Grade 10

Read the passage.

1. Most painters feel ______ while they are painting.

2. Many people are ________ in abstract expressionism and cubism.
3. Some painters love to do _________.
4. We can see religious themes that _______ on frescos and murals.
5. _________ in a conventional style of painting that does not have recognizable images.
6. Why do people paint?
7. What can we see in frescos and murals?
8. When and where did abstract expressionism originate?
9. What types of painting do we usually find in religious sites?
10. What do most mural paintings on the structures around pagodas depict?

Read the passage.

Many cities ….. in many countries of the world.
1. Steam trains require ______ operating and maintenance costs than diesel trains.
2. Before diesels came into use, surface trains with diesel electric locomotives _____ popularly.
3. Steam trains ________ as great flexibility and performance as diesel trains.
4. _______ is fully-automated, driverless rapid transit system in the world.
5. In spite of _____ to produce and maintain, trains are very eco-friendly and useful.
6. Why do many cities in the world have underground railway?
7. Why weren’t turbine-electric locomotives used or developed further?
8. When did skytrains start operating in Thailand?
9. How fast did the first bullet train in Japan travel?
10. Why does the writer say that the invention of the train is a significant milestone in the history of
human development?

Short Questions
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1. Why do we use gestures when we speak?
2. What are the two forms of communication?
3. What is the difference between a painter and a writer?
4. What are classics?
5. What does the Hindu word for zero mean?
6. How do we use “0” today?
7. Where were the first paintings found?
8. What were the tools and weapons of people in the early Stone Age made of?
9. What is a skytrain?
10. Why are trains still an important means of transport in the world?
11. What did Ben’s father do when he saw his son at a distance?
12. What did Ben think that his father would do to him if he went back home?
13. When Ben got home what did his father ask his servants to do?

Word Forms
1. (represent) Phonetic symbol _____ sounds.
2. (recognize) the bird is ________ by its flattened beak.
3. (convention) Most of her books are _____ detective stories.
4. (rapid) The river flowed _____ after the heavy rain, making a loud sound.
5. (construct) My father is a ______ and he builds houses for people to live in.
6. (important) Listening to our teachers in class is of utmost ____ to learn new things.
7. (develop) Economic ______ is important for every country.
8. (congest) During rush hour, there is a lot of _____ on the roads and the cars move very slowly.
9. (luck) We are ____ to have such wonderful friends.
10. (prodigal) Avoid _____ and save your money wisely for the future.
11. (celebrate) ____ are famous people like actors, singers and athletes.

Grammar
1. Tabaco contains nicotine. Nicotine is a substance that stimulates the heart.
2. This pen is not mine. It is not hers.
3. The motor can be fed by an electric current. The motor can be fed by a battery.
4. Not know/ knowing the answer to the question, she kept quiet.
5. I (sat/ was sitting) in a café when you (called/ were called) me.
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