CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 English Language and Literature Paper 3

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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 English Language and Literature paper 3

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 he 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 deducted for 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. Today technology is taking over almost all spheres of human existence. Computers and mobiles have become an unavoidable part of our daily lives. This has given rise to the modern-day phenomenon of social media.

2. Social media is a term used to describe the interaction between virtual communities of groups or individuals in which they produce, share and exchange ideas over the Internet.

3. They can also share videos, pictures and all kinds of information over the Internet. Some of the common examples include Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and among others.

4. There are many advantages of social media. The ability to connect with people across geographical and cultural barriers is perhaps a unique and very useful feature of social media.

5. Professionals use these platforms to discuss their work and reach out a wider group of peers. Students can use these platforms to get in touch with fellow students and teachers from around the world and get a more enriching learning experience. People are no longer limited by the constraints of time and space. This has opened immense possibilities for everyone.

6. Consider this instance. A music student sitting in London can take guitar lessons from a teacher in India over YouTube. Twitter allows you to see what people are talking about across the world. Facebook allows you to make new friends from all around the world. With social media, people can share their collective wisdom and experience among themselves. It does not matter if one lives in India or Africa; one is part of an ever-shrinking global village.|

7. However, there are some very significant disadvantages as well. People, especially teenagers, are getting addicted to these sites. Despite the advantages, one must not forget that the virtual world cannot ignore the importance of actual human relationship.

8. Teenagers are among the heaviest users of social networking. Children today are growing up surrounded by these interactive websites, making social media a vital aspect of their lives.

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

1. What is social media? ,
2. What are the things we can share with our friends over the Internet?
3. List any two advantages of social media.
4. How is it helpful for the students?
5. Who are among the heaviest users of social networking?
6. What is the use of Twitter?
7. What is the use of Facebook?
8. What is the unique feature of social media?
9. Find a word in para 7 which is the synonym of ‘real’.

Question 2.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow
1. From this day, natural philosophy, and particularly chemistry became nearly my only business. One of the phenomena which had strangely attracted my attention was the structure of the human frame, and, indeed, any animal endued with life. From where, I often asked myself, did the principle of life proceed? It was a bold question, and one which has ever been considered as a mystery.

2. I revolved these circumstances in my mind and determined to apply myself more particularly to those branches of natural philosophy which relate to physiology. I became acquainted with the science of anatomy. After days and nights of continuous labour and weakness, I succeed in discovery the cause of generation and life. I became myself capable of bestowing animation into lifeless matter.

3. The astonishment which I had at first experienced on this discovery soon gave place to delight and rapture. When I found so astonishing a power placed within my hands, I hesitated a long time concerning the manner in which I should employ it.

4. Although I possessed the capacity of bestowing animation, yet to prepare a frame for the reception of it, with all its details of fibres, muscles and veins, remained a work of difficulty. I decided to make a being of a gigantic stature, that is to say, about eight feet in height, and proportionately large. After having formed this determination and having spent some months in successfully collecting and arranging my materials, I began.

5. No one can imagine the variety of feelings which bore me onwards, like a hurricane, in the first enthusiasm of success. Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a stream of light into our dark world.

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

1. Which field of science attracted the speaker the most?
2. What did the speaker do to achieve his aim?
3. What kind of creature did the speaker want to create?
4. What appeared as ideal bounds to the speaker?
5. What remained a work of difficulty for the speaker?

Question 2.2.
On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following
1. The frame of had strangely attracted the speaker’s attention.
(i) animal
(ii) human ‘
(iii) hurricane
(iv) tree

2. The speaker decided to make a being of about
(i) six feet
(ii) seven feet
(iii) eight feet
(iv) nine

3. In para 1, the word which means ‘a fact or an event’ is.
(i) glorifying
(ii) phenomena
(iii) achieved
(iv) gained

4. In para 2, the synonym of’giving’ is
(i) exciting
(ii) bestowing
(iii) accurate
(iv) astonished

5. In para 4, the word which means ‘giant like’ is
(i) gigantic
(ii) enormous
(iii) tiny
(iv) microscopic

SECTION – B
Writing & Grammar — 30 Marks

Question 3.
One of the Prime Minister’s key messages on the Independence Day was Clean India.
The government has taken an initiative for cleaning the rivers. Write an article on ‘Clean India* in about 100-120 words mentioning the measures people can take for a cleaner India.
OR
You are Mr. Narender Bhirani, Administrative officer, St. Mary School, Mayur Vihar. Your ‘ school is planning to replace the old furniture with new designed smart room furniture as well as staff room furniture. Your school is planning to do all this before the new session begins. Write a letter to Messrs Sawhney Furniture enquiring about availability of special school furniture, prices and delivery time required post placing of order.

