Board Paper Of Class 10 - 2018 English Communicative (Set-1) - Solution | Extra Documents, Videos & Tests for Class 10 PDF Download

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QUESTION PAPER CODE 1/1 
SECTION - A (READING) 20 MARKS 
 
Note: Section - A tests a candidate’s ability to read and understand only, 
therefore, no deductions are to be made for errors in spelling, grammar or 
punctuation. Marks should be awarded if the answer can be clearly understood. 
Objective: This section evaluates the reading and comprehension skills of the 
students and their ability to infer and evaluate the given information. 
1. GLOBALIZATION       MARKS–8 
Objective:  To identify the main points of a text 
Marking:  8 marks – 1 mark for each correct answer 
                    (Attempt ANY EIGHT) 
 
Answers : 
a)  
? way to open businesses at the international level 
? improve technological growth at the international level  
?  improve economy at the international level 
? way in which manufacturers and producers sell their products globally 
without any restriction 
 (any one) 
 
b)  
? provides huge profits to businessmen as they get low cost labour in poor 
countries 
? provides big opportunities to companies to deal with the worldwide 
market 
? helps to consider the whole world as a single market 
 (any two)              ( ½ mark each)      
 
c) pressure on poor and developing countries to allow them to spread 
their businesses by opening their markets 
 
d) started delivering a wide range of quality products at cheap prices 
 
 
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QUESTION PAPER CODE 1/1 
SECTION - A (READING) 20 MARKS 
 
Note: Section - A tests a candidate’s ability to read and understand only, 
therefore, no deductions are to be made for errors in spelling, grammar or 
punctuation. Marks should be awarded if the answer can be clearly understood. 
Objective: This section evaluates the reading and comprehension skills of the 
students and their ability to infer and evaluate the given information. 
1. GLOBALIZATION       MARKS–8 
Objective:  To identify the main points of a text 
Marking:  8 marks – 1 mark for each correct answer 
                    (Attempt ANY EIGHT) 
 
Answers : 
a)  
? way to open businesses at the international level 
? improve technological growth at the international level  
?  improve economy at the international level 
? way in which manufacturers and producers sell their products globally 
without any restriction 
 (any one) 
 
b)  
? provides huge profits to businessmen as they get low cost labour in poor 
countries 
? provides big opportunities to companies to deal with the worldwide 
market 
? helps to consider the whole world as a single market 
 (any two)              ( ½ mark each)      
 
c) pressure on poor and developing countries to allow them to spread 
their businesses by opening their markets 
 
d) started delivering a wide range of quality products at cheap prices 
 
 
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          e)        
? cheaper products 
? prices come down 
                          (any one) 
f)  
? loss of jobs 
? loss to the small – scale Indian producers 
(any one) 
 
g)   
? availability of new and latest study books 
? availability of information over internet 
? collaboration with foreign universities 
      (any one) 
 
h)  
? costlier seeds  
? costlier agricultural technologies  
      (any one) 
        i)     
? boost in employment 
? huge revolution 
? spread of businesses  
                (any one) 
          
2.    SUCCESS                               TOTAL MARKS-12 
          Objective : To identify the main points of a text 
          2.1 Marking: 8 marks - 2 marks for each correct answer 
                                 (Attempt ANY FOUR) 
 
Answers: 
a)       to those who are sincere/ hard working/ loyal/ committed (any two) 
b)   a proper approach/ planning/vision and stamina (any two)  
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QUESTION PAPER CODE 1/1 
SECTION - A (READING) 20 MARKS 
 
Note: Section - A tests a candidate’s ability to read and understand only, 
therefore, no deductions are to be made for errors in spelling, grammar or 
punctuation. Marks should be awarded if the answer can be clearly understood. 
Objective: This section evaluates the reading and comprehension skills of the 
students and their ability to infer and evaluate the given information. 
1. GLOBALIZATION       MARKS–8 
Objective:  To identify the main points of a text 
Marking:  8 marks – 1 mark for each correct answer 
                    (Attempt ANY EIGHT) 
 
