ENGLISH MOCK TEST CLASS 10TH Welcome to your ENGLISH MOCK TEST CLASS 10TH1. The adjective from of 'glory' is (a) glorify (b) gloriant (c) glorious (d) glories None2. Choose the correct preposition to fill in the blank : Whate is time ........................ your watch? (a) in (b) at (c) on (d) by None3. ''The young boy ran away'' indentify the adjective: (a) the (b) ran (c) young (d) away None4. ''Rajesh is an intelligaent boy'' indentify the adective: (a) boy (b) is (c) Rajesh (d) intelligent None5. The noun from of 'classify' is (a) classifying (b) classsification (c) classified (d) classical None6. ''A kind man greeted them' identify the adjective:' (a) kind (b) man (c) greeted (d) them None7. The noun from of 'good ' is (a) goods (b) better (c) best (d) goodness None8. ''My friend is a hard working man'' identify the adjective: (a) working (b) is (c) hard (d) man None9. ''The news left me worried.'' Identify the verb: (a) worried (b) left (c) news (d) the None10. Fill in the blank with correct auxiliary verb: It........................... not rain yesterday. (a) was (b) did (c) had (d) would None11. As soon as I reached the school, the bell............ (a) rings (b) rang (c) will rang (d) has rung None12. If you work hard, you ................pass. (a) would (b) will (c) could (d) might None13. I am proud ..............my son. (a) to (b) with (c) of (d) from None14. Which of the following words ismis-spelled? (a) Believe (b) Acheive (c) Deceive (d) Receive None15. If you do not want anything more, you are (a) satisfactory (b) satisfying (c) dissatisfied (d) satisfied None16. Which of the following word is misspelt? (a) Destinguish (b) Accomplish (c) Perish (d) Punish None17. Meera looks .................... to attend the programme. (a) had gone (b) will go (c) went (d) All are correct None18. What did lencho think of the post-office employees? (a) Bunch of crooks (b) Rude (c) Unhelpfull (d) Proud None19. Lencho wrote to God, ''If you don't help me, my family and i will go........................ this year.'' (a) to the dogs (b) dry (c) mad (d) hungry None20. Lencho wrote a letter to God asking for .................... pesos. (a) thousand (b) hundred (c) fifty (d) sixty None21. The postmaster was a............... fellow. (a) rude (b) friendly (c) lazy (d) fat None22. Where was lencho's house situated? (a) At the bottom of the hill (b) Ate the top of the hill (c) At the top of a plateau (d) In a city None23. I knew that the oppressor must be liberated just as the oppressed. A man who takes away another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred; he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness. Who, according to mandela is not free? (a) Oppressor (b) Oppressed (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these None24. According to mandela, What is the greatest wealth of a nation? (a) Minerals (b) Gems (c) Diamonds (d) People None25. On the podium, ................ was first sworn in as second deputy president. (a) Thabo Mbeki (b) Nekson Mandela (c) Zenani (d) Mr. de Klerk None26. Democracy elections were held in South Africa in................and mandela became the first black president of a new nation. (a) 1990 (b) 1950 (c) 1994 (d) 1984 None27. Nelson Mandela became the first black...................... of South Africa. (a) Prime Minister (b) Vice-President (c) President (d) Minister None28. The..................took place in the lovely sandstone amphitheatre formed by the Union Building in Pretoria. (a) Weadding (b) festival (c) ceremonies (d) party None29. During our chilhood in Goa, the baker used to be our friend, companion and ............... (a) teacher (b) guide (c) helper (d) friend None30. The main crop of coorg is (a) rice (b) coffee (c) tea (d) spices None31. Valli was..................... year old girl. (a) ten (b) seven (c) eight (d) twenty None32. The bus fare from Valli's village to the town was............... paise one way. (a) thirty (b) forty (c) fifty (d) twenty None33. The girl Valliammai was called ........... for short. (a) Usha (b) Valli (c) Amma (d) Kutti None34. Whate is a 'dust of snow? Direction; Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow each by choosing the correct option: the way a crow shook down on me the dust of snow from a hemlock tree(a) Particles of clay (b) Particles of sand (c) Particles of plants (d) Particles of snow None35. Name the poet of the below line. Direction; Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow each by choosing the correct option: the way a crow shook down on me the dust of snow from a hemlock tree(a) Wordsworth (b) shelley (c) Rober Frost (d) W.B. Yeats None36. Some people say that the world will end in .................. Direction; Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow each by choosing the correct option: some say the world will end in fire some say ib ice. from what l've tasted of desire I hold with those who favour fire.