SSC (English Medium) इयत्ता १० वी - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for English

Rewrite the following sentence inserting the appropriate phrases in their proper form.

(to get out of, to come up, to turn on, to give in, to get into, to come down, to work out, to turn off, to give off, to give out, to work in)

You should ________________ Mathematics so that you can __________ problem.

Replace the underline word/phrase with the appropriate one, to retain the proper meaning.

Our school cricket team got ready for the final match against P. Q. R. High School.

Replace the underline word/phrase with the appropriate one, to retain the proper meaning.

He contributed notably in bringing up the school.

Replace the underline word/phrase with the appropriate one, to retain the proper meaning.

Our class monitor is a perfect symbol of duty and discipline.

Replace the underline word/phrase with the appropriate one, to retain the proper meaning.

Accepting the great value of his research; they awarded him with a Ph.D. (degree)

Replace the underline word/phrase with the appropriate one, to retain the proper meaning.

After the murder of King Duncan, Macbeth took over the control of Scotland.

Write as many phrases as you can using ‘enough’ and use them in your sentences.

Example: good enough

Match the phrases in table A with lines of the poem given in table B.

Adding different prepositions to the same action verb changes the meaning of the phrases, thus formed.

For example,
call out - announce
call at - visit
call for - summon
call up - make a telephonic call
call off - cancel

Guess the difference in meanings of the underlined phrases.

• a. He promised to look into the matter.
  b. He asked me to look for his lost book.
  c. I shall look forward to your arrival.
• a. An epidemic of cholera broke out in the village.
  b. The thieves broke into the locked house.
  c. They broke up their friendship.
• a. You must carry out your duty faithfully.
  b. Please carry on with your work.
  c. They carried off the trophy in the football matches.
  d. Carry forward the remaining balance to the next page.

Using a dictionary, find the difference between the following pairs of phrases. Make sentences of your own with each of them.

Use the following idiom/phrase in a sentence of your own.

drop it

Use the following idiom/phrase in sentences of your own.

drop out

Use the following idiom/phrase in sentences of your own.

stumble on

Use the following idiom/phrase in sentences of your own.

look backward

Use the following idiom/phrase in sentences of your own.

look forward

Use the following idiom/phrase in sentences of your own.

let (someone) down

Use the following idiom/phrase in sentences of your own.

sign off

Use the following idiom/phrase in sentences of your own.

begin a new

Fill the gap in choosing the appropriate idioms.

The wealthy landlord made a will __________ before he could die.

Fill the gap in choosing the appropriate idioms.

Those who aspire for success should always ___________ learn more.