10TH - ENGLISH - BOOK BACK QUESTION - 1

 

10th - english

book - back excerice

Read the following sentences and change the form of the underlined words as directed.

1. His family was screaming and offering him food. (to adjective)

2. The young seagull gave out a loud call.(to adverb)

3. The bird cackled amusedly while flying. (to noun)

4. The depth of the sea from the ledge scared the seagull. (to adjective)

5. The successful flight of the bird was a proud moment for the seagull’s family. (to verb)

Complete these sentences using appropriate modals. The clues in the brackets will help you.

 1. When I was a child, I____ climb trees easily but now I can’t. (ability in the past)

 2. I ____win this singing contest. (determination)

3. You _______buy this book. It is worth buying. (advice or suggestion)

4. Poongothai ________speak several languages. (ability in the present)

5. I swear I______ tell lies again. (promise)

6. My father________ play badminton in the evenings when he was at college. (past habit)

7. You ________do as I say! (command)

8. I_______ have another glass of water? (request)

9. Sibi has not practised hard but he______ win the race. (possibility)

10. We _________preserve our natural resources. (duty)

Rewrite the following sentences by rectifying the errors in the use of modals.

1. Would I have your autograph?

2. I can be fifteen next April.

3. Take an umbrella. It should rain later.

4. The magistrate ordered that he might pay the fine.

5. Make me a cup of tea, shall you?

6. You may speak politely to the elders.

7. You will get your teeth cleaned atleast once a year.

8. We could grow vegetables in our kitchen garden but we don’t do it now.

9. Must I get your jacket? The weather is cold.

10. Could the train be on time?

Complete the given tabular column with the suitable plural forms.

 chair – box – eskimo – lady – radius – formula – child – deer – loaf – hero

Prepositional Phrases(write the meaning)

according to    along with       because of       owing to

 instead of       in the event of             due to

except for        with reference to         in spite of

in addition to   in place of       regardless of               for the sake of

 Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate prepositional phrase from the

given options.

1. Everything falls to the ground _______ earth’s gravitational pull.

a. in addition to b. because of c. cause of

2. The trial was conducted ___________ the procedure of law.

a. in accordance with b. due to c. despite of

3. There is a temple right ________ my house.

a. in back of b. apart from c. in front of

4. As a ________ of his hard work, he achieved the target.

a. instead of b. result of c. apart from

5. Failure is often the __________ negligence.

a. effect of b. consequence of c. reason of

6. Children are given toys ____________ sweets on Children’s day.

a. on top of b. in addition to c. due to

7. The parents must be informed ___________ any indiscipline conduct of their wards.

a. because of b. in case of c. in spite of

8. He didn’t turn up ____________ his busy schedule.

a. consequence of b. due to c. except for

9. Global warming is ______________ the green house emission.

a. an effect of b. in spite of c. in addition to

10. ______________ several warnings, he continued to swim.

a. due to b. in spite of c. because of

IDIOMS                                                                                             PHRASES

1. Competent –                                                                       1. to meet or find by chance -

2. Become more confident in expressing oneself –                            2. to exercise -

3. Extremely happy –                                                  3. To accept a challenge with confidence

4. Mentally agile -                                                      4. To have a friendly relationship -

5. Listen -                                                                    5. To keep something -

Read the given sentences carefully and fill in with appropriate phrasal verbs.

1. The airhostess instructed the passengers to wear the seat belts during the ._____

2. Venkat felt happy to _____the neighbours in the new locality.

3. There will be a______ next  week in the office.

4. Doing _____every day in the  morning keeps one healthy.

5. The mother instructed the maid to ________ the child carefully.

 Complete the sentences in present tense forms.

1. Saravanan always …………….(go) for a walk in the morning.

2. We ……………… (gather) here for a meeting and the chair person is yet to arrive.

3. Arun a ……. eagerly ……………… (wait) to meet her friend since morning.

 4. Sheeba ……………… (move) to a new house next week.

5. Naseera ……………..(attend) music classes regularly.

6. Ilakiya and Adhira……………(enjoy) each other's company very much.

7. Mani …………..(work) in this school for five years.

8. It…………(pour) outside now

Complete the sentences in past tense forms.

