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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1-2022-2023

Third Language - ENGLISH

Class: XXJ (Max.Marks 100) [ Time:3.15 Mnts.

Academic Reading Grammar & Creative
Total
standards Comprehension Vocabulary Expression Total Grade
Grade
Allotted
30 40 30 100
Marks
Marks
| Obtainedd

Name of the Student:... ... Roll No. : ...

Instructions:
1. This question paper has 35 questions in three Sections (A, B and C)
2. Answer all the questions on a separate answer book supplied to you.
3. 15 minutes of time is allotted exclusively for reading the question paper
and 3. 00 hours for writing the answers.
4. Answer all the questions of Section B (Crammar & Vocabulary) in
the same order at one place in your answer book.

SECTION-A
READING COMPREHENSION (30 Marks)
Question (1-5): Read thefollowing passage carefully.
Lethargy creeps in if the holiday continues over an extended period.
That is how I felt when I was preparing to return to my place of work after
spending six months at home. The fact that I was to leave behind my newly
wed wife and go to a far off place did not help either. Obviously I did not
want to go.
However I finally did decide to go. I did not have much ta carry by
way of luggage. Just a trunk. Ours is a hilly terrain, without any motorable
roads and there is no certainty that we are ever going to have any roads. In
any case while coming home we do not cary bedding. Besides I had come
home this time round for a special purpose to get maried. My parents had
arranged my marriage, according to the customs of our tribal society. Time
flew, and five months into my marriage I realized it. Initially I thought of
extending my leave -even taking unpaid leave. But after some dilly- dallying,

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Ifinally decided against it because marriage had increased my responsibilities
and I had got into debt.
(The Journey)
Now, Answer the following questions 5 x2 1 0
1) Why didn't the narrator want to go to his place of work?
2) Why did the narator finally decide not to extend his leave?
3) That is how I felt"- how did the narrator feel?
A) Enthusiastic and curious.
B) Lethargic and lazy.
C) Apathetic and unconcerned.
4) Why was the narrator not certain that they were ever going to have
roads in his region?
A) Because the government was' unable to spend money for
building roads.
B) Because their's is a hilly region and laying roads in such region
is not possible.
C) Because people don't like roads since they belong to tribal region.
5) What was the special purpose that the narrator came home for?[
A) To attend the tribal fair.
B) To see his parents.
C)To get maried.
Questions (6-8): Read the followingstanza carefully. 3x2 66
There was a time indeed
They used to shake hands with their hearts
But that's gone, son
Now they shake hands without hearts:
While their left hands search
my empty pockets. (Once upon a time )
Choose the correct answers to the following questions.
6) Why do their left hands search empty pockets of the poet?
A) to find out whether the poet is a lovable person or not
B) to find out whether the poet would be helpful to them or not.
C) to find out whether the poet has stolen anything
7) but that's gone son" What has gone?
A) Laughing with their teeth
B) trying to look at the dark side of the person
C) making friends with others heartfully
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8) When do people shake hands with their hearts?
A) Now-a-days B) In olden times C) In future
Question (9-10): Read the following passage carefully.
"You horrible beast!" a voice screamed angrily. "How dare you run
away? How dare you make me walk about in the middle of the night trying
to find you!". Be careful, One of these days I'll kill you! Now, go home!
The old tiger shivered". This must be the leak who has come out of the hut.
I'd better do as he says or he will kill me." (The Brave potter)
Choose the right option, for the questions given below. 2x2 4
9) "You horrible beast!" - Who is considered horrible beast by the
speaker?
A) The tiger
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B) He supposed the tiger to be his donkey and
considered it so
C) The donkey
10) Why did the tiger decide to do as the leak said ?
A) Because the tiger considered the leak to be the more
powerful and more dangerous animal than him.
B) Because the leak is really more dangerous and powerful than him
C) Because the tiger wanted to make fun of him by pretending that
he was weaker and inferior to him
Questions (11-15) : Study the following pie- chart
Enrollment of students in a college

Com mercSci
eence 73
75
Computer
science 75 MBBS
Hotel 500
Management
250

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Now answer the following questions: 5x 2= 10

11. What is the pie chart about?
12. How many students are enrolled for MBBS?
13. How many more students are in MBBS than in Hotel
Management?
A) 75 B) 275 C) 50
14. The commerce sector has students?
A) 50 B) 250 C) 75
15. Choose the corect statement from those given below?
A) Dentisting has 75 number of students
B) Computer science has more number of students than commerce
C) Hotel Management occupies the second place in enrolling the students

SECTION-B
GRAMMAR &VOCABULARY (40 Marks)
Note: Answer all the questions of Section B (Grammar & Vocabulary) in
the same order at one place in your answer book.
16. Combine the following sentences using *who." 2
Victoria is a precocious girl. She loves her grandfather
17. Change the following sentence into passive voice. 2
Nick's mother invented a special device.
18. Combine the following sentences using "since" 2
He had never worn shoes. His feet developed cracks
19. Fill in the blanks withsuitable prepositions/prepositional phrases given
in the brackets. 2x1 2
a) Sita was married -
Rama. (with/ to / by)
b) He is sure. his success. (of/ at / in)
20. Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of verbs given in the
brackets. 2x1 2
a) When we reached the station, the train (leave) already.
b) Itis time you. (have) your hair cut.
21. Your friend is wasting water carelessly. You think it's not good. Advise
him/her not to waste water 2
22. Change the following into polite request
You to your friend: Solve the sum in this chapter

