X CLASS ENGLISH WORKSHEETS
(Though these kinds of exercises are designed for the students of high school in students in Telangana, India, they are also very useful students in Andhra Pradesh, and in general for those appearing for competitive examinations. On the whole, they are useful for the aspirants of learning English)
TEACHING AND LEARNING
WORKSHEET - 1
LEVEL – V-II
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
CLASS: X
UNIT-1
: A Reading (THE
JOURNEY) Segment 1
There are 20 MCQs in section I, II and
III (Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary and Grammar)
Section –IV is for Home Assignment
(Creative Writing)
SECTION I (READING
COMPREHENSION)
(Q. No. 1-10) Read the following
passage from the lesson, “ The Journey”.
After spending a leisurely Sunday at home, the very thought of returning to work on Monday is tiring. Lethargy creeps in if the holiday continues over an extended period.
That is how I felt when I was preparing to return to my place of work after spending six months at home. The fact that I was to leave behind my newly-wed wife and go to a far-off place did not help either. Obviously I did not want to go. However, I finally did decide to
go. I did not have much to carry by way of luggage – just a trunk. Ours is a
hilly terrain, without any motorable roads – and there is no certainty that we
are ever going to have any roads. In any case, while coming home we do not
carry bedding. Besides, I had come home this time round for a special purpose:
to get married. My parents had arranged my marriage, according to the customs
of our tribal society. Time flew, and five months into my marriage I realized
it. Initially I thought of extending my leave – even taking unpaid leave. But
after some dilly-dallying, I finally decided against it because marriage had
increased my responsibilities and I had got into debt.
Now, choose the
answer
1. What is tiring?
A) Spending a
leisurely Sunday.
B) Thought of
returning to work.
C) Returning to work
on Monday.
D) A & C.
2. Lethargy creeps
in…
A) when holidays
continue.
B) when holidays
continue over an extended period.
C) as holidays
continue.
D) as holidays are
declared.
3. How much
time did the narrator spend at home?
A) an extended
period.
B) six weeks.
C) six
months.
D) six
years.
4. Why did the narrator
not want to go to work?
A) Because he was
tired.
B) Because he was
married.
C) Because he wanted
to leave his newly-wed wife.
D) Because he did not
want to leave his newly-wed wife.
5. What was uncertain
according to the passage?
A) Laying of
motorable roads.
B) Laying of roads in
hilly terrain.
C) Roads and
buildings in hilly terrain.
D) Not laying
motorable roads.
6. Why did the narrator
come home?
A) To take rest.
B) To enjoy holidays.
C) To get married.
D) To meet his wife.
7. Whom did the
narrator marry?
A) The woman he
loved.
B) The woman his
relatives had chosen.
C) The woman of his
choice.
D) The woman of his parents’
choice.
8. What did
the narrator realize?
A.
six
months passed.
B.
five
months passed.
C.
a
couple of months passed.
D.
a
couple of weeks passed.
9. “I finally decided
against it…” “it” means...
.
A) marriage.
B) dilly-dallying
C) unpaid leave.
D) extending leave.
10. What made the
narrator go to work?
.
A) his
responsibilites
B) his debts.
C) his parents and
wife.
D) A and B
SECTION – II (VOCABULARY
AND GRAMMAR)
(Q. No. 11-15) some words or phrases in
the given passage are underlined. Follow the direction for each question and
choose the correct answer
Having walked fast(11) I was tired.
Moreover, I had to cross two hills on the way up to the spot. I quickly sat
down on a rock. My father laughed at my plight(12).
‘So this little distance has tired you?
Rest for a while. But we have to be in time for the bus.’
Father was quieter (13) for some time.
He thoughtfully looked at the sun for a movement,(14) and then his eyes fell on
the can of home-made wine that I was carrying. Wetting his lips with his tongue
he said in a matter-of-fact manner, ‘I am thirst’.(15)
11. Choose the antonym of the underlined word.
A.
starve
B.
late
C.
speed
D.
slow
12. Choose the synonym of the underlined word.
A.
predicament
B.
peace
C.
happiness
D.
freedom
13. The correct word to be used in place of quieter is:
A.
quite
B.
quit
C.
quiet
D.
quietest
14. Choose the suitable word that fits in the sentence.
A.
moment
B.
monument
C.
move
D.
moving
15. Choose the correct form of the underlined word.
A.
thirsty
B.
thirsting
C.
thirsted
D.
thirsts
SECTION - III (EDITING)
(Q. No. 16-20) Read the following
passage, each of the numbered sentences from 16- 20 has an error. Choose the
right answers to make the correct sentence.
