DAILY ENGLISH TEST FOR TENTH GRADE

NAME: CLASS :
I. Answer the questions based on the text below.

An elephant is the largest and strongest animal. It is a strange looking animal with
its thick legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small tall, little eyes, long
white tusks and above all it has a long noise, the trunk.

The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature, and it has various uses. The elephant
draws up water by its trunk and can squirt it all over its body like a shower bath. It
can also lift leaves and put them into its mouth. In fact the trunk serves the elephant
as a long arm and hand. An elephant looks very clumsy and heavy and yet it can
move very quickly.

The elephant is a very intelligent animal. Its intelligence combined with its great
strength makes it a very useful servant to man and it can be trained to serve in
various ways such as carry heavy loads, hunt for tigers and even fight.

1. The text tells us about……………..

2. The most distinguishing characteristic of an elephant is............
3. The elephant draws up water by its trunk and can squirt it all over its body like
a shower bath (paragraph 2). The word “it” refers to................
4. The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature….(Paragraph2). The word “peculiar”
is close in meaning to ………………..
5. Why is elephant very useful for human ?

II. Change the sentences into passive.

1. We will discuss the plan tomorrow

2. You should write the letter soon
3. The students must obey the class rules
4. My mother cleans home once a week
5. Tim repaired the car yesterday
6. The interior designer designed that beautiful house
7. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple company in 1976
8. The thief broke the window last night
9. She learns Arabic before going to Saudi
10. She plays the piano beautifully

III. Change the sentences into direct or indirect speech

1. He promised ,” I will do it tomorrow.”

2. Tiara said, “ My father died a year ago.”
3. Tim said to Malika,” I visited you yesterday but you weren’t at home.”
4. She said,” Don’t burn the cookies.”
5. Peter said,” I am tired.”
6. My father told us ,” I made pasta for dinner.”
7. She said,” Don’t be late tomorrow.”
8. Emily said,” Put the vegetables in the refrigerator,please.”
9. My mother said,” Don’t go out at night. It is not safe right now.”
10. Maria said,” My father comes home today. I’m so excited.”