Subject Code : 31E

10th Summative Assessment 1 – 2024 – 25

SECOND LANGUAGE – ENGLISH
I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions/incomplete
statements. Choose the correct alternative and write the complete answer along
with its letter of alphabet. (4×1=4)
1) Choose the appropriate question tag for the statement :
Students love to listen to music, _____________
A) do they ? B) don’t they ? C) did they ? D) weren’t they ?
Ans: B) don’t they?
2) Read the given conversation and choose the language function for the underlined
sentence :
Pavithra : Hi, could you show me the way to railway station ?
Saritha : sure go straight and take first left. You will find your destination.
A) Agreeing B) Offering help C) Giving direction D) Requesting
ans: c) giving direction
3) Read the following conversation and fill in the blanks.
Student : Good morning Sir.
Teacher : Good morning. What about your result ? Student :
sir I passed in first class.
Teacher : If you had worked harder, you _______ passed in distinction.
A) wouldn’t have B) would have C) shall have D) will have
Ans : B) would have
4) Read the following and choose the infinitive.
We went trekking. We were unable to meet the tribal people on our way.
A) went B) were C) to meet D) trekking
Ans : C) to meet
II. Do as directed : (12×1=12)
5) Which one of the following words has one syllable ? temple,
teacher, teach, technology. Teach
6) Combine the word in column – A with its collocative word in
column – B :
Column – A Column – B
Book (silk, worm, taste, right) worm
7) Fill in the blank using the correct article :
Who is _____________ fastest bowler in the class ? The
8) Fill in the blank using suitable linker :
She went to meet her friend in the park ____but______ her friend didn’t come.

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9) Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition :
Suresh is confined _____ bed to

10) Fill in the blank with appropriate tense form of the verb given in
bracket :
Nirmala ____________ (be + decorate) the picture yesterday. Was decorating
11)Use the word ‘laugh’ as verb in a sentence.
I laugh in school. He laughed loudly. I laugh slowly. She laughs nicely.
12) Change into comparative degree :
Rakesh is the tallest boy in the class.
Rakesh is taller than any other boy in the class.
13) Change into passive voice :
Students are preparing the project.
The project is being prepared by the students.
14) Give one word answer for the given sentence :
One who travels to work place daily. Commuter
15)Write the correct form of the word given in bracket :
The _________ (present) given by the musician was mind blowing. Presentation
16)Read the following conversation and change the underlined sentence into reported
speech : Ravindra : Hello Sundar ! How are you ?
Sundar: I am fine , thank you
Ravindra: What do you want to become ?
Sundar: I want to become a teacher.
Sundar told Ravindra that ____________________________________He wanted
to become a teacher.
III.The following sentence has two errors. Edit the sentence and rewrite it in the
answer book : (1×2=2)
17)Teacher narrated a storey in the class. Students enjoy a lot. The moral was revealed by
the teacher.
a) Spelling mistake to be corrected. storey - story
b) Verbal mistake to be corrected. enjoy - enjoyed

IV.Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences each : (7×2=14)

18) How was Swami honoured by his classmates, teacher and the headmaster ? His
classmates looked at him with respect, and his teacher patted his back. The
headmaster said that he was a true scout.
19) Why did Nehru choose Dr. Ambedkar as the law minister ?
Ambedkar had a great skill in law and legislation. He had the vision of social justice.
Therefore, Nehru chose him to be Law Minister of India.

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20) Why did the Americans go to buy Don Anselmo’s land ?
Don Anselmo’s land had a good water source as the little creek ran through the land.
His orchard was beautiful and his house was quaint.

21) How can you say that Dr. Ambedkar was a voracious reader ?
Dr. Ambedkar was a voracious leader. He had an insatiable thirst for books. He bought
books by curtailing his daily needs. In New York he purchased about 2,000 books and
in London he purchased so many books. that they to be sent to India in 32 boxes.

22) Why is the poet ‘querulous’ ? What does he want to do ?

The Poet. Was querulous be cause he could sing song for mother India. He wanted to
sing song about mother India.

23) Why were Babu and Manju disappointed with the way the students were marching ?
The students marched back to their homes silently and Manju and Babu thought that
the students were scared of the police. According to them, the students should have
protested. Hence, they were disappointed
OR
Why had Patil, the Sub-Inspector come to Mohan’s house ?
Patil the sub-inspector came to Mohan’s house to give a warning about the raid of his
wife. As he was a close friend of Mohan’s father, he asked Mohan to give him the
cyclostyle machine and all proof pertaining to the agitation against the British

24) How did Dicky Dolma prepare for the task of scaling Mount Everest ?
Dicky Dolma prepared herself for the venture of scaling The Mt. Everest by joining
the newlyopened mountaineering institute in Manali. She took up the basic training
at the institute and worked with dedication and determination. She got ‘A’ grades and
was selected by the All India expedition to Mount Everest.
OR
How did Dicky Dolma describe the breathtaking view of the Mount Everest ?
Dolma said that an Everest can feel and understand but cannot be described in words. It
was much breath taking that she could ever be imagined. The awards that she had
bestowed stand very low before the view from the above.

