10TH CLASS || ENGLISH || SLIP TEST || UNIT-3 and 4 || Human Relations || Films and Theatre || PRACTICE TEST || UNIT WISE TESTS

 Prepared by Harinath Vemula

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (Slip Test–Unit- 3 & 4) 

ENGLISH – CLASS – 10 – Marks: 20

(READING COMPREHENSION) (4 X 2 ½ = 10 M)

I) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.                   

On my way home from the bus stop, my trunk had been carried by a porter. The problem now was, we couldn’t find anyone, who could help me carry the trunk to the bus stop. At another time of the year, we would have easily found someone to help me, but now most of the villagers were busy in the fields. Nobody had time to spare for me. In fact, carrying the trunk should not have been such a worry for me, except that my education had made me shun physical labour. After all, I was a government officer, and the idea of people seeing me carry my own luggage, was not at all amusing! Otherwise, for a young man like me, it should not have been an issue to carry, a 20- kilo chest on my back.

Finally, my father came up with a solution. ‘Don’t worry. I myself will see you off at Dirang.’

I protested. How could I allow, my old father to carry my trunk? What would people think? What would they say? But I failed to dissuade him. It was decided, that father would carry the chest.

A large crowd gathered at our place, the day I was to leave. People had come to wish me luck. It was 10.20, when I left for Dirang. My father had already left. As I had to do a bit of catching up, I walked fast. Three kilometers down the road, I caught up with my father. Father said, ‘You are late. Would you like to rest for some time?’

Answer the following questions:

1. Why couldn't the narrator find anyone to help him carry his trunk to the bus stop?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Why did the narrator think it was a problem that he couldn't carry his own luggage?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Why might the narrator feel conflicted about letting his father carry the trunk?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. If the narrator lived in a city with taxis, how might his journey to the bus stop be different?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

(GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY) (5 X 1 = 5 M)

II) Rewrite as directed.

Jack:  You see, Aunt Jane, we realized how uneconomic (5) it is to go on paying rent year after year, when you can buy and enjoy a home of your own for ten pounds and a few quarterly (6) payments, of course.  Why be Mr. Tenant when you can be Mr. Owner?

Aunt Jane:  I see. Yes, there’s something in that. Even so, you must be get (7) on very well to keep up a place like this.

Jill: Oh, he is, Aunt Jane. Why, only last ear (8) he had a five shilling rise, didn’t you, Jack?

Jack: (modest (9)) Of course that was nothing, really. I’m expecting ten this Christmas.

5. Write opposite word of the underlined.

Ans: ______________________________________________________________

6. Write the meaning of the word.

Ans: ______________________________________________________________

7. Replace the underlined word with right form of the word.

Ans: ______________________________________________________________

8. Replace with correct word.

Ans: ______________________________________________________________

9. Write the correct form of the word.

Ans: ______________________________________________________________

(CREATIVE EXPRESSION) (5 X 1 = 5 M)

III) Savitri lost the golden chance of acting as a heroine in the film Samsaaram because she was very nervous on the stage and took many takes. Now write your feelings in your diary as if you were Savitri

 Prepared by Harinath Vemula

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (Slip Test–Unit- 3 & 4) 

ENGLISH – CLASS – 10 – Marks: 20

(READING COMPREHENSION) (4 X 2 ½ = 10 M)

I) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.                   

On my way home from the bus stop, my trunk had been carried by a porter. The problem now was, we couldn’t find anyone, who could help me carry the trunk to the bus stop. At another time of the year, we would have easily found someone to help me, but now most of the villagers were busy in the fields. Nobody had time to spare for me. In fact, carrying the trunk should not have been such a worry for me, except that my education had made me shun physical labour. After all, I was a government officer, and the idea of people seeing me carry my own luggage, was not at all amusing! Otherwise, for a young man like me, it should not have been an issue to carry, a 20- kilo chest on my back.

Finally, my father came up with a solution. ‘Don’t worry. I myself will see you off at Dirang.’

I protested. How could I allow, my old father to carry my trunk? What would people think? What would they say? But I failed to dissuade him. It was decided, that father would carry the chest.