(a) smoke (b) water (c) sea (d) fire None37. Whate do you mean by 'hold' here? Direction; Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow each by choosing the correct option: some say the world will end in fire some say ib ice. from what l've tasted of desire I hold with those who favour fire.(a) desire (b) sky (c) support (d) comfort None38. Which of the following is in a cage? Direction; Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow each by chooing the correct option: He stalks in his vivid stripes The few steps fo his cage, On the pads of velver quiet, In his quiet rage.(a) toger (b) dog (c) bear (d) horse None39. Who in the poet of the poem from which the above extract has been taken? Direction; Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow each by chooing the correct option: He stalks in his vivid stripes The few steps fo his cage, On the pads of velver quiet, In his quiet rage.(a) Robert Frost (b) Leslie Norris (c) Robin Klein (d) Walt Whitman None40. Trick's actual problem was: Direction: Select the most suitable alternative to complete the following statements:(a) Malaria (b) Malnutrition (c) Fever (d) Vomiting beacause of excess food None41. Mrs. Pumphrey was a Direction: Select the most suitable alternative to complete the following statements:(a) poor lady (b) selfish lady (c) rich lady (d) gentle lady None42. At the clinic the doctor gave Tricki (a) fruits and vagetable (b) injections (c) no food for two (d) chocolates None43. Who was Mrs. Pumphrey? (a) The maid (b) The caretaker (c) The nurse (d) The mistress None44. During treatment of the dog, the doctor (a) operated the dog (b) gave the dog many things to eat (c) kept an eye on the dog, giving hime no food, but plenty of water (d) gave the dog a lot of food, but no water None45. Tricki would tackle a meal at any hour because his only fault was: (a) attraction (b) hunger (c) willingness (d) greed None46. In two weeks, Tricki had been transformed into a lithe, hard- miscled: (a) human being (b) bird (c) animal (d) insect None47. Who was thief in the stroy 'The Thief's Story'? (a) Hari Singh (b) Anil (c) Mangal Pandey (d) Suresh None48. Hari Singh did not know how to cook, but told that he could cook, because ................... (a) he wanted work and food (b) he wanted some place to sleep for a night (c) he wanted to train Anil as cook (d) he wanted to learn cooking None49. When the train had gone, the thief found himself: (a) out of the station (b) away from home (c) at the ticker office (d) on the deserted platform None50. When the theif awoke the next morning, he found: (a) Anil had left him (b) Anil had cheated him (c) Anil had made the tea (d) Anil had made the tea None51. Who is the narrator of the story ''The Theif's Stroy''? (a) Ruskin Bond (b) Anil (c) Hari Singh (d) Anil's friend None52. Griffin swallowed certain rare drugs and his body become: (a) red (b) transparent (c) blue (d) flexible None53. Mr. jaffers, the constable, had to arrest a man without: (a) a head (b) legs (c) eyes (d) glasses None54. Where did Griffin stay at Iping? (a) In an inn (b) In a church (c) In a hotel (d) In a temple None55. ......... encouraged Ebright in his inerest in learning. DIRECTION: Select the most siutable alternative to complete the following statement:(a) His father (b) His mother (c) His friends (d) His teacher. None56. Ebright graduated from (a) cambridge (b) Harvard (c) Oxford (d) London None57. Richard Ebright was (a) an actor (b) a singer (c) an engineer (d) a scientist None58. Ebright was born in (a) Liverpool (b) London (c) Oxford (d) Reading None59. The writer of the lesson 'The making of a Scientist' is (a) Robert W. peterson (b) Richard Ebright (c) Sinclair Lewis (d) Ruskin Bond None60. At Harvard Medical School, Richard Ebright began doing experiments beacause he wanted: (a) to save his life (b) to save others' life (c) to prove the reaction (d) to test his theory None61. Ebright's mother gifted him a book, entitled: (a) The Travels of Viceroy Butterfiles (b) The Travels of Monarch Butterfiles (c) The Travels of Morarch X (d) The Habitat of Monarch Butterfiles None62. What did Ebright start collecting in childhood? (a) Butterfiles (b) Coins (c) Stamps (d) All of these None63. Matilda always remained: (a) unhappy (b) happy (c) delighted (d) contended None64. Mme. Loisel suffered from: (a) the poverty of her apartment (b) the shabby walls (c) the worn chairs (d) All (a), (b) and (c) are correct None65. Ramlal's eldest daughter was DIRECTION: Select the most suitable alternative to complete the following statements:(a) Radha (b) Rekha (c) Sulekha (d) Kamala None66. Bholi was the daughter of (a) collector Ramlal (b) Tahsildar Ramlal (c) Inspector Rmlal (d) Numberdar Ramlal None67. RAmlal had (a) two sons and a daughter (b) one son and two daughters (c) three sons and four daughters (d) a son and a daughter None68. Ramlal had seven children (a) three daughters and four sons (b) three sons and four daughters (c) two sons and five daughters (d) five sons and two daughters None69. Bholi Was the daughter of: (a) Collector Ramlal (b) Tahsildar Ramlal (c) Inspector Ramlal (d) Numberdar Ramlal None70. 