Slip test: 02 10thEnglish Marks: 25
Choose the appropriate synonyms:
1. The seagull’s older brother catch his first herring and devourit.
a) swallow b) smell c) destroy d) bury
2. It had stop over at four ports for replenishment of ration.
a) purchase b) sale c) expedition d) restoration of stock.
3. The sun was soothing without much heat.
a) making silent b) scorching c) making calm d) hurtful.
Choose the appropriate antonyms:
4. A portion of the wall had crumbled.
a) broken b) interrupted c) painted d) bult.
5. I know my teacher will be proud of me.
a) boastful b) delighted c) pleased d) ashmed
6. Thorns choked the way.
a) blocked b) expired c) exhaled d) unblocked.
7. Choose the correct plural form of ‘chief of staff’.
a) chief of staffs b) chiefs of staffs
c) chief of staffs d) chiefs of staff
8. Prefix to the word ‘nutrition’. a) im- b) al- c) mal- d) mis-
9. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation ‘CBI’.
a) Central Bureau of Investigation.
b) Central Banks of India.
c) Central Bureau of Investigators
d) Central Bureau of Investors
10. Phrasal verb: They will __ to Kerala soon.
a) set in b) set up c) set out d) set on
11.Idiom: ‘one’s favourite person’
a) over the moon. b) turns over a new leaf
c) on the ball d) apple of one’s eye
12. Compound word:“walking”
a) good b) stick c) book d) bird
13. Preposition: I was Duke __ Milan.
a) by b) at c) in d) of.
14. Tense: She __ in this house for five years.
a) have live b) has been living c) is lived d) have lived
15. Linkers: __ you work hard, you cannot secure good marks.
. a) Unless b) Till c) And also d) But
16. Question tag: Lets go for a movie, ___?
a) shall we b) can we c) will we d) does he
17. Article: My daughter is learning to play __ violin at her school.
a) the b) a c) an d) no article
18. Infinitive or gerund: They were asked __ their assignments.
a) submit b) submitting c) is submitted d) to submit.
Error spot:
19. My uncle is richest man in the village.
20. A American lives near my house.
21. Each of the cycles are damaged.
22. Voice: Don’t eat junk food.
23. Speech: Johnson said to Suganthi,” What are you doing here?”
24. Change into compound: Besides being an athlete, he is a singer.
25. Rearrange: speaks | Ruben | besides | German | languages | two