V.Answer the following questions in 5-6 sentences each : (2×3=6)

25)Baleshwar risked his life to save the life of Roma Talreja. Discuss.
When Baleshwar saw the girl lying on the tracks, he jumped down from the moving
train and ran towards her. There was no help in her sight so he lifted her up, crossed
the tracks and walked till he reached the road. He waited patiently with the girl in his
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 arms for a long time. He stopped a number of motorists but no one heeded to his call.
Finally, a tempo truck driver stopped and helped him to take the girl to a hospital
nearby where she was given first aid. The doctor there advised him to take her to a
big hospital. Baleshwar did this and the girl got the necessary medical care and was
cured.
26)How does the mother earth show her patience in each situation in the poem ‘‘I am the
land’’ ?
The poem ‘I am the land’ is written by Marina de Bellagenta. In this poem the poet
depicts the mother earth as the speaker. Mother earth tells that she waits with
patience when people claim that the land belongs to them. They occupy the land,
plough, plant trees, grow fruits and grass. The children dance and play on the land.
The land bears everything without a complaint. The soldiers come with guns fighting
for the land. People build fences on the land to divide nations which suffocates like
chains in her neck. But mother earth mocks at the people’s behavior with a tone of
self assertion

VI.Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow : (4×3=12)
27)“Can I have a burning lamp in the room ?’’ a) Who raised this question ? Swami
b) Whom did the speaker ask ? Father
c) Why did the speaker want a burning lamp in the room ? He was afraid of darkness.
28)“Oh, I couldn’t thank him.”
a) Who is the ‘I’ here ? Baleshwar
b) Who does ‘him’ refer to ? Truck driver
c) Why couldn’t the speaker thank him ? Truck driver slipped away.
29)“I do not like to have you speak to me in that manner.” a)Who made this statement ?
Don Anselmo
b) Who was this said to ? Story teller or to narrator
c) Why did the speaker say like this ? Narrator offered extra money.
30. Sing of the filth and dirt.
That foul my sylvan retreats.’’ a) Who is
the speaker ? Mother india
b) When did the speaker say this ? The poet wanted to sing about the beauty.
c) From which poem these lines are taken ? The Song of india

(1×3=3)
31) Name : Dr. Mahesh

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 Age : 39
years
old
Place : Hassan

: Very kind hearted person, down to earth,

easily available for the patients and gives free
Popularity treatment.
: Conducted a number of operations free of
Achievements cost.
Awards : Many local and state awards.

This is a profile of Doctor. Mahesh. His age is 39 years. This place is awesome. His
qualification is. Ms in surgery. He is. Popularity Lee known as. Very kind hearted.
Down to earth, easily available for the patients and give. Free treatment. His award
Are Many local And state awards.
VIII.Develop the story using the clues given below : (1×3=3)
32)One day a lion — nothing to eat — the hungry lion — roamed in the forest — in
search of food — caught a small hare — lion raised his paws — to kill the hare —
a deer was coming from the opposite side — lion dropped the hare — ran after
the deer — hare ran away — deer was much faster than lion — in a trice deer
vanished — lion disappointed — returned — repenting.
One day a lion was nothing found to eat. The hungry lion was roamed in the forest
food. It got a small hare. The lion raised its path to kill the hare. A dear coming
from the opposite side. The lion dropped the hare and ran after the deer. The hare
ran away. The deer was much faster than the lion. In a trice the deer vanished.
The lion was disappointed and returned by repenting.
IX. Study the picture given below : (1×3=3)
33)Write a description or an account of what the picture suggests to you in a paragraph.

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A picture is Worth 1000 words. This is a picture Off an elephant. There is a
elephant in the picture. There are trees in the picture. There is a Hut in the picture.
The elephant is chained. The elephant is trying to escape from the chain.

X. Quote from memory : (1×4=4)

34. The throned monarch better than his crown.
His sceptre shows the force of temporal power,
The attribute to awe and majesty,
Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings.
OR
It is enthroned in the heart of kings.
It is an attribute to God himself.
And earthly power doth then show likest God’s When
mercy seasons justice.
XI.Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow : (1×4=4) (2×2)
34)Kashmir is a garden of beauty surrounded by a wall of snow-capped mountains.
We enter the valley of Kashmir at Baramulla. From the bridge over the river
Jhelum, we can look north and see the peak Nanga parbat standing like a huge
sentinel pointing to the sky.
At Baramulla we board the house boat which is to be our dwelling for the next few
months. We are then towed twenty miles up the Jhelum till we come to Srinagar, the
capital of Kashmir, the city of the sun, lying like a jewel in the centre of the valley.
About half the people living here are Muslims the other half Hindus. They appear
good-natured and happy-go-lucky. The houses of the city are built of wood and
bricks. Most of the houses have a very dilapidated appearance. But they are very
picturesque all through summer months, for the roofs of many of them are covered
with flowers. Some have tulips. Some wild irises and some others red poppies.
The Jhelum flows through the city of Srinagar and with its canals cuts it up into so
many islands as to give it the name of ‘The Venice of India’. As the sun melts
the snow on the mountain tops, the snow water flows down the valley and
causes the river to rise and supply her life-giving waters to the fields and
gardens.
a) Why is Srinagar city called as ‘The Venice of India’ ?
The Jhelum flows through the city of Srinagar and with its canals cuts it up into so
many islands as to give it the name of ‘The Venice of India’

