CBSE English Language and Literature Past Year Paper Solutions SA-2: Set 1 (2015) Notes | Study Past Year Papers for Class 10 - Class 10

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  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. 
 
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  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. 
 
 	
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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. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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. 
 
 	
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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. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 	
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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 
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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. 
 
 	
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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. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 	
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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 
 	
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(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)