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CONTENTS● Examination Specifications (v)

●●●●● Bifurcation of Syllabus for SA–I (vii)●●●●● Questionwise Distribution of Marks (viii)● Fully Solved Qustion Paper, 2015 (Delhi) for SA–I 1–12● Fully Solved Qustion Paper, 2015 (Outside Delhi) for SA–I 13–22

Textual Study Material

(Fully Solved) 1-82

Literature Reader (Fiction)

1. Lesson 1 : Two Gentlemen of Verona3–14

(i) Main Points of the Story 3(ii) Brief Summary of the Story 4

(iii) Passages for Comprehension 5(iv) Short-Answer Questions 9(v) Long-Answer Questions 11

(vi) Questions for Practice 13

2. Lesson 2 : Mrs. Packletide's Tiger15–26

(i) Main Points of the Story 15(ii) Brief Summary of the Story 15

(iii) Passages for Comprehension 17(iv) Short-Answer Questions 21(v) Long-Answer Questions 24

(vi) Questions for Practice 26

3. Lesson 3 : The Letter 27–36

(i) Main Points of the Story 27(ii) Brief Summary of the Story 28

(iii) Passages for Comprehension 29(iv) Short-Answer Questions 32(v) Long-Answer Questions 34

(vi) Questions for Practice 36

Literature Reader (Poetry)

4. Lesson 7 : The Frog and theNightingale 37–44

(i) Main Points of the Poem 37(ii) Brief Summary of the Poem 37

(iii) Passages for Comprehension 38(iv) Short-Answer Questions 42(v) Long-Answer Questions 43

(vi) Questions for Practice 44

5. Lesson 8 : Mirror 45–50

(i) Main Points of the Poem 45(ii) Brief Summary of the Poem 45

(iii) Passages for Comprehension 46(iv) Short-Answer Questions 48(v) Long-Answer Questions 49

(vi) Questions for Practice 50

6. Lesson 9 : Not Marble, Nor theGilded Monuments 51–56

(i) Main Points of the Poem 51(ii) Brief Summary of the Poem 51

(iii) Passages for Comprehension 52(iv) Short-Answer Questions 54(v) Long-Answer Questions 55

(vi) Questions for Practice 56

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MBD NEW-STYLE SAMPLE PAPER–1 1–12

MBD NEW-STYLE SAMPLE PAPER–2 13–24

MBD NEW-STYLE SAMPLE PAPER–3 25–36

MBD NEW-STYLE SAMPLE PAPER–4 37–48

MBD NEW-STYLE SAMPLE PAPER–5 49–60

MBD NEW-STYLE SAMPLE PAPER–6 61–72

MBD NEW-STYLE SAMPLE PAPER–7 73–84

MBD NEW-STYLE SAMPLE PAPER–8 85–96

MBD NEW-STYLE SAMPLE PAPER–9 97–108

MBD NEW-STYLE SAMPLE PAPER–10 109–120

●●●●● ANSWER KEY(NEW-STYLE SAMPLE PAPERS 1–10) 121–160

7. Drama : The Dear Departed 57–68

(i) Main Points of the Play 57(ii) Brief Summary of the Play 59

(iii) Passages for Comprehension 60(iv) Short-Answer Questions 64

(v) Long-Answer Questions 66(vi) Questions for Practice 68

Long Reading Text / Novel

1. The Diary of a Young Girl 69–762. The Story of My Life 76–82

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ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE (Code No.101)

CLASS—X

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT — I

EXAMINATION SPECIFICATIONS

SECTION WISE WEIGHTAGE IN ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE

Section Total Weightage 90

A Reading Skills 20B Writing Skills with Grammar 25C Literature Textbook and Extended Reading Text 25D Assessment of Speaking and Listening (ASL) 20

TOTAL 90

SECTION A : READING 20 Marks

This section will have two unseen passages of a total length of 700-750 words.

The arrangement within the reading section is as follows :

Q. 1. A Factual passage of 300-350 words with eight very-short-answer type questions. (8)

Q. 2. A Discursive passage of 350-400 words with four short-answertype questions to test inference, evaluation and analysis andfour MCQs to test vocabulary. (12)

SECTION B : WRITING & GRAMMAR 25 Marks

Q. 3. Letter to the editor / article in about 100-120 words based ona visual or verbal stimulus. (5)

Q. 4. Writing a short story based on a given outline or cue/s inabout 150-200 words. (10)

The Grammar syllabus will include the following areas in classes IXand X :

1. Tenses 2. Modals (have to / had to, must, should, need, ought to andtheir negative forms) 3. Use of passive voice 4. Subject-verb concord5. Reporting : (i) Commands and requests (ii) Statements (iii) Questions

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6. Clauses : (i) Noun clauses (ii) Adverb clauses of condition and time(iii) Relative clauses 7. Determiners, and 8. Prepositions. The above itemsmay be tested through test types as given below:

Q. 5. Gap filling with one or two words to test Prepositions, Articles,Conjunctions and Tenses. (3)

Q. 6. Editing or omission. (4)

Q. 7. Sentence Reordering or Sentence Transformation in context. (3)

SECTION C : Literature (Textbooks & Long Reading Text) 25 Marks

Q. 8. One out of two extracts from prose / poetry / drama for referenceto context. Three very-short-answer type questions. (3)

One mark in each extract will be for vocabulary. One question will beused for testing local and global comprehension and one question willbe on interpretation.

