PADASALAI.NET - PRE HALF-YEARLY QUESTION PAPER 2018 STD: X ENGLISH I PAPER MARKS: 100 PRE HALF YEARLY -2018 TIME: 2.30Hrs 1. a) Choose the appropriate synonyms of the underlined words. (5X1=5) It is almost a truism (1) to say that more depends for success in life an character than an knowledge. It is an invidious (2) thing to distinguish (3) between comparative values of knowledge and character. But since both are indispensable (4), I would urge on you that you should attach as much importance to character as to knowledge. This character must show itself in earnestness (5) in energy of action. 1. a) a obviously true statement b) false one c) narrated one d)harsh statement 2. a) just b) unjust c) injust d) adjust 3. a) indifferent b) different c) same d) false one 4. a) absolutely essential b) most essential c) rare one d) false one 5. a) happiness b) seriousness c) joyous d) sorrow b) Choose the appropriate antonym of the underlined words: (5X1=5) Hughie was wonderfully good losing with his crisp brown hair, his clear cut profile (6) and his grey eyes. He was as popular (7) with men as he was with woman and he had every accomplishment (8) except that the making money. He had tried everything. But he became, nothing a delightful, ineffectual (9) young (10) man with a perfect profile and no profession. 6. a) clear view b) some view c) outline d) main view 7. a) repopular b) unpopular c) dispopular d) inpopular 8. a) strong b) weakness c) attachment d) strength 9. a) efficient b) inefficient c) unefficient d) dull 10. a) boy b) man c) old d) strong c) Answer any ten of the following: (10X1=10) 11. The common expansion of SBI. a) State Board Institute b) State Bank of India c) State Board Instruction d) State Board in India 12. Choose the sentence that is correct in its meaning. a) The jailor let Messiaen compose music in the prison. b) The jailor let Messiaen to compose music in the prison. 13. Replace the underlined word with its equivalent American English. You keep the dustbin in the corner.
14. Which of the words given below can be placed after the word life. a) cycle b) journey c) walk d) match 15. What is plural form of the word axis? a) axes b) axe c) ax d) axe 16. Attach a prefix to the word operate : a) co b) dis c) en d) un 17. Replace the underlined word in the sentence with one of the phrasal verbs given below to convey the same meaning: The summer temperature soars past 105 0 F in North. a) runs forward b) grows over c) increases to d) flies high 18. Separate the syllables of any one of the following. a) climate b) injustice c) remark 19. Choose the appropriate word to make a meaningful sentence: The water is dirty to a) drink b) watch 20. Construct a sentence using one of the words given below. a) honest b) honesty c) honestness 21. Reframe the sentence using the underlined word as a noun. We wake up every morning fighting over water. 22. Which of the two sentences given below conveys the following meanings? He did not pass the exam. a) He is the only one not pass the exam. b) He is the only one pass the exam. II. a) Respond to the following as directed: (10X1=10) 23. Which of the options given below will suit the following sentence? If the mansoon fails a) the water scarcity take place. b) the water scarcity will take place. c) the water scarcity would take place. 24. Identify the pattern of the following sentence: He plays Veena. a) SV b) SVO c) SVA 25. Choose the correct question tag: Plants give out oxygen during the day a) Do they? b) Don t they? c) Do it?
26. Complete the sentence: Ram is than Kumar. a) taller b) not so taller c) not so tall as 27. Complete the sentence which correctly conveys the meaning of the sentence given below. No one can match his intelligence. a) Any one can hardly match his intelligence. b) Any one can match his intelligence. c) Any one match his intelligence. 28. Complete the sentence. poor result, Ravi got low mark. a) Due to b) Inorder to c) Inspite of 29. Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentences. He accepted with me. a) come b) to come c) coming 30. Choose the correct phrase to complete the sentence: He is ready the party. a) to forming b) for forming c) on forming 31. Choose the appropriate article to complete the sentence. The mobile phone is utility them. a) a b) an c) the 32. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence. The cat hid the door. a) under b) behind c) on b) Rewrite as directed. (5X2 =10) 33. From the context of the two sentences given below form single sentence. Raj missed the bus. He was late to school. 34. Rewrite this sentence in the other voice. He was awarded a prize by the government. His mother congratulated him. 35. Rewrite this sentence in direct speech. The teacher instructed the students not to write on both sides of the paper. 36. From the context of the two sentences given below form a single sentence using the If clause. The weather improves. We will drive down to Rameshwaram.