1. I …………..(go) to her place on foot.

2. The children …………… (play) in the ground when the teacher arrived.

3. They …………….. (request) him when  the manager arrived.

4. If you ………………… (work) hard,  you would have won the relay match

5. Joanna and Joy ……..already……….  (leave) for Ooty, when the others  reached the station.

6. We all ………….. (sing) in the choir last  week

7. Nancy ……… always……………. (ask) for help.

8. The office goers………….. (wait) for  the train

Fill in the blanks using the verbs in the brackets in the future form.

1. We ____not ____to the market, in case it rains. (go)

2. Keerthi _______his work by next week.(do)

3. The peon _______the bell by the time I reach the school.(ring)

4. I _______my sister's house next April if I go to Uttarkhand. (visit)

5. If you listen carefully, you_____ my point. (understand)

6. By next year, I_________ in Chennai for fifteen years. (live)

7. The new edition of this book _____out shortly. (come)

8. She hopes you______ her. (help)

Combine the words in column A with those in column B to form compound  words as many as you can.

Column A                   Column B

Rain                            light

snow                            thing

star                              fall

draw                            ball

play                             back

lottery                          ticket

under                           walk

man                             note

 

side                  world

foot                  hole

 Form new words by adding appropriate prefix/suffix:

1. accurate __________

2. understand _________

3. practice __________

4. technology __________

5. fashion __________

6. different __________

7. child __________

8. national __________

9. origin __________

10. enjoy __________

Fill in the blanks by adding appropriate prefix/suffix to the  words given in brackets.

1. He was sleeping __________ in his  couch. (comfort)

2. Kavya rides a __________ to school. (cycle)

3. There was only a  ___________ of  people in the theatre.(hand)

4. It is ___________ to cut sandalwood  trees.(legai)

5. The ___________ of the President  has been expected for the last half an

 hour.(arrive)

6. The man behaved ___________ in  front of the crowd. (normal)

7. Swathy had no ___________ of  visiting the doctor. (intend)

8. The bacteria are so small that you need  a ___________ to see them. (scope)

Complete the sentences given below choosing the right connectors given  in brackets.

1. Call me _________ you need money.  (so that, in order that, in case)

2. I forgot _________ I had to meet the  Principal. (whether, that, if)

3. _________ he is ninety years old, he  is in the pink of health. (when, since,  though)

4. It is raining. Take an umbrella  _________ you will get drenched. (or else, and, but)

5. They faced many hardships _________ they are always cheerful. (although,  nevertheless, otherwise)

Fill in the blanks with the connector that goes with the underlined words.

1. Both the minister _________ the officers visited the affected areas.

2. Jaya teaches not only English _________ Science.

3. Either Raghu _________ Bala will have to buy vegetables from the market.

4. No sooner did I enter the house _________ it started drizzling

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING :WHILE READING QUESTION:

1.Why did the seagull fail to fly?

2.What did the parents do, when the young seagull failed to fly?

3.What was the first catch of the young seagull’s older brother?

4.. What did the young seagull manage to find in his search for food on the  ledge?

5.What did the young bird do to seek the attention of his parents?

6.What made the young seagull go mad?

7. Why did the young bird utter a joyful scream?

8.Did the mother bird offer any food to the young bird?

9. How did the bird feel when it started flying for the first time?

10. What did the young bird’s family do when he started flying?

11. How was the young seagull’s first attempt to fly?

12. How did the parents support and encourage the young seagull’s brothers  and sister?

13. Give an instance that shows the pathetic condition of the young bird.

14. How did the bird try to reach its parents without having to fly?

15. Do you think that the young seagull’s parents were harsh to him? Why?

16. What prompted the young seagull to fly finally?

17. What happened to the young seagull when it landed on the green sea?

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