(16)Finally, my father came on with a
solution. ‘Don’t worry. I myself will see you off at Dirang.’
I protested. (17)How could I allow my
old father carry my trunk? What would people think? What would they say? But I
failed to dissuade him. (18)It was decided that father would carry the chest.
A large crowd gathered at our place the
day I was to leave. People had come to wish me luck. (19)It was 10.20 when I
left for Dirang. My father had already left. (20)As I had to do a bit of catch
up, I walked fast. Three kilometres down the road, I caught up with my father.
Father said, ‘You are late. Would you like to rest for some time?’
16. Finally, my
father came on with a solution.
A) Finally, my father
came off with a solution.
B) Finaly, my father
came up with a solution.
C) Finally, my father
came up with a solution.
D) Finally, my father
came of with a solution.
17. How could I allow
my old father carry my trunk?
A) How could I allow
my old father to carry my trunk?
B) How I could allow
my old father to carry my trunk?
C) How could I allow
my old father carry my trunk?
D) How I could allow
my old father carry my trunk?
18. It was decided
that father would carried the chest.
A) It was decide that
father would carry the chest.
B) It was decided
that father will carried the chest.
C) It was decided
that father will carry the chest.
D) It was decided that
father would carry the chest.
19. It was 10.20 then
I left for Dirang.
A) It was 10.20 at I
left for Dirang.
B) It was 10.20 when
I left for Dirang.
C) It was 10.20 as I
left for Dirang.
D) It was 10.20 and I
left for Dirang.
20. As I had to do a bit
of catch up, I walked fast.
A) As I had to do bit
of catch up, I walked fast.
B) As I had to do a
bit of catching up, I walked fast.
C) As I had to
do a bit of catch up, I walked fast.
D) As I had to do bit
of catching up, I walked fast.
SECTION – IV
HOME ASSIGNMENT CREATIVE
WRITING (DISCOURSES)
The answer to this question is to be
submitted to your teacher on Whatsapp or in a notebook.
Read the above passages again and write
a description of the narrator’s feelings.
To check your score in the above worksheet, try the following test:
X CLASS ENGLISH WORKSHEET #V2-1
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TEACHING AND LEARNING WORKSHEET
- 2
LEVEL – V-II
SUBJECT
: ENGLISH
CLASS: X
UNIT-1
: A Reading (THE
JOURNEY) Segment 2
There are 20 MCQs in
section I, II and III (Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary and Grammar)
Section –IV is for Home
Assignment (Creative Writing)
SECTION I (READING
COMPREHENSION)
(Q. No. 1-10) Read the
following passage from the lesson, “ The Journey”.
Having walked fast I was
tired. Moreover, I had to cross two hills on the way up to the spot. I quickly
sat down on a rock. My father laughed at my plight. ‘So this little distance
has tired you? Rest for a while. But we have to be in time for the bus.’
Father was quiet for some
time. He thoughtfully looked at the sun for a moment, and then his eyes fell on
the can of home-made wine that I was carrying. Wetting his lips with his tongue
he said in a matter-of-fact manner, ‘I am thirsty’.
I gave him the can of wine.
He poured himself a mug and handed me the can. He drank all of it at one go. He
then arranged the belt that was attached to the trunk carefully on his
forehead. So, this was the picture: my father carrying my luggage on his back
and me following him with a tiny bag in my hand.
Now,
choose the answer
1. Why was the narrator tired?
A) He did
not walk fast.
B) He
walked fast.
C) He was
walking fast.
D) He
walked.
2. Why
did he quickly sit down?
A)
because he crossed two hills.
B)
because he was tired.
C)
because he walked fast.
D) because
he did not like walking.
3.
Why should he rest for a while?
A)
because his father laughed at him.
B)
because he walked the distance.
C)
because he was tired.
D)
because his father was tired.
4. Why
was the father quiet for some time.?
A)
because his father did not like him.
B)
because he thought of his son.
C)
because he thought of himself.
D)
because he thought of his family.
5. Who
was carrying home-made wine?
A) The
narrator.
B) The
narrator’s father.
C) The
narrator’s relative.
D) None
of them.
6. Who
was thirsty?
A) The
narrator.
B) The
narrator’s father.
C) The
narrator’s relative.
D) None
of them.
7. Who
drank wine?
A)
Father.
B) Son.
C) Bothe
A and B.
D) None.
8.
He drank all of it at one go. “all of it” refers to?
AAll the
wine in the can.
All the
wine in the mug.
A and B.
None of
the above.
9. Where
did the trunk rest? .
A) on the
forehead.
B) on the
back.
C) on the
rock.
D) on the
head.
10. The
narrator was....?
.
A)
describing how great his father was.
