Grade :10

Revision Test -3
Note:
1. Read the question paper carefully .
2. Answer the questions under Part-A in the answer
booklet provided.
3. Write the answers to the questions under Part -B on the
question paper itself.
4. Avoid overwriting.

PART :A (Marks:60)

(Q.No:1-4)Read the following passage carefully.

I was amazed. Here before my eyes, a white baby, for

they were little more than
babies, was imposing his will upon a little black boy.
And the little black boy submitted. I
puzzled within myself as I went down the road. Could it
be that the little dark boy was the son
of a servant in the home and therefore had to do the
white boy's bidding? No. They were
obviously dressed alike, the little dark boy was of equal
class with his playmate. No. They
were playmates, the little dark boy was a neighbour's
child. I was sure of that. Then how was
it that he obeyed so faithfully the white boy's orders?
Was it that even as a boy he sensed that in his own
country he would be at the white
man's beck and call? Could he, at his age, divine a
difference between himself and the white
boy? And did the little white youngster, so young, such
a baby, realize that he would grow to
dominate the black man? Was there an indefinable
quality in the white man that enabled his
baby, smaller and younger than his playmate, to make
him his slave? I could find no answer.
I could not bring myself to believe such a thing, and
yet, with my own eyes I had seen a little
dark boy take orders from a little white boy — a little
white boy, obviously his social equal,
and younger and smaller. Were we, as a race, really
inferior? So inferior that even in our
infancy we realised our deficiencies, and accepted a
position as the white man's servant?
Now answer the following questions in three or four
sentences.(4x3=12)

. What did the little dark boy do when the white boy
gave him orders?
4. What puzzled the narrator about the little dark boy's
behavior?
saw it now. It was indeed a game, a game I had played as a
child. Each boy took it in
turn every alternate day to be the boss, the other the slave. It
had been great fun to me as a
youngster. I smiled as I remembered. I looked at the man
standing by the gate. He was a
white man. I remembered what I had thought yesterday. He, no
doubt, I thought to myself,
was wondering if the black race is superior to the white. I
laughed gently to myself. How
silly grown-ups are, how clever we are, how wonderfully able
we are, to impute deep motives
to childish actions! This man, I said to myself, will puzzle all day
on whether the blacks will

eventually rise and rule the world because he thinks he

sees a little black boy realizing at a
tender age his superiority over the white. I will save
him from his puzzle. I will explain it to
him. I went across to him.
'I know what you're thinking,' I said. 'You're thinking
that may be the black race is
superior to the white, because you just saw the little
dark youngster on the lawn ordering
the little white boy around. Don't think that; it's a game
they play. Alternate days one is the
boss, the other the servant. It's a grand game. I used to
play it and may be so did you. Yesterday
I saw the little white boy bossing the dark one and I
worried all day over the dark boy's
realisation of his inferiority so young in life! We are silly,
we grown-ups, aren't we?'
The man was surprised at my outburst. He looked at
me smiling. 'I know all about the
game,' he said. 'The boys are brothers — my sons.' He
pointed to a handsome brown woman
on the verandah who had just come out to call in the
children. 'That's my wife', he said.
I smiled. My spirit laughed within me. This is Jamaica, I
said in my heart, this is my
country — my people. I looked at the white man. He
smiled at me. 'We'll miss the tram if we
don't hurry,' he said.

