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CLASS 10 – Time allowed: 60 minutes

Full name:…………………..
Class: …………….

Choose the correct answers to complete the passage:

Interpol (International Criminal Police Organization) is an international police agency that helps other law-
enforcement agencies (1)______ criminals who operate across national borders. In 1914 police and lawyers from
24 countries first got together to discuss (2)______ techniques and catching criminals. Since then, police across
the globe have been cooperating to fight crime. While some of the basic crimes remain (3)_______ over the years,
like murder and robbery, other crimes progressed in (4)______ with technology, such as cybercrime and people
smuggling.Policing has also advanced with the help of technology. Until the 1980s, before records were
computerized, data was processed and analyzed (5)______. Today's secure web-based system allows police to
check our databases in real-time from the frontline.
1. A. track B. trace C. pursue D. patrol
2. A. identity B. identification C. identified D. indentical
3. A. unknown B. unfolded C. unchanged D. unforgivable
4. A. relation B. pair C. according D. line
5. A. manually B. mechanically C. typically D. personally

Read the following passage and choose the correct answers:

Milu was born in a small village in the north of India, and never had the chance of going to school,
because her family needed her to work. So she grew up never having learned to read or write. She was a little sad
about it, but she didn't let it upset her too much, and tried to think about other things.
She went through life, never being able to do what she wanted, because she felt that if she couldn't read,
then she was somehow less than everybody else. This meant that she didn't make many friends and didn't go out
much. She thought people would think she was stupid, and she didn't want them to laugh at her.
When she was fifty six, she got a job cleaning a school and when she had finished her work, she used to sit
and watch the little kids do their lessons. She didn't realise that one of the teachers watched her while she watched
the kids, and one day, as she was about to leave, the teacher asked her to sit in the class. The kids thought it was
very funny, but the teacher patiently started Milu on her first lesson to learn to read.
That was a few years ago, and now Milu can read and write as well as any of the other kids. She still cleans
the school because she likes her job, but she doesn't feel less than everybody else anymore. The teacher, who is
now her friend, sometimes gives her a book to read and she learns about people living in other parts of the world.
She has a granddaughter who studies at the same school, and sometimes she helps her with her homework. Being
able to do that makes her feel so happy that when she is alone she has a little cry.When she was in her little village
as a child, she would never have dreamt that one day she would be able to help her granddaughter with her
homework. She owes a debt of gratitude to her teacher friend for the gift she was given.
6. Milu couldn't go to school because _____.
A. her family was poor B. she lived too far away
C. she had no ability to learn D. she was not old enough
7. Not being able to read or write Milu felt ______.
A. inferior B. incomplete C. uncivilized D. improper
8. When Milu joined the class for the first time, the other kids _______.
A. ignored her B. laughed at her C. helped her to study D. were patient with her
9. After helping her granddaughter, Milu sometimes cries because _______.
A. she cannot help her B. she feels happy
C. she feels less than her granddaughter D. she is not patient enough
10. Which of the following is NOT what Milu gains from learning?
A. Knowing more about the world B. Reading some books
C. Becoming a friend of the teacher’s D. Feeling interested in her cleaning job
11. What does the word ‘gift’ refer to?
A. the debt Milu owes to the teacher B. what Milu could do to her granddaughter
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 C. Milu’s childhood dream D. what the teacher could teach her
12. What would be a good introduction to this article?
A. Some areas of India have very high unemployment and so schoolteachers are finding work as cleaners
in many schools. They actually end up combining their cleaning responsibilities with teaching
B. Dreams do come true, and not all dreams are big ones. A woman dreamt of being literate, and the
generosity of a teacher made that possible.
C. Schools could have problems because cleaners could not following the instructions due to their
illiteracy. The solution is a simple program to teach them to read and write, which has turned out to be
successful.
D. School children in villages in India are now encouraged to teach their grandparents how to read and
write, to help them connect better with the modern world. The initiative is working out very well.
13. The words ‘went through’ can be replaced with ________.
A. felt bored with B. experienced C. started D. felt happy with
Choose the correct answers:
14. It is common that the _______ employees are assigned more jobs than others, and they end up having no
free time.
A. reliable B. sociable C. proud D. elegant
15. Joey could not get good marks in the English mid-term test because he was careless _______ spelling.
A. for B. with C. of D. in
16. It is important to ______ a good impression on the customers as gentle polite shop assistants.
A. put B. place C. make D. give
17. The wild animal could have ________ the warden with claws. The warden was used to such dangerous
situations.
A. crashed B. hurt C. stretched D. scratched
18. Natalia finally could get a _________ permit in Canada and could start a new life after the war.
A. job B. career C. profession D. work
19. The children had a wonderful time going on a(n)________ and taking a lot of pictures.
A. hiking B. camping C. excursion D. sightseeing
20. The music ______ nicely in a small room where a few young people _______ books and magazines.
A. was sounding – were reading B. sounded - were reading
C. sounded – are reading D. was sounded – read
21. Outside the gate was a(n) ________.
A. blue mountain old bike B. old mountain blue bike
C. blue old mountain bike D. old blue mountain bike
22. ‘Is it possible to drive to such a remote area ______ such an old car?’ Jimmy asked me.
A. in B. with C. by D. for
23. The trip to the ancient village was unforgettable experience, when we rode our motorcyles on a ________
road.
A. scary B. bumpy C. terrific D. fascinating
24. Helen: I tried writing some short stories last summer.
Gina: _______.
A. What a pity B. You can say that again C. Sure D. Sounds exciting
25. When tourists visit The Mount Vernon Estate, they can _________ the mansion and ________ around 50
acres of garden.
A. stroll / search B. tour / stroll C. roam / tour D. search/ roam
26. The strong waves of the oceans break with force on rocks and create a lot of foam and ________.
A. spray B. sprinkle C. drips D. drops
27. The heavy snowfall _________ the roads and schools had to be closed last Wednesday.
A. prevented B. speared C. blocked D. pierced
28. The match still went on because it was not raining heavily. It was just __________.
A. pouring B. freezing C. drizzling D. blowing
29. If the food is not _________ your satisfaction, you can leave a comment,
A. with B. in C. of D. to
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 30. A great change in the tribe’s customs ________ by many anthropologists.
A. have been predicted B. will be predicted C. were predicted D. has been predicted
31. The young tourist lost his passport, and he had to _______ the embassy.
A. talk B. speak C. contact D. communicate
32. The early flight of the day was _______ by two hours due to heavy snow.
A. cancelled B. delayed C. postponed D. demolished
33. The news of successful rescue of the mountaineers came as a great _______.
A. relief B. recovery C. release D. reduction
34. On New Year’s Eve the night is usually lit _______ with fireworks.
A. up B. on C. out D. off
35. By the time the drought ended, the farmers ______ a lot of their crops.
A. have lost B. were losing C. would lose D. had lost
36. A loud ______ of thunder came right after we saw the lightning outside the window.
A. roar B. pouring C. rumble D. snap
37. Meteorologists are those who can ______ predictions about the weather and study climate change.
A. give B. make C. have D. launch

