UNIT TEST
ENGLISH
(Unit -6)
CLASS : 10 MARKS
: 60
I.
Write the synonyms of the following words 5 × 1 = 5
1.
seldom 2.
twittering 3. restricted
4.
fascinating 5. stresses
II.
Write the antonyms of the following words 5 × 1 = 5
1.
capturing 2. fascinating 3. regular
4. seldom 5. early
III.
Which of the words given below can be placed after the given words to form compound
words? 2 × 1 = 2
1.
Cricket - a) field b) court c)ground d)
area
2.
River - a) star b) bed c)
rest d) free
IV.
Identify the pattern of the following sentence: 3 × 1 = 3
1.
He answered my
question instantly – a )SVOA b) SVCA c) SV IO DO
2.
His father gave him the school bag. - a) SVOC b) SVAA c) SVIODO
3.
reading made him a complete man. - a) SVOC b) SVAA c) SVIODO
V.
Answer the following questions (any5) 5
× 2 = 10
1. What could be the
meaning of the phrase “carrying winter on their back”?
2. Who are the brave
little voyagers?
3. Which is the
smallest of all birds?
4. The migration of
birds faces two main dangers, what are they?
5. Identify the reasons
why birds migrate?
6. What is meant by
local movement?
VI.
Answer any 2 of the following questions in a paragraph 2 × 5 = 10
1.
Describe briefly how birds migrate.
2.
How does the bird’s life differ from the life of human
beings?
3.
What lesson had Kumar learnt from the birds?
VII.
Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer the questions given
below each set : 5 × 1 = 5
1.
“The globe’s my world. The cloud’s my kin”
a.
What is the figure
of speech employed in this line?
b.
Who is the speaker
in the poem?
2.
“No walls for me, no vigil gates”
a.
Whom does ‘me’
refer to?
b.
What does ‘vigil’
mean?
3.
“I spawn and splash in distant spills”
a.
Pick out the words
that are alliterated.
VIII.
Quote from memory 1
× 5 = 5
1.
The first five lines of the poem “Migrant Bird”
From : “The globe’s…………………………….
To : ………………………………..gates.
IX.
Choose the correct answer 5
× 1 = 5
1.
Kumar’s dream
country was……………………
a)
India b) Japan c) America
d) China
2.
Kumar’s mother
would urge her son to……………………
a) send money b) help his brother
c) marry d)
return home
3.
Kumar’s father
hired a ……………… to view the
nests.
a)camera
b)telescope c) lenses d) microscope
4.
Utopia means………………
a) island
b) country c) dreamland d) airport
5.
The birds in
Vedanthangal knew that their home is in ………………
a) India b) America c) Antarctic d) Arctic
X.
Identify the character/speaker 5 × 1 = 5
1.
‘Oh, Ma! How I
miss you’
2.
And there’s no
place like home, is there?
3.
He had earned it
as a highly intelligent and enterprising young man.
4.
That soft, sweet
creature, ever loving and caring.
5.
“Home is where the
heart is.”
XI.
Observe the map given
below and write the instructions required 5
A stranger is approaching you to guide him to
the State Bank of India. Write instructions to help him.
Prepared by
S. Gopinath B.A., B.Ed.,Graduate
Teacher (Eng)
Govt Boys
Hr Sec School, Valappady, Salem.