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Posted By: Arun Jadhav Member Level: Diamond Posted Date: 22 Dec 2007
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2006 CBSE C.B.S.E BOARD ANNUAL PAPPER – 2006 English – X (Language & Literature) Question paper
Time allowed: 3 hrs
Marks 100
General Instructions:
1. This paper is divided into four sections –A, B, C and D.
2. All questions are compulsory.
3. Marks are indicated against each question.
SET – 1
Section- A (Reading)[ 20 Marks]
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (8 marks)
It took about 3,oo,ooo years for early man to learn how to grow crops. This invention of
agriculture was the beginning of new civilization. As long as water was available there was no limit
to his territory. This knowledge made important changes in his life. He remained no longer a nomad
and rested with settled life. He began to tame some animals and created vast pastures for them to
feed. The dog looked after the ship. The sheep provided meat and skin for winter wear. Goats
provided milk. Oxen helped him in his agricultural work. He extended his domestic and social
activities. He constructed house for safety. Settled life led him to varieties of economic activities.
Twigs were used for making baskets. Covered with clay the baskets could be used for storing grain.
Forests provided the base for new economy. There was no desperate struggle against nature.
Humanity was evolving with a new direction. The discovery of wheel at this time made his new task
easier. Mixed with cattle power it helped him in extending economic activities to far off places.
Bazaars were created. They gradually became places of celebration and for exchanging goods.
Settled agriculture brought peace to humanity. (200words)
1.1. Answer the following questions briefly: (6 marks)
(a) How much time did it take for an early man to learn how to grow crops? (1)
(b) How did water help him? (1)
(c) What was the most important change that took place in man’s life due to the invention of
agriculture? (1)
(d) Which animals did he tame and how did they help him? (2)
(e) How did the invention of wheel help him? (1)
1.2. Find words/phrases from the passage which means the same as the following: (2marks)
(i) Wanderer/member of a tribe that wanders from place to place.
(ii) Extremely difficult or dangerous.
2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (6marks)
Smoking is the single largest preventable cause of death worldwide. It is killing about 2200 people
in India everyday that means one every forty seconds. It is alarming that inspite of this; smoking is
increasing among the youth of India. According to World Bank study, India, Indonesia and China
are the only countries in the world where incidence of smoking is going up. It is increasing not only
in cities but also in towns and villages Higher education groups are also taking to smoking more
readily. Since smoking enjoys social acceptance, it is easy tjo get cigarettes. What starts as an
experiment, soon turns into a habit. It is difficult to give up smoking because unlike other drugs,
craving for it is immediate; Nicotine in cigarettes brings structural changes in brain. It nonavailability
can cause symptoms of agitation. Smoking also has a strong associational aspect. People
smoke while reading, after meals or with a cup of coffee. (158 words)
2.1 Answer the following questions briefly:
(a) How many people in India die in a day due to smoking? (1)
(b) Why is it easy to get cigarettes? (1)
(c) Why is it difficult to give up smoking? (1)
(d) What effect does nicotine produce on brain? (1)
(e) Name the countries where incidence of smoking is going up. (1)
(f) Give two examples of the associational aspect of smoking? (1)
3. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (6marks)
The elephant, the larges living land animal on earth has interested man from time
immemorial. Its immense size, strength and intelligence has played a very important role in the
economy, culture and religion of the country where it is found. Over the past 40 millions years,
more than 600 species of elephants have roamed the earth. Changes in climate and vegetation
caused the extinction of many elephant species. The growth of human civilization also added to
their suffering. Today two spices are alive- the African elephant and the Asian elephant. They
not only inhabit different geographical regions, but also have distinct physical characteristics.
