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MALDA ZILLA SCHOOL Ray and Martin Question Bank Page 278

📘 MALDA ZILLA SCHOOL 

📝 Second Summative Evaluation – Question Paper with Answers

📚 Subject: English

🔢 Full Marks: 40

⏰ Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

 

Section A: Reading Skill (Seen)

1. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

One day there was a grand wind for kite-flying. I'm not sure how it happened, but as I was bringing the kite from the house, I tripped and fell over the rocks. My elbow went clear through the kite, making a big hole.

We had to hurry to fix the kite if we wanted to send it up before the wind fell. We rushed into the lighthouse to get some paper. We knew there was no more red paper. We took the first thing that came handy—an old letter lying on the bookcase in the sitting room. We patched the kite up with the letter, a sheet on each side and dried it by the fire. We started out, and up went the kite like a bird. The wind was glorious and it soared. All at once—snap! And there was Claude, standing with a bit of cord in his hand, looking foolish. Our kite had sailed away over to the mainland.

 

A. Tick (✔) the correct alternative:1×2 = 2

(i) They rushed into the lighthouse to get some –

✔️ (d) red paper

(ii) The kite went up like a –

✔️ (a) bird

 

B. Answer the following questions:1×2 = 2

(i) How was the kite patched up?

Ans. The kite was patched up using an old letter—one sheet on each side.

(ii) Why did Claude look foolish?

Ans. Claude looked foolish because he was holding only the broken cord after the kite snapped and flew away.

 

C. Fill in the following table with information from the text:

1×2 = 2

Statement  

(i) They rushed to the lighthouse.

Reason

To get paper to fix the kite.

Reason

(ii) The wind   was  /glorious and the kite snapped. 

Statement: The wind was so strong.

 

Section B: Reading Skill (Poem)

Read the poem and answer the following questions:

Once I crept in an oakwood—I was looking for a stag.

I met an old woman there all knobbly stick and rag.

She said: "I have your secret here inside my little bag."

Then she began to cackle and I began to quake.

She opened up her little bag and I came twice awake—

Surrounded by a staring tribe and me tied to a stake.

They said: "We are the oak-trees and your own true family.

We are chopped down, we are torn up, you do not blink an eye

Unless you make a promise now—now you are going to die.

Whenever you see an oak-tree felled, swear now you will plant two.

Unless you swear the black oak bark will wrinkle over you

And root you among the oaks where you were born but never grew.

This was my dream beneath the boughs, the dream that altered me.

When I came out of the oakwood, back to human company,

My walk was the walk of a human child, but my heart was a tree.

 

A. Tick (✔) the correct alternative:

1×2 = 2

(i) The poet of the poem is –

✔️ (a) Ted Hughes

(ii) The oak-trees wanted the poet to make,-

✔️ (a) promise

 

B. Answer the following question:

1×2 = 2

(i) How did the dream alter the poet?

Ans. The dream altered the poet by making him more sensitive towards nature. Although he returned to human company, his heart became one with the trees, filled with a sense of responsibility and love for them.

 

Section C: Reading Skill (Unseen)

Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

A bunch of Class X students took home lessons on how to stay safe during lightning and storm. Kolkata Cloud Chasers, a group of professionals who love to track, photograph and document storms and clouds, conducted a session with students of Mahadevi Birla World Academy on Thursday.

The students were shown photographs of clouds in the city and outside. The experts advised the students to stay indoors, unplug electronic gadgets and not to stand under a tree when lightning strikes.

There have been two lightning deaths recently in the city. Debabrata Pal, aged 21 years, died after he was struck by a bolt of lightning during cricket practice at Vivekananda Park in June. Ajay Mallick, aged 27 years, was struck by lightning on the Maidan in July.

Nupur Ghosh, the Vice-Principal of the school, talked about the usefulness of such interactions. She said that such interactions were important for children so that they become prepared to deal with the dangers of lightning and storms in real life. Debashri Dasgupta, the main speaker, addressed an audience of 210 students and asked them to play the role of teachers to their parents, brothers and sisters when they go home.

 

A. Tick (✔) the correct alternative:

1×5 = 5

(i) The students were of –

✔️ (c) Class X

(ii) The interactions were held on –

✔️ (d) Thursday

(iii) The students belonged to –

✔️ (c) Mahadevi Birla World Academy

(iv) The age of Debabrata Pal was –

✔️ (a) 21 years

(v) The most suitable title to the passage is –

✔️ (c) Lessons on Lightning for Students

 

B. Answer the following questions:

1×3 = 3

(i) Which lesson was being taught to the group of students?

Ans. The students were taught how to stay safe during lightning and storms.

(ii) Who are cloud chasers?

Ans. Cloud chasers are professionals who track, photograph, and document storms and clouds.

(iii) What advice did the experts give to the students to avoid being struck by lightning?

Ans. The experts advised students to stay indoors, unplug gadgets, and avoid standing under trees during lightning.

 

C. State whether the following statement is 'True' or 'False' and give supporting sentence:

1×2 = 2

(i) The students were asked to play the role of teachers to their parents, brothers and sisters at home.

Ans. True

S.S.: "She asked them to play the role of teachers to their parents, brothers and sisters."

 

Section D: Grammar & Vocabulary

4. Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blanks:1×2 = 2

(i) If my friend comes from Mumbai, he will bring a lot of gifts.

(ii) She has been living in this town since her birth.

 

5. Do as directed:

1×4 = 4

(i) Amal silently watched the procession. (Change the voice)

Ans. The procession was silently watched by Amal.

(ii) My friend said to me, "Why did you not come to my birthday party yesterday?" (Change the narration)

Ans. My friend asked me why I had not gone to his birthday party the previous day.

(iii) You are too late to enter the class. (Remove 'too')

Ans. You are so late that you cannot enter the class.

(iv) A man is doing research in the foreign university. He has a brother. (Join into a complex sentence)

Ans. A man who is doing research in the foreign university has a brother.

 

6. Replace the underlined words with appropriate phrasal verbs:

1×2 = 2

(i) Write your name clearly.

Ans. Put down your name clearly.

(ii) You may overlook the necessary details.

Ans. You may pass over the necessary details.

 

7. Find words from the unseen passage (Q3) that mean the following:

1×2 = 2

(i) Specialists → Experts

(ii) Importance → Usefulness

 

Section E: Writing

8. Write a paragraph on the process of preparing a cake with the help of the given points:

(10 marks)

Ans.

To prepare a delicious cake, first a cup of flour is taken in a bowl. Then a teaspoon of baking powder and three eggs are added to it. After that, sugar and butter are mixed in the bowl. The entire mixture is stirred well until smooth. Then it is baked in an oven at 180 degrees Celsius for about twenty-five minutes. After baking, the cake is decorated with toppings like cream, chocolate chips or fruits.