VELAMMAL VIDYALAYA PARUTHIPATTU

CLASS:X TERM:II WORKSHEET. SUB: ENGLISH

I. Reported speech:
1.Johnson says, “ I don’t like to go out.”
2.Madhu said, “ I bought a pen yesterday”
3.Sathya said, “ How are you?”
4.She said to me ,” Is my brother here? “
5.Hari said to Rahul, “ Why do you keep watching cartoons the whole day?”
6.He said to me,” It rains heavily during rainy seasons.”
II Report the following dialogue:
7.Priya: Where are you going now ?
Vijay: I am going to the railway station.
Priya: Why are you going there?
Vijay: I want to receive my uncle who is coming from Delhi.
8.Teacher: Why are you late ?
Divya: I missed the bus.
Teacher: You should have reached the bus stop on time.
Divya: My grandmother is ill. So, I had to take her to the doctor.
Teacher: I am sorry. What ails her?
Divya: She has high fever.
III . Use appropriate tense:
9.Yusuf________ (go) to the movies once in a while
10.The milkman______(knock) at the door at six'o ' clock every morning.
11.If I _______(be) the wind I would travel everywhere.
12.We _____ (see) a wonderful film at the cinema last night Scientists predict that by 2050,man
_____(land) on Mars.
IV. Concord:
13. The man with the roses______( looks/look) like your brother.
14.Neither of the men _____(is/are) here yet
15.Sheep______ (is/are) grazing.
16.Morgot and her sister _____(visit/visits) each other often.
17.There _____(is/are) a dog , a cat and a bird in the cage.
V. Modals :
18. The candidates ______ answer five out of ten questions.
19.People who live in glass houses ------ not throw stones.
20.The doctor ______ have saved the patient, if he had come on time.
21. I _____ never tell a lie.
22.I _____ to play hockey when I was a student. (Past habit)
VI. Reshuffle the jumbled parts and frame meaningful sentence.
23.than/more/people/200/were/last/night/arrested
24.cyle/must/ carefully/side/we/ left/of/on/the/the/road.
VII. Letter writing:
25.Write a letter to the Municipal Chairman of New Town , North East District, about the
dilapidated condition of a public monument, requesting him to take urgent steps for the
preservation of this valuable heritage. You are Anuj/Anju , 40,Civil Lines , New Town
26.You are Ravi/Rama of 52, Shah Road , Agra. You had bought a textbook ' First Flight’s for
Class X from a neighborhood bookstore. After browsing through the book , you realized that a
few pages were missing and the print overlapping on a few pages. Write a complaint letter to
the Manager, Prakash Books, Sadar Bazar, Agra, requesting him for a replacement or refund…
27. You are Rohan/Rohini , Proprietor of M/S ABC surgicals , Naraina, New Delhi . Place an order
for surgical instruments that you wish to purchase for your firm. Write a letter to the manager ,
M/S GTP Surgical & CO., Preet Vihar to send items with discounts.
28. You are Rahul/ Raji of 549, Sector 4,New Delhi . You are a student of class X of DC Arya
school , New Delhi. Metro rail has become very popular , comfortable and a convenient mode
of transport in your city. Unfortunately , the premises in front of your school become an
unauthorised transport stand for feeder buses of the metro station. Write a letter to the editor
of the ' Neighborhood Call' suggesting the removal of the transport in front of the school
premises.
VIII. Short answers:
1.What did Mijbil , the otter, do in the bathroom after two days of his arrival?
2.Why was Mijbil put in a box by Maxwell? Why was there silence in the box ?
3. What are ' compulsive habits'? What does Maxwell say are the compulsive habits of
i. School children. Ii . Mij.
4.What things does Mij do which tell you that he is an intelligent , friendly and fun loving animal
who needs love?
5.What are some of the things we come to know about otters from this text?
6. What does Valli mean , when she says, “ I was just agreeing with what you said about things
happening without our knowledge? “
7.Find the lines in the text which tell you that Valli was enjoying her ride on the bus.
8. Why didn’t Valli want to go to the stall and have a drink? What does this tell you about her?
9. How dis Valli slip away from her house?
10.How do you usually understand the idea of ' selfishness'? Do you agree with Kisa Gotami
that she is being ' Selfish in her grief'?
11.What were the greatest sorrows that pained Buddha?
12.What kind of suffering is reflected in the Sermon?
13.Whose dog turns out to be superior? How?
14.What is the Strength and weakness of Guess?
15. Why did Chubukov thank Lomov for proposing to his daughter?
16. What was Lomov's opinion about Squeezer?
17 What are the three things that can’t happen in a treeless forest?
18.The poem' The Trees' presents a conflict between Man and Nature. Discuss the statement.
19.Why did the Custard , the Dragon cry for a nice and safe cage?
20.How did custard prove ' the cowardly dragon ' try to be untrue?
21. What is the colour of the woman’s hair? Why will she change the colour of her hair?
22. Why did Matilda leave the ball in a hurry ? What does it show about her character?
23.What were Matilda's apprehensions when her husband brought her the invitation to the
ball?
24. What was the cause of Matilda's ruin? How could she have avoided it?
25.Why was Matilda unhappy in her early married life?
26. What efforts were made by Loisel to look for(search) the new necklace?
27.For what unusual reasons is Bholi sent to school?
28. Why does the marriage not take place ?
29. Does Bholi enjoy her first day at school?
30.Why did Ramlal not send all his daughters to school?
31. Why was Bholi reluctant (unwilling) to go to the school with her father?
32. Why was Sulekha nicknamed Bholi?
33. What is Think- Tank's opinion about the Earth?
34. What ' high levels of civilization' have earthlings reached , according to Think -Tank?
35. How did Noodle address Think Tank?
IX. LONG ANSWER
1.How did Maxwell transport the Otter to England?
2.As Valli, make a diary entry about your experience of riding the bus alone for the first time.
3. Describe the Buddha’s message to the readers through the lesson ‘Sermon at Benares.’
4.Forgiveness is the foundation of cordial relationship. Do you agree? How is this message
conveyed in the play The Proposal ? How can forgiveness be inculcated in the students in the
schools?
5.What message does Adrienne Rich want to convey through the poem, ' The Trees'?
6.Do you find ' The Tale of Custard the Dragon' to be a serious or a light – hearted poem? Give
reasons to support your answer.
7.” To err is human” . We all make mistakes in our life. As a reader do you sympathize with
Matilda? Give reasons from the text to support your answer.
8. How did education change Bholi's personality?
9. Why did Bholi at first agree to an unequal match? Why did she later reject the marriage?
What does this tell us about her?
10.Compare and Contrast the characters of Think Tank and Noodle.
All the Best!!