MARKING SCHEME

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (Code No. 184)

CLASS-X
SECTION A : READING (20 marks)
1 Discursive passage 10m
I you can connect with people all over the world for free / stay conncected to 2
the world around or any other relevant points can be awarded

Ii need or prerequisite / any suitable 1

Iii Google 1
Iv those who do business in foreign lands 1
V Great way to learn new things /you can build communities/comes handy 2
when you are on travel / any other point which is relevant can be given
marks
Vi TRUE 1

Vii Enhance 1m
1
Viii C…importance of staying connected through social media.

2 Case-based factual passage 10 m

I (a) visiting public memorials 1
Ii 75 or more year old 1
Iii c..2016 1
1..FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL
Iv 2
S2..WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL
V d...the memorial sites 1
Vi d.. educational attainment 1
Vii (a) 11 percentage 1
Viii Historical 2

3 SECTION B : GRAMMAR (10 marks)

Full credit 1, for correct answers.
I not to play on the grass.
Ii Put off
Iii Must
Iv Tends-tend
V (d)Had written/was
 Vi What she was doing there
Vii ate, / is eaten
Viii Questions-to-him
Ix Option( C) he asked his servant why he was so lazy that day.
X Option B – would
Xi Base-based
Xii Beginning

SECTION B : WRITING SKILLS (10 marks)

Note : All details presented in the questions are imaginary and created for assessment purpose .
[Content , in suggested responses, may be above the recommended word limit, as it aims to share
content points that can be of use.]
Format -1
Content -2 [ ½ mark for each content point area addressed - suggestion,
importance, implication, recommendation]
Organisation of ideas -1 [effective style, orderly sequence, paragraphed
4A structure and formal tone and vocabulary] 5

Accuracy 1
OR
Format, Organisation & Accuracy (same as 4A)
Format -1
Content -2 [ ½ mark for each content point area addressed - suggestion,
4B 5
importance & credibility, feasibility.
Organisation of ideas -1
Accuracy - 1

For 5A&5B
Analytical paragraph writing should not be confused with descriptive
paragraph writing.
5A
& Content -2 ( points included and well developed with sustained clarity. 5
5B
Organisation of ideas- 2(effective style, orderly sequence, single paragraph
structure, formal tone and functional vocabulary)
Accuracy -1 (spelling, punctuations and grammar)

SECTION C – LITERATURE (40 marks)

6A 5
(i) Option B– lookbook 1m

b) Worked very hard and was once again, for the 3rd time, unable to be
(ii) selected in the audition for the dance competition. 1m
(iii) a) 1 is false, 2 is true and clearly inferred from the poem. 1m
(iv) The speaker is Anne Gregory. She wanted to be loved for her inner beauty
and not for her outer appearance. 2m

6B OR
(i) a) powerful warning 1m
(ii) But if it had to perish twice/ perish twice 1m 5
(iii) (c) Preaches love and kindness to combat the spread of hate among all. 1m

(iv) Malice hatredness indifference rigidity lust greed avarice any other
relevant expression can be awarded marks 2m

Q7
(i) c)Wedding gifts 1m

(ii) d)Feast 1m
7A (iii) d) flaw 1m 5
(iv) marriages are meaningless without sweet bread In Goa, these
furnaces play a major role in preparing the loaves of bread and other
delicacies. They preferred age old furnaces rather than new furnaces for
baking the items. Any relevant points can be considered. 2m
OR
7B
(i) Anil’s job – writer – for magazines. Made money – fits and starts.
Sometimes borrow, sometimes lend. Not permanent/ consistent earnings.
Worrying for cheque – received, go out and celebrate. Any other relevant 5
points. Unpredictable way of living / not having regular income / any
other point can be considered 2m

(ii) c) hop :: skip 1m

(iii) b) inappropriate 1m
(iv ) a) So what if I do not have much money? Giving to that person is
important as they could do with a helping hand. 1m

Q8

‘I’ll never let down my bright hair’. This line implies Amanda’s yearning
for something. Elaborate.
I Amanda – doesn’t want to be with anyone – Rapunzel, tall tower, alone – 3
No nagging – Yearns freedom, silence and space. Any other relevant
points.

A ballad includes the telling of a tale as well as a surprise ending. Using

Ii evidence from the poem, explain how these features are included in ‘The 3
Tale of Custard the Dragon’.
 Ballads are stories told in verse – tales of adventures and heroism – story of
Belinda and her pets. Rhyme scheme: aa, bb throughout the poem and
includes many poetic devices like similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia words,
imagery, alliteration, assonance, repetition, which give a musical effect to
the poem. Coward Custard always crying for a nice safe cage – becomes
courageous – act of heroism – saves everyone.

With ‘Enlightenment’, wisdom and virtue naturally comes to a man. Relate

to the life of Gautama Buddha and justify your answer.
Gautama Buddha …life as a royal prince … befitted royalty…… shielded
from all the sufferings of this world. One day, when he was twenty five
years old, while out for hunting, chanced upon a sick man, an aged man and
a funeral procession, which moved him so deeply and he set out into the
iii world to seek enlightenment concerning the sorrows he had witnessed. He 3
wandered for seven years and finally sat down under a Peepal tree, where he
vowed to stay until he enlightened and started meditating. He got
enlightenment after seven days and hence he became known as the Buddha
(the Awakened or the Enlightened) and he renamed the tree as ‘Bodhi Tree
(Tree of Wisdom). First sermon – ultimate truth of life…. Shared his
wisdom and virtue with the world through his teachings.

