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CODE: 184 
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 
CLASS X 
MARKING SCHEME 
SECTION-A READING (20 Marks) 
Q1.                                                                                                         1X8=8 
i. a retired civil engineer 
ii. cold desert 
iii. Ladakh is a cold desert at 3000-3500 meters ,annual rainfall rate of 50mm 
iv. climate change 
v. Glaciers provide water in the months of April/May which is crucial for 
irrigation 
vi. Glaciers  and their layers close to the village melt  and provide water 
vii. 2015 
viii. 3-4 months 
ix. Accumulation  
Q2 
2.1                                                                                                           2X4=8 
i. feelings, emotions, and dreams; meant to grow ;flourishing and trying to 
make our dreams come true is great when life is going our way 
ii. If you have a tendency to persevere and keep going then you have what 
experts call grit.  
iii. Failing teaches how to be perseverant and keep going for ones goals. 
Each failure makes one understand what to do and what not to do. 
iv. Do not accept defeat; effort to overcome  limitations; not to stay down.   
v. Mindfulness is a practice that helps the individual stay in the moment by 
bringing awareness of his or her experience without judgement. This 
practice is a technique that many have used to quiet the noise of their 
fears and doubts. 
 
 
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CODE: 184 
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 
CLASS X 
MARKING SCHEME 
SECTION-A READING (20 Marks) 
Q1.                                                                                                         1X8=8 
i. a retired civil engineer 
ii. cold desert 
iii. Ladakh is a cold desert at 3000-3500 meters ,annual rainfall rate of 50mm 
iv. climate change 
v. Glaciers provide water in the months of April/May which is crucial for 
irrigation 
vi. Glaciers  and their layers close to the village melt  and provide water 
vii. 2015 
viii. 3-4 months 
ix. Accumulation  
Q2 
2.1                                                                                                           2X4=8 
i. feelings, emotions, and dreams; meant to grow ;flourishing and trying to 
make our dreams come true is great when life is going our way 
ii. If you have a tendency to persevere and keep going then you have what 
experts call grit.  
iii. Failing teaches how to be perseverant and keep going for ones goals. 
Each failure makes one understand what to do and what not to do. 
iv. Do not accept defeat; effort to overcome  limitations; not to stay down.   
v. Mindfulness is a practice that helps the individual stay in the moment by 
bringing awareness of his or her experience without judgement. This 
practice is a technique that many have used to quiet the noise of their 
fears and doubts. 
 
 
2.2                                                                                                            1X4=4 
i. 1000 plus 
ii. human 
iii. Persevere   
iv. agonising 
v.    Mindfulness                                                                                                                    
SECTION C      WRITING AND GRAMMAR SECTION    ( 30  MARKS ) 
 
Q 3          LETTER   WRITING                                                         8 MARKS 
 
  
 
 
FORMAT        1 Mark 
 
CONTENT    4 Marks 
 
ACCURACY    1.5 Marks 
FLUENCY1.5 
 
   
Q4 STORY WRITING                                                        10  MARKS 
 
TITLE               1 
CONTENT        4 
                     ACCURACY    2.5 
                     FLUENCY        2.5 
 
Q5.GAP FILLING                                                         1 x 4 =  4 MARKS 
 
a) (i)   in 
b) (ii)    is 
c) (iv ) but  
      d)(iv)  finds 
     e) (iii) catching 
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CODE: 184 
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 
CLASS X 
MARKING SCHEME 
SECTION-A READING (20 Marks) 
Q1.                                                                                                         1X8=8 
i. a retired civil engineer 
ii. cold desert 
iii. Ladakh is a cold desert at 3000-3500 meters ,annual rainfall rate of 50mm 
iv. climate change 
v. Glaciers provide water in the months of April/May which is crucial for 
irrigation 
vi. Glaciers  and their layers close to the village melt  and provide water 
vii. 2015 
viii. 3-4 months 
ix. Accumulation  
Q2 
2.1                                                                                                           2X4=8 
i. feelings, emotions, and dreams; meant to grow ;flourishing and trying to 
make our dreams come true is great when life is going our way 
ii. If you have a tendency to persevere and keep going then you have what 
experts call grit.  
iii. Failing teaches how to be perseverant and keep going for ones goals. 
Each failure makes one understand what to do and what not to do. 
iv. Do not accept defeat; effort to overcome  limitations; not to stay down.   
v. Mindfulness is a practice that helps the individual stay in the moment by 
bringing awareness of his or her experience without judgement. This 
practice is a technique that many have used to quiet the noise of their 
fears and doubts. 
 
