Q.11. One out of two Very Long Answer Question on theme or plot involving interpretation, inference and character, in about 150-200 words based on prescribed novel. 10 Marks BLUE PRINT OF QUESTION PAPER (SA-I & SA-II) CLASS – X English Communicative 2016-17 (Code No. 101) Typology Testing competencies/learning outcomes VSAQ 1 mark SAQ 30-40 words 2 marks LAQ-I 80- 100 words 4 marks LAQ-II words 5 marks VLAQ 150-200 words (HOTS) 10 marks Marks Reading Skills Conceptualunderstanding,decoding, analyzing,inferring, interpreting and vocabulary. 12 04 - - - 20 Creative Writing Skills and Grammar Expressing an opinion, reasoning, justifying, illustrating, appropriacyof style and tone, usingappropriate format andfluency. Applying conventions, usingintegrated structureswith accuracy andfluency. 10 - - 01 01 25 Literature Textbooks and Extended Reading Text Recalling, reasoning,appreciating, applyingliterary conventions,extrapolating,illustrating and justifying etc.Extracting relevantinformation, identifyingthe central theme andsub themes,understanding thewriter’s message andwriting fluently. 03 04 01 - 01 25 TOTAL 25x1= 25 marks 8x2=16 marks 1x4=4 marks 1x5=5 marks 2x10=20 marks 70 Marks Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills Interaction, reasoning, diction, articulation, clarity, pronunciation and overall fluency 20 Marks TOTAL 90 Marks ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE TERM-WISE COURSE Summative Assessment (2016-17) 120
Choose the correct options out of the choices given as per the direction given: (1x4 = 4 Marks) The meaning of the word ‘insoluble’ in the given context is: (Para-2) i) a problem which is impossible to solve ii) a substance which does not dissolve in a liquid iii) a person who is not liked by anyone iv) a great occasion or event The meaning of the word ‘embedded’ used in Para-2 is: i) to rotate something ii) to push something iii) to pluck out something iv) to fix something firmly The word which means as – ‘very interesting or valuable’ in Para-3 is: Mechanical ii) sophisticated iii) intrinsic iv) vertical The word which is opposite of – ‘horizontal’: (from Para – 3) i) material ii) expert iii) welding iv) vertical SECTION B: WRITING AND GRAMMAR FORMAL LETTER WRITING - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Purpose of the letter: To express one’s opinion on a wide range of issues To express and share one’s observations and views in a public forum, for example a magazine or a newspaper Language of the letter: Formal language must be used Repetition of ideas must be avoided Sub paragraphs should be used in an organised way Personal outlook must be included but biased language should be avoided Word limit must be kept in mind Format: Sender’s address Date Address of the addressee Dear Sir/Madam
The poet meets a traveler from an ancient land. The traveler tells the poet that he has seen two huge trunk-less legs of stone standing in the desert. Near those legs lay a shattered and half buried face in the sand. The face of the statue showed signs of contempt and cold command on it. It seems that the workmanship of the sculptor who made the statue, was of a very high order. The sculptor had read those passions of the living man quite well. He stamped those passions exactly on the lifeless stones. On the pedestal of the statue the following words are written: “My name is Ozymandias, Kings of Kings: Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!” Only boundless and bare sand is spreading all around the broken statue and the shattered face of Ozymandias. LITERARY DEVICES IN THE POEM Alliteration Sneer of cold command Survive, stamped on these lifeless things The lone and level sands stretch far away Boundless and bare Rhyme Its rhyme-scheme consists of an octave(a set of eight lines) and a sestet (a set of six lines) The rhyme-scheme does not follow any of the recognized pattern, and some of the rhymes are faulty (for instance, stone and frown; appear and despair). Images Near them, on the sand Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare. The lone and level sands stretch far away In the first image, the poet paints the picture of the broken statue, a huge wreck, the face of which still wears a frown and the sneer of cold command. In the second image, the poet paints the picture of the lone and level desert, boundless and bare, stretching far away. Synecdoche It is a figure of speech in which substitution of a part stands for the whole or the whole stands for the part. E.g. the hand that mocked them.