ENGLISH 1ST SUMMATIVE EVALUATION – 2 Class: 10 Time: 1 Hours 20 Min Full Marks: 50 INSTRUCTION: Special credit will be given for answers which are brief and to the point. Marks will be deducted for spelling mistakes, untidiness and bad handwriting. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow : Lying in bed, Swami realized with a shudder that it was Monday morning. It looked as though only a moment ago it was Friday. Already Monday was here. He hoped he didn’t have to go to school. At nine o’clock, Swaminathan wailed, “I have a headache.” Mother generously s...
ENGLISH 1ST SUMMATIVE EVALUATION 1 Class: 10 Time: 1 Hours 20 Min Full Marks: 40 INSTRUCTION: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: Some days after the funeral, a special train took Gandhiji’s ashes to Allahabad. The compartment was decked with flowers. People on the train sang bhajans. People did not weep anymore for they could feel Gandhiji’s presence amid the flowers and songs. At every station sorrowful crowds filled the platforms. Amid song and prayer the train reached Allahabad. The ashes were immersed in the Ganges where a huge crowd had gathered at the bank. Afterwards we all went back to Delhi. 1. Answer the following question. 2×2 (i) Why did not the people weep anymore? (ii) Describe the train which carried Gandhiji’s ashes to Allahabad. 2. Read the following lines and state whether it is true or false. 2×1 (i) After the last rites, the author along with others returned to Allahabad. (ii) People inside the train compartment were all very silen...