 
2.2                                                                                                            1X4=4 
i. 1000 plus 
ii. human 
iii. Persevere   
iv. agonising 
v.    Mindfulness                                                                                                                    
SECTION C      WRITING AND GRAMMAR SECTION    ( 30  MARKS ) 
 
Q 3          LETTER   WRITING                                                         8 MARKS 
 
  
 
 
FORMAT        1 Mark 
 
CONTENT    4 Marks 
 
ACCURACY    1.5 Marks 
FLUENCY1.5 
 
   
Q4 STORY WRITING                                                        10  MARKS 
 
TITLE               1 
CONTENT        4 
                     ACCURACY    2.5 
                     FLUENCY        2.5 
 
Q5.GAP FILLING                                                         1 x 4 =  4 MARKS 
 
a) (i)   in 
b) (ii)    is 
c) (iv ) but  
      d)(iv)  finds 
     e) (iii) catching 
 
Q6. EDITING                                                                              4marks 
 
1 mark to be awarded to each correct answer. For the marks 
to be awarded the incorrect word  and the correct  word 
should be written . The correct word should be underlined . 
                  Incorrect word          Correct word  
(a)         a                 the 
(b)    or                                      and 
(c) has                                     is 
(d)   irrigating                          irrigate 
(e) requiring                             require    
 
Q7     SENTENCE  RE- ORDERING                                      4 MARKS 
a) Millions tons of plastic enters the ocean every year . 
b) Sightings of junk filled waters are common . 
c) Middle – class population  is  increasing along coastlines . 
d) Lack of waste management has led to increase in trash . 
e) My close friends like helping others. 
 
SECTION-C                                    LITERATURE  (30 Marks) 
Q8 a)                                                                                        1X4=4MARKS 
i)The pilot who was flying an aeroplane from Paris to England 
 ii) Favourable weather conditions . Sky was clear. 
 iii) Everything was going well/ calm and quiet 
 iv) happy because of  being alone  
or 
 
 
 
 
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CODE: 184 
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 
CLASS X 
MARKING SCHEME 
SECTION-A READING (20 Marks) 
Q1.                                                                                                         1X8=8 
i. a retired civil engineer 
ii. cold desert 
iii. Ladakh is a cold desert at 3000-3500 meters ,annual rainfall rate of 50mm 
iv. climate change 
v. Glaciers provide water in the months of April/May which is crucial for 
irrigation 
vi. Glaciers  and their layers close to the village melt  and provide water 
vii. 2015 
viii. 3-4 months 
ix. Accumulation  
Q2 
2.1                                                                                                           2X4=8 
i. feelings, emotions, and dreams; meant to grow ;flourishing and trying to 
make our dreams come true is great when life is going our way 
ii. If you have a tendency to persevere and keep going then you have what 
experts call grit.  
iii. Failing teaches how to be perseverant and keep going for ones goals. 
Each failure makes one understand what to do and what not to do. 
iv. Do not accept defeat; effort to overcome  limitations; not to stay down.   
v. Mindfulness is a practice that helps the individual stay in the moment by 
bringing awareness of his or her experience without judgement. This 
practice is a technique that many have used to quiet the noise of their 
fears and doubts. 
 
 
2.2                                                                                                            1X4=4 
i. 1000 plus 
ii. human 
iii. Persevere   
iv. agonising 
v.    Mindfulness                                                                                                                    
SECTION C      WRITING AND GRAMMAR SECTION    ( 30  MARKS ) 
 
Q 3          LETTER   WRITING                                                         8 MARKS 
 
  
 
 
FORMAT        1 Mark 
 
CONTENT    4 Marks 
 
ACCURACY    1.5 Marks 
FLUENCY1.5 
 
   
Q4 STORY WRITING                                                        10  MARKS 
 
TITLE               1 
CONTENT        4 
                     ACCURACY    2.5 
                     FLUENCY        2.5 
 
Q5.GAP FILLING                                                         1 x 4 =  4 MARKS 
 
a) (i)   in 
b) (ii)    is 
c) (iv ) but  
      d)(iv)  finds 
     e) (iii) catching 
 
