The Millennium School, Mathura

Session 2024-25
Half yearly exam [sample paper]

Class:_ X
Subject: Information Technology
Time:3 Hours
M.M: 70
General Instructions:
1. Please read the instructions carefully.
2. This Question Paper consists of 58 questions in two sections: Section A & Section B.
3. Section A has Objective type questions whereas Section B contains Subjective type questions.
4. Out of the given (34+24 =) 58 questions, a candidate has to answer (26 + 16 =) 42 questions in the
allotted (maximum) time of 3 hours.
5. All questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order.
6. SECTION A - OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (26 MARKS):
i. This section has 34 questions.
ii. Q. no 1 to 34 carry 1 mark each.
iii. A candidate has to do 26 questions.
iv. Do as per the instructions given.
7. SECTION B – SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (44 MARKS):
i. This section has 24 questions.
ii. Q. no 35 to 49 carry 2 marks each.
iii. Q. no 50 to 58 carry 4 marks each.
iv. Do as per the instructions given.
v. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part

SECTION A: OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

Do any 3:
1. ________ takes place between two individuals.
a. Written communication b. Public communication
c. Interpersonal communication d. Small group communication
2. A____ feedback pinpoints a thing or issue or a point without talking about
general overview.
a. Formal b. Informal c. Specific d. Non-specific
3. Which of the following is a barrier in effective communication?
a. Linguistic clarity b. Concreteness
c. Precession d. Personal differences
4. It allows us to share a lot of information by combining two or more
related thoughts into one sentence.
a. Complex sentence b. Simple sentence
c. Compound sentence d. Complete sentence
Do any 4:
5. The stress hormones released by our body during increased stress level is/are
______
a. Cortisol b. endorphin c. dopamine d. Adrenaline
6. To grab the opportunities , one should have_______
a. Vision b. Persistence c. Enthusiasm d. All of these
7. Promotion is an example of _______type of self-motivation.
a. internal b. external c. intrinsic d. extrinsic
8. What does the A mean in S.M.A.R.T goals stand for?
a. Achievable b. Accessible c. Action d. Achieving
9. Time management is important to __________.
a. Students only b. Employees only c. Everyone d. No one
Do any 4:
10. Kartik’s Computer was running very slow, hangs and often restarts. He is
very confused and tensed as he was working on a very important assignment.
Kartik’s friend gave him the following suggestions. Identify who has given
him a genuine suggestion.
a. Radha : Restart your machine
b. Ishan : Install reliable antivirus software and update
c. Amar : Don’t use Pendrive
d. Sam : Install free antivirus from net
11. The physical parts of computer system that we can see and touch are
called__.
a. Software b. Hardware c. SPAM d. DISC
12. Which of the following shortcut keys is used to move a file?
a. Ctrl + C b. Ctrl + P c. Ctrl + V d. Ctrl + X
13. Which of the following function is not a way to protect data?
a. Password b. Antivirus and firewall
c. Secure sites d. Trojan Horse
14. Which of the following cannot be handled by an anti-virus software?
a. Junk file b. Spam
c. Malware d. Software setting glitch
DO any 3:
15. When you apply a ____________, you apply a group of formatting effects
together in one single step.
a. Effect b. Style c. Template d. Format
16. Which of the following does not affect the positioning of an image
in a document..
a. Text wrapping b. Colour mode c. Anchoring d. Text Wrapping
 17. Which toolbar has command to work with drawing objects?
a. 3D settings b. Drawing c. Font work d. Standard
18. What is the shortcut of creating a new document using the default template?
a. Ctrl + A b. Ctrl + T c. Ctrl + D d. Ctrl + N
19. Identify the command used to create a table of contents in Open Office Writer?
a. File -> New -> TOC b. File -> Create -> TOC
c. Insert -> Table of Contents d. Insert -> Indexes and Tables -> Entry
Do any 4:
20. A named collection of various formatting features is known as.
21. _______style impact a full paragraph.
22. ______menu contains image related options.
23. Writer creates a new document, unless specified otherwise, using a
_____template.
24. The default number of levels of heading in a Writer TOC is _________ .
Do any 4:
25. Which of the following is not a ‘what-if analysis tool?
a. Scenario b. Track Change c. Solver d. Goal Seek
26. Radhika has created a worksheet where she has added all the information of
his employees. She wants every employee to go through the worksheet and
update their address and phone number, if required. She also would like to
know the changes done by her employees. Which feature of spreadsheet she
should enable to see the changes made by her employees?
a. Macro b. Link Workbook c. Change Worksheet d. Track Changes
27. The default name for a newly inserted worksheet in a workbook is ______ .
a. New Sheet b. Sheet New c. Unnamed d. Sheet < n >
28. The descriptions about the changes made in cells are available through ____.
a. Descriptive list b. Comments c. Position d. None of these
29. You can create/run macros in Calc using _____menu.
a. Insert b. Data c. Format d. Tools
Do any 4:
30. Command opens a document in shared mode is _____________.
31. The values passed to macros are called __________.
32. The changes made by multiple users finally stored or ignored in a document when
_______action takes place.