A large crowd gathered at our place, the day I was to leave. People had come to wish me luck. It was 10.20, when I left for Dirang. My father had already left. As I had to do a bit of catching up, I walked fast. Three kilometers down the road, I caught up with my father. Father said, ‘You are late. Would you like to rest for some time?’

Answer the following questions:

1. Why couldn't the narrator find anyone to help him carry his trunk to the bus stop?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Why did the narrator think it was a problem that he couldn't carry his own luggage?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Why might the narrator feel conflicted about letting his father carry the trunk?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. If the narrator lived in a city with taxis, how might his journey to the bus stop be different?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

(GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY) (5 X 1 = 5 M)

II) Rewrite as directed.

Jack:  You see, Aunt Jane, we realized how uneconomic (5) it is to go on paying rent year after year, when you can buy and enjoy a home of your own for ten pounds and a few quarterly (6) payments, of course.  Why be Mr. Tenant when you can be Mr. Owner?

Aunt Jane:  I see. Yes, there’s something in that. Even so, you must be get (7) on very well to keep up a place like this.

Jill: Oh, he is, Aunt Jane. Why, only last ear (8) he had a five shilling rise, didn’t you, Jack?

Jack: (modest (9)) Of course that was nothing, really. I’m expecting ten this Christmas.

5. Write opposite word of the underlined.

Ans: ______________________________________________________________

6. Write the meaning of the word.

Ans: ______________________________________________________________

7. Replace the underlined word with right form of the word.

Ans: ______________________________________________________________

8. Replace with correct word.

Ans: ______________________________________________________________

9. Write the correct form of the word.

Ans: ______________________________________________________________

(CREATIVE EXPRESSION) (5 X 1 = 5 M)

III) Savitri lost the golden chance of acting as a heroine in the film Samsaaram because she was very nervous on the stage and took many takes. Now write your feelings in your diary as if you were Savitri

10TH CLASS || ENGLISH || SLIP TEST || UNIT-4 || Rendezvous with Ray || A Tribute || Maya Bazaar || PRACTICE TEST || UNIT WISE TESTS

 Prepared by Harinath Vemula

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (Slip Test–Unit-4) 

ENGLISH – CLASS – 10 – Marks: 20

(READING COMPREHENSION) (4 X 2 ½ = 10 M)

I) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.                   

Roberge does not endorse the accusation of Ray’s detractors that the master director made his reputation selling India’s poverty to the West. “What struck me most was not the material poverty depicted in the films, but the enormous spiritual poverty of some rich people is much more deplorable than material poverty,” he said. Roberge does not speak with the arrogance of the West. “I was here on a quest to know the world and in the process know myself. I did not come here to convert. In fact, I am the one who got converted,” he said.

But it took him nine years after reaching Calcutta (now Kolkata) and joining St. Xavier’s College, to muster up the confidence to meet Ray in person. “Although I wanted to meet him right away, I didn’t want to just go and see him like he was a living museum piece. I wanted to prepare myself, get to know his works more, so that when we met, there could be a worthwhile dialogue,” he said. When they finally met, it was the beginning of a close friendship that lasted 22 years- until Ray’s death in 1992.

1. Why did Father Roberge wait nine years before meeting Satyajit Ray?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What can you understand about Father Roberge’s personality from the passage?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Why do you think it was important to Father Roberge to have a meaningful conversation with Satyajit Ray?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Imagine you are a student and you admire a writer or artist. How can you prepare to meet them and have a conversation?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY) (5 X 1 = 5 M)

II) Rewrite as directed.

K. V. Reddy's 'Maya Bazaar' has been voted as the 'Greatest (5) Indian Film (6)' in an online poll conducted by a television news channel. The poll was conduct (7) to find out India's great (8) film till date, on the occasion of 100 Years of Indian Cinema and people chose 'Maya Bazaar' over other Indian classics. The film is considered one of the enduring (9) classics of Indian cinema and was christened as a landmark achievement in Indian film's cinematography, art direction and VFX with the available technology during that time. The following is a review on the film when it celebrated the Golden Jubilee in 2007.

