PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA No.
2 PATHANKOT
Monthly Test -October
EXAMINATION (2024-25)
CLASS- X SUBJECT: ENGLISH TIME: 1:30 Hrs
TOTAL MARKS:40
General Instructions:
The Question Paper contains three sections:
1. Section A: READING- 10 marks
2. Section B: CREATIVE WRITING & GRAMMAR- 10 marks
3. Section C: LITERATURE- 20 marks
Number your answers correctly. Write the heading of the section you are answering,
SECTION- A : READING (10 MARKS}
1, Read the passage carefully and answer the given questions that follow :
A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES
1. For lasting and clear eyesight, eyes need care in the form of preventive measures, a continuous life-long exercise. Eyes
don't just see, they do the talking. This is why of all our senses the most precious is eyesight. Eyes need care in the
form of prevention, and knowing some preventive methods in eye care can make your eyes look bright and healthy and
leave you with excellent eyesight.
2. How do we keep eyes bright and healthy? Eat good helpings of vegetables, fruits, omega-3 fatty acids, beta carotenes
with vitamins A, C and E, enjoy good sleep and avoid direct sunlight. Therefore, good habits and good general health
care does play a major role in eye care. Eyes are windows to the human body; while you look out through this window,
we, the eye doctors, can look in to find conditions such as glaucoma, abnormal blood pressures, diabetes, heart
diseases and other health concerns much before you notice its adverse impact, and help you take preventive measures
3. It is never too early to begin eye check-ups. Throw a torchlight from different directions and look for fixation in
newborns and, if in doubt, take the baby to an eye specialist. By the time a child is four, it is imperative to have a
check up every year to look for squint, signs of opacity brought in by cataracts and minus or plus powers to decide
whether or not glasses are needed. Ultraviolet- protective sunglasses from childhood can help protect
eyes from the harmful UV rays. Once in the teens, contact lenses can be worn in place of glasses, but never sleep with them
as they reduce the supply of air and blood to the cornea and can damage eyes. When in your20s, you can get rid of glasses with
lasers, Lasik or permanent contact lenses.
4. An emerging and alarming trend is the Computer Eye Syndrome, which appears to be catching on in early adult life.
We cannot escape the use of computers but, sadly, our eyes are not designed to cope with thesescreens. Continuous
staring at the monitors reduces blinking, causes strain to the eyes and can lead to dry eyes as well. Therefore, it is
always better to take a break of 10 minutes every hour and look at distant objects suchas landscapes or even television
5. Glaucoma or raised pressure in eyes and diabetic retinopathy are silent killers of eyesight. Therefore, checking
eyes once every six months is essential. If afflicted with diabetes, diet, exercise and drugs are to be remembered in
that order to keep the doctor away.
6. Around the age of 40, more or less everybody requires reading glasses, a condition known as presbyopia. But now you
can get rid of these glasses as well, with lasers called INTRACOR and SUPRACOR. One can develop cataract- defined
as the loss of transparency in the natural lens of the eye - at any age, but it usually strikes in old age. It's treated by
replacing the opaque lens with an artificial lens called the intraocular lens. The latest in cataract removal techniques is
called femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery, which is blade-free, hands-free and makes the operation precise,
safe and accurate.
7. That said, eye care is, inevitably, a continuous exercise through life.
- Dr Kasu Prasad Reddy
On the basis of your understanding of the passage answer the following questions with the help of the
1.1 given options :
a. By examining the eyes, the doctors can detect health conditions like : 1
(i) fractures
(ii) sinus
(iii) glaucoma
(iv) transilitis
Eye checkups should begin : 1
b. (i) at the time of birth
(ii) at school
(iii) only when a person complaints
(iv) when a person is above 50 years of age.
c. Find words from the passage which means the same as : Grievously affected especially by disease (Para5) 1
i) comfort
ii) afflicted
iii) operation
iv) retinopathy
d. Which problem is caused by excessive usage of Computer? 1
e What is 'presbyopia' ? 1
f What is cataract and how is it treated? 2
g How can we keep our eyes bright and healthy? ( Two points) 2
Which word in the passage is synonym of ‘unavoidable’? 1
h
SECTION B: WRITING & GRAMMAR (10 MARKS)
2. You are Mrs. / Mr. Gupta. Your son is a student of Class XII and wants to pursue a course in 5
Mass Communication. Write a letter in 120-150 words to the Dean, Institute of Mass
Communication, University of Delhi, seeking information about the course admission
procedure, eligibility criteria, fee structure, hostel facilities, placement opportunities, etc.