B) right
with what he did.
C)
sad.
D) happy.
SECTION – II (VOCABULARY
AND GRAMMAR)
(Q. No. 11-15) some words
or phrases in the given passage are underlined. Follow the direction for each question
and choose the correct answer
We were walk (11) up
a narrow hilly road, and neither from (12) us uttered a word as if we were
strangers who spoke different (13) languages. I did not know if
(14)was going on in his mind. From time to time it crossed my mind that it was
improper for me to let father carry an (15) luggage.
11. Choose the correct verb form of the
underlined word.
A) walk
B) walked
C) walks
D) walking
12. Choose the correct preposition in place of
the underlined word.
A.
of
B.
at
C.
by
D.
with
13. The antonym of the underlined word is:
A.
deference
B.
similar
C.
diverse
D.
same
14. Choose the suitable word that fits in the
sentence.
A.
which
B.
why
C.
what
D.
that
15. Choose the correct article.
A.
No article
B.
the
C.
a
D.
an
SECTION - III (EDITING)
(Q. No. 16-20) Read the
following passage, each of the numbered sentences from 16- 20 has an error.
Choose the right answers to make the correct sentence.
(16)I wanted to tell him
that I will like to carry the trunk myself, (17)but my guilt but shame did not
allow me to do so. (18)This self-consciousness had probable to do with my
education, the white-collar job that I had, or quite simply my pride.
(19)Somehow, I had the felt that if I carried the luggage, (20)my father and my
people, in fact the whole world would laugh at me and I would be belittled.
16. I
wanted to tell him that I will like to carry the trunk myself,
A) I
wanted to tell him that I would like to carry the trunk myself,
B) I
wanted to telling him that I would like to carry the trunk myself,
C) I
wanted to telling him that I will like to carry the trunk myself,
D) I
wanted to told him that I will like to carry the trunk myself,
17.
but my guilt but shame did not allow me to do so.
A) but my
guilt so shame did not allow me to do so.
B) but my
guilt yet shame did not allow me to do so.
C) but my
guilt and shame did not allow me to do so.
D) but my
guilt and shame did not allowed me to do so.
18. This
self-consciousness had probable to do with my education,
A) This
self-consciousness had probably to do with my education,
B) This self-conscious
had probably to do with my education,
C) This
self-consciousness had probably to done with my education,
D) This
self-consciousness had probabl to done with my education,
19.
Somehow, I had the felt that if I carried the luggage,
A) Somehow,
I has the feeling that if I carried the luggage,
B)
Somehow, I had the feels that if I carried the luggage,
C)
Somehow, I had the feeling so if I carried the luggage,
D)
Somehow, I had the feeling that if I carried the luggage,
20. my
father and my people, in fact the whole world would laugh for me and I would be
belittled.
A) my
father and my people, in fact the whole world would laugh by me and I would be
belittled.
B) my
father and my people, in fact the whole world would laugh on me and I would be belittled.
C)
my father and my people, in fact the whole world will laugh at me and I would
be belittled.
D) my
father and my people, in fact the whole world would laugh at me and I would be
belittled.
SECTION
– IV
HOME ASSIGNMENT CREATIVE WRITING
(DISCOURSES)
The answer to this question
is to be submitted to your teacher on whatsapp or in a notebook.
Read the above passages
again and write an extended conversation between the narrator and his father.
To check your score in the above worksheet, try the following test:
X CLASS ENGLISH WORKSHEET #V2-2
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TEACHING AND LEARNING WORKSHEET
- 3
LEVEL – V-II
SUBJECT
: ENGLISH
CLASS: X
UNIT-1:
A Reading (THE JOURNEY) Segment 3
There are 20 MCQs in
section I, II and III (Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary and Grammar)
Section –IV is for Home
Assignment (Creative Writing)
SECTION
I (READING COMPREHENSION)
(Q. No. 1-10) Read the
following passage from the lesson, “The Journey”.
Father had provided for my
education, and I had been able to realize his dreams. My parents were truly
proud of me. It was through me that they had earned a greater degree of
admiration and respect from the villagers. My father would not like to see me carrying
a trunk on my back and would be very hurt if I did so. I concluded that it
would be better to let him carry it. Father was used to carrying luggage
anyway. He was stronger and more skilled than me in these matters. I had never
got used to physical labour having stayed in hostels right from my childhood.
So, in spite of my youth and strength, I was physically useless. I continued
walking silently with my father. We rested at two places on the way and had our
tiffin but we hardly talked. Finally, we reached Dirang. The bus from Tawang
had not yet reached Dirang and so we had some time in hand. We entered a tea
shop and sat facing each other.