Question 4.
Complete the story with the help of the following hints.
Hints: Radha and Suman/best friends/class IX/friendship broke/because of misunderstanding/ went for a school trip/Radha fell from 360° ride/Suman came forward/gave her first aid/both
started weeping/cleared their misunderstanding/ended with the most enjoyable trip.
OR
Complete the story with the help of the following opening line.
Ramita was getting late for work. She grabbed her bag from the chair and rushed towards the door when the phone began to ring

Question 5.
Fill in any four gaps by choosing the most appropriate words from the options given
below.
We planned a get together (a) ……….. my family last Sunday. We decided (b) ………… order some cheese burgers and cold drinks from the market and prepare green peas and pancakes (c) ………….. dinner. (d) …….. we relish homemade cakes preferably less sugar, I decided to bake it myself. Every body (e) ………… a lot.

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.

Science was a human endeavour
and scientists live for a society
and are shaped with it. They carry
there own prejudices and ideologies.
The scientist come to be looked
upon as the creator.

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

1. children/pressure/today/under/are/immense
2. the/areas/on/is/education/put/excessive/main/where/one/of/children/is/pressure
3. excel/children/their/to/want/parents/school/everything/in/at
4. anxiety/hence/parental/become/of/children/victims
5. play/stress/can/reducing/role/teachers/in/important/an

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

Question 8.
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow
Suddenly Valli clapped her hands with glee. A young cow, tail high in the air, was running very fast, right in the middle of the road, right in front of the bus. The bus slowed to a crawl, and the driver sounded his horn loudly again and again. But the more he honked, the more frightened the animal became and the faster it galloped – always right in front of the bus.

1. What were the things the driver did to save the cow?
2. How did the cow react when the driver honked?
3. What was Valli’s reaction to the incident?
4. Where did the cow run?

OR
Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful Ink, Blink and Mustard, they rudely called him Percival,
They all sat laughing the little red Wagon At the realio, trulio, cowardly dragon.

1. Why did Belinda tickle Custard?
2. What was the attitude of Belinda’s other pets towards Custard.
3. Why did all laugh at Custard? 1
4. What is the rhyming scheme in this stanza?

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

1. Why did the young Seagull not want to fly?
2. What pledge does Mandela owe for his people?
3. What immediate step did Dr. Herriot take to save Tricki?
4. Why did Hari Singh want to become an educated man?
5. What happened when Mr. and Mrs. Hall entered the stranger’s room?

Question 10.
Answer any one of the following questions in about 100-120 words
Imagine you are the Postmaster. Express how you felt when Lencho accused you and your men of stealing money.
OR
Like Matilda some people are not contended in their life. They are not happy in their life with what they have but some of the people run their life. Write a paragraph on ‘Borrowing can cause our destruction’.

Question 11.
Write any one of the following questions in about 200-250 words
Write an account of the changes Anne felt in her life, in the secret Annexe from the beginning till the end of the year, 1943.
OR
State the reasons for Bep’s having a fit of nerves in the last week of September. What were the suggestions given by Anne to get rid of these fits?
OR
Describe the Wright-Humason School.
OR
Why did Helen not like examinations?

Answers

Answer 1.1.

1. Social media is a term used to describe the interaction between virtual communities of groups or individuals in which
2. they produce, share and exchange ideas over the internet.
3. Videos, pictures and all kinds of information.
4. • It has the ability to connect people across the countries,
   • professional use these platform to discuss their work.
5. Students can use these platforms to get in touch with fellow students and teachers from around the world and get a more enriching learning experience.
6. Teenagers use the social networking the most.
7. Twitter allows you to see what people are talking about across the world.
8. Facebook allows you to make new friends from all around the world.
9. The ability to connect with people across geographical and cultural barriers.
10. Virtual

Answer 2.1.

1. The field of science that attracted the speaker most was natural philosophy particularly chemistry and the structure of the human frame.
2. The speaker was determined to apply himself more particularly to those branches of natural philosophy which relate to physiology. After hard work, he succeeded in discovering the cause of generation and life.
3. The speaker decided to make a being of a gigantic stature, about eight feet in height and proportionately large.
4. Life and death appeared to the speaker as ideal bounds.
5. Although the speaker possessed the capacity of bestowing animation, yet to prepare a frame for the reception of it, with all its details of fibres, muscles and veins, remained a work of difficulty for him.

Answer 2.2.