37. Read the following sentences about Raghu s family and write an observation in a single sentence using any one of the degrees of comparison. a) Arun s weight is 55 kilograms. b) Alex s weight is 46 kilograms. c) Ajay s weight is 56 kilograms. d) Vikram s weight is 44 kilograms. c) Punctuate the following sentence: (5) 38. we wake up every morning fighting over water says kamal bhate. Section C [ Prose 15 Marks] III. a) Answer briefly any five of the following question. (5X2=10) 39. What was the beggar s true identify? 40. What can artists do the save the planet? 41. What requires whole hearted devotion? 42. What was the condition of the water? 43. Why did Hughie fear an adverse reaction from the Baron? 44. What kind of character should you acquire while you are a student? 45. What can lead the world to violence? b) Answer any one of the questions in a paragraph. (5) 46. How does Baron Hausburg prove to be a model millionaire? 47. Describe the courageous way the Americans overcome the Fall of Twin Towers. 48. How is character important in life? Section D [Poetry 20 Marks] IV. a) Quote from memory. (1X5=5) 49. The first five lines from the poem Manliness. (OR) 50. Five lines from the poem Going for water From Each laid on other.heard them brook. b) Read the poetic lines and answer the questions. (1X5=5) i) Softly in the dusk, a woman is singing to me 51. What is the woman doing? 52. What is the time then? ii) Ready to run to hiding new with laughter when she found us soon. 53. Who were ready to run to the hiding new? 54. Who found whom soon?
iii) If you can meet with triumph and disaster And treat those two impostors just the same 55. What are the two impostors mentioned in the above lines? c) Read the lines from the poems and answer the question below: (5X1=5) i) So now it is rain for the singer to burst into clamour. With the great black piano appassionato the glamour. 56. Pick out the rhyming words in these lines. ii) Good men perform just deeds and brave men die And win not honour such as gold can give While the vain multitude plod on, and live And serve the curse that pins down. But? 57. Bring out the rhyme scheme used in these lines. iii) But once with in the wood we paused. 58. Pick out the alliteration words. iv) With laughter when she found us soon. 59. Identify the figure of speech used in the above line. v) Down the flood of remembrance. 60. Name the figure of speech used in the above line. d) Answer any one of the following questions in a paragraph. (5X1=5) 61. What are the views of the poet on the manner in which the millionaire acquires his wealth? 62. Describe various qualities of manliness. 63. What are the poet s reminiscences about his childhood days? V. a) Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. (5X2=10) An African elephant is larger than the Asian elephant. The wide ears of the African elephant are used for losing body heat. The tip of the African elephant s trunk has two lips. There are tour toe nails on the front foot and three on the back foot. The Asian elephant has concave head in contrast to the convex head of the African elephant. It s back is more curved than that of the African elephant. The Asian elephant has file toe nails on the front foot and four on the back foot. In India elephants are worshipeed as Gods. They are used to carry logs to wood. The ivory of the elephant has great value. Questions: 64. Which elephant is larger than the Asian elephant? 65. For what purpose are the wide ears of African elephant used? 66. What kind of head has the Asian elephant? 67. Where are elephant worshipped as God? 68. Which part of the elephants has great value?
b) Identify and correct the errors in the given sentences: (5X1=5) 69. I am working here since 2000 70. My friend lives at Mumbai. 71. The cup and saucer are beautiful. 72. Raja went to abroad. 73. If I am an angel, I would change the world. c) Look at the picture and answer the following questions. (5X1=5) 74) What do you see in the picture? 75) What are the children doing? 76) How is this activity useful for children? 77) Why do schools give project work for students? 78) Give your opinion of your class project in a sentence.