SLIP TEST FOR 1st
F.A. 10th CLASS ENGLISH
I)
Read the following passage and answer the questions. 5x1=5
Nick’s father was a computer
programmer and accountant and he taught his little son how to type with his toe at 6 years old. His mum invented a special
plastic device that meant he could hold a pen and pencil.
1)
He taught his little son. Who was that
referred as “little son”?
2)
What was
Nick’s father?
3)
What did Nick’s father teach him?
4)
His mother invented a device. How does it
useful to Nick?
5)
Do you think that Nick is lucky to have
such parents? How do you say?
II)
Tick the word which is nearest in
meaning to the underlined word. 2x1=2
1)
The challenges in our lives are there to
strengthen our convictions.
a)
Feelings
b) practices c) beliefs d) characters
2)
Nick managed to pull through to become an
international symbol of triumph over adversity.
a)
Disability b) poverty c) opposition d) difficulties
III)
Read the description and fill the blanks using the words given in the
box. 2x1=2
{ timid, introvert, malicious }
1)
My neighbor is such a person that he has
a feeling of hatred for others. He desires to hurt others’ feelings. He is
…………………………………
2)
Sridhar is always afraid of speaking in
the class. He is ……………………………
IV)
Complete the sentences with Defining or Non-defining Relative clauses. 2X1=2
1)
The express ………………………………………………….. has
just arrived.
2)
Ravi
……………………………………………………………… has lift the school just now.
V)
Read the following passage and answer the questions. 4x1=4
In 1914,Thomas
Edison, at age 67, lost his factory, which was worth a few million dollars, on
fire. It had very little insurance. No longer a young man, Edison watched his
lifetime go up in smoke and said, “ There is great value in disaster. All our
mistakes are burnt up. Thank God we can start anew.” In spite of the disaster, three weeks later, he
invented the phonograph. What an attitude!
1)
How did Edison feel after the accident?
2)
After the disaster, what did he invent?
3)
What happened in 1914?
4)
Do you agree with the attitude of Edison?
Why?
VI)
Tick the appropriate one word substitute. 5x1=5
1)
One who is present everywhere.
a)
Philanthropist b) pioneer
c) fatalist d) omnipresent
2)
A life history written by somebody else.
a)
Centenarian b) mercenary
c) biography d) honorary
3)
One who spends too much.
a)
Monogamy
b) autobiography c) spendthrift d) misogynist
4)
One who posses many talents.
a)
Prodigy
b) versatile c) exceptional d) gifted
5)
A person who is above hundred years.
a)
Centenarian b) fatalist c) omnipresent d)
mercenary
