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

part D TEXT BOOKS
45 Marks
12. learn the passage provided beneath and ans the ques. that follow:
My country is rich in the minerals and gems that lie below its soil, but I have
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always known that its greatest wealth is its people, finer and truer than the purest
diamond.
It is from these comrades in struggle that I studied the meaning of courage. Time
and again, I have seen men and women risk and provide their lives for an idea. I have
seen men stand up to attacks and torture without breaking, showing a strength and
resilience that defies the imagination. I studied that courage was not the absence
of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid but
he who conquers that fear.
a. According to Nelson Mandela the greatest wealth of South Africa is (1)
i. Minerals ii. Gems
iii People iv. Diamonds
b. Name at lowest 2 comrades of Nelson Mandela, who fought against
aparthied. (2)
c. On the basis of your studying of the passage obtain out the word which means
the identical as the following:
the ability to deal with any type of hardship and recover from its effects (1)
d. What does 'courage' mean to Mandela? (1)
13. learn the passage provided beneath and ans the ques. that follow:
Lencho showed not the slightest surprise on seeing the money; such was his
confidence-but he became angry when he counted the money. God couldn't have
made a mistake, nor could he have denied Lencho what he had requested.
Immediately Lencho went up to the window to ask for paper and ink. On the public
writing table, he started to write, with much wrinkling of his brow, caused by the effort
he had to make to express his ideas. When he finished, he went to the window to buy
a stamp which he licked and then affixed to the envelope with a blow of his fist.
a. Why did Lencho become angry when he counted the money? (1)
b. Who sent him the money and why? (2)
c. What request did he make to God when he wrote a different letter after (1)
receiving the money?
d. Use the subsequent phrases in phrases of your own:- (1)
i. Wrinkling of one's brow;
14. ans the subsequent ques. in about 80 words: (6)
define the methods used by the seagull family to help the young seagull to
overcome his fear and fly.
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Or
“Valli’s bus Journey was a joy ride full of pleasant and new experiences.” Why? why not?

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