Unit-1 Quick Revision Test

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Comprehension
Grammar
Vocabulary
Creative Expression

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Comprehension

‘I call it my chicken drumstick,’ joked Nick, who was born in Melbourne, Australia, but now lives in Los Angeles. I’d be lost without it.’ [Attitude is altitude]

'What does I'd be lost without it' mean?

A.Nick says that he is not worried about the fact that he has only one foot.

B.Nick says that he can hardly imagine his life without his small foot.

C.Nick says he can perceive himself without the chicken drumstick/the small foot.

‘His parents decided not to send him to a special school.’ [Attitude is altitude]

They did this...

A.to make sure their son was safe.

B.to make sure that their son got bullied

C.to make sure that their son becomes self-reliant.

‘My mother was a nurse and she did everything right during pregnancy but she still blamed herself.’ [Attitude is altitude]

'...she still blamed herself' indicates...

A.That she was not appreciative of the divine will towards her son.

B.That she was very grateful to God for what he had done.

C.That she was appreciative of what God had done to her son.

Choose the correct statement based on the lesson ‘Attitude is altitude’.

A.Challenges in our lives give us mental suffering.

B.Challenges in our lives diminish our beliefs.

C.Challenges in our lives reinforce our beliefs.

As said by Nick, which of the following is true? [Attitude is altitude]

A.How many times we fail in our attempts is important.

B.How we are going to finish is important.

C.How quickly we succeed is important.

‘They only see one side of the picture.’ [Every success story…]

What is it?

A.Efforts of a person

B.Success of a person

C.Failures of a person

Lincoln overcame the death of his sweetheart at age 26.’ [Every success story…]

Who is referred to as 'sweetheart' here?

A.Lincoln's wife

B.Lincoln's mother

C.Lincoln's girl friend

Find the statement which is not true. [Every success story…]

A.Lee De Forest invented triodes tube in 1906.

B.Lee De Forest's triodes tube could not help long distance telephony.

C.Lee De Forest claimed that he could send voice across the Atlantic.

What is a triodes tube? [Every success story…]

A.It is a tube which preserves gases.

B.It is an electronic amplification tube.

C.It is an electronic compression tube.

10.

‘Henry Ford forgot to put the reverse gear in the first car he made.’ [Every success story…]

This means...

A.Ford really did not think of the need to use the reverse gear.

B.Ford wanted to use the reverse gear but forgot to install it.

C.Ford was not as intelligent as the world thought of him.

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Vocabulary

11.

Ravi’s uncle who is a pilot has had bitter experiences with women. He hates them. He is a…

Type the right word in the box.

12.

( trusting, confident, lazy, quarrelsome, arrogant, optimistic, self-centred, generous)

Choose all the 4 positive words. (Each correct word gives you 2 ½ marks. 4 x 2 ½ = 10)

A.optimistic

B.trusting

C.generous

D.quarrelsome

E.arrogant

F.lazy

G.confident

H.self-centred

13.

( trusting, confident, lazy, quarrelsome, arrogant, optimistic, self-centred, generous)

Choose all the 4 negative words. (Each correct word gives you 2 ½ marks. 4 x 2 ½ = 10)

A.generous

B.lazy

C.quarrelsome

D.optimistic

E.self-centred

F.arrogant

G.trusting

H.confident

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Grammar

14. What is the best way to write the following in Reported Speech?

Father said to his son, “ I myself will see you off at Dirang.”

A.Father told his son that he himself will see him off at Dirang.

B.Father told his son that he himself would see him off at Dirang.

C.Father told his son that he himself would seen him off at Dirang.

15. What is the best way to rewrite the following sentences using 'If'?

I am not a bird. I can’t fly in the sky.

A.If I was a bird, I can fly in the sky.

B.If I am not a bird, I could fly in the sky.

C.If I am a bird, I could fly in the sky.

D.If I were a bird, I could fly in the sky.

16.

Excuse me, is there____post office around here? I need to buy ____ stamp. (Choose suitable articles that fit the blanks. If no article is necessary, choose ‘X’.

A.x, a

B.x, x

C.a, a

D.a, x

17. Identify the expression.

I am afraid you will have to wait.

A.Expressing inability

B.Expressing fear

C.Apology

D.Ordering

18. What is the best way to rewrite the following sentences using 'so-that'?

He is too proud to beg.

A.He is so proud that he will beg.

B.He is so proud to beg.

C.He is so proud that he will not beg.

D.He is too proud that he will beg.

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Creative Expression

19.

The expression used at the end of a letter addressed to a friend is…

A.Yours lovingly

B.Your's lovingly

C.Lovingly your

20.

Which of the following activity must have a title?

A.a diary entry

B.a letter

C.a conversation

D.a news report

21.

A biographical sketch of a person contains…

A.The birth place

B.The educational qualifications

C.The awards received

D.All of the above

22.

“Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity.” This can be used at the end of…

A.a letter

B.a story

C.a speech

D.a diary entry

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