First Unit Test 2024-2025

Class - X

ENGLISH

Total Marks: 45
Internal Assessment: 5

Time: 2 Hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.

Section - A

Choose the correct option for the following (Q. No. 1 to Q. No. 25):
1×25=25

A. Read the following extract with reference to 'A Letter to God' and
choose the correct option:

It was impossible for him to gather together the hundred pesos, so he was
able to send the farmer only a little more than half. He put the money in an
envelope addressed to Lencho and with it a letter containing only a single
word as a signature: God.

1. What is the significance of the single word in the letter sent by the
postmaster ?

A. It serves as a signature for the letter

B. It expresses the postmaster’s faith in God
C. It is a code word for the amount of money being sent
D. None of the above

2. What assumption can be made about the postmaster’s intentions in

including only a single word as a signature ?

A. He wants to emphasize the power and presence of God

B. He wants to confuse and frustrate Lencho
C. He wants to demonstrate his own authority
D. None of the above

3. What does the phrase “ covered with salt ” imply in the paragraph ?

A. The hails were heavy and torrential

B. The hails were light and drizzling
C. The cornfield was covered in mist
D. The flowers in the field were wilted

4. What does Lencho’s prediction of rain reveal about his character ?

A. He is a skilled weather forecaster

B. He is a superstitious person
C. He is observant of the natural world
D. He is prone to anxiety

Or

What competency is displayed by the woman when she responds to

Lencho’s comment with “Yes, God willing” ?

A. Active listening
B. Cultural sensitivity
C. Communication
D. Flexibility

5. What learning do we get from life of Nelson Mandela ?

A. Keep the fighting spirit On

B. Greed for Name & Fame
C. Provoke common people
D. Believe in live & let live policy

6. Why Mandela put freedom for country before freedom for family ?

A. Felt pain of his citizens

B. Impact of apartheid during prison days
C. Had Anti-Western mind set
D. Had less love for family

7. When the writer says he could not fulfill both of these obligations, he
means that

A. He could not look after his family and his countrymen at the same time
B. He could not travel because of family responsibilities
C. He had to lead a secret life
D. He felt greatly obliged

Or

In his long speech, what does Nelson Mandela said about decades old
brutality on blacks of Africa ?

A. Isolated Africa from West

B. Came closer to starvation
C. Flame of revolution rose
D. Created super natural courage, wisdom & generosity

8. Pick the option that showcases the usage of ‘host’ as in the lesson 'Long
Walk to Freedom'

A. He was praised for his hospitality as the host of the party

B. She was able to host the event without any hindrance
C. She met the host and apologised for her friend’s misbehaviour
D. He is the best host that one can ever come across

9. The phrase ‘tradition of hospitality’ does not refer to:

A. Friendly behaviour
B. Generous behaviour
C. Rude behaviour
D. Helpful behaviour

10. An extraordinary fact about the people of Coorg is that

A. They are hospitable

B. The first Chief of the Indian Army was a Coorgi
C. They have many stories to narrate
D. They don’t need a licence to carry firearms

11. What is rappelling ?

A. Travelling in a river in a canoe

B. Travelling in a river in a raft
C. Going down a cliff by sliding down a rope
D. None of the Above
12. Why did ‘these people’ settle in Coorg ?

A. They mingled with the locals

B. They rebelled against the main army
C. Their return to the main army became impossible
D. They decided to travel further south

13. What made Amanda sulk and become moody ?

A. When she had to complete her homework.

B. When her mother gives her too many instructions.
C. When she has to clean her shoes.
D. None of the Above

14. Amanda's mother is continuously _________ Amanda.

A. Encouraging
B. Reprimanding
C. Motivating
D. Disappointing

15. Which of these is a synonym for ‘languid’ ?

A. Rapid
B. Relaxed
C. Sickly
D. Humid
16. Which literary device is used in the line ‘A mermaid, drifting
blissfully’ ?

A. Repetition
B. Alliteration
C. Allusion
D. Paradox

17. Find out the word from the poem which means same as 'erect'.

A. Hunch
B. Slouching
C. Bite
D. Straight

18. "He should be lurking in shadow, Sliding through long grass Near the
water hole Where plump deer pass."

According to the extract, the poet wishes for the tiger to be ‘sliding’
through the foliage as this would

A. Assist in keeping the prey unsuspecting of the predator’s sound

B. Aid in camouflaging the presence of the predator before it rushes in
C. Help the predator pounce on the prey comfortably without getting tired
D. Support the predator’s vision as it eyes its prey

19. The tiger’s paws are cushioned like

A. Cotton
B. Wool
C. Velvet
D. Stone
 Section - B
(Grammar)

20. He has ____________ evidence to prove his innocence.

A. Many
B. All
C. Either
D. Enough

21. ___________ orchestra band that you called has arrived.

A. An
B. A
C. The
D. Some

22. I think the bank should be open ___________ now.

A. Of
B. In
C. By
D. For

23. He complimented her ___________ new dress.

A. For
B. Of
C. On
D. About
24. Choose the future perfect tense form of the given sentence. “He has a
lot of experience.”

A. He had a lot of experience

B. He will have a lot of experience
C. He will have had a lot of experience
D. He will be having a lot of experience

25. Choose the correct sentence.

A. When I woke up, he has already eaten breakfast

B. When I woke up, he had already eaten breakfast
C. When I had woken up, he had already ate breakfast
D. When I had woken up, he has already ate breakfast

Section - C

Answer the following briefly (Q. No. 26 to Q. No. 30): 2×5=10

26. What was the role of the postmaster in helping Lencho restore his faith
in God ?

27. Describe the effect of the policy of apartheid on the people of South
Africa.

28. Why is the climb to the Brahmagiri hills an important part of a visit to
Coorg ?

29. Why do you think the tiger's rage has been referred to as 'quiet' ?

30. What does the speaker tell Amanda in the end ? What is the speaker
afraid of ?
 Section - D

31. Translate the following into the language as per your MIL/IL subject:
1×3=

(i) Though he is poor, he is not a liar.

(ii) How much tall the tree is!.

(iii) The climate of Shillong is better than that of Guwahati.

Or

Write a substance of the following passage: 3

Man is the maker of his fortune. We cannot prosper in life if we are afraid
of labour. People generally think that success in life depends on luck. This
is not true. Men of science have toiled day and night to invent the radio,
the television, and the telephone which have added to the joy of our life.
Life is not a bed of roses. Life will be miserable if we shrink from labour
and fail to earn money enough to meet our daily expenses. Industry is the
secret of success not only for an individual but also for a nation. China and
America are the most powerful nations in the world today. They have
attained such power and position by virtue of the earnest labour of their
people. We, Indians too, must work hard if we want to raise the prestige of
our country in the eyes of the world.

32. Complete the following tasks, as directed. 1×3=3

(i) Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket,
for the given portion of the letter.
Respected Sir/Ma’am,

I ____________ (be) Drishya, a member of NGO Prada. I am writing to

you to bring to your notice the increasing effect of air pollution in our
neighbourhood and in the surrounding area.

(ii) Complete the line from a poem by filling the blank with the correct
option.

Focus on all of life’s good

And you ____________ things work out as they should
Feeling sorry and just sitting around
It is a sure thing to bring you down.

(a) find
(b) will find
(c) had found
(d) finds

(iii) Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction
for the following line.

He had no excuse to attacking that old man.

Option No. Error Correction

(a) had has
(b) excuse accuse
(c) to for

(d) attacking attack

33. You want to go on an educational tour after your examination. Write a
letter to your father asking for his permission and also asking for ₹2000 for
this purpose. 4

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