10th English November Unit Test Question with Answer:
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Answers:
Part – I Answer all the questions:
Synonyms:
1. c) ran
2. b) rising
3. d) cleaning
Antonyms:
4. a) floated
5. d) scatter
6. b) blunt
7. Change into adjective:
The young pretentious bird falling asleep.
8. Would you mind dropping me in the station?
Section – I Answer any three of the following:
9. What made the young seagull go mad?
Ans: His mother was standing on a little high hump on the plateau. She was tearing a piece of fish that lay at her feet. She scraped each side of her beak on the rock. The sight of the food maddened him.
10. Why did the young seagull’s parents leave him alone on the ledge?
Ans: The seagull failed to fly because he did not have confidence on his wings and he had fear to fly. So his parents leave him alone on the ledge.
11. Give an instance that shows the pathetic condition of the young bird.
Ans: The young seagull had not eaten since the previous nightfall. There was not a single scrap of food left. He searched for food every inch of the straw nest. He even chewed at the dried pieces of eggshell.
12. Why did the young seagull scream with fright?
Ans: When the young seagull landed on the green sea, his legs sank into it. So he screamed with fright.
Section – III Part – I
13. a) One can travel on with cheer by retaining the pleasures of childhood.
b) Toll means payment.
14. a) Forward face implies, we should look ahead with optimism.
b) The poet wants to live a joyous life with plenty of positivity towards the future.
Part – II Answer the following
15. Voice: Fruits were not bought by him in the market.
16. Punctuation: “That‘s my delicate Ariel,” said Prospero.
Part – III Answer the following paragraph:
17. Describe the struggles underwent by the young seagull to overcome its fear of flying.
Section – III Answer the following paragraph:
18. Describe the journey of life as depicted in the poem “Life” by “Henry Van Dyke”.
[ Qus.No: 17 & 18 You can follow your guide]
19. Read the following poetic lines and answer the questions that follow:
a) abba
b) Personification
c) b) contrast
Section – IV Part – I
19. (iii) Prospero was exiled by his brother, Antonio.
(v) He lived in an island with his daughter Miranda.
(i) He ordered Ariel to torment the inmates of the ship.
(iv) He raised a violent storm to wreck the ship of his enemies.
(ii) Ariel was instructed to bring Ferdinand to his cave.
Part – II Answer any one of the following question:
20. Write a report. [You can follow your guide]
21. Advertisement. [You can follow your guide]
23. Quote from memory:
Life
O’er rough or smooth the journey will be joy:
Still seeking what I sought when but a boy,
New friendship, high adventure, and a crown,
My heart will keep the courage of the quest,
And hope the road’s last turn will be the best.
Henry Van Dyke