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Sunday, 17 February 2013

10TH SSLC ENGLISH IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

                                                               ENGLISH  I


I  choose the appropriate synonyms of the underlined words:

1.    Glum                     sullen/dejected
2.     Freckled               marked
3.     Piteous                  sad/sorrow/sympathetic
4.    Alms                      offering
5.    Battered                 beaten out
6.    Patched                  sewn up 
7.    Privileged                prestigious
8.    Exacting                  demanding
9.    Earnestness             seriousness
10.Invidious                  unjust 
11.Suffice                     enough
12.Prey                         victim 
13.Redress                   compensation
14.Scramble                 struggle
15.Panic                        fear
16.Exodus                     mass movement from one place
17.Welt                         mark
18.Jamming                   pushing with force
19.Pursuit                      chase
20.Denied                      refused     
21.Tragedy                    sad happening
22.Initiating                   starting 
23.Exceptional               unusual
24.Penalised                   punished
25.Legislated                  made into a  law     
26.Breeding haunts        nesting places
27.Twittering                  chirping
28.Restricted                   limited
29.Faceinating                 very interesting
30.Scantily                       insufficiently   
31.Opulence                    lavishness  richness
32.Cloisters                      covered passages 
33.grandiose                     impressive
34.patronage                     support
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         II CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE ANTONYMS OF THE UNDERLINED WORDS


35.Cursed                        blessed    
36.Piteous                        joyous
37.Adverse                      favourable
38.Wizened                     fresh
39.Forlorn                        cheer
40.Fascinate                     repel
41.Obvious                      vague
42.Fanatic                        ferocious
43.Grief                           joy  
44.Absurd                       wise
45.Secure                         insecure
46.Reverence                   disrespect
47.Jostle                           pull
48.Scarcity                       plenty/abundance                  
49.Shrunk                        stretched
50.Chase                          retreat
51.Soaring                        lowering
52.Jamming                      pulling
53.Unsustainable              steady
54.Brutality                      humanity
55.Denied                         accepted
56.Tragedy                       comedy
57.Bondage                      freedom
58.Penalised                     rewarded
59.Harsh                           polite
60.Abuse                          polite
61.Pausing                        moving
62.Mighty                        weak/feeble
63.Seldom                        often
64.Fascinating                  uninteresting 
65.Strange                       common
66.Stopping                     starting                     
67.Freezes                        liquefies
68.Opulence                    poverty
69.Valour                        timidity
70.Majestic                     paltry/poor/insignificant
71.Manificence               meaness
72.Revealed                   concealed
73.Intricate                     simple                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                PART - II       ABBREVATIONS
74. SAT                         standard assessment task
75.ISRO                        Indian space research organisation
76.MLA                         member of legislative assembly
77.HIV                          Human immuno deficiency virus
78.AIDS                       Acquired immuno deficiency syndrome
79.UNO                        United nations organisation
80.WHO                       World health organisation
81.PAN                        permanent account number
82.VIP                         very important person 
83.PIN                         postal index number
84.OPEC                     organisation of petroleum exporting countries                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    CHOOSE THE SENTENCE THAT IS CORRECT IN MEANING

85.Our day on earth is measured by the hour 
86.He wants to buy a flat by selling his house.
87.The injury is on my heal the injury is on my heel
88.She walked towards the gait she walked towards the gate 
89. The school principal is a honest man The school Principle is a honest man     
           
      REPLACE THE UNDERLINED WORDS WITH ITS EQUIVALENT AMERICAN ENGLISH             

101. Bonnet                    hood
102. Wash basin             sink
103. Zed                         zee
104. Trumpet                  horn
105. Biscuits                   cookies
106. Cot                          crib
107. Jam                          jelly
108. Stable                      barn
109. Goods train             freight train
110. Interval                   intermission



COMPOUND WORD

              
6. Which of the words given below can be placed after the word ----------- to form a       compound word? 
  1. School boy
  2. Teaspoon
  3. Goodwill
  4. Software
  5. Drawing room
  6. Downfall
  7. Washout
  8. Break fast
  9. Long forgotten

7.  What is the plural form of the word --------------?
  1. Bit-Bits
  2. Fox-foxes
  3. Hero-Heroes
  4. Echo-Echoes
  5. Buzz-Buzzes
  6. Bush-Bushes
  7. Curio-Curios
  8. Cuckoo-cuckoos
  9. Thief-Thieves
  10. knife-Knives


8. Attach a prefix to the word----------from the list given below to complete the sentence
  1. ambi-Ambitious
  2. Bi-Bicycle, Bigamy, Bilateral, Binocular.


