NALANDA COLLEGE – COLOMBO 10

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
UNIT TESTS - UNIT 3

GRADE - 10 TIME – 1½ HOURS

Name: …………………………………………. Class: ………………….

1. Complete the sentences using ​going to​ or ​will​ with the given verb. First one is done for
you.

1. Look at those clouds. It is ​going to rain​ (rain).

2. I think he ___________________ (like) this book.
3. Thanks for lending me the money. I ___________________ (return) it to you on
Friday.
4. I am ___________________ (talk) to my teacher about it today.
5. Watch out! Your phone is ___________________ (fall) in the river.
6. Don’t worry, I ___________________ (not/tell) anyone your secret.
7. I’m certain it ___________________ (not/rain) on Saturday.
8. I feel very hot, I think I am ___________________ (faint).
9. We are ___________________ (watch) cartoons this weekend.
10. I ___________________ (bake) an apple cake. I promise.
11. Sorry, I am not free tomorrow. I ___________________ (visit) my best friend.
12. _________ you _________ (help) me clean the car?
13. Every student ___________________ (have) a laptop in 2021.
14. Mitchel ___________________ be 17 next month.
15. Those tomatoes look delicious. I ___________________ (buy) some for dinner.
16. I have a lot of tests next week. So I am ___________________ (study) in the library
after school.
17. I am ___________________ (study) a new subject next year.
18. It ___________________ (probably/rain) tomorrow.

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2. Active and Passive Voice - Present Continuous Tense

● Active sentences in the Present Continuous tense have the following structure
Subject + is/ are/ am + -ing form of the verb +object

● Passive Sentence in the Present Continuous tense have the following structure
Object of the active sentence + is/ are/ am + being + past participle form of the verb +
by + subject of the active sentence

Now write the given sentences in passive voice. The first one has been done for you.

1. I am reading a story book.

A story book is being read by me.

2. She is singing a song.

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3. The carpenter is making furniture.

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4. She is not writing a story.

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5. Sheila is drinking a cup of tea.

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6. My father is washing the car.

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7. Farmer Joe is milking the cows.

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8. Nimal is taking a picture of his father.

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9. I am writing a poem.
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10. We are not playing football.

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11. He is not wearing a tie.

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12. Is she preparing the party?

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 13. Are they talking about the meeting?
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14. Is she watering the flowers?

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3. Put the word in brackets in the correct form to complete the banks. You will have to use
prefixes and / or suffixes
The first one has been done for you.

1. He was sitting ​comfortably ​ in his seat on the train (comfort)

2. He was acting in a very _______________________ way. (child)
3. This word is very difficult to spell, and even worse, it’s _______________________.
(pronounced)
4. He has lost his book again. I don’t know where he has _______________________
it this time. (place)
5. He didn’t pass his exam last year. He was _______________________ for the
second time. (succeed)
6. Some of the shanty towns are dreadfully _______________________. (crowd)
7. The team that he supported were able to win the _______________________.
(champion)
8. I could’t find any _______________________ in his theory. (weak)
9. He wants to be a _______________________ when he grows up. (mathematics)
10. You need to be a highly trained _______________________ to understand this
report. (economy)
11. There were only a _______________________ of people at the match. (hand)
12. The road was too narrow, so they had to _______________________ it. (wide)
13. He was accused of _______________________ documents. (false)
14. They had to _______________________ the lion before they could catch it.
(*tranquil)
15. He needed to _______________________ the temperature. (regular)

*tranquil - ​free from disturbance; calm

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4. Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. Select the best antonym from the word
box to replace each embolden word in the clues below.
Complete the puzzle with those antonyms.

1.

2.

3.

4. 5. 6. 7.

8.

9.

10. 11.

Across
2. The veterinarian said our turtle was very ​healthy
5. The audience was very ​rude
8. We were ​happy​ when our friend move away
9. Please do not ​walk​ in the auditorium
10. The speaker was very ​dull

Down
1. I prefer the ​dark​ coloured shirt
3. Please ​close​ the door when you leave
4. An elephant is a ​small​ animal
6. Their flight arrived ​early
7. I always ​cry​ when I read that book
11. Nights in the desert can be very ​warm

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5. Fill in the blanks of the sentences by substituting the opposites of the words in the box
given below

shallow coarse retreat seldom

permanent cheap blunt modern

bad exterior worse cold

small clean maximum

1. Uncle David _________________ comes to our house. (often)

2. The _________________ salary is Rs. 55000.00 a month. (minimum)
3. The _________________ of the school is to be painted. (interior)
4. Mr. Silva’s job is a _________________ one. (temporary)
5. The church is quite an _________________ building. (ancient)
6. Both blades of this pocket-knife are very _________________ . (sharp)
7. The general ordered his troops to _________________ . (advance)
8. Mary’s writing is much _________________ than it used to be. (better)
9. This sandpaper is too _________________ . (fine)
10. It is _________________ outside. (hot)
11. This seems like a _________________ restaurant. (good)
12. This castle is _________________ . (huge)
13. She did not want to live in that _________________ apartment. (dirty)
14. The river was _________________ in some parts. (deep)
15. That emerald ring is _________________ . (expensive)

6. Write two antonyms for each of the following words. (words are given in the box)

often hopeful out of date serious ban

frequently prohibit optimistic past major

1. Permit -
2. Petty -
3. Rarely -
4. Modern -
5. Pessimistic -

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7. ​Read the following text and answer the questions given below it.

While I was waiting along the road the other day I happened to notice a small brown leather
purse lying on the pavement. I picked it up and opened it to see if I could find out the owner's
name. There was nothing inside it except some small change and a rather old photograph -
a picture of a woman and a young girl about twelve years old, who looked like the woman's
daughter. I put the photograph back and took the purse to the police station, where I handed
it to the sergeant in charge. Before I left, the sergeant made a note of my name and address
in case the owner of the purse wanted to write and thank me.

That evening I went to have dinner with an uncle and aunt of mine. They had also invited
another person, a young woman, so that there would be four people at the table. The young
woman's face was ​familiar​, but I could not remember where I had seen it. I was quite sure
that we had not met before. In the course of conversation, however, the young woman
happened to remark that she had lost her purse that afternoon. I at once remember where I
had seen her face. She was the young girl in the photograph, although she was now much
older. Of course she was very surprised when I was able to describe her purse to her. Then I
explained that I had recognized her face from the photograph I had found in the purse. My
uncle insisted on going round to the police station immediately to ​claim ​the purse. As the
police sergeant handed it over, he said that it was a remarkable coincidence that I had found
not only the purse but also the person who had lost it.

1. Choose the best answer

The purse which the writer found
a. was empty
b. had some money in it
c. had a few coins and a photography in it
d. had an old photograph in it

2. Answer the following questions briefly, in your own words as far as possible. Use one
complete sentence for each answer

a. Why did the sergeant make a note of the writer's name and address?
_____________________________________________________________

b. Where did they go to get the purse back?

_____________________________________________________________

3. Answer the questions, using only short form answers

a. Did the writer find the owner's name in the purse?
_____________________________________________________________
b. Was the young woman surprised when the writer described her purse?
_____________________________________________________________

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4. Choose the best explanation according to the context
a. familiar means
i. common
ii. known
iii. famous
iv. domestic
b. claim means
i. pretend
ii. identify
iii. ask for
iv. take