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CBSE English Class 10 Term II Sample Paper 29 Page 1

Sample Paper 29
Class X Exam 2021-22 (TERM – II)
English - Language and Literature (184)
Time Allowed: 2 Hrs. Maximum Marks: 40
General Instructions:
1. The Question Paper contains THREE sections-READING, WRITING & GRAMMAR and LITERATURE.
2. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.

SECTION A - READING (10 marks)

1. Read the passage given below. 1*5
1. Each day is a chance to invest in life; a chance to renew yourself, to shed yesterday’s skin, to unburden yourself to
get rid of yesterday’s hurt. Be glad of life each day as it gives you a chance to work, love and play, and to look at
the sun. And then when the sun sets, don’t cry- the tears will make you miss the beauty of the stars.
2. Life moves on and if you don’t stop and look at he wonders already present in your life, you will miss life altogether.
3. Think of big thoughts but relish the small joys life offers you each day. Maybe it’s as simple as smiling at someone.
For, that could be the last day of life- for you or for the other person.
4. A small genuine act from you will cost you nothing, but it could mean everything to somebody that day. Life is a
succession of moments. Live each moment. Life has no romance without risk. All actions carry some amount of risk,
may be less or more, but the element of risk is always present.
5. If there is no wind, row. Make things happen rather than let things happen. One can give nothing whatsoever
without giving oneself, risking oneself. The most important thing in life is not what you get but what you give.
6. Once a preacher called at the home of a very poor family. When he came out, he found one son admiring his new
car, so the preacher explained that he had received it as a gift from his brother.
7. Most lads would say, ‘I wish I had a brother like that.’ But this one said, ‘Mister, I wish I could be a brother like that.’
8. If you are not enjoying this journey, for sure you won’t enjoy the destination. It will become a moment to dread,
not a moment you can actually look forward to. It’s not what happens that determines our future, but what you do
about what happens that counts.
9. Conquer the mind and you conquer the world. Looking back strains your neck muscles. Similarly, living in the past
strains your life. Don’t dwell on the past. Have faith in yourself and you will have faith in others. Fulfil your destiny.
Remember, no one can make you unhappy without your consent.
10. The way you cope with life, is what makes the difference. Even peace of mind is not the absence of conflict but the ability
to cope with it. You have to reach out to other people. That will teach you to forgive people and also forgive yourself.
11. Forgiveness means letting go of the past. Compassion is about stepping outside yourself. A kind compassionate act
is often its own reward. Live your life without complaining, just like the tree.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer ANY FIVE questions from the six given below.
i. Why should we not dwell on the past?
ii. What is meant by the phrase ‘make things happen’ ?
iii. Why should we be glad of each day?
iv. What is peace of mind?
v. What will reaching out to other people teach us?
vi. Rewrite the following sentence by replacing the underlined word with a word that means the same from para 4.
He’s been hit by a series of injuries since he joined the team.

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Page 2 Sample Paper 29 CBSE English Class 10 Term II

2. Read the case based factual passage given below. 1*5

1. India is home to 46.6 million stunted children, a third of world’s total as per Global Nutrition Report 2018. Nearly
half of all under-5 child mortality in India is attributable to undernutrition. Any country cannot aim to attain
economic and social development goals without addressing the issue of malnutrition. Poor nutrition in the first 1000
days of a child’s life can also lead to stunted growth, which is associated with impaired cognitive ability and reduced
school and work performance. Malnutrition in children occurs as a complex interplay among various factors like
poverty, maternal health illiteracy, diseases like diarrhoea, home environment, dietary practices, hand washing and
other hygiene practices, etc. Low birth weight, episode of diarrhoea within the last 6 months and the presence of
developmental delay are often associated with malnutrition in most developing nations including India.
2. In present era malnutrition is reflected as double burden, one aspect is undernutrition and other being overnutrition.
But, in India and other low and middle-income countries (LMICs), basically malnutrition is synonymous with protein
energy malnutrition or undernutrition, which signifies an imbalance between the supply of protein and energy and the
body’s demand for them to ensure optimal growth and function.
3. Globally, approximately 149 million children under-5 suffer from stunting. In 2018, over 49 million children under-5
were wasted and nearly 17 million were severely wasted. There are now over 40 million overweight children globally,
an increase of 10 million since 2000. It is estimated that by 2050, 25 million more children than today will be
malnourished .
4. India is one among the many countries where child undernutrition is severe and also undernutrition is a major underlying
cause of child mortality in India. In a recently released Global Nutrition Report 2018, revealed the prevalence of stunting,
wasting and overweight at national level as 37.9, 20.8 and 2.4% respectively.
5. In India as per National Family Health Survey IV (2014-2015, recent in the series) 38.4, 21 and 35.7% of children
below 5 years suffer from stunting, wasting and underweight respectively (corresponding figure for NFHS III, 2005-
2006 were 47.9, 19.8 and 42.5% respectively). Prevalence of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in India is 7.5%.