5. Write the antonym for the word underlined.

______________________________________________________________________

6. Write a that gives the same meaning.

______________________________________________________________________

7. Replace the word with correct form of the word.

______________________________________________________________________

8. Replace the word with right form of the word.

______________________________________________________________________

9. Write the meaning of the word underlined.

______________________________________________________________________

(CREATIVE EXPRESSION) (5 X 1 = 5 M)

III) Savitri lost the golden chance of acting as a heroine in the film Samsaaram because she was very nervous on the stage and took many takes. Now write your feelings in your diary as if you were Savitri        

 Prepared by Harinath Vemula

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (Slip Test–Unit-4) 

ENGLISH – CLASS – 10 – Marks: 20

(READING COMPREHENSION) (4 X 2 ½ = 10 M)

I) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.                   

Roberge does not endorse the accusation of Ray’s detractors that the master director made his reputation selling India’s poverty to the West. “What struck me most was not the material poverty depicted in the films, but the enormous spiritual poverty of some rich people is much more deplorable than material poverty,” he said. Roberge does not speak with the arrogance of the West. “I was here on a quest to know the world and in the process know myself. I did not come here to convert. In fact, I am the one who got converted,” he said.

But it took him nine years after reaching Calcutta (now Kolkata) and joining St. Xavier’s College, to muster up the confidence to meet Ray in person. “Although I wanted to meet him right away, I didn’t want to just go and see him like he was a living museum piece. I wanted to prepare myself, get to know his works more, so that when we met, there could be a worthwhile dialogue,” he said. When they finally met, it was the beginning of a close friendship that lasted 22 years- until Ray’s death in 1992.

1. Why did Father Roberge wait nine years before meeting Satyajit Ray?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What can you understand about Father Roberge’s personality from the passage?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Why do you think it was important to Father Roberge to have a meaningful conversation with Satyajit Ray?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Imagine you are a student and you admire a writer or artist. How can you prepare to meet them and have a conversation?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY) (5 X 1 = 5 M)

II) Rewrite as directed.

K. V. Reddy's 'Maya Bazaar' has been voted as the 'Greatest (5) Indian Film (6)' in an online poll conducted by a television news channel. The poll was conduct (7) to find out India's great (8) film till date, on the occasion of 100 Years of Indian Cinema and people chose 'Maya Bazaar' over other Indian classics. The film is considered one of the enduring (9) classics of Indian cinema and was christened as a landmark achievement in Indian film's cinematography, art direction and VFX with the available technology during that time. The following is a review on the film when it celebrated the Golden Jubilee in 2007.

5. Write the antonym for the word underlined.

______________________________________________________________________

6. Write a that gives the same meaning.

______________________________________________________________________

7. Replace the word with correct form of the word.

______________________________________________________________________

8. Replace the word with right form of the word.

______________________________________________________________________

9. Write the meaning of the word underlined.

______________________________________________________________________

(CREATIVE EXPRESSION) (5 X 1 = 5 M)

III) Savitri lost the golden chance of acting as a heroine in the film Samsaaram because she was very nervous on the stage and took many takes. Now write your feelings in your diary as if you were Savitri        

10TH CLASS || ENGLISH || SLIP TEST || UNIT-3 || The Journey || Never Never Nest || PRACTICE TEST || UNIT WISE TESTS

 Prepared by Harnath Vemula

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (Slip Test–Unit-3) 

ENGLISH – CLASS – 10 – Marks: 20

(READING COMPREHENSION) (4 X 2 ½ = 10 M)

I) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.                   

After spending a leisurely Sunday at home, the very thought of returning to work on Monday, is tiring. Lethargy creeps in, if the holiday continues over an extended period. That is how I felt, when I was preparing to return to my place of work, after spending six months at home. The fact that I was to leave behind, my newly-wed wife, and go to a far-off place did not help either. Obviously, I did not want to go.

However, I finally did decide to go. I did not have much to carry by way of luggage, just a trunk. Ours is a hilly terrain, without any motorable roads, and there is no certainty, that we are ever going to have any roads. In any case, while coming home we do not carry bedding. Besides, I had come home this time, round for a special purpose: to get married. My parents had arranged my marriage, according to the customs of our tribal society. Time flew, and five months into my marriage, I realized it. Initially I thought of extending my leave, even taking unpaid leave. But after some dilly-dallying, I finally decided against it, because marriage had increased my responsibilities, and I had got into debt.

