NORTH POINT SENIOR SECONDARY BOARDING SCHOOL WEEWLY TEST-2 CLASS- X SET-1 SUBJECT. ENCLISH FULE MARKS-30 SECTION: A [READING] - 1, Read the following passage-- [5] DANCE Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually shythmic and to ‘music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting Gymnastics, figure skating and synchronized swimming are sports that incorporate dance, while martial arts Karate are often compared to dances, Motion in ordinarily inanimate objects may also be described as dances (the leaves dance in the wind), Every dance no matter what style, has something in common, It not only involves flexibility and body movement, but also physics. If the proper physies is not tken into consideration injuries may occur. Choreography is the art of creating dances, The person who creates (i.e. choreographs) a dance is known as the choreographer. Dance has certainly been an important part of ceremony, rituals, celebrations and entertainment since the birth of the earliest human civilizations. Archeology delivers trace of dance from prehistoric times such as the 9,000 years old Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka painting in India and Egyptian tomb painting depicting dancing figures from circa 3300 BC. Once the earliest structured uses of dances may have been in the performance and in the telling. of myths. Before the production of written languages dance was one of the methods of passing these stories down from generation to generation, Answer the following questions by filling up the blanks:= 1. An art form is called dance. 2. Some other sports that incorporate dance are 3. To avoid being hurt one should consider the of object and its movements while dancing. 4, A choreographer is the person, 5. A word in the passage which means the sa meas ‘lifeless’ is SECTION-B [WRITING AND GRAMMAR] Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper on the health hazards caused by junk food, using your own ideas. Your letter should not exceed 120 words 4) 3. Given below is the ending of a story. Begin it suitably and connect it with its ending. (5) ee Kunal decided that once he comes out of the hospital, he would follow the footsteps of his elder brother Karthik and go to school regularly.)4, Edit the following passage-- 13] Incorrect Correct Thanks to the current interest in fitness and health that peoples are taking In each locality we find this days that some centres and club is springing up and they are do well in their venture. But fortunate there are not within easy reach for many. Their fee are high. f- . Rearrange the following jumbled words to form meaningful sentences:- B) a. Hearing/justnovis/listening b. An active process/it is/each person/that/make iVhappen/chooses to c. Concentration/active/demands/listening SECTION- C [LITERATURE] Answer with reference to the context:- B) And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed fi ‘What do the wrinkled lip and sneer suggest? ii, Explain: yer survive, stamped on these lifeless things. - iii, Whose hand and heart are referred to here? . Answer the following in short:- [4] i What does Calpumnia dream about Caesar? How does Decius Brutus interpret the dream? ii, Why had Helen, the ghost been helping the narrator write ghost stories? Why was she going on strike? What condition did she place for providing continued help? Describe Helen’s trip to Washington in 1893. How was the trip fascinating to Helen? [3]