FIRST UNIT TEST Practice Paper No 3 Std.10th With Answers
FIRST UNIT TEST
(Practice Paper 3)
Std. – 10th Sub – English (LL) Marks: 30
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Q.1. (A) Do as directed. (Attempt any four) (8 marks)
(1) Complete the words by using correct letters. (2)
(i) ea_th
(ii) sma_t
(iii) atta_k
(iv) plea_e
Ans:
(i) earth
(ii) smart
(iii) attack
(iv) please
(2) Put the words in alphabetical order. (2)
(i) bundle, firm, salary, across
(ii) shop, speed, suit, soon
Ans:
(i) across, bundle, firm, salary,
(ii)shop, speed, soon, suit
(3) Punctuate the following: (2)
(i) whats the secret of your energy i asked
(ii) lets walk together
Ans:
(i) “What’s the secret of your energy?” I asked.
(ii) Let’s walk together.
(4) Make four words (minimum of 3 letters) using the letters in the word ‘classrooms’. (2)
Ans:
Classrooms: Class, room, moor, ram
(5) Write the related words as shown in the example. (2)
Ans: Clever, small, tall, active
(6) Complete the word-chain of ‘adjectives. Add four words, each beginning with the last letter of the previous word. (2)
Ans: cruel, (a) large (b) excellent (c) tall (d) lazy.
(B) Do as directed. (2 marks)
(1) (Attempt any one)
(a) Make a meaningful sentence by using the phrase ‘a lot of’. (1)
Ans: There were a lot of people at the party.
OR
(b) Add a clause to the following sentence to expand it meaningfully.
You will get success.
Ans: You will get success if you work hard.
(2) (Attempt any one)
(a) Add a prefix or suffix to make new words. (1)
(i) lucky
(ii) manage
Ans:
(i) Lucky: Unlucky
(ii) manage: management
OR
(b) Make a meaningful sentence using any one of the following words.
(i) lucky (ii) manage
Ans:
(i) I am lucky that I have a co-operative teacher.
(ii) She felt lucky to manage her time effectively
Q.1. Read the following passage and complete the activities. (10 Marks)
(A1) State whether the following sentences are True or False.
(i) The writer saw something horrible on the roof of the club house.
(ii) A big male langur was protecting the baby langur.
(iii) The writer started throwing a piece of stone at the dominant big langur.
(iv) The big langur noticed the assault of writer.
Ans:
(i) The writer saw something horrible on the roof of the club house. True
(ii) A big male langur was protecting the baby langur. False
(iii) The writer started throwing a piece of stone at the dominant big langur. True
(iv) The big langur noticed the assault of the writer. False
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I glanced towards the roof of the club house and saw something horrible. A big male langur, apparently the leader of its group, was holding a baby langur in his hands and mercilessly biting it all over with a definite intent to kill. The helpless mother of the baby and other lesser members of the langur group were scattered on the roofs of the buildings nearby watching the baby being killed. I recalled the terrible custom in the animal clan according to which a dominant male usually does not allow another male baby or adult to survive within its group. Without losing any time, I gathered a stout stick in one hand and hurled a piece of stone at the marauding langur. The langur was so infuriated that it hardly took any notice of my assault. But then I started throwing more stones. The dogs on their part raised their pitch of cry |
(A2) Things that writer saw on the roof of the club house
(i) ………………………………………….
(ii) …………………………………………
(iii) …………………………………………
(iv) …………………………………………
Ans:
(i) A big male langur holding a baby langur in his hands and biting it.
(ii) The helpless mother of the baby langur and other lesser members of the langur group scattered on the roofs of nearby buildings, watching the baby being killed.
(iii) The writer recalled the terrible custom in the animal clan where a dominant male usually does not allow another male baby or adult to survive within its group.
(iv) Dogs raising their pitch of cry in response to the events unfolding.
(A3) Match the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’.
