CBSE 2015 English Communicative Question Paper for Class 10

About this paper

This is the CBSE Class 10 English (Communicative) Summative Assessment-II paper from 2015, code 1/1/1 (Series RLH/1, Set 1). It carries 70 marks over three hours, with 15 minutes of reading time, and has 11 compulsory questions in three sections: Reading (20 marks), Writing & Grammar (25 marks) and Literature (25 marks). The reading passages are about kangaroos and about communication skills. The writing tasks draw on the Main Course Book units Travel and Tourism and National Integration, and there is a short story to complete from a given opening. Literature questions cover Julius Caesar, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Diary of a Young Girl and The Story of My Life. This copy has the questions only, without answers.

Exam

CBSE Class 10

Subject

English

Year

2015

Paper code

1/1/1

Maximum marks

70

Time allowed

3 hours

Questions

11

Pages

11

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A (Reading)

  20 marks

  Questions 1–2: a passage on kangaroos with sentence completion (8 marks), and a passage on communication skills with short answers and word meanings (12 marks)

• Section B (Writing & Grammar)

  25 marks

  Questions 3–7: letter to the editor or article (5), short story (10), gap filling (3), editing (4) and reported speech from a dialogue (3)

• Section C (Literature)

  25 marks

  Questions 8–11: extract-based questions (3), four short answers out of five (8), a value-based answer (4) and a long answer on the novels (10)

Topics covered

• Reading comprehension
• Letter to the editor
• Article writing
• Story writing
• Gap filling and editing
• Reported speech
• Patol Babu, Film Star
• Julius Caesar
• Snake
• The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
• The Diary of a Young Girl
• The Story of My Life

Questions from this paper

1. What, according to the writer, should be avoided while communicating?
2. The tourism industry can bring valuable income to the country. Write a letter in 100–120 words to the editor of a popular daily on how the government and the public can boost the development of this industry.
3. Write an article in 100–120 words on the topic 'Youth and National Integration'.
4. Why did Cassius tell Brutus not to allow Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral?
5. Respect for all forms of life is an essential value. Write in 80–100 words how this value is brought out in the poem 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'.
6. Why does Anne call herself 'a bundle of contradictions'?