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1) This question paper is strictly meant for use in school based SA-I, September-2012 only. This question paper is not to be used for any other purpose except mentioned above under any circumstances. 2) The intellectual material contained in the question paper is the exclusive property of Central Board of Secondary Education and no one including the user school is allowed to publish, print or convey (by any means) to any person not authorised by the board in this regard. 3) The School Principal is responsible for the safe custody of the question paper or any other material sent by the Central Board of Secondary Education in connection with school based SA-I, September-2012, in any form including the print-outs, compact-disc or any other electronic form. 4) Any violation of the terms and conditions mentioned above may result in the action criminal or civil under the applicable laws/byelaws against the offenders/defaulters.
Note:
Please ensure that these instructions are not printed with the question paper being administered to the examinees.
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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – I, 2012
ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE
Class - X
EC2-018
Time : 3 hours Instructions:
The question paper is divided into four sections. Section A Section B Section C Section D : : : : Reading Writing Grammar Literature
Maximum Marks: 90
20 marks 25 marks 20 marks 25 marks
SECTION - A (Reading – 20 Marks)
1. Read the following passage carefully : (1) My grandmother‟s house is like a chambered sea shell ; it has many rooms, yet it is not a mansion. Its proportions are small and its design simple. It is a house that has grown organically, according to the needs of its inhabitants. To all of us in the family it is known as la casa de Mama. It is the place of our origin ; the stage for our memories and dreams of Island life. (2) I remember how in my childhood it sat on stilts ; this
(Not to be printed with the question paper)
1) This question paper is strictly meant for use in school based SA-I, September-2012 only. This question paper is not to be used for any other purpose except mentioned above under any circumstances. 2) The intellectual material contained in the question paper is the exclusive property of Central Board of Secondary Education and no one including the user school is allowed to publish, print or convey (by any means) to any person not authorised by the board in this regard. 3) The School Principal is responsible for the safe custody of the question paper or any other material sent by the Central Board of Secondary Education in connection with school based SA-I, September-2012, in any form including the print-outs, compact-disc or any other electronic form. 4) Any violation of the terms and conditions mentioned above may result in the action criminal or civil under the applicable laws/byelaws against the offenders/defaulters.
Note:
Please ensure that these instructions are not printed with the question paper being administered to the examinees.
Page 1 of 8
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – I, 2012
ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE
Class - X
EC2-018
Time : 3 hours Instructions:
The question paper is divided into four sections. Section A Section B Section C Section D : : : : Reading Writing Grammar Literature
Maximum Marks: 90
20 marks 25 marks 20 marks 25 marks
SECTION - A (Reading – 20 Marks)
1. Read the following passage carefully : (1) My grandmother‟s house is like a chambered sea shell ; it has many rooms, yet it is not a mansion. Its proportions are small and its design simple. It is a house that has grown organically, according to the needs of its inhabitants. To all of us in the family it is known as la casa de Mama. It is the place of our origin ; the stage for our memories and dreams of Island life. (2) I remember how in my childhood it sat on stilts ; this