SSLC (English Medium) Class 10 - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions for English

Few articles are missing in the given passage. Edit the passage given below by adding suitable articles where ever necessary.

My neighbourhood is very interesting place. My house is located in apartment building downtown near many stores and offices. There is small supermarket across street, where my family likes to go shopping. There is also post office and bank near our home. In our neighbourhood there is small, Green Park where my friends and I like to play on weekends and holidays. There is small pond near park and there are many ducks in park. We always have great time. In addition there is elementary school close to our home where my little brother studies in third grade. There are so many things to see and do in my neighbourhood that’s why I like it. It’s really great place.

Refer to the dictionary to find out the meaning of the following prepositions and match them with the correct meaning

Everything falls to the ground _______ earth’s gravitational pull.

The trial was conducted ___________ the procedure of law.

There is a temple right ________ my house.

As a ________ of his hard work, he achieved the target.

Failure is often the __________ negligence.

Children are given toys ____________ sweets on Children’s day.

The parents must be informed ___________ any indiscipline conduct of their wards.

He didn’t turn up ____________ his busy schedule.

Global warming is ______________ the green house emission.

______________ several warnings, he continued to swim.

Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect word with correct prepositional phrase.

Janu is studying in class X. In the event of the teachers __________________

Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect word with correct prepositional phrase.

she is a disciplined student. In addition to her poverty, she __________________.

Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect word with correct prepositional phrase.

is always neat. Many students like her in case of ________________________.

Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect word with correct prepositional phrase.

her simplicity. According to her studies, she also ____________.

Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect words with correct prepositional phrase.

participates in sports. She gets on with everyone in case of __________________.

Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect word with a correct prepositional phrase.

age and gender in the school. In opposition to taking leave, she ensures __________________ that she completes the work given before she goes to school next day.

Read the following lines from the poem and answer the question given below.

There's a family nobody likes to meet;
They live, it is said, on Complaining Street

1. Where does the family live?
2. Why do you think the street is named as ‘Complaining Street’?

Read the following line from the poem and answer the question given below.

They growl at that and they growl at this;
Whatever comes, there is something amiss;

1. What does the word ‘growl’ mean here?
2. Why do they find everything amiss?