1. What challenges did the narrator face when he was preparing to return to work?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Why did the narrator travel with such little luggage?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. How might the narrator be feeling emotionally based on the passage?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Why might the narrator have felt bad about not carrying his own luggage?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

(GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY) (5 X 1 = 5 M)

II) Rewrite the sentences editing the errors of the sentences.

Aunt Jane: Installments! (5) She claps her hand to her forehead and sinks back weak into the chair. 6) Then realizes that she is sit on Mr. Sage’s piece and leaps to her feet again with a little shriek.)

Jack: Aunt Jane! Is anything the matter? 7) Would you like lie to down?

Aunt Jane: Lie down? Do you suppose I’m going to trust myself in a bed that belongs to Mr. Sage, or Marks and Spencer, or somebody? No. 8) I am going to home.

Jill: 9) Oh, must you really gone?

Aunt Jane: I think I’d better.

5. ____________________________________________________________________________

6. ____________________________________________________________________________

7. ____________________________________________________________________________

8. ____________________________________________________________________________

9. ____________________________________________________________________________

(CREATIVE EXPRESSION) (5 X 1 = 5 M)

III) Think that you are the secretary to the National Green Corps. You have read the three passages in ‘A tale of three villages’ and felt guilty for the pollution by the human being. NGC decided to conduct a painting competition on ‘Protect the Globe’ to make the children of aware of the pollution. Now draft a notice to invite pupils to participate in the competition.        

 Prepared by Harnath Vemula

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (Slip Test–Unit-3) 

ENGLISH – CLASS – 10 – Marks: 20

(READING COMPREHENSION) (4 X 2 ½ = 10 M)

I) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.                   

After spending a leisurely Sunday at home, the very thought of returning to work on Monday, is tiring. Lethargy creeps in, if the holiday continues over an extended period. That is how I felt, when I was preparing to return to my place of work, after spending six months at home. The fact that I was to leave behind, my newly-wed wife, and go to a far-off place did not help either. Obviously, I did not want to go.

However, I finally did decide to go. I did not have much to carry by way of luggage, just a trunk. Ours is a hilly terrain, without any motorable roads, and there is no certainty, that we are ever going to have any roads. In any case, while coming home we do not carry bedding. Besides, I had come home this time, round for a special purpose: to get married. My parents had arranged my marriage, according to the customs of our tribal society. Time flew, and five months into my marriage, I realized it. Initially I thought of extending my leave, even taking unpaid leave. But after some dilly-dallying, I finally decided against it, because marriage had increased my responsibilities, and I had got into debt.

1. What challenges did the narrator face when he was preparing to return to work?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Why did the narrator travel with such little luggage?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. How might the narrator be feeling emotionally based on the passage?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Why might the narrator have felt bad about not carrying his own luggage?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

(GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY) (5 X 1 = 5 M)

II) Rewrite the sentences editing the errors of the sentences.

Aunt Jane: Installments! (5) She claps her hand to her forehead and sinks back weak into the chair. 6) Then realizes that she is sit on Mr. Sage’s piece and leaps to her feet again with a little shriek.)

Jack: Aunt Jane! Is anything the matter? 7) Would you like lie to down?

Aunt Jane: Lie down? Do you suppose I’m going to trust myself in a bed that belongs to Mr. Sage, or Marks and Spencer, or somebody? No. 8) I am going to home.

Jill: 9) Oh, must you really gone?

Aunt Jane: I think I’d better.

5. ____________________________________________________________________________

6. ____________________________________________________________________________

7. ____________________________________________________________________________

8. ____________________________________________________________________________

9. ____________________________________________________________________________

(CREATIVE EXPRESSION) (5 X 1 = 5 M)

III) Think that you are the secretary to the National Green Corps. You have read the three passages in ‘A tale of three villages’ and felt guilty for the pollution by the human being. NGC decided to conduct a painting competition on ‘Protect the Globe’ to make the children of aware of the pollution. Now draft a notice to invite pupils to participate in the competition.        

