UNIT TEST
ENGLISH
(Unit -1)
CLASS :
10 MARKS
: 60
I.
Write
the synonyms of the following words 5
×1 = 5
1.
glum 2. forlorn 3. coarse 4. alms 5.
piteous
II.
Write
the antonyms of the following words 5
×1 = 5
1.
popular 2. rare 3. private 4.
piteous 5. inability
III.
Choose the sentences that are correct
in its meaning 2 ×1 = 2
1.
a) Everyone must sea the see.
b)
Everyone must see the sea
2.
a) We will set sail for Japan next week.
b)
We will set sale for
Japan next week.
IV.
Supply
suitable question tags 4 ×1 = 4
1.
Give me your pen
please, ……………………?
a.
will you b.
won’t you c. shouldn’t you
2.
Let us go for a
picnic, ……………………?
a.
will you b. shall we c. should we
3.
Students should
use the time usefully ……………………?
a.
will you b. should they c. shouldn’t they
4.
There is no water
in the tank ……………………?
a.
is it b.
is there c. isn’t there
V.
Rewrite
as directed 2 ×2 = 4
1.
The teacher asked me whether I was going to join
the Medical course or the Engineering course. (Rewrite the sentence in direct
speech)
2.
The teacher said to the students, “Have
you done the problem which I have given to you yesterday?” (Rewrite the
sentence in indirect speech)
VI.
Answer
any 5 of the following questions 5 ×2 = 10
1.
What
was Hughie’s financial status?
2.
What
was the beggar’s true identity?
3.
Why
was Hughie upset?
4.
What
made the old man look a typical beggar?
5.
What
was the condition laid down by the Colonel to allow Hughie’s engagement to
Laura?
6.
Why
is the model’s face his fortune?
VII.
Answer
any two of the following questions in a paragraph 2
×5 = 10
1. Who was Hughie? How
had Hughie treated the model who posed for Trevor?
2. What does the poet
of “Beautiful indisde” say about ‘inner beauty’?
3. Narrate the story
“Sam” in your own words.
VIII.
Read the following
sets of poetic lines and answer the questions 5 ×1 = 5
1.
“A
Geode can split to reveal”
a.
What
is a geode?
b.
How
does a geode look?
2.
“Piles
of purple crystals”
a.
Pick
out the words that are alliterated.
3.
“May
seem as plain as can be?”
a.
What
is the figure of speech employed in the above line?
4.
“Then
what gems would we see?”
The figure of speech employed
here is ……………………
a. Simile b. Personification c. Metaphor
IX.
Identify
the character/speaker. 5 ×1 = 5
1.
“Guess I’ll call
you Goldy”
2.
“Thank you,
Shelly”
3.
“We need to find
his owner”
4.
“Gee, What
happened to you”
5.
“Someone must have
trained him”
X.
Match the
following 5 ×1 = 5
1.
Shelly - put a notice in the
newspaper
2.
Goldy - real
owner of the dog
3.
Mom - blond
labrador
4.
Diane -
separated Diane and Sam
5.
Traffic accident - nursed the
paw
XI.
Write a dialogue between a customer and
bank manager regarding opening a new account with at least ten utterances. 5
Prepared
by - S. Gopinath B.A., B.Ed.,Graduate
Teacher (Eng)
Govt Boys Hr Sec School, Valappady, Salem.