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Class X
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT II
ENGLISH
Code No
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VSA (1 mark each)
Read the following passage carefully
First introduced in 1927, The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories are a series of books about the adventures
of brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, teenaged detectives who solve one baffling mystery after another
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The cover of each volume of The Hardy
Boys states that the author of the series is Franklin W
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Over the years, though, many fans of both series have been
surprised to find out that Franklin W
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If Franklin W
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A
ghostwriter writes a book according to a specific formula
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Ghostwriters can write books for children or adults, the content of which is unspecific
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The initial idea for both the Hardy Boys and the Nancy Drew series was developed by a man named
Edward Stratemeyer, who owned a publishing company that specialized in children’s books
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Stratemeyer first developed each book with an outline describing the plot and setting
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After the ghostwriter had written a draft of a book, he or she would send it back to
Stratemeyer, who would make a list of corrections and mail it back to the ghostwriter
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Once Stratemeyer approved the book, it was ready for publication
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The initial
ghostwriter for The Hardy Boys was a Canadian journalist named Leslie McFarlane
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Wirt, a young writer from Iowa, began writing the Nancy Drew books
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The personalities of Frank and Joe Hardy and Nancy Drew arose directly from
McFarlane’s and Wirt’s imaginations
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The ghostwriters were also responsible for numerous plot and
setting details
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1
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3) The process of writing the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew was called ______________
4) The initial idea for both the Hardy Boys and the Nancy Drew series was developed
by______________________________
5) The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew books were created based on the idea that
children___________________________
6) Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys both had a number of different ghostwriters
producing books___________
7) The personalities of Frank and Joe Hardy and Nancy Drew arose directly from
__________and___________ imaginations
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Q 2 VSA (1 mark each)
Read the following passage carefully:
Here’s why effective communication is important
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It then
becomes absolutely necessary for the leader to respond in a precise and unambiguous manner
and use the platform to deliver his message across to the people
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Rhetoric can make many a hero
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“Communication is not
about company information
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If strategy is important, what’s even more critical
is communication of the strategy
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Either way, depending on what the situation
demands, it’s a leader’s call and he or she can be sure, people are going to judge
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Companies are looking at innovative and effective ways to communicate with employees and
also enable employee-to-employee communication, what one can term as E-2-E
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It also ensures any gap in communication is bridged and
there are no excuses at that
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They started this practice even when others were just about warming up to sending mailers to
meet their communication needs
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The fact is companies are using technology in a big way because
they understand that the biggest challenge today is communicating with the Gen-Yers and
Gen-Xers
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Moreover, in a chaotic world, the
only thing that will work is sane communication
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So
when it comes to people matters, silence is not always golden
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1 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions briefly:
a
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In what way should companies productively communicate to benefit the employees?
c
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What happens if communication fails in an organization?
VSA (1 mark each)
2
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The word ‘chaotic’ means
i) peaceful
b
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iv) composed
The word ‘innovative ‘means
i) original & new
c
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The whole country must unite to protect it
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“A nation which is not united falls like a
house of cards
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You may use ideas from the MCB unit ‘National Integration’ and same of your ideas
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As usual I was walking amongst the thick
green forest till I heard that voice…………
OR
As the ticket inspector asked for the ticket, I dug my hand into my pocket only to discover that the
purse along with the ticket had disappeared………
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Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate options from the
ones given below
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Do not copy
the whole passage
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The technique b)______ also advisable for diabetics and
those suffering c) ________ hypertension
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g are
the, are, an, some
(a) (i)are (ii)were
(b) (i)are (ii)is
(c) (i)from(ii)for
(iii)is
(iii)has
(iii)of
(iv)to
(iv)have
(iv)from
Q 6 VSA ( 1 mark each)
There is a word missing in each line
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Before Missing word After
e
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I had been thinking naming my pet thinking of naming
Corvus is the Latin name the crow family
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b) ____________
At first, he would turn stare at me
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d) ____________
Corvus learning English now
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Q 7 VSA (1 mark each)
Re-arrange these words phrases to make meaningful sentences
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g
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Techers have been respected since times immemorial
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Writhed like
lightning and was gone into the black hole,
a) Why did the snake "convulsed in undignified haste"?
b) How was the snake's movement in contrast to its earlier movement?
c) Find the literary device in 'writhed like lightning'
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What happened when Hallock sat down at his desk and waited for ideas for his story?
2
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Who
had they belonged to and what was the insignificance?
3
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What ‘hellish thing’ had the Mariner done?
5
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Why?
Q 10 LAQ – 1 (4 marks)
A faint memory was stirred in PatolBabu’s mind
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The advice of our elders and teachers always comes to our rescue as they have
wisdom and experience of life Explain in about 80 – 100 words
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As a traveller and write the diary entry in
about 80-100 words
Q 11 (A) & B VLAQ (10 marks)
Attempt any one section (A/B)
What are the two sides of Anne’s character? Identify the values that make her appealing and
attractive to the reader
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It has several themes
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a
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growth of a person from childhood to adolescence
c
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selfishness ( of Mrs
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fear of being caught, uncertainty of future
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Yet, she overcame all the problems and became a role model for many
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OR
Describe the various pleasures that Helen enjoyed other than reading