10th Class English SA1 Question Paper 2023 Summative assessment 1 | AP Class 10th English SA1 Exam Question paper 2023 answers
10th Class English SA1 Question Paper 2023 Summative assessment 1
Academic
Reading
standards Comprehension
Allotted
Marks
Obtained
Name of the Student:.
Instructions:
1. This question paper has 35 questions in three Sections (A, B and C
2. Answer all the questions on a separate answer book supplied to you.
3. 15 minutes of time is allotted exclusively for reading the question paper and 3.00 hours for writing the answers
4 Answer all the questions of Section-B (Grammar & Vocabulary) in the same order at one place in your answer book
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SECTION A
READING COMPREHENSION (30 Marks)
Question (1-5): Read the following passage carefully.
Lethargy creeps in if the holiday continues over an extended period.
That is how I felt when I was preparing to return to my place of work after
spending six months at home. The fact that I was to leave behind my newly-
wed wife and go to a far off place did not help either. Obviously I did not
want to However I finally did decide to go. I did not have much to carry by
of luggage. Just a trunk. Ours is a hilly terrain, without any motorable roads and there is no certainty that we are ever going to have any roads.
In any case while coming home we do notcarry bedding. Besides I had come
home this time round for a special purpose to get married. My parents had
arranged my marriage, according to the customs of our tribal society. Time
flew, and five months into my marriage I realized it. Initially I thought of extending my leave-even taking unpaid leave. But after some dilly-dallying.
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(Max. Marks: 100) [Time: 3.15 Mnts.
Grammar & Creative
Vocabulary Expression Total Grade
100
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I finally decided against it because marriage had increased my responsibilities and I had got into debt.
A) Enthusiastic and curious.
B) Lethargic and lazy.
C) Apathetic and unconcerned.
Spainetic and
Now, Answer the following questions:
1) Why didn't the narrator want to go to his place of work?
2) Why did the narrator finally decide not to extend his leave?
3) That is how I felt- how did the narrator feel?
4) Why was the narrator not certain that they were ever going to have
way was the infor
roads in his region?
A) Because the government was unable to spend money for building roads.
B) Because their's is a hilly region and laying
5) What was the special purpose that i
A) To attend the tribal fair.
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B) To see his parents
C) To get
married.
Questions (6
(6-8):
A
They used to shake s not possible.
C) Because people don't like roads since they belong to tribal region.
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But that's gone, son Now they shake hands without hearts: While their left hands search my empty pockets.
Choose the correct answers to the fol
Roll No. hands with their hearts
10) Why did th
A) Laughing with their teeth
B) trying to look at the dark side of the person
C) making friends with others heartfully
C) The donkey
Read the following stanza carefully. 3x2=6
(The Journey)
5x2=10
ving questions.
6) Why do their left hands search empty pockets of the poet?
A) to find out whether the poet is a lovable person or not
B) to find out whether the poet would be helpful to them or not.
C) to find out whether the poet has stolen anything but that's gone son".
What has gone? speaker?
A) The tiger
B) He supposed the tiger to be his donkey a considered it so narrator came home for? [ id the tiger decide to do as g
A) Because the tiger considered the
roads in such region
Hotel Management
250
8) When do people shake hands with their hearts?
A) Now-a-days B) In olden times C) In future
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Third Language - English Class: X]
Question (9-10): Read the following passage carefully.
"You horrible beast a voice screamed angrily. "How dare you run away? How dare you make me walk about in the middle of the night trying to find you!". Be careful, One of these days I'll kill you! Now, go home! The old tiger shivered. This must be the leak who has come out of the hut. I'd better do as he says or he will kill me."
Choose the right option, for the questions given below.
9) "You horrible beast-Who is considered horrible beast by the
B) Because the leak is really more dangerous and powerful than him
C) Because the tiger wanted to make fun of him by pretending that
Questions (11-15) Study the following pie-chart Enrollment of students in a college
1985 MMM
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Now answer the following questions:
11. What is the pie chart about?
12. How many students are enrolled for MBBS?
13. How many more students are in MBBS than in Hotel
Management?
A) 75
B) 275
14. The commerce sector has
A) 50
B) 250
C) 75
15. Choose the correct statement from those given below?
A) Dentisting has 75 number of students
B) Computer science has more number of students than commerce
C) Hotel Management occupies the second place in enrolling the students
SECTION B
C) 50
the same order at one place in your answer book.
16. Combine the following sentences using "who."
Victoria is a precocious girl. She loves her grandfather
17. Change the following sentence into passive voice.
Nick's mother invented a special device.
18. Combine the following sentences using "since"
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GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (40 Marks)
Note: Answer all the questions of Section-B (Grammar & Vocabulary) in
22. Change the following into polite request You to your friend: Solve the sum in this chapter
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23. What do the following sentences mean? Can I carry your luggage?
a) Seeking help
students?
He had never worn shoes. His feet developed cracks
19. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions/prepositional phrases given
in the brackets.
2x1=2
a) Sita was married
b) He is sure
his success. (of/at/in)
20. Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of verbs given in the
brackets.
