
ENGLISH LANGUAGE QUIZ CLASS 10
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- Q1
i. Give the meaning of the following words as used in the passage:
1. Sprouted
grown
vegetated
germinated
shot
300s - Q2
2. yielding
producing
conceding
generating
giving
120s - Q3
3. protested
complained
disputed
asserted
opposed
120s - Q4
Answer the following questions.
1. Name the time of the year when the colour of the surrounding area is brightened up?
Summer
Winter
Spring
Rainy
120s - Q5
2. What does the phrase ‘unlikely places imply?
Anywhere and everywhere
In the surrounding vicinity
In unexpected areas
Along the tree line and the snow line
120s - Q6
3. Describe the common sight along the road?
A large herd, a pond with buffaloes and happy boys sitting on them.
A small herd, a pond where buffaloes were given a bath by the happy boys sitting on them.
A large herd, a pond with buffaloes and happy boys
A large herd, a pond with buffaloes
120s - Q7
4. How do you know that the river was not in flood?
They removed their shoes and socks and walked across.
They removed their clothes and swam across.
They removed their shoes and socks and waded across.
They removed their shoes and socks and soaked themselves.
120s - Q8
5. How can you say that his father had been in the army?
He wore his wartime khaki.
He narrated wartime stories.
He wore badges of honour.
He wore green coloured shorts
120s - Q9
6. Why did they take time to start planting their saplings?
The island had soft and fertile soil.
The island was exposed to weathering.
The island was rocky with a few areas with soft soil.
The island was well vegetated
120s - Q10
7. The writer and his father were finally successful in planting the trees. Pick a sentence that explains this point.
After an hour of hard work, we dug sufficient pits.
Another hour it took us to plant our saplings.
We planted our cuttings and saplings
We saw them all planted firmly in the good earth.
120s - Q11
8. Why were they happy to see the rain clouds?
As they had toiled hard and were sweating
As they were sweating due to exhaustion.
As it was hot and they were sweating.
As they had worked hard for over two hours to plant the saplings.
60s - Q12
9. What was their vision for the ‘Keekar tree’?
It would stand like a mighty tree surrounded by a forest of flowering trees and shrubs.
It would be used as timber
It would be surrounded by all kinds of fauna.
It would be surrounded by an evergreen forest.
60s - Q13
10. According to the author, how would this little island appear in a span of ten years?
Green Paradise
Green Abode
Green Ivy
Green heaven
60s - Q14
11. Which tree is best suited for timber?
The bark of Sal and Shisha
The wood of Sal and Shisham
The wood of Sal and Shisha
The leaves of Sal and Shisham
60s - Q15
What steps does the author say and do in regard to trees and their uses?
12. At first
He and his father bring cutting and saplings to plant on the rocky island.
They plant trees
They bring non-flowering plants
They wade across the river to enjoy nature.
60s