Q. 9. Four short answer type questions from the Literature Readerto test local and global comprehension of theme and ideas.(30-40 words each) (2✕✕✕✕✕4=8)

Q. 10. One out of two long answer type questions to assess howthe values inherent in the texts have been brought out.Creativity, imagination and extrapolation beyond thetext and across the texts will be assessed. (80-100 words) (4)

Q. 11. One out of two long-answer type questions on theme orplot or character involving interpretation and inference inabout 100-120 words based on prescribed novel. (10)

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ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE COURSE

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT — I

CLASS—X

Prescribed Textual Chapters (SA–I)

Literature Reader

PROSE POETRY

1. Two Gentlemen of Verona 1. The Frog and the Nightingale

2. Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger 2. Mirror

3. The Letter 3. Not Marble, nor the Gilded....

DRAMA

✡✡✡✡✡ The Dear Departed

Main Coursebook Long Reading Text – Novels (either one)

1. Health and Medicine

2. Education

3. Science

The Diary of a Young Girl – 1947June 12, 1942 to March 14, 1944 byAnne Frank (unabridged edition)

Or

The Story of My Life – 1903Chapters 1-14 by Helen Keller(unabridged edition)

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Typology VSAQ SAQ LAQ-I LAQ-II VLAQ Marks

1 mark 30-40 80-100 100-120 150-200words words words words

2 marks 4 marks 5 marks (HOTS)10 marks

12 04 — — — 20

10 — — 01 01 25

03 04 01 — 01 25

25×01= 08×02= 01×04= 01×05= 02×10= 7025 marks 16 marks 04 marks 05 marks 20 marks marks

20

Total 90 marks

Testingcompetencies / Learningoutcomes

Conceptualunderstanding, decoding,analyzing, inferring,interpreting andvocabulary.

Expressing an opinion,reasoning, justifying,illustrating, appropriacyof style and tone, usingappropriate format andfluency. Applyingconventions, usingintegrated structures withaccuracy and fluency.

Recalling, reasoning,appreciating, applyingliterary conventions,extrapolating, illustratingand justifying, etc.Extracting relevantinformation, identifyingthe central theme andsub-themes,understanding thewriter’s message andwriting fluently.

Interaction, reasoning,diction, articulation,clarity, pronunciationand overall fluency.

Reading

Skills

CreativeWritingSkills andGrammar

LiteratureandTextbooks

Total

Assessmentof Spe-aking andListeningSkills

marks

ENGLISH Communicative 2016-17 (Code No. 101)CLASS—X

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COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH (X CBSE)1 1

FULLY SOLVED QUESTION PAPER, 2015

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT –– I (Delhi)

ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE –– CLASS–X

Code No. 101Time Allowed : 3 Hrs. Maximum Marks : 70

The question paper is divided into three sections :

Section A : Reading 20 Marks

Section B : Writing & Grammar 25 Marks

Section C : Literature & Long Reading Text 25 Marks

General Instructions :1. All questions are compulsory.

2. You may attempt any section at a time.

3. All questions of that particular section must be attempted in the correct order.

SECTION –– A (Reading) 20 Marks

1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : (8 marks)

1 People have been playing chess for over 500 years. The chess we play todaycame from Europe. Chess is a two-player game. One player uses the white pieces.The other uses the black pieces. Each piece moves in a special way. One piece iscalled the king. Each player has one king. The players take turns moving theirpieces. If a player lands on a piece, he or she takes it. The game ends when aplayer loses his or her king. There are a few more rules, but these are the basics.

2 The players of chess believe that it makes the mind stronger. Good chess playersuse their brains. They take their time. They think about what will happen next.These skills are useful both in life and in chess. Chess is like a workout for thebrain.

3 You don’t always have lots of time to think when playing chess. There is a type ofchess with short time limits. It’s called blitz chess. In blitz chess, each player getsten minutes to use for the whole game. Your clock runs during your turn. You hitthe time clock after your move. This stops your clock. It also starts the otherplayer’s clock. If you run out of time, you lose. Games of blitz chess are fast paced.

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