A Furqan Islamic English Medium School

(Affiliated to CBSE, New Delhi)

Periodic Test 1, July 2022
English Language and Literature (184)
Class X
Date: 27-07-2022 Marks: 40
Name:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (12 marks)

1. One of the great values of punctuality is that it gives discipline to life. We have to get up in
time. We have to do things at the appointed time. All these entail certain amount of sacrifice. It
dispels laziness and removes our ‘take-it-easy attitude’. A disciplined person always gets
recognition and social acceptance. He is wanted and appreciated. Therefore, punctuality can
make us socially acceptable people.
2. Another significant merit of punctuality is that it provides ample time to do our work
correctly and properly. Doing things hurriedly or haphazardly can have disastrous
consequences. When we do things in time there is every chance that they end up as fine works.
3. The virtue of punctuality is said to be the key to success. Look at the great world leaders who
have achieved fame and success. Punctuality was their hallmark. They kept their promises.
Punctuality is a virtue that is appreciated by all. Washington once took his secretary to task for
being late. The secretary laid the blame upon his watch. Washington reported: “Then, Sir either
you must get a new watch or I must get a new secretary.” People like them are ideals whom we
should follow in earnest.
4. When individuals are not punctual they cause a lot of inconvenience to others. People have
to wait for them and waste their valuable time. Want of punctuality reveals want of culture and
is discourteous to the person we fail. Unpunctuality invites trouble and worry. History is full of
cases which show that lack of punctuality has caused defeat, loss of kingdom and golden
opportunities. It is said that Napoleon lost the battle of Waterloo in 1815 because one of his
generals came late. Many people lose good opportunities of job or promotion when they reach
late for appointment.
5. All of us are not born with the virtue of punctuality. We have to cultivate it painstakingly.
Only constant vigil and practice can implant this virtue. It calls for great deal of sacrifice. It calls
for courage to root out laziness and the ‘take-it easy attitude’. It demands a disciplined life.
That is why very few individuals have the virtue of punctuality. But, know it for certain that it
is the surest way to success.
2.1 Read the given questions and write the answer in about 30-40 words: (2x4=8)
(a) What is the writer’s concern in this passage?
(b) What would be the consequences of not maintaining punctuality in your work?
(c) Give some examples to show that lack of punctuality has caused trouble and worry.
(d) How did the great world leaders achieve fame and success in their life?
2.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following: (1x4=4)
(a) A disciplined person always gets:
(i) recognition
(ii) social acceptance
(iii) work done correctly and properly
(iv) all of the above
(b) If you are not disciplined, you will:
(i) work hurriedly or haphazardly
(ii) you will be punctual
(iii) be appreciated by people
(iv) none of the above

(c) We are not born with the virtue of punctuality.(True/False)

(d) Give one word for ‘to keep a strict watch’. (para 5)

Section B

A. Find the error from the passage and write any three correct words against them.
(1×3=3)

Error Correction
A teacher was teaching an important lesson on a)
the class
when he notice that a student b)
sitting on the back c)
of the classroom has fallen d)
asleep while his lecture. e)

B. Choose the correct option and write any three in your answer script.
(1×3=3)
1. Each of these producers……………………… his own advantage. (has, have)
2. Ten miles……………………… long distance. (is, are)
3. The price of the apples …………………….. very high. ( was, were)
4. The furniture in his house………………….. impressive. (look, looks)
5. Few students……………….. present in the class today. (is, are)

C. Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange any three of them to form
meaningful sentences. (1×3=3)

(a) a special/child’s life/in every/teachers hold/place

(b) for his or her/it is they/in the society/who prepare/life/the child
(c) progressive society/teachers are/of a sound/one of the/and/main pillars
(d) to acquire/they help/knowledge/the child/competencies/and values/in life
 Section C
1. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follows: (1×4=4)
A. The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
(a) Where did the crow sit?
(b) We can say that the poet was …….
(c) How did the crow change the poet’s mood?
(d) What fell off from a humlock tree?
OR
B. Some say the world will end in fire
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire.

(a) What is the poet’s opinion of the world in these lines?

(b) What is the contradictory opinion of public?
(c) How are ice and fire similar to each other though they have contradictory traits?
(d) What do ‘ice’ and ‘fire’ sumbolise in the poem?

2. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follows: (1×4=4)

A. But he’s locked in a concrete cell,

His strength behind bars,
Stalking the length of his cage,
Ignoring visitors.

(a) What does the phrase ‘his strength behind the bar’ suggests?
(b) Why does the tiger ignore the visitors?
(c) What is the tiger doing in the cage?
(d) What does the expression ‘stalking the length of the cage’ imply?
OR
B. If when you’re walking round your yard
You meet a creature there,
Who hugs you very, very hard,
Be sure it is a Bear,
If you have any doubts, I guess
He’ll give you just one more caress.

(a) Who is going to hug and why?

(b) This hug is also called?
(c) What is the antonym of ‘Caress’?
(d) Where can a bear be found?
3. Answer any three questions in 30-40 words each. (2×3=6)
1. Was Lencho angry when he received the letter?
2. What did Mandela think about the oppressor and the oppressed?
3. What was his family doing on the plateau when seagull failed to draw their attention?
4. What did the writer feel inside the clouds?
5. What is a “Dust of Snow”? What does the poet say has changed his mood? How has the poet’s
mood changed?
6. What does the poet want to convey through the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’?
7. What does the poet tell us about a chameleon?

4. Answer the following question between 150 and 200 words. (1×5=5)

1. Write the brief character sketch of Mrs. Pumphrey.

OR
2. Describe the value of freedom for the human beings and how it is important for the growth
of civilisation and humanism as described in the lesson ‘Nelson Mandela : Long Walk to
Freedom’.