The International Matriculation School, Irumeni

First Unit Test - July 018

X- English
Time: 2 hours Marks:50

I. Replace the underlined word with its equivalent American English word:
1) The water is flowing from the tap.
2) This fellow is 15 years old.
3) Paraffin costs Rs. 40 per liter.

II. Choose the correct form of verb to complete the sentence.

1)I'm planning ___a big house.
a)build b)to build c)building
2) They are ___ their life.
a)enjoy) b) enjoying c)to enjoy

III. Complete the following with correct expansions:

1) The common expansion of BPO is__
a) Buainess Process Out Sourcing b) Better Process Outsourcing
c) Bank Process Outsourcing c) Boyle Process Outsourcing

IV. Reframe the sentence using the underlined word as verb:

1) He renovated the building.
2) I don't know anything about it.

V. Separate the syllable of any 1 of the following:

a) Profile b) glum c) music

VI. Choose the correct phrase to complete the sentence:

1) The Cricket match continued ___ the heavy rains.
a) in spite of b) in the event of c) because of
2) ___ his sickness he couldn't study well.
a) In the event of b) Because of c) In spite of

VII. Transform the sentences into negative statement.

1) He always comes late to school.
2) She is the best.

VIII. Add prefix/ suffix

1) The chief guest appreciated his perform ___
a) -ion b) -ness c) -ance d)-ic
2) My friend is a day- dream___
a),,,er b)...y c)...ist d)... istic

IX. Answer any 5 of the following:

1) How did Messiaen spend his life inprison?
2) Why was'nt music an extravaganza or hobby?
3) How did Messiaen prove that he could even live without
basic needs like food, water etc. but could not sustain without art?
4) How is music different from astronomy?
5)Why did art find a place even in concentration camp?
6) Why didnt the narrator play the piano after the terrible incident?

X. Answer any one of the following:

1) What are D.H Lawrence's reminiscences about his childhood days?
OR
2) Write a paragraph on 'The Piano Lesson'

XI. Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer the following:
1) Softly, In the dusk, a woman is singing to me;
Taking me back down the vista o f years, till I see
a) What is the woman doing?
 b) When is the woman singing?
c) What does the word 'vista' mean?
2) I weep like a child for the past
a) Who does 'I' refer to?
b) What is the figure of speech used in this line?

XII. Read the poem given below and complete its paraphrase with
suitable phrases in the given blanks:
The Brook
I come from haunts of coot and hern,
I make a sudden sally
And sparkle out among the fern,
To bicker down a valley.

By thirty hills I hurry down,

Or slip between the ridges,
By twenty thorpes, a little town,
And half a hundred bridges. - Poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson

The brook starts from the place where 1)____congregate. The brook 2)___in the hilly area.
It 3)___ the ferns (a flowerless plant which has feathery or leafy fronds and reproduces by spores
released from the undersides of the fronds), and sparkles when the 4)___ the crystal clear water. And
when the brook moves it creates a lot of noise. The brook is flowing by thirty hills, slipping between
ridges (long narrow hills), 5)___ villages, a little town and fifty bridges.

XIII. George wants to console his friend John who lost the athletic championship by just 1 point. George
could not complete the letter. Complete the content of his letter in about 100 words.
12A 2nd Street
KC Nagar, B City
15th April 2018
Dear John,
.....................................................................................................................................
Your loving friend
George. A
To
A. John
No.3 SK Road
B city, Pin xxxx

XIV. Translate the following:

Tomorrow is a holiday. I'm wondering
whether I should spend the day playing
Cricket with my friends or should I help in
Children's Home nearby. The grass in their
compound needs to be cleared as the children
have no place to play. So I should spend my
holiday indulging in my own pleasure or
should I do something to give pleasure to
others?
OR
Look at the given picture and express your
views on it in about 5 sentences.