Bishnupur High School 2nd Summative Evaluation – 2025 Class – X

Bishnupur High School

2nd Summative Evaluation – 2025

Class – X

Subject – English

Full Marks: 40

Time: 1 hr 20 mins

 

Name: ____________________________

Roll No: ___________

Section: ___________

 

READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN)

1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

A month later a letter came for Father. After he finished reading it, his eyes looked as if he had been crying.

“You want to know what became of your kite?” he said. Then he sat down beside us and told us the whole story.

Father had a brother and a sister. He had quarrelled with his brother and left home. Years afterward, he felt sorry and when he went back, he found his brother had died and he couldn’t find his sister.

The letter father had just received was from his sister, Aunt Esther, mother of Dick and Mimi. She was a widow who lived hundreds of miles inland. One day when Dick and Mimi were out in the woods, they discovered the kite on the top of a tree and carried it home. When their mother saw the kite patched with the letter, she turned pale. It was the very letter she had once written to her brother. Philippa was her mother’s name and Claude was her father’s. She knew who we must be. So she sat down and wrote to Big Half Moon and Father received her letter.

Next day, Father went and brought Aunt Esther and Dick and Mimi with him. They have been here ever since. Aunt Esther is a dear and Dick and Mimi are too jolly for words.

 

A. Tick (✓) the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(1 × 4 = 4)

i) After reading the letter Father looked to be —

a) mourning ☐ b) weeping ☐ c) laughing ☐ d) jesting ☐

ii) Father told them a story of their —

a) friends ☐ b) colleagues ☐ c) kinsman ☐ d) foes ☐

iii) Father fell out with his —

a) brother ☐ b) sister ☐ c) daughter ☐ d) both brother and sister ☐

iv) The kite was patched with the letter written by —

a) Esther to her husband ☐ b) Esther to her brother ☐ c) Father to her sister ☐ d) Philippa to Claude ☐

 

B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(1 × 2 = 2)

i) Uncle of the narrator died after __________________________________________.

ii) Aunt Esther saw __________________________________________.

 

C. Answer the following question:

(2 × 1 = 2)

i) What did Father do finally after getting the letter?

Ans: __________________________________________.

 

2. Read the poem and answer the questions given below:

Within that house secure he hides

When danger imminent betides

Of storm, or other harm besides

Of weather.

Give but his horns the slightest touch,

His self-collecting power is such,

He shrinks into his house with much

Displeasure.

Where’er he dwells, he dwells alone,

Except himself has chattels none,

Well satisfied to be his own

Whole treasure.

 

A. Tick (✓) the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(1 × 3 = 3)

i) The snail feels his house as —

a) safe ☐ b) insufficient ☐ c) dangerous ☐ d) commonly ☐

ii) The snail dwells —

a) cautiously ☐ b) freely ☐ c) solitarily ☐ d) satisfaction ☐

iii) For the slightest touch the snail winces into his shelter with —

a) happiness ☐ b) coyness ☐ c) unhappiness ☐ d) small ☐

 

B. Answer the following question:

(2 × 1 = 2)

i) What does the poet mean by “self-collecting power”?

Ans: __________________________________________.

 

READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN)

3. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Two workers of the Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC) were killed on Wednesday morning after an eucalyptus tree fell on them in front of the office of the HMC administration Dr Sujoy Chakraborty inside the civic body headquarters, though there was no storm and rain reported so far during the incident.

The deceased are Umesh Mahato, a permanent employee, and Noor Mahammad, a casual worker, of the Howrah civic body.

The incident occurred around 9 a.m. when they were standing close to the office of Dr Chakraborty. The tree suddenly fell on them and they died when they were taken to the nearby Howrah District Hospital.

Dr Chakraborty along with other senior officers of the HMC rushed to the spot and said, “It’s an accident. The tree was old, but live. We are planning to give monetary compensation to the families of the two deceased.”

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asked Firhad Hakim, state urban development and municipal affairs minister, to visit the HMC after she came to know about the incident.

Mr Hakim visited the spot and said: “It’s bad luck. The tree suddenly fell though there was no storm or rain and claimed two lives. We have spoken to the families of the two deceased. We are also looking into whether one member of the two families can get jobs.”

The HMC will also give ₹2 lakh to the families each as compensation.

 

A. Tick (✓) the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(1 × 4 = 4)

i) Two workmen of HMC were killed on —

a) Monday ☐ b) Tuesday ☐ c) Wednesday ☐ d) Friday ☐

ii) The two workers died due to —

a) heavy storm ☐ b) thunderstorm ☐ c) falling of a tree ☐ d) heavy rain ☐

iii) The compensation announced for the victims was in total —

a) one lakh ☐ b) two lakh ☐ c) three lakh ☐ d) four lakh ☐

iv) The accident happened around 9 a.m. on —

a) 1 July 2025 ☐ b) 2 July 2025 ☐ c) 3 July 2025 ☐ d) 4 July 2025 ☐

 

B. State whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) and give supporting statements:

(1 × 2 = 2)

i) Noor Mahammad was a bonded labour. (T/F) — S.S.: ____________________________

ii) Firhad Hakim visited the HMC willingly. (T/F) — S.S.: ____________________________

 

C. Answer the following question:

(1 × 2 = 2)

i) Write down the names of the deceased persons.

Ans: __________________________________________.

 

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks:

(1 × 3 = 3)

One morning I __________ (had been learning / am learning / was learning) over the upper deck of the steamer __________ (watching / was watching / has been watching) the third-class passengers __________ (took / have taken / taking) their seats on the lower deck.

 

5.

