Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies 2009 CBSE CLASS X (ENGLISH ) - Question Paper

left hand margin and circled.
4. If the ques. does not have any parts, marks will be awarded in the left - hand margin.
5. If a candidate has attempted any extra ques. or part, marks found in the best ques.
should be retained and the other ans should be scored out.
6. Q.1, Q.2, Q.10, Q.11 and Q.14 are meant to test the comprehension ability of the candidates
and not the ability of expression. Full credit should be provided for the accurate value point,
even if the ans is not provided in a full sentence.
7. In ques. consisting of three or more than three marks, break up of marks should be shown
separately (as suggested in the Marking Scheme) and then totalled.
8. A full scale of marks 0 to 100 has to be used. Please do not hesitate to award full marks if
the ans deserves it.
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SET II
MARKING SCHEME
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
part A - studying
1.2 (a) It was very fascinating 1
(b) i. provide 2 adjectives for the place
ii. why does the writer call the airport quaint? 2
(c) Beause they have to go on an arduous journey 1
(d) It was rotated by running stream and there were tinkling wheel. 2
(e) i. Walking towards forest. 1
(f) ii. an indicator of the level of oxygen in air. 1
(g) walking sticks, light jackets, sun caps, they were very enthusiastic to
visit that place 1+1= 2
(h) got down from - alighted
strange - quaint
admired - revered
moving to & fro - dangling ½x4= 2
(a) from the name of sabari mentioned in Ramayana 1
(b) - Pure vegetarianism
- follow personal cleanliness 1
- observe celibacy.
(c) Irumudi in the material for worshipping sabrimala. It is carried on the heads. 1
(d) There are eighteen steps and they have to carry irumudi on their heads. 1
(e) - Pilgrims wear only black clothes
- no distinction of caste, creed etc. 2
(f) house - abode
a place of workship - pilgrimage. 2
No. Expected ans / Value Points No
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No. Expected ans / Value Points No
part B
(WRITING)
Value Points :-
Maintenance of health - important
Junk food - an enemy of health
Disease prone - unhygienic
Costly - wastage of money
Use of preservatives, oil, salt, colour etc.
Tell upon our liver, kidney, nerves and teeth
affects our general health badly
Less nutritive
To develop taste for healthy homemade food is beneficials
NOTE : The points provided above are suggestive only Any. other relevant point
provided by the students must be accepted.
Formal Letter
Objective : 1. To use an improper style and format to write a formal letter to
the principal, Letter to the editor (Letter of complaints, seeking information)
2. To plan, arrange and current ideas coherently. Marking should be in accordance
with the subsequent writing assessment scale
Content : four marks
Fluency & Accuracy : three marks
Format : one mark
Total = eight marks
OR
Value Points:-
?? Hidden talent of the students comes to the fore
?? builds confidence
?? need of the hour
?? enriches creativity
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No. Expected ans / Value Points No
?? develops healthy competitive spirit
?? encourages team spirit
?? Creates awareness about current happenings
(Any three)
NOTE : 1. The points provided above are suggestive only Any other relevant point
provided by the students may be accepted.
2. If only the format is provided and no content is given, no marks to be
awarded.
3. Under content, credit should be provided for the candidate’s creativity
in presenting his/her ideas.
4. Content - four marks
Fluency - two marks
Accuracy - two marks
Value Points:-
- Water conservation - need of the hour.
- Wastage is harmful
- Water pollution
- acute shortage in remote areas
- Awareness compaigns.
OR
?? Meeting with ginnie
?? issues faced by Rahul
?? description of ginnie
?? Wishes of freedom from books
?? solution of issue.
5. The students will write improper instructions in grammatically accurate language.
Content - 2
Expression - two 4
OR
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No. Expected ans / Value Points No
Report
?? display of Books
?? Variety of books
?? Publishers
?? A number of interesting programmes
part C
(Grammar)
6. Objective –To use grammatical items accurately and appropriately .
To test the use of Tense, Connectors ,’Be’form .
