USEFUL MATERIAL FOR TENTH CLASS ENGLISH MEDIUM STUDENTS
UNIT - 1
THE NIGHT AT THE HOTEL
I. Choose the
correct meanings of the words given and write it in the space provided.
1. elated
: be in high spirits made
to be late
raised delayed
2. downhearted : powerless in high spirits
having
no heart in low spirits
3. apprehensive : showing
worry and fear comprehensive
full
of understanding all compromising
4. bewildered : in
wilderness confused or
puzzeled
dearly
loved depressed
5. scamp : a
small boy rascal
worthless
fellow one who runs away
6. regretful : happy angry sad lovely
7. congress : meeting difficulty conversation quarrel
8. startled : began surpised suffered irritated
9. hesitate : attack hate worry waver
10. freeze : liberate frighten
reduce become
motionless
11. instinctively : slowly doubtfully
aggressively without previous planning
12. peep : secret look blow support disbelief
13. volunteered : pretended executed suspected offered willngly
14. misery : cheerfulness wonder
great
suffering great joy
15. desperately : merrily angrily hopefully hopelessly
16. groping : feeling
about walking about
looking
for moving slowly
17. run
into : go fast into
strike
against intentionally
open
and see what was inside
strike
against by accident
18. turn on : switch on put
off remove start
19. vibrated : turned
round and round
moved
up and down
produced
words
moved
forwards and backwards rapidly and
continuously
20. assuage : look
more aged to add to
lessen
pain or suffering to make more
21. favour
: act of charity act
of help
act
of harm act of hatred
22. furiously
: wildly joyfully sorrowfully angrily
23. hesitatingly : sadly
willfully unwillingly doubtfully
24. trembled : moved
up and down move to and fro
broke
slightly damaged
25. in
a daze : in anger in joy in sorrow in confusion
II. Fill
in the blanks choosing the most suitable word from those given the brackets.
1. I
want to ask you for a _______ (favour,
help, support)
2. When
I _______ from bed in the morning, I found my friend on a horse.
(awoke,
woke up, got up)
3. Most
animals have an _______ to protect their young.
(insight,
intention, instinct)
4. Several politicians who had _______
occupied government land were evicted. (illegally,
illegimately, illicitly)
5. Don’t get off the train till it is
_______ (stationary, stationery, stationed)
6. He is extremely _______ and reacts to the
slightest irritation.
(sensible,
sensational, sensitive)
7. He bent low for a _______ through the
keyhole. (look, sight, peep)
8. Probably I have the strangest reason
_______ for coming into town.
(imaginary, imaginable, imaginative)
9. The boy acts bewildered and breaks into
_______ (tears, heart, showers)
10. The child was _______ by its mother. (refused, rejected, deserted)
11. By a strange _______ he got his job the day he got married.
(accident, incident, coincidence)
12. He behaved in a very _______ manner towards the poor.
(beneficent,
beneficial, beneficiary)
13. In a historical play, all the players were
in Moghul _______
(dress,
costume, clothes)
14. These goods are
_______ they must be despatched at once.
(perished,
perishing, perishable)
15. In the latest photograph, you are all
_______ (cheerful, cheers, cheering)
16. All the seats were full. So the clerk at
the counter _________________ his
shoulder. [ waved, shook,
shrugged ]
17. I would like to have a room for myself. I
don’t like _________________ a room
with some one else. [
mixing / sharing / dividing ]
18. At the bank, I filled out a form and
____________________ it to the clerk. [
handed / offered / extended ]
19. My examination was to begin at 8 O’ clock
in the morning. When I woke
up, I was _________________ to see that it was already 7.45
up, I was _________________ to see that it was already 7.45
[
surprised, shocked, wondered ]
20. I was very ________________ when I knew
that I had not been selected to the
school team. [
worried, disappointed, desperate ]
III. One word in each of the following groups
has been wrongly spelt. Find that word and write its correct spelling.
1. actor auditer emperor professor Ans : _______________
2. mayer corridor liquor tailor Ans : _______________
3. labour valour colour clamor Ans
: _______________
4. odour
vigour demeanor candour Ans : _______________
5. flavor rumor endeavour ardour Ans
: _______________
6. swich voluntary breathing eagerly Ans : _______________
7. partner
available suppose single Ans : _______________
8. nearly
elbow memosa returned Ans : _______________
9. behavior daughter motor rotary Ans
: _______________
10. importance entrence evidence commence Ans
: _______________
11. fashon occasion cushion tension Ans : _______________
12. preside beside deside reside Ans
: _______________
13. threten
pretend attend commend Ans : _______________
14. fought bought cought thought Ans
: _______________
15. Saterday Thursday Friday Monday Ans
: _______________
16. available imaginable curable managable Ans : _______________
17. stranger partner mayer bearer Ans : _______________
18. favour behavior danger labour Ans : _______________
19. calmely extremely safely strangely Ans : ___________
20. thought tought fought brought Ans : ___________
IV. In
each of the following groups, find the word in which the
underlined
part is pronounced in the same way as in the key word.
