English-10th Sanskar School Practice Sheet (2021-22)

Gap Filling
Read the paragraph given below. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words/phrases.
1. Mass media can play a useful role to bring awareness (a) ........... road safety and traffic
rules. Newspapers, hoardings, cinema and television (b) ........... help to educate the masses.
Shots in the cinema or television emphasizing the importance of road safety (c) ........... be
highlighted. During peak hours in crowded areas, the traffic police (d) ........... direct the
traffic and ensure that vehicles keep to their lanes.
2. The state of Odisha lies along the eastern seaboard of India, South of Bengal. (a) ...........
main attractions are the Temple Towns of Puri and Bhubaneshwar and the great Sun
Temple at Konark. These three (b) ........... make a convenient (c) ........... compact little
triangle. (d) ........... state is predominantly rural, among fertile green plains along the coast
rising up to the hills of the Eastern Ghats.
3. Infancy is not what it is meant to be. The child seems happy all the time to the adult,
because the adult knows that the child is untouched (a) ........... the real problems of life; if
the adult (b) ........... similarly untouched, he is sure that he would be happy. But children,
not knowing that they (c) ........... an easy time, have a good many hard times. Growing and
learning and obeying the rules of their elders, or fighting against them, (d) ........... not easy
things to do.
4. The FBI field office is a four storey brick fortress (a) ........... the southern shore of Lake
Pontchartrain. We stop (b) ........... the heavy iron gate (c) ........... show an armed guard our
credentials. Once inside, we hurry (d) ........... to the vestibule where a woman awaits us.
5. What we call life is a very complex affair. It is not simply eating, reproducing and finally
dying. Every creature (a) ........... these. Man has to lead a highly complicated life. It is like
(b) ........... through a maze and coming out. He is an economic being and a social animal. He
has to earn, make a home, look after his people and attend (c) ........... his obligations (d)
........... the society and the Government. So, in order to be successful he has to develop
certain qualities.
6. One of the (a) ........... problems facing the world today is global warming. Many scientists
believe that the production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases is having a
heating effect (b) ........... the atmosphere and this (c) ........... be very dangerous for human
life. We (d) ........... examine the problem of global warming and suggest some ways of
solving it.
7. High school is a critical time in the life of young people. On (a) ........... (a/the/an/no article)
one hand, teenagers are eager to enjoy their freedom and independence, while on the other
hand, (b) ........... (there/their/they/the) must be disciplined enough to keep (c) ...........
(their/the/our/there) priorities straight. In my opinion, the family, the peer group and the
school impact high school students the (d) ........... (best/highest/most/maximum) at this
vulnerable time.
8. Before alighting, the Wild Pigeon, like the Carolina Parrot and a few other species of birds,
breaks the force of its flight by repeated flapping, (a) ........... (so/although/even/as if)
apprehensive of receiving injury from coming too suddenly (b) ........... (with/in/inside/at)
contact, either with the branch, (c) ........... (or/and/neither/nor) the spot of ground (d) ...........
(for/at/on/in) which it intends to settle.
9. A doctor had the habit of talking to the trees (a) ........... (on/in/along/with) the roadside as
he took (b) ........... (my/your/his/her) walks in the evening. He would (c) ...........
(bend/bent/bended/bending) to kiss the trees lovingly and whisper kind words to them.
This was an odd but beautiful sight. It was indeed (d) ........... (a/an/the/this) noble act in this
wicked world. One day he was very upset to see one of his trees cut down. The nature lover
was so upset that he collapsed on the road.
10. Spiders are one of the (a) ........... (more/most/less/least) fascinating of creatures. Several
hundred species are (b) ........... (found/find/lose/lost) in India. They are quick to get away
when we come too close to them. They (c) ........... (less/hardly/had/often) don't sting. Nor is
their bite severe. In fact some ant bites hurt more than a spider bite. Many species of spiders
inhabit (d) ........... (our/ours/your/yours) environment. The females of only two species are
dangerous. In fact many of the deadly looking ones do not harm us.
11. Amitabh Bachchan is (a) ........... (one/two/a/of) of the greatest actors this country has
produced. His fluency, his gift of timing, his command over the language is unparalleled,
(b) ........... (never/otherwise/always/ sometimes) his histrionic talents too are among the (c)
........... (best/better/worst/good) this country has produced. Even now he (d) ...........
(has/had/have/is) to be the most popular actor of the country.
12. Now that the Board exams (Class XII) are over, you can breathe (a) ........... (on/for/so/in)
relief However, for many of you it (b) ........... (was/were/may/is) stil. 'not over' as you may
have to prepare for entrance exams. Also, it is time (c)........... (for/too/with/to) decide on a
course (d) ........... (you/he/one/she) would like to pursue for your graduation. This process
of deciding on a course that leads us to a career we aspire for is a crucial one.
13. There was a panel discussion on television (a) ........... (more/for/of/about) new programmes.
The host (b) ........... (introduce/introduced/ introducing/was introduced) the topic and
raised some questions. One of the participants, Alka said that though news programmes
are (c) ........... (kept/keep/keeps/keeping, well informed, she felt that there were too many of
them. This made them repetitive (d) ........... (and/but/however/both) boring. Another
participant, Romy differed. He said that different news channels catered to different
interests.
14. Perspective and viewpoint are miracles that (a) ........... (gone/assist/ share/give us in our
lives. We have the opportunity to (b) ........... (see/saw/seeing/view a moment and see it (c)
........... (from/of/at/the) every angle. It is the (d) ........... (point/angle/moment/turn) when we
get to choose the perspective that will guide us in the future. It is the moment of truth.
15. A strong desire to (a) ........... (travels/travel/travelling/travelled) beyond the blue, to fly (b)
........... (in/into/on/above) the heavens and touch the stars was what Kalpana dreamt of
Determined to the core, she finally (c) ........... (succeed/succeeds/succeeded/succeeding) in
making her vision a reality. For this first India-born female astronaut, (d) ...........
(their/her/his/your) castles in the air had their foundation firmly embedded in reality.