9. Replace the underlined word in the sentence with one of the phrasal verbs given below to convey the same meaning:
  1. Give up – Abandon an attempt to-do something
  2. Lay over – Stop at a place on a journey
  3. Get back – Return
  4. Stand-offish – Aloof, reserved
  5. Stand back – Move back
  6. Get on – Cope with
  7. Give in – Yield
  8. Stand out – Continue to resist
  9. Lay by – Keep for future use

10. Syllables
  1. properly – Pro-per-ly
  2. Entertainment – En-ter-tain-ment
  3. Survival – Sur-vi-val
  4. Guitarist – Gui-ta-rist

11. Choose the appropriate word to make a meaning full sentence:

  1. Cherrapunji people (Waste /Save) rain water.
  2. As the car passed, it (Shook /Spattered) the rain water.
  3. They (Prepare /Provide) clean drinking water for the party.
  4. Raja will (receive /get) a letter next week.
  5. People (welcome /envy) the monsoon.

12. Construct a Sentence using one of the words given below:
  1. Popular: Tendulkar is a Popular Sportsman.
  2. Loyal: I am loyal to you.
  3. Sympathy : Teacher taught me the meaning of the word sympathy
  4. Profound: The well is profound.

13. Reframe the sentence using the underline word as a below.
  1. My father gave me a Present of watch on my birthday.
My father presented me a watch on my birthday.

  1. The Science teacher made a very good illustration about a new experiment.
The Science teacher illustrated a new experiment well.

14. Which of the two sentences given below conveys the following meaning?
1.      All Students spelt the words correctly except Gandhi.
a)      All the Students did not spell the word correctly.
b)      Only Gandhi misspelt the word
2.      Barking dogs seldom bite.
a)      Only a barking dog will bite.
b)      The barking dog will never bite.
3.      He worked hardly for the examination.
a)      He did not work at all.
b)      He worked sincerely.


                                     SECTION - II
                          (GRAMMAR: 25 MARKS)
                                         PART – I\
15. Respond to the following as directed.
1. If you waste water – I shall get wet
2. If you lend me some money – I can buy a car                                                                                                                     3.If Naveen is late – You will suffer
4. If the bus breaks down – I Won’t be able to attend the class
5. If it rains – he will be punished

16. Identify the Pattern of the following sentence:
1. S+V: Raju woke up
2. S+V+O: He wore his new uniform.
3. S+V+IO+DO: His father gave him his school bag.
4. S+V+C: He was excited.
5. S+V+O+C: Rearing made him a complete man.
6. S+V+A: He was going to school.
17. Choose the correct question tag for the following statement:
1. The bus is early today, isn’t?
2. The conductor will not give you change for Rs.10/-, will he?
3. You should treat each other with respect, shouldn’t/you?
4. The flag has four colours on it, hasn’t it?

18. Complete the sentence:
1. India is greater than Pakistan.
    Pakistan is not so great as India

2. April is as hot as May.
May is not hotter than April
      
3. The elephant is the biggest animal in the forest
    The elephant is bigger than any other animal in the forest
    No other animal in the forest is so big as the elephant.

4. Mr. Roshanlal is the richest man in his village. – Superlative
    The climate on the hills is better than that on the plains - Comparative
    It is as hot today as it was yesterday. -  Positive

19. Choose the sentence which correctly conveys the meaning of the sentence given below:
Nobody can forget how India won her freedom.
Everyone can remember how India won her freedom.

Nobody can forgive him for his action.
No one cannot leave him unpunished.

20. Complete the sentence:
------------- The rain, the match continued.
In spite of

21. Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence:
He agreed ------------me a computer.
To buy

22. Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence
The farmers were keen-----------the field before the monsoon.
On harvesting

23. Choose the appropriate article to complete the sentence:
I have brought you a collection of -----------award winning books of this year.
An
  1. an orange
  2. a useless pen
  3. an ugly picture
  4. an artist
  5. a unit
  6. an M.A
  7. a university
  8. We go to the temple
  9. I like the picture
  10. The cow gives milk
  11. The elephant is the biggest animal

24. Choose the appropriate preposition to complete the sentence:
The people stood-----------the road to watch the procession go by
On
  1. The work will be over--------this evening
By
  1. The Papers are to be Prepared---------a month
Within
  1. My uncle will visit me---------May
In
  1. The cat hid---------the door
Behind
  1. Ravi stayed with his uncle-----------six month
For


                                          PART – II
Rewrite as directed:
  1. From the context of the two sentence given below form a single sentence:
1.   Anand heard that he had won the first prize.
      When Anand heard that he had won the first prize, he jumped with joy.
      2.      The doctor decided to operate upon me and gave me an anaesthetic.
Having decided to operate upon me, the doctor gave me an anaesthetic.

