ACHIEVEMENT TEST - 1
10TH STANDARD SECOND LANGUAGE ENGLISH.
DURATION: 60 Mins. MAX. MARKS:20
PROSE
I. Answer the following questions. 1+1=2
1. What desperate attempts did Swami make to escape from his father?
2. Narrate Swami’s dreadful experience when he was lying in the office room?
II. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow. ½+ ½+ ½+ ½ = 2
3. “How are you feeling?” he asked her.
a. Who is the speaker here? b. Who does ‘her’ refer to?
c. Why did he ask her so? d. What did the listener answer?
POETRY
III. Quote from memory: 2
4. It ……………………………………….;
.………………………………. justice.
IV. Answer the following question. 2
5. The poet appreciates his grandmother’s extraordinary behaviours very much. Justify.
SUPPLEMENTARY READING
V. Answer the following question. 1
6. What had the police expected about the way of protest? How did the student leaders manage the protest?
VI. VOCABULARY
7. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. ½ + ½ =1
a. Grandma told a ……….. (storey / story) b. ‘A Hero’ is written …….. R.K Narayan (buy / by)
8. Re-write the jumbled letter. ½ + ½ =1
a. Ridevr krcut. b. Soapthil.
9. Fill in the blanks with a suitable opposite words. ½ + ½ =1
a. Nowadays, most of the children are very clever, but few are…………………..
b. Parents should encourage their children in sports, but some of them ……………………..
VII. READING
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. ½+ ½+ ½+ ½ = 2
Swami saw something moving in the dark and thought it was a devil. He hugged it with all his might and bit it with his teeth. He had caught a notorious burglar and was congratulated by his friends, school and the police. In this way Swami became an unexpected Hero.
10. What did Swami think about the moving thing in the dark? 11. What was moving in the dark?
12. How did Swami catch a burglar? 13. How did swami become a hero?
VIII. WRITING
14. Imagine you are Pavan/ Pavithra, studying in 10th standard, Nalanda High School, Vijayapura. 2
Write a letter to your head master/mistress, requesting him/her to issue transfer certificate.
OR
Write a letter to your friend requesting him/her to attend your birthday function.
IX. GRAMMAR
15. Fill in the blanks with appropriate preposition and article. ½ + ½ =1
Prajna is …………………. good singer. She hails ………….. a family of musicians.
16. Choose the suitable question tags for the following. ½ + ½ =1
a. She is very brilliant. (A. is she? B. has she? C. hasn’t she? D. isn’t she?)
b. Sheela doesn’t tolerate any mistake. (A. is she? B. does she? C. doesn’t she? D. isn’t she?)
17. Identify the language function in the following sentences. ½ + ½ =1
a. Could I have the details, please? a. order. b. request. b. I’m really grateful to you. a. complimenting. b. wishing. c. obey.
c. requesting. d. advice.
d. expressing gratitude.
X. Reference Skill
18. Arrange the following words in the order in which they are in dictionary. ½
Technical, Technician, Technology, Technique.
19. Write it in the normal way. ½
Dis msg 4 u 1ly.
ANSWER KEY FOR ACHIEVEMENT TEST - 1
SECOND LANGUAGE ENGLISH.
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1. He tried to change the subject – about cricket club, requested – from next month, pretended
like – sleeping, scorpions behind law books in the office room. 1
2. Remembered stories of devils- ghosts, got up and spread his bed under the bench – nightmare continues – tiger chasing – tiger was at his back – groaned in despair. 1
3. a. Baleshwara Mishra is the speaker. ½ b. ‘Her’ refer to Roma Talreja. ½ c. She fell down from a moving train and badly injured. ½ d. I’m ok. ½
4. It is enthroned in the heart of kings; ½ + ½ + ½ + ½= 2
It is an attribute to God himself;
And earthly power doth then show likest God’s
When mercy seasons justice.
5. Grandma – genius, climb trees at the age of 62 – learnt it from her brother – at the age of 6 – terrible fall – doctor recommend – a week bed rest – asked a house on tree top – son fulfilled her wish – she was happy. ½ + ½ + ½ + ½= 2
6. They were ready to arrest – beat them – imprison them. Student’s leaders did not want it –
marched back silently. 1
7. a. Grandma told a story. ½ + ½
b. ‘A Hero’ is written by R K Narayan.
8. a. Truck. ½ + ½
b. Hospital.
9. a. Nowadays, most of the children are very clever, but few are foolish. ½ + ½
b. Parents should encourage their children in sports, but some of them discourage.
10. He thought it was a devil. ½
11. A notorious burglar. ½
12. He hugged it with all his might and bit it with his teeth. ½
13. Swami saw something moving in the dark and thought it was a devil. He hugged it with all his might and bit it with his teeth. He had caught a notorious burglar and was congratulated by his friends, school and the police. In this way Swami became an unexpected Hero. ½
14. Format – related to topic – constructions of sentences. ½ + ½ + ½ + ½=2
15. Prajna is a good singer. She hails from a family of musicians. ½ + ½
16. a. isn’t she? ½ + ½
b. does she?
17. a. b. request. ½ + ½
b. d. expressing gratitude.
18. Technical, Technician, Technique, Technology. ½
19. This message for you only. ½