English Class X Guess Paper

Section B
B1. Given below is a portion of the diary entry of an astronaut. Complete the paragraph given below using the words and phrases. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. (1 x 5=5)

24th Nov.
moon – weightless – cannot be precise – on how body behaves astronauts adapt – balance sensors – confuse them – soon body balances – move no gravity – on return – time to reorient

The (a)___________in moon is totally new and unimaginable. One cannot say with any degree of (b)______________ Gradually, the astronauts are guided by the balance sensors. But many a time, (c)_______________The body in a short period learns to balance itself and (d) __________This can be a problem and so one may need (e) ____________ on returning to earth

B2. Given below is an extract from an article in ‘Newsweek’:
‘For years, I ate fast food because it was efficient and cheap. I had no idea I could be damaging my health’ says Ceasar Barbar, 56 ‘ maintenance worker with heart disease. Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper on the health hazards caused by junk food using your own ideas and ideas from the unit on ‘Health and Medicine.’ Your answer should be in about 150 words. (10 marks)

5. You are Rekha/Rohit. You have seen the following news item in the newspaper.
Video Games, Internet, cell phones and other high-tech gear are just part of growing up in a digital world. But parents are concerned about the amount of time their children spend with these and worry that it might be distracting and cramping academic and social development.

Using your own ideas and those taken from the unit ‘Science’, write an article in about 200 words describing both the benefits and drawbacks of using these high-tech devices. (10 marks)