Father appeared tired. I
felt sorry for him but couldn’t bring myself to say anything. I asked the
waiter to get us two cups of tea. Just as I was going to take my first sip, I
heard father’s voice, ‘Do you have a pair of old shoes?’
‘Why?’ I asked.
‘The road is uneven and
full of pebbles. It hurts while walking.’
I looked at father’s bare
feet. Never having worn shoes, his feet had developed cracks and somehow
resembled those of an elephant. I noticed this for the first time. I hadn’t
noticed that the road was uneven. I didn’t have to since I was wearing a pair of
hunting boots. I checked my wallet and saw I still had around Rs.40 with me. A
pair of canvas shoes would cost around Rs.12 and the remaining amount would be
enough for me to get to Bomdila.
Now,
choose the answer
1. Why were the narrator’s parents proud of
him?
A) Father
had provided for his education.
B) He
realized his father's dreams.
C) He was
away from his parents.
D) A
& B.
2. Who
admired his parents?
A) the
narrator.
B) the
narrator’s family members.
C)
villagers.
D) B and
C.
3.
Why did the narrator let his father carry the luggage?
A)
because he would be hurt if he carried the luggage.
B)
because his father would be hurt if he carried the luggage.
C)
because he was not used to carrying the luggage.
D)
because he could not carry the luggage.
4. In
what matters was his father more skilled?
A) In
obeying his son.
B) In
serving the narrator.
C) In
letting his father carry his luggage.
D) In
carrying the luggage.
5. The
narrator was not used to physical labour. Why?
A)
Because he did not like physical labour.
B)
Because he did not stay with his parents.
C)
Because he stayed in hostels.
D) Both B
and C.
6. Why
did they rest at two places?
A) To eat
tiffins.
B) They
were tired.
C) To
enjoy the beauty of nature.
D) Both A
and B.
7. What
did father want from the narrator?
A) tea.
B) a pair
of old shoes.
C) a pair
of old trousers.
D)
coffee.
8. What
did the narrator notice for the first time?
A.
Cracks on father’s feet.
B.
Father’s bare feet.
C.
Father’s old shoes.
D.
Cracks on the feet of an elephant.
9. What
did the narrator not notice? .
A) the
road being uneven.
B)
father’s feet.
C)
elephant’s feet.
D) a pair
of hunting boots.
10. How
much would be enough to get to Bondila?
.
A) Rs 40
B) Rs 52.
C) Rs
12.
D) Rs 28
SECTION – II (VOCABULARY
AND GRAMMAR)
(Q. No. 11-15) some words
or phrases in the given passage are underlined. Follow the direction for each
question and choose the correct answer
My father protested. ‘Give
me an old (11) pair. You don’t have to spend money on new shoes.’ I
couldn’t convince him to buy a new pair. Reluctantly (12) I gave him the
hunting boots I was wearing. I then took out my pair of leather shoes from the
trunk, and noticed my father’s face light (13)up with content(14).
Suddenly he saw (15) me and said, ‘Take care. Write to us...’
11. Choose the antonym of the underlined
word.
A.
ancient
B.
latest.
C.
sophisticated
D.
new
12. Choose the synonym of the underlined word.
A.
hesitate
B.
willingly
C.
unwillingly
D.
unwilling
13. The correct word form to be used in place of
the underlined word.
A.
lights
B.
lighted
C.
lighting
D.
lightly
14. Choose the suitable word form.
A.
contentment.
B.
contents.
C.
contented.
D.
contain.
15. Choose the correct word/phrase to replace
the underlined word.
A.
look
B.
looked into
C.
looked
D.
looked at
SECTION - III (EDITING)
(Q. No. 16-20) Read the
following passage, each of the numbered sentences from 16- 20 has an error.
Choose the right answers to make the correct sentence.
(16)Father wanted to say
something so the bus started moving. (17)I saw my father gradually receding to
the distance. (18)I saw that the road we come by looked like a giant motionless
rope. (19)Father would use the same road to go back to home. (20) Simultaneous
our journeys started in two opposite directions, with me seated in the
luxurious seat of a bus and father walking back with weary legs on the
pebble-strewn road
16.
Father wanted to say something so the bus started moving.
A) Father
wanted to saying something so the bus started moving.
B) Father
wanted to saying something but the bus started moving.
C) Father
wanted to say something but the bus started moving.
D) Father
wanted to say something and the bus started moving.
17. I saw
my father gradually receding to the distance.
A) I saw
my father gradually receding towards the
distance.
B)
I saw my father gradual receding into the distance.
C) I saw
my father gradually receding in the distance.
D) I saw
my father gradually receding into the distance.
