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1 T EDUCAE LTD. Breakthrough - I (Prelim - I) ( ) CBSE - X SET A oll No. Code No. 101 Series LH This paper consists of three sections : Section A eading (20 marks) Section B Writing and Grammar (30 marks) Section C Literature (30 marks) ENGLISH Time allowed : 3 hours aximum arks : 80 General Instructions : i) Attempt all questions. ii) Do not write anything on the question paper. iii) Answer the questions in each section before going on to the next section. iv) All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper and written in the answer sheet provided to you. v) ead each question carefully and follow the instructions.

2 SECTION - A (eading) (20 arks) Q.1. ead the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it : [8] 1. All sports people are under a lot of pressure to win. When they win or do well, they feel excited and extremely happy. But when things go bad, they feel depressed s and anxious. This s is why athletes have s to be mentally strong. s In the past, athletes s were only trained to get physically t, but today, professional sports psychologists use scienti techniques to help athletes get mentally t too. 2. England rugby player Johnny Wilkinson describes some of the pressures he has felt. Wilkinson played brilliantly at the ugby World Cup in But after that things started to go wrong, Wilkinson understood that he had a terrible fear of failure. He read lots of books to try to understand how to solve the problem. He found the answer in books on Quantum Physics. Wilkinson said: Quantum Physics tells us that reality changes depending on how we look at it. This made me understand that I was making my own problems. I could solve my problems if I looked at reality differently. In team sports such as football, psychologists help players in different ways. One of the psychologist s jobs is to create a team spirit. This can be very dif cult because teams are composed of people with different personalities. Professor Dave Collins is a sports psychologist. He says: A team is like a monster with 11 heads. When there is a team spirit, the players help one another. They all take responsibility when things go badly. They do not blame individual players for mistakes. In this way, each player feels more con dent and he can concentrate better. 3. Today, sports psychologists have an important job to do. They help athletes become mentally t and develop a winning mentality. Having a winning mentality can make the difference between winning and losing. 1.1 Attempt any EIGHT of the following questions on the basis of the passage you have read : [1 8 = 8] i. Why do the athletes need to be mentally strong? ii. iii. iv. Who is Johnny Wilkinson? How did Wilkinson try to solve his problems? A team is like a monster with 11 heads, Explain. v. What job does a sports psychologist do? vi. How does team spirit ll the players with con dence? vii. Wilkinson realized that he had a (i) and that he was making viii. All sports people. ix. What does Professor Dave Collins say?

3 Q.2. ead the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : [12] 1. Each day is a chance to invest in life; a chance to renew yourself. To shed yesterday s skin. To unburden yourself. To get rid of yesterday s hurt. Be glad of life each day as it gives you a chance to work, love and play; to look at the sun. And then when sun sets, don t cry the tears will make you miss the beauty of the stars. 2. Life moves on and if you don t stop and look at the wonders already present in your life, you will miss life altogether. 3. Think of big thoughts but relish the small joys life offers you each day. aybe it s as simple as smiling at someone. For that could be the last day of life for you or for her. 4. A small genuine act from you will cost you nothing but it could mean everything to somebody that day. Life is a succession of moments. Live each moment. Life has no romance without risk. Any action carries some amount of risk, may be less or more, but the element of risk is always present. 5. If there is no wind, row. ake things happen rather than let things happen. One can give nothing whatsoever without giving oneself, risking oneself. The most important thing in life is not what you get but what you give. If you are not enjoying this journey, for sure you won t enjoy the destination. It will become a moment to dread, not a moment you can actually look forward to. It s not what happens that determines our future, but what you do about what happens that counts. 6. Conquer the mind and you conquer the world! Looking back strains your neck muscles. Similarly, living in the past strains your life. Don t dwell on the past, have faith in yourself and you will have faith in others. Ful ll your destiny. emember, no one can make you unhappy without your consent. 7. The way you cope with life is what makes the difference. Even peace of mind is not the absence of con ict but the ability to cope with it. You have to reach out to other people. That will teach you to forgive people and also forgive yourself. 8. Forgiveness means letting go of the past. Compassion is about stepping outside yourself. A kind compassionate act is often its own reward. Live your life without complaining, just like the tree. 2.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any FOU of the following questions in about words each. [2 4 = 8] i. How should we look forward to each day? [2] ii. Why should we not dwell on the past? [2] iii. What is meant by peace of mind? [2] iv. What is compassion about? [2] v. What is the most important thing in life? [2]