b) Why do the houses in Kashmir look picturesque during summer ?

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The houses are very picturesque all through summer months, for the roofs of many
of them are covered with flowers. Some have tulips. Some wild irises and some
others red poppies.

XII.Answer the following question in about 8-10 sentences : (1×4=4)

35)The poet’s grandmother had a zeal to live on top of the tree. How was she able to fulfil
her desire ?
The poet Ruskin Bond calls his grandmother as ‘Genius’ because she could climb a
tree. Even at the age of 62, she was passionate to climb a tree and learnt it from her
loving brother at the age of six. Everybody feared that granny would fall from a tree
one day.
One day she climbed a tree but could not come down. After the rescue doctor
recommended rest for a week. But for granny it was like a brief season in hell. She
demanded a house to be built in a tree. The poet’s father, who was dutiful, fulfilled
his mother’s wish, so that granny moved up and enjoyed as her wish.

OR
How does the poet describe man’s greed and land’s assertion in the poem ‘I am the land’
?
The poem ‘I Am the Land’ makes a powerful statement against man’s different ways
of exploitation of the land. As a builder, as a consumer, as an urbanite and as a
warmonger man continuously takes the land as his own and ill-treats it. The land
watches everything patiently and waits for things to change. The land on and off has
hopes for better things as good sensitive man plants and brings life to the land. When
the land thus comes to life with trees, fruit, and grass, it’s rejoicing time for all.
Children dance and someone sings. But the joy does not last. Man, in his role as a
warmonger, chokes the land. But the land is resilient. It waits even now. But now it is
assertive. It tells a man that he cannot fence the planet earth. The land continues to
wait. But this time it waits to see if the man has taken the cue to change for the better.
If a man still exhibits no common sense, it would be his lot to suffer

XIII.Write an essay on any one of the following : (1×4=4)

36)a) Zero mosquitoes, zero dengue

b) Water pollution

Water is necessary for our survival and to live a healthy and happy life. Everyone is
familiar with the picture of people living in misery in nations without access to water,

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such as Africa. It's time for everyone to wake up and understand how important water
conservation is. Human species couldn't survive in a world without water. All plants and
animals fall under this same category. In fact, without water, the entire planet will suffer.
Water bodies, including lakes, rivers, seas, oceans, and groundwater, have all been
contaminated. Water bodies become contaminated when waste from homes, factories,
and other buildings enters them.

As stated, water pollution is a severe issue that can be catastrophic for all living beings,
including humans, plants and animals. We must comprehend the value of water in our
life and the need to preserve it. There are numerous easy ways to prevent water waste,
including taking shorter showers, watering plants with RO waste, cleaning cars with a
wet cloth rather than a hose, etc. To gather rainwater, we must also employ the
rainwater harvesting technique. In this way, we can conserve water.

c) Uses of mobile phones.

Modern technological developments have made living simpler. Today, we can quickly
call or video chat with anyone by moving our fingers when using a mobile phone.
Mobile phones can be used for many different things today, including voice calling,
video chatting, text messaging, multimedia messaging, internet browsing, email, video
games, and photography. They come in a variety of sizes and shapes and with a variety
of technical specifications. Thus, it is referred to as a "Smart Phone." Today you can see
everyone's home with at least one smartphone. Even in rural areas where the rate of
development isn't as high as that of a city, nearly every person can be seen using a
smartphone

XIV.Write a letter using the information given below : (1×5=5)

37)Imagine you are Narendra/Nayana studying in Government High School, Basavapura.
Write a letter to your mother about your preparation for the SA – 1 Exam.
From,
Narendra
Govt high school Basavapura
Date: 25/09/24
Dear mother,
Hi mom, How are you? I am fine here. I hope you are also fine there. As you know
the annual examination is in April. I am studying hard. My teachers are encouraging
me. I am studying based on study time table, in all FA tests I have scored good marks.
I am working hard to get distinction. Please convey my regards to all and write
about your health.
Yours lovingly.
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To,
ABC
Mandya
OR
Write a letter to the Headmaster/Headmistress requesting to organise a visit to the
planetarium.

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