THE DHARMAPURI-CO-OPRATIVE SUGAR MILL MATRICULATIONSCHOOL,PALACODE-DHARMAPURI (D.T) .SSLC ENGLISH UNIT TEST – PREPARED BY KUMAR ,M.A.B.ED,D.T.ED,HDCA.(ENGLISH)-7708048164.
UNIT TEST-6- PAPER-I & II ENGLISH CLASS
DATE : 6-7-2015 MARKS : 60
: X (SSLC)
I.
Write the synonyms of the following words 1. seldom 2. twittering 3. Restricted 4. fascinating
5×1=5 5. stresses
II.
Write the antonyms of the following words 1. capturing 2. fascinating 3. Regular 4. seldom
5×1=5 5. early
III.
Which of the words given below can be placed after the given words to form compound words? 2×1=2 1. Cricket - a) field b) court c)ground d) area 2. River - a) star b) bed c) rest d) free
IV.
Identify the pattern of the following sentence: 1. He answered my question instantly – a )SVOA b) SVCA 2. His father gave him the school bag. - a) SVOC b) SVAA 3. reading made him a complete man. - a) SVOC b) SVAA
V. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. VI.
3×1=3 c) SV IO DO c) SVIODO c) SVIODO
Answer the following questions (any5) 5 × 2 = 10 What could be the meaning of the phrase ‚carrying winter on their back‛? Who are the brave little voyagers? Which is the smallest of all birds? The migration of birds faces two main dangers, what are they? Identify the reasons why birds migrate? What is meant by local movement?
Answer any 2 of the following questions in a paragraph 1. Describe briefly how birds migrate. 2. How does the bird’s life differ from the life of human beings? 3. What lesson had Kumar learnt from the birds?
VII. 1. a. b. 2. a.
2 × 5 = 10
Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer the questions given below each set : 5×1=5 “The globe’s my world. The cloud’s my kin” What is the figure of speech employed in this line? Who is the speaker in the poem? “No walls for me, no vigil gates” Whom does ‘me’ refer to? SSLC FULL TEST COMING SOON
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THE DHARMAPURI-CO-OPRATIVE SUGAR MILL MATRICULATIONSCHOOL,PALACODE-DHARMAPURI (D.T) .SSLC ENGLISH UNIT TEST – PREPARED BY KUMAR ,M.A.B.ED,D.T.ED,HDCA.(ENGLISH)-7708048164.
b. 3. a. VIII. 1.
IX. 1. a) 2.
3. 4. 5. X. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. XI.
What does ‘vigil’ mean? “I spawn and splash in distant spills” Pick out the words that are alliterated. Quote from memory 1×5=5 The first five lines of the poem “Migrant Bird” From : ‚The globe’s……………………………. To : ………………………………..gates. Choose the correct answer 5×1=5 Kumar’s dream country was…………………… India b) Japan c) America d) China Kumar’s mother would urge her son to…………………… a) send money b) help his brother c) marry d) return home Kumar’s father hired a ……………… to view the nests. a)camera b)telescope c) lenses d) microscope Utopia means……………… a) island b) country c) dreamland d) airport The birds in Vedanthangal knew that their home is in ……………… a) India b) America c) Antarctic d) Arctic Identify the character/speaker 5×1=5 ‘Oh, Ma! How I miss you’ And there’s no place like home, is there? He had earned it as a highly intelligent and enterprising young man. That soft, sweet creature, ever loving and caring. ‚Home is where the heart is.‛ Observe the map given below and write the instructions required 5 A stranger is approaching you to guide him to the Indian Bank . Write instructions.
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