Answers : 
a)  
? way to open businesses at the international level 
? improve technological growth at the international level  
?  improve economy at the international level 
? way in which manufacturers and producers sell their products globally 
without any restriction 
 (any one) 
 
b)  
? provides huge profits to businessmen as they get low cost labour in poor 
countries 
? provides big opportunities to companies to deal with the worldwide 
market 
? helps to consider the whole world as a single market 
 (any two)              ( ½ mark each)      
 
c) pressure on poor and developing countries to allow them to spread 
their businesses by opening their markets 
 
d) started delivering a wide range of quality products at cheap prices 
 
 
2 
 
          e)        
? cheaper products 
? prices come down 
                          (any one) 
f)  
? loss of jobs 
? loss to the small – scale Indian producers 
(any one) 
 
g)   
? availability of new and latest study books 
? availability of information over internet 
? collaboration with foreign universities 
      (any one) 
 
h)  
? costlier seeds  
? costlier agricultural technologies  
      (any one) 
        i)     
? boost in employment 
? huge revolution 
? spread of businesses  
                (any one) 
          
2.    SUCCESS                               TOTAL MARKS-12 
          Objective : To identify the main points of a text 
          2.1 Marking: 8 marks - 2 marks for each correct answer 
                                 (Attempt ANY FOUR) 
 
Answers: 
a)       to those who are sincere/ hard working/ loyal/ committed (any two) 
b)   a proper approach/ planning/vision and stamina (any two)  
3 
 
c)  sincerity / passion / high spirits / punctuality / commitment / hard labour 
(any two) 
d)  capability / resources / sincerity / passion/high spirits /punctuality / 
commitment/ desire/ hard labour (any one) 
e)        failures are stepping stones- help us to get up and start again/ 
motivate us  
2.2     Fill in the blanks     
Marking : 2 marks - 1 mark for each correct answer 
                      (Attempt ANY TWO) 
 
Answers : 
a) patience/ perseverance/ persistence (any one) 
b) sincerity and passion 
c) ninety-five percent perspiration and five percent/ five percent 
(any one) 
 
2.3   Vocabulary  
Marking  : 2 marks – 1 mark for each correct answer 
                                   (Attempt ANY TWO) 
a)     stamina 
b)     obstacles/ obstacle 
c)     inspiration 
 
NOTE: TWO MARKS TO BE AWARDED TO EVERY STUDENT 
WHETHER HE/SHE HAS ATTEMPTED QUESTION 2.3 OR NOT. 
THIS IS ONLY FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTEMPTED 
QUESTION   2.1 AND / OR 2.2.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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QUESTION PAPER CODE 1/1 
SECTION - A (READING) 20 MARKS 
 
Note: Section - A tests a candidate’s ability to read and understand only, 
therefore, no deductions are to be made for errors in spelling, grammar or 
punctuation. Marks should be awarded if the answer can be clearly understood. 
Objective: This section evaluates the reading and comprehension skills of the 
students and their ability to infer and evaluate the given information. 
1. GLOBALIZATION       MARKS–8 
Objective:  To identify the main points of a text 
Marking:  8 marks – 1 mark for each correct answer 
                    (Attempt ANY EIGHT) 
 
Answers : 
a)  
? way to open businesses at the international level 
? improve technological growth at the international level  
?  improve economy at the international level 
? way in which manufacturers and producers sell their products globally 
without any restriction 
 (any one) 
 
b)  
? provides huge profits to businessmen as they get low cost labour in poor 
countries 
? provides big opportunities to companies to deal with the worldwide 
market 
? helps to consider the whole world as a single market 
 (any two)              ( ½ mark each)      
 
c) pressure on poor and developing countries to allow them to spread 
their businesses by opening their markets 
 
d) started delivering a wide range of quality products at cheap prices 
 
 
2 
 
          e)        
? cheaper products 
? prices come down 
                          (any one) 
f)  
? loss of jobs 
? loss to the small – scale Indian producers 
(any one) 
 
g)   
? availability of new and latest study books 
? availability of information over internet 
? collaboration with foreign universities 
      (any one) 
 
h)  
? costlier seeds  
? costlier agricultural technologies  
      (any one) 
        i)     
? boost in employment 
? huge revolution 
? spread of businesses  
                (any one) 
          