33. By default, sheets tab are present at the __________ of the spreadsheet.

34. Within a worksheet, a cell reference takes the form__________.

 SECTION B: SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

2 Marks Questions
Do any 1:
35. What is the use of E-mail communication?
36. Imagine you are a high school student working on a group science project. You
present your part of the project to your group, but you’re not sure if it meets the
expectations or aligns with what the group needs. Why is it important for your
classmates to give you feedback in this situation?
Do any 2:
37. Give the Four Steps for Effective Time Management.
38. State any two recreational activities which can help individuals transcend to a
happier mental state and help manage stress.

39. Name the four Stress causal agents.

Do any 2:
40. Amit frequently experiences slow performance on his computer when working
with large spreadsheets and multiple applications. He notices that the system
freezes and lags, especially when switching between programs. What should Amit
do to improve his computer’s performance in handling large spreadsheets and
multitasking?
41. Name any two methods to protect the data from theft and viruses.

42. Define any two operating Systems.

Do any 2:
43. Describe the steps to create a custom style named 'myStyle1' using drag-and-drop.
44. What do you understand by Anchoring in Word Processor?
45. State any two purposes of using Templates in a word document.
Do any 3:
46. What is use of What-if Scenarios?
47. What do you mean by Sorting in a Spreadsheet?
48. Differentiate between Relative and Absolute Hyperlinks with the help of an
example
49. Mention any two operations that can be performed using Macros in a spreadsheet.
 4 Marks Questions
Do any 2:
50. What do you understand by the term Table of Contents? List the characteristics of
a good ‘Table of content’ in a word processor.
51. Imagine you are preparing a series of school reports that need to include your
school’s logo, a picture of your project, and a standard footer with your name and
class. Instead of adding and formatting these elements individually in each report,
you use LibreOffice Writer templates to simplify this process.
a) How can we apply the template from the available template list?
b) When is exporting of templates useful?
52. Write steps resize and crop an image.

Do any 4:
53.Define the following:
a) Subtotals
b) Consolidating Data
54. Explain the term ‘Solver’ in relation to the Spreadsheets with example.
55. Imagine you are a student organizing a fundraising event for your school club.
You have a spreadsheet in LibreOffice Calc that lists donations from different
sponsors. Each sponsor has contributed multiple times, and you need to
summarize the total amount donated by each sponsor. a) Which tool in Calc can
be used to create the group automatically? b) Which functions can be applied to
the grouped data? c) Which menu option is used to apply this Tool? d) What is
purpose of e (-)or (+) signs on grouped data?
56. How is what-if analysis carried out through scenarios in a worksheet?

57. What are document hyperlinks? How are they useful?

58. List some features which are not available in Shared document mode.