DISTRICT COMMON EXAMINATION BOARD – WARANGAL URBAN

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SUB: ENGLISH CLASS: X DATE:16/09/2019 MAX.MARKS: 20
SECTION – A (READING COMPREHENSION) – 5 M
Q (1-5). Read the following poem.

WEAVERS, weaving at break of day

why do you weave a garment so gay ?
Blue as the wing of a halcyon wild
we weave the robes of a new born child.

Weavers , weaving at fall of night ,

why do you weave a garment so bright?
Like the plumes of a peacock, purple and green,
we weave the marriage- veils of a queen

Weaver, weaving solemn and still,

what do you weave in the moonlight chill?
White as a feather and white as a cloud
We weave a dead man’s funeral shroud

Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices chose the correct
answer and write (A),(B),(C) or (D) in your answer booklet. 2 X 1 = 2M

1. The colours purple and green symbolize---------------- [ ]

A) happiness B) sorrow C) struggle D) anger
2. The weavers weave a shroud for _________________ [ ]
A) newborn babies B) young ones C) old ones D) dead bodies

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each. 3 X 1 = 3M

3. Is there a similarity between the daybreak and the birth of a baby? If yes, what is it?
4. Pick out the words, expressions or phrases from the poem that indicate different
times of the day?
5. Which three stages of life the poem speaks of? How can you relate them to the three
times of the day?
SECTION- B (VOCABULARY) -5M

Q (6--10) Complete the following passage choosing right word from the given below box.
Each blank is numbered. Write the correct word in your answer booklet. 5 X ½ = 2 ½M
convey, confident, magnificent, emotions, captivates, pierces, expressive
Savitri captured the audiences with her charm and _______ (6) acting. She was able
to ______(7) a wide range of feelings through her _____________(8) eyes. Her
mischievous look- it ________(9) any one; the look of fake anger provokes, the look
filled with real anger __________(10) the heart.
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Q (11-15) Some words in the given passage are underlined. Rewrite them as directed, in
your answer booklet 5X½=2½M

K. V.Reddy’s Maya Bazaar has been voted (11) as the greater(12) Indian Film in an
online poll conducted by a television news channel. The poll was conducted to find
out India’s greatest film till date, on the occasion of 100 years of Indian cinema and
people chose ‘Maya Bazar’ over other Indian classics. The film is considered one of
the enduring classics of Indian cinema and was christened(13) as a landmark
achievement in Indian film’s cinematography, art direction and VFX with the
available(14) technology during that time. The film was watched again and again (15)
soon after its release because people identify every character of the film with
someone they knew in their immediate vicinity and the audience still do the same
now.

11. Write the synonym of the underline word.

12. Write appropriate form of the underline word.
13. Write the meaning of the underline word.
14. Write the antonym of the underline word.
15. Replace the underlined words with the suitable one.

SECTION – C (CREATIVE WRITING) - 10M

Q 16. Your school is going to organize Bala sabha on 16/9/2019 .

Imagine getting an opportunity to speak on the topic, ’Impact of films on children and
youth’ and develop the speech script
(OR)
You have read the lesson “Rendezvous with Ray”. You have learnt about the unique
friendship developed between Satyajith Ray and Gaston Roberge.

Now describe the uniqueness of their friendship.