18. I saw
that the road we come by looked like a giant motionless rope.
A) I saw
that the road we have come by looked like a giant motionless rope.
B) I saw
that the road we has come by looked like a giant motionless rope.
C) I saw
that the road we had come by looked like a giant motionless rope.
D) I saw
that the road we had been come by looked like a giant motionless rope.
19.
Father would use the same road to go back to home.
A) Father
would use the same road to go back for home.
B) Father
would use the same road to go back at home.
C) Father
would use the same road to go back by home.
D) Father
would use the same road to go back home.
20.
Simultaneous our journeys started in two opposite directions,
A)
Simultaneous our journeys started in two opposite direction,
B)
Simultaneously our journeys started into two opposite directions,
C)
Simultaneous our journey started in two opposite directions,
D)
Simultaneously our journeys started in two opposite directions,
SECTION
– IV
HOME ASSIGNMENT CREATIVE
WRITING (DISCOURSES)
The answer to this question
is to be submitted to your teacher on whatsapp or in a notebook.
Read the above passages
again and write a diary entry of the narrator.
To check your score in the above worksheet, try the following test:
X CLASS ENGLISH WORKSHEET #V2-3
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TEACHING AND LEARNING WORKSHEET - 4
LEVEL – V-II
SUBJECT:
ENGLISH
CLASS: X
UNIT-4:
A Reading (RENDEZVOUS WITH RAY) Segment 1
There are 20 MCQs in section I, II and III (Reading Comprehension,
Vocabulary and Grammar)
Section –IV is for Home Assignment (Creative Writing)
SECTION I (READING COMPREHENSION)
(Q. No. 1-10) Read the
following passage from the lesson, “ The Journey”.
It was a unique friendship that developed
between a French-Canadian priest and one of the world’s greatest film
directors, and had a singular impact on Bengali films both academically and
practically. It was enroute to India in 1961, at a stopover in New York, that
26-year- old Fr. Gaston Roberge was acquainted with the works of Satyajit Ray
through the Apu Trilogy. He found the world of Apu so fascinating that he saw
all three films in one sitting; and there began his long-standing love affair
with the people of India and Bengali cinema and culture, which led to
path-breaking work in those fields. In his latest book, Satyajit Ray, Essays:1970-2005,
a compilation of his essays as the name suggests, being published by Manohar
Publishers, New Delhi, Roberge provides a scholarly, original analysis of Ray’s
works, giving an insight into the greatness of Ray both as a person and as an
artist.
“The Apu Trilogy was, in fact, my first portal
to West Bengal and its people,” he told Frontline. In his youth , all he knew
of Bengal was through Mircea Eliade’s La Nuit Bengalie, some of Tagore’s
poems, and a Reader’s Digest article on Mother Teresa. If the harsh
image of poverty brought out by the article on the “Saint of the Slums''
haunted him, Apu’s world came as a reassurance. “No. Apu, Sarbajaya, even
Harihar did not need my help-but how not to love them? I thought it was
fortunate that I would soon be among them,” he wrote.
Now,
choose the answer
1. What had
a singular impact on Bengali films?
A) The French-Canadian priest.
B) One of
the greatest directors.
C) A
unique friendship.
D) A
& B.
2. What kind of impact was on Bengali films?
A) Academic.
B)
Practical.
C)
Singular.
D) A and
B.
3. Where was Fr. Gaston
acquainted with Satyjit Ray’s works?
A) In India.
B) In New York.
C) In Bengal.
D) In Canada.
4. When did Fr. Gaston
Roberge’s long-standing love affair with people of India begin?
A) After he watched Apu
Trilogy.
B) After
he came to India.
C) After
he wrote a book.
D) After
the unique friendship.
5. Apu
Trilogy means….
A) A film in which Apu is the
villain.
B) A film
in which Apu is the hero.
C) A
series of four films.
D) A
series of three films.
6. Who analysed Ray's works?
A) Satyajit Ray
B) Fr.
Gaston Roberge.
C) The
Frontline
D) None
of the above.
7. How did Gaston Roberge know of Bengal in his
youth?
A.
A Reader’s Digest article on Mother Teresa.
B.
Some of Tagore’s poems.
C.
Mircea Eliade’s La Nuit Bengalie.
D.
All the above
8. Where did he find the harsh image of poverty?
E.
A Reader’s Digest article on Mother Teresa.
F.
Some of Tagore’s poems.
G.
Mircea Eliade’s La Nuit Bengalie.
H.
Essays:1970-2005.
9. “Saint of the Slums''
refers to... .
A) Satyajit Ray.
B)
Rabindranath Tagore.
C) Mother
Teresa.
