X STANDARD 7. memory: amnesia: human body: ……..

MID TERM EXAMINATION 2023-2024 8. hair: hare: break: …

SUBJECT: FIRST LANGUAGE -ENGLISH
9. know: knew: dig:
TIME:3.15 Hrs Max Marks:100
I. Four alternatives are given for the following questions. Choose the correct 10.wiles: tricks: blazing wrath …..
answer and write it along with its alphabet. 6x1=6
III. Rewrite as directed: 3x1=3
1.Football is …. game, that requires …. lot of stamina.
11. Frame a question to get the underlined words as answer
The appropriate articles to be filled in the blanks are
The President of France is Emmanuel Macron.
a) An, an b) the, a c) a, a d) no article, a
12. Change into an exclamation
2. The food at the party was delicious….
Iam very fortunate
The question tag to be used is
13.Change the following sentence into a polite request.
a) wasn’t it? b) weren’t it? c) was it? d) were it?
Close the window.
3. “It should be done …... dinnertime.”
IV Answer the following in a sentence each (4x1=4)
The appropriate preposition to be filled in the blank is
14. Why didn’t the bridegroom say even a word?
a) in b) by c) for d) at
15. How did Della save her one dollar and eighty-seven cents?
4.We were all …. to hear about the flood situation in Kerala.
16. Who was Kunti’s first born?
The correct phrasal verb to fill in the blank is……
17. Who brought the wrong man into this paradise?
a) taken aback b) take off c) on the sly d) put on
V Answer the following in three to four sentences each 7x2=14
5. The fruits were fresh but the cream was……
18.How was the majestic neck humbled by the hunters?
The antonym of the underlined word to fill in the blank is
19.” Louis Pasteur was not a soldier but he was a fighter”. What does the
a) dirty b) bad c) pale d) stale statement mean?
6. All hands on deck. 20.Who was nicknamed Barbecue? Why?
The figure of speech used in the line is……. 21.Who dies at the end of the poem in Poison Tree? What kind of death does he
a) simile b) metaphor c) synecdoche d) oxymoron die?

II. Observe the relationship in the first pair of words and complete the 22. How did the bride’s father receive Lochinvar? What did he ask him?
second pair accordingly (4x1=4)
23.What was Alexander’s contribution to mankind? Why doesn’t Gandhiji 37. “but nobody could ever count my love for you. Shall I put the chops on, Jim?”
consider him moral?
38. “Love swells like the Solway but ebbs like its tide.”
24.What does the writer compare water in a landscape to? Why does he make this
IX Quote from memory: ( 1x4=4)
comparison?
39.And I …………….
VI Rewrite as Directed 3x2=6
……………deceitful wiles
25.Change the voice of the following sentence:
Or
A simple and clever experiment proved that Pasteur was right about germs
O, young.…….......................
26.Rewrite the sentence by using “No sooner …than”
………. ………… young Lochinvar.
As soon as Daniel kept his phone down, it started ringing again -makers
X.Answer the following in seven to eight sentences each: 3x4=12
27.Rewrite the following sentence using “too….to”
40.What was troubling the French wine-growers? How did Pastuer solve their
The music is so soft that we can’t hear it.
problem? On what study did Pasteur spend all his time and energy for three years?
VII.Answer the following in five to six sentences each: 6x3=18
41. What ideas of spirituality emerge from the study of the well-known Vachana-
28.It is impossible to imagine Pasteur experimenting with explosives or poisonous The Temple and the body or
gas. What quality of Pasteur is highlighted here?
How does C.V. Raman show that water is the reak elixir of life?
29.How is the callousness of the bird-killers brought out in the poem?
42. Write on Mahatma Gandhi’s comments on action prompted by motive of
30.How does Ellen express her love towards Lochinvar? Why does she shed a happiness in another world.
tear?
XI. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below: 1x4=4
31.What kind of a listener does Abraham Lincoln wants his son to be? What does
43.Autumn is the season that falls between summer and winter. There are many
“This is a big order” mean?
changes that begin in this fascinating season. Days become shorter. Leaves of
32.There are two worlds in the story: the world of the idler- artist and the world of trees turn from green to vibrant red, yellow and orange. Trees need sunlight to
the inhabitants of the Workers’ paradise. Which world is better? Why? keep their leaves a lively green. Without sunlight leaves turn colours. The grass is
no longer blanketed with dew but with frost, almost every morning, as
33.Why are the gifts of Della and Jim compared to those of the Magi? temperatures reach the freezing point. Animals start storing up a food supply to
last through the long winter months. These changes occur as we adjust from the
VIII. Explain with reference to context: 5x3=15
heat of the summer to the chill of the winter.
34 “If u can cure animals, you can cure my son.”

35. “Let me make a coloured ribbon for your hair”

36.”and sat to hatch the blood-stained feathers into a toddling chick”

1. When does autumn occur? OR
2. Why do leaves change colour during Autumn? Assume you are Aishwarya/Ayush of Government High School,
Madhugiri.
Write a letter to the Mayor complaining about water clogging in
a. They don’t get enough oxygen b. They don’t get enough light your area.

c. they don’t get enough water d. they get too much oxygen.

3.What do animals do at the end of Autumn?

4.Which of the following is right?

a. summer is cool b. winter is chilly

c.you find grass everywhere in autumn d.you find frost in summer.

XII. Write an Essay of about 18-20 sentences on any one of the

following topics: 1x5=5
44. a) India’s Moon Mission-Chandrayaan-3
b) Adverse effects of mobile phones.
XIII. Imagine you are Sanjay/Sanjana of Government High
School, Tumkur.
45. You have returned from a holiday after visiting a hill station.
Write a letter to your friend mentioning what you found most
exciting about the place and why you consider it an ideal place for a
vacation.
1x5=5