      3. I regained my strength and I started playing again.
          Regaining my strength, I started playing again


  1. Rewrite these sentence using the passive voice:
1.      He was awarded a prize by the government.
The government awarded him a prize.

2.      The certificates were issued to the students by the principal
The principal issued the certificates to the students.

3.      The Manager did not give them a bonus
They were not given a bonus by the Manager.
          
4.      The old man completed his work
His work was completed by the old man

5.      They must arrest the culprits
The culprits must be arrested

6.      We Should help the poor
The poor should be helped by us.

  1. Rewrite  this sentence in direct speech
  1. The teacher told the student that the student had done very well in the test.
The teacher said to the students,” You have done very well in the test”
  1. The Prime Minister said that he was determined to abolish poverty.
The Prime Minister said,” I am determined to abolish poverty”.
  1. All Holy Scriptures advise us to do our duty without worrying about the result.
All holy scriptures say,” Do your duty without worrying about the result”.
  1. The teacher asked me whether I was going to join the Medical course or the Engineering course
The teacher said to me,” Are you going to join the Medical course or the Engineering course.
  1. Shyam’s grandfather advised him not to waste his time in unnecessary activities.
Shyam’s grandfather said to him,” Don’t waste your time in unnecessary activities.



   28. From the context of the two sentences given below form a single sentence using
         The “if” clause:
         The glass falls
         The glass breaks.
         If the glass falls, it will break.
   
   29.    Read the following sentences about Smitha’s family and write an observation         in sentences using any one of the degrees of comparison.

a)      Smitha is 5 feet tall.
b)      Kumar is 4.5 feet tall.
c)      Prem is 5.5 feet tall.
d)     Nina is 3.5 feet tall.
e)      Mohan is 6 feet tall.
       Mohan is taller any of her members of smitha’s family.
                                            OR
       Mohan is the tallest member of the family.
                                              OR
      No other member in the family is so short as Nina.
 

                                                        PART III

30.    Punctuate the following sentence
“Poor old chap!” said Hughie, “How miserable he looks! But I suppose to you painters, his face is his fortune?”
“Certainly you don’t want a beggar to look happy, do you?”

                                             
                                      
                                            SECTION III 
                                        (Prose : 15 Marks) 
                                                            PART-I
 Answer briefly any five of the following questions. Your answer should not exceed 30 words:

31.    What makes you feel Alan was a good painter?
       Why did Hughie fear an adverse reaction from the Baron?
       Why did Hughie wish to apologise to the Baron?

32.    How is music different from astronomy?
What is the significance of art?
What can artistes do to save the planet?

33.    What requires whole-hearted devotion?
What is your primary duty towards yourself?
Is character influenced by surrounding? How?
How would you define the true spirit of discipline?
What should be the students’ attitude towards the government?
   
34.    What is a metropolis?
What caused the commotion in the street?
What can lead the world to violence?
What according to Diwan Singh will happen if the rivers dwindle?
What was the condition of the water?
    
35.    How can the Maharashtra Bill help the workers?
Besides laws, what could help domestic workers have a better life?
How are some domestic workers’ lives similar to those of slaves?

36.    Who are the brave little voyages?
Describe the manner in which birds make their long journey.
Can you suggest some reasons why birds travel in flocks?


37.    List out the specialities of Thanjavur?
Why does the abode echo Mount Kailash?
What aspect of the temple baffles engineers till this day?




                         PART II
Answer in paragraph any one of the following questions. Your paragraph should not exceed 120 words.

38.    Who was Hughie? How had Hughie treated the model who posed for Trevor?
What are the various duties of a student? Describe any two duties of a student as pointed out by Gokhale.
How would our research on migration benefit the birds?
                           SECTION IV

Quote from memory one of the following extracts:

39.    a) Five lines of the poem  The cry of children
b) Five lines of the poem Going for water


                                         PART II

Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer the question given below:

      40.’The world in gloom and splendour passes by
              And thou in the midst of it with brows that gleam.’
         
a)      What does the poet mean by ‘gloom and splendour’/
b)      Who does ‘thou’ refer to?
       