D) Mircea Eliade.
10. What was the reassurance of
poverty?
.
A) Apu Trilogy
B) Apu,
Sarbajaya and Harihar.
C) “Saint
of the Slums”.
D) All the above.
SECTION – II (VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR)
(Q. No. 11-15) some words
or phrases in the given passage are underlined. Follow the direction for each
question and choose the correct answer
But it took him nine years after reaching
Calcutta (now Kolkata) and joining (11) St. Xavier’s College, to muster
up the confidence (12) to meet Ray in person. “Although I wanted to meet
him right away, I didn’t want to just go and see him like he was a living
museum piece. I wanted to prepare myself, get to know his works more, so that
when we met, there could be a worthwhile dialogue,” he said. When they final
(13) met, it was the beginning to (14) a close friend (15) that
lasted 22 years- until Ray’s death in 1992.
11. Choose
the antonym of the underlined word.
A. going.
B.
admitting.
C. living
D.
leaving.
12. Choose
the meaning of the underlined phrase(muster up confidence).
A.
To lose confidence.
B.
To gain confidence.
C.
To lose strength.
D.
To gain strength.
13. The
correct word form to be used in place of the underlined word.
A.
finally.
B.
fine.
C.
finalise.
D.
fined.
14. Choose
the suitable preposition.
A.
of.
B.
off.
C.
on.
D.
for.
15. Choose
the correct word form of the underlined word.
A.
friends.
B.
friendliness.
C.
befriend.
D.
friendship.
SECTION - III (EDITING)
(Q. No. 16-20) Read the
following passage, each of the numbered sentences from 16- 20 has an error.
Choose the right answers to make the correct sentence.
(16) Roberge do not endorse the accusation of
Ray’s detractors that the master director made his reputation selling India’s
poverty to the West. (17) “What struck me most was not the material poverty
that depicted in the films, but the enormous spiritual poverty of some rich
people is much more deplorable than material poverty,” he said. (18) Roberge does
not speak by the arrogance of the West. “(19) I was here on a quest to know the
world and in the process know Gaston Roberge me. I did not come here to
convert. (20) In fact, I am the one which got converted,” he said.
16. Roberge do not endorse the
accusation of Ray’s detractors that the master director made his reputation
selling India’s poverty to the West.
A) Roberge did not endorse the
accusation of Ray’s detractors that the master director made his reputation
selling India’s poverty to the West.
B)
Roberge does not endorse the accusation of Ray’s detractors that the master
director made his reputation selling India’s poverty to the West.
C)
Roberge had not endorse the accusation of Ray’s detractors that the master
director made his reputation selling India’s poverty to the West.
D)
Roberge do not endorse the accusation of Ray’s detractors that the master
director had made his reputation selling India’s poverty to the West.
17. “What struck me most was
not the material poverty that depicted in the films, but the enormous spiritual
poverty of some rich people is much more deplorable than material poverty,” he
said.
A) “What struck me most was
not the material poverty which depicted in the films, but the enormous
spiritual poverty of some rich people is much more deplorable than material
poverty,” he said.
B) “What
struck me most was not the material poverty who depicted in the films, but the
enormous spiritual poverty of some rich people is much more deplorable than
material poverty,” he said.
C) “What
struck me most was not the material poverty depicted in the films, and the
enormous spiritual poverty of some rich people is much more deplorable than
material poverty,” he said.
D) “What
struck me most was not the material poverty depicted in the films, but the
enormous spiritual poverty of some rich people is much more deplorable than
material poverty,” he said.
18. Roberge does not speak by
the arrogance of the West.
A) Roberge does not speak with
the arrogance of the West.
B)
Roberge does not speak for the arrogance of the West.
C)
Roberge does not speak from the arrogance of the West.
D)
Roberge does not speak to the arrogance of the West.
19. I was here on a quest to
know the world and in the process know Gaston Roberge me.
A) I was here on a quest to
know the world and in the process know Gaston Roberge yourself.
B) I was
here on a quest to know the world and in the process know Gaston Roberge
myselves.
C) I was
here on a quest to know the world and in the process know Gaston Roberge
myself.
D) I was
here on a quest to know a world and in the process know Gaston Roberge myself.
20. In fact, I am the one which
got converted.
A) In fact, I am the one who
got converted.
B) In
fact, I am the one whose got converted.
C) In
fact, I am the one who gotten converted.
D) In
fact, I am the one whose gotten converted.
SECTION
– IV
HOME ASSIGNMENT CREATIVE WRITING (DISCOURSES)
The answer to this question
is to be submitted to your teacher on whatsapp or in a notebook.
Read the above passages again and write a diary
entry of the narrator.
