Sub English class 10th silver test

Qno1. Read the passage below and find out the most appropriate answers to the following questions.

Radium is a white powder that looks like table salt. A pound of it is worth a thousand pounds of gold.
Radium is very costly because it is so scare. A mere pinch of it is worth a small fortune. There are only a
few spoonfuls in all the world. But radium is so powerful that too much of it would be dangerous. If a
pound or two could be gathered at one spot it would kill people who came near. Through radium,
scientists hope to learn how to change one element into another. It would be interesting and profitable
to change other metals into gold. But it would be worth more to man to learn how to get all the power
from the atoms to do man’s work.

Questions :

1. Radium is considered dangerous because

a. It would help us to turn other metals into gold.
b. It would kill millions due to its radioactivity.
c. It is so scare
d. It would tell us how to get power from radium.
2. The antonym of scarce is
a. insufficient
b. abundant
c. Wealth
d. Rare
3. what is the main subject of discussion in the passage?
a. Silver b. Radium
b. salt d. Gold
4. The word fortune here means.
a. Wealth b. Freedom
c. power d. Inheritance
5. why is radium very costly?
a. It is powerful and dangerous.
b. It is found in small quantities
c. It helps man to do his work.
d. It is very useful.

Qno2. All the questions are compulsory :

A. The scientist was furious. What did he do in anger? Why were the people in
the bar horrified?
B. You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion on my poor nerves!
Explain.
C. Subject me not to trials, shame not my human form. Explain.
D. The usual view of a miracle is that it seldom happens. What does Walt
Whitman think about the miracles?
E. Write down the summary of The proposal in your own words, in about 200
words.
Qno3. Write down the dialogue between two friends.

Qno4. Write an essay on education in about 100 to 150 words.

Qno5. Write an application to your school principal for school leaving certificate.

Qno6. Put the verbs into the correct tense.

1. please be quiet! The baby……….

a. Is sleeping b.sleep c. Sleeps
2. she…….. the piano very well.
a. Play b. Playing c. Plays
3. They…….. their new car two weeks ago.
a. Buy b. Bought c. Will buy
4. she is singing a song
(change into present simple)

7.use articles.

a.The river yamuna is…….longest river of all.

B......price of petrol keeps rising.