Valli didn’t like the way the elders on the bus treated her during her bus
ride. Describe how would you feel and react if you were to find yourself in a
similar situation?
Iv Valli … planned, independent, travelling – others questioning her… didn’t 3
considered her as self-reliant… Remaining answer - Self-attempt. (Mindset
of society, feeling sad/ angry/ scared…etc.)
“The sight of the food maddened him." What does this suggest? What
compelled the young seagull to finally fly?

The sight of the food maddened him suggests that the seagull was so hungry
that when he saw the food he excitedly wanted to have it. he had been
V hungry for the past 24 hours and desperately wanted to eat something, but 3
he could not get it which made him furious. Hunger and anger to take food
from his mother compelled him to dive from the ledge and this compelled
him to open his wings and soon he was flying. In the beginning the seagull
was terrified but the fear was momentary it started flapping its wings and
soon he was flying.

Q9
Who is sharper and more intelligent, Think Tank or Noodle? What makes
him so?

I Noodle….with instances…like how he identified sandwiches as 3

communication devices, that they are for eye communication………..
reminded them of vitamins

Ii Bholi’s heart was overflowing with ‘a new hope and a new life.’ Comment 3
on this remark with references from the lesson ‘Bholi’.
 When she joined school….saing her name… stammered, other children
laughed… then met a caring and concerned teacher….. supported her, made
her say her name…. gave book, told she will slowly be able to speak with
confidence…. Felt flowers blossoming, temple bells ringing… ‘a new hope
and a new life’.
Ausable doesn’t fall into the shoes of a stereotypical secret agent. Explain
citing references from the lesson 'The Midnight Visitor’?
Ausable was different from other secret agents in more ways than one.
-he had a small room in a musty corridor. it was scarcely the setting for a
Iii romantic adventure.
-he was extremely fat. 3
-he spoke French and German only passably and had an American accent.
- he was extremely different from the conventional motion of a secret agent.

Q10
‘Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’ describes freedom for all the
living beings. Similarly, the poems ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’ and ‘Trees’ stress
on the necessity of freedom and how valuable it is. Based on the given
statements, comment on how animals, trees and humans alike value
freedom and struggle to survive when their basic right to be free is snatched
from them.
Write on importance of FREEDOM for all, use specific references from the
given lesson and poems.

1 OR 6
Anne had a wonderful family and several friends but when she was with her
friends, she could only think of having a good time. She had everything in
life but what she lacked was having a true friend. She could not get too
close to any human being and she had no expectation of this eventuality
undergoing a change any time in the future. So she chose to confide in her
diary. She treated it as another person who was listening to her daily
accounts. She wrote all her stories in it. Se treated her diary as an insider
and considered it to be her best friend with whom she shared all her
thoughts and feelings.

Q11
Mastery over science is desirable as long as one does not become a slave to
it by using it for the fulfilment of personal desires. Though Griffin was a
brilliant scientist, he misused his scientific discovery
Illustrate this point with references from the story.

-Griffin misused scientific discoveries and it is noticeable in many of the

incidents.

1 - conscience plays a vital role in an individual’s behaviour. 6

- he was a scientist who had actually made a major discovery that of
invisibility however his illegal activities greatly undermined his discovery.
People were afraid of him and did not recognise his achievement due to his
 anger and violent nature.
- Lawless….doesn’t think about anyone…very selfish….used for his
benefits……. Qualities expected …..basic etiquettes…. use scientific
knowledge to help society.
OR
‘The Necklace’ story reveals that vanity is an evil. It may bring joy for a
short period but ultimately leads to ruin one’s life. Elaborate. If you were
placed in a situation similar to Matilda, what would you have done. Write
your views.
The Necklace’ by Guy de Maupassant with a strong message that is one
should live within one’s means and vanity is an evil. ………..The story
centres round Matilda Loisel, who is a beautiful woman…always dreams of
riches….suffers greatly because of her desire to appear rich and
fashionable. …married to a clerk and leads an ordinary life..one day
husband gets an invitation to attend a dance party given by the Minister of
Public Instruction. Matilda borrows a diamond necklace from her rich
friend Madame Forestier to wear it at the party. She looks charming and
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everybody praises her. Madam Loisel (Matilda) was a great success at the
ball. She looked very pretty, elegant and graceful. All the men noticed her
and wanted to be introduced to her. But when she returns home, she finds
that she has lost the necklace. She and her husband borrow a big amount of
money to replace the necklace. Both of the world hard for ten years to pay
off their debt. Their life becomes miserable. One day, after the debt, is paid
off. Matilda comes across Madame Forestier. Matilda is shocked to learn
from her that the necklace was made of artificial diamonds and its price was
not more than 500 francs….understands…..One should live within one’s
means..
If you were placed in a situation similar to Matilda, what would you
have done. Write your views….self attempt