Class 10 | English Grammar | VOCABULARY - QUESTION BANK 2019

Chose the correct vocabulary from the bracket 

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1. HSLC - 1998

(a) Today the ...... of Shillong is pleasant. (weather/climate)

(b) Both the parties came to an ...... settlement. (amiable/amicable)

2. HSLC - 1999

(a) My warning had no ...... on the boy. (affect/effect)

(b) He could not ...... himself to the new situation.(adopt/adapt)

3. HSLC - 2000

(a) He has easy access ..... to the ministers. (excess/access)

(b) Hundreds of soldiers were ...... in the battle. (wounded/injured)

4. HSLC - 2001

(a) The ...... in my shop is not good today. (sale/sell)

(b) He ...... good English. (says/speaks)

5. HSLC - 2002

(a) It is not proper to ...... through an open window. (see/look)

(b)His parents' warning had no ...... on him.(affect/effect)

6. HSLC - 2003

(a) The old man knew that his death was ...... (imminent/eminent)

(b) Several boats...... in the river during the storm. (drowned/sank)

7. HSLC - 2004

(a) I ..... I had taken your advice. (hope/wish.)

(b) He will leave for England... (shortly/recently)

8. HSLC - 2005

(a) August 15 is a ...... day for the Indians. (historic/historical)

(b) He will lose marks for his ......handwriting.(eligible/illegible)

9. HSLC - 2006

(a) An ...... writer was invited as the chief guest.(eminent/imminent)

(b) A man of ...... respected by all  (principal/principle)

10. HSLC - 2007

(a) My advice had little ...... on the boy (affect/effect)

(b) He was loved by all for his ...... nature.(amiable/amicable)

11. HSLC - 2008

(a) His handwriting is ......(eligible/illegible)

(b) Nobody likes your ...... behavior.(childlike/childish)

12. HSLC - 2009

(a) The woman narrated the incident ...... (shortly/briefly)

(b) Her father was an ...... physician.(eminent/imminent)

13. HSLC - 2010

(a) Our family deals in ...... products.(diary/dairy)

(b) He became popular because of his ...... his nature.(amiable/amicable)

(c) The lady could not thread the needle because of her ......(old age/weak health/poor eyesight)

(d) She does not read the newspaper as she ...... (watches TV/can't read/has no time)

14. HSLC - 2011

Frame sentences using anyone one pair of the following to show their the difference in meaning:

(a)

• Lose: Don't lose your heart.

• Loose: One should not waste time in loose talk.

(b)

• Rise: The sun rises in the east.

• Raise: He will raise the question in parliament.

(c)

• Sight: His eyesight is quite good.

• Site: The site of Ajanta cave is a

historical place.

15. HSLC - 2012

(a)

• Eligible: Through hard works, you become eligible for a job.

• Illegible: The illegible handwriting brings negative marks.

(b)

• Accept:  Always accept the

challenges of study life in a positive way.

• Except: Nobody can defeat you

except you.

(c)

• Alter: Nobody can alter HIS decision.

• Altar: We should have an altar of

GOD in our hearts.

16. HSLC - 2013
(a)

• Diary: Keeping a diary daily is a good habit.

• Dairy: If you buy dairy products, you will spend your money in your

health.

(b)

• Effect: The medicine produced no effect.

• Affect: He affected madness.

(c)

• Site: I always visit educational site for my studies.

• Cite: He often cites the quotes of

great man.

17. HSLC - 2014

(a)

• Principal: Respect your principal.

• Principle: Always abide by the

principles of life.

(b)

• Site: I always visit educational sites for my studies.

• Cite: Jesus Christ often cited quotes from the Old Testament.

(c)

• Adopt: Always adopt fair means in life.

• Adapt: Change your attitude to

adapt to new situations.

18. HSLC - 2015

(a) The Brahmaputra has changed

its ...... (Coarse/Course)

(b) Sankardeva was an ...... scholar.

(eminent/imminent)

19. HSLC - 2016

(a) My warning had no ...... on the boy. (affect/effect)

(b) He ...... to accept the money.(refused/denied)

20. HSLC - 2017

(a) Rose smells ...... (sweetly/sweet)

(b) Her handwriting is..........(illegible/eligible)

21. HSLC - 2018

(a) Mr. John will come to Guwahati......(recently/shortly)

(b) Popular criticism has no ....... the politicians. (effect/affect)

22. HSLC - 2019

(a) She narrated the matter (shortly/briefly).

(b) Please (listen/hear) to what he
          says.

1. I went to him to seek his ......

       (advice/advise)

       Ans : advice

2. I ..... to accompany him.

       (denied/refused)

       Ans : refused

3. The train arrived ten minutes .....

       (late/lately)

       Ans : late

4. He came from Europe .....

       (recently/shortly)

       Ans : recently

5. I will give you a ..... on your birthday.

       (prize/present)

       Ans : present.

6. The boy ....... to follow my advice.

       (refused/denied)

       Ans : refused

7. She wouldn't ..... us how old she was.

       (tell/say)

       Ans : tell

8. He ...... the money.

       (refused/denied)

       Ans : denied

9. Mina is ..... than Hafiz.

       (elder/older)

       Ans : older

10. I come to seek your ......

       (advice/advise)

       Ans : advice

11. It is difficult to go out in a bad ......

       (climate/weather)

       Ans : weather

12. He narrated the incident ............

       (shortly/briefly)

       Ans : briefly

13. You are not ...... for the post.

       (eligible/illegible)

       Ans : eligible

14. Public criticism has no ..... on

       politicians. (effect/affect)

       Ans : affect

15. The committee could not decide a..... for the proposed school.

       (site/cite)

       Ans : site

16. I ...... that he is telling the truth.

       (doubt/suspect)

