Monday 10 September 2018

Final Exam 2018, English, Classes 6 and 7

 English              Class 6         Final Examination 2018            MM 70            Roll no. ________

1.  Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:                              3
The great advantage of rising early is the good beginning it gives in our day’s work. In the early morning the mind is fresh because there are few disturbances. So the work done at that time is generally well done. The early riser also finds time to take some exercise in the fresh air. This exercise supplies him with a fund of energy that will last until the evening. By beginning so early, he knows that he has enough time to do all the works. After finishing his work in good time, he has a long interval of rest in the evening before he goes to bed.
a)      When are there only few disturbances?
b)      What gives the early riser a fund of energy?
c)      Why can we work better in the morning? 

2. Give meaning of these words:                                                                                                      7
     Nominate,  seldom,          trifle,  
     scorching,   defiance,         resent,        dodge  

3. Answer the following questions in short:                                                                                               12
    a.  Why was Algu upset over Jumman’s nomination as head Panch?
    b.  What was Jumman’s verdict as head Panch? How did Algu take it?
    c.   How many prizes did the boy win? What were they?
    d.   Why was Rasheed upset?

4. Answer the following question in detail:                                                                                                5
     How do mongooses kill snakes?

5. Do as directed:                                                                                                                               10
a)      an hour I met ago her.            (rewrite correctly)
b)      Never tell a lie.                       (classify the sentence)
c)      It was a sunny day.                  (turn into negative sentence)
d)      Light the lamp.                        (turn into negative sentence)
e)      You are a liar.                                     (change into interrogative sentence)
f)       The mad dog bit the child.      (change into interrogative sentence)
g)      Iron is a useful metal.                         (pick out any one noun and tell its kind)
h)      Gambhir is a very good batsman. (pick out any one noun and tell its kind)
i)        We have enough wealth.        (pick out adjective)
j)        Is there no milk in the jug?     (pick out adjective)

6. Define noun.                                                                                                                                   2
7. What is adjective?                                                                                                                          2
8. What is the definition of verb?                                                                                                       2

9. Write the poem titled Whatif.                                                                                                       7

10. You are Ankita staying in a hostel. Write a letter to your father inquiring about his health.               10                                                                                                                               
11. Write a paragraph on: The Book I Like Most.                                                                            10

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English              Class 7               Final Examination 2018                     MM 70       Roll no. _____

1.  Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:                                         
This is the story of a man who thought he had a right to do what he liked. One day that gentleman was walking along a busy road spinning his walking stick. A man who was walking behind him objected.
“You ought not to spin your walking stick round and round like that.” He said. “I am free to do what I like with my walking stick,” argued the gentleman. “Of course, you are,” said the other man, “but you ought to know that your freedom ends where my nose begins.”
The story tells us that we can enjoy our rights and our freedom only if they do not interfere with other people’s rights and freedom.
a.      Who had the right to do what he liked?                                                                                    1
b.      What was he doing with the walking stick?                                                                              1
c.       Rearrange the following sentences according to the time of events:                                     3
(i)   He had a walking stick.
(ii)  Another man told him not to do so.
(iii) He started spinning it round and round.
(iv) There was a man who did whatever he pleased.
(v)  He went for a walk taking that walking stick. 
2. Give meanings of these words:                                                                                                    5
     Alias,          smothered,          remnant,          compatriots,          whacking
3. Answer the following questions in short:                                                                                               12
    a.  Why does Maya think Mr Nath is a crook?
    b. What trees does Mr Wonka mention? Which tree does he say lives the longest?
    c. What are the three main ways in which a fire can be put out?
    d.  Do you think cricket owes its popularity to television? Justify your answer. 

4. Answer the following question in detail:                                                                                                5
    Describe ‘the fight’ between the man and the machine. 

5. Do as directed:                                                                                                                               10
a)      The pen is __________ than the sword.                (might)
b)      The Kashmir Valley is the ________ place on earth.        (charming)
c)      Heir - ____________              (feminine)
d)      Axis - ____________              (plural)
e)      Work hard ________ you should fail.            (conjunction)
f)       Though he is poor _______ he is happy.      (conjunction)
g)      I congratulated her _______ her success.       (preposition)
h)      The child was tired and slept __________.      (adverb)
i)        I am the person __________ is to blame.       (relative pronoun)
j)         ‘Help __________’ , said the teacher.          (reflexive pronoun)
6. Define conjunction.                                                                                                                         2
7. What is verb?                                                                                                                                  2
8. What is the definition of adjective?                                                                                               2

9. Write the poem titled Meadow Surprises.                                                                                     7
10. Write a letter to your nephew/niece congratulating him/her on his/her birthday.                  10       
11. Write a paragraph on At the Railway Station.                                                                             10
       Or
       Write the story of the Two Crows and the Snake.

