends continued to use it to communicate with her to improve her speech. Helen was wholly dependent on her fingers. She had to use the sense of touch to catch the vibrations of the throat. This was a tiring and exhausting process but visualising the joy on her lovely face spurred her in her efforts. The thought that gave her immense satisfaction was I am not dumb now. Finally the happiest moment arrived. Helen had developed her own speech and was eager to return home. As the train reached the station and her family heard her speech, all of them were overjoyed.

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