Prepared by Harinath Vemula

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (Slip Test–Unit- 3 & 4)

ENGLISH – CLASS – 10 – Marks: 20

(READING COMPREHENSION) (4 X 2 ½ = 10 M)

I) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

On my way home from the bus stop, my trunk had been carried by a porter. The problem now was, we couldn’t find anyone, who could help me carry the trunk to the bus stop. At another time of the year, we would have easily found someone to help me, but now most of the villagers were busy in the fields. Nobody had time to spare for me. In fact, carrying the trunk should not have been such a worry for me, except that my education had made me shun physical labour. After all, I was a government officer, and the idea of people seeing me carry my own luggage, was not at all amusing! Otherwise, for a young man like me, it should not have been an issue to carry, a 20- kilo chest on my back.

Finally, my father came up with a solution. ‘Don’t worry. I myself will see you off at Dirang.’

I protested. How could I allow, my old father to carry my trunk? What would people think? What would they say? But I failed to dissuade him. It was decided, that father would carry the chest.

A large crowd gathered at our place, the day I was to leave. People had come to wish me luck. It was 10.20, when I left for Dirang. My father had already left. As I had to do a bit of catching up, I walked fast. Three kilometers down the road, I caught up with my father. Father said, ‘You are late. Would you like to rest for some time?’

Answer the following questions:

1. Why couldn't the narrator find anyone to help him carry his trunk to the bus stop?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Why did the narrator think it was a problem that he couldn't carry his own luggage?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Why might the narrator feel conflicted about letting his father carry the trunk?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. If the narrator lived in a city with taxis, how might his journey to the bus stop be different?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY) (5 X 1 = 5 M)

II) Rewrite as directed.

Jack: You see, Aunt Jane, we realized how uneconomic (5) it is to go on paying rent year after year, when you can buy and enjoy a home of your own for ten pounds and a few quarterly (6) payments, of course. Why be Mr. Tenant when you can be Mr. Owner?

Aunt Jane: I see. Yes, there’s something in that. Even so, you must be get (7) on very well to keep up a place like this.

Jill: Oh, he is, Aunt Jane. Why, only last ear (8) he had a five shilling rise, didn’t you, Jack?

Jack: (modest (9)) Of course that was nothing, really. I’m expecting ten this Christmas.

5. Write opposite word of the underlined.