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Column ‘A’ |
Column ‘B’ |
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(i) clan (ii) dominant (iii) stout (iv) assault |
(a) attack (b) heavy (c) powerful (d) a very large family |
Ans:
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Column ‘A’ |
Column ‘Ans’ |
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(i) clan (ii) dominant (iii) stout (iv) assault |
(d) a very large family (c) powerful (b) heavy (a) attack |
(A4) Do as directed.
(1) The langur was so infuriated. (Make it exclamatory)
Ans: How infuriated the langur was!
(2) I recalled the terrible custom. (Choose correct alternative of ‘Passive voice’.)
(i) The terrible custom had been recalled by me.
(ii) The terrible custom is recalled by me.
(iii) The terrible custom was recalled by me.
(iv) The terrible custom are recalled by me.
Ans: (iii) The terrible custom was recalled by me.
(A5) Do you think that the custom of baby killing by dominant male in animal clan is good? Explain.
Ans: The custom of dominant male animals killing babies is a natural way for them to make sure their own babies survive. It helps them have more babies of their own. However, this can seem unkind to us because it causes suffering for the baby animals. Whether this is good or bad depends on how we look at it – from a nature point of view, it helps the strong animals have more babies, but from a human point of view, it can seem unkind.
Q.2. Read the extract and complete the following activities. (5 marks)
A1. True or false
Say whether the following statements are true or false. (02)
(i) The child demands the moonlight from his father.
(ii) The child wants to sow small moons of light from the city to his village.
(iii) The route to the village is dangerous.
(iv) The child’s father returns home early.
(i) The child demands the moonlight from his father. False.
(ii) The child wants to sow small moons of light from the city to his village. True.
(iii) The route to the village is dangerous. True.
(iv) The child’s father returns home early. False
A3. Name the figure of speech in the following line. (01)
I want to sow many, small, small moons of light.
Ans: The figure of speech in the above line is “repetition.”
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O moon, give me moonlight, basketful or two baskets full, with seeds of moonlight. From the city to my village, on the sides of the path I want to sow many, small, small moons of light. The whole village goes to the city daily to work. It becomes dark on its way back as my village is quite far. The route is tough and full of snakes and scorpions. Neither bus nor cart plies. |
(A5) Do you think that the custom of baby killing by dominant male in animal clan is good? Explain.
Ans: The custom of dominant male animals killing babies is a natural way for them to make sure their own babies survive. It helps them have more babies of their own. However, this can seem unkind to us because it causes suffering for the baby animals. Whether this is good or bad depends on how we look at it – from a nature point of view, it helps the strong animals have more babies, but from a human point of view, it can seem unkind.
A1. Informal Letter A2. Formal letter
Write a letter to your school headmaster informing him about the event and requesting to let the students of your school participate in the event. Use the points given in the above advertisement. You may add your own points.
Write a letter to your little brother who is fond of singing. Tell him about the
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upcoming auditions. Use the points given in the above advertisement.
You may add your own points.
Imagine that you are Manas/Samiksha Ramrao Jadhav, flat No. 102, Ganesh Nagar, Osmanabad. Write any one of the following letters.
Ans:
Manas Ramrao Jadhav.
flat No. 102,
Ganesh Nagar,
Osmanabad.
1st April, 2020.
Dear Raj,
I received your letter. I read it. I became very very happy. Don’t worry about me. I am busy in my work.I am sending this letter for a special purpose. I would like to inform you about the Melodious Little Champs event. I know that you are interested in singing. So, I would like to tell you about Melodious Little Champs event held in Town Hall, Omerga. It is held on 17/04/2020 to 30/04/2020. Auditions are now open for the age group of 12-16.
You just bring your pre-recorded song in a pen drive for the audition. It is a good event for the school going students. I think that it is a good opportunity for you. It is a chance to get a platform to show your talent and singing skill before the Maharashtra. You must participate in this Melodious Little Champs event. Please register your name to the event organiser as early as possible.
Convey my best regards to parents and love to little Chintu.
Yours lovingly,
Manas dada.