1. family : gaurd guarantee February call
Ans: ___________
2. food : wood good few mood Ans:
___________
3. tough : bought thorough rough thou
Ans: ___________
4. shoulder : pound holder
bound mould Ans: ___________
5. breath : breathe leader breadth great Ans:
___________
6. cane : circar scene incense scan Ans:
___________
7. boys : measure sugar school nets Ans:
___________
8. think : mouth breathe mother thus Ans:
___________
9. people : begin fever level severe Ans: ___________
10. pull :
rule food door wool
Ans: ___________
11. doubt :
tough thought mouth group Ans:
___________
12. meek :
wear reach health dear Ans:
___________
13. shoot :
shook wool flood food Ans:
___________
14. machine : porch bachelor change parachute Ans: _______
15. vision :decision ocean discussion measure Ans: ______
16. Part :dark land many lane Ans: ___________
17. noise :rice raise nice
case Ans: ___________
18. shut :bull burn bun busy Ans: ___________
19. light :height weight rate litter Ans:
___________
20. said :dead rail laid maid Ans: ___________
V. Find
the word rhyming with the key word given in the following.
1. door : poor
four tour moor Ans: ______
2. girl : pool curl soul pearl Ans: ______
3. shine : mane sign train pain Ans:
______
4. breeze : areas seize lies lease Ans: ______
5. height : right fiat treat
ryot Ans: ______
6. fun : tone bone loan none Ans: ______
7. wait : meat right mate might Ans: ______
8. here : near bear hare rear Ans: ______
9. word : beard
ford bird board Ans: ______
10. merry : curry bury fury hurry Ans: ______
11. true : drew
sew brow cow Ans: ______
12. pail : fuel seal coil slate Ans: ______
13. recite : insight relate opposite receipt Ans:
______
14. might : mate gait kite straight Ans: ______
15. cough : bluff tough off laugh Ans: ______
16. turn
: fern crown town bone Ans:
______
17. train : mine fine mean lane Ans: ______
18. wait
: might mate meat right Ans: ______
19. near : hare bear here bare Ans: ______
20. none : fun tone bone corn Ans: ______
VII. In
the following passages the end of each sentence is not indicated. Decide where
each sentence enjds and write the last word followed by (.) or (?) or (!)
1. A man waved today waved for ever so long with
a crutch Schwamm asked
2. His son met him at the door beaming all over
and wildly elated a man waved today waved for ever so long he said with a
crutch Schwamm asked
3. The
baby is dead she cried whatever gave you the idea why it’s only that Anna’s
husband and his family came and took it away don’t you know
4. How
long do fishes live this question is not as simple as it seems to be finding
how long a fish lives in its natural state is as difficult as finding how long
the solar system has been in existence.
VII. Punctuate
the following and rewrite the sentence in the space provided for it.
1. he
said you can believe what i say
2. is
it said the other you are here to attenhd a congress
3. whats
the reason for his behaviour
4. were
you waiting for me schwamm asked quite startled
5. will
you keep quiet the teacher said
6. childredn
the stranger said mean nothing to me
7. The
other said you are taking the Kurzbach train are you
8. What
is the reason for his behaviour said he
9.
Can I speak to the manager asked the
customer
10. You are speaking to the manager replied the
man at the counter
11. Am I thought I was speaking to the
accountant
VIII. Read
the sentence (a) and then complete the sentence (b) using the ideas in (a) :
1. a.
We were so tired that we could not even talk.
b.
We were too ________________________________________________________
2. a.
He filled in the forms and handed them to the clerk.
b.
Filling in ___________________________________________________________
3. a. A train at the station switched to
another track and the earth trembled slightly.
b. When ______________________________________________________________
4. a. He is extremely
sensitive and so reacts to the slightest situation.
b. Being
______________________________________________________________
5. a. Take another three steps and you touch
the bed post.
b. If you
______________________________________________________________
6. a. He awoke the next morning. Then he was
alone in the room.
b. When
______________________________________________________________
7. a. “Are you waiting for me ?” Schwamm
said to him.
b. Schwamm asked
___________________________________________________
8. a. They are poor. Yet they help others.
b. In spite of
__________________________________________________________
9. a. You did not invite me, so I did not attend
your marriage.
b. If you
______________________________________________________________
10. a. He must work hard. Then he can get a
first class.
b. If he
_______________________________________________________________
11. a. Teachers are better than preachers.
b. Preachers
__________________________________________________________
12. a. Mr. Reddy teaches us English.
b. We
_________________________________________________________________
13. a. “ I cannot help you in any way”, he said
to her.
b. He told
____________________________________________________________
14. a. I need not advise you, you are old
enough to take your own decisions.
b. Now that
__________________________________________________________
15. a. He is too weak to finish the work.
b. He is so
____________________________________________________________
16. a.
