CBSE Class 10 English Sample Paper 2017 with Answers Set G

SECTION A

(Reading)

1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :

There is only one natural satellite - the Moon. But there are many man-made or artificial satellites revolving around the Earth. Aryabhatta, IRS-IB and INSAT-2A are some Indian artificial satellites. They are more than 300 Km away from the earth. At this height, the Earth’s gravity and atmosphere do not affect them.

Artificial satellites are of many kinds. Of them weather satellites send information and pictures of clouds, storms and ocean currents. They are used to predict the weather. This information is also used to warn people about storms, floods, forest fires etc. Communication satellites are used to transmit telephone conversation and TV programmes across the earth. They are helpful in sending messages through fax machines, using mobile phones and the internet. Science satellites send information about outer space. Astronomers study this data and get to know more about things in is pace. These satellites are launched into space by rockets. Once beyond the earth’s gravity and atmosphere, they are sent circling around the earth by the force of another rocket. There is nothing in space to obstruct the path or speed of those satellites. So they continue to keep going around the earth, just like the moon.

1.1Answer the following questions briefly: 

(a) The only natural satellite is ___________. 

(b) Name any two of the Indian artificial satellites.

(c) Why are artificial satellites kept at a distance of more than 300 km away from the Earth? 

(d) Mention any two kinds of man-made satellites. 

(e) What is the use of communication satellites? 

(f) Which satellites give us information about outer space? 

(g) How are satellites launched into the space? 

(h) What do weather satellites do?

2. Read the following passage carefully.

The Colaba area of Bombay

1. Mumbai is a city of dreams and shocking realities. It is both the home of Bollywood bling and bumperto bumper traffic. The city started out as a dowry item given to King Charles II in 1662, and rose to become the darling of the British Empire.

2. At the southernmost tip of this city lies Colaba, the old British quarter of the city. Long regarded as Mumbai’s unofficial tourist headquarter, today Colaba is undergoing a grand renaissance, Indian style. The advantage of this locality is that it lends itself to renovation and facelifts. Colaba is compact, walk able and packed with stuff to see and do. Every week new cafes, restaurants, boutiques open in this place.

3. The best time to explore the area is early morning when the city wakes. You will see masala tea being brewed on a thousand pavement stalls, great urns of fresh milk delivered from the countryside, the tops of the cans covered with straw. Children with freshly washed faces and hair plastered back hurry to school. And best of all, the frantic chirping of the birds in the banyan trees.

4. Head to the Sassoon Dock around 7 am. It is a hive of commotion as 1shermen rush to get their haul to the market along the quay, elbows jabbing, mouths yelling, bare feet scurrying through 1sh guts and slime.

5. On the other side, there is fairytale solitude at the Afghan Church. A vast stone statement of colonial might, it is dedicated to the British soldiers who fell in the 19th-century Afghan wars. Crumbling into dust, the battle standards still hang in glass cases.

6. Shopping in Colaba caters to every budget, style and taste. At one end of the scale there are fashionable boutiques, which have are housed in centuries-old buildings of the Raj. Some of them like bungalow and are hard to 1nd. But the rewards are ample and exquisite kaftans, home furnishings, and gifts are tucked into these shops. The other Colaba landmark is Bombay Electric which is a mix of fashion, music, home wares and entertainment.

7. At the other end of the scale are the pavement stalls a stone’s throw away on Colaba Causeway. A rumpus of hawkers and street vendors, it is the place to pick up hippy chic. The dyed sweat pants and bead necklaces, incense, dubious antiques and silk scarves with prices as low as your bargaining skills can take you.

2.1 Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words.

a) What is the origin of the city of Bombay?

b) Give a short sketch of Colaba in Bombay.

c) What are the early morning sights of the city?

d) What is the contrast between Sassoon Docks and the Afghan Church?

2.2 Choose the appropriate answer:

a) The term ‘facelift’ refers to ____

(i) Decorating the visible part of a building.

(ii) Lifting up one’s face skywards.

(iii) A lift with see-through walls.

(iv) To lift something up to one’s face.

b) The term solitude refers to ___

(i) Precious diamond

(ii) Silence

(iii) Noise

(iv) Lonely

c) The term frantic means to be in a state of ___

(i) Fear

(ii) Confusion

(iii) Excited

(iv) Calm

d) When some place is a stone’s throw away it means ___

(i) It is a cheap place.

(ii) It is very far.

(iii) It is a derision.(iv) Very near.

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