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Class 10 ABTA Test Paper 2024

1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

As he entered the school gate, an idea occurred to him. He would deliver the letter to the headmaster at the end of the day. There was a chance Samuel might do something during the course of the day to justify the letter.

Swami stood at the entrance to his class. Samuel was teaching arithmetic. He looked at Swami. Swami hoped Samuel would scold him severely.

"You are half an hour late", Samuel said.

"I have a headache, Sir". Swami said.

Then way did you come at all?"

This was an unexpected question from Samuel.

Swami said, "My father said I shoudn't miss school, Sir." Samuel looked impressed. "Your father is quite right. We want more parents like him."

"Oh, you poor man!" Swami thought, "You don't know what my father has done to you."

"All right, go to your seat."

Swami sat down, feeling sad. He had never met anyone as good as Samuel.

The teacher was inspecting the home lessons. To Swami's thinking, this was the time when Samuel got most angry. But today Samuel E appeared very gentle.

A. Write the correct alternative in the given space to complete the following sentences: 1×5=5

(a) Swami found that Samuel was teaching

(i) trigonometry

(ii) geometry

(iii) arithmetic

(iv) logarithm

Ans iii) arithmetic

(b) Swami said that he was suffering from a (i) toothache (ii) headache (iii) backache (iv) kneeache

Ans ii)headache

(c) When Samuel learned that Swami's father had sent him to school, he (i) praised him (ii) thanked him (iii) criticised him (iv) rebuked him

Ans: (i) praised him

A (d) Swami guessed that Samuel got very angry when he checked (i) class work (ii) remedial work (iii) term papers (iv) home work

Ans iv) home work

(e) That day Samuel surprisingly (i)behaved well (ii) got angry (iii) misbehaved (iv) scolded the students.

Ans: (i)behaved well

B . Complete the following sentences with information from the text:1×3=3

(i)The idea occurred to Swami was that Samuel did not know___he would deliver the letter to the headmaster at the end of the day.

(ii) Swami thought that Samuel did not know ____what his father had done to him.

(iii) Swami had never met___anyone as good as Samuel.

C. Fill in the chart with information for the text.2×2=4

Statement: Swami wanted Samuel to have a reason to scold him, justifying the letter he carried.

Reason : Samuel might do something during the course of the day to justify the letter.

Statement (ii) Samuel was impressed.

Reason: Swami's explanation about his father's decision to send him to school (impressed Samuel.)

2. Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow :

Once I crept in an oak-wood - I was looking for a stag.

I met an old woman there - all knobbly stick and rag.

She said: 'I have your secret here inside my little bag'.

Then she began to cackle and I began to quake.

She opened up her little bag and I came twice awake -

Surrounded by a staring tribe and me tied to a stake.

They said: 'We are the oak-trees and your own true family.

We are chopped down, we are torn up, you do not blink an eye.

Unless you make a promise now – now you are going to die’.

A. Tick the right answer:

a) The poet of the poem is

(i) William Wordsworth

(ii) Ted Hughes

(iii) William Cowpe

(iv) John Masefield

Ans ii) Ted Hughes

(b) The poet entered the oak-wood

(i) Hobbling

(ii) Creeping

(iii) Running

Rolling

Ansi. i) Creeping

C.“You do not blink an eye” suggests man’s

(i) indifference

(ii) sympathy

(iii) empathy

(iv) repentance

Ans: (i) indifference

(D) The oak- trees claim to be the poet’s

(i) friends

(ii) foes

(iii) relatives

(iv)Own family members

Ans iv)Own family members

B. Answer the following questions:

i)What did the poet see when the old lady opened up her little bag?

Ans:When the old lady opened up her little bag, the poet saw that he was surrounded by a staring tribe and found himself tied to stake.

ii)“I came twice awake” – What is the meaning of ‘twice awake’ here?

Ans: The line suggests that the poet has a dream in his trance and the dream secret that makes him ‘twice awake’ is the knowledge of the way of the communication between nature and the other worlds, between nature and the human beings.

Ans: “Twice awake” suggests that the poet became aware or conscious in a heightened or unusual manner, possibly both physically and metaphorically, as a result of the encounter in the oak-wood.

Unseen

READING COMPREHENSION (UNSEEN)

3. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

Kolkata, 18 April: As the mercury levels in the city hover around 40-degrees, authorities at Zoological Garden, Alipore, have implemented a number of summer care measures to beat the heat and keep the animals in the enclosures as comfortable as possible.

