Page 1 P a ge 1 Strictly confidential - (For Internal and Restricted Use Only) Secondary School Examination (Class-X) March-2015 Marking Scheme - English (Language and Literature) Set-2/1/1, 2/1/2, 2/1/3 General Instructions 1. The Marking Scheme provides general guidelines to reduce subjectivity in the marking. The answers given in the Marking Scheme are the suggested answers. The content is thus indicative. If the student has given any other answer, which is different from the one given in the Marking Scheme, but conveys the correct meaning, such answer should be given full weightage. 2. Evaluation is to be done as per the instructions provided in the Marking Scheme. It should not be done according to one's own interpretation or any other consideration. Marking Scheme should be strictly adhered to and religiously followed. 3. If the question has parts, please award marks in the right hand side for each part. Marks awarded to the different parts of the question should then be totalled up and written in the left hand margin and circled. 4. If the question does not have any parts, marks will be awarded in the left-hand margin. 5. If the candidate has attempted any extra question or part, marks obtained in the best question/part should be retained and the other answer should be scored out. 6. In the Marking Scheme, a slash (/) indicates alternative answers; any one such answer is counted as correct. 7. Brackets ( ) indicate optional information; the mark will be awarded whether the part in brackets is included or not. Page 2 P a ge 1 Strictly confidential - (For Internal and Restricted Use Only) Secondary School Examination (Class-X) March-2015 Marking Scheme - English (Language and Literature) Set-2/1/1, 2/1/2, 2/1/3 General Instructions 1. The Marking Scheme provides general guidelines to reduce subjectivity in the marking. The answers given in the Marking Scheme are the suggested answers. The content is thus indicative. If the student has given any other answer, which is different from the one given in the Marking Scheme, but conveys the correct meaning, such answer should be given full weightage. 2. Evaluation is to be done as per the instructions provided in the Marking Scheme. It should not be done according to one's own interpretation or any other consideration. Marking Scheme should be strictly adhered to and religiously followed. 3. If the question has parts, please award marks in the right hand side for each part. Marks awarded to the different parts of the question should then be totalled up and written in the left hand margin and circled. 4. If the question does not have any parts, marks will be awarded in the left-hand margin. 5. If the candidate has attempted any extra question or part, marks obtained in the best question/part should be retained and the other answer should be scored out. 6. In the Marking Scheme, a slash (/) indicates alternative answers; any one such answer is counted as correct. 7. Brackets ( ) indicate optional information; the mark will be awarded whether the part in brackets is included or not. P a ge 2 8. Candidates should not be penalised if they do not follow the order of the section / question while answering. 9. In questions requiring word limit, no marks are to be deducted for exceeding the word limit. 10. Q.1 , Q.2 and Q.8 are meant to test the comprehension of the candidates and not the ability of expression. Full credit should be given for the correct value point, even if the answer is not given in a full sentence. 11. In questions consisting of 2 or more than 2 marks, break-up of marks should be shown separately (as suggested in the Marking Scheme) and then totalled. 12. A full scale of marks 0 to 100 has to be used. Please do not hesitate to award full marks if the answer deserves it. Page 3 P a ge 1 Strictly confidential - (For Internal and Restricted Use Only) Secondary School Examination (Class-X) March-2015 Marking Scheme - English (Language and Literature) Set-2/1/1, 2/1/2, 2/1/3 General Instructions 1. The Marking Scheme provides general guidelines to reduce subjectivity in the marking. The answers given in the Marking Scheme are the suggested answers. The content is thus indicative. If the student has given any other answer, which is different from the one given in the Marking Scheme, but conveys the correct meaning, such answer should be given full weightage. 2. Evaluation is to be done as per the instructions provided in the Marking Scheme. It should not be done according to one's own interpretation or any other consideration. Marking Scheme should be strictly adhered to and religiously followed. 3. If the question has parts, please award marks in the right hand side for each part. Marks awarded to the different parts of the question should then be totalled up and written in the left hand margin and circled. 4. If the question does not have any parts, marks will be awarded in the left-hand margin. 5. If the candidate has attempted any extra question or part, marks obtained in the best question/part should be retained and the other answer should be scored out. 6. In the Marking Scheme, a slash (/) indicates alternative answers; any one such answer is counted as correct. 7. Brackets ( ) indicate optional information; the mark will be awarded whether the part in brackets is included or not. P a ge 2 8. Candidates should not be penalised if they do not follow the order of the section / question while answering. 9. In questions requiring word limit, no marks are to be deducted for exceeding the word limit. 10. Q.1 , Q.2 and Q.8 are meant to test the comprehension of the candidates and not the ability of expression. Full credit should be given for the correct value point, even if the answer is not given in a full sentence. 11. In questions consisting of 2 or more than 2 marks, break-up of marks should be shown separately (as suggested in the Marking Scheme) and then totalled. 