NUTAN BAL VIDHYA MANDIR HIGH SCHOOL, NEEMKHEDI , BERASIA

Half-Yearly Examination Session 2024-25

हाईस्कूल अर्द्धवार्ष्क परीक्षा 2024-25

Paper Set – A Subject- English

Class Xth
Roll. No………………..

Total questions Total printed page - 9 Time Maximum marks

16 1 (blank page) 3 Hour. 75

Note:- All question are compulsory.

➢ Read all the question carefully.
➢ Read the instructions given with the questions before attempting them.
➢ Mark of the each questions indicated against them.

[Section- A Reading skills]

Q.1 Read the passage carefully and answer the question below mentioned it. (05)
A flock of birds flew into an IndiGo Airbus about to take off at Patna this Morning
and damaged the plane’s engine before the captain slammed the Emergency
brakes. The close shave has again forced the glare on the airport Already under the
scanner for obstacles in its landing approach path. The Airbus A320, carrying 89
passengers and six crew members, had started taxiing When the birds, possibly
attracted by the waste pile-up near the airport, Crashed into the plane on the left
around 8.05 am. The pilot hit the brakes, Bringing the plane to a screeching halt
seconds before take-off. Sources said The plane would have been running at a
speed of about 40 nautical miles (74 Kmph) at the time. Flight 6E 385 was
scheduled to take off at 8.10 am for Delhi And onward to Hyderabad, Bangalore
and Visakhapatnam. “The left-hand side Engine of the aircraft got damaged after it
was hit by the birds. There were no Casualties fortunately and all passengers were
taken out of the aircraft Immediately after the pilot took it to the parking bay. The

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aircraft has beenGrounded and it will operate only after the safety engineers of
IndiGo give a fit-To-fly certificate,” an IndiGo source at Patna airport said. All
passengers were Accommodated on other Indigo flight: the source added. SOME
IMPORTANT WORDS fly into: hit against something take off: ready to fly
slammed: push With a lot of force close-shave: narrow escape glare: a long, angry
look Scanner: a devise for examining something obstacles: hindrance screeching:
a Loud, high, unpleasant sound halt: stop scheduled: fixed (according to the time-
Table) causalities: victims bay: a marked section of ground, inside/outside a
Building (for parking/storing things) grounded: to prevent an aircraft from Taking
off
Questions:
i. Close shave means
(a) danger (b) a narrow escape (c) emergency (d) to shave carefully
ii. Why did the birds fly into the plane?
(a) As it was taking off slowly.
(b) As the captain slammed the brakes.
(c) As the birds were attracted to the plane.
(d) As the birds were attracted to the waste pile-up near the airport.
iii. The passengers were allowed to get off the plane
(a) immediately. (b) after many hours.
(c) after the plane was taken to the parking bay. (d) the next day.
iv. The Airbus is a
(a) small plane (b) large plane (c) a large bus (d) a small bus
v. What happened to the plane after the passengers were taken off?
(a) It was grounded. (b) It was discarded.
(c) It was given a fitness certificate. (d) It was inspected and allowed to fly.

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Q.2 Read the passage carefully and answer the question below mentioned it (05)
The Great Pyramid at Giza is one of the world’s most amazing landmarks. Rising
high above the Sahara Desert in the Giza region of northern Egypt, the Great
Pyramid stands some 450 feet into the burning desert sky and occupies an area of
13 acres. The rough climate of the Sahara has actually caused the pyramid to
shrink 30 feet from its original height. The pyramid was such an amazing feat of
engineering, that it remained the tallest structure in the world for over 3,800 years!
The entire pyramid was originally faced with polished limestone to make it shine
brilliantly in the sun. Most Egyptologists, scientists who study ancient Egypt, agree
that the Great Pyramid was built around 2560 BC, a little more than 4,500 years
ago. It took tens of thousands of workers twenty years to build. The pyramid
contains over two million stone blocks. Although most of the block’s weigh two or
three tons, some weigh up to 80 tons! The Great Pyramid of Giza was ordered built
by the Pharaoh Khufu as a magnificent tomb. His vizier (advisor) Hemon is
credited with being the pyramid’s architect. Khufu’s pyramid is actually part of a
complex ofpyramids that includes the Pyramid of Khafre, the smaller Pyramid of
Menkaure, a variety of smaller pyramids and structures, and the Great Sphinx. The
Great Pyramid of Giza is the last remaining of the Seven Wonders of the World.

