SRI VENKATESWARA VIDHYA MANDHIR HIGHER SECONDARY
SCHOOL,
ENGLISH I PAPER
X – QUARTERLY - KEY- 19.09.2014
Section - I
Synonyms
1. i)
d) out line of face
ii)
c) well known
iii)
d) well learned ability
iv)
c) happy
v)
c) Job
Antonyms
2. i)
a) Joyous
ii)
d) disrespect
iii)
b) modern
iv)
c) clean
v)
b) comedy
Part – II
3. d)
Charted Accountant
4. Hair,
Hare
5. Freight
train
6. b)
Cream
7. b)
Media
8. b)
Ig
9. b)
Workout
10. a)
Ag/ri/cul/ture – 4
b)
As/tro/no/my – 4
c)
In/side – 2
d)
Mu/sic – 2
11. a)
Speak
12. Relevant
answer
13. His
(The engineer) Construction is very well
14. a)
Very few students failed in their maths paper
Section – II
15. a)
he will continue his education in the university
16. a)
SVOCA
17. b)
have I?
18. c)
taller
19. c)
Answer are more difficult than questions
20. b)
As soon as
21. a)
to speak
22. a)
an
23. b)
on harvesting
24. a)
in
Part – II
25. The
tired old man was unable to go any further so he returned home
26. The
flowers were collected by the gardener from the garden and they were sold in
the market by him.
27. The
teacher said to the boys, “You must attend the special class tomorrow”. Don’t
forget it.
29. If it
rains I shall get wet
30. Rani is
fatter than Teresa
Part – III
30. “I’ll
never see her again” celine thought.
Section – III
31. The
beggar model was Baron Hausberg. He was the richest men in Europe.
32. Hughie
had no job. So his financial status was very poor.
33. Music
is the study of relationship between invisible, internal, hidden objects.
Whereas astronomy is a study of relationship between observable, external and
permanent objects.
34. Acquiring
knowledge and acquiring character is the two fold duty to be acquired by
students.
35. Gokhale
considers the period of studenthood is a very happy one.
36. Metropolis
is a large city with huge population.
37. Water
scarcity causes tension and political disputes. It can lead the world to
violence.
Part - II
38. Relevant
Answers
Section – IV
39. a) If
you can dream and not make dreams your master;
If you can think and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster;
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can force you heart and nerve and sinew.
-Rudyard
Kipling
b) With laughter when she fond us soon
Each laid on other a staying hand
To listen are we dared to look,
And in the hush we joined to make
We heard, we knew we heard the brook
Robert
Frost
Part – II
40. a)
Geode is a spherical rock which has sparkling crystals inside.
b)
Crystals sparkle in the light
41. Me
refers to the poet (D.H. Lawrence)
42. d)
Triumph and disaster
43. e)
The well was beside the house
Part – III
44. Pressing Small
Poised Sings
Smiles
45. Onomatopoeia
46. b)
Simile
47. ab
ab
48. Me-see
Part – IV
49. Relevant
answer
Section – V
50. i)
The bicycle does not require petrol or diesel
ii)
It is often held up in a traffic jam.
iii)
No, Because it does not produce noise or smoke.
iv)
Cycling is a good exercise. So it keep us fit.
v)
It causes no pollution.
51. a)
My uncle is the richest man in the village
b)
Kumar’s father is an M.L.A
c)
A bunch of keys was found in my box
d)
If I were a bird, I would fly
e)
As I was ill, I was not able to attend the class
52. a)
Hospital
b)
Five
c)
Nurse
d)
He was sick
e)
Clock
Prepared
by
P.Porchelvi
B.A., M.Sc., B.Ed.,
G.Geetha
M.A., B.Ed.,
B.T.Assistant,(English)
S.V.V.M.Hr.Sec.School,
Thalikkottai.
