MILESTONE ACADMEDY

MID TERM ENGLISH CLASS – X

DATE - M.M-80
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Section-A Reading Comprehension (20 M)
Q.1 Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions-
Heartbeats get abnormal after exercising, running, or after doing some strenuous work. There is nothing to
worry about. But if your heart beats at irregular pace often, it is important to take note of it rather than ignore it
as it can be a warning sign for a heart ailment called arrhythmia.

A normal heartbeats 60-100 times per minute while resting, but if it starts beating too slowly or too fast or if the
heartbeat is irregular of premature, then that condition is known as arrhythmia. People tend to avoid it as a
minor issue little knowing that it can lead to a stroke, fall due to drop of BP, loss of consciousness or even result
in heart failure.

In a country where people take time to press the panic button when it comes to illnesses and medical problems,
it is no surprise that a number of cases of irregular heartbeats go unnoticed for a long time. Some dismiss it as
just a recurring symptom of body weakness; others may ignore it as a side-effect of blood pressure issues. The
lack of awareness about arrhythmia means that not many people even take note of the symptoms.

When heartbeat is not too fast, it is called tachycardia. When the beats are slow, it is known as bradycardia. An
irregular heartbeat may be due to artrial fibrillation.
The problem is that the symptoms are quite vague and can be associated with other minor medical problems in
India, not many people are aware that there is a heart’s electricity related disorder called arrhythmia. Often it is
diagnosed when doctors are checking a patient for something else. More often, by the time it is diagnosed,
major damage has already been caused.

It is important to take seriously any abnormality in the rhythm of our heart. There are many symptoms that can
help predict arrhythmia like shortness of breath, weakness, early fatigue, palpitations, thumping in the chest,
dizziness, chest pain, fainting and, of course, too fast or slow heartbeats. Ignoring these symptoms is inviting a
major health trouble.

While some type of arrhythmias can be harmless, other can be life threatening as it may disrupt the normal
functioning of the heart. In some cases, it can lead to heart failure too. The condition is treatable with the help of
implantation of a pacemaker, devices or through burning the points from where irregular beats originate through
radio-frequency heat waves. There are a few things in medicine where a permanent cure is possible. For certain
arrhythmia this stands true with radio frequency ablation.

Q.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions:

I. What is normal heartbeat?

II. What do you call the situation when the heartbeat is too slow or fast?
III. What happens when there is drop in BP?
IV. What results due to artiral fibrillation?
V. When is arrhythmia detected?
VI. What danger is there when dizziness or chest pain is ignored?
VII. When does heartbeat abnormally?
VIII. What is bradycardia?

Q.2- Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions-
EXCERPT FROM “WINGS OF FIRE”

1. A large variety of materials go into the making of a launch vehicle— both metallic and non-
metallic, which include composites and ceramics. In metals, different types of stainless steel, alloys of
aluminium, magnesium, titanium, copper, beryllium, tungsten and molybdenum are used.

2. Composite materials are composed of a mixture or combination of two or more constituents which
differ in form and material composition and which are essentially insoluble in one another. The
materials which combine may be metallic, organic or inorganic. While other material combinations
possible are virtually unlimited, the most typical composites in launch vehicles are made of structural
constituents, embedded in a matrix. We used a large variety of glass fibre reinforced plastic
composites and opened avenues for the entry of Kevlar, polyamides and carbon-carbon
composites. Ceramics are special types of baked clay used for microwave transparent enclosures. We
considered using ceramics, but had to reject the idea then due to technological limitations.
 3. Through mechanical engineering, these materials are transformed into hardware. In fact, of all the
engineering disciplines which feed directly into the development of rocketry, mechanical
engineering is perhaps the most intrinsic one. Be it a sophisticated system like a liquid engine or a
piece of hardware as simple as a fastener, its ultimate fabrication calls for expert mechanical engineers
and precision machine tools. We decided to develop important technologies like welding techniques for
low-alloy stainless steel, electroforming techniques, and ultra-precision process tooling. We also decided
to make some important machines in-house, like the 254-litre vertical mixer and the groove
machining facility for our third and fourth stages. Many of our subsystems were so massive and
complex that they implied sizeable financial outlays.

4. Without any hesitation, we approached industries in the private sector and developed contract
management plans which later became blueprints for many government-run science and technology
business organizations.
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions: (2x4=8 Marks)

a) What are the two basic characteristics of composite materials?

b) Why didn’t the narrator use ceramics into the making of a launch vehicle?
c) Why does the narrator term mechanical engineering as the most interesting and valuable engineering
discipline?
d) How did the private industries contribute in making of the launch vehicle?

