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Question Paper 2017-2018 Sub : Eng - I ENGLISH - I PAPER Class : X

Marks : 100 Time : 2.30

SECTION - A. PART - I

1. Choose the appropriate meaning of the underlined word from the options given below. ( 5 x 1 = 5 )

The rainfall eradicates (i) rural poverty. The problem constantly (ii) play hide and seek. They campaigned (iii) for their

rights. His exceptional (iv) skill has own many awards. They fall an easy prey (v) to stirring up emotion.

i) a) wipe out. b) dismiss. c) review. d) disrupt. ii)

a) often. b) continuously. c) seldom. d) occasionally. iii) a)

claimed. b) canvassed. c) recorded. d) calculated. iv) a)

abnormal. b) unusual. c) strange. d) odd. v) a)

clash. b) involvement. c) commitment. d) victim.

2. Choose the appropriate antonyms of the underlined words. ( 5 x 1 = 5 )

We will be a privileged (i) generation. I tell him not to panic (ii) and there are certain (iii) responsibilities assigned to

them. His concern (iv) is about the boy 's result. The monuments are impressive (v) to watch.

i) a) deprived. b) empowered. c) abandoned. d) incapable.

ii) a) to confront. b) to fear. c) to be calm. d) to command. iii)

a) definite. b) special. c) indefinite. d) several. iv) a)

interest. b) disinterest. c) anxiety. d) fear. v)

a) not interested. b) thrilling. c) unimpressive. d) grand

PART - II

Answer any TEN of the following : ( 10 x 1 = 10 )

3. The common expansion of NEET is —————

a) Navy Electronics and Electricity Test. b) Navy Electricity and Electronic Test.

c) National Eligibility and Entrance Test. d) National Entrance and Eligibility Test.

4. Choose the sentence that is correct in its meaning.

a) We keep showing them to find water. b) We keep shooing them to find water.

5. Replace the underlined word with its equalent American English word

He bought a Mudguard for his cycle.

6. Which of the words given below can be placed after the word 'clothes' to form a compound word.

a) wash. b) line. c) colour. d) soap

7. What is the plural form of 'genus' ? a) genesus b) genusses. c) genera

8. Add a prefix to the word 'dress' from the list given below

I could not able to give them ——dress. a) in b) en c) un d) re

9. Replace the underlined word with one of the phrasal verbs given below.

the thief escaped from the police. a) bailed off. b) bailed of. c) bailled of. d) bailled off

10. separate the syllables of any one of the following words

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a) Invisible b) Biology. c) variation

11. Choose the appropriate word to make a meaningful sentence

I will be ————— for the birthday party. a) invited. b) called

12. Construct a sentence using any one of the following word.

a) migrate. b) migration. c) migratory

13. Reframe the sentence using the underlined word as a noun

He practised well.

14. Which of the two sentences given below conveys the following meaning.

He takes after his father.

a) He resembles his father. b) He does all that his father does.

SECTION - B ( GRAMMAR - 25 MARKS )

PART - I. Answer all the following: respond to the following as directed. ( 10 x 1 = 10 )

15. which of the options given below will suite the following sentence

if you had helped the needy, ——————————.

a) you would have praised b) you would praised. c) you would have been praised.

16. Identify the pattern of the following sentence

The inscriptions of the vimanam talk about the king's gift. a) SVIODO. b) SVOA. c) SVO

17. Choose the correct question tag for the following statement

Nobody can change my mind, ————— ? a) can't it. b) can he. c) can they.

18. Complete the sentence

Revathi is —————— girl in this class.

a) most talkative. b) more talkative than many other. c) more talkative than any other

19. Choose the correct sentence which conveys the meaning of the sentence given below.

Should they have lost the match, we would have felt sad.

a) They lost, we felt sad. b) If they had lost, we would have felt sad. c) They had lost ,we felt sad.

20. Complete the sentence with the correct prepositional phrase

—————— he studied well, he failed in the exam. a) in the event of. b) inspite of. c) though

21. choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence

The teacher helped me ————— the sum. a) doing. b) to do. c) do

22. choose the correct phrase to complete the sentence

This book consists ——— in it. a) of two lessons. b) on two lessons. c) to two lessons

23. Choose the appropriate article to complete the sentence

The Mighty Himalayas lie close to —— Indo Gangetic Plains. a) the. b) a. c) an.