2.    SUCCESS                               TOTAL MARKS-12 
          Objective : To identify the main points of a text 
          2.1 Marking: 8 marks - 2 marks for each correct answer 
                                 (Attempt ANY FOUR) 
 
Answers: 
a)       to those who are sincere/ hard working/ loyal/ committed (any two) 
b)   a proper approach/ planning/vision and stamina (any two)  
3 
 
c)  sincerity / passion / high spirits / punctuality / commitment / hard labour 
(any two) 
d)  capability / resources / sincerity / passion/high spirits /punctuality / 
commitment/ desire/ hard labour (any one) 
e)        failures are stepping stones- help us to get up and start again/ 
motivate us  
2.2     Fill in the blanks     
Marking : 2 marks - 1 mark for each correct answer 
                      (Attempt ANY TWO) 
 
Answers : 
a) patience/ perseverance/ persistence (any one) 
b) sincerity and passion 
c) ninety-five percent perspiration and five percent/ five percent 
(any one) 
 
2.3   Vocabulary  
Marking  : 2 marks – 1 mark for each correct answer 
                                   (Attempt ANY TWO) 
a)     stamina 
b)     obstacles/ obstacle 
c)     inspiration 
 
NOTE: TWO MARKS TO BE AWARDED TO EVERY STUDENT 
WHETHER HE/SHE HAS ATTEMPTED QUESTION 2.3 OR NOT. 
THIS IS ONLY FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTEMPTED 
QUESTION   2.1 AND / OR 2.2.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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SECTION - B (WRITING & GRAMMAR) 
 
         TOTAL MARKS – 30 
 
3.       LETTER TO THE EDITOR – NEGLECT OF PARKS     MARKS - 8 
                          
    Objective :  To use the given input in a short sustained piece of 
    writing 
 
Marking :   Content – 4 marks – (the given information in the 
 
     question paper to be included) 
    Fluency- 2 marks                  Accuracy- 2 marks  
       
                              Format - includes date, subject, addressee and closing 
                              (Deduct a maximum of 1 mark for incorrect format) 
   Suggested Value Points: 
PROBLEM 
? parks taken over by undesirable elements 
? no place for children to play 
 
EFFECTS 
? residents stopped coming 
? parks neglected 
 
SUGGESTIONS 
? Appropriate measures to reclaim the park 
 
OR 
 
FORMAL LETTER- LETTER OF ENQUIRY -           
                  INTERNATIONAL COACHING CENTER          MARKS - 8 
 
Objectives:   To plan, organize and present ideas coherently 
    To write in a style appropriate for communicative 
                       purposes 
 
Marking : Content – 4 marks  
     Fluency – 2 marks 
     Accuracy – 2 marks 
     Format includes date, subject, addressee and closing 
  (Deduct a maximum of 1 mark for incorrect format) 
 
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QUESTION PAPER CODE 1/1 
SECTION - A (READING) 20 MARKS 
 
Note: Section - A tests a candidate’s ability to read and understand only, 
therefore, no deductions are to be made for errors in spelling, grammar or 
punctuation. Marks should be awarded if the answer can be clearly understood. 
Objective: This section evaluates the reading and comprehension skills of the 
students and their ability to infer and evaluate the given information. 
1. GLOBALIZATION       MARKS–8 
Objective:  To identify the main points of a text 
Marking:  8 marks – 1 mark for each correct answer 
                    (Attempt ANY EIGHT) 
 
Answers : 
a)  
? way to open businesses at the international level 
? improve technological growth at the international level  
?  improve economy at the international level 
? way in which manufacturers and producers sell their products globally 
without any restriction 
 (any one) 
 
b)  
? provides huge profits to businessmen as they get low cost labour in poor 
countries 
? provides big opportunities to companies to deal with the worldwide 
market 
? helps to consider the whole world as a single market 
 (any two)              ( ½ mark each)      
 
c) pressure on poor and developing countries to allow them to spread 
their businesses by opening their markets 
 
d) started delivering a wide range of quality products at cheap prices 
 
 
2 
 
          e)        
? cheaper products 
? prices come down 
                          (any one) 
f)  
? loss of jobs 
? loss to the small – scale Indian producers 
(any one) 
 
g)   
? availability of new and latest study books 
? availability of information over internet 
? collaboration with foreign universities 
      (any one) 
 
h)  
? costlier seeds  
? costlier agricultural technologies  
      (any one) 
        i)     
? boost in employment 
? huge revolution 
? spread of businesses  
                (any one) 
          