Choose the correct options out of the choices given as per the direction given: (1x4 = 4 Marks)

a) The meaning of the word ‘insoluble’ in the given context is: (Para-2)
i) a problem which is impossible to solve
ii) a substance which does not dissolve in a liquid
iii) a person who is not liked by anyone
iv) a great occasion or event
b) The meaning of the word ‘embedded’ used in Para-2 is:
i) to rotate something
ii) to push something
iii) to pluck out something
iv) to fix something firmly
c) The word which means as – ‘very interesting or valuable’ in Para-3 is:
a) Mechanical ii) sophisticated iii) intrinsic iv) vertical
d) The word which is opposite of – ‘horizontal’: (from Para – 3)
i) material ii) expert iii) welding iv) vertical

Section-B Writing and Grammar (30 M)

Q.3-(a) You are Upasana Dutta, President of ‘Save the Child Foundation’. You are a social activist working for
the welfare of children in the developing world. As you travel to many developing countries, you have
collected the following facts and then you decide to write an article to highlight the problem related to
childhood. Using the information given below and your own ideas, write the article. (word limit: 100 to 150
words) (8 M)

FACT SHEET

 In the developing world, more than one in three children do not have adequate shelter, one in five children
does not have access to safe water and one in seven has no access to health services.
 As many as 120 million children, majority of them girls, do not attend school.
 Two million children under the age of five die every year because they are not immunized with routine,
commonplace vaccine.
 If just 0.5 percent of global military spending were diverted to immunization, every child in the world could
be immunized for the next decade.

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OR
(b)Recently, you got an opportunity to meet some courageous girls, who, despite serious opposition from their
families, continue their education. This has made you feel both proud and concern about these girls and you
decide to write a letter for the Editor of a newspaper emphasising upon the need to promote girl child education.
Add up your own ideas on Girl Child Education and write a letter to the Editor.

Q.4 Read the given line and complete the story in 150-200 words. Give a suitable title to your story. (10m)
a. When Rohan woke up in the morning and looked at his face in the mirror, he did not recognise the face
looking back at him. ‘This is not me he cried aloud …
OR
b. The moment Hari stepped down from the train he was greeted at the platform by the people of his
small town. They had gathered there with garlands and a band…..
Q.5 Fill in the blanks with correct, forms of verbs given in the brackets: (1x4) (4m)
When I (a) ……….. (return) home yesterday, I (b)………… (see) that an old friend of mine
(c) …………. (wait) for me. I (d) …………(not see) him for the last ten years.

Q.6 In the following passage one word is missing in each line. Write the omitted word along with
the preceding and succeeding word in your answer sheet. The first one has been solved as an
example. (4m)
Before Word After
1. There are two people / live people who live
2. in my house. They sympathize me ________ ________ ________
3. but they can also tough. They ________ ________ ________
4. try their best teach me. ________ ________ ________
5. things that good . ________ ________ ________
Q.7 Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences to make
readable passage. Write the correct sentences in the space provided. (4m)
(a) society / is / discipline / of / foundation / the very
(b) great importance / one of the / essentials of life / it is / in all spheres / and is of / of life
(c) it life / become / without / miserable / at home / will
(d) obey / a soldier / or / the orders / a child, / a student / must
Section-C Literature (30M)
Q.8- Read the extract carefully and answers the following questions- (4m)
Coorgi homes have a tradition of hospitality, and they are more than willing to recount numerous
talesof valour related to their sons and fathers. The Coorg Regiment is one of the most decorated in the Indian
Army, and the first Chief of the Indian Army, General Cariappa, was a Coorgi. Even now, Kodavus are the only
people in India permitted to carry firearms without a licence.

(a) What are Coorgi homes known for?

(b) Which is one of the most decorated regiments in the Indian Army?
(c) How do we remember the first Chief of the Indian Army?
(d) How are Kodavus a distinct people in the country?

OR
(There is a languid, emerald sea,
where the sole inhabitant is me —
a mermaid, drifting blissfully.)

(a) Who do these lines refer to?

(b) How is the sea?
(c) Who is the sole inhabitant of the sea?
(d) Why is this stanza bracketed?

Q.9 Answer the following questions in 40-50 words- (any-5) (2*5=10m)

1. How does Maddie feel after listening to the note from Wanda’s father?
2. Mention three things that humans do and animals don’t with reference to Walt Whitman’s poetry
‘Animal’.
3. When would the baker come every day? Why did the children run to meet him?
4. Describe the scenery that Rajvir saw as soon as the train pulled out of the station.
5. How did Griffin become a homeless wanderer without clothes?
6. ’Richard was the focus of his mother’s attention”. Compose a thesis on this.
7. Though Horace planned everything meticulously, why did he fail?
Q.10- Answer the following questions in 100-150 words- (8m)

a. What did Rajvir see during his train journey.’ by was he more excited than his friend Pranjol?

i. OR
 b. ”Human beings are called the most civilised species in the entire world. But sometimes they lack the
values which are better exhibited by the animals.” Elucidate the statement with reference to the poem,
‘Animals’.
Q.11- Answer the following questions in 100-150 words-
a. How would you assess Griffin as a scientist and a human being? What qualities or values would you
suggest will make him a better person? ’Richard was the focus of his mother’s attention”. Compose a
thesis on this. (8m)
i. OR
b. Describe Richard Ebright’s various achievements in science, particularly his great work on the monarch
butterflies. Who did Ebright look to for getting fresh ideas and suggestions?.
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By - Geeta