DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL
NAVI MUMBAI
REVISION WEEKLY TEST-I (2023-2024)
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Class - X M. Marks - 25
Subject – English Communicative Duration – 1 Hour
This question paper consists of 4 questions and 3printed pages.
Section A- Reading
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
1. Cricket in South Asia is a Carnivalesque, festive game. It carries not merely the baggage of
competition and achievement, but is also a participatory cultural event that evokes images of
religious festivals, convivial social gatherings, picnics and theatre. It is now gradually becoming a
substitute for war, a means of redeeming self esteem and expressing xenophobia, and a depot of
weird conspiracy theories. No country now loses a game because the other side is better, a country
loses only because its cricketers and cricket administrators are under patriotic, corrupt, greedy or
self-centered.
2. Unfortunately for ultra nationalists and fortunately for the rest, cricket is one game in which the
best training, organization and preparation do not yield corresponding results. It is a subversive
game that rebels against the productivity principle on which is build the world of globalised
capitalism. Luck plays a major role in the final outcome of a match or series. In this respect, cricket
is unlike football, tennis or chess. The grandeur of cricket and the cliched reference to its glorious
uncertainties come from a cultivated ignorance of this inner contradiction in the game. Cricketers
and their fans-to-say nothing of the experts-have to learn to live with the unpredictability without
getting overly judgemental or paranoiac. All games have some built-in uncertainties, only cricket
has turned the gracious acceptance of this into a measure of character.
3. Let us not forget that in cricket the 22 players involved are never on the field at the same time.
Consequently, one team may play in full sunshine, While the other may have to play under an
overcast sky when the ball begins to swing. One team may bat on a green top, the other on a
wearing pitch. You can never truly equalise the outer conditions for the two teams. So a cricketer
not merely plays against the opposition, but also against his own fate. That is one reason why it is
typically Indian or if you prefer, South Asian game.
4. This is a cultural region that recognizes the role of destiny in human affairs. All cricketers are
superstitious because of the nature of their job. Only south Asians are not embarrassed about it and
have unashamedly build ritualised ways of dealing with destiny as a normal part of a cricketer’s
life. If you want a game where the investment of money, hard training and ruthless professionalism
will pay predictable results, and the results will be a pure reflection of skill and talent, you should
choose another game.
Q1. Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions by choosing the
correct option. (1×10=10M)
1. The meaning of the first sentence is :
(a) that cricket is seasonal like festivals
(b) that during cricket matches carnivals are organized
(c) that a cricket match is a cultural event like a festival or a carnival
(d) that cricket is not a game but a carnival festival
2. How is cricket becoming a substitute for war?
(a) Countries stake their image and self-esteem on the outcome of the game
(b) Political interests have invaded the game
(c) Cricket teams receive international funding.
(d) The spectators are filled with patriotic sentiments.
3. It (cricket) rebels against the productivity principle means that :
(a) Cricket does not produce results
(b) Cricket is played by rebels
(c) The principles of crickets are rebellious and unproductive
(d) Training and preparation do not necessarily bring success
4. Cricketers are superstitious. This can be understood because they :
(a) Believe in the role of destiny
(b) Learn to live with unpredictability
(c) Know that luck plays a major role in their success
(d) All of the above
5. ‘Baggage’ in paragraph 1 means :
(a) Elements
(b) Cricket bats and balls etc.
(c) Luggage
(d) Hand bags
6. ‘Corresponding’ in paragraph 2 means :
(a) Writing
(b) Matching
(c) Relating to correspondence
(d) Expected
7. According to the passage can we equalise the outer conditions for the two teams?
(a) Yes, absolutely
(b) Sometimes
(c) Never
(d) Can’t say
8. Which of the following game has turned the gracious acceptance of this into a measure of
character?
(a) Cricket
(b) Baseball
(c) Football
(d) Hockey
9. Cricket is one game which has the :
(a) best training
(b) organization
(c) preparation
(d) all of the above
10. Find the antonym of the word ‘assisted’ used in paragraph 4.
(a) Recognise
(b) Destiny
(c) Investment
(d) Embarrassed
Section B : Writing and Grammar
2. Write an email to your science teacher requesting for an extension on a school
assignment.5M
3. Read the dialogue and complete the passage given below. 4M
Mother: Why are you looking so worried?
Daughter: My exams are approaching.
Mother: When will they start?
Daughter: Next month, Mother.
Mother asked her daughter (a) …………………… The daughter replied that (b) ………………
Mother further asked (c) …………………… The daughter told her mother (d)……………...
Section C Literature
4. Answer the following questions in 40-50 words each (3×2=6M)
a) “Mrs. Packletide was pardonably annoyed at the discovery.” Explain
b) What are the changes that come in Coachman Ali after his daughter Miriam’s marriage?
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