Questions:
i. Which of these does not house the Great Pyramid?
(a) Southern Egypt (b) Northern Egypt (c) Giza (d) Sahara Desert
ii. How many stone blocks constitute the pyramid?
(a) more than two million. (b) less than two million.
(c) more than one billion. (d) less two billion.
iii. Most of the blocks in the pyramid weigh about ......... tons.
(a) eighty (b) two or three (c) five (d) 4,500
iv. Which of the following definitions best describes the meaning of “complex” in
the passage?

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(a) Materials. (b) Group. (c) Pyramid. (d) Army.
v. Which of the following is false?
(a) Khufu was Hemon’s vizier and architect.
(b) The Pyramid took tens of thousands of workers about twenty years to
complete it.
(c) The Great Pyramid is the last of the Seven Wonders of the World.
(d) Hemon was Khufu’s vizier and architect.

[Section- ' B’ [Writing) ]

Q.3 Read the passage carefully and make notes give also suitable title (04)
Although speech is the most advanced form of communication, there are many
ways of communicating without using speech. Signals, signs, symbols and gestures
may be found in every known culture. The basic function of a signal is to impinge
upon the environment in such a way that it attracts attention, as for example, the
dots and dashes of a telegraph circuit. Coded to refer to speech, the potential for
communication is very great. Less adaptable to the codification of words, signs
also contain meaning in and of themselves. A stop sign, for example, conveys
meaning quickly and conveniently. Symbols are more difficult to describe than
either signals or signs because of their intricate relationship with the receiver’s
cultural perceptions. In some cultures, applauding in a theatre provides performers
with an auditory symbol of approval. Gestures such as waving and handshaking
also communicate certain cultural messages. Although signals, signs, symbols and
gestures are very useful, they do have a major disadvantage. They usually do not
allow ideas to be shared without the sender being directly adjacent to the receiver.
As a result, means of communication intended to be used for long distances and
extended periods are based upon speech. Radio, television and the telephone are
only a few of such means.

1. Read the above passage and make notes.

2. Give a suitable title.

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Q.4 You are Yashasvi Shrivastava studying in Govt. C.M.Rise School, Bhopal,
(M.P.). Write an application to your principal for books from book bank (04)
(Or)
You are Deepansh. Write a letter to your friend inviting him to attend the marriage
ceremony of your elder sister.

Q.5 Write an Essay on any one of the following topics in about (150 words). ( 05 )
1. Science: And human happiness

2. Games and sports

3. Important of trees

4. Save water save life

(Or)
Write a paragraph in about 150 words on “Important of English”

Q.6 Look at the visual input given below and produce a small paragraph in about
75 words (03)

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 [Section- C Grammar ]

Q.7 Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option from the bracket (any five) (05)
1. Ram did not………… her home work daily (do/does/ did)

2. We have ………… friends (any / many /much )

3. You…………. Wait in my office ( need /can /may)

4. I was absent ………….. I was ill (because /while)

5. Mr. David lives ………….. Calcutta (in / at)

6. She has ………… one rupee note (an / the / a)

7. Asia is the ………… continent in the world (Largest /Larger)

Q.8 Do as directed (any five) (05)