1. How did the narrator feel upon realizing it was a

game?
2. What did the narrator think the man might have
been puzzled about?
3. What does the narrator mean by “how silly grown-
ups are”?
4. Why does the narrator decide to explain the game
to the man?
Read the following passage carefully.
I looked at father’s bare feet. Never having worn
shoes, his feet had developed cracks
and somehow resembled those of an elephant. I
noticed this for the first time. I hadn’t
noticed that the road was uneven. I didn’t have
to since I was wearing a pair of hunting boots.
I checked my wallet and saw I still had around
Rs.40 with me. A pair of canvas shoes would
cost around Rs.12 and the remaining amount
would be enough for me to get to Bomdila.
My father protested. ‘Give me an old pair. You
don’t have to spend money on new
shoes.’ I couldn’t convince him to buy a new pair.
Reluctantly 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 lighting up with contentment.
Suddenly he looked at me and said, ‘Take care.
Write to us...’
Father wanted to say something but the bus
started moving. I saw my father gradually
receding into the distance. I saw that the road
we had come by looked like a giant motionless
rope. Father would use the same road to go back
home. Simultaneously our journeys started
in two opposite directions, with me seated in the
luxurious seat of a bus and father walking
back with weary legs on the pebble-strewn road.
Now answer the following questions in three or
four sentences.(4x3=12)
5. Why did the narrator's father refuse to buy a
new pair of shoes, despite the narrator offering
to buy them?
6. What does the narrator notice about the road
and his father’s feet during their journey, and
what does this reveal about their circumstances?
7. Why did the narrator reluctantly give his
hunting boots to his father? How did the father
react to receiving them?
8. Explain the significance of the statement,
"Simultaneously our journeys started in two
opposite directions.”
The following table represents student grades
and attendance data. Study the table carefully
and answer the questions that follow.
PERCENTAGE OF ATTENDANCE
S.N Name Clas Mat Scien Engli Attendanc
o s hs ce sh e%
1 Janu 10 80 85 90 95%
A
2 Amar 10 95 90 85 100%
A
3 Rishith 10 75 70 80 80%
B
4 Sarath 10 90 95 92 90%
B
5 Megha 10 C 85 82 88 85%
na
6 Aryan 10 C 70 75 72 75%

9.

Q No: 13: Read the given below passage

focusing on the parts that are underlined .
Answer any four of the questions as directed
and write them in the answer booklet. (4x2=8)
A tiger was hunting in the forest . He saw a fox.
(i)The fox noticed this . “Now , the tiger will kill
me” , the fox thought .But I should do
something.”Despite the danger , the fox said ,
“How dare you kill me !”On hearing this , the
tiger was surprised. “Why can’t I kill you?” he
asked. (ii)The fox said, “ God has appointed me
as the king of the forest.(iii) . I have to rule my
kingdom. You can’t kill me God will punish you.”
(iv)“Is it true ?”the tiger asked doubtfully. “Let’s
go through the forest. I will show you how
everyone is afraid of me ,”said the fox. The tiger
agreed . The fox was walking through the forest
followed by the tiger.The animals saw the tiger.
They ran away. (v) “ Have you seen how the
animals are scared of me?” the fox said.The tiger
thought the fox was the most powerful (vi)
animal. “You are right,said the tiger “ you are
the king of the forest.”

Now, complete the following sentences and write

them in your answer sheet.
i) Add a suitable question tag
ii) Rewrite the sentence beginning with, ‘He
asked why….’
iii) Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘I’
iv) Combine the two sentence using ‘if’
v) Combine the two sentences using ‘No
sooner….. than’
vi) Rewrite the sentence using comparative
degree.

Read the details of the famous personality

given below.
Points to Details
be
Covered of the
Person
Known as: Jayashankar sir
Redda sir
Ideologue of Telangana movement
Date of birth: 6th August, 1934
Place of birth: Akkampet in Warangal
district
Family: Father: Kothapalli Lakshmi Kantha
Rao Mother: Mahalakshmi
Education: Completed Ph.D in Economics
from Osmania University, Hyderabad.
Important events: in 1952 ,as a student
leader , he joined the Telangana movement
and protested the plans being prepared for
the state reorganization.
 He refused to sing songs in praise of
Nizam and he insisted on singing vande
Mataram.
 In 1969, he launched Telangana
Janasabha and in 1999 the Telangana
Development Forum
 Published several articles on economic
development and educational economics.
  Worked as professor and vice chancellor
of Kakatiya University
 He fought for the formation of separate
Telangana until his death
Honours: profess Jayashankar Telangana
State Agricultural University is named
after him and a new district Jai Shankar
Bhoopalapalli is formed on his name
Death: 21st June 2011 at Hanamkonda
Warangal district.

In the reading text ‘ A Tribute’ you have read

about the Indian film industry completing
hundred years.
Imagine you are the Cultural Secretary of your
school and draft a NOTICE for your school notice
board , informing the students about a film show
that is going to be organised in your school
campus for Children’s Day. (5M)
The District Administration is going to conduct
the National Voters Day on the 25th of January ,
2024 with’ an aim to create awareness among
the youth about voting rights and their
responsibility as voters . In connection with the
District Administration is conducting a Quiz,
Essay writing , Drawing and other competitions.
Now design a POSTER which can be used in the
publicity campaign for the same . The poster
should reflect the following points.
*Venue of the competition
* Date and time
*Details of the various competitions
*Chief guest and other invitees
*Prize distribution