A. Fill in the blank with appropriate word:

George and Harris __________ told them that they had better leave the whole matter entirely __________ me.

 

B. Do as directed:

(1 × 3 = 3)

i) As soon as he finishes his speaking, the man on the bench starts to laugh.

[Use: No sooner...than]

Ans: __________________________________________.

ii) In spite of having much money, he was very unhappy.

[Split into two simple sentences]

Ans: __________________________________________.

iii) Dick and Mimi are too jolly for words.

[Omit “too” and rewrite the sentence]

Ans: __________________________________________.

 

C. Choose the correct phrasal verb from the list to replace the underlined words:

[List: set back, bear down, carry off]

i) Cholera killed thousands of people in an epidemic form. — __________

ii) India defeated West Indies in World Cup cricket. — __________

 

6. Given below are meanings of two words from Question No. 3. Write the words:

(1 × 2 = 2)

i) A particular place of occurrence — __________

ii) Related to a city or life in a city — __________

 

WRITING SKILL

7. Read the following passage and make a summary of it:

This earth, the only beautiful planet inhabited by people and other living creatures, has been passing through a very crucial phase. Our own ignorance and greed have upset the balance of nature. The forests have fewer trees and numerous animals are on the way to extinction. Clean air has become a scarcity, chemical waste of industries is poisoning our streams and rivers. There should be a halt to such pollution.

The West Bengal Pollution Control Board along with other agencies are straining their every nerve to control and reduce air, water, land and sound pollution. Thousands of people conscious of their social and human responsibility have come forward to help us. Law to control environmental pollution has been proclaimed. But this is not enough for survival. We intend to leave a greener and cleaner earth for future generations. For we have just one single planet that supports life.

Ans: __________________________________________.

 

 

Bishnupur High School

2nd Summative Evaluation – 2025

Class – X

Subject – English

Full Marks: 40

Time: 1 hr 20 mins

 

Name: ____________________________

Roll No: ___________

Section: ___________

 

READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN)

1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

 

A. Tick (✓) the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(1 × 4 = 4)

i) After reading the letter Father looked to be —

✓ b) weeping

ii) Father told them a story of their —

✓ c) kinsman

iii) Father fell out with his —

✓ a) brother

iv) The kite was patched with the letter written by —

✓ b) Esther to her brother

 

B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(1 × 2 = 2)

i) Uncle of the narrator died after Father had quarrelled with him and left home.

ii) Aunt Esther saw the kite patched with the very letter she had once written to her brother.

 

C. Answer the following question:

(2 × 1 = 2)

i) What did Father do finally after getting the letter?

Ans: He went and brought Aunt Esther along with Dick and Mimi to their home, and they have stayed there ever since.

 

2. Read the poem and answer the questions given below:

 

A. Tick (✓) the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(1 × 3 = 3)

i) The snail feels his house as —

✓ a) safe

ii) The snail dwells —

✓ c) solitarily

iii) For the slightest touch the snail winces into his shelter with —

✓ c) unhappiness

 

B. Answer the following question:

(2 × 1 = 2)

i) What does the poet mean by “self-collecting power”?

Ans: It means the snail’s ability to instantly withdraw into its shell for safety whenever it senses danger or disturbance.

 

READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN)

3. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

 

A. Tick (✓) the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(1 × 4 = 4)

i) Two workmen of HMC were killed on —

✓ c) Wednesday

ii) The two workers died due to —

✓ c) falling of a tree

iii) The compensation announced for the victims was in total —

✓ d) four lakh

iv) The accident happened around 9 a.m. on —

✓ c) 3 July 2025

 

B. State whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) and give supporting statements:

(1 × 2 = 2)

i) Noor Mahammad was a bonded labour. — F

S.S.: He was a casual worker of the Howrah civic body.

ii) Firhad Hakim visited the HMC willingly. — F

S.S.: He visited after being asked by the Chief Minister.

 

C. Answer the following question:

(1 × 2 = 2)

i) Write down the names of the deceased persons.

Ans: Umesh Mahato and Noor Mahammad.

 

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

4. Write the correct alternative to fill in the blanks:

(1 × 3 = 3)

One morning I was learning over the upper deck of the steamer was watching the third-class passengers taking their seats on the lower deck.

 

5.

A. Fill in the blank with appropriate word:

George and Harris and told them that they had better leave the whole matter entirely to me.

 

B. Do as directed:

(1 × 3 = 3)

i) As soon as he finishes his speaking, the man on the bench starts to laugh.

Ans: No sooner does he finish his speaking than the man on the bench starts to laugh.

ii) In spite of having much money, he was very unhappy.

Ans: He had much money. He was very unhappy.

iii) Dick and Mimi are too jolly for words.

Ans: Dick and Mimi are so jolly that there are no words to describe them.

C. Choose the correct phrasal verb from the list to replace the underlined words:

[List: set back, bear down, carry off]

i) Cholera killed thousands of people in an epidemic form. — carried off

ii) India defeated West Indies in World Cup cricket. — bore down

 

6. Given below are meanings of two words from Question No. 3. Write the words:

(1 × 2 = 2)

i) A particular place of occurrence — spot

ii) Related to a city or life in a city — civic

 

WRITING SKILL

7. Read the following passage and make a summary of it:

Ans (Summary):

The earth is facing a critical environmental crisis due to human ignorance and greed. Deforestation, extinction of animals, air pollution, and industrial waste poisoning water are major issues. The West Bengal Pollution Control Board and other agencies are working to reduce all forms of pollution, and laws have been introduced. Many responsible citizens are helping, but more action is needed to leave a cleaner, greener earth for future generations, as we have only one planet to live on.