NIOS 10th ENGLISH (202) Question Paper April 2024 SET C PART B

NIOS 10th ENGLISH (202) Question Paper 2024 Solve

SECTION A

“READING” 

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Close your eyes. Imagine the vast blue ocean and think of your favourite sea creature. Did you see the face of cute bottle-nosed dolphin with a wide grin spread across his face ? Fun-loving, gentle and sensitive, the dolphin is an amazing mammal said to possess unusually high intelligence. Recent research suggests that the mammals' squeaks and clicks may be a form of communication and that some signature whistles could also be ways for the dolphin to identify itself and call out to each other. What does this mean ? It implies that dolphins, much like humans, name each other and call out to each other using these names!

Dolphins are truly out of the ordinary because of their intelligence. And, among the many creatures that share the earth with us, they come closest to humankind in terms of familial traits, emotions and learning. Just like us, dolphins live in groups called pods that they consider family. The feeling of community within a pod is intense. The dolphins in a pod care for the sick, elderly or injured and grieve just like humans. Like us, they are also social mammals who enjoy the company of dolphins from other pods, and sometimes even tease the sea creatures in their vicinity. Dolphins nurse their babies like humans and young ones remain with their mothers for almost three years, before swimming off to start their own family.

Amazing as it is to imagine that dolphins and other cetaceans could soon be entitled to their own rights. Mythology tells us that these creatures enjoyed a will of their own. The dolphin is depicted in many Greek stories as a seafaring creature that guided ships and helped sailors on long, treacherous journeys. According to one particular Greek myth, dolphins have "human" qualities because they were once humans themselves. The story goes that the Grreek God Dionysus was travelling the oceans when he was captured by pirates who mistook him for a royal member. The pirates chained the God to the ship's mast and rowed towards Turkey dreaming of rich ransom. Unobserved Dionysus broke out of his chains and started playfng his flute.

As he played his song, grape vines entwined the ships' mast and the oars turned into serpents. Frightened, the pirates threw themselves overboard and started to drown. However, Dionysus took pity on them and turned them into dolphins, blessing them with the ability to help and guide other seafarers in the future.

Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions:

Q17. Who has captured by Pirates? Why?

Answer - The Greek God Dionysus was travelling the oceans when he was captured by pirates who mistook him for a royal member.

Q18. Pick out the words that mean:

(i) Deceptive

Answer - Treacherous

Meaning - (Likely to give a false impression or to make somebody believe something that is not true)

(ii) Money asked for releasing someone

Answer - Ransom

Meaning - (The money that you must pay to free somebody who has been captured illegally and who is being kept as a prisoner)

Q19. The feeling of community within a pod is intense. Justify giving two facts.

Answer - The feeling of community within a pod is intense because:

1. The dolphins in a pod care for the sick, elderly, or injured and grieve just like humans.
2. Dolphins nurse their babies like humans, and young ones remain with their mothers for almost three years before swimming off to start their own family.

Q20. Mention any two qualities of a dolphin which make it an amazing mammal.

Answer - The two qualities of a dolphin which make it an amazing mammal:

1. Dolphins are fun-loving, gentle, and sensitive.
2. They possess unusually high intelligence and can communicate using squeaks and clicks.

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