JAI GURU DEV

MAHARISHI VIDYA MANDIR SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

KOVILPAPAKUDI, MADURAI – 18
OBJECTIVE TEST - (2023 – 24)
GRADE X

NAME OF THE STUDENT :

CLASS & SEC :

SUBJECT ENGLISH II LANG III LANG MATH SCI/EVS SOCIAL

MARKS

SUBJECT: ENGLISH SIGNATURE OF THE EVALUATOR

Based on the detail of the house’s location in prose “ A LETTER TO GOD”, how can it
1 best be described?

(a) majestic O (b) imposing O

(c ) solitary O (d) unique O

2 Which quote supports the idea in the given extract?

“I would rather be on my farm
“Farming is a profession of than be emperor of the world.”
(a) O (b) O
hope.”

“Farming looks mighty easy

“Those too lazy to plough in the
when your plough is a pencil,
(c ) O (d) right season will have no food O
and you’re a thousand miles
at the harvest.”
from the corn field.”
3 Lencho’s letter included_________

(a) details of his problems. O (b) description of the post office. O

(c ) belief of being looted O (d) List of further demands. O

What was the most likely response that the postmaster expected in Lencho’s second
letter?
i) sorrowful
4 ii) gratitude
iii) disappointment
iv) elation
v) shock
(a) ii and v O (b) i and iii O

(c ) ii and iv O (d) iii and v O

“It was only when I began to learn that my boyhood freedom was an illusion, when I discovered
as a young man that my freedom had already been taken from me, that I began to hunger for it. At
first as a student I wanted freedom only for myself, the transitory freedoms of being able to stay
5 out at night, read what I pleased and go where I chose. Later, as a young man in Johannesburg, I
yearned for the basic and honourable freedoms...
”The title that best suits this extract is_________
(a) Freedom for everything O (b) Knowledge about Freedom O

(c ) Significance of Freedom O (d) Realisation of Freedom O

6 Why do you think the speaker mentions some freedoms as ‘transitory’?

The definition of freedom is

The freedoms are momentary
(a) O (b) constant but perspectives differ. O
and keep changing with time.
Freedom means different
Freedom is not that important
(c ) things to different people. O (d) O
after a certain age.
Choose the option that best fits the usage of the word ‘illusion’ as used in the extract.
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He was never able to get past The illusion I experienced was
(a) O (b) O
the illusion. quite intriguing.
A large mirror in the room I was living under the illusion
(c ) O (d) O
creates an illusion. that this is possible.
“Mr Keesing had a good laugh at my arguments, but when I proceeded to talk my way
through the next lesson, he assigned me a second essay. This time it was supposed to
be on ‘An Incorrigible Chatterbox’. I handed it in, and Mr Keesing had nothing to
complain about for two whole lessons. However, during the third lesson, he’d finally
8 had enough. “Anne Frank, as a punishment for talking in class, write an essay
entitled-‘Quack, Quack, Quack, said Mistress Chatterbox’.”

What convincing argument was made by Anne?

She was talkative just like any
(a)
other student in the class.
She had inherited the trait
(c) from her mother, so couldn’t
stop being talkative.
What does ‘had a good laugh’ imply, in the context of Mr. Keesing?
9
It means that he__________
celebrated his ability to make
(a)
Anne write the essay.
She had the right to be
O (b) talkative, as it was a classroom O
and not a prison.
She found it impossible to be
O (d) quiet like the others as she O
couldn’t change herself.
ridiculed Anne in front of the
whole class.
O (b) O

pulled up Anne for her realised the humour in it and

(c) O (d) O
arguments in the essay. was amused.
Why do you think Mr Keesing chose the title - ‘An Incorrigible Chatterbox’ - for Anne, to
write on?
10
This was so because he expected_____
that this would embarrass Anne
Anne to express her inability
and would check her
(a) to elaborate on such a topic. O (b) O
indiscipline.