       Ans : doubt

17. It is good habit to keep a ......

       (dairy/diary)

       Ans : diary

18. His ...... condition is not good.

       (economic/economical)

       Ans : economic

19. You should not break the ...... that you have made.

       (oath/promise)

       Ans : promise

20. I shall discuss ....... with him.

       (with the matter/the matter)

       Ans : the matter

21. They were ....... at the table.

       (sat/seated)

       Ans : seated

22. John told his father ....... about the accident. (nothing/anything)

       Ans : nothing

23. We met ....... on the way home.

       (nobody/anybody)

       Ans : nobody

24. We can't find ...... to dig our garden.

       (no one/anyone)

       Ans : anyone

25. You must study ....... to pass.

       (hardly/hard)

       Ans : hard

26. Is there any ....... for me in the bus? (room/place)

       Ans : room

27. Marconi ....... wireless.

       (invented/discovered)

       Ans : invented

28. Columbus ...... America.

       (invented/discovered)

       Ans : discovered

29. Both the parties came to an ......

settlement. (amiable/amicable)

       Ans : amicable

30. The patient is ...... better today.

       (rather/fairly)

       Ans : fairly.

31. Socrates always ....... shabily

dressed. (rather/fairly)

       Ans : rather

32. Nabakanta Barua is an ....... poet of Assam. (eminent/imminent)

       Ans : eminent

33. Is this book ....... ?

       (yours/your)

       Ans : yours

34. He ....... comes here.

       (hard/hardly)

       Ans : hardly

35. He is the ....... of the village.

       (person/parson)

       Ans : parson

36. I know the ....... who is standing

there. (person/parson)

       Ans : person

37. I ...... her singing.

       (herd/heard)

       Ans : heard

38. A ...... of cow is grazing in the field. (herd/heard)

        Ans : herd

39. He is a Brahmin by ......

       (cast/caste)

       Ans : caste

40. He is a man of .........

       (principal/principle)

       Ans : principle

41. Kolkata is a ....... city.

       (popular/populous)

       Ans : populous

42. The teacher is ...... among the

students. (popular/populous)

       Ans : popular

43. The kite is a bird of ........

       (pray/prey)

       Ans : prey

44. Will they ...... the plan?

       (alter/altar)

       Ans : alter

45. The president paid homages to the martyr offering bunches of flowers on the ..........

       (alter/altar)

       Ans : altar

46. When we reached his house, he was ........ television.

       (looking/watching)

       Ans : watching

47. The mountain is very ........

       (high/tall)

       Ans : high

48. The bright boy could not complete his studies because of ......

       (carelessness/pride/poverty)

       Ans : poverty

49. The teacher saved some money regularly because he was ....... (miserly/far-sighted/rich)

       Ans : far-sighted

50. The young lady was appointed

teacher as she was ......

       (intelligent/attractive/needy)

       Ans : intelligent

51. She wants to see the doctor as he is her .......

       (friend/ husband/physician)

       Ans : husband

52. Children are brought up with care by a ........ mother.

       (lovely/loving/loveable)

       Ans : loving

53. People loved him because of his ......

       (high position/wealth/qualities)

       Ans : qualities

54. I lost my ....... in the city bus.

       (purse/money bag/wallet)

       Ans : wallet

55. There is an ...... at the back of the book

       (preface/introduction/index)

       Ans : index

56. He was given a promotion as he was ..........

       (honest/sincere/faithful)

       Ans : sincere

57. The lady complained of chest-pain and was taken to a .......

       (surgeon/dentist/cardiologist)

       Ans : cardiologist

58. I couldn't read your handwriting because it is .......

       (illegible/invisible/inaudible)

       Ans : illegible

59. He could not play in the match

because he was ......

       (ill/well/coward)

       Ans : ill

60. Is there any ...... in the bench?

       (place/vacancy/room)

       Ans : room

61. The football field was full of ........

        (audience/crowd/spectator)

       Ans : spectator

62. We are ........ by his absence.

       (surprised/astonished)

       Ans : surprised

63. My father will discuss ........

       (about the matter/the matter)

       Ans : the matter

64. The police had to open fire to

       disperse the unruly .......

       (mob/crowd/assembly)

       Ans : mob

65. Speak loudly, because I can't ......... very well.

       (hear/listen/understand)

       Ans : hear

66. He ...... the money in the box.

       (keep/put/place)

       Ans : keep

67. Ram ...... to give me money.

       (reject/refused/decline)

       Ans : refused

68. The boy has ...... mistake.

        (made/done)

       Ans : made

69. The bus overturned into a roadside ditch, because the driver .......(lost his control/was singing/ was chewing nuts)

       Ans : lost his control

70. The man could not read, because he was .........

       (blind of one eye/the letters

        were illegible/not interested)

       Ans : blind of one eye

71. I only did it for a .......

       (fun/mock/joke)

       Ans : fun

72. ....... the word in the dictionary.

       (look up/see/notice)

       Ans : look up

73. Man can't live by ...... alone.

       (bread/food/rice)

       Ans : bread

74. The boy has ...... knowledge than his sister.

       (least/less/little)

       Ans : least

76. He ...... his fault openly.

       (admit/confess)

       Ans : admit

78. The tailor could not thread the needle because of his .......

       (poor eyesight/old age/weak

       health)

       Ans : poor eyesight

79. The poet ...... at the beautiful flowers.

       (stared/gazed)

       Ans : gazed

80. The children could not eat the

mangoes because they were .......

       (spoilt/foul/rotten)

       Ans : rotten

81. The swimmers refused to swim as the water of the pond was .....

       (clean/dirty/pure)

       Ans : dirty

82. The children could not enter the garden because it was ......

       (well-decorated/well-planted/

       well-protected)

       Ans : well-planted