1. (ii) human
2. (iii) eight feet
3. (ii) phenomena
4. (ii) bestowing
5. (i) gigantic

SECTION – B
Clean India

Answer 3.
The entire country is nowadays involved in the cleanliness drive and campaigns under the impetus of Swachch Bharat launched by the Honourable Prime Minister of India. We must ensure that we become the real participant in this crusade against the dirt. The responsibility of cleaning the Ganga and Yamuna rivers has been taken up by the central and state governments. People have been urged to keep clean not only their homes but also their surrounding. Each and every person should take the responsibility of cleaning the environment and surrounding by not throwing garbage on roads and rivers. Trees should not be cut indiscriminately. We should take initiative in making India clean and green.
OR
Mr. Narendar Bhirani
Administrative officer
St. Mary School
Mayur Vihar
15th February, 2017
Messrs Sawney Furnitures
Mahila Colony ‘
Gandhi Nagar

Sub: Purchase of school furniture

Sir,
I am the administrative officer at St. Mary School, Mayur Vihar with 3500 students enrolled. We are planning to change the present furniture by colourful, a little bit stylish and fire resistant safe furniture for our students and teachers. We have heard a lot about your reputation from other educational institutions, which are using your furniture.
I would be greatly thankful if you could send me your catalogue containing information about your entire range of products along with specifications and prices.
I would like to know that how much time you would take to arrange for delivery of item ordered and the discount you would be offering on bulk purchases.
I would appreciate a quick response from you. For any query you can contact me on 9888889946

Thanking you
Yours sincerely
Narender Bhirani

Answer 4.
Once upon a time there lived two girls Radha and Suman. They were best friends. They studied in the same school and even in the same class. They were very helpful and kind in nature. Both friends were intelligent. One day, there was an IQ test in their school. Both were given question papers. Suman got the answers of all the questions. But Radha was too confused. She asked Suman to tell her answers of some of the questions. But due to lack of time, Suman could not answer her. And when the result came, Suman got full marks but Radha got less marks. Radha became very angry.

After some days, they went for a school trip to an amusement park. There, Radha fell from 360° ride and became injured. She started weeping. Suman came forward and helped her. She gave her first aid. On seeing this, Radha became emotional and hugged Suman. They cleared their misunderstandings. Suman also said sorry to Radha. Both enjoyed their trip and became best friends as before.

OR

Ramita was getting late for work. She grabbed her bag from the chair and rushed towards the door when the phone began to ring. Ramita glanced at her watch impatiently and thought about leaving it unanswered. But some instinct made her pick up the phone. She said ‘Hello’ and then listened as a stranger’s voice spoke the words that she had nearly given up hope of every hearing. She sank weakly into a nearby chair.

Ramita’s brother Maank had literally vanished six months before. One evening he went out to get some milk and egg for the morning. Half an hour later when they hadn’t returned, the family started looking for him. No one seemed to have seen Mayank. That night the Police were called. It was a nightmare for the family. Ramita’s mother took to her bed, wracked with grief and guilt. Ramita’s father became a hollow, silent shell. Ramita held them all together, clinging to the hope that Mayank would magically return.

The stranger told Ramita that Mayank had been the victim of a hit and run accident six months . before. The stranger had found him lying on the road, and taken him to hospital. As Mayank had lost his memory, he could not tell anyone who he was. The stranger remained in touch with Mayank and as bits of Mayank’s memory returned, he had been able to trace the family. He gave Ramita the address of the hospital. With Joy and anticipation bursting inside her, Ramita rushed out of the door-to bring her brother home.

Answer 5.

1. (iv) for
2. (iv) to
3. (ii) for
4. (ii) As
5. (iii) enjoyed

Answer 6.

Answer 7.

1. Today children are under immense pressure.
2. Education is one of the main areas where excessive pressure is put on children.
3. Parents want their children to excel in everything at school.
4. Hence children become victims of parental anxiety.
5. Teachers can play an important role in reducing stress.

SECTION – C

Answer 8.

1. Firstly the driver slowed the bus. Secondly, he sounded his horn loudly.
2. The cow became more frightened and ran faster.
3. Valli laughed and laughed.
4. The cow ran right in front of the bus.

OR

1. Belinda tickled Custard to tease him.
2. They were all rude to him.
3. All laughed at Custard because he was a coward.
4. aabb

Answer 9.
1. The parents of the young Seagull had flown away. Even his two brothers and his sister
had flown a day before. But the young Seagull did not want to fly. He was afraid lest his wing should deceive him.

2. Nelson Mandela is a man of deep feeling. Through his constant and laborious efforts South Africa saw the dawn of freedom. He pledged to liberate all non-whites from poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination.