Q6. EDITING                                                                              4marks 
 
1 mark to be awarded to each correct answer. For the marks 
to be awarded the incorrect word  and the correct  word 
should be written . The correct word should be underlined . 
                  Incorrect word          Correct word  
(a)         a                 the 
(b)    or                                      and 
(c) has                                     is 
(d)   irrigating                          irrigate 
(e) requiring                             require    
 
Q7     SENTENCE  RE- ORDERING                                      4 MARKS 
a) Millions tons of plastic enters the ocean every year . 
b) Sightings of junk filled waters are common . 
c) Middle – class population  is  increasing along coastlines . 
d) Lack of waste management has led to increase in trash . 
e) My close friends like helping others. 
 
SECTION-C                                    LITERATURE  (30 Marks) 
Q8 a)                                                                                        1X4=4MARKS 
i)The pilot who was flying an aeroplane from Paris to England 
 ii) Favourable weather conditions . Sky was clear. 
 iii) Everything was going well/ calm and quiet 
 iv) happy because of  being alone  
or 
 
 
 
 
 
    b) i) Gautam Buddha/ The Prince 
         ii) All the sights moved  him. 
         iii) He left his palace and went in search of enlightenment 
         iv) Looked at 
 
 
 
Q9                                                                          2X4= 8MARKS  
 
   (1 for content = 1 for grammatical accuracy) 
 
i. No doubt Hari is a thief as well as good human being. Situations compel 
a  person to become either beast or remain as a human being. Even 
goodness and nobility of a person changes anyone’s heart and mind. 
 
ii. Only because of necklace and showing off, Loisel fell in a debt  
trap which forced her to live like an ordinary lower middle class 
housewife. She started doing all the household chores which a lady of her 
status normally does not do. Aspirations have no limits but one should 
never forget the ground realities. 
iii.   Employees were kind and helpful.  
iv.  Lencho was not at all justified  in calling them ‘a bunch of crooks because 
they helped him by collecting   money and helping him.  
v.   To serve her parents in old age and to teach the students in the same school   
     where she had learnt too much. 
 
Q10                                                                                                        8marks  
 
 (4 for Content = 2 for Fluency = 2 for Grammatical Accuracy ) 
 
i ) Live a contented life,  
          ii) Best quoted phrase is ‘Honesty is the best policy’ 
           iii) Simple living and high thinking,  
            iv) we should not run after materialistic world 
v) we must not think beyond our limits. 
Or 
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CODE: 184 
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 
CLASS X 
MARKING SCHEME 
SECTION-A READING (20 Marks) 
Q1.                                                                                                         1X8=8 
i. a retired civil engineer 
ii. cold desert 
iii. Ladakh is a cold desert at 3000-3500 meters ,annual rainfall rate of 50mm 
iv. climate change 
v. Glaciers provide water in the months of April/May which is crucial for 
irrigation 
vi. Glaciers  and their layers close to the village melt  and provide water 
vii. 2015 
viii. 3-4 months 
ix. Accumulation  
Q2 
2.1                                                                                                           2X4=8 
i. feelings, emotions, and dreams; meant to grow ;flourishing and trying to 
make our dreams come true is great when life is going our way 
ii. If you have a tendency to persevere and keep going then you have what 
experts call grit.  
iii. Failing teaches how to be perseverant and keep going for ones goals. 
Each failure makes one understand what to do and what not to do. 
iv. Do not accept defeat; effort to overcome  limitations; not to stay down.   
v. Mindfulness is a practice that helps the individual stay in the moment by 
bringing awareness of his or her experience without judgement. This 
practice is a technique that many have used to quiet the noise of their 
fears and doubts. 
 
