Practice paper2021 Time 1hour 10th standard Marks: 40 Four alternatives are given for each question/incomplete statement. Select the correct answer. Part: A. Grammar and vocabulary. 1. Identify the correct infinitive. I went to the court met a lawyer and discussed with him to submit a case. a. went b. met c. discussed d. to submit 2. Read the conversation and identify the correct language function of the underlined words. Smita: my brother is very fond of music. Will you play for him? Ravi Shankar: Yes. of course. a . agreeing. b. disagreeing c. requesting d. collecting information. 3. Use the correct form of a word given in brackets. We must salute our ____________ (nation) flag . a. national. b. nation c. nationality d. nationalised. 4. Give one word for. 'A feeling of great pleasure' a. enhancement b. entertainment. c. enchantment. d. environment 5. Add suitable prefix. Swami's action was __________ graceful. a. un b. in c. mis d. dis 6. Choose the correct article. He is _______ honest officer. a. an b. a c. the d. zero 7. Use the correct preposition There was a quarrel __________ the two girls. a. among b. for c. to d. between 8 Name the parts of speech of the underlined word. She works very sincerely. a. noun b. adjective c. adverb. d. verb. 9. Use the correct linker She was sick _________ she could not attend the meeting. a. so b. but c. because d. though 10. Use the correct tense form of the verb given in brackets. The Coronavirus _______ (be + spread) very rapidly all around. a. are spending b. are spread c. is spreading d. is spread 11. Add suitable question tag I am a legal advisor. a. amn't I? b. am I? c. aren't I? d. are I? 12. Which of the following words has only one syllable. a. doctor b. director. c. dirty d. dream 13 Identify the correct collocative pair. a. arm - chair b. arm - hand c. arm - finger d. arm - shoulder 14 Spelling of a word jumbled. Find out the word which is correctly spelt. ‘ dutocinae ’ a .deucation b. educotian c. education d. udecation. 15 Identify the figure of speech of the line given. 'For her it was like a brief season in hell' a. Personification b. metaphor c. alliteration d. simile 16 which one of the following sentences is correctly punctuated. a. All my fathers sister's are singers. b. All my fathers' sisters are singers. c. All my fathers sisters are singer's. d. All my father's sisters are singers. 17 identify the correct passive form of the given sentence. ‘ We buy books ’ a. Books were bought by us. b. Books are being bought by us. c. Books were being bought by us. d. Books are bought by us. 18 which one of the following sentences is written in a positive degree. a. Narendra is the best of all the students. b. No other student is as good as Narendra. c. Narendra is better than any other student. d. Narendra is better than many other students. 19 which one of the following sentences is correctly written using 'too---to.' a. Madan is too short to reach the shelf. b. Madan is very short. He can't reach the shelf. c. Madan is so short that he can't reach the shelf. d. Madan is shorter to reach the shelf. 20 Identify the correct form of the reported speach of the given statement. Mother said to Sham, "did you send me the money?" a. Mother asked Sham if he did send me the money. b. Mother asked Sham if he had sent her the money. c. Mother asked Sham if he had sent me the money. d. Mother asked Sham that he had sent her the money. Part B. Text. 21 Father gave Swami a challenge. It was a. to read a report b. to catch a burglar c. to sleep beside his Granny. d. to sleep alone in the office room. 22 Baleshwar requested the motorists holding an injured Roma to help him. How did they react? a. stopped and helped him. b. nobody stopped. c. handed over him to the police. d. informed it to her parents. 23 Which of these words describe Old man's orchard. a. large and infertile b. stony and hilly c. gnarled and beautiful d. broken and damaged. 24 Ambedkar fought against the __________ . a. social justice b. equality c. upliftment of the deprived classes d. social injustice. 25 What was the life time chance of Anant? a . to see and hear pandit Ravishankar. b. to take part in the tournament. c. to be the best sitar player. d. to be the fastest runner. 26 When Satish was confined to bed, the whole world seemed him to be like ____________ . a. bright and fine b. dark and silent. c. beautiful and attractive d. amazing and wonderful. 27 The Students in Narayanpur had been marching. It was unusual. How was it unusual? a. no slogans, no shoutings. b. no elders, no aged ones c. no placards, no flexes d. no leaders, no advisors 28 The Turtuk sector in Kargil was named after the memory of Hanifuddin __________ . a . avtiveness b. musical group. c. talents. d. bravery. 29 Father's challenge seemed Swami a________ . a. joke b. task c. frightful proposition d . firm decision. 30 Baleshwar disagreed to take Roma to Airoli because ______ . a. it was in remote areas. b. he did not know it. c. it was 10 kms away. d. hospital did not have well equipments. 31 According to Don Anselmo the real owners of the trees in Rio en Medio were__________ . a. Don Anselmo. b. story teller c. Americans. d. the children of the village. 32 According to Ambedkar constitution is a------ a. written script. b. fundamental document. c. book that has full of rules. d. guide to the administrators. 33 Smita had known the frightening truth about her brother Anant. What was it? a. Anant was going to die. b. Anant couldn't play the sitar. c. Anant was a cancer patient. d. His life time chance could not be fulfilled. 34 Satish Gujaral made his name in the field of a. cinema b. sports c. technology. d. drawing and painting. 35 What did the people advise to grandma? a. to stay home. b. to climb up trees and grow old disgracefully. c. to stop climbing trees and grow old gracefully. d. to play with the children. 36 According to the poem 'Quality of mercy ' mercy drops from heaven like___________ . a. divine water b. pure milk c. gentle rain d. sweet honey 37 Poet V. K. Gokak desires to sing about the _________ . a. natural beauty of mother India. b. beggars and lepers. c. hard workers . d. early strikes. 38 Jazz player closed his eyes, bent his head down. It suggests that he is a____________ . a. black man. b. messenger c. commanding artist. d. pethatic figure. 39 The blind boy was deprived of a. hearing melodious songs. b. the blessings of the sun light. c. the sensing d. speaking. 40 When the doctor recommended granny a week bed rest the family members __________________ . a. sighed with relief. b. felt unhappy c. rejoiced d. excited.