3. Dr. Herriot made up a bed for Tricki in a warm loose box near the other dog’s dormitory. He kept an eye on him. He did not give him any food. Rather he gave him plenty of water

4. Hari Singh was still in his teens. He was an experienced thief. He never missed an opportunity in changing his name. Thus he averted being caught by the police and his former employers. He aspired to learn how to read and write.

5. One day Mr. and Mrs. Hall were very surprised to see the stranger’s room wide open as it was usually closed. They entered the room to investigate. Suddenly the hat from the bedpost leapt up and dashed into her face. Then the chair became,alive and pushed them out of the room and closed the door from inside.

Answer 10.
When I received Lencho’s letter, I felt shocked and discouraged. I did not expect it from Lencho. I had involved my whole department in helping this fellow. It took me a lot of efforts to arrange seventy pesos for him. But this man proved ungrateful. He called us a bunch of cheats and accused us of stealing money. I see no point in sending the remaining amount to this ungrateful fellow. If I send him the remaining amount he will be convinced that we had cheated him. This would damage the image of the post office employees. Hope he would soon come to know the reality.

OR

Money can bring happiness but sometimes it ruins our life. The more money we have, the more greed it brings with it. It is therefore essential to be satisfied. Living on borrowed money can only provide us with temporary happiness. Once it fades away, it leads to loss of trust and relations. The contentment is a must in life. Show-off is bad. It should always be remembered. ‘Never be a borrower nor a lender’.

It is the honest dealing which gives long lasting happiness. We have to be honest in everything that comes across in our life. The more we borrow, the more we get trapped in the debts. If we are happy with our own possessions, we can save ourselves from such debt traps and lead a happy and contented life. Otherwise borrowing leads to our destruction.

Answer 11.
The two years of stay in hiding changed the fun loving, vivacious Anne of the earlier years. She now felt that she would not like to go back to that life. She did not want the old Anne back as her opinion had changed radically.

She now thought that it was better to be liked for what one does and for one’s character rather than be liked for frivolous reasons. She had outgrown the carefree life that she enjoyed earlier. She no longer had fits of crying and squabbling. She began to see herself in a new light, her faults and her shortcomings became clearer to her.

She tried to get close to her father but was not able to do so. His constant reproaches were tiresome and left her terribly depressed. In the later half of 1943 however things changed for the better. Everyone started treating her as a grown up woman. It was only after her dream of Peter Schiff that she discovered that her longing was not for a girl friend but for a boy friend. She began to focus on the beauty that existed in the world of nature. She had love for Peter and for all good things.

OR

Bep had a fit of nerves in the last week of September. She had been sent out too often by one resident or the other in the Annexe. At times she was asked to go to the market and fetch something quickly by her friends which meant yet another trip to bring something that someone needed. This also made her feel that she had done something wrong. Kleiman was ill; Miep was at home with a cold and Bep herself had a sprained ankle.

She was overloaded with lots of office work which she had to finish. She had her own worries in her personal life besides a grumbling father at home. All this was enough to cause her mental as well as physical stress. No one except Anne understood her unhappy situation. She advised her that if she deliberately refused to agree to their demands by claiming that she had no time then people would make fun of her. This according to Anne was the only way that Bep could recover from her fit of nerves.

OR

In New York city there was a school for the deaf ‘The Wright-Humason School’. It was famous for vocal culture and training in lip-reading. In addition to this other subjects like French, German, Geography and Arithmetic were also taught. Helen learned German, as she found French difficult to understand. Instead of applying logic, she depended on questioning in Arithmetic. But the school provided many opportunities for making learning a joyful experience. The school also provided the facilities of excursions during the spring season.

They visited west point, Tarrytown, the home of Washington Irving, where Helen walked through ‘Sleepy Hollow’. The teachers at the Wright Humason school were always planning on how to give their pupils every advantage that those who hear and enjoy, how they might make much of the tendencies and passive memories in the cases of the little ones and lead them out of the cramping circumstances in which their lives were set. Helen enjoyed the school for two years and held happy memories.

OR

Helen used to feel hopeless. Whenever she appeared for any examination she felt to prepare for the examination but the examinee made her do a lot of rote learning. Examinations defeated the purpose of understanding a subject. According to her, examinations curbed the liking of a person for a subject.

She found it difficult to cram so many facts and figures. Exams caused her stress and anxiety. If one could not recall the desired matter from the ocean of knowledge, it can lead to the examinee’s brooding. She felt that examinations harass students. They make students hate books. She felt that the whole purpose of learning so many facts and figures went in vain if a question asked in the examination was vague. In spite of her dislike for examinations, Helen could get through all her examinations with flying colours.

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