Sample English First Paper Question-4 for class - x

 CADET COLLEGE

PRETEST EXAM 2010

CLASS X
SUBJ:    ENGLISH 1^st PAPER
Time: 2 ½ Hours          Marks: 100

Part A: Read the following passage carefully & attempt at the attached questions

Substances called acids have a sharp taste known as acidity. Ordinary rain water is slightly acidic. But in severely polluted areas, rain water can be as acidic as the acids of lemon juice or vinegar. The rain which is very acidic can cause damage to trees, lakes, wildlife, buildings and human health. There is a link between acid rain and damage to human health. Breathing in the chemicals can harm people, causing chest illness. Also when the acid rain causes the release of chemicals and metals into drinking water, it can damage people’s health.

Acid pollution spoils the colour of paint, weakens leather and washes away building materials. Some stained-glass windows are 1,000 years old, but in the last thirty years acid damage has become a problem. Fading of the colours of glass is a common result of acid rain. Many of the world’s famous buildings are at risk from acid pollution. Damage to the beautiful Taj Mahal in India, caused by sulphur pollution from nearby oil refineries, was one of the first indicators of acid pollution occurring in the developing world.

1. Choose the answer from the given options:                                                                        1x5=5

a.         What does acid rain contain?

i.          harmful chemicals       ii.         carbon iii.        Vinegar           iv.        lemon juice

            b.         What is the synonym of ‘result’?

                        i.          upcoming        ii.         put out             iii.        Publicity          iv.        Consequence

            c.         acid rain causes the colour of stained glass to____

                        i.          darken             ii.         disappear         iii.        Break               iv.        discolour

            d.         Acid rain is a ____ problem

                        i.          regional           ii.         national           iii.        All round         iv         global

            e.         What is the human health hazard of acid rain?

                        i.          skin disease     ii.         chest illness     iii.        Lung complicacy         iv.        fever

2.         Clarify the following statements (True/False)                                                            1x5=5

            a.         Rain water in general has acidity.

            b.         Acid rain causes numerous diseases.

            c.         Acid rain is conductive not only to human beings but also to wildlife.

            d.         Wildlife remains under threat of acid pollution.

            e.         The acidity of acid rain is variable.

3.         Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the box:                                                     1x5=5

Extinction

Level

Sharp

Acidity

Polluted

Acidic

            (a)____ is a term by which we mean the (b)____ taste of acids. Rain water is slightly (c)____ in the areas which are not much (d)____ . But the (e)____ of acidity is very high in the areas where the pollution level is high.

4.         Read the above passage again. Now write a short paragraph (within 70 words) keeping your flow of information according to the chart below:                              5

            a.         acid’s character

            b.         acidic hazards on human health

            c.         acidic harms to installations

5.         Answer the following questions:                                                                                1x5=5

            a.         What is acidity?

            b.         Why does acid pollution occur?

            c.         What effect does acid rain have on environment?

            d.         How does acid rain damage buildings?

            e.         What diseases are caused by acid rain?

6.         Fill in the gaps with appropriate words from the text:                                               1x5=5

            Acid rain causes as much (a)____ to human health as to many other (b)____ . Both air and (c)____ are contaminated by (d)____ that are present in acid rain. Acid rain causes the (e)____ of the colour of the stained glass.

7.         Suppose you are experiencing acid rain frequently in your locality. Write a small paragraph on what should be done in this regard. (Within 70 words)                                                           10

P.T.O

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Vocabulary

8.         Fill in each gap with a clue provided in the box below:                                             1x10=10

Distance	Timber	Live	Fertile	Wood	Dependent
Connection	Created	Meet	Meals	Shortage	Through

            People who (a)____ in cities and towns don’t think they have any (b)____ with the forests. This is due to the fact that forests are at a (c)____ from the them. But they are surely (d)____ on forests for (e)____ which is nothing but wood used in building houses and many other things. People in villages also use (f)____ for cooking their (g)____. In the past there was no fear of any (h)____ of wood. But thoughtless cutting of trees has (i)____ scarcity of firewood, corroded soil and made (j)____ land unproductive.

9.         Complete the following passage with sensible words for the gaps:                           1x10=10

Examination is very important for a student. It (a)____ a student’s quality. No student can be (b)____ to new class without exam. So every student tries (c)____ to pass the exam. There are many (d)____ to do well in the exam. (e)____ is not all to make an approach in an exam. One may (f)____ much knowledge about his subject but if he can’t show his (g)____ in the exam, all his (h)____ go in (i)____ . He must be very (j)_____ in the exam hall.

Guided Writing

10.       Read the following table and make ten meaningful sentences out of it:                    1x10=10

		Called the storehouse of knowledge
Man	Has	Curious by nature
		Their opinion through it
Newspaper	Shows	Us the outside world like mirror
He	Is	The best way to satisfy his curiosity
It	Want	Us news of home & abroad
People	Express	To know about various things of the world
	Gives	Useful to all sections of people
They	Are	Really a pert and parcel of life
		Great educative value too

11.       Rearrange the following sentences according to their proper order                           1x10=10

            a.         Meena felt very disappointed.

            b.         Mithu was not very pleased to see that.

            c.         Coming back, Raju was upset to see that half his egg was gone.

            d.         one day Meena and her parrot Mithu climbed a tall tree to pick a mango.

            e.         While they were outside washing their hands, Mithu divided the egg into two and put half of it in Meena’s plate.

            f.          At dinner, Meena saw that Raju, as usual had got an egg but she had not.

            g.         She picked the mango.

            h.         Mother wanted to see if the children had washed their hands before they started eating.

            i.          Although Meena picked the mango, her mother gave the larger share to Raju.

            j.          Then she took it to her mother.

12.       Write a paragraph about Traffic Jam, answering the following questions:                             10

            a.         What’s traffic jam?

            b.         What are the causes of traffic jam?

            c.         What are remedial measures for it?

            d.         What are your suggestions about it?

13.       Write a letter to a friend describing how you spent your last summer vacation.                    10

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