10TH CLASS || ENGLISH || SLIP TEST || UNIT- 1 and 2 || Personality Development and Wit and Humour || PRACTICE TEST || UNIT WISE TESTS

 Prepared by Harinath Vemula

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (Slip Test–Unit - 1 & 2) 

ENGLISH – CLASS – 10 – Marks: 20

(READING COMPREHENSION) 4 X 2 ½ = 10 M

I) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.                   

'When I was 13, I read a newspaper article about a disabled man who had managed to achieve great things and helped others,' said Nick.

'I realised why God had made us like this - to give hope to others. It was so inspirational to me that I decided to use my life to encourage other people and give them the courage that the article had given me.’

'I decided to be thankful for what I do have, not get angry about what I don't.’

'I looked at myself in the mirror and said: 'You know what the world is right that I have no arms or legs, but they'll never take away the beauty of my eyes.' I wanted to concentrate on something good that I had.'

"The challenges in our lives are there to strengthen our convictions. They are not there to run us over", said Nick. In 1990 Nick won the Australian Young Citizen of the Year award for his bravery and perseverance.

Answer the following questions:

1. What did Nick read about that inspired him?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. How did Nick change his perspective on his disability?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Why do you think the newspaper article had such a big impact on Nick?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. How can you apply Nick's message to your own life?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

(GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY) 5 X 1 = 5 M

II) Rewrite the sentences editing the errors of the sentences.                                                

     5) It didn’t take you long to start dividing my things among you. 6) I’ll tell you what I’m going to does. 7) Since your mother died, I’ve lived part of the time with you, Amelia, but part with you, Lizzie. 8) Well, I shall made a new will, leaving all my bits of things to whoever I’m living with when I die. 9) How does that strikes you?

5. ___________________________________________________________________

6. ___________________________________________________________________

7. ___________________________________________________________________

8 ___________________________________________________________________

9. ___________________________________________________________________

 (CREATIVE EXPRESSION) 5 X 1 = 5 M

III) Imagine that you are a journalist and attended the marriage of Mr. Abel Merry Weather. Now write an interview with Merry Weather. You may include the details like why he married at that age etc.

 Prepared by Harinath Vemula

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (Slip Test–Unit - 1 & 2) 

ENGLISH – CLASS – 10 – Marks: 20

(READING COMPREHENSION) 4 X 2 ½ = 10 M

I) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.                   

'When I was 13, I read a newspaper article about a disabled man who had managed to achieve great things and helped others,' said Nick.

'I realised why God had made us like this - to give hope to others. It was so inspirational to me that I decided to use my life to encourage other people and give them the courage that the article had given me.’

'I decided to be thankful for what I do have, not get angry about what I don't.’

'I looked at myself in the mirror and said: 'You know what the world is right that I have no arms or legs, but they'll never take away the beauty of my eyes.' I wanted to concentrate on something good that I had.'

"The challenges in our lives are there to strengthen our convictions. They are not there to run us over", said Nick. In 1990 Nick won the Australian Young Citizen of the Year award for his bravery and perseverance.

Answer the following questions:

1. What did Nick read about that inspired him?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. How did Nick change his perspective on his disability?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Why do you think the newspaper article had such a big impact on Nick?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. How can you apply Nick's message to your own life?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

(GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY) 5 X 1 = 5 M

II) Rewrite the sentences editing the errors of the sentences.                                                

     5) It didn’t take you long to start dividing my things among you. 6) I’ll tell you what I’m going to does. 7) Since your mother died, I’ve lived part of the time with you, Amelia, but part with you, Lizzie. 8) Well, I shall made a new will, leaving all my bits of things to whoever I’m living with when I die. 9) How does that strikes you?

5. ___________________________________________________________________

6. ___________________________________________________________________

7. ___________________________________________________________________

8 ___________________________________________________________________

9. ___________________________________________________________________

 (CREATIVE EXPRESSION) 5 X 1 = 5 M

III) Imagine that you are a journalist and attended the marriage of Mr. Abel Merry Weather. Now write an interview with Merry Weather. You may include the details like why he married at that age etc.