6. In the 2018 Global Hunger Index, India ranks 103rd out of 119 qualifying countries. With a score of 31.1, India
suffers from a level of hunger that is serious. Figure given depicts dimensions and indicators of Hunger index and its
relationship with child malnutrition.

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CBSE English Class 10 Term II Sample Paper 29 Page 3

On the basis of your understanding of the Passage, answer ANY FIVE questions from the six given below.
i. What is a major underlying cause of child mortality in India.

ii. By what year is it estimated that globally 25 million more children will be malnourished?

iii. What is an indicator of inadequate food supply?

iv. What does Undernutrition signify?

v. What did the Global Nutrition Report, 2018 reveal?

vi. What does the author mean by ‘underlying cause’ ?

SECTION B - WRITING & GRAMMAR (10 marks)

3. Attempt ANY ONE from i and ii. 5
i. The pie chart given below shows monthly expenses on various heads and savings of the family of Mr. Rao.
Analyze the chart and write an analytical paragraph in 120 words.

ii. You are the Head of the Department of Mathematics in Jesus and Mary School, New Delhi. Write a letter in
120 words to the Sales Manager, Cambridge University Press, New Delhi, requesting them, a list of Magazines,
Newsletters and Journals of Mathematics to send to the head of the department. You are Dr. D.K. Singh.

4. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Identify the error and write its
correction against the correct blank number. Remember to underline the correction. The first one has been done
for you. 1*3

Error Correction
Diwali was approach fast.There E.g. approach approaching
was only three days left. Kanishka went out to burst (a)
crackers. He had been outside for only the few minutes when (b)
his mother call out from inside “Kanishka, you haven’t (c)
cleaned your room. Why are you playing

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Page 4 Sample Paper 29 CBSE English Class 10 Term II

5. Read the following dialogue between Reena and Surbhi and complete the passage that follows. 1*2

Reena : Do you know how to swim?

Surbhi : Yes I know. I have learnt it during this summer vacation.
Reena asked Surbhi (a) _____. Then Surbhi replied in affirmative and also added (b) _____.

SECTION C - LITERATURE (20 marks)

6. Answer ANY SIX questions in 30-40 words each. 2*6

i. What is ‘Kuppia’ ? How does it make the Kodavus close to the Arabs?

ii. Do you know the story of ‘Rapunzel’ ? Why does Amanda want to be Rapunzel?

iii. Write down the rhyme scheme of the stanzas 2 and 3 of the poem ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’.

iv. Who are better according to the poem ‘Animals’, animals or human beings?

v. How are tea pluckers different from other farmers or labourers on the farm?

vi. How did the people at the law firm receive the narrator?

vii. Why did Matilda not like to visit her friend Mme Forestier?

7. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 120 words each. 4*2

i. Give a brief character sketch of Ebright’s mother.

ii. Chubukov was thinking of refusing Lomov’s proposal without even knowing of later’s intentions. When he came
to know that Lomov had come to ask for the hand of his daughter, he showered love and blessings on Lomov.
Was he really sincere or was it just an example of his dual personality? Do you like such kind of people? Give
your opinion.

iii. Why is the presence of baker’s furnace in a Goan village absolutely necessary? What does this tell you about
the social and family life of the Portuguese explaining the in content with the value system of the society.

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