Conscience is a watchdog. It barks at sin.
b.
Conscience _____________________________________________________
17. a.
His stomach doesn’t move when he laughs. Watch out for such a
man.
man.
b.
Watch ____________________________________________________________
18. a.
A man hesitates. He is interrupted.
b.
The man ________________________________________________________
19. a.
Some people do not believe in miracles. They are not realists.
b.
People ____________________________________________________________
20. a.
Some people give up smoking. But they usually substitute something
for it - like bragging.
for it - like bragging.
b.
People ____________________________________________________________
IX. Name
the part of speech of each of the underlined words.
1. He is extremely sensitive and reacts
to the slightest irritation.
Ans : a. __________ b. __________ c. ___________ d. ____________
2. Delhi is the capital
of India.
Ans
: a. __________ b. __________ c.
___________ d. ____________
3. Where there is a will,
there is a way.
Ans
: a. __________ b. __________ c.
___________ d. ____________
4. The earth trembled slightly
and the beds vibrated.
Ans
: a. __________ b. __________ c.
___________ d. ____________
5. He doesn’t want to play or
talk to anyone.
Ans : a.
__________ b. __________ c. ___________ d. ____________
6. I probably have the
strangest reason imaginable.
Ans
: a. __________ b. __________ c.
___________ d. ____________
7. What is the reason for
his behaviour?
Ans : a.
__________ b. __________ c. ___________ d. ____________
8. He could not afford to spend another
night in town.
Ans : a.
__________ b. __________ c. ___________ d. ____________
9. I have a small son and it’s for
his sake I came here.
Ans : a.
__________ b. __________ c. ___________ d. ____________
10. The old gave me a strange look
and walked away hurriedly.
Ans
: a. __________ b. __________ c.
___________ d. ____________
X.
Rewrite the following sentences
making the neessary corrections.
1. My sister is going to the school every
day.
Ans:
_________________________________________________________________
2. One must love his country.
Ans:
_________________________________________________________________
3. I heard him to sing a song.
Ans:
_________________________________________________________________
4. My brother is junior than me in college.
Ans: _________________________________________________________________
5. Yesterday the teacher was angry upon me.
Ans:
_________________________________________________________________
6. Our H.M. congratulated us for our success
in the Examination.
Ans: _________________________________________________________________
7. None of the tjwo sisters are present
today.
Ans:
_________________________________________________________________
8. Please tell me why are you absent
yesterday.
Ans: _________________________________________________________________
9. In last week a thief entered into our
house.
Ans:
_________________________________________________________________
10 This book is
comprising of four hundred pages.
Ans: _________________________________________________________________
11. I am not knowing the address of your uncle.
Ans:
_________________________________________________________________
12. Every morning he is reading the English
paper.
Ans:
_________________________________________________________________
13. Why are you not liking my novel?
Ans:
_________________________________________________________________
14. He is preferring coffee than tea.
Ans:
_________________________________________________________________
15. If I had known of your arrival, I would
meet you.
Ans:
_________________________________________________________________
16. Why you don’t go and see a doctor?
Ans:
_________________________________________________________________
17. I go to his clinic. But he already left.
Ans:
_________________________________________________________________
18. I am waiting for you for a longtime
Ans:
_________________________________________________________________
19. She is having a problem
Ans: _________________________________________________________________
20. Why you are not understanding my point ?
Ans:
_________________________________________________________________
XI.
Rewrite the following passages making
improvements you think are necessary.
1. I had many monkeys. They were my
favourite monkeys. One of them was a young monkey. It was a female monkey. This
young female monkey was called Georgina. Georgina had a sense of humour. The
sense of humour Georgina had was a very wicked sense humour.
Ans:
_________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
2. There was a saint. His name was Ravi Das.
Ravi Das used to mend shoes. That was his only means of livelihood. Ravi Das
was poor, bt very honest, Ravi Das got up early in the morning RaviDas prayed
to God. Ravi Das took up his bath. He ate a simple breakfast. /Then Ravi Das
started for his job.
Ans:
_________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
3. The moon was shining. The sky was lit by
stars. Grandmother was lying on her cot in the court-yard. Grandmother was
waiting for Radha and Kamala. Radha and Kamala were her grand ning to the
grandmother. She saw them running.
Ans:
_________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
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