CBSE SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER – 1, 2019-20
English Language & Literature (Code 184)
Class X

Marking Scheme

SECTION – A (READING) 20 MARKS

Q1. Answers.

1. (d) All of the above
2. (c) Both (a) and (b)
3. (a) both (a) and (b)
4. (a) unaware of tiger’s advantages
5. (a) tiger was a large hearted gentleman
6. (b) incident of recovering the gurad’s body
7. (d) All of the above
8. (c) Both (a) and (b)

Q2. Answers.

2.1. (a) One can reach the place called success by getting a spare called determination, an engine called perseverance, insurance called faith and a driver called God.

(b) The difference between disaster and triumph lies in whether or not you are prepared and willing to weather the storm. If you are ready, the bumps will become stepping stones.

(c) One can have a better future by changing oneself. There is no need to worry about the various challenges that comes your way. One has to believe in oneself and use the hurdles as stepping stones.

(d) Success can be measured from two stand points—the external and the internal. Externally it is the measure of a job well done and recognition. Internally it is the feeling of achievement and wholeness derived from the completion of a task or fulfilment of desire.

2.2. (a) (iii) Triumph
(b) Abundance
(c) (ii) Achievement
(d) Superficial.

Section – B (Writing and Grammar) 30 Marks

Q3. Answer.

H.No. 675-A, Shastriya Colony
Ambala

2 March 20XX

The Editor
The Times of India
New Delhi

Sir

Sub: Moral Values in the youngsters of the modern era.

Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I wish to draw the attention of the common masses towards human and moral values in the youngsters of the modern era.

It goes without saying that our youngsters tend to avoid our long cherished traditions, which are based on values. They never display sympathetic attitude towards the fellow human beings. They are not respectful to women, elders and children. They are not habitual of speaking polite words. The youngsters do not respect their teachers and parents. I believe that we have to be tactful in making the young morally sound. We should make them realize the significance of values. We cannot retain our calm and cool if we do not follow values. The youngsters are to be taken beyond the books and syllabus to make them emotionally attached with the fellow beings. 

I request you to give some space to my ideas in your esteemed newspaper.

Yours truly

Rajat

OR

Deforestation is Self-Destruction

Deforestation implies cutting of trees. The price of advancement and human greed have been rather heavy. Innumerable forests and green belts have been cleared away to set up new settlements and industrial units. Rapid urbanisation has engulfed the lush green belts. Deforestation on a large scale leads to disastrous consequences, not only for the present generation but also for the coming generations. Drought, famines, floods, landslides and soil erosion have destroyed the ecological balance. Deforestation has destroyed the habitats of millions of birds and beasts resulting in the extinction of numerous species. Plants, animals and human beings are interdependent and interrelated to one another in their physical environment. They form an eco- system. But the greed of human beings leads to over utilisation of natural resources leading to ecological imbalance. This poses a grave threat to our rich flora and fauna. Deforestation also results in climate change, global warming, melting of glaciers and change in the cycle of crops. On the other hand, forests are renewable resources. They improve the quality of air, control soil erosion, regulate the stream flow, support variety of industries, provide livelihood for many communities and offer panoramic or scenic view of recreation. They control wind force, invite rain, provide humus to soil, and shelter to wildlife.

Q4. Answer.

 NO GAINS WITHOUT PAINS

Once there lived an ant and a cricket. They were different in their approach to life and nature. The ant was industrious. It has wisdom. It collected some food to use it in the trying circumstances. But the cricket was the happy go luck fellow. It was silly and lethargic. He wasted time during the summer season and did accumulate food for the winter. He sang and had a good time. He frequently advised the ant to eat, drink and be merry. But she never followed his advice. The summer passed and the winter season started. The ground was covered with snow. There was no green plant left. The cricket could not get anything to eat. When the cricket was about to die of starvation, he went to the ant to get some food. The ant was not ready to give anything. It asked to the cricket what he had been doing in the summer season. Had he collected some food, he would have enjoyed them. The cricket replied that he wasted the summer in singing. The ant said, “In summer you lived without work and now in winter you must go without food. I do not seek your help and do not help you.” Those who do not keep something with them always suffer in life. The silly cricket repented but could not get anything to eat. He died of starvation after a few days.

Q5. Answer.

(a) (i) are (b) (iii) of (c) (i) a (d) (ii) and

Q6. Answer.

Incorrect          Correct

(a) describe      described
(b) within          among
(c) the              a 
(d) much          many

Q7. Answer.

(a) Anything that is born must disappear.
(b) We cannot avoid old age.
(c) Ageing should bring control over human
(d) Controlling these forces changes the mode of our living.
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SECTION – C (LITERATURE) 30 Marks

Q8. Answer.