10TH CLASS || ENGLISH || SLIP TEST || UNIT-2 || The Dear Departed || PRACTICE TEST || UNIT WISE TESTS

 Prepared by Harinath Vemula

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (Slip Test–Unit-2) 

ENGLISH – CLASS – 10 – Marks: 20

(READING COMPREHENSION) 4 X 2 ½ = 10 M

I) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.                   

Abel : Dear, dear. And what was his name, Ben?

Ben : (at a loss) Er-er. (He crosses to front of table.)

Mrs. Slater : (Right side of table, prompting) Frederick.

Mrs. Jordan : (Left side of table, prompting) Albert.

Ben : Er-Fred –Alb-Isaac.

Abel : Isaac? And where did your brother Isaac die?

Ben : In-er-in Australia.

Abel (rising) : Well, I suppose you’ve only been waiting for me to begin tea. I’m feeling hungry.

Mrs. Slater : (taking up the kettle) I’ll make tea.

Abel : Come along, now, sit you down and let’s be jolly.

(Abel sits at the head of the table, facing spectators.)

Abel : (suddenly recollecting) Ay, Amelia and Henry, what the devil did you mean by shifting my bureau out of my bedroom? (Henry and Mrs. Slater are speechless.) D’you hear me? Henry! Amelia!

Mrs. Jordan : What bureau was that, father?

Abel : Why, my bureau, the one I bought

Mrs. Jordan : (pointing to the bureau) Was it the one, father?

Abel : Ah, that’s it. What’s it doing there? Eh?

(A pause. The clock on the mantelpiece strikes six. Everyone looks at it.)

Drat me if that isn’t my clock, too. What the devil’s been going on in this house?

(A slight pause)

Ben : Well, I’ll be hanged.

Mrs. Jordan : (rising) I’ll tell you what’s been going on in this house, father. Nothing short of robbery.

Mrs. Slater : Be quiet, Elizabeth.

Mrs. Jordan : I’ll not be quiet. Oh, I call it double-faced.

Henry : Now, now, Elizabeth.

Mrs. Jordan : And you, too. Are you such a poor creature that you must do every dirty thing she tells you?

Abel : (rising; thumping the table) Damn it all, will someone tell me what’s been going on?

Mrs. Jordan : Yes, I will. I’ll not see you robbed.

 

1. What does Abel ask about when he remembers his bureau?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Why does Ben seem hesitant when Abel asks about his deceased brother?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Why does Mrs. Jordan get upset with Amelia and Henry?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Which three of the following statements are false based on the passage?

A) Abel is happy to learn about the death of Ben's brother.

B) Mrs. Jordan accuses Amelia and Henry of stealing from Abel.

C) The clock on the mantelpiece belongs to Mrs. Slater.

D) Abel remembers buying the bureau he saw downstairs.

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

 

(GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY) 5 X 1 = 5 M

II) Write as directed.                                                                                                        

When the curtain gets up (5) Mrs. Slater is seen laying the table.  She is a vigorous (6), plump, red-faced, vulgar women (7) prepared to do any amount of straight talking to get her own way. She is in black (8). She goes to the window, opens it and calls into the road (9).

5.     Replace the underlined word with suitable one.

______________________________________________________________________

6.     Write the word that is opposite in meaning of the underlined word.

______________________________________________________________________

7.     Replace the underlined word with right form of the word.

______________________________________________________________________

8.     Give the meaning of the underlined word.

______________________________________________________________________

9.     Replace the underlined word with suitable one.

______________________________________________________________________

 (CREATIVE EXPRESSION) 5 X 1 = 5 M

III) In the lesson, ’The Dear Departed,’ Abel Merry Weather went out to marry at the end of the play. At the end of the one act play, the dear departed, the daughters might have felt guilt for their greed and missing their father. Imagine that they went to his father and apologized. Now, write a possible conversation among Abel (father), Amelia (daughter) and Elizabeth (daughter).

 Prepared by Harinath Vemula

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (Slip Test–Unit-2) 

ENGLISH – CLASS – 10 – Marks: 20

(READING COMPREHENSION) 4 X 2 ½ = 10 M

I) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.                   