 
2.2                                                                                                            1X4=4 
i. 1000 plus 
ii. human 
iii. Persevere   
iv. agonising 
v.    Mindfulness                                                                                                                    
SECTION C      WRITING AND GRAMMAR SECTION    ( 30  MARKS ) 
 
Q 3          LETTER   WRITING                                                         8 MARKS 
 
  
 
 
FORMAT        1 Mark 
 
CONTENT    4 Marks 
 
ACCURACY    1.5 Marks 
FLUENCY1.5 
 
   
Q4 STORY WRITING                                                        10  MARKS 
 
TITLE               1 
CONTENT        4 
                     ACCURACY    2.5 
                     FLUENCY        2.5 
 
Q5.GAP FILLING                                                         1 x 4 =  4 MARKS 
 
a) (i)   in 
b) (ii)    is 
c) (iv ) but  
      d)(iv)  finds 
     e) (iii) catching 
 
Q6. EDITING                                                                              4marks 
 
1 mark to be awarded to each correct answer. For the marks 
to be awarded the incorrect word  and the correct  word 
should be written . The correct word should be underlined . 
                  Incorrect word          Correct word  
(a)         a                 the 
(b)    or                                      and 
(c) has                                     is 
(d)   irrigating                          irrigate 
(e) requiring                             require    
 
Q7     SENTENCE  RE- ORDERING                                      4 MARKS 
a) Millions tons of plastic enters the ocean every year . 
b) Sightings of junk filled waters are common . 
c) Middle – class population  is  increasing along coastlines . 
d) Lack of waste management has led to increase in trash . 
e) My close friends like helping others. 
 
SECTION-C                                    LITERATURE  (30 Marks) 
Q8 a)                                                                                        1X4=4MARKS 
i)The pilot who was flying an aeroplane from Paris to England 
 ii) Favourable weather conditions . Sky was clear. 
 iii) Everything was going well/ calm and quiet 
 iv) happy because of  being alone  
or 
 
 
 
 
 
    b) i) Gautam Buddha/ The Prince 
         ii) All the sights moved  him. 
         iii) He left his palace and went in search of enlightenment 
         iv) Looked at 
 
 
 
Q9                                                                          2X4= 8MARKS  
 
   (1 for content = 1 for grammatical accuracy) 
 
i. No doubt Hari is a thief as well as good human being. Situations compel 
a  person to become either beast or remain as a human being. Even 
goodness and nobility of a person changes anyone’s heart and mind. 
 
ii. Only because of necklace and showing off, Loisel fell in a debt  
trap which forced her to live like an ordinary lower middle class 
housewife. She started doing all the household chores which a lady of her 
status normally does not do. Aspirations have no limits but one should 
never forget the ground realities. 
iii.   Employees were kind and helpful.  
iv.  Lencho was not at all justified  in calling them ‘a bunch of crooks because 
they helped him by collecting   money and helping him.  
v.   To serve her parents in old age and to teach the students in the same school   
     where she had learnt too much. 
 
Q10                                                                                                        8marks  
 
 (4 for Content = 2 for Fluency = 2 for Grammatical Accuracy ) 
 
i ) Live a contented life,  
          ii) Best quoted phrase is ‘Honesty is the best policy’ 
           iii) Simple living and high thinking,  
            iv) we should not run after materialistic world 
v) we must not think beyond our limits. 
Or 
i) Nothing is good or bad only our thinking makes so 
            ii) Best things in life are free 
iii) Life is full of problems we should solve them rather than sitting and 
regretting. 
 
 
iv) sometimes unimportant things change the meaning of life. 
V) Like a lesson taught by crow and the hemlock how to take adverse season in 
stride and work for the better life 
 
Q11 A                                                                                               10 marks  
( 5content+2.5fluency+2.5grammatical accuracy) 
 
   ANY 5-6 POINTS                 
i) Got on her 13
th
 birthday  
       ii) Her father gifted her 
      iii) Gave diary a nickname, ‘Kitty’ 
   iv)  Became her companion as well as good and trusted friend. 
      v) Confides everything with her 
      vi) Pen down her thoughts and feelings 
     vii) Listens to Anne without any advises and preconceptions 
                                                         OR 
i) Anne share the atrocities. 
ii) whole book reveals her nature,  
 iii) war,  
iv).viewpoint of people who are termed as sufferers. 
v) Book reveals about the mentality of the people during war 
vi) Depressing end 
vii). Every one died in the end except Mr. Frank 
 
 
OR