Question Bank English - CBSE

1 1 Question Bank Class 10 English 2 Foreword With a view to support teachers in the endeavour to move away from a culture of rote learning and impact pedagogy in the classroom, CBSE is delighted to share this Resource for Teachers in English Language and Literature for Class X. Exemplar questions from each chapter of both the books have been prepared. These exemplar questions are for the Question number 3,4,10,11,12, and 13 of the Sample Question Paper 2020-21 and have been numbered accordingly. This resource will equip teachers and learners to become familiar with the new patterns and understand, acquire and practice the requisite skills and competencies listed in the curriculum.

2 It will also serve as a guideline for teachers to prepare a Question bank individually and collaboratively. As you will observe, the questions in the document are not based on mere recall or rudimentary comprehension. Rather, they have been designed to foster in students the skill to think critically and creatively with a focus on inferential abilities. It is important to note that the larger intent of this resource is providing to teachers an indicative framework to conceptualise and practice analysis- based learning and problem solving. It is hoped that the questions herein will also enable teachers to reflect on their teaching practices, and promote a movement away from teaching to the test towards a focus on the process of discovery, openness, imaginative engagement and activity- based learning in the ways that they bring the text to the child, as much as the child to the text.

3 It is our belief that the potential of the Language and Literature curriculum to stimulate learners and teachers can be glimpsed in this Resource. We hope that teachers will welcome this document as a reminder of this potential, and find in it a ready resource not only to equip their students, but to jumpstart their own thinking and engagement processes. 3 First flight 4 L-1 A Letter to God Text-First flight Q3 multiple choice Questions based on an extract (A) The house- the only one in the entire valley -sat on the crest of a low hill.

4 From this height one could see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted with the flowers that always promised a good harvest. The only thing the earth needed was a good downpour or at least a shower. Throughout the morning Lencho -who knew his fields intimately- had done nothing but see the sky towards the north-east. i based on the detail of the house s location, how can it best be described? a) majestic b) imposing c) solitary d) unique ii The field of corn dotted with flowers means that a) not a single flower was bigger than a dot b) the flowers were scattered across.

5 C) the flowers were in shaped like dots. d) the flowers had shrunk in size. iii Lencho wished for a downpour or a heavy shower. Pick the option that correctly lists the correct match for kinds of rain. a) 1-ii,2-iv,3-v,4-i,5-iii b) 1-iv,2-i,3-iii,4-v,5-ii c) 1-v,2-iii,3-iv,4-ii,5-i 5 d) 1-iii,2-v,3-i,4-ii,5-iv iv based on the given extract, what is Lencho NOT likely to think while looking at his field? a) Option (i) b) Option (ii) c) Option (iii) d) Option (iv) v Which quote supports the idea in the given extract? a) Farming is a profession of hope.

6 B) I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world. c) Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil, and you re a thousand miles from the corn field. d) Those too lazy to plough in the right season will have no food at the harvest. (B) When he finished, he went to the window to buy a stamp which he licked and then affixed to the envelope with a blow of his fist. The moment the letter fell into the mailbox the postmaster went to open it. It said: God: Of the money that I asked for, only seventy pesos reached me.

7 Send me the rest, since I need it very much. But don t send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks. Lencho. i ..bunch of crooks. Pick the option that DOES NOT collate with bunch of , correctly. a) option (i) b) option (ii) c) option (iii) d) option (iv) ii What was the most likely response that the postmaster expected in 6 Lencho s second letter? i) sorrowful ii) gratitude iii) disappointment iv) elation v) shock a) ii and v b) i and iii c) ii and iv d) iii and v iii Pick the option that lists the option corresponding to 'with a blow of his fist.

8 A) Option (i) b) Option (ii) c) Option (iii) d) Option (iv) iv Lencho s letter included a) details of his problems. b) description of the post office. c) belief of being looted. d) List of further demands. v Pick the most suitable quote for this extract. a) It is easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled. Mark Twain b) Real knowledge is to know the extent of one s ignorance. - Confucius c) You see a person s true colours when you are no longer beneficial to their life. - anonymous d) True generosity means accepting ingratitude.

9 - Coco Chanel Q10 Answer in 20-30 words i People get support from family and friends during bad times. How does Lencho s family behave after the harvest is ruined? ii Lencho was an ox of a man, working like an animal in the fields, but still he knew how to write. What does this line tell us about the norm amongst such farmers, then? iii What, according to you would have been the likely reaction of Lencho s wife upon knowing about him writing an actual letter to God? 7 iv Lencho waited eagerly for a reply to his letter to God.

10 Do you think the postmaster was also very keen to know Lencho s reaction upon receiving the reply ? Q11 Answer in 40-50 words i The field was white, as if covered with salt. This is how the field is described after the hailstorm. The pelting hailstones could have been easily seen as sugar cubes. Do you think comparing it with sugar would have been more appropriate? Why/ Why not? ii Lencho and his family knew the implications the hailstorm would have on their lives.