When we reached the station, the train
b) It is time you
(have) your hair cut.
21. Your friend is wasting water carelessly. You think it's not good. Advise
him/her not to waste water
-Rama. (with/to/by)
c) seeking advice
ii) Open your English text book at page 26
A
a) friends
b) arrived
c) fail
4) lon
b) offering help
d) suggestion
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5x2=10
b) making a request
d) Suggestion
B
1. capable
2. departed
3. reached
(leave) already.
SOR
4. strong
5. enemies
6. short
26. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the words given in
a) Giving instruction
c) Giving information
24. Read the paragraph and write the synonyms of the underlined words
choosing from the words given in the box.
4x1=4
2
objected, unwillingly, purchase, expend, save, sold
My father protested (a) Give me an old pair. You don't have to spend
(b) money on new shoes. I couldn't convince him to buy (e) a new pair.
Reluctantly (d) I gave him the hunting boots I was wearing. I then took out
my father's face lighting
my pair of leather shoes from the trunk, and noticed
up with contentment (d)
2
A
b) What is the part of the speech of the word annoy?
2
(b).
(d),
25. Read the paragraph and match the words given in column 'A' with
their antonyms in column B
4x1-4
The last time the two friends (a) met, Ray was in hospital, on his
death-bed. It was a Sunday and Roberge, true to habit, arrived (b) on the dot at 9am.
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"He had grown so weak that he looked frail (c) as a child. I did not
stay long. (d) and as I was leaving, Manikda said, "Bhalo laglo" brackets
4x1=4
Ben is also in complete new mourning. He is rather a jolly little man, but at
present
(a) (try/trying/trail) to
(b) (adapt/adaptable
/adaptability) himself to the
(c) (regret / regrettable/regretful)
[Turn Over
occasion.Mrs.Jordan sails into the room and solemnize) goes straight to Mrs. Slater and kisses her.
27. Complete the following spelling with ei,aiju i.e, ea,ae.
Have you got the recpt (a) for the prem
28. Complete the words with correct suffixes given in the brackets.
2x1=2
"They are not there to run us over", said Nick in 1990 Nick won the Australian
Young Citizen of the year award for his (a) brav
(arylery) and (b)
persever
(ence/ance).
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29. Find the wrongly spelt word and write the correct spelling 2x1=2
a) Jewelery drunken, beggar, furniture,
b) fetch, upstairs, special, enouf,
(d) (solemnly/solemn/
30. Read the following dictionary entry of the word "annoy" given below
Annoy/a/ Verb/ to make sb slightly angry imitate t His constant joking was beginning to annoy her it annoys sb when____ it really annoys when people forget to say thank you. To do sth it annoys me to see him getting ahead of me.
2. sb to make sb uncomfortable or unable to relax bother He swatted a fly that was annoying him. Now, answer the following questions using the information above.
2x1=2
a) What are the two synonyms of the word "annoy" mentioned in the
2x1=2
Arrange the following words under the correct headings. 8x%=2
Ping-Pong, Pitter-Patter, hodge - podge, helter-skelter, mish-mash, hanky-panky, ticktock, hurly-burly Alliterative words
Rhyming words
[Contd... 7th
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SECTION B
Note: Answer all the questions of Section B(Grammar & Vocabulary) in
GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (40 Marks)
the same order at one place in your answer book
Combine the following sentences using "who"
16.
Bethany taught Nick surfing. She had her arm bitten by a shark.
17. Change the following sentence into the passive voice.
A sentry from the enemy camp saw the potter.
18. Combine the following sentence using 'since'
I was wearing a pair of canvas shoes. So I had not noticed that the
road was uneven
Ans:
19. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions/prepositional phrases
from the given options.
22. Change the following into 'Polite Request'
A) There is a big banyan tree,
a) ahead of
B) Go ahead in your life the instructions
a) by way of
bidue to
c) in accordance with
20. Fill in the blanks with the suitable forms of the verbs given in the
2x1=2
brackets.
After they
(plan) their tour, they
(start) their journey.
21. Your brother is appearing for an entrance test.
Advise him to practice daily well for the exam.
b) infront of
vo
You to a stranger: Show me the way to the library.
23. What do the following sentences mean? Put a 6) mark against
the right answer.
i) Learn most of the things through discussions.
a) advice
11
c) prediction
11
ii) Shall I carry this box for you?
a) asking information [1
c) offering help
[]
UK
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30. Read the following dictionary entry
Vibrant
a) perseverence different magazine dictum
bi marriage education page language
/valben/ US
Vibrant adjective (EXCITING)
full of excitement and energy
of our house. 1
c) in place of
of your parents. [
a vibrant city
a vibrant, a pedformer
vibrant adjective (COLOUR)
A vibrant colour is very bright.
b) order
d) warning
negative,
generous
Positive Qualities
Now, answer the following questions by using the above
information.
)
[]
b) giving information [ 1
d) proposing
I
1
1. Write a sentence given in the above entry using 'vibrant"?
2. What does the word 'vibrant' mean as per the above entry?
2x1=2
1
1
the word "Vibrand given below
pessimistic,
confident,
Negative Qualities
2
31. Arrange the following words under the correct headings 8x%=2
intrepid,
nervous.