her to apologise and not Anne to explore her creative

(c ) repeat her talkative behavior. O (d) writing skills. O

When Tricki was seriously ill, who did Mrs Pumphrey make a frantic call?
11

(a) to her son 0 (b) to her husband O

(c ) to a vet doctor Mr Herriot 0 (d) to her maid-servant O

12 The dogs at the clinic took no interest in Tricki because he was :

(a) dull and boring 0 (b) not of their race O

(c ) of small size 0 (d) more powerful than them O

Pick the option that is NOT TRUE about the poet according to the poem “Fire and Ice”.
The poet_________
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 is inclined to believe that the has heard divided opinions
(a) world would most likely end 0 (b) about the way the world would O
with fire. end in all likelihood.
preaches love and kindness to
declares the power of ice to be
(c ) combat the spread of hate 0 (d) O
as destructive as that of fire.
among all.
Identify the most likely tone of the poet in the lines- ‘To say that for destruction ice/Is
14 also great’.

(a) sarcastic 0 (b) serious O

(c ) amused 0 (d) celebratory O

“An ultimate shaking grief fixes the boy
As he stands rigid, trembling, staring down
All his young days into the harbour
where His ball went. I would not intrude on him;”
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The poet uses the word ‘ultimate’ to describe the boy’s reaction. Pick the meaning that
DOES NOT display what, ‘ultimate’ means in the context given.

(a) consequent 0 (b) final O

(c ) conclusive 0 (d) fateful O

Why does the speaker choose not to intrude?
16 This is so because the poet__________
knows that it would feels that it’s important that the
(a) embarrass the boy in his 0 (b) boy learn an important life O
moment of grief. lesson, undisturbed.
realises that he doesn’t have Experiences a sense of distress
(c ) sufficient funds to purchase a 0 (d) himself, by looking at the boy’s O
new ball for the boy. condition.
(There is a languid, emerald sea,
Where the sole inhabitant is me –
17 A mermaid, drifting blissfully.)”
Which of these is a synonym for ‘languid’?

(a) Rapid 0 (b) Relaxed O

(c ) Sickly 0 (d) Humid O

What do the brackets in the extract imply?
18 Select the correct answer
(a) Amanda is dreaming. 0 (b) Amanda is listening. O

(c ) Amanda is reading. 0 (d) Amanda is speaking. O

Which literary device is used in the line ‘A mermaid, drifting blissfully’?
19 Select the correct answer.
(b)
(a) Repetition 0 Alliteration O

(c ) Allusion 0 (d) Paradox O

What can we say about Amanda based on this extract?
20 Select the correct answer
She feels sleepy. She feels relaxed.
(a) O (b) O
She feels trapped. She feels liberated.
(c ) O (d) O

What are the two contrasting ideas in the poem “The Tiger in the Zoo”?
21
Life in jungle vs life in
(a) O (b) Life of tigers in wild vs circus O
captivity
 (c ) Tamed Tiger vs Wild Tiger O (d) Both (a) and (b) O

22 A tiger’s presence in the natural habitat is important because____________.

(a) it adds glory O (b) it helps maintain the vegetation O

it maintains the balance of the
(c ) it gives hunters a wild chase O (d) O
food chain
23 Human progress should not be at the cost of _________.
destroying the natural
destroying the natural habitats
(a) habitats of untamable O (b) O
of proud animals like the tiger
animals
(c ) ruining natural habitats O (d) All of the above O

24 What did Ausable of the story ‘The Midnight Visitor’ not live up to?
to the romantic picture of a
(a) secret agent from a book or O (b) to his profession O
movie
(c ) to his commitment O (d) All of the above O

25 What were the qualities of Ausable’s fertile brain?

invent and cook up situations
(a) invent and cook up stories O (b) that would confuse and O
unnerve his rivals
(c ) work under pressure O (d) Both (a) and (b) O

On what condition did the two burglars compromise in the supplementary “A Question
26
of Trust”?
Horace was to handover the
(a) Horace was to open the safe O (b) O
jewels to burglar no. 2
Horace was to handover the
(c ) O (d) Both (a) and (b) O
jewels to burglar no. 2
27 Horace Danby was fond of:

(a) watching movies O (b) listening to music O

reading rare and expensive
(c ) going to public parks O (d) O
books
28 What was disheartening to Matilda even after receiving the gown?
She did not have any
(a) O (b) She looked like a poor lady O
jewellery.
She had no good pair of
(c ) O (d) Both (a) and (b) O
shoes.

