Class 10 English Sample Paper Term 1 Set F

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CBSE Class 10 English Sample Paper for Term 1

READING

I. Read the passage given below.

1. In a new finding, climate change has now become a national issue in America as a recent study has deduced that warminginduced drought in the Middle East is leading to increased conflicts over food and water, leading to its consequences on America and the world. The accelerating rate of climate change poses a severe risk to national security and acts as a catalyst for global political conflict. This is the conclusion drawn up by US experts, according to a government report. At the US Centre for Naval Analyses, the Military Advisor)- Board found that climate change had induced drought in the Middle East and Africa. The lack of food and water was affecting the populations of these countries to take recourse to extreme measures. It was escalating long-standing ethnic tensions into violent clashes in the affected countries. In addition, the report predicted that an increase in catastrophic weather conditions worldwide would create more demand for American troops, even as flooding and extreme weather could damage naval ports and military bases.

2. According to official findings, the report signaled that it would influence American foreign policy as well. The report vitalizes situations causes by the massive dislocation or massive drying up of the waters of the Nile or of the major rivers of India and China Pentagon officials also feel that the reports would affect military of their country as climate change is having an impact on national security, whether by increasing global instability or by opening the Arctic or by increasing sea level and storm surge close to coastal installations. This is the first major study to draw the link between climate change and national Security. Thus, American leaders are delivering major speeches wherein they are linking up climate change with that of national security. New regulations would also be put in place to cut pollution from coal-fired power options.

3. The report follows a recent string of scientific studies that warn that the effects of climate change are already occurring and that more Hooding, droughts, extreme storms, food and water shortages, and damage to infrastructure will occur in the future There is thus, a link in some quarters between rising sea waters and terrorism. These effects are stress multipliers that will aggravate stressors abroad, such as poverty. environmental degradation, political instability and social tensions.

Based on your understanding of the passage,answer ANY EIGHT out of the ten questions by choosing the correct option.

Question 1. According to the passage, what is the latest finding regarding climate change?
(I) Climate change had induced flood in the Middle East.
(II) Climate change poses a severe risk to America‘s security.
(III) Climate change act as a catalyst for global political conflict.
(IV) Climate change had increased poverty.
(V) Climate change had created more demand for American troops.
(a) II and III
(b) I, III and IV
(c) V
(d) IV and V

Question 2. Identify the way the lack of food and water affecting countries in the Middle East and Africa?
(I) It has damaged naval ports and military bases.
(II) It poses a severe risk to national security.
(III) It had escalated long standing racial discrimination tension into violent clashes in the affected areas.
(IV) It has multiplied the stress.
(a) II and III
(b) III
(c) I and II
(d) I, II and IV

Question 3. The unique thing about the latest report on climate change is ……………. .
(a) That it would influence American foreign and military policy as climate change is having an impact on their national security.
(b) That the lack of food and water was affecting the populations of the countries.
(c) That new regulations would also be put in place to cut pollution from coal-fired power options.
(d) That the effects of climate change are already occurring.

Question 4. Choose the option that affected the populations of the Middle East and Africa to take recourse to extreme measures.
(a) The lack of food and water.
(b) The increase in pollution.
(c) The damaged naval ports.
(d) The new regulations.

Question 5. Choose the option that makes the correct use of ‘aggravate’, as used in the passage.
(a) ……………… conflict will intervene Military even further.
(b) The ……………… Military intervention will conflict even further.
(c) Military intervention will only ……………… the conflict even further.
(d) ……………… will intervene the Military conflict even further.

Question 6. Increase in catastrophic weather conditions worldwide would create more demand for American troops why?
(a) Because it will create a link in some quarters between rising sea waters and terrorism.
(b) Because climate change has become a national issue.
(c) Both (b) and (c)
(d) Because flooding and extreme weather could damage naval ports and military bases.

Question 7. The author means ……………. when he says, ‘ethnic tenions.
(a) Catastrophic weather conditions
(b) Violent clashes between the people
(c) Bad feelings between people from different races
(d) tension between the countries

Question 8. Select the reason why new regulations also be put in place.
(a) To change the climate condition.
(b) To reduce the sea waters.
(c) To reduce the ethnic tensions.
(d) To cut pollution from coal-fired power options.

Question 9. Select the option that suitably completes the dialogue with reference to paragraph 1.