Marking –1/2 mark for every accurate ans. ½x6 = 3
For the mark to be awarded ,both the underlining and correction must be accurate.
The correction must correspond to the part underlined.
a) chocolate is also
b) good for health
c) bar of chocolate
d) than has more
e) might have heard
f) chocolate spoils the
7. Objective : To test their knowledge of narration —-
Marking : one mark every for every accurate ans. 1x3 = 3
a) to help her
b) she was crying
c) that she had a stomachache
8. Objective : To test the ability to form words specifically nouns, verbs,
adjectives,adverbs etc.
Marking—1/2 mark for every accurate answer—- ½x4 = 2
A) Collection
B) Small
C) awesome
D) national
100
No. Expected ans / Value Points No
9. Objective : To reorder sentence groups into a syntactically coherent and
complete sentence : 1x2= 2
a) she flew to a big sunflower .
b) Why did Mala’s eyes sparkle?
10. a) is taken 1x3= 3
b) are joined
c) is drawn
11. Objective –To test the use of Non Finites—
Marking –1/2mark for every accurate blank. ½x4= 2
A) Searching
B) Finding
c) To cut
D) Cutting
part D
Text Book
12. (a) The only son of Kisa Gotami had died. She took him to Buddha and
asked for the medicine that would cure her son. 1
(b) All residing beings are subject to death 1 day. Therefore, wise do not grieve 2
(c) 1 who has overcome all sorrow, finds peace of mind. 1
(d) (i) slaughter (ii) grieving 1
13. (a) Her name was unusual. She always sat in the corner of the room where
rough boys sat didn’t have any friends. Children had fun with her as she
stated she had hundred dresses and sixty pairs of shoes whereas she always
wore a faded blue dress. She was awesome in drawing. (Any two)
(b) She meant that she had designed hundred dresses all lived up in the closet
on sheet of papers with her imagination.
(c) They were curious to know the outcome of the contest.
(d) Wanda Petronski won the girl’s medal at last for drawing 1 hundred
awesome and various designs of dresses.
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No. Expected ans / Value Points No
14. Character skectch of Natalya
• Quarrelsome and fond of arguing on petty matters
• Over ambitious
• Proud of her possessions
• Impatient
• Full of vanity
Mijbill the OTTER
• Kept the otter in an 18 inches box
• hid the box under the seat
• Shocked to see the otter trying to get out of the box.
• Airhostess advised to place the otter on his knees.
• Mij jumped out of the box and ran in the aeroplane
• The passengers were panicked
• Mij landed in a tray of soup.
15. (a) Both of them are not able to establish the superiority of their dogs as
CHUBUKOV stops both of them and scolds them for fighting for animals. 2
(b) Lomov is suffering from the heart issue and is unable to take any stress. 2
16. (a) He’s a tiger in the cage
(b) to control his strength
(c) To entertain the visitors at zoo.
(d) To save his species.
OR
(a) They are in the cracks on the veranda floor?
(b) They try to separate themselves from their mainstream / they try to liberate
themselves. 1
(c) Simile is the figure of speech e.g. like newly discharged patients. 1
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No. Expected ans / Value Points No
17. (a) That no 1 will buy a new ball - so he should he more careful. 2
(b) To be free from the nagging parents and to enjoy freedom to move on
her own. 2
(c) They are animals and they do not whine because they are satisfied with
their current condition. 2
Supplementary learner
18. - He thinks it to be a cap - a sandwitch - communication sandwitches
- ear communication - eye communication
OR
- Anil’s considerate nature
- Thief’s repentance
- realization that Anil could teach him
- Did’nt feel like cheating an honest person.
19. (a) She had to lead a life full of misery for borrowing a necklace. 3
OR
Max dies as he jumps from the window thinking that there was a balcony.
20. - He ate food.
- He dressed himself 2
- He rested there.
OR
So that they are able to set an example before others to send their daughters
to school. Bholi was ugly with pokemarks so there was no chance of her
getting married.

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