             ‘The griefs and rags, and all the meaner parts
              That balances thy one grim misgotten pile’.
a)      What does the ‘grim and pile’ refer to?
b)       What opinion this lines gives about the millionaire?
    
              ‘A creature of that old distorted dream
               That makes the sound of life an evil cry.’
a)      To whom does the word ‘creature’ refer to?
b)      What makes the sound of an evil cry?
              
           41. ‘In spite of myself, the insidious mastery of song
                Betrays me back, till the heart of me weeps to belong.’
a)      What does the word insidious refer to?
b)        Why the heart of the poet weeps?

                  ‘If you can meet with triumph and disaster:
                    And treat those two impostors just the same.’
                                       Who are the two impostors?

                   ‘If you can force your heart, and nerve, and sinew
                     To serve your turn long after they are gone;’
                                        What is the meaning of sinew?

            42. ‘And all day, the iron wheels are droning
                    And sometimes we could pray.’
                                      Who does ‘we’ refer to?

                    ‘But once within the wood, we paused
                      Like gnomes that hid from us from the moon’
a)      Where did the children pause?
b)      To whom were they compared to?
c)      What does the meaning of the word ‘gnomes’?
                    For, all day, the wheels are droning, turning...
               a) What are the wheels spoken of?
                b) What is meant by ‘droning’,’ turning’?

           
             43. ‘Only blood shot eyes betray
                     Deep pride, then reverence.’
                               a) Why are the eyes blood shot?

  ‘I spawn and splash in distant spills,’
a)      What is ‘spawn and splash’?
b)      What does ‘distant spills’ means?
                        
                       ‘Virgin rock takes form
                          Rugged lines melt,’
a) What is meant by ‘rugged lines’?
b) How does the virgin rock takes form?

                                      
                                                      PART-III

Read the following lines from the poems you have studied and answer the question given below:

           44. “By want and rags and homelessness made vile,
                   The grief’s and hates, and all the meaner parts
                   That balances thy one grim misgotten pile.”

                 Pick out the rhyming words in these lines.

           45. “If you can fill the unforgiving minute
                   With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
                   Your is the earth and everything that’s in it,
                   And, what is more, you’ll be a man, my son.”

                  Bring out the rhyme scheme used in these lines.
             
           46. “I spawn and splash in distant spills”
        
                   Pick out the words in alliteration.

47.    …my manhood is cast down in the flood of remembrance.
The figure of speech in this line is
a)      Simile
b)      Metaphor
c)      Personification.
    
48.    “The reddest flower would look as pale as snow.”
What is the figure of speech employed in this line?

                                             PART-IV

Answer in paragraph any ONE of the following questions. Your paragraph should not exceed 120 words.

49.    What does the bird’s life differ from the life of human being?
Describe the experiences of the children on their way to the brook to seek water.

Describe the various qualities of manliness.

What are the views of the poet on the manner in which the millionaire acquires his wealth?




                                                  SECTION-V

                          [LANGUAGE FUNTIONS: 20 MARKS]

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

50.  A patriot is a man who loves his country, works for it, and is willing to fight and
       Die for it. Every soldier is bound to do his duty, but the best soldiers do more than this. They risk their lives because they love the country they are fighting for. They love its hills and valleys, its cities and villages, its people and their way of life and they are willing to defend it to the last against enemies who try to conquer it and destroy it.

QUESTION :

a)      ‘Risk’ means :
i)                    miss ii) lose iii) endanger iv) meet.
b)      Who is a patriot?
c)      What do the best soldiers do?
d)     Why do they risk their lives?
e)      What do they love?

50.    Identify and correct the errors in the following sentences:

a)      Neither the Secretary nor the Manager were available.
b)      Kala is tallest girl in the class.
c)      He told to me a story.
d)     Rama is a honest man.
e)      Though he is rich but he is unhappy.





51.    Look at the picture given below and answer the following question  in one or two sentences of your own :



                                          
a)       What are living creatures do you see in this picture?
b)      Where are the creatures?
c)       What is the name of the flower that you see in the picture?
d)       How many butterflies are in the pictures?
e)       State  true or false
Butterflies saves honey
                   
                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                      

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