Priya: The weather conditions worldwide are so risky that it can have an effect on different nations really bad.
Jaya: Oh, don’t you know Priya, that as per the reports, an increase in the catastrophic weather conditions worldwide would create more demand for American troops as ………….
…………………………. .
(a) flooding and extreme weather could damage naval ports and military bases.
(b) there will be a lack of food and water around the globe
(c) America will be devastated through the storms
(d) there will be a big civil war

Question 10. Choose the option that lists the quote best expressing the central idea of the passage.
(a) “Climate change does not respect border; it does not respect who you are – rich and poor, small and big. Therefore, this is what we call ‘global challenges,’ which require global solidarity.” —Ban Ki-moon
(b) “If you really think that the environment is less important than the economy, try holding your breath while you count your money.” —Guy McPherson
(c) “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” —Albert Einstein
(d) “One of the biggest obstacles to making a start on climate change is that it has become a cliché before it has even been understood” —Tim Flannery

II. Read the passage given below:
India’s SDG Scores
India has crossed the halfway mark in achieving the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) adopted in 2015 and to be achieved by 2030, according to the SDG India Index released on Friday by think tank NITI Aayog and the UN Here are the 10 best-performing states and Union territories according to the index.

1. Himachal Pradesh. Kerala and Tamil Nadu have emceed as the front runners in the race lo achieve key sustainable development goals (SDG) like removal of poverty inequality, while Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are the laggards in ranking of states.

2. According to the SDG India Index, the nation as a whole has a store of 57, showing the country has reached a little beyond the halfway mark in meeting the sustainable development goals adopted by India and 192 other nations in 2015. The index covers 13 of the 17 sustainable development goals, including healthcare, gender equality, clean energy, infrastructure, education, peace and building strong, accountable institution.

3. For goals, including climate action and sustainable use of marine resources, were left out because of lack of data at the state level. Kerala’s overall top rank (69) is attributed to its strong performance in providing good health, reducing hunger, achieving gender equality and providing quality education. The rank shows the distance each state has to cover to reach 100 – the point at which it fully meets the sustainable development goal.

4. Himachal Pradesh ranks high with a similar overall score in providing clean water and sanitation, reducing inequalities and preserving the mountain ecosystem. Tamil Nadu has a score of 66. Among Union territories, Chandigarh takes the lead with a score of 68 on account of its track record in providing clean water and sanitation. Performance in providing quality education has also helped Chandigarh achieve high score.

5. Tamil Nadu topped the states in poverty reduction, while Kerala topped in providing quality education, closely followed by Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh.

6. Kerala and Tamil Nadu also topped in facilitating good health and well-being. Gender equality, however, is an area all states and the nation as a whole need to improve upon. The toppers in gender equality, Sikkim and Union territories .Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Chandigarh, have crossed the hallway mark in reaching the goals.

7. The scores represent the current status of achievement in meeting the goals.

Based on your understanding of the passage, answer ANY SIX out of the eight questions by choosing the correct option.

Question 11. Among Union territories ………… takes the lead with a score of 68 on account of its track record in providing clean water and sanitation. Choose the correct option.
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Bangalore

Question 12. Select the correct option that lists the statements from the following which are TRUE.
(I) The scores represent the current slams of achievement in meeting the golas
(II) Gender equality is an area where all states and the nation as a whole need to improve upon.
(III) Tamil Nadu topped the states in poverty reduction.
(IV) Kerala and Chandigarh also topped in facilitating goals health and well-being.
(V) Himachal Pradesh ranks high with a similar overall score in providing quality education.
(a) I, II and III
(b) II, III and IV
(c) I, II and V
(d) II, III and IV

Question 13. The other remaining goals left out from SDG India Index because:
(a) of lack of data of the state level
(b) they have already crossed halfway mark in reaching the goals.
(c) countries have not taken care of the remaining goals
(d) those goals have not yet officially accepted by the companies

Question 14. According to the survey, …………….. topped in providing quality education.
(a) Kerala
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Uttar Pradesh

Question 15. What do 100 points mean as per SDG Index?
(a) It means the index has covered 13 goals including healthcare, gender equality clean energy, infrastructure, education, peace and building strong, accountable institutions.
(b) It means the point at which it fully meets the sustainable development goal.
(c) It means the removal of poverty and equality.
(d) It means India has reached a little beyond the halfway mark to meet sustainable development goals.

Question 16. Select the option that is true for the two statements given below.
(1) Tamil Nadu topped the states in poverty reduction.
(2) Kerala topped the states in providing amenities
(a) (1) is the result of (2).
(b) (1) is true and (2) is false.
(c) (1) is independent of (2).
(d) (1) contradicts (2).

