CLASS 10: REVISION FOR THE SECOND-TERM EXAM - 2012
I. VOCABULARY:
Choose the correct answer
1. The damage caused by poachers must _______ to be believed. (A. see/ B. be seen/ C. to be seen/ D. seen)
2. A: This file is important. You should include it in our document. - B: I know. It is ________.
(A. indispensable /B. indistinct /C. significant /D. optional)
3. A: The city has been developed rapidly in the past few years.
B: It’s not surprising. The city has been __ recently. (A. industrialized/B. exploited/ C. establised/D. explored)
4. The paintings in this gallery are in an excellent state of ___. (A. reservation/B.preservation/C. exploitation /D. conversation)
5. Almost all fish are .............. . Their body temperature changes with changes in the temperature of the water.(A. reptiles B. hot-blooded C. cold-blooded /D. Herbivores)
6. Your local library will be a useful ……….. of information. (A. root/ B. origin/ C. source/ D. spring)
7. I tried to persuade him, but with little or no ………. (A. effect/ B. effective/ C. effectively/ D. affect)
8. Most fish, however, lay eggs and do not feed their .............. .
(A. children /B. descendants /C. child /D. offspring)
9. The city turned out to welcome the ………. team. (A. victory/ B. victor/ C. victorious/ D. victoriously)
10. Events could have developed in a ……….. different way. (dramatically/ dramatical/dramatic/dramatize)
11. Language and music make_____ different from all other animals. (human/ humans/ humanity/ humane)
12. The most likely outcome of our discussion is that we shall have to find a new secretary.
(A. Affect /B. Result /C. Influence /D. Consequence)
13. The idea was good, but the act of doing it was poor. (A. execution/B. presentation/ C. management /D. All are correct)
14. .............. Films created without dialogue became available in the late 1920s.
(A.Quiet/ /B. Dumb /C. Silent /D. Silence )
15. Stopping smoking can prolong your life. (A. Stretch/ B. Lengthen /C. extend/D. B or C)
16. We are not concerned about your material comforts but we are concerned about your ….…welfare.
(A. material /B. physical /C. Spiritual/ D. Temporal)
17. The students are already acquainted with the work of Shakespeare.
(A. familiar / B. satisfied/C. bore /D. accustomed )
18. At the cinema, I don’t like sitting too near the .............. .
( A. Stage B. Projector/ C. actors and actresses /D. Screen)
19. Please accept this gift in ………. of all you’ve done for us. (A. appreciative B. appreciatively C. appreciated /D. appreciation )
20. Like other .............., whales give birth to live young and feed them with milk produced by the mother`s body. (A. mammals/B. fish/ C. reptiles/D. insects)
21. I’m afraid of walking home alone in the dark. (A. frightened/ B. scared/ C. frightening/ D. A or B)
22. She was ……… that her boyfriend hadn’t turned up on time.
(A. annoyed/B. annoying/C. annoyance/D. annoyingly)
23. If she went to see him, he would be very…. (A. delighting/ B.delightingly/ C. delightedly/ D. delighted)
24. We are facing the possible .... . . . . . . . . . of most of our rain forests . (A. vanishing B.disappearance C. extinction D. ruin)
25. It was very thoughtful of you to send me the flowers on my birthday.
(A. considerate /B. careful /C. helpful/D. generous )
26. The flight had to be ____ because of bad weather. (A. reserved/ B. established/ C. cancelled/ D. maintained)
27. The largest and probably best-known film .............. is held in Cannes, France.
(A. ceremony B. festival C. parade D. holiday)
28. By cutting down trees we . . . . . . . . . . the natural habitat of birds and animals.(A. damage /B. harm