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Wednesday 21 February 2018

Important Questions, Science, Class 10 Board




Important Questions

Science

Std: 10                                                                                               Max. Marks : 100
MCQ
                                                                                                                                                    5 * 1 = 5
 1. Which of the following is liquid at ordinary temperature?
(a) Germanium      
(b) Gallium
(c) Gold
(d) Galena

2. The reducing agent used in the blast furnace to reduce Fe2O3 to Fe is
(a) coke
(b) carbon
(c) lime stone
(d) carbon monoxide

 3. Speciation occurs as a result of:
(a)reproductive isolation
(b)natural selection
(c)genetic drift
(d)all of these

 4. Which one of the following diseases is transmitted through sexual contact?
(a) Cancer
(b) AIDS
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) Diabetes
  
5. In a hydel station, the motion produced in turbines is due to the
(a) burning of coal
(b) burning of diesel
(c) flow of water
(d) production of steam.

 Very Short Answer Type Questions - 1 Mark
                                                                                                                                                   10 * 1 = 10
 1. Elements with eight electrons in their outermost energy shell are called_____.

 2. Can steel be used for making electromag­nets?
  
3. Which is the major constituent of biogas ?
  
4. Which element has twice as many electrons in its second shell as in its first shell ?
 5. In a solution of lead nitrate, a strip of metal 'M' was dipped. After some time, lead from the solution was deposited on the metal strip. Which metal is more reactive, M or lead?

6. Where are sperms deposited during sexual intercourse?
  
7. Can we change the polarity of a permanent magnet?
  
8. Interbreeding among individuals of different populations of a species maintains a free flow of genes in these populations.
  
9. Write word equation and then balanced chemical equation for the reaction taking   place when dilute sulphuric acid reacts with aluminium powder

 10. Who are the nature and wildlife enthusiasts?

 Short Answer Type Questions - 2 Mark
                                                                                                                                                  10 * 2 = 20
 1. Did Dobereiner's triads also exist in the columns of Newlands' law of octaves ? Explain your answer.
  
2. How are the lungs designed in human beings to maximize the area for exchange of gases?
  
3. Explain why, respiration is considered an exothermic reaction.

 4. What are the special features of commercial electric motors ?

 5. What are the advantages and limitations of using carbon as a reducing agent in the metallurgy?
  
6. What type of hydrocarbons give substitution reactions ? Which of the following hydrocarbons will give a substitution reaction?
CH4;C3H6;C3H8;C4H6;C5H12;C5H10

 7. Why is it necessary to clean an aquarium once in a while?

 8. A colourless lead salt, when heated, produces a yellow residue and brown fumes :
(a) Name the lead salt.
(b) Name the brown fumes.
(c) Write chemical equation of the reaction involved
(d) Name the type of chemical reaction which takes place.
  
9. What are fossil fuels ? Give examples of fossil fuels and state their uses.

 10. Name different kinds of waste materials generated in the household. Classify them into biodegradable and non ­biodegradable.

 Short Answer Type Questions - 3 Mark                                                                                                                                                    10 * 3 = 30

1. What is geothermal energy ? Explain how geothermal energy is used to generate electricity.

 2. Give examples to explain the transforma­tion of potential energy into kinetic energy and vice versa.
  
3. How does phototropism occur in a plant stem (or shoot) ? Describe its mechanism. (This question can also be asked as : Explain the bending of a plant stem towards sunlight).
  
4. What do you mean by a solenoid? With the help of a labelled diagram, show the mag­netic field due to a current carrying solenoid.
  
5. Briefly explain the phenomenon earthing using examples.

 6. What are the two types of flames produced by the burning of fuels? How are these flames produced?
  
7. What is the general formula of the homologous series of alkanes? Write the names and formulae of the first four members of the homologous series of alkanes?. Give one point of difference between them.

 8. How will you demonstrate transpiration?

9. How does our body respond when adrenaline is secreted into the blood ?
  
10. What are the functions of (a) teeth (b) tongue?

 Long Answer Type Questions - 5 Mark
                                                                                                                                                     7 * 5 = 35

1. What is solar energy? How do form a solar panel cell? What are the uses of solar cells?
 
2. What is the relationship between
(a) oxidation and oxidising agent, and
(b) reduction and reducing agent in a redox reaction?
Write an example of a redox reaction showing above relationships.
  
3. Describe double circulation in human beings. Why is it necessary?
  
4. What are alloys? What are the general properties of alloys? List some important alloys along with their uses.
  
5. What are solar cells? How are they de­signed? Does solar energy cause any envi­ronmental pollution? State important uses of solar cells.

 6. Draw a labelled sketch to show the domestic electric wiring from an electric pole to a room. In this diagram show live wire, neutral wire, earth wire, main fuse, electric meter, main switch, consumer's fuse and wiring for a bulb and a three-pin socket. Also describe it briefly.

 7. In the Modern Periodic Table, calcium (atomic number 20) is surrounded by elements with atomic numbers 12,19 and 38. Which of these have physical and chemical properties resembling calcium?



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