PREPARATION TEST (March) – ENGLISH

Name - ___________________________________________
Class –X Full Marks - 40 Full Time – 1
hour 15 minutes
(Seen)
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions:

Back in Delhi, I felt at sea. I had not directly walked with Gandhiji, gone to prison at his call or made any
sacrifice for my country. My sisters and I, and other young people like me, had been merely onlookers. But
still l felt at sea. I felt I had grown up within a magic circle. With Bapu's passing away, I felt the magic
circle had vanished, leaving me unprotected.
With an effort I roused myself. I asked myself-had Bapu lived and died for nothing? How could I so easily
lose courage when he was no longer there? My values were not so weak. Millions of people would have
been ordinary folk but for Bapu. He brought them out of indifference and awakened them to one another's
suffering. What if now Bapu is gone? We were still there, young, strong and proud to bear his banner before
us.
A. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements and also add a supporting statement: (2×2=4)
i) After Bapu’s death the author felt unsafe.
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ii) The author twice gone to jail at Bapu’s call.

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B. Answer the following questions: (2×2=4)

i) According to the author what would have happened if Bapu was not there?
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ii) What dis the author feel after Bapu’s passing away?
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2. Read the following passage and answer the questions:
The mountain and the squirrel Must be taken in together,
Had a quarrel: To make up a year And a sphere.
And the former called the latter 'Little Prig.' And I think it no disgrace
Bun replied, To occupy my place.
You are doubtless very big;
But all sorts of things and weather

A. Answer the following questions: (2×2=4)

i) Who had a quarrel?
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ii) How a year or a sphere is made?

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(Unseen)
2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions:
Two major proposals have emerged during years of international discussions about ways to reduce single
use plastic.

The first, by Peru and Rwanda, calls for a full spectrum approach to plastic pollution, covering raw
materials extraction, plastic production, as well as plastic use and disposal. It urges creation of “an
international legally binding agreement to prevent and reduce plastic pollution in the environment,
including micro plastics.”

The proposal is co-sponsored by Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar,
Norway, the Philippines, Senegal, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Uganda along with the European
Union.

A second proposal, sponsored by Japan, calls for an international agreement “to address marine plastic
pollution covering the whole life cycle and promoting resource efficiency and circular economy,” including
reuse.

The key difference is that Japan’s approach concentrates on marine plastic pollution, while the Peru-
Rwanda proposal covers plastic pollution in all environments.

Both proposals envision establishment of a negotiating committee to complete the new plastic treaty by
2024.
A. Answer the following questions: (2×3=6)
i) What is full spectrum approach to plastic pollution by Peru and Rwanda?
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ii) How is Japan’s approach different from Peru-Rwanda approach for tackling plastic pollution?
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iii) What is Japan’s proposal?

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B. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false: (2×2=4)

i) Many proposal have emerged to reduce single use of plastic.
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ii) Proposals mentioned in the passage envision to complete new plastic treaty by 2028.
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(Grammar & Vocabulary)

3. Do as directed: (10)
i) She is suffering ______________ a severe pain. (Use preposition)
ii) He depends _______________ his father. (Use preposition)
iii) The mountain called the bun little prig. (Change the voice)
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iv) Mihir said to him, “Do you have any right to demand more than MRP?.” (Change the narration)
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v) They are my companion. They are close to me. (Join into simple sentence)
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vi) He is intelligent. He is unsuccessful. (Join into complex sentence)

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vii) They are not obedient. They are not meritorious. (Transform into compound)
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viii) The man discontinued doing exercise. (Replace with a phrasal verb)
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Break off, put in

ix) Suggestion - ______________________ (Find a synonym from the unseen passage)

x) Contract - ___________________ (Find a synonym from the unseen passage)

(Writing Skill)
4. Suppose you are the cultural secretary of the student committee of your school. Your school is
going to organize a Magic show. Now write a notice for the students informing them about the event
and include the name of the magician, date-time place under show, the charge of each ticket, how to
get tickets, and request to maintain discipline. (8)
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