Abel : Dear, dear. And what was his name, Ben?

Ben : (at a loss) Er-er. (He crosses to front of table.)

Mrs. Slater : (Right side of table, prompting) Frederick.

Mrs. Jordan : (Left side of table, prompting) Albert.

Ben : Er-Fred –Alb-Isaac.

Abel : Isaac? And where did your brother Isaac die?

Ben : In-er-in Australia.

Abel (rising) : Well, I suppose you’ve only been waiting for me to begin tea. I’m feeling hungry.

Mrs. Slater : (taking up the kettle) I’ll make tea.

Abel : Come along, now, sit you down and let’s be jolly.

(Abel sits at the head of the table, facing spectators.)

Abel : (suddenly recollecting) Ay, Amelia and Henry, what the devil did you mean by shifting my bureau out of my bedroom? (Henry and Mrs. Slater are speechless.) D’you hear me? Henry! Amelia!

Mrs. Jordan : What bureau was that, father?

Abel : Why, my bureau, the one I bought

Mrs. Jordan : (pointing to the bureau) Was it the one, father?

Abel : Ah, that’s it. What’s it doing there? Eh?

(A pause. The clock on the mantelpiece strikes six. Everyone looks at it.)

Drat me if that isn’t my clock, too. What the devil’s been going on in this house?

(A slight pause)

Ben : Well, I’ll be hanged.

Mrs. Jordan : (rising) I’ll tell you what’s been going on in this house, father. Nothing short of robbery.

Mrs. Slater : Be quiet, Elizabeth.

Mrs. Jordan : I’ll not be quiet. Oh, I call it double-faced.

Henry : Now, now, Elizabeth.

Mrs. Jordan : And you, too. Are you such a poor creature that you must do every dirty thing she tells you?

Abel : (rising; thumping the table) Damn it all, will someone tell me what’s been going on?

Mrs. Jordan : Yes, I will. I’ll not see you robbed.

 

1. What does Abel ask about when he remembers his bureau?

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2. Why does Ben seem hesitant when Abel asks about his deceased brother?

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3. Why does Mrs. Jordan get upset with Amelia and Henry?

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4. Which three of the following statements are false based on the passage?

A) Abel is happy to learn about the death of Ben's brother.

B) Mrs. Jordan accuses Amelia and Henry of stealing from Abel.

C) The clock on the mantelpiece belongs to Mrs. Slater.

D) Abel remembers buying the bureau he saw downstairs.

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(GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY) 5 X 1 = 5 M

II) Write as directed.                                                                                                        

When the curtain gets up (5) Mrs. Slater is seen laying the table.  She is a vigorous (6), plump, red-faced, vulgar women (7) prepared to do any amount of straight talking to get her own way. She is in black (8). She goes to the window, opens it and calls into the road (9).

5.     Replace the underlined word with suitable one.

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6.     Write the word that is opposite in meaning of the underlined word.

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7.     Replace the underlined word with right form of the word.

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8.     Give the meaning of the underlined word.

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9.     Replace the underlined word with suitable one.

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 (CREATIVE EXPRESSION) 5 X 1 = 5 M

III) In the lesson, ’The Dear Departed,’ Abel Merry Weather went out to marry at the end of the play. At the end of the one act play, the dear departed, the daughters might have felt guilt for their greed and missing their father. Imagine that they went to his father and apologized. Now, write a possible conversation among Abel (father), Amelia (daughter) and Elizabeth (daughter).

10TH CLASS || ENGLISH || SLIP TEST || UNIT-1 || ATTITUDE IS ALTITUDE || EVERY SUCCES STORY || I WILL DO IT || PRACTICE TEST || UNITI WISE TESTS

 Prepared by Harinath Vemula

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (Slip Test–Unit-1) – ENGLISH – CLASS – 10 –Marks: 20

(READING COMPREHENSION) (4 X 2 ½ = 10 M)

I) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.                   

Nick, who was teased and bullied, had an electric wheelchair for mobility, and a team of carers to help him.

'I was deeply depressed when I was eight years old,' he said. 'I went to my mum crying and told her I wanted to kill myself.’