Question 17. This index covers ……………… sustainable goals.
(a) 12
(b) 13
(c) 9
(d) 63

Question 18. Which states are the laggard in the ranking of states?
(I) Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(II) Gujarat, Karnataka, and Goa
(III) Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
(IV) Tamil Nadu, Keral and Chandigarh
(a) I
(b) III
(c) IV
(d) II

GRAMMAR AND WRITING

GRAMMAR

III. Answer ANY FIVE out of the six questions by selecting the most appropriate option for each.

Question 19. He took …………….. side in the argument two of his best friends between the two brothers.
(a) neither
(b) every
(c) either
(d) none

Question 20. I would like to purchase …………….. salt, please.
(a) many
(b) some
(c) more
(d) many

Question 21. The police …………….. the matter.
(a) is investigating
(b) were investigating
(c) had investigating
(d) will investigated

Question 22. I don’t know why he hasn’t called me back.
He …………….. .
(a) might have forgetting my number
(b) might forget my number
(c) must have forgot my number
(d) might have forgotten my number

Question 23. Which option displays the correct change of the following to reported speech?
Rahul asked me, “Did you see the football match on television last night?”
(a) Rahul asked me whether I had seen the football match on television the last night.
(b) Rahul asked me did I see the football match on television the last night.
(c) Rahul asked me whether I had seen the football match on television the earlier night.
(d) Rahul asked me whether I saw the football match on television the earlier night.

Question 24. Which option displays the correct change of the following to reported speech?
He said to her, “What a warm day”
(a) He told her that it was a warm day.
(b) He exclaimed that it was a warm day.
(c) He said sorrowfully that it was a warm day.
(d) He exclaimed that it was a very warm day.

WRITING

IV. Answer ANY FIVE out of the six questions given, with reference to the context below.

You are John, a resident of Ville Parle,
Bangalore. You have to write a letter to the editor expressing your concern to the related authorities over the monkey menace and give suggestions for getting rid of this problem.

Question 25. Choose the best salutation for the letter addressed to the editor that John would write.
(a) Dear [Name of Editor]
(b) Hi
(c) Dear Sir or Madam
(d) Sir or Madam

Question 26. While writing the letter, what information will John exclude?
(a) his address
(b) Both his address and the publication’s address
(c) his date of birth
(d) Date of issuance of letter

Question 27. Which of these is the correct chronological order for writing information in Letter to the Editor:
(I) describing the issue
(II) stating concern
(III) suggesting remedial action required
(a) (II), (III), (I)
(b) (I), (III), (II)
(c) (I), (II), (III)
(d) (II), (I), (III)

Question 28. The purpose of John writing a letter to the editor is:
(a) to bring a pertinent local/ social concern to light
(b) to raise concern regarding an ongoing familial issue
(c ) to register a complaint for a product
(d) to enquire about a particular service/ product

Question 29. Writing a letter to the editor will help John to ………………………………….. .
(a)• Improve his writing skills
• Bring more flair in it
(b)• Look more concerned than other locals
• Come out as a patriot
(c)• Get the action done in the regard
• Bring the issue to light
(d)• bring betterment in the sewage conditions
• Solve the poor sanitary problems in the area

Question 30. John shares some suggestions in his letter,to address the issue.
Select the option that helps his complete these suggestions, appropriately.
The animal association of the city shall be requested to take action or a (i)………………………..to get rid of these monkeys.
We request the authorities to look into this matter immediately and get the people of the locality free from this menace.
Choose the correct option for (i)
(a) professional monkey-catcher should be hired.
(b) security guard should be appointed.
(c) policeman should come.
(d) plan should be made.

LITERATURE

V. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow:

She always wore a faded blue dress that didn’t hang right. It was clean, but it looked as though it had never been ironed properly.
She didn’t have any friends, but a lot of girls talked to her. Sometimes, they surrounded her in the school yard as she stood watching the little girls play hopscotch on the worn hard ground.
(The Hundred Dresses-I)

Question 31. ‘She always wore a ‘faded’ blue dress’.Which of the following option can replace the underlined word?
(a) beautiful
(b) unfit
(c) old and discoloured
(d) loose

Question 32. Why did Wanda’s dress look like they were never ironed properly? Choose the right option.
(a) it was old
(b) it was faded
(c) it was wrinkled
(d) it was dirty

Question 33. Select the option that does NOT describe Wanda’s dress.
(a) old
(b) dirty
(c) faded
(d) blue

Question 34. Select the most appropriate option for (1) and (2).
(1) Wanda didn’t have any friends
(2) Many girls talked to Wanda
(a) (1) is true and (2) is false.
(b) (2) is the opposite of (1).
(c) (1) furthers the meaning of (2).
(d) Both (1) and (2) cannot be inferred from the extract.

Question 35. Pick the word that is the ODD one out.
(a) old
(b) faded
(c) discolored
(d) fresh

VI. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow:

To enhance the image of this long awaited friend in my imagination, I don’t want to go down the facts in this diary the way most people would do, but I want the diary to be my friend, and I’m going to call this friend ‘Kitty’.
Since no one would understand a word of my stories to kitty if I were to plunge right in, I’d better provide a brief sketch of my life, much as I dislike doing so.
(From the Diary of Anne Frank)

Question 36. ‘To enhance the image of this long awaited friend in my imagination’. What kind of friend does Anne imagine?
(a) to which she can tell secrets
(b) with whom she could gossip
(c) to whom she could confide in
(d) with whom she could play

Question 37. Choose the option that represents ‘Kitty’.

