*Jeevan Jyoti Convent School*
*Half Yearly Examination 2020-2021*
*Class-X*
*English II*
*All questions are compulsory*.
1- Fill in the blanks using suitable forms of verb.
A- What time -------- you -------- (reach) home in the evening ?
B- It ------- still ------(rain)
outside.
C- I -------- (live) here since 1992.
D- He ---------(visit) many foreign countries, before he returned home.
2- Fill in the blanks using suitable modal.
A- My sister -------- not go yesterday since she was too busy.
B- She is three years old but she -------- speak yet.
C- He --------not touch you.
D- We -------- obey the laws of our country.
3- Change the following sentences from Active to Passive voice.
A- Everyone likes him.
B- Who is knocking at the door?
C- Have I done my duty?
D-The girls will catch the butterflies.
E- We must obey laws.
F- Do not insult the weak.
4- *The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each of the lines against which space is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheets against the correct blank number*.
According to a UNESCO report, a world( A) has about 6,000 spoken language, out(B) of which 2,500 is endangered. More than(C) 200 languages has died out over the last(D) three generation. Many languages have(E) fewer the 20 speakers and they are(F) classified since critically endangered.(G) Few people speak these dialects then.(H)
*Incorrect* *Correct*
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B-
C-
D-
E-
F-
G-
H-
*Supplementary reader*
1- What kind of a person do you think the narrator a veterinary surgeon, is? Would you say he is tactful as well as full of common sense?
*OR*
How did James Herriot save Tricki's life?
Answers
Answer:
1.A What time do you reach home in the evening?
B It is still raining outside.
C I live here since 1992.
D He visited many foreign countries before he returned home.
2. A could
B can't
C should
D must
3 .A He is liked by everyone.
B The door is being knocked by someone.
C Has my duty been done?
D The butterflies will be caught by the girls.
E The laws must be obeyed by us.
F The weak should not be insulted.
4. Accordind to a UNESCO report the world has about 6000 spoken languages out of which 2500 are endangered.More than 200 languages have died out over the last three generations. Many languages have fewer than 20 speakers andthey are classified as critically endangered. Few people speak these dialects now.
Supplementary reader
2 - Herriot took Tricki to his surgery and stopped giving him the unhealthy food items which Mrs. Pumphrey had been giving him to eat. He put Tricki on a diet and left him to play with other dogs in the shelter. To save Tricki and bring him back to good health, he had to even lie to Mrs. Pumphrey.
Explanation:
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