OR
The given double bar graph shows the preferences of children in a
school in playing different games over the span of six years. Write an
analytical paragraph about the given information.
3 Identify the error and supply the correction in the sentence: 1
.i. Both the boys has got a scolding but neither of them paid heed.
Use the given format for your response.
Error Correction
ii. Fill in the blank with the correct option given below: 1
Neither Raktim nor Rupa ---------- helpful.
(a) were
(b) was
(c) are
(d) have been.
iii. Transform the following dialogue into reported speech. 1X2=2
Tenali Raman: “How can I help you, my king?”
King Krishnadevaraya: “I need you to solve this mystery.”
Tenali Raman: “I will start investigating immediately.”
Tenali Raman asked King Krishnadevaraya how he could help him.
King Krishnadevaraya said that (a)……………………………………………………..
Tenali Raman replied that (b )…………………………………………………………...
iv. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in the bracket: 1
Several new species of plants have recently -------------------- . (discover)
a. Discovered
b. Been discovered
c. Being discovered
d. Have discovered
4. SECTION C: LITERATURE TEXTBOOK AND SUPPLEMENTARY READING TEXT (20
Marks)
1X2=2
Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:(any two)
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbour and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
i. Choose the option with the qualities of the cat that Carl Sandburg applies to the fog. 1
1) Cats are independent animals, they don’t follow the rules, and they slip and slide in and
out of our lives as they like.
2) Cats are distrustful of strangers and can be jealous and moody.
3) Cats are stealthy, moving in slow motion at times, and they appear to be moving in a
mysterious fashion.
4) Cats often communicate with a combination of distinctive sounds and body language.
5) Cats like to move on at their own pace, and before you know it, they’ve disappeared.
a) Only 1
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1,3 and 5
d) Only 4
ii. Pick the option that includes an image of the cat on its haunches. 1
a. Option (1)
b. Option (2)
c. Option (3)
d. Option (4)
iii. Which of the following adjectives convey the manner in which the fog arrives? 1
A. harshly and roughly
B. calmly and slowly
C. violently and angrily
D, Excitedly
5. Read the extract and answer the questions: (any two) 1x2=2
“Day after day she watched the bus, and gradually a tiny wish crept into her head and
grew there: she wanted to ride on that bus, even if it was just once. This wish became
stronger, until it was an overwhelming desire. Valli would stare wistfully at the people
who got on and off the bus when it stood at the street corner. Their faces would kindle in
her longings, dreams, and hopes. If one of her friends happened to ride the bus and tried
to describe the sights of the town to her. Valli would be jealous to listen and would
shout, in English: “Proud! Proud!”
(i) Valli would stare wistfully at the people as she
a) had been watching the bus for a long time.
b) was inspired by the people travelling on the bus.
c) c) had a strong desire to take a ride on bus.
d) envied the people who could travel on the bus.
ii A part of the extract has been paraphrased. Choose the option that includes the most
appropriate solution to the blanks.
The desire became so (i) ______________________ that it transformed into an ii)
____________________________ one. Valli would look (iii)
_________________________ at people who boarded the bus and got off.
a) i) active ii) overt iii) longingly
b) i) vigorous ii) overpowering iii) cheerfully
b) i) staunch ii) overt iii) joyfully
d) i) vigorous ii) overpowering iii) longingly
iii ‘Valli would be jealous to listen…’ This indicates Valli’s
a) longing to ride the bus
b) nature as an envious person.
c) denial to accept her situation.
d) inclination to trouble travellers.
6. Answer any four of the following questions: 4x3=12
(i) Why does Maxwell say the air hostess was “the very queen of her kind”?
(ii) What did Valli find out about the bus journey? How did she find these details?
(iii) Where are the trees in the poem? What do their roots, their leaves, and their twigs do?
(iv) How did Bholi’s teacher play an important role in changing the course of her life?
(v) What game had Mij invented?
(vi) Why did Custard cry for a nice safe cage? Why is the dragon called a “cowardly dragon”?
7. Answer any one of the following questions in about 100-120 words. 1X4=4
(i) Valli’s journey to the city is also her induction into the mystery of life and death. Elaborate.
(ii) The story The Necklace’ teaches us many lessons which form the crux of human values.
Discuss.