Enclosures have artificial water pools in them for the animals to drench and submerge. Once the water gets hot, the pools are refilled. The authorities have installed more sprinklers which are used to bathe them multiple times throughout the day.

Crocodiles can adjust their body temperatures accordingly with their surroundings, they have been staying in the water most of the time. Fans have been installed in the reptiles' enclosures. Animals who require a cooler environment, like kangaroos, have air coolers inside their enclosures. A variety of bird cages, including those for cassowaries, macaws and lovebirds, have been covered with shades.

Major changes have also been brought in the diet of the animals. Chimpanzees are being given lassi and bael, and birds are fed a variety of summer fruits with high water content like watermelons. The big cats are under the supervision of veterinarians and the amount of meat in their diet is being reduced or altered. The Indian black bears are given a specific mixture of curd and rice because they are hairy, heat sensitive creatures.

(Adapted from an article published in The Statesman, dated 19th April 2023)

A. Tick the right answer: 1×6=6

i) The temperature of Kolkata rises around (c) 40°

(ii) There are pools in the enclosures for the animals to (b) drench and submerge

(iii) Most of the time crocodiles have been (a) staying in the water

(iv) Fans have been installed in the enclosures of (c)reptiles' enclosures

(v) Chimpanzees are being served (d) bael and lassi

(vi) The birds are given (a) juicy fruits

B. Each of the following statements is either 'True' or 'False'. Write 'T' for 'True' and 'F' for 'False' in the boxes on the right-hand side. Also pick out suitable line(s) or phrase(s) from the passage in support of your answers:

(i) 'True' - Supporting Sentence: "authorities at Zoological Garden...to beat the heat"

(ii) 'True' - Supporting Sentence: "more sprinklers which are used to bathe them multiple times"

(iii) 'False' - Supporting Sentence: "like kangaroos, have air coolers inside their enclosures."

C. Answer the following questions :2×4=8

i) Measures for animals to make themselves wet include artificial water pools, sprinklers, and fans.

(ii) Birds in the zoo are taken care of by covering cages with shades and feeding them summer fruits.

(iii) The big cats are under the supervision of veterinarians, and the amount of meat in their diet is being reduced or altered.

(iv) Indian black bears are given a specific mixture of curd and rice because they are hairy, heat-sensitive creatures.

SECTION-B (GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY)

4. Write the correct alternatives to fill in the blanks:

Since last 3-4 matches I have been saying(am saying/have been saying/was saying )the same thing at the toss: if we play (play/have played/played) well collectively, result will be (was/is/will be) in our favour.

5. Do as directed:

A.Fill in the blanks with appropriate article or preposition:1x3=3

A spell of thundershowers had brought temporary relief in scorching conditions. But the next two days were back to being hot and sultry.

(i) The teacher said to the boys, “Don’t be cruel to street dogs.”(Change the mode of narration)

Ans :The teacher advised the boys not to be cruel to street dogs.

The teacher forbade the boys to be cruel to street dogs.

(ii) Sachin Tendulkar is one of the greatest cricketers of the world. (Turn into comparative degree)

Ans: Sachin Tendulkar is greater than most other cricketers of the world.

(iii) A lost moment is lost forever. (Make it a complex sentence)

Ans: A moment which is lost is lost forever.

A.Choose the correct phrasal verbs from the list given below to replace the words underlined. Write the correct phrasal verbs in the boxes on the right hand side changing the form where necessary. There is one extra phrasal verb in the list.

i)The fire has been extinguished quickly.--put out,

ii.) The authority cancelled the meeting. ---called off

iii)Our school closes at 4:30p.m.--breaks up

[break up, put out, turn up, call off]

6. Given below are the meanings of four words which you will find in the Question No.3. Find out the words and write them in the appropriate boxes on the right-hand side: 2×4=8

(i) suitable actions --measures

(ii) Placed in position -installed

(iii) Prescribed food--diet

(iv) Persons who treat animals-veterinarian

SECTION-C (Writing)

7. Your school has undertaken a tree plantation drive. Suppose you are the secretary of the Eco Club of your school. Now write a notice Informing the students about groups of participants, date, time, place of the programme. 10

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8. Write a paragraph (within 100 words) on ‘Water Conservation’ using the following points: 10

Points: Water, other name of life – resources gradually decreasing – misuse and wastage increasing need of conservation – measures for conservation – conclusion]

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9. Write a newspaper report (within 100 words) about a road accident using the following hints:

[Hints – date and time – place – cause of accident – rescue operation)

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