'Sarthak' Knowledge: 10th SAT-1 July 2024

Name of the student Roll. No.

Student Assessment (SAT)-1-July-2024

Class-10

Subject: English

M.M.40 Time: 90 Minutes

Instructions:

(i) This question paper is divided into four sections: A, B, C and D.

(ii) All the sections are compulsory. Attempt all the parts of a question together.

(iii) Tick the correct option in Multiple Choice Questions.

(iv) Stick to the word-limit wherever prescribed.

SECTION-A (Reading Skills)

Question 1. Read the given passages and answer the questions that follow. 1x10-10

1. Cardamom, known as the queen of all spices, boasts a history as ancient as the human race itself. It is the dried fruit of a herbaceous perennial plant. A warm, humid climate, loamy soil rich in organic matter, distributed rainfall, and specialized cultivation and processing methods all combine to render Indian cardamom truly unique in aroma, flavor, size, and its distinct parrot green color

Two types of cardamom are produced in India. The first type, the larger variety, holds less significance as it is not traded in the futures market)lt is cultivated in the north-eastern regions of the country. The second type, produced in the southern states, is actively traded in the futures market. This variety is primarily cultivated in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. As per the futures market rules, only the 7 mm quality was initially traded in exchanges. However, the norms were relaxed, and now the 6 mm quality is also traded.

3. Cardamom is an expensive spice, second only to saffron. Indian cardamom is known in two main varieties: Malabar and Mysore. The Mysore variety, containing high levels of eineol and limonene, is more aromatic. India has emerged as the world's largest producer and exporter of cardamom.

4. The main harvest season for cardamom in India spans from August to February. Cardamom reaches the yielding stage two years after plantation. The primary physical markets for cardamom include Kumily, Vandiperiyar, Thekkady, Puliyarmala in Kerala, and Bodinayakanur and Cumbum in Tamil Nadu.

5. Kerala is the principal producer of cardamom, contributing up to 60% of the total production. Karnataka accounts for around 25% of the production. In Tamil Nadu, Ooty is the major producer, contributing approximately 10-15% of the total output. Besides India, Guatemala also produces around 1,000-2,000 tons of cardamom annually. However, due to its lower quality, Guatemalan cardamom is available at cheaper rates.

i.Why does the passage describe cardamom as the "queen of all spices"?

(a) Due to its ancient history

(b) Because of its versatile usage in cooking.

(d) Because it is the most expensive spice

ii. What does the passage imply about the role of climate and soil in the cultivation of Indian cardamom

(a) They are essential but not unique to India.

(b) They uniquely contribute to the quality of lndian cardamom

(d) They are more important for cardamom than other spices.

iii. According to the passage, why might the larger variety of cardamom be less significant in the market?

(a) It has a weaker aroma and flavour

(b) It is not traded in the futures market

(d) It is more expensive than the smaller variety.

iv. What does the passage suggest about the global production of cardamom?

(a) India and Guatemala are the only producers of cardamom.

(b) Guatemala rivals India in the quality of cardamom.

(c) India leads in quality, while Guatemala competes in price.

(d) Indian cardamom is less expensive than its global counterparts.

v. Which of the following is the adulterated cardamom?

(a) Elettaria cardamom

(b) Winged Java cardamom

(d) Mysore cardamom

vi. Why "Indian cardamom considered unique?

Ans. Indian cardamom truly unique in aroma, flavour, size and its distinct parrot green colour

vii. What is special about the Mysore quality of cardamom?

Ans. It has high levels of cineol and limonene

vii Where is the main market for cardamom in our country?

Ans. In Kerala and Tamilnadu

ix. Find the word from the passage which means the same as "permanent".

Ans. perennial

x. Give a suitable title for the passage.

Ans. Queen of All Spices, Cardamom

Section-B (Grammar)

Question 2. Tick the correct answer from the given options. Attempt any five. 1x5

i. France is _______European country. (fill correct article)

(a) art (b) a (c) the (d) No article

ii. The box as made of ______silver. (fill correct article)

(a) No article (b) a (c) an (d) the

iii. They _______________the bridge for several months. (Tense)

(a) have been building (c) are building

(b) has been building (d) have built

iv. Today is Sunday. Then, the next day ________Monday. (Tense)

(a) will (b) have (c) will be (d) shall

v. Choose the sentence with correct punctuation marks:

(a) when i was a child i could watch TV whenever I wanted to

(b) When I was a child, I could watch TV whenever I wanted to.

(d) when I was A child I could watch TV whenever I wanted to

vi. Change the narration:

The fox said, "These grapes are sour"

(a) The fox said these grapes are sour.

(b) The fox said that those grapes were sour.

(d) The fox said that these grapes are sour.

Section-C (Writing Skills)

Question 3. Write a letter to the Chief Medical Officer of your district complaining about the insanitary conditions in your locality.

Ans.

Secretary

Alfa City

Jind

August 16, ..........

The Chief Medical Officer

Jind

Subject : Poor Insanitary condition in our locality

Dear Sir

I wish to draw your attention to the bad sanitary conditions in our locality. The roads of the colony are in poor condition. There are pot holes on the roads. In rainy season, these holes are filled with water. Mosquitoes breed in these holes and create the danger of Malaria.

