English Medium कक्षा १० - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for English Communicative

Koko Village, Nigeria

• Why do you think there are “three large, empty metal drums” outside Mr. Nana’s front door ?
• Why do you think the drums were sent from Italy to Nigeria ?
• What do you think was in the brown paper bag that the Chief received ?
• Why are the drums referred to as “the mountain of death” ?

Ponnimanthuri Village, India
• Vijayasama and the narrator both refer many times to "they'. Who do you think 'they' are?
• Why do you think the women of the village have to  walk 10 km everyday?
• Why does Vijayasama say· " We don't buy leather shoes or leather handbags or leather clothes" ?

Vorobyov Village, Ukraine

• Why do you think Natasha's three children died?
• Where do you think Natasha lives now ?
• What do you think is going to happen to Natasha very soon ? Why?

Still working in groups of three, find any ten “happy” words and ten “unhappy” words from the passages you have just read. First, copy and complete the table below :

Now give reasons why you have classified them as “happy” and “unhappy” words.

Read this extract from a story. Fill in the blanks using a, an or the where necessary.

I drove on the Time Machine without changing .............. lever . At last I stopped; ............... sun was red and very large and ........... huge reddish
rock was there. ................ Time Machine, in which I sat, was standing on ............. sloping beach and I saw ................. sea stretch to ................ horizon, but without any waves. No breath of wind stirred and I began to breathe very fast and felt ................ oppression in my head. I heard .............. harsh scream and saw .............. thing like ............. huge butterfly. But as I turned to look around again, I froze. .................. reddish mass of rock was moving towards me. I realized that it was ................ monstrous crablike creature. I felt a tickle on my cheek, as though .............. fly had lighted there. I struck at this and caught something threadlike. With horror I realized that I had just grasped ............. antenna of ............... monster crab. In a moment I had pulled the lever. I placed ................. time of one month between myself and these monsters.

                                                                                                   Ref.: The Time Machine
                                                                                                            By H.G.Wells

Fill in the worksheet given to measure your ecological footprint.

Worksheet: Measures Your Impact

How do you rate?

• 10-15 Friendly Flea
• 16-20 Careful Kangaroo
• 21-30 Dumping Dinosaur

In groups of four, read the following description from a geography book, and underline the geographical names.
The Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world, protect India from the cold winds blowing from central Asia and the People's Republic of China. Mount Everest, the highest mountain peak of the world belongs to this range and is situated in Nepal. To the south of the Himalayas, the great northern plains extend between the mouth of the rivers Indus and the Ganga. The Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra start in the Himalayas .The Indus starts in Tibet near Mansarovar Lake. The Ganga rises in the Himalayas and the Brahmaputra, also known as Tsang Po, starts in Tibet. The Ganga and the Brahmaputrajoin together before flowing into the Bay of Bengal. Between the fertile Indus and Ganga plains are the Aravalli Hills and the Thar Desert.

Now discuss within your groups how the article is used (or not used) before geographical terms, and complete the following table:

You and your friend have been asked to help the quiz-master to prepare questions for a geography quiz in your school. You may choose topics from the list below to prepare your questions:

Work in pairs. Each pair should write at least five questions (and their
answers), e.g.

You may use an atlas. Remember what you have learned in B.4 about using
or not using the.

..............................................................

.................................................................

When you have written your questions, your teacher wW organize a class
quiz.

How could you improve your score ?
How could you improve your score ? Also reflect on the ways in which the waste produced in carrying out some of the activities above is disposed of

My Ecological Footprint
Worksheet: How could you improve your score ?

What changes could you make in your daily activities at school and at home to improve your score ? Use the table below to write down ways of using less energy, less water and making less waste.

Determiners with countable and uncountable nouns

Add a suitable noun to each of the following determiners in the box below.

Look at the photograph given below. This is The Three Stooges, a bizarre rock formation that can be found in Goblin Valley. There are some exceptionally unique rock formations all over the world. 

A. Why do you feel such geological structures should be preserved? 

(a) _______________________________________
(b) _______________________________________
(c) _______________________________________

6 What are the threats to such structures ?
(a) ________________________________________
(b) _______________________________________
(c) _______________________________________

The following paragraph has not been edited. (There is one error or omission in each line). The errors have been underlined and the omissions marked with a '/'. Write your corrections in the space provided. The first correction has been done as an example.

The area of/ Atlantic Ocean south of Florida                                         the
has been an tricky one for travellers.                                                     --------
In the days of sail, ships crossing / area                                                ---------
often found themselves becalmed for/ periods.                                    --------- 
To save drinking water, more horses on board                                     ----------
would be thrown into / sea.                                                                   ----------
Nevertheless, any sailors died of thirst.                                                 -----------
One of/ unique sea-going mysteries ever,                                            -----------
an 103-foot sailing ship was found floating,                                         -----------
abandoned with the life-boat missing.                                                  -----------
In the last 100 years much than 50 ships                                               ------------
and 20 aeroplanes have disappeared in the Bermuda triangle.             ------------

Determiners with countable and uncountable nouns

Now get into groups of four, compare your answers, and decide which of
the determiners can be used with
.....................................   countable nouns only
 ....................................    uncountable nouns only
........................................... both countable and uncountable nouns

Fill in the table below as you do this activity

Read the dialogue and fill in the blanks by using words which will help to make the meaning clear.

A.       ( 1) ___ two chairs look so shabby. Don't you think we need to get a

          (2) ................ of new ones? 

B. We'll talk about it a (3)................ later, I have (4) ................important piece of work to complete tonight. I can't spare (5) ................time right now.

A. I saw (6)................ exquisite chair at 'WOODCRAFT'. I think they would fit beautifully in (7) ................drawing-room.

B. WOODCRAFT! It is (8) ................most expensive show-room in town.

A But they have authentic teak furniture, or we could choose (9)................set of chairs in rosewood; (10) ................idea may be to buy some cane chairs. B. I guess it would be useful to spend a ( 11) ................ more on furniture which would last for ( 12) ................years.

 A. So, when can you spare a (13)................ hours to visit WOODCRAFf with me?

 B. We could go ( 14) ................ Saturday or Sunday.

Choose the appropriate option from the box to complete the given sentence.

1 have been to ______ [a/ the ] doctor, whose name appeared in the New York Times.

The box below contains ten words from the passage. Use them appropriately to fill the blank in the sentence that follow :

While food production has shown only marginal improvement, the demand for food grains, vegetables and fruits has registered an ______ growth the world over, forcing governments to initiate urgent measures to establish a balance between supply and demand.

The box below contains ten words from the passage. Use them appropriately to fill the blank in the sentence that follow :

To construct the ______ structure, the builder had to use enormous quantities of concrete.

The box below contains ten words from the passage. Use them appropriately to fill the blank in the sentence that follow :

When he returned from the office, he ______ himself in an armchair and asked for a cup of tea.

Choose the appropriate option from the box to complete the given sentence.

l had left _____I [ the/ my] green shirt on the bed, but l can't find it now.

The box below contains ten words from the passage. Use them appropriately to fill the blank in the sentence that follow :

When the teacher saw a student perched ______ on the branch of a tree, she asked him to climb down immediately.