Part B
cowardly
AP SA1 question paper 2023 Class 10th English
SECTION C. (30 Marks)
(CREATIVE EXPRESSION
2x1=2
[Contd... 5th
32. Match the following one-word cultitates in part A with their meanings
in part-B. (Write only the numbers and their corresponding letters in
your answer book)
Part A
1.ambiguous
2. honorary
3. philanthropist
4. tectotaler
2x1=2
[Contd.... 7th
C. a sentence whose meaning
D. one who spends his time and money
for others
33. Answer any ONE of the following.
10
a) You have read about Nick Vujicic in the lesson 'Amitude is Altitude
Imagine you happened to be one among the audience to listen the
inspirational speech of Nick. After his impressive speech, you met him to
congratulate his audacity towards life and his affable approach with
everyone. Write a possible conversation between you and Nick.
2
(Or)
b) in the lesson "What is My Name', you have read how Mrs. Murthy
(Sarada) forgot her name and struggled to know her name. Atlast she got
her name from her friend (Pramila). Now, imagine yourself as the
housewife (Sarada) and write your diary on the day you came to
know your name.
2
34. Answer any ONE of the following.
10
a) The Rural Development Trust, a charitable trust in your district, distributed
notebooks, pens and water bottles to all the students of your school. A
meeting was held to felicitate the chairman of the trust in appreciation.
You were very impressed. Many important people attended the program.
Everybody praised the generosity of the chairman.
Now, write a letter to your friend describing the program conducted at
your school.
SECTION B
Note: Answer all the questions of Section B(Grammar & Vocabulary) in
GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (40 Marks)
the same order at one place in your answer book
Combine the following sentences using "who"
16.
Bethany taught Nick surfing. She had her arm bitten by a shark.
17. Change the following sentence into the passive voice.
A sentry from the enemy camp saw the potter.
18. Combine the following sentence using 'since'
I was wearing a pair of canvas shoes. So I had not noticed that the
road was uneven
Ans:
19. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions/prepositional phrases
from the given options.
22. Change the following into 'Polite Request'
A) There is a big banyan tree,
a) ahead of
B) Go ahead in your life the instructions
a) by way of
bidue to
c) in accordance with
20. Fill in the blanks with the suitable forms of the verbs given in the
2x1=2
brackets.
After they
(plan) their tour, they
(start) their journey.
21. Your brother is appearing for an entrance test.
Advise him to practice daily well for the exam.
b) infront of
vo
You to a stranger: Show me the way to the library.
23. What do the following sentences mean? Put a 6) mark against
the right answer.
i) Learn most of the things through discussions.
a) advice
11
c) prediction
11
ii) Shall I carry this box for you?
a) asking information [1
c) offering help
[]
UK
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30. Read the following dictionary entry
Vibrant
a) perseverence different magazine dictum
bi marriage education page language
/valben/ US
Vibrant adjective (EXCITING)
full of excitement and energy
of our house. 1
c) in place of
of your parents. [
a vibrant city
a vibrant, a pedformer
vibrant adjective (COLOUR)
A vibrant colour is very bright.
b) order
d) warning
negative,
generous
Positive Qualities
Now, answer the following questions by using the above
information.
)
[]
b) giving information [ 1
d) proposing
I
1
1. Write a sentence given in the above entry using 'vibrant"?
2. What does the word 'vibrant' mean as per the above entry?
2x1=2
1
1
the word "Vibrand given below
pessimistic,
confident,
Negative Qualities
2
31. Arrange the following words under the correct headings 8x%=2
intrepid,
nervous.
Part B
cowardly
AP SA1 question paper 2023 Class 10th English
SECTION C. (30 Marks)
(CREATIVE EXPRESSION
2x1=2
[Contd... 5th
32. Match the following one-word cultitates in part A with their meanings
in part-B. (Write only the numbers and their corresponding letters in
your answer book)
Part A
1.ambiguous
2. honorary
3. philanthropist
4. tectotaler
2x1=2
[Contd.... 7th
C. a sentence whose meaning
D. one who spends his time and money
for others
33. Answer any ONE of the following.
10
a) You have read about Nick Vujicic in the lesson 'Amitude is Altitude
Imagine you happened to be one among the audience to listen the
inspirational speech of Nick. After his impressive speech, you met him to
congratulate his audacity towards life and his affable approach with
everyone. Write a possible conversation between you and Nick.
2
(Or)
b) in the lesson "What is My Name', you have read how Mrs. Murthy
(Sarada) forgot her name and struggled to know her name. Atlast she got
her name from her friend (Pramila). Now, imagine yourself as the
housewife (Sarada) and write your diary on the day you came to
know your name.
2
34. Answer any ONE of the following.
10
a) The Rural Development Trust, a charitable trust in your district, distributed
notebooks, pens and water bottles to all the students of your school. A
meeting was held to felicitate the chairman of the trust in appreciation.
You were very impressed. Many important people attended the program.
Everybody praised the generosity of the chairman.
Now, write a letter to your friend describing the program conducted at
your school.