Question 38. Select the reason why would no one uderstand Anne’s stories.
(a) as no one was aware that she writes
(b) as they would not know whom she was talking about
(c) as they were not interested
(d) as she had a bad hand writing

Question 39. Pick an option that can replace the term ‘provide’.
(a) attend
(b) fake
(c) facilitate
(d) snatch

Question 40. Choose the word that can NOT replace the term ‘Plunge’.
(a) dive
(b) get in
(c) submersed
(d) distant

VII. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow:

But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
(Fire and Ice)

Question 41. ‘To say that for destruction ice Is also great’.What other thing is ‘also’ great to destroy the world, according to the poet?
(a) fire
(b) water
(c) air
(d) animals

Question 42. Which of the following emotion, does NOT relate to ‘ice’?
(a) greed
(b) indifference
(c) cold-heartedness
(d) love

Question 43. Identify the CORRECT option that represents the feelings of ‘ice’.
(a) Jolly
(b) Stern
(c) Wild
(d) Lenient

Question 44. Select the option that can replace the term ‘suffice’.
(a) angry
(b) brave
(c) available
(d) fulfill

Question 45. Choose the emotion that does NOT go with ‘hate’.
(a) Vengeance
(b) jealousy
(c) anger
(d) sympathy

VIII. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow:

I had been working for Anil for almost a month and, apart from cheating on the shopping, had not done anything in my line of work. I had every opportunity for doing so. Anil had given me a key to the door, and I could come and go as I pleased. He was the most trusting person I had ever met.
And that is why it was so difficult to rob him. It’s easy to rob a greedy man, because he can afford to be robbed; but it’s difficult to rob a careless man — sometimes he doesn’t even notice he’s been robbed and that takes all the pleasure out of the work. Well, it’s time I did some real work, I told myself; I’m out of practice.
And if I don’t take the money, he’ll only waste it on his friends. After all, he doesn’t even pay me.
(The Thief’s story)

Question 46. It was not difficult to rob Anil. Why did the narrator think so?
(a) Anil was a carefree person who would not notice the theft
(b) Anil would be so enraged
(c) Anil was vigilant
(d) Anil had his links in the police

Question 47. What, according to the narrator, would Anil do if the former wont steal the money?
(a) waste it
(b) misplace it
(c) lend it
(d) donate it

Question 48. Pick the CORRECT reason why Anil gave the key of his room to the narrator.
(a) so that he could easily rob
(b) so that he could get in and out of the house whenever he wished
(d) as Anil wanted to catch him red-handed
(d) as Anil trusted him

Question 49. Select the option that reveals why Anil didn’t pay the narrator.
(a) as he was moody
(b) as he received money intermittently
(c) as he was a miser
(d) as he wanted to exploit the narrator

Question 50. ‘had not done anything in my line of work’.
The narrator’s line of work was:
(a) thievery
(b) rag picking
(c) bangle making
(d) motor mechanic

IX. Attempt the following:

Question 51. After some days, Miss Mason receives …………. from Wanda’s father, Mr. Petronski.
(a) a letter
(b) a gift
(c ) an advice
(d) a notice

Question 52. What kind of freedom did South Africa struggle for since ages?
(a) freedom from slavery
(b) freedom from child marriage
(c) freedom from racial oppression and discrimination
(d) freedom from monarchy

Question 53. The poem ‘Fire and Ice’ conveys the idea that the world will encounter two different possibilities of destruction. What are they?
(a) fire and water
(b) ice and water
(c) fire and ice
(d) air and water

Question 54. How would you rate the act of man caging the wild animals?
(a) really interesting
(b) totally unfair
(c) very exciting
(d) deeply wild

Question 55. Lencho believed God to solve his problem with an immense faith. Lencho’s faith in God was
(a) questionable
(b) faithable
(c) unquestionable
(d) believable

Question 56. The young seagull was a timid baby sea bird who was frightened to
(a) fly down the cliff
(b) land in water
(c) other big birds
(d) collect food for him

Question 57. Anne writes this diary while hiding in an attic with her family and four other members in Amsterdam. Why were they ‘hiding’?
(a) they were jews and Nazis wanted to detain them.
(b) they were the members of foreign troops.
(c) they committed a crime.
(d) they wanted to escape to another country.

Question 58. When human feels depressed, melancholy or dejected, the mother nature provides him with
(a) selfish love
(b) selfless love
(c) amenities
(d) destiny

Question 59. ‘The Thief’s Story’ is a chapter that deals with the relation of trust between
(a) a thief and a person who helps him.
(b) a doctor and a thief.
(c) a thief and a policeman.
(d) a father and his son.

Question 60. Tricki looked excessively fat like a.
(a) burger
(b) sausage
(c) drum
(d) sandwich