24. Choose the appropriate preposition to complete the sentence

The song " We Shall Overcome" is derived ——— Charles Tindley's Gospel song. a) of. b) from. c) at

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PART - II

Answer all the following rewrite as directed. ( 5 x 2 = 10 )

25. Combine the two sentences into a single sentence

take rest. you feel tired

26. Rewrite the sentence using the passive voice

I always drink milk before I went to bed

27. Rewrite the sentence in other speech

My friend exclaimed that it was a very terrible accident and he asked if I had seen it

28.from the context of the two sentences given below frame a single sentence using if class

Don't waste your time. you suffer a lot

29. Read the following sentences and write an observation using any one of the degrees of comparison

a) Tamil is easy to learn. b) social science is also easy to learn.

c) science is very easy to learn. d) English is not easy to learn

PART - III

30. Punctuate the following sentence. ( 1 x 5 = 5 )

yes im here im here celine yelled back

SECTION - C [ PROSE - 15 MARKS ] PART - I

Answer briefly any five of the following questions. ( 5 x 2 = 10 )

31. How can the Maharashtra Bill help the workers ?

32. What caused the commotion in the street?

33. Do you have a sheltered life? Give reasons for that.

34. What can artist do to save the planet?

35. How is music different from astronomy ?

36. Why was Hughie angry with Trevor ?

37. Who consecrated the temple? How?

PART - II

Answer in a paragraph any one of the following questions. ( 1 x 5 = 5 )

38. a) What were the contributions of the Chola to art and culture?

b) Describe the scene from the arrival of the water tanker till its departure?

c) How is character important in life?

SECTION - D [ POETRY - 20 MARKS ] PART - I

QUOTE FROM MEMORY. ( 1 x 5 = 5 )

39. a) Five lines of the poem. " The Cry Of The Children"

From : The reddest ........... To: ................. round and round.

PART - II

Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer the questions given below. ( 5 x 1 = 5 )

40. Where an aching generosy

is waiting its time to share,

What does aching generosity mean?

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41. ............................ with great black piano appassionato.

What does the word appassionato mean?

42. Softly, in the dusk, a woman is singing to me ;

Taking me back to the vista of years.

What is the poet remainded of on hearing the woman's song?

43. Inspite of my self, the insidious mastery of song

Betrays me back, till the heart of me weeps to belong.

Why does the poet weep?

44. No maps, no boundaries to black

My sojourn into unknown lands.

Whose sojourn is referred to here?

PART - III

Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer the questions given below. ( 5 x 1 = 5 )

If you can dream and not make dreams your master.

45. What is the figure of speech mentioned here?

I span and splash in distant spills.

46. Pick out the alliteration words.

47. What is the figure of speech?

A note as from a single place

A slender tingling fall that made

Now drops that floated on the pool.

Like pearls and now a silver blade.

48. Bring out the Rhyming words.

49. Bring out the Rhyming scheme.

PART - IV

Answer in a paragraph any one of the following questions. ( 1 x 5 = 5 )

50. a) Describe how the Shilpi gradually changes a virgin rock in to a statue of God.

b) Bring out the suffering of the children in the poem " The Cry Of the Children ".

c) How does the bird's life differ from the life of human beings?

SECTION - E [LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS - 20 MARKS] PART - I

51. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. ( 5 x 2 = 10 )

A countryman's son by accident trod upon on a snake's tail which turned and bite him, so that he died.

The father in a rage got his axe and pursuing the snake, cut off part of its tail. So the snake in revenge began

stinking several of the farmer's cattle and caused him severe loss. Well, the farmer thought it is best to make

it up with the snake and brought food and honey to the mouth of the liar, and said to it, "Let's forget and

forgive; perhaps you were right to punish my son, and take Vengeance on my cattle but, surely I was right in

trying to revenge him; now that we are both satisfied why should not we be friends again?" " No,no," said

the snake, " take away your gifts; you can never forget the death of your son, nor I the loss of my tail,

"Injuries may be forgiven but not forgotten.

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Questions :

a) Who are the characters in this story?

b) Why did the father take up his axe and what did he do with it?

c) How did the snake react when he lost his tail?

d) What did the farmer offer the snake and tell him?

e) State whether the statement true or false

The farmer wanted to be a friend of snake.

52. Identify and correct the Errors in the following sentence. ( 5 x 1 = 5 )

a) I went to school by foot.

b) Sumathi gave us good advise.

c) Hari told to me a story

d) I am listening the classical music now.

e) Watching TV serial and I ate my dinner.

53. Look at the picture and answer the questions given below. ( 5 x 1 = 5 )

a) What do you see in the picture?

b) How many students are there in this picture?

c) Give a suitable title.

d) Has the teacher worn spectacle?

e) What does the sentence on the board indicate?

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SAMBAVIGA HR. SEC. SCHOOL.

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