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ANNES HIGH SCHOOL, MUTHALIPPATTY SPECIAL TEST ON GRAMMAR-3

CLASS: 10 TIME:2.30 Hrs MARKS:100
I. Conditional clause (5X1=5) 1. Company would have incurred heavy losses, . (a). if we are to retain the copyright of the book (b).if we had not retained the copyright of the book (c).if we retain the copyright of the book 2. If I were a millionaire,.. (a) I will help the poor (b). I would help the poor (c). I would have helped the poor 3. If Naveen had not booked a room for us, (a). we will have nowhere to go (b).we would have nowhere to go (c). we would have had nowhere to go. 4. If you contracted me an hour, .. (a) I will help you (b). I would have helped you (c). I would help you 5. If you see the comic film, . (a) You will laugh (b). You would be laughing (c). You would have laughed. II. Sentence pattern (5X1=5) 1. He killed the snake quickly a.SVA b. SVCA c. SVCO d. SVOA 2. Tomorrow we meet a. ASVO b.SVC c.ASV d. SVO 3. The message made her faint a. SVOA b. SVCO c. SVOC d. SVCA 4. I promised the children a trip to the zoo. a. SVIODOC b. SVIODOA c. SVIODOCA d. SVIODOAC 5. Jai sent his friend a wrist watch last week. a. SVOC b. SVIODO c. SVIODOA d. SVOA III. Question tag (5X1=5) 1. The Bishnois of Rajasthan protect trees and animals, ? a. have they b. werent they c. do they d. dont they 2. He knows nobody in the colony, ? a. does he b. did he c. doesnt he d. didnt he 3. She is too old, ?

a. doesnt she b.isnt she c. arent she 4. I have already taken tea, .? a. didnt I b. havent I c. did I d. have I 5. This boy won the race, .? a. shall he b. cant we c. do she d. didnt he IV. Degrees of comparison (10X1/2=5) 1. A train is . than a car. (Fast / faster / fastest)

2. Few English poets were as . as Wordsworth. (Great / greater / greatest) 3. Solomon was than any other king. (Wise / wiser / wisest) 4. Vemala is one of the most active . in the company. (Girl / boy / girls)
5. No other person in the class .. as intelligent as Ramu. (Was / were / went). 6. Everest is higher thanpeak in the world. (Any other / many other / most other) 7. Very few beaches arethe Maurtius beach. (As pleasant as / more pleasant than / the most pleasant) 8. The Cauvery is..the Godavari. (Shorter than / as short as / the shortest) 9. No other subject is . logic. (So tough as / tougher as / the toughest) 10. Kerosene is ..fuels. (Economical / the healthiest / one of the)

V. The Articles

(5X1=5)

1. India is one of .most powerful countries in Asia. (the / a / an) 2. Srilanka is ..island. (a / an / the) 3. Varanasi is.holy city. (an / a / the) 4. Jack is..one eyed man. (an / the / a) 5. Kala was halfhour late for the class. (a / an / the) VI. The Preposition (5X1=5) 1. The people stood.the road to watch the procession go by. ( across / along / on ) 2. The cat is ..the wall. (across / with / on) 3. He swims .the river. (across / along / by) 4. The work will be over . the evening. (in / at / above) 5. The boy is waiting his mother. (for / of /in)

VII. Phrasal prepositions (5X1=5) 1. There is a mongo tree..my house. A. In the face B. At the top of C. In front of 2.his practice, he comes first. A. in spite of B. in case of C. as a result of 3. The police is..the culprit. A. in search of B.due to C. even in 4. She went to hospitalconsult the doctor A. in spite of B. in order to C. in the presence of 5he saw the snake, he ran away. A. as soon as B. in spite of C. in the event of VIII. Degrees of comparison (2X1=2) 1. Yellow is 75% bright. Red is 60% bright. Orange is 80% bright. Blue is 40%bright. 2. Manus shirt costs Rs.75.Gokuls shirt costs Rs.65.Venus shirt costs

Rs.90.Vimalas shirt costs Rs.150

IX. Active Voice and Passive Voice (10X1=10) 1. I have answered the four problems. I am answering now the fifth problem. 2. The teacher will give us the answer papers next week. We will give our paper. 3. Who broke this beautiful glass? and where did she buy the books? 4. Do the Work and Finish this work. 5. The sweeper is sweeping the room and then she will phone you. 6. He gave me a purse and I received the purse with joy. 7. Who replaces the seat ? and who broke the window? 8. They help the orphans and the orphans thank them. 9. He saved the boy from the river in no time and he received a gift. 10. She maintains silence and Ravi has written some letters. X. Conditional clauses (5X2=10) 1. The sun shines. We get out. 2. I am not a bird. I dont fly. 3. The driver drive fast, we would reach in time. 4. He had gone to Chennai. He did not come to my house. 5. You need money. I give you money. XI. Direct and indirect (10X1=10) 1. The teacher asked the boys not to speak ill of others. 2. She said that she had written to her the previous day.

3. Ravi said to her, when will you return my book? 4. The tourist said, How beautiful the Taj Mahal is! 5. The teacher said to the boys, where do you want to go? 6. My teacher says, The earth moves around the sun. 7. Ramu said to Ragu, I like children very much. 8. Kama said to her friend, Give me your pen please. 9. I said to Paul, Post this letter. 10. Ramu will say, God is Love XII. Simple, compound and complex (9X2=18) 1. It rained heavily. We cancelled our journey. 2. I heard the news. I rushed at home. 3. John is very short. He cannot play basket ball. 4. Mani is an actor. He is also a singer. 5. The question paper was tough. We scored high marks. 6. Play games regularly. You will be healthy. 7. My brother was ill. He did not come to school. 8. She did not run fast. She did not catch the bus. 9. The headmaster arrived. We gave him a warm welcome. XIII. Error spotting (5x1=5) 1. I prefer pen to pencil. 2. Each of the cycles are damaged. 3. My uncle is richest mani in the village. 4. A American lives near my house. 5. One of these cycle is defective. XIV. Punctuation (5x1=5) 1. The stranger said to me what my name was 2. The police asked the girl where you are going during the summer 3. Mathi said to Sarvana that she had bought a Scooty previous day. 4. The manager said to the servant to come to office on time 5. My friend said to me what your name is XV. Give all the tense forms (V1, V2, V3, V-ing) (10x1/2=5) Go, Bring, Get, Buy, Teach, Speak, Sing, write, Give, Eat.
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