There are heaps of rubbish lying everywhere. The municipality sweeper does not come regularly. The drains are not cleaned regularly.

Please instruct the sanitary staff to see that the roads and streets are swept daily and the drains are cleaned regularly.

Thanking you

Yours faithfully

Sneha

You are Puneet/Priya, the Head Boy/Head Girl of Arya Senior Secondary School, Karnal. Recently your school has organized a blood donation camp. Write a report about it giving necessary details.

Ans.

Blood Donation Camp

Arya Senior Secondary School, Karnal

August 16, 2024

A blood donation camp was a organised in our school last Monday. A team of doctors from Govt. Hospital came the school to organise a camp. The teachers and the students donated their blood. After the donation camp, the chief guest told about the importance of blood donation. The chief guest also handed over the certificates to the blood donors.

Section-D (Literature)

Question 4. Read the following passage'stanza carefully and answer the questions below. 5

All through the night, Lencho thought only of his one hope: the help of God, whose eyes, as he had been instructed, see everything, even what is deep in one's conscience. Lencho was an ox of a man, working like an animal in the fields, but still, he knew how to write. The following Sunday, at daybreak, he began to write a letter which he himself would carry to town and place in the mailalt was nothing less than a letter to God.

(a) What did Lencho think all through the night?

Ans. All through the night, Lencho thought only of his one hope

(b) What kind of a farmer was Lencho?

Ans. Lencho was a hard working farmer.

(c) What did he begin to write on the following Sunday?

Ans. A Letter to God

(d) Why did he think of doing such a thing?

Ans. Because he was sure that God would help him.

(e) Find such words from the passage which mean the same as:

(1) hard-working man - an ox of a man

(II) in the early morning - daybreak

If strolling forth, a beast you view, Whose hide with spots is peppered, As soon as he has lept on you, You'll know it is the Leopard. Twill do no good to roar with pain, He'll only lep and lep again.

(a) How is the leopard's skin?

Ans. There are spots on his skin

(b) How does a leopard behave when he meets a person?

Ans. He leaps and leaps

(c) Will roar with pain help a person when the leopard has attacked him?

Ans. No

(d) Which are the rhyming words in this stanza?

Ans. peppered-Leopard, pain-again

(e) Name the poem and the poet.

Ans. Poem- How to Tell Wild Animals, Carolyn Wells

Question 5. Answer the question in about 50-60 words. 3

(a) Why did Lencho write a letter to God?

Ans. The hailstones destroyed Lencho's crops completely. He was very sad. He had only one hope to get help from God. So he wrote a letter to God.

(b) What twin obligations does Mandela mention?

Ans. Mandela mentions that every man has twin obligations. The first is to his family, parents, wife and children. The second obligation is to his people, community and his country.

Question 6. Answer the question in about 100 words. 6

(a) Describe how the young seagull made his maiden flight.

Ans. The seagull was very hungry. When he saw his mother bringing food in her beak, he dived towards her. But he fell from the brink of the ledge. He screamed with fear. But his fear lasted only for a moment. The next moment, he felt that his wings spread outwords. He was flying. The seagull was very happy as he had learnt how to fly. He kept flying for sometime. His parents, brothers and sister flew around him. Then they landed on the sea surface. The seagull also came down. When he tried to land, his legs sank into the sea. He cried with fear again. But then his belly touch the water. He did not drown. He started floating on the surface of the sea. Thus the seagull made the first flight of his life.

(b) Write a character sketch of the thief boy in Ruskin Bond's "The Thief's Story"

Ans. Hari Singh is a thief. His real name is not Hari Singh, he keeps on changing his names to escape from police. He is only 15 years old. He earns the trust of people, then robs them and flees. When he sees Anil, he thinks of robbing him and asks for any work. Anil, being a simple person lets him work and even starts teaching him how to cook. Hari Singh steals a little money daily when he goes to buy the daily groceries and one day when he gets a chance he steals money and runs away. But at the station he has a change of heart and comes back. Anil gave him 50 rupee note in the morning. Hari is now happy and contented to live with Anil.

Question 7. Answer the question in about 50-60 words. 3

(a) What is the central idea of the poem 'Fire and Ice'?

Ans.The main idea of the poem Fire and ice is that the world will end one day. There is greed and hate among human beings. The poet thinks that this greed and hatred will destroy the world one day.

(b) How does the poet contrast the tiger in the cage with the tiger in the forest?

Ans. The cage tiger has only a few steps to walk around in his cage. He is very angry in cell. He also ignores the visitors. But the forest tiger hides himself behind the trees. He slides through the long grass. He hunts the plump deer near the water hole. He also terrifies the villagers by baring his long teeth and claws.

Question 8. Answer the question in about 50-60 words.

(a) What evidence do you get from the text about Tricki's affluent living (समृद्ध जीवन) ?

Ans. When Tricki was sent to Veterinary Hospital, the entire staff of Mrs Pumphrey's house rush to bring his day bed, his night bed, favourite cushions, toys and rubber rings, breakfast bowl, lunch bowl, supper bowl. It all shows that Tricki has an affluent living.

(b) Describe Horace Danby's encounter with the young lady.

Ans. Danby thought that he was going to have all the jewels to himself. But as he met the young woman, he got terrified. Danby's encounter with the young woman was rather an unfortunate one for him.

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