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X CLASS ENGLISH WORKSHEET #V2-4
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TEACHING AND LEARNING WORKSHEET - 5
LEVEL – V-II
SUBJECT :
ENGLISH
CLASS: X
UNIT-4 : A Reading (RENDEZVOUS WITH RAY) Segment 2
There are 20 MCQs in section I, II and III (Reading Comprehension,
Vocabulary and Grammar)
Section –IV is for Home Assignment (Creative Writing)
SECTION
I (READING COMPREHENSION)
(Q. No. 1-10) Read the
following passage from the lesson, “ The Journey”.
“It was a very quiet friendship that developed
over the years. Manikda [as Ray was affectionately called by his friends] was a
shy person and always very discreet about displaying his emotions,” said
Roberge. Though to outsiders, Ray’s massive stature- physical and intellectual-
might have made him come across as cold, aloof and even intimidating, he was in
reality a very simple and unassuming man with a subtle sense of humour. It was
an unspoken arrangement between the two of them to meet on Sundays at 9 a.m. at
Ray’s residence on Bishop Lefroy Road, Kolkata. Ray would invite Roberge over
for private screenings of his latest films and welcomed comments on them. But
this happened only after the friendship had cemented, for in the early days of
their dialogue Ray’s shyness prevented him from talking about his own films.
“He was even shy of receiving compliments,” said
Roberge. To Roberge, the greatest mark of Ray’s appreciation for him was that
he often addressed the French-speaking priest in Bengali, “in spite of my lack
of elegance in that language, and the fact that Ray knew both English and
Bengali so well.”
“Ray’s screenplay manuscripts were an art by
themselves,” Roberge says, “handwritten in Bengali, with notes in English for
his set-designer, with sketches here and there, and occasional staff notation
of fragments of music”. One Sunday morning, Roberge found Ray in a disturbed
mood. A few well –known personalities of the city had visited him earlier to go
through some of his manuscripts. After they left Ray found the Charulatha
screenplay missing. Ray was almost sure who the culprit was. “I asked him
whether he was planning to take any action, and he said no, and explained to me
that he did not want to hurt the reputation of the person. I was absolutely stunned
by his humane concern,” said Roberge.
Like Rabindranath Tagore, Ray strode his time
like a colossus. Roberge writes, “It is as if all Bengal was in Manikda: the
rich and the poor, the powerful and the humble, the peasants and the city
persons, children, teenagers, adults and old people, men and women.”
Philosophically too, Roberge feels, Ray took off
where Tagore signed out. If one compares the last major prose piece by Tagore,
“ Shabhyatar Sankat” ( Crisis of Civilisation), which he wrote at the beginning
of the Second World War, which contains his immortal dictum that in spite of
what was happening it would be a sin to lose faith in Man, and the last three
films of Ray- Ganashatru, Shakha Prashakha, and Agantuk- the analogy becomes
clear.
Now, choose
the answer
1. Satyajit
Ray was...
A) a shy person.
B) a
discreet person.
C) both A
& B
D) None
of the above.
2. Ray looked intimidating because of...
A) physical stature.
B)
intellectual stature.
C) both A
& B.
D) None
of the above.
3. What was the unspoken
arrangement between the two of them?
A) private screenings of Ray’s latest
films.
B) meeting at Ray’s residence on Sunday
mornings.
C) commenting on the latest films.
D) both B & C.
4. “But this happened only
after the friendship had cemented,”- What happened?
A) Roberge’s invitation to
Ray.
B) Ray’s
shyness.
C) Ray
commented on Ray’s films.
D)
Roberge commented on Ray’s films.
5. What
was Ray’s appreciation for Roberge?
A) receiving compliments from
Roberge.
B)
Roberge’s addressing Manikda in Bengali.
C) Ray’s
addressing Roberge in Bengali.
D) Ray’s
addressing Roberge in French.
6. What was found in Ray’s
screenplay manuscripts?
A) notes in English.
B)
sketches.
C) notes
of music.
D) All
the above.
7. Ray was almost sure who the
culprit was. What does the culprit mean in this context?
A) the thief.
B) the helper.
C) the criminal.
D) None of the above.
8. Why did Ray not take any action against the
culprit?
A.
Because he did not know the culprit.
B.
Because he was afraid of the culprit.
C.
Because he did not want to spoil the reputation of the person.
D.
Because he did not want to spoil the reputation of himself.
9. “It is as if all Bengal was
in Manikda. “all Bengal” refers to...? .
A) the rich and poor.
B) the
powerful and the humble.
C) men
and women
D) all
the above.
10. What did Satyajit Ray
continue?
.
