VILLUPURAM DISTRICT

ENGLISH REVISION SLIP TEST SERIES - 02 / 2023

Time allowed: 1 Hour 30 Min. Maximum Marks :50
Instructions: (1) Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack of fairness, inform the Hall
Supervisor immediately.
(2) Use Blue or Black ink to write and underline.
Answer the following questions. 10x1=10
Choose the appropriate synonym for the italicized words.
1. She whammed a shoe through a pane of glass across the narrow space.
a) shut b) slammed c) held d) pulled
2. ‘Nothing’ he said gruffly.
a) aggressively b) joyfully c) hurriedly d) sadly
3. Doors were yanked; drawers were yanked.
a) pushed b) moved c) pulled d) broken
Choose the appropriate antonym for the italicized words.
4. The indignant officer yelled at his assistant.
a) perplexed b) intelligent c) calm d) frustrated
5. The advent of the ghost in our house raised a hullabaloo.
a) disappearance b) appearance c) adventure d) avatar
6. The man seemed to be hysterical.
a) uncontrollable b) joyful c) ordinary d) controllable
7. Choose the correct plural form of the word ‘Eskimo’.
a) Eskimoes b) Eskimoses c) Eskimos d) Eskies
8. Form a derivative by adding the right prefix to the appropriate option and complete the sentence.
I don’t need any ____________ information. (accurate)
a) un b) in c) non d) ly
9. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation IIT.
a) International Institute of Technology b) Indian Institute of Technical Studies
c) Instant International Transaction d) Indian Institute of Technology
10. Choose the word which does not form a compound word with the word ‘snow’.
a) car b) fall c) ball d) board

PART II
Section – I
Answer any TWO of the following questions in a sentence or two. 2x2=4
11. What woke up the mother? 13. Why do you think Mrs. Bodwell wanted to sell the house?
12. What did the narrator think the unusual sound was?
Section – II
Read the following set of poetic lines and answer any THREE of the following. 2x2=4
14. There’s a family nobody likes to meet; b) Why do you think the street is named as
Whatever comes, there is something amiss; ‘Complaining Street’?
a) What does the word ‘growl’ mean here?
b) Why do they find everything amiss? 16. Let us learn to walk with a smile and a song,
No matter if things do sometimes go wrong;
15. There's a family nobody likes to meet; a) What does the poet expect everyone to learn?
They live, it is said, on Complaining Street b) What should we do when things go wrong
a) Where does the family live? sometimes?

Section – III & IV

Answer the following question. 2x2=4
17. Punctuate the following.
what was the matter with that one policeman mother asked after they had gone
18. A stranger is asking you to direct him to the police station. Guide him with your instructions.
 PART III
Section I
Answer any ONE of the following in utmost ten lines. 1x5=5
19. Describe the funny incident that caused the confusion in the house.
20. Narrate the extensive search operation made by the policemen in the house.
Section II
Answer any ONE of the following in utmost ten lines 1x5=5

21. Read the following poetic lines and answer (c) Identify the figure of speech employed in
the questions given below. the first line of the given stanza.
The weather is always too hot or cold;
(d) Pick out the alliterating words.
Summer and winter alike they scold.
Nothing goes right with the folks you meet
Down on that gloomy Complaining Street. 22. Paraphrase the following stanza.
(a) Pick out the rhyming words from the Let us learn to walk with a smile and a song,
above lines. No matter if things do sometimes go wrong;
(b) Write the rhyme scheme of the poem. And then, be our station high or humble,
We'll never belong to the family of Grumble!

Section IV
Answer any TWO of the following. 2x5=10
23. You are Raja/ Ranjani. Draft a poster to create awareness about the harmful effects of using plastics, in not
more than 50 words.
24. Look at the following picture and express 25. Make notes or write a summary of the
your views on it in about five sentences. following the passage.
The Dead Sea is a salt lake located in
the Judean desert of southern Israel, bordered by
Jordan to the East. It is located at the lowest
point on earth, which is thought to be the result
of volcanic processes leading to a continuous
dropping of land. It is one of the four saltiest
bodies of water in the world. These special
conditions are an outcome of its extreme
geomorphological structure alongside a harsh
desert climate. These create constant dramatic
changes that form a landscape that is different
from any other in the world. Also, the unique
mineral content of the air, land, and water in the
area is globally renowned for its therapeutic
qualities, as is evident in that it has been a health
resort for thousands of years.
Part IV
26. Write a paragraph about 150 words by developing the following hints. 4
a) Dr Somu – leaves his pet bird Zigzag- with Dr Krishnan – Children excited – Mrs Krishnan irritated –
raining fruits – spoils Mrs Krishnan’s painting - endless snoring – neighbours call – children feel
depressed – Dr Krishnan emails – to stop snoring – reply after a week – zigzag never snores – hardly
sleeps – decides to return zigzag to Visu – Zigzag at clinic – start talking – sings – French poetry –calms
down children – pin drop silence at clinic – Dr Krishnan finds truth about zigzag – call from Mrs Krishnan
– Spoilt art sold for Rs.5000 – She offers to keep zigzag for – another week – Dr Krishnan readily agrees

27. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below: 4x1=4
Bears hibernate during winter but aren’t sleeping the whole time. Hibernation for bears simply means
they don’t need to eat or drink, and rarely urinate or defecate (or not at all). There is strong evolutionary pressure
for bears to stay in their dens during winter, if there is little or no food available. But bears will leave their dens
on occasion, particularly when their den gets flooded or is badly damaged. Weather does play a role. In the
colder, northern parts of Alaska, bears hibernate about 7 months of the year. Bears in the warmer, coastal regions
of the state hibernate for 2-5 months, with the longer hibernation time for bears raising new-born cubs.
Questions:
a) What is hibernation? d) Do the bears sleep the whole of
b) Why do bears leave their dens? hibernation? Explain.
c) What is the longest duration of hibernation?