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
38. A. trough B. rough C. cough D. tough
39. A. chilly B. character C. choice D. chew

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others:
40. A. hurricane B. alphabet C. example D. headquarters
41. A. extraordinary B. superhero C. sociable D. afterwards

Identify the mistake in each of the following sentences:

42. The pandemic has restricted (A) quite a few social activities; children can hardly (B) play team sports or
hang round(C) with friends (D).
43. Superheroes of any time (A) and age earn the same amount of respect (B) and share one sole target:
keep their(C) community safety(D).
44. The (A) old man used to go to the post office where (B) he collects his newspapers (C) and checked the
balance of(D) his saving account.
45. It was frozen cold (A) outside the hotel and most of the tourists (B) seemed to be (C) unwilling to join (D)
the city tour.
Choose the sentence which best combines the two following sentences:
46. Thunderbirds is a popular British television series for children. Its stories are about a Rescue Service using
special aircraft and technical inventions.
A. Thunderbirds are stories for series of children who are popular with a Rescue Service using special
aircraft and technical inventions.
B. The TV series in Britain named Thunderbirds is popular because they use special aircraft and technical
inventions as rescue Service for children.
C. Thunderbirds, whose stories focus on a Rescue Service using special aircraft and technical inventions,
is a British TV series for popular children.
D. Thunderbirds with stories about a Rescue Service using special aircraft and technical inventions is a
children’s TV series in Britain.
47. Tides are regular rise and fall in the level of the sea. The pull of the Moon and the Sun cause them.
A. Tides are regular rise and fall in the level of the sea because the Moon and the Sun pull them.
B. The tides which the pull of the Moon and the Sun cause them are regular rise and fall in the level of the
sea.
C. The pull of the Moon and the Sun cause regular rise and fall in the level of the sea which are called
tides.
D. Regular rise and fall in the level of the sea are caused by the pull of the Moon to the Sun.
Choose the sentence which is similar in meaning to the given one:

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 48. Clara has collected stamps for five years.
A. Clara has started collecting stamps for five years.
B. Clara started collecting stamps five years ago.
C. Clara collected stamps five years ago.
D. Clara had five years of collecting stamps.
49. The winds were howling outside, but the warden still went out to check the fence.
A. When the winds began to howl outside, the warden made up his mind to go out and check the fence.
B. The winds which were howling outside could not prevent the warden from going out to check the fence.
C. The warden went out to check the fence because the winds were howling outside.
D. Although the winds were howling outside, but the warden still went out to check the fence.
50. The money was donated to the orphanage by a woman who wished to remain anonymous.
A. The woman who donated the money to the orphanage did not want to reveal her name to the public.
B. The money was donated to the anonymous orphanage by a woman who remained wishful.
C. The woman donated money to the orphanage and wished to make her money anonymous.
D. The woman wished to remain so anonymous that she donated the money to the orphanage.

THE END

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