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23. What do the following sentences mean? 2x1 2
i) Can I cary your luggage ?
a) Seeking help b) offering help
c) seeking advice d) suggestion
i) Open your English text book at page 26
a) Giving instruction b) making a request
c) Giving information d) Suggestion
24. Read the paragraph and write the synonyms of the underlined words
choosing from the words given in the box. 4x1=4

objected, unwillingly, purchase, expend, save, sold

My father protested (a) Give me an old pair. You don't have to spend
(6) money on new shoes. I couldn't convince him to buy (c) a new pair.
Reluctantly (d) I gave him the hunting boots I was wearing. I then took out
my pair of leather shoes from the trunk, and noticed my father's face lighung
up with contentment (d)

(a) (b) (c) (d)

25. Read the paragraph and match the words given in column 'A' with
their antonyms in column B' 4x1 4
The last time the two friends (a) met, Ray was in hospital, on his
death-bed. It was a Sunday and Roberge, true to habit, arrived (b) on the dot
at 9 a.m. "He had grown so weak that he looked frail (c) as a child. I did not
stay long, (d) and as I was leaving, Manikda said, " Bhalo laglo"

A B
a) friends ) 1. capable
b) arrived 2. departed
c) frail 3. reached
d) long 4. strong
5. enemies
6. short
26. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the words given in
brackets 4x1 4
Ben is also in complete new mourning. He is rather a jolly little man, but at

present (a) (try/trying/trail) to (b) (adapt/adaptable

/ adaptability) himself to the _ (c) (regret/regrettable/regretful)
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occasion.Mrs.Jordan sails into the room and (d) (solemnly/solemn/
solemnize) goes straight to Mrs. Slater and kisses her.
27. Complete the following spelling with ei,ai,iu i.e, ea,ae. 2x1 2
Have you got the rec. pt (a) for the prem m (b)
28. Complete the words with correct suffixes given in the
brackets. 2x1 2
"They are not there to run us over", said Nick in 1990 Nick won the Australian
Young Citizen of the year award for his (a) brav (ary/ery) and (b)
persever (ence/ance).
29. Find the wrongly spelt word and write the correct speling 2 x1 =2
a) Jewelery drunken, beggar, furniture.
b) fetch, upstairs, special, enouf
30. Read the following dictionary entry. of the word "annoy" given below
Annoy/a' /O Verb/, to make sb slightly angry irritate: His

constantjoking was beginning to annoy her. It annoys sb when_

-it really annoys me when people forget to say thank you. Todo
sth it annoys me to see him getting ahead of me.
2. sb to make sb uncomfortable or unable to relaxbotherjHe
swatted a fly that was annoyinghim.
Now, answer the following questions using the information
above. 2x1 2
a) What are the two synonyms of the word "annoy" mentioned in the

above entry?
A.
b) What is the part of the speech of the word annoy?

A.
31. Arrange the following words under the correct headings. 8x% 2
Ping- Pong, Pitter - Patter, hodge- podge, helter-skelter,
mish mash, hanky panky, tick- tock, hurly burly
Alliterative words Rhyming words

2 2
3

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32. Match the following one-word substitutes in part-A with their meanings
in part-B. Write only letters of part-B in the appropriate brackets
corresponding to Part-A. 4xh=2
Part A Part B
1. Fatalist A . One who can doanything for money.
2. Centenarian B. One who is the first to study and
develop a particular area of culture.
3. Omnipresent C. A person who believe in fate.
4. Mercenary D . One who cannot be corrected
E. A person who is above hundred years.
F. One who is present every where.

SECTION-C (30 Marks)

(CREATIVE EXPRESSION)
33. Answer any ONE of the following. 10
a) In the lesson, "What is my name ? the house wife sarada, felt very happPY
when she came to know achievements from her friend. She felt proud of
her achievements before her marriage. She wanted her husband to identity
her as an intelligent, independent woman rather than only as a house wife.
She tells her husband to call her by her name only and shows him her
certificates and medals.
Now write a possible Conversation between Sarada and her husband in
the above context.
(Or)
b) You have read the play " The Dear Departed". You know what happened

to the grand father in the story. Imagine you are the grandfather in the
story.
Write a diary entry expressing your agony over the behavior of your
daughter.
34. Answer any ONE of the following. 10
a) Imagine you are Lakshmi from Kodur. Your elder sister, Gayathri is going
to be married. Write a letter to your friend, Jyothi inviting her to the
marriage function. You can include the details such as date, venue,
bridegroom etc.,
(Or)
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b) Write a biographical sketch of Rishi Sunak using the following hints.
Bom 12 May 1980, Southamton, United kingdom.
Parents Yashvik, Usha
Spouse Akshata Murthy (2009), Narayamurthy and Sudha
Murthy's daughter.
Height :1.7M
Children Krishna Sunak, Anoushka Sunak
Party : Conservative Party
Books A Portrait of Modern Britain
Education:Winchester College, Lincoln College, Oxford,Stanford
University.
Occupation: Politician, Businessman, Former Investment Analyst,
Britain Prime Minister.
35. Answer any ONE of the following. 10
a) "What is it amma, you are our elder daughter. We gave you education
upto B.A. and got you married with fifty thousand rupees (a) as dowry.
We (b) took care of your two deliveries each time we alone bore the
expenses of the maternity home. You have two children (c) your husband
has a good job- avery nice person (d) too- your children are well mannered
(Or)
b) Read the following information given in the table'
A survey was conducted on the favourite sport of college students
results are shown in the table.

S.No. Name of the sport Percentage of students who like it

1 Cricket 84
2 Kabaddi 72
3 Tennis 53
4 Football 45
Kho-Kho 23

Now, Write a paragraph describing the information

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