Asian elephants are smaller in size than the African elephants. They are more easily tamed than
their larger and wilder African counterparts. In fact humans have used the docile Asian elephants
over 5000 years as beast of burden, in warfare, and in ceremonial activities. (149 words)
Answer the following questions briefly: ( 5 marks )
(a) Name the species of elephants which have survived till today. (1)
(b) How is the African elephant different from the Asian elephant in physical
characteristics? (1)
(c) Which characteristic of the Asian elephant has led him to be tamed easily? (1)
(d) How has the Asian elephant been used by the human beings? (2)
Find the word from the passage which means the same as the follwing: (1)
(i) ‘very large / huge’
Section – B (Writing) 20Marks
4. You are Munish/Surekha, a resident of D-34, Rs Vihar, Dwarka, New Delhi. Open manholes
in your colony have become a source of danger for the pedestrians and vehicle owners. Write
a letter to the Municipal Commissioner complaining about this problem. Do not exceed 100
words.
OR
You are Vipul /umang of Lakshay Senior Sec. School, Mayur Vihar, Delhi, studying in class
X. Write an application to the Principal of your school requesting him/her to hold pre-board
tests. Do not exceed 100 words. (6 marks)
5. Read the passage given below: (8 marks)
The ball-point pen was invented by a Hungarian called Laszlo Biro. He was the man of many
talents. He was a journalist, painter, sculptor and hypnotist. As an editor it was his job to
select, correct and sometimes compose articles. This meant considerable paper work for
which he used a fountain pen. Sometimes it scratched the paper. Sometime it overflowed
leaving blobs of ink on the writing. He had to change the paper and rewrite again. All these
interruptions irritated Biro. He always dreamt of a pen without these flaws. He worked on it
and ultimately succeeded in designing a pen that answered his expectations.
Technically it was a superb discovery but its produ8ction was expensive. For sometime it
remained a fancy item. It soon caught the attention of air-force pilots who found it ideal for
high altitude since it did not depend on gravity and went on writing without having to be inkfilled
now and then. Gradually the pen became so famous that in the first market sale
organized in 1945 in New York, the entire stock of 10000 pens was sold out on the same day.
The people wanted to be the first owners to the miracle pen. (200words)
5.1 On the basis of your reading of the above passage, make notes on it in points only, using
headings and sub-headings. Also use recognizable abbreviations, wherever necessary. Supply
a suitable title to it. (4)
5.2 Write a summary of the above passage in about 50 words. (4)
6. A trade fair was organized in your city. You visited the faier along with your friend, Rishabh.
Write a paragraph in not more than 80 words describing the various pavilions visited by you
and the articles purchased. Aslo mention what interested you the most in the fair.
OR
You are Pulkit, a press reporter. You visited a park in Vikaspuri and found it in a mess. Using the
information given below, write a report in not more than 80 words for your newspaper.
As many cattle as the people- garbage dumped – slabs on the pathway chipped off at several
places-boundary wall crumbled – thorough fare for cyclist and scooterists- used for getting
relieved. (6marks)
Section – C (Grammar) 15 Marks
7. In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word
along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in your answer sheet.
Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined as shown.
(8x1/2=4marks)
The Asian Games have grown to be biggest be the biggest
Sports festival India. And the very fact (a)
That concept of these games took birth (b)
In India is matter of pride for all of us (c)
The Asian Relation Conference held 1974in (d)
Delhi decided organize International games for (e)
The Asian countries on the lines the Olympics, (f)
Once four years. The First Asian games (g)
Held in Delhi in 1951 deserved praise they (h)
Had been organized without any government aid.
8. Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words given in
brackets. Write the answer in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.
Mount Abu which
(a) _________________ (be) the only hill station of Rajasthan, is very
popular in that region. According to the legend it
(b)_________(be) the home of Saint Vashishta
who
(c) ________ (create) the four powerful Rajput tribes. Maharao of Sirohi
(d)________
(give) in on rent to the British Government which
(e)_______(use, it as the headquarters for the
Resident of Rajputana. (f)_________ -(situate) at the ‘Nakki lake’ it (g)________ (know) as a
place that (h)__________(increase) joy.
9. Read the dialogue and complete the passage given below. Write the correct answer in your
answer sheet against the correct blank number. Do not copy the whole sentence.
( 4 x 1 = 4 marks)
School mistress : Has anyone of you seen a camel’s skin?
One little boy : Yes, Madam.
Mistress : Where did you see it?
The boy : On camel’s back, Madam.
A school mistress asked little children (a) ____________. One little boy shouted out (b)_______.