4 Fill in any TWO of the following blanks with appropriate words / phrases from the passage. [1 2 = 2] i. And when the sun sets don t cry. ii. No one can make you unhappy. iii. Forgiveness means. 2.3 Choose the correct option from those given below. Attempt any TWO : [1 2 = 2] i. The Word in para 4 is a synonym of authentic. (a) succession (b) romance (c) genuine (d) element ii. The Word in para 6 is a synonym of overcome. (a) strain (b) conquer (c) dwell (d) consent iii. The word in para 3 is a synonym of enjoy. (a) joy (b) offer (c) simple (d) relish SECTION - B (Writing Skills and Grammar) (30 arks) Q.3. Attempt any ONE of the following : [8] (a) You had bought a mobile phone from a reputed showroom in umbai but after a month it developed a serious fault. Write a complaint letter to the anager of the showroom asking for immediate replacement of the same. You are Sadiq / azia, 123, South TT Nagar, Bhopal. ( words). (b) O You are Binod/ Bhawna Talwar, Warden of the hostel in Karuna Public School, Allahabad. Write an enquiry letter to the arketing anager, Prayag Domestic Appliances, Naini, requesting a quotation for ceiling fans, tube light xtures and other electric items required for the hostel. Specify the number required of each item and request for credit in the terms of payment. ( words). Q.4. Write a short story in about words with any ONE of the plots given in the boxes below : [10] (a) On reaching back home the old lady opened the door and realised that her house had been burgled. She immediately called the police... O (b) It was late night. Anjali was about to switch off the light and go to bed when she saw a light outside the window. On close observation she realised that it was a re...

5 Q.5. Fill any FOU of the blanks using the correct form of the verbs given in brackets. [1 4 = 4] (a) the rst prize in the debate competition, aghu decided to put in his maximum effort in all the (b).. inter-school competitions. His teacher advised him not (c).. Overcon dent. (d).. is not always necessary. (e).. a good student, he knew the meaning of what his teacher advised him. (a) (i) Win Won (iii) To win (iv) Winning (b) (i) comes come (iii) came (iv) coming (c) (i) feeling to feel (iii) felt (iv) feel (d) (i) Winning Will win (iii) Win (iv) Won (e) (i) Be Is (iii) Being (iv) Be Q.6. The following passages have not been edited. There is one error in each line. Identify the wrong word and write it with the correction in the spaces given. Attempt any EIGHT blanks : [½ 8 = 4] Incorrect Correct (a) y cat Jugger be the toughest animal I know... (b) He has survived much close calls. Three years ago,.. (c) he were caught inside a car s engine, His right ear.. (d) was torn off when he lost sight in one eye. We were.. (e) surprised that he lived from the accident. Within.. (f) weeks she was back to normal. Then last year again.. (g) we were worry that we would lose Jagger... (h) Lumps that grew on his back was operated upon by.. (i) the vet. Now, we know Jugger do have nine lives... Q.7. earrange and rewrite these words / phrases in correct order to form meaningful sentences. Write the correct answer in your answer sheet. Attempt any FOU. [1 4 = 4] (a) (c) (d) (e) (b) is / Devprayag / town / beautiful / a it / sparsely populated / a / is / in Uttarakhand / town an average / has / literacy rate / it / 77% / of Devprayag / pandas / Badrinath Dham / the / is / seat of Alaknanda / con uence / town lies / at the con uence / the / and Bhagirathi / rivers / of the

6 SECTION - C (Literature and Long eading Text) (30 arks) Q.8. (a) ead the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4 1 = 4] Are we pinching it before Aunt Elizabeth comes? Questions (a) What does it refer to here? (b) How does Vicky conclude that her parents are pinching it? (c) ention the two reasons that rs. Slater gives for her action. (d) What does it reveal about the difference between the attitude of the elders and that of Vicky? O Q.8. (b) ead the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow : [4 1 = 4] I thought how paltry, how vulgar, What a mean act! I despised myself and the voices of my accursed human education. Questions (a) Which mean act did the poet commit? (b) Which three adjectives does the poet use to describe his action? (c) Explain - accursed human education (d) Why do you think the poet committed this mean act? Q.9. Attempt any FOU of the following in about 30 to 40 words each:[4 2 = 8] (i) Why did rs. Packletide decide to shoot a tiger? How does the ghost undermine the narrator s faith in his ability to write ghost stories? (iii) Why does the poet refer to Time as being sluttish? (iv) (v) What does the desert symbolize? What were the special touches that Patol Babu gave to his role to make it more authentic? Q.10. Answer the following in words : [8] (i) As the narrator, write an article on the lesson of love, faith and trust that you have learnt from the two young boys of Verona. How does the story Two Gentlemen of Verona promise hope for society? Compare and discuss the speeches of Brutus and ark Antony. O

7 Q.11. ATTEPT ANY ONE QUESTION from Q.11(A) or Q.11 (B) in about words. [10] Q.11. (A) The Diary of a Young Girl : Anne Frank (i) What made Anne draft a letter to her father though he lived with her in the Annexe? How did he feel about the letter? What changes were seen in Anne after they had a discussion? O Describe how various people helped the residents of the Secret Annexe survive for two years. Q.11. (B) The Story of y Life : Helen Keller (i) Describe in detail the dif culties that Helen faced while she appeared for the nal examinations for adcliffe College. O O How did Helen make a trip round the world during her visit to the World s Fair with Dr Bell? All the Best

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