SRI MATHA MATRICULATION HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL

KUMBAKONAM

STD: X ENGLISH ONLINE TEST Marks:30

I ) Choose the most appropriate synonyms of the underlined words: 10*1=10

1)The teacher’s great ruler was rapping on the table.

a)tapping b)idling c)hanging d)rolling

Answer: a)tapping

2)I had counted on the commotion to get to my desk.

a)peace b)harmony c)silence d)uproar

Answer:d)uproar

3)It was the most beautiful language in the world –the clearest , the most logical.

a)reasonable b)irrational c)vague d)improbable

Answer:a)reasonable

4)I was amazed to see how well I understood it.

a)bored b)explained c)surprised d)expected

Answer:c)surprised

5)I had never listened so carefully.

a) brutally b)recklessly c)attentively d) grimly

Answer:c)attentively

6) M. Hamel sitting motionless in his chair and gazing.

a)waiting b)guarding c)staring d)grazing

Answer:c)staring

7)Only the desks and benches had been worn smooth.

a) tattered b)pristine c)new d)costly

Answer: a)tattered
8 )I was in great dread of a scolding.

a)courage b)confidence c)patience d)fear

Answer: d)fear

9) The Prussian soldiers were drilling.

a)planting b)marching c)fighting d)making a hole

Answer:b)marching

10)It was my turn to recite .

a)ask b)hide c)repeat d)suppress

Answer: c)repeat

II) Choose the most appropriate antonyms of the underlined words: 10*1=10

11)It was so warm, so bright.

a)shine b)dazzle c)gloomy d)glow

Answer: c)gloomy

12)But I had the strength to resist ,and hurried off to school.

a)slowed b)rushed c)accelerated d)hastened

Answer: a)slowed

13) Lessons repeated in unison, very loud.

a)harmony b)disharmony c)accordance d)unity

Answer :b)disharmony

14)Besides , the whole school seemed so strange and solemn.

a)complete b)partial c)full d)overall

Answer:b)partial

15)This is the last lesson I shall give you.

a)final b)ultimate c)first d)latest

Answer:c)first
16)I want you to be very attentive.

a)careful b)cautious c)considerable d)inattentive

Answer: d) inattentive

17)I hardly knew how to write!

a)easily b)rarely c)scarcely d)barely

Answer: a)easily

18 )You can imagine how I blushed and how frightened I was.

a)terrified b)brave c)scared d)afraid

Answer:b)brave

19)Usually ,when school began ,there was a great bustle.

a)closed down b)started c)opened d)established

Answer:a)closed down

20)You pretend to be Frenchmen ,and yet you can neither speak nor write your own language?

a)falsify b)bluff c)genuine d)fake

Answer:c)genuine

III)Complete the following sentence by using the most appropriate form of the tense given below:5*1=5

21) We ……………….in the kitchen when the doorbell rang.

a) cooking b)were cooking c)had cooked d)cooked

Answer:b)were cooking

22)The governor was …………….at the wit of the youth.

a)pleases b)pleasing c)pleased d)please

Answer:c)pleased

23)Yazhini …………….the Prime Minister tomorrow.

a)is meeting b)meet c)met d)have met

Answer: a)is meeting

24)I ………….to the museum last Sunday.

a) went b)go c)gone d)goes

Answer: a) went

25)We …………….an LED T.V. next month.

a) buy b)bought c)shall buy d)buys

Answer: c)shall buy

IV)Form a derivative by adding the right prefix of the following words: 3*1=3

26 )…normal

a)ab b)in c)un d)non

Answer: a) ab

27)….relevant

a)il b) im c)ir d)mal

Answer:c) ir

28)….large

a)en b)non c)de d)dis

Answer: a) en

V)Form a derivative by adding the right suffix of the following words:2*1=2

29)dismiss……

a)ly b)al c)age d)ian

Answer:b) al

30)accept……..

a)age b)al c)ance d)ion

Answer:c) ance