'I felt cold and bitter. I hated God for doing this to me and was terrified of what would happen when my parents weren't there to look after me.’

'I could brush my own teeth with a wall mounted brush and wash my own hair with pump action soap, but there was so much that was impossible for me.'

At age ten Nick tried to drown himself in the bath but luckily the attempt was unsuccessful. 'I felt there was no purpose when you lack purpose and strength. It is hard to hold on,' he said. But with the help of his religion, friends and family, Nick managed to pull through to become an international symbol of triumph over adversity.

 

1. How did Nick move around?

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2. Who helped Nick with his daily needs?

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3. Why do you think Nick felt depressed?

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4. How do you think Nick overcame his depression? Can you share a time when you felt down or hopeless, and what helped you feel better?

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(GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY) (5 X 1 = 5 M)

II) Rewrite the sentences editing the errors of the sentences.                                      

            This man was Abraham Lincoln. 5) Would you called him a failure? He could have quit. 6) But to Lincoln, defeat was an detour and not a dead end.

In 1922, Lee De Forest, the inventor of the triodes tube, was charged by the district attorney for using fraudulent means to mislead the public into buying stocks of his company by claiming that he could transmit the human voice across the Atlantic. 7) He was public humiliated. 8) Can you imagine where would we be without his invention?

            New York Times editorial on December 10, 1903, questioned the wisdom of the Wright Brothers who were trying to invent a machine, heavier than air, that would fly.9) One week later, at Kitty Hawk, the Wright Brothers taken their famous flight.

5. ____________________________________________________________________________

6. ____________________________________________________________________________

7. ____________________________________________________________________________

8. ____________________________________________________________________________

9. ____________________________________________________________________________

 (CREATIVE EXPRESSION) (5 X 1 = 5 M)

III) Write a diary entry of Murthy on the day his friend left for higher education.

 Prepared by Harinath Vemula

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (Slip Test–Unit-1) – ENGLISH – CLASS – 10 –Marks: 20

(READING COMPREHENSION) (4 X 2 ½ = 10 M)

I) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.                   

Nick, who was teased and bullied, had an electric wheelchair for mobility, and a team of carers to help him.

'I was deeply depressed when I was eight years old,' he said. 'I went to my mum crying and told her I wanted to kill myself.’

'I felt cold and bitter. I hated God for doing this to me and was terrified of what would happen when my parents weren't there to look after me.’

'I could brush my own teeth with a wall mounted brush and wash my own hair with pump action soap, but there was so much that was impossible for me.'

At age ten Nick tried to drown himself in the bath but luckily the attempt was unsuccessful. 'I felt there was no purpose when you lack purpose and strength. It is hard to hold on,' he said. But with the help of his religion, friends and family, Nick managed to pull through to become an international symbol of triumph over adversity.

 

1. How did Nick move around?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Who helped Nick with his daily needs?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Why do you think Nick felt depressed?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. How do you think Nick overcame his depression? Can you share a time when you felt down or hopeless, and what helped you feel better?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

(GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY) (5 X 1 = 5 M)

II) Rewrite the sentences editing the errors of the sentences.                                      

            This man was Abraham Lincoln. 5) Would you called him a failure? He could have quit. 6) But to Lincoln, defeat was an detour and not a dead end.

In 1922, Lee De Forest, the inventor of the triodes tube, was charged by the district attorney for using fraudulent means to mislead the public into buying stocks of his company by claiming that he could transmit the human voice across the Atlantic. 7) He was public humiliated. 8) Can you imagine where would we be without his invention?

            New York Times editorial on December 10, 1903, questioned the wisdom of the Wright Brothers who were trying to invent a machine, heavier than air, that would fly.9) One week later, at Kitty Hawk, the Wright Brothers taken their famous flight.

5. ____________________________________________________________________________

6. ____________________________________________________________________________

7. ____________________________________________________________________________

8. ____________________________________________________________________________

9. ____________________________________________________________________________

 (CREATIVE EXPRESSION) (5 X 1 = 5 M)

III) Write a diary entry of Murthy on the day his friend left for higher education.