'But I will not have such a mean, greedy and contemptible coward as my husband.' What does this statement suggest? (a) Bholi was coward (b) Bhloi was bold (c) Bholi was illiterate (d) Bholi was ugly None71. I ................... working all afternoon and have just finished the assignment. (a) have been (b) had been (c) shall be (d) am None72. Rohan ................... the movie before he read the review. (a) watches (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) was watching None73. He ................... in the States but he still does not have a command over the English language. (a) have been living (b) has been living (c) have lived (d) living None74. By the next month, we shall ................... the project. (a) has completed (b) completing (c) completed (d) have completed None75. Every boy and girl ................... in the class today. (a) are present (b) is present (c) have present (d) had present None76. He ................... daily for a year now. (a) exercises (b) was exercising (c) has been exercising (d) have been exercising None77. I ................... this book since morning. (a) had been reading (b) has been reading (c) have had read (d) shall be reading None78. Which tense is used to express general truths and facts? (a) Present continuous tense (b) Present perfect tense (c) Past perfect tense (d) Present indefinite tense None79. According to the prevailing rate, two dozen ................... rupees one hundred. (a) costs (b) cost (c) costing (d) costed None80. The Council ................... made its decision. (a) have (b) have had (c) has (d) having None81. I ......... this film several times. (a) saw (b) has been seeing (c) have seen (d) have been seeing None82. She ........... in this house since 1980. (live) (a) will be living (b) has been living (c) will live (d) has lived None83. I ........... my work before he came. (a) had finished (b) have been finished (c) will finish (d) was finished None84. The moon ............ at night. (a) shine (b) shining (c) did shines (d) shines None85. Yesterday, when I --------… to see my friend, I-------- his locked. (a) gone, found (b) went, found (c) went, finding (d) had gone, had find None86. My brother ............…from karnal presently. (a) has returned (b) will return (c) returning (d) return None87. Did you …-------- this colour? (a) choosing (b) choose (c) chooses (d) chose None88. He .............. for a walk everyday. (a) will go (b) going (c) goes (d) went None89. If I make a mistake, the teacher ..............…me. (a) punished (b) will punish (c) had punished (d) will be punished None90. My brother…............. the B.A. examination this year. (a) has passed (b) will pass (c) passing (d) pass None91. Choose the sentence with the future perfect tense. (a) They shall have arrived by then. (b) They shall be arriving by then. (c) They shall arrive by then. (d) They shall have been arriving by then. None92. Identify the tense used in the following sentence. “We are going to reach the destination as scheduled.” (a) Present continuous tense (b) Future perfect continuous tense (c) Future continuous tense (d) Present perfect continuous tense None93. Which tense is used to express an action going at some point in the past? (a) Past indefinite tense (b) Past perfect continuous tense (c) Past continuous tense (d) Past perfect continuous tense None94. Each of the four army soldiers ................... for the mission. (a) were ready (b) are ready (c) was ready (d) have been ready None95. The thief and the eye-witness .................... (a) has escaped (b) has been escaping (c) was escaping (d) have escaped None96. Back in my native place, I ................... a smartphone. (a) did not have (b) do not have (c) did not had (d) do not had None97. Choose the correct sentence. (a) When I woke up, he has already eaten breakfast. (b) When I woke up, he had already eaten breakfast. (c) When I had woken up, he had already ate breakfast. (d) When I had woken up, he has already ate breakfast. None98. I ................... the medicine as prescribed by the doctor for a week now. (a) takes (b) have been taking (c) would have taken (d) have had been taking None99. You and I ................... the obligations. (a) am fulfilled (b) has been fulfilling (c) have fulfilled (d) has fulfilled None100. Identify the tense used in the sentence. “Her brother will walk her down the aisle.” (a) Future indefinite tense (b) Future perfect tense (c) Present indefinite tense (d) Present perfect tense None