A) Rabindranth Tagore’s
philosophy.
B) Faith
in man.
C)
Tagore’s immortal dictum
D) All
the above.
SECTION – II (VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR)
(Q. No. 11-15) some words
or phrases in the given passage are underlined. Follow the direction for each
question and choose the correct answer
“In these three films Ray was at his most
personal and when some critics saw the films as didactic and verbose, he felt deep
(11) hurt. For, in these last films, Satyajit was directly talking to us,
conveying his personal message on society and civilization. If the impulse that
motivated his earlier (12)films was aesthetics, in the last three it was
self-expression. And there we were denying him his right to speak. As the
saying goes, no one is a prophet in one’s (13)own country,” said
Roberge. An agnostic throughout his life, it is possible, Roberge feels, that
in the face of death Ray was searching for an answer. This was suggested by
some of the music that he used in Shakha Prashakha.
The last time the two friends met, Ray was into
(14)hospital, on his deathbed. It was a Sunday and Roberge, true to habit,
arrived on the dot at 9 a.m. “He had grown so weak who (15)he looked
frail as a child. I did not stay long, and as I was leaving, Manikda said,
‘Bhalo laglo’ [it was nice]. Those were his last words to me,” said Roberge.
11. Choose
the correct form of the underlined word.
A. deeply.
B.
depth.
C. deepen
D.
deepened.
12. Choose
the antonym of the underlined word.
A.
afterwards.
B.
after.
C.
latest.
D.
later.
13. The
correct word form to be used in place of the underlined word.
A.
own
B.
one’s
C.
ones
D.
won
14. Choose
the suitable preposition.
A.
in.
B.
on.
C.
at.
D.
upon.
15. Choose
the correct word to replace the underlined word.
A.
which
B.
that
C.
this
D.
very
SECTION - III (EDITING)
(Q. No. 16-20) Read the
following passage, each of the numbered sentences from 16- 20 has an error.
Choose the right answers to make the correct sentence.
(16) One important fallout of this friendship
were the establishment of Chitrabani, a communication and film institute, the
first of its kind in West Bengal, which Roberge founded in 1970 and to which
Ray, as a token of friendship, lent his name as co-founder. (17) Ray was in the
first governing body and after a few terms readily agreed to be the institute’s
adviser. (18) Roberge arranged most of the initially funding from Canadian
agencies. “I had no reservations applying for them, for (19) I feel richer countries
in West are indebted to countries like India,” he said.
(20) For 26 years Roberge was the director of
Chitrabani and under him the institute not only produced important documentary
features, but also became a breeding ground for local talent for film-making…
16. One important fallout of
this friendship were the establishment of Chitrabani,
A) One important fallout of
this friendship is the establishment of Chitrabani,
B) One
important fallout of this friendship are the establishment of Chitrabani,
C) One
important fallout of this friendship been the establishment of Chitrabani,
D) One
important fallout of this friendship was the establishment of Chitrabani,
17. Ray was in first
governing body and after a few terms readily agreed to be the institute’s
adviser.
A) Ray was in a first
governing body and after a few terms readily agreed to be the institute’s
adviser.
B) Ray
was in an first governing body and after a few terms readily agreed to be the
institute’s adviser.
C) Ray
was in the first governing body and after a few terms readily agreed to be the
institute’s adviser.
D) Ray
were in the first governing body and after a few terms readily agreed to be the
institute’s adviser.
18. Roberge arranged most of
the initially funding from Canadian agencies.
A) Roberge arranged most of
the initial funding from Canadian agencies.
B)
Roberge arranged most of the initially funding by Canadian agencies.
C)
Roberge arranging most of the initial funding from Canadian agencies.
D)
Roberge arranged most of the initially funding for Canadian agencies.
19. I feel richer countries in
West are indebted to countries like India
A) I feel richer countries in
West are indebted for countries like India
B) I feel
richer countries in West are indebted to countries like India
C) I feel
richer countries in the West are indebted for countries like India
D) I feel
richer countries in the West are indebted to countries like India
20. Since 26 years Roberge was
the director of Chitrabani.
A) For 26 years Roberge was
the director of Chitrabani.
B) Since
26 years Roberge was the director for Chitrabani.
C) For 26
years Roberge was the director for Chitrabani.
D) Since
26 years Roberge was the director off Chitrabani.
SECTION
– IV
HOME ASSIGNMENT CREATIVE WRITING (DISCOURSES)
The answer to this question
is to be submitted to your teacher on whatsapp or in a notebook.
Write an essay on Indian cinema and its impact
on society.
To check your score in the above worksheet, try the following test:
X CLASS ENGLISH WORKSHEET #V2-5
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