2.    SUCCESS                               TOTAL MARKS-12 
          Objective : To identify the main points of a text 
          2.1 Marking: 8 marks - 2 marks for each correct answer 
                                 (Attempt ANY FOUR) 
 
Answers: 
a)       to those who are sincere/ hard working/ loyal/ committed (any two) 
b)   a proper approach/ planning/vision and stamina (any two)  
3 
 
c)  sincerity / passion / high spirits / punctuality / commitment / hard labour 
(any two) 
d)  capability / resources / sincerity / passion/high spirits /punctuality / 
commitment/ desire/ hard labour (any one) 
e)        failures are stepping stones- help us to get up and start again/ 
motivate us  
2.2     Fill in the blanks     
Marking : 2 marks - 1 mark for each correct answer 
                      (Attempt ANY TWO) 
 
Answers : 
a) patience/ perseverance/ persistence (any one) 
b) sincerity and passion 
c) ninety-five percent perspiration and five percent/ five percent 
(any one) 
 
2.3   Vocabulary  
Marking  : 2 marks – 1 mark for each correct answer 
                                   (Attempt ANY TWO) 
a)     stamina 
b)     obstacles/ obstacle 
c)     inspiration 
 
NOTE: TWO MARKS TO BE AWARDED TO EVERY STUDENT 
WHETHER HE/SHE HAS ATTEMPTED QUESTION 2.3 OR NOT. 
THIS IS ONLY FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTEMPTED 
QUESTION   2.1 AND / OR 2.2.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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SECTION - B (WRITING & GRAMMAR) 
 
         TOTAL MARKS – 30 
 
3.       LETTER TO THE EDITOR – NEGLECT OF PARKS     MARKS - 8 
                          
    Objective :  To use the given input in a short sustained piece of 
    writing 
 
Marking :   Content – 4 marks – (the given information in the 
 
     question paper to be included) 
    Fluency- 2 marks                  Accuracy- 2 marks  
       
                              Format - includes date, subject, addressee and closing 
                              (Deduct a maximum of 1 mark for incorrect format) 
   Suggested Value Points: 
PROBLEM 
? parks taken over by undesirable elements 
? no place for children to play 
 
EFFECTS 
? residents stopped coming 
? parks neglected 
 
SUGGESTIONS 
? Appropriate measures to reclaim the park 
 
OR 
 
FORMAL LETTER- LETTER OF ENQUIRY -           
                  INTERNATIONAL COACHING CENTER          MARKS - 8 
 
Objectives:   To plan, organize and present ideas coherently 
    To write in a style appropriate for communicative 
                       purposes 
 
Marking : Content – 4 marks  
     Fluency – 2 marks 
     Accuracy – 2 marks 
     Format includes date, subject, addressee and closing 
  (Deduct a maximum of 1 mark for incorrect format) 
 
5 
 
       Suggested Value Points: 
? timing 
? duration 
? staff 
? transport 
      (any other relevant point) 
 
4. STORY WRITING                                                                       MARKS - 10 
 
Objective:        To plan, organize and present ideas coherently 
 
 
 Marking : Relevance of content + creativity – 6 marks  
   
  Fluency – 2 marks Accuracy – 2 marks 
 
   
  Story completed in any suitable way using the hints    
provided should be accepted 
 
 
5.     GAP FILLING                MARKS-4 
 
        Objective:          To use grammatical items correctly 
 
        Marking:          1 mark for each correct answer  
                                    (Attempt ANY FOUR) 
       Answers:  
A) a)       (iv) helped 
B) b)       (i)  depends 
C) c)       (iii) changes/ (ii) will change 
D) d)       (iii) been 
E) e)       (i) has 
  
6. OMISSION 
                                    
MARKS-4  
 Objective : To use grammatical items correctly  
 
 
Marking 
  
 : 1 mark for each correct answer 
     (Attempt ANY FOUR)