1. If you don’t run fast. You will miss the bus. (Use unless in place of ‘if ’)

2. He went to Home (Change into negative)

3. Mamta goes to school everyday.(Make interrogative sentence)

4. I came from Bhopal , I met my friend. (Combine the sentence using “No
sooner….. than” )

5. They / have / been / teaching / in / govt. / School / since/ 2003 / Raisen.

(Rearrange the sentence)

6. She was drawing a picture ( Change into passive voice)

7. The boy is my brother , the boy is wearing a red jacket (Combined the pair of
sentence using ‘who’)

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 [Section – D (Textbooks) ]
Q.9 Choose the following correct option. (04)
1. Lencho compared the large raindrops with. ?
(a)New coins (b) pearl
© diamonds (d) stone
2. Which party did Mandela join?
(a)National African party. (b) Indian National Congress
(c)Universal party. (d) African National Congress
3. . How many tea plants grew out of the eyelids?
(a) Five tea plants. (b) Ten tea plants
(c) Twenty tea plants. (d) Thirty tea plants
4. Who can love us for who we are and not for how we look?
(a) Poet (b) young boy
(c) God (d) None of these

Q.10 (A) Read the extract carefully and answer the following question below
mention (1×3=3)
The baker usually collected his bills at the end of the month. Monthly accounts
Used to be recorded on some wall in pencil. Baking was indeed a profitable
Profession in the old days. The baker and his family never starved. He, his
Family and his servants always looked happy and prosperous. Their plump
Physique was an open testimony to this. Even today any person with a jackfruit
Like physical appearance is easily compared to baker.
Questions:
1. Where were the monthly accounts of the baker recorded?

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(a)Wall (b) Paper © Diary (d) Notebook
2. The baker and his family never starve because was –
(a) Not profitable. (b) Profitable
© Not in demand (d) Free
3. The baker and his family always starved. (True/False)
(B) Read the extract carefully and answer the questions (1×3=3)
Custard the dragon had big sharp teeth,
And spikes on top of him and scales underneath,
Mouth like a fireplace, chimney for a nose,
And realio, trulio daggers on his toes.

Questions:
1. Who was Custard?
a. Cat b. Dog
b. Tiger. d. Dragon

2. His nose looked like-

a. Fireplace b. Toes
b. Chimney d. Scales

3. Name the Poet of the above text.

a. Sylvia Plath b. Robert Frost

c. Ogden Nash d. Carl Sandburg

Q.11 Answer the following questions in about 30 words (any six) (2×6=12)
1. Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him ? why/ why not ?
2. What does mandela thank the international leaders for?
3. Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like new coins?
4. What makes writing in a diary a strange experience for Anne Frank?

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5. Where did the ceremonies take place? Name any public buildings in India That
are made of sandstone.?
6. Who invites the comment—‘he is dressed like a pader’? Why?
7. What was the source of unending joy for Valli? What was her strongest Desire?
8. Why does the narrator say “I landed and was not sorry to walk away from The
old Dakota?”

Q.12 Answer the following questions in about 30 words (any two). (2×2=4)
1. What does ‘fire’ and ‘Ice’ stand for in the poem?
2. “Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful…” Why?
3. Write the central idea of “The Ball poem” ?

Q.13. Answer the following questions in about 30 words (any two) (2×2=4)
1. What is he a fairly successful hand at
2. Why did Ausable frame the story of the balcony?
3. What is Mrs. pumphery thinks the dog’s recovery is a triumph of surgery ?

Q.14 Answer the question in about 75 words (any one) (3)

1. How can a person come out of mourning due to the death of his loved one?
2. Baking was considered an important and a profitable profession in a Traditional
Goan village. Explain

Q.15 Answer the question in about 75 words (any one) (3)

1. What does the poet say the boy is learning from the loss of the ball? Explain
In your own words.?
2. How does the poem ‘The Trees’ make a strong plea against deforestation?

Q.16 Answer the question in about 75 words (any one) (3)

1. What treatment was given to Tricki by Dr. Herriot?
2. How did the invisible man first become visible?