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QUESTION PAPER CLASS X
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT II
ENGLISH
COMMUNICATIVE
Marking Scheme

SECTION – C [GRAMMAR]
20 MARKS

Q.1} Marks 4 - Half mark for each correct answer.
a) all
b) through
c) the
d) of
e) Each
f) which
g) In
h) much

Q-2}. Marks 4 - Half mark for each correct answer.
a) conquered conquest
b) in of
c) being are
d) those they
e) hostile hostility
f) seeming seems
g) being be
h) the a

Q-3}. Reported Speech. -1 mark each- 3 marks
a. That the bank downtown was looking for a cashier.
b. That they had just hired a new one the previous week.
c. That was the one they were looking for.

Q-4} Marking: 4 marks-1 mark for each correct answer.
a) It did not matter when the communications between different parts of the world were slow
b) But in our times people feel the need for a common language
c) The first solution was the creation of an artificial language unconnected with any existing language
d) The second solution was the invention of a natural language based on a synthetic language

Q-5} Marking: 5 marks-1 mark for each correct answer.
a) has been banned/ is banned
b) people were killed in an accident
c) have/ has launched a drive against
d) has already claimed the life of
e) has developed a medical robot

SECTION – D [LITERATURE]
25 MARKS

Q-6} (A) Marking: 1 mark for each correct answer -3 MARKS
ANSWERS:
a) (iii) That was left behind outside the black hole
b) (iii) The snake had its own beauty and grace.
c) (iv) Wanted to take rest.

Q-6} (B) Marking: 1 mark for each correct answer -3 MARKS ANSWERS:
a) Calpurnia
b) Calpurnia is afraid that her husband Julius Caesar is in danger.
c) Calpurnia had dreams and some unnatural incidents occurred which spelt badly on men.
Q-7} Marking: 3 questions must be attempted out of the given. 2 mark for each correct answer -6 MARKS
a) Patol Babu disclosed his pleasure for the film role