What strong message does the chapter ‘The Necklace’, which is a mild satire
29 contain?

Always be contented with Always live within your

(a) O (b) means O
what you have

(c) Never ape people above you O (d) All of the above O

30. What does the author of the chapter, ‘A Baker From Goa’ recall?

That a baker used to visit That a baker used to visit

(a) O (b) O
the village twice a day the village everyday

That a baker used to visit

(c) O (d) None of the above O
the village twice a month

31 What was ‘kabai’?

 The baker/bread seller’s special
(a) A special bamboo stick. O (b) O
peculiar dress.
The special loaf baked during
(c ) O (d) Name of the traditional baker. O
festivals.
There is a …………. island of Nisargadhama near Coorg, which can be reached through
32 a rope bridge.
(a) Sixty-four-acre O (b) Fifty-six-acre O

(c ) Forty-six-acre O (d) Eighty-five-acre O

33 Tea was first drunk in China in :

(a) 2000 B.C O (b) 2300 B.C O

(c ) 2700 B.C O (d) 3100 B.C O

34 What fascinated Rajveer, in the chapter, ‘Tea From Assam’?

over eighty crore cups of tea
magnificent view of tea
(a) O (b) being drunk every day O
gardens
throughout the world
Pranjol’s father being manager
(c ) of a tea-garden in Upper O (d) All of the above O
Assam
How does the poem ‘Fog’ represent nature?
35
(a) In its raw and natural state O (b) In various descriptions O

(c ) In its artificial surroundings O (d) None of the above O

36 Valli would stare wistfully at the people as she_______

was inspired by the people

had been watching the bus for travelling on the bus.
(a) O (b) O
a long time.

had a strong desire to take a envied the people who could

(c ) O (d) O
ride on the bus travel on the bus
The old woman went on with her drivel. Why is the word ‘drivel’ used here?
37 It is used to show that the old woman_____
kept muttering a lot of
(a) was talking incessantly. O (b) O
nonsense.
was volunteering advice on
(c ) O (d) spoke non-stop about herself. O
request.
38 Who was Percival?

(a) a timid soldier O (b) a knight of King Arthur O

(c) a handsome cowherd O (d) a giant O

39 Name the poetic device used in the line “mouth like a fireplace”

(a) Oxymoron O (b) metaphor O

(c) Assonance O (d) Simile O

Why does the poetess of the poem ‘The Trees’ compare the boughs with a newly
40 discharged patient?

Because they look dull Because they are devoid of light

(a) O (b) O
Because they have to be
None of the above
(c ) treated O (d) O
 If he works hard he ______________ pass.
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(a) will O (b) shall O

(c ) Will be O (d) Shall be O

I ____________ white washing my house since morning, so I am feeling tired.

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(a) Have been O (b) Will be O

(c ) Has been O (d) Will have been O

I ____________ white washing my house since morning, so I am feeling tired.
43
(a) Have been O (b) Has been O

(c ) Will be O (d) Will have been O

44 _________one of them is being invited.

(a) Each O (b) Every O

(c ) Many O (d) Much O

45 We need to do _______ of work before the event starts.

(a) Much O (b) A lot O

(c ) more O (d) some O

46 There is no_______ space for others here.

(a) Some O (b) Enough O

(c ) Many O (d) little O

47 She is _______ intelligent girl in the class.

(a) A O (b) the O

(c ) much O (d) None of the above O

It is a rule and you ________ obey it strictly.
48
(a) should O (b) Could O

(c) must O (d) Need to O

49 Would you like to have some water?

(a) do O (b) shall O

(c) can O (d) No improvement O

50 Calamities such as earthquakes _______ by a human being.

would not be controlled may not be controlled
(a) O (b) O
should not be controlled cannot be controlled
(c ) O (d) O