(a) (i) ‘He’ refers to the pilot of black aeroplane.
(b) (iv) The black aeroplane took a turn to north.
(c) To follow the black aeroplane was easier for the pilot of Dakota.
(d) The writer has been compared to an obedient child because there was no option but to follow the strange aeroplane.

OR

Answer.

(a) (i) The speaker is Anne Gregory.
(b) (ii) The text said that God loves you for yourself alone.
(c) The oet wants to conve the idea that man gets attracted by external beauty but God loves us as we are.
(d) The speaker heard the words of a religious man.

Q9. Answer.

(a) Natalya got the fittest age to marry. She was in need of a life partner. Lomov was the suitable match for Natalya. Natalya loves Lomov from the bottom of her heart. So, she was called a ‘lovesick cat’.

(b) Kisa Gotami became selfish in grief. Buddha asked her to collect the mustard seeds from the house where none had died. She could not find any such house and realised that death was inevitable.

(c) Coorg is famous for martial race. There are numerous tales about the valour of these people. General Cariappa, the first Chief of Indian Army was a Coorgi. Coorgis are allowed to carry arms withoiut a licence. The Coorg Regiment is famous for bravery.

(d) The narrator got the job of Iunior Assistant in a law firm. He was assigned the work to serve summons. He sometimes was thrashed. He did not like the job.

(e) Lt Iota was a cunning creature. He was counting books in a bookcase. He was confused about his destination. He regarded books as peculiar items.

(f) Herace Danby was a good, honest citizen. He was about fifty years old and unmarried. He lived with a housekeeper, who worried over his health. He was unsually very well and happy except for attacks of way fever in summer. He made locks and was successful at his business. He was good and respectable but not completely honest. He used to rob a safe every year.

Q10. Answer. Valli’s first bus journey was a joy ride full of pleasant and new experiences. However, it was not only full of excitement but also full of sorrow and sadness. She felt delighted to see palm trees, grass land, distant mountains and the blue sky. She relished the astonishing and wonderful landscape. Suddenly, she clapped her hands with joy. A young cow with her tail high in the air came running in front of the bus. lt was running in the middle of the road. The bus slowed to a crawl, and the driver sounded his horn loudly again and again. But the more he blew his horn, the faster the cow ran. It was funny to Valli. She laughed like anything. As the bus reached a railway crossing, Valli saw a speck of a train at a distance. She saw it growing bigger as it drew near. After crossing the rail track, the bus took her to a well laid out shopping street. She was dumbfounded with wonder at the very sight of big and bright looking shops. On her way back home Valli saw a young cow lying dead by the roadside. Valli became sad and overcame with grief on how the beautiful creature lost its charm and life.

OR

Answer. Natalya Stepanovna is the central character of the play. She is Chubukov’s twenty-five year old daughter. She is a lovesick. She is well educated and mature. She has all the attributes and qualities of a civilised modern girl. She is talkative. She is aware of her family’s honour and possession. She is good at arguing. When Lomov comes to see her father to propose to her, she does not have the slightest idea of his intention. She argues with him over the ownership of Oxen Meadows. She says that she cannot endure injustice. She avers that Lomov is unfair in that matter. His claim on Oxen Meadows is injustice to them. She uses abusive language for him and his family. However, when she comes to know about the purpose of Lomov’s visit, she feels happy and calls him back as she is desperate to marry him.

Q11. Answer. Horace Danby robbed a safe every year which was quite sufficient to last for a full year. He planned his robbery very meticulously. For two weeks he had been studying in detail the situation of the house at Shotover Grange. In the magazine he had read the situation of rooms, electric wires, paths and its garden. He had studied in depth the plan of the drawing room. He had seen the housekeeper hang the key. He knew the name of the dog. However, he had not met the landlady even once. He was not aware that the landlady was old. lf he had known her then the lady in red could not have tricked him. He laso committed a blunder by not cutting the telephone wires. To crown all, he opened the safe
without gloves and left his fingerprints all over. So, he was caught and arrested for the robbery.

OR

Answer. When Bholi reached the school, the children were already in their classrooms. There were several rooms and in each room girls like her squatted on mats, reading from books or writing on slates. The headmistress asked Bholi to sit down in a corner in one of the classrooms. Bholi did not know what exactly a school was like and what happened there, but she was glad to find so many girls almost of her own age present there. The lady teacher who was in the class was saying something to the girls but Bholi could understand nothing. She looked at the pictures on the wall. The colours fascinated her. the teacher patted her affectionately and said, “Put the fear out of your heart and you will be able to speak like everyone else”. She spoke very softly and motivated her.

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