12. A full scale of marks 0 to 100 has to be used. Please do not hesitate to award full marks if the answer deserves it. P a ge 3 MARKING SCHEME Set-2/1/1 CLASS X (CODE NO 184) SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – II (LANGUAGE & LITERATURE) Section - A Reading (20 Marks) Q1 Objective: To identify the main points from the text. 8 Marks Marking: 8 marks – 1 mark for each correct answer. No penalty for spelling, punctuation or grammar mistakes Answers (a) - at a height of 6075 feet in the Central Himalayas (b) - 300-km. wide breathtaking view of the Himalayas (c)- Nanda Devi, the second highest peak in India (d) -its natural surroundings inspired him to write many of his poems (e) -on a clear day , the blue of the sky makes a splendid background to the peaks (Nilkanth, Nandaghunti, Nandaghat and Nandakot) at sunrise and at sunset, when the colour changes to a golden orange, the scene gets etched in one’s memory (f)–when Gandhiji visited the place in 1929, its scenic beauty held him spell bound/ he named it the Switzerland of India/ prolonged his two-day stay to fourteen days (g)– no traffic, no one in a hurry (h) - the place where Gandhiji wrote a book, ‘Anashakti Yoga’ a guest house was renamed ‘Anashakti Ashram ‘after the book. Q.2 Marking: - Qs (a) to (d) carry 2 marks each and from (e) to (h) each carry I mark each 8 +4= 12 Marks (a)- all the coffee drinkers and tiffin- eaters stopped eating and drinking; wailed and uttered low moans 1+1 (b) - when they are hungry, but human beings kill or exploit one another to show off their pride, power and false prestige 1+1 Page 4 P a ge 1 Strictly confidential - (For Internal and Restricted Use Only) Secondary School Examination (Class-X) March-2015 Marking Scheme - English (Language and Literature) Set-2/1/1, 2/1/2, 2/1/3 General Instructions 1. The Marking Scheme provides general guidelines to reduce subjectivity in the marking. The answers given in the Marking Scheme are the suggested answers. The content is thus indicative. If the student has given any other answer, which is different from the one given in the Marking Scheme, but conveys the correct meaning, such answer should be given full weightage. 2. Evaluation is to be done as per the instructions provided in the Marking Scheme. It should not be done according to one's own interpretation or any other consideration. Marking Scheme should be strictly adhered to and religiously followed. 3. If the question has parts, please award marks in the right hand side for each part. Marks awarded to the different parts of the question should then be totalled up and written in the left hand margin and circled. 4. If the question does not have any parts, marks will be awarded in the left-hand margin. 5. If the candidate has attempted any extra question or part, marks obtained in the best question/part should be retained and the other answer should be scored out. 6. In the Marking Scheme, a slash (/) indicates alternative answers; any one such answer is counted as correct. 7. Brackets ( ) indicate optional information; the mark will be awarded whether the part in brackets is included or not. P a ge 2 8. Candidates should not be penalised if they do not follow the order of the section / question while answering. 9. In questions requiring word limit, no marks are to be deducted for exceeding the word limit. 10. Q.1 , Q.2 and Q.8 are meant to test the comprehension of the candidates and not the ability of expression. Full credit should be given for the correct value point, even if the answer is not given in a full sentence. 11. In questions consisting of 2 or more than 2 marks, break-up of marks should be shown separately (as suggested in the Marking Scheme) and then totalled. 12. A full scale of marks 0 to 100 has to be used. Please do not hesitate to award full marks if the answer deserves it. P a ge 3 MARKING SCHEME Set-2/1/1 CLASS X (CODE NO 184) SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – II (LANGUAGE & LITERATURE) Section - A Reading (20 Marks) Q1 Objective: To identify the main points from the text. 8 Marks Marking: 8 marks – 1 mark for each correct answer. No penalty for spelling, punctuation or grammar mistakes Answers (a) - at a height of 6075 feet in the Central Himalayas (b) - 300-km. wide breathtaking view of the Himalayas (c)- Nanda Devi, the second highest peak in India (d) -its natural surroundings inspired him to write many of his poems (e) -on a clear day , the blue of the sky makes a splendid background to the peaks (Nilkanth, Nandaghunti, Nandaghat and Nandakot) at sunrise and at sunset, when the colour changes to a golden orange, the scene gets etched in one’s memory (f)–when Gandhiji visited the place in 1929, its scenic beauty held him spell bound/ he named it the Switzerland of India/ prolonged his two-day stay to fourteen days (g)– no traffic, no one in a hurry (h) - the place where Gandhiji wrote a book, ‘Anashakti Yoga’ a guest house was renamed ‘Anashakti Ashram ‘after the book. Q.2 Marking: - Qs (a) to (d) carry 2 marks each and from (e) to (h) each carry I mark each 8 +4= 12 Marks (a)- all the coffee drinkers and tiffin- eaters stopped eating and drinking; wailed and uttered low moans 1+1 (b) - when they are hungry, but human beings kill or exploit one another to show off their pride, power and false prestige 1+1 P a ge 4 (c) – the school closed, screaming with joy of having ‘no school’ – seemed to welcome the tiger 1+1 (d) – the tiger thought man to be coward, afraid even to breathe and assured him to count the cash as he just wanted to watch 1+1 (e) (iv) holding tightly in the arms 1 (f) (i) pleasure 1 (g) (ii) honourable ‘ 1 (h) (iv) raising 1 SECTION B – (Writing & Grammar) 25 Marks Q.3. Letter/Article Writing 5 Marks LETTER Objective: - To use an appropriate style and format to write a formal/an informal letter. Note: No marks are to be awarded if only the format is given. Credit should be given for the candidate’s creativity in presenting his/her own ideas. Format =1 mark Format =1 mark i. Sender’s address ii. Date iii. Receiver’s address iv. Subject/Heading v. Salutation vi. Complementary close Content - 2 marks Expression -2 marks - Coherence and relevance of ideas and style – 1 mark - Grammatical accuracy, appropriate words and spellings – 1 mark (Value points are suggested in the Question paper itself)Read More
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