The mistress asked him (c)__________________. The boy innocently answered
(d)_________________-.
10. Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. The
first one has been done as an example. Write the correct sentences in your answer sheet.
Remember to number the answers correctly. ( 3 x 1 = 3 marks )
Example:
The/gifts/young ones/on/give/elders/festivals.
Elders give the young ones gifts on festivals.
1. jungle in /lost/the/boys/their way/the
2. attack/they/when/monkeys/are frightened
3. died/the National Park/fifty one/in/last year/deer.
Section – D (Literature) 45 Marks
Note: This section has been revised and students are advised to ignore this section.
11. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write the answers in your
answer sheets in one or two lines only. Remember to number the answers correctly.( 5marks)
The accident had occurred at midnight, while Sudha and her mother were on their way to
Chennai for the pilgrimage-centre of Vayalur. Their bus collided head-on with another bus that
crashed into the driver’s seat killing him. Sudha was sitting two rows behind the driver with her
legs outstretched on the opposite seat. As a result, her feet got jammed. She was extricated from
the debris with great difficulty as her right leg had been fully trapped.
(a) How did the accident take place? (1)
(b) How was the driver killed? (1)
(c) How was Sudha sitting? (1)
(d) What had happened to her right leg? (1)
(e) Find the word in the passage which means ‘set free’. (1)
12. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write the answers in your
answer sheets in one or two lines only. Remember to number the answers correctly. (5marks)
I think I wrote to you once that study of history should teach us how the world has slowly but
surely progressed, how the first simple animals gave place to more complicated and advanced
animals, how last of all came the master animal- Man, and how by force of his intellect he
triumphed over the others. Man’s growth from barbarism to civilizations supposed to be the
theme of history.
(a) Who are ‘I’ and ‘You’ in the above lines? (1)
(b) What, according to the author, is the theme of history? (1)
(c) Which animal came last of all? (1)
(d) Why does the author call ‘Man’, the ‘master animal’? (1)
(e) Which word in the passage means ‘achieved great victory’? (1)
13. The behaviour of Tuskless is quite unpredictable. Justify giving examples from the text.
Write your answer in about 80 words. OR
What was the problem of Gobinda Maharana? How did he solve it? Write your answer in 80
words.
14. Why is Captain Stark described as a villain? Write your answer in 30-40 words. OR
Dan is a highwayman. Still Reuben is very sympathetic to him. Why? Write your answer in 30-
40 words.
15. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Write the answers in your
answer sheets. Remember to number the answers correctly. ( 3marks )
What way does the Wind come? What way does he go?
He rides over the water, and over the snow,
Through wood, and through vale; and o’er rocky height
Which the goat cannot climb takes his sounding flight.
(a) Mention any two places which the wind visits. (1)
(b) Why has the wind been compared with a goat? (1)
(c) What has the wind’s flight been called ‘sounding’? (1)
OR
Teach me to listen, Lord
To those nearest me
My family, my friends, my co-workers
Help me to be aware that
No matter what words I hear
The message is,
“Accept the person I am. Listen to me”.
(a) Who is the poet addressing? (1)
(b) Who does he want to listen to? (1)
(c) What realization does he pray for? (1)
16. “All the things will change through eternity”, says the poet. How? Explain in 30-40 words.
OR
Why does the poet pray to God to be a good listener? Write your answer in 30-40 words. (3
marks)
17. Why did Sir Ralph tear his hair? What had happened to him? (2marks)
18. How does the sea appear on quiet days? OR
Wordsworth advises the child to enjoy the storm. How? (2marks)
19. Narrale Bholi’s first experience in school. How was she treated by her teacher? Write your
answer in about 100 words. OR
What interesting incidents took place when the tiger entered the steets of the town? Write your
answer in about 100 words. (7marks)
20. Did Ausable know who had knocked at the door? How did he know? (2 marks)
21. Why was it not difficult for Horace to open the safe? OR
Who was the hack driver? What really hurt the feelings of the narrator? (2marks)
22. What did Griffin do to become invisible? (2marks)
23. How were flowers hindering Horace in his work? OR
(2marks)
What did Loisel do to replace the necklace?
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