ANNUAL EXAM – MARCH-2018

10 TH STD English – I –Paper 1.Synonyms : 5 x 1 =5

1. porch - verandah

2. jostled - pushed roughly

3. earnestness - seriousness

4. reverence - great respect 5. denied - refused 2. Antonyms : 5 x 1 = 5

1. first x last 2. utmost x least 3. advantage x disadvantage 4. knowledge x ignorance 5. useful x useless Any ten only 10 x 1 = 10

3. TAFE = Tractor And Farm Equipment 4. a) Sit here and listen to what I have to tell you 5. dustbin = garbage can / trash can 6. d) software 7. focus – foci 8. The dancers were active and lively on the stage. 9.c)cancelled = called off 10. syllabification : flut-ter-ing = 3 syllable Sur-plus = 2 syllable Mag-na-ni-mous = 4 syllable 11. Her father presented her a laptop on her birthday . 12. a) I was continually moving around b) our goal was to ensure continuity of operations. c).He was unable to continue. 13. He wrote legibly . 14. a).She played only this game.

Answer all the questions 10 x 1 = 10

15. If I he played well , he would win the game. 16. b) S V O C . 17. b) shouldn’t he ? 18. c) as old as 19. a) Every one can admire Dr.Abdul Kalam. 20. a) in the event of

21. a)He assisted me in filling this form . 22. c) The thief ran away on seeing the police 23. b) Please lend me the orange colour. 24. a) Don’t jump over the fence. Rewriting as directed 5 x 2 = 10

25. Though he ran very fast, he could not win the race (or)

He ran very fast but he could not win the race

26. Her project had been completed by her yesterday so she

was praised by the teacher 27. The zookeeper said to the children,” you are not allowed to

feed the animals and don’t tease the larger animals in the cages”. 28. If you had asked me I would have helped you. 29. Wednesday is the hottest day of all other days. PUNCTUATION 5 marks

30. “ Oh! I am so happy to meet you sir “. QUESTION AND ANSWERS 5 x 2 =10

31.Hughie was unable to fulfill the condition. (Or)Hughie looked very glum and he cursed himself for his inability to fulfill the condition. 32. In prison Messiaen wrote a music composition “Quartet for the end of time “. 33. As our teachers taught us discipline in school we should owe reverence to the teachers.

34. Climate changes and diminishing water supplies could reduce cereal yields in South Asia .This reduction will lead to violence. 35. The employers should treat the domestic workers as human beings and they should be paid fair wages. 36. While the birds are migrating they face many dangers and

hardships. So they are referred as the brave little voyagers. 37. The topmost stone of the vimanam weighs about 80 tons. It was lifted to that height without the help of modern machines. This aspect baffles the engineers. Paragraph 1 x 5 = 5 38. a) Two duities of a student as pointed by Gokhale. b) The migration of the birds. c) Chaya ‘s daily routine and the effect of water scarcity. Memory poem 5 x 1 = 5

39.) A ) Each laid on other a staying hand To listen ere we dared to look And in the hush we joined to make We heard , we knew we heard the brook A note as from a single place B) Our knees tremble sorely in the stooping We fall upon our faces , trying to go And underneath our heavy eyelids drooping The reddest flower would look as pale as snow For, all day, we drag our burden tiring Appreciation questions 5 x 1 = 5

40) Crystals dazzles in the geode. 41) She refers to the moon. 42) Sojourn. 43) As the work of the day was completed they are laid aside. 44) They want to take rest for a while. Poetic device 5 x 1 = 5 45) spawn – splash – spills : breed – brood. 46) the boom and the tingling 47) a b a b 48) simile 49) be - see 50) Paragraph questions : 1 x 5 =5 a) Shilpi - Ashwin Parthipan b) the cry of the children - Elizabeth c) Beautiful inside - Paul Holmes Comprehension 5 x 2 = 10 51) a) A crack in the Earth's crust .

b) Some 40 million years ago. c) The Himalayan mountain range and it's adjacent

plateau caused the onset of the Asian monsoon. d) one or more of the faults rupture set off e) when rupture happens under the sea tsunami takes place. Rectifying the errors 5 x 1 = 5

52) a) My cup of tea is as hot as yours. b) He works at the University of Madras. c) The aim of the players is to score the most goals. d) Neither Jack nor Jill fetched any water. e) He wore his new uniform to school. Picture comprehension 5 x 1 = 5 53) a) The children are playing veena. b) stringed c) Happy / jolly /cheerful /merry. d) in my school / concert / orchestra / music class e) piano / flute / guitar /violin Prepared by I.CHINNAPPARAJ , DE BRITTO HR SEC SCHOOL

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