WorksheetsMIDTERM TEST REVISION 1 GRADE 10
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
a)
A. picture
b)
B. adventure
c)
C. future
d)
D. mature
2.
2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
a)
A. foot
b)
B. food
c)
C. school
d)
D. tooth
3.
3. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
a)
A. subject
b)
B. worry
c)
C. discuss
d)
D. marvelous
4.
4. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group
a)
A. special
b)
B. different
c)
C. disabled
d)
D. amateur
5.
5. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group
a)
A. tragedy
b)
B. brilliant
c)
C. interrupt
d)
D. difficult
6.
6.Her husband was dead in a ________ accident a few years ago.
a)
A. tragic
b)
B. tragically
c)
C. tragedy
d)
D. tragedian
7.
7. – “Shall we go shopping tonight?” – “________”
a)
A. You will be alright.
b)
B. Don’t mention it
c)
C. Why not ?
d)
D. Thank you.
8.
8. We heard panicky voices from the neighboring house last night. The word “panicky” is CLOSEST in meaning to ________.
a)
A. exciting
b)
B. anxious
c)
C. disappointing
d)
D. loud
9.
9. Although it’s a long day for us, we feel we are contented with what we do. The word “contented” is CLOSEST in meaning to ________.
a)
A. satisfied
b)
B. excited
c)
C. shocked
d)
D. interested
10.
10. The children are looking forward __________their grandma again.
a)
A. seeing
b)
B. to see
c)
C. to seeing
d)
D. to be seen
11.
11. I finished _________the book and went to bed.
a)
A. reading
b)
B. to read
c)
C. read
d)
D. to be read
12.
12. Dad allowed Dora _________to the party.
a)
A. going
b)
B. to go
c)
C. go
d)
D. gone
13.
13. The_______ of policy is not our business - our job is to put it into practice.
a)
A. determine
b)
B. to determine
c)
C. determination
d)
D. determined
14.
14. Two months ago my brother _____ elected headmaster of his school and he _____ a vacation since then.
a)
A. was/ hadn’t had
b)
B. was/ hasn’t had
c)
C. had been/ didn’t have
d)
D. had been/ wouldn’t have
15.
15. Yesterday morning my mother _______ me a new bicycle as my old one_______ stolen.
a)
A. bought/ was
b)
B. bought/ had been
c)
C. had bought/ was
d)
D. had bought/ has been
16.
16. The government has built a special school for ________ recently.
a)
A. disabled
b)
B. the disabled
c)
C. the disable
d)
D. disable
17.
17. Jack: “ ___________ do you go to school?” Jill: “Five days a week.”
a)
A. How many
b)
B. How long
c)
C. How often
d)
D. What
18.
18. David Brown worked ______ a tourist guide from June 1999 to December 2002. He really liked his job.
a)
A. as
b)
B. on
c)
C. for
d)
D. with
19.
19. Scientists are __________ extensive research into alternative energy sources
a)
A. doing
b)
B. making
c)
C. getting
d)
D. taking
20.
20. David can make an airplane appear and disappear______.
a)
A. magical
b)
B. magic
c)
C. magic’s
d)
D. magically
21.
21: Jane : __________________________ - Kate: Everybody, except for my sister because she was on business.
a)
A. Why did your sister attend the party?
b)
B. How was the party?
c)
C. How about the party?
d)
D. Who attended your birthday party?
22.
22. Peter is always making noise in the classroom, ________makes his classmates very annoyed.
a)
A. that
b)
B. which
c)
C. what
d)
D. who
23.
23. The unemployed ________ trying to survive the serious shortage of jobs.
a)
A. is
b)
B. has been
c)
C. are
d)
D. was
24.
24. Nowadays, women have gradually been more involved in the decision-making affairs. The word “gradually” is OPPOSITE in meaning to ________.
a)
A. quickly
b)
B. considerably
c)
C. seriously
d)
D. mentally
25.
25. They interrupt this programme to bring us a crucial message. The word “interrupt” is OPPOSITE in meaning to ________.
a)
A. continue
b)
B. organize
c)
C. cancel
d)
D. join
26.
26. Frequently, Jane__________ to school by bicycle, but today her father__________ her to her class.
a)
A. has gone/ had taken
b)
B. goes/ takes
c)
C. goes/ is taking
d)
D. went/ took
27.
27. There are some ________ between the performances of these two candidates.
a)
A. similar
b)
B. similarity
c)
C. similarly
d)
D. similarities
28.
28. There is no __________ explanation for what happened.
a)
A. scientist
b)
B. scientific
c)
C. scientifically
d)
D. science
29.
29. After he had spoken, a _______ silence fell on the room.
a)
A. die
b)
B. dead
c)
C. deathly
d)
D. deathless
30.
30. She was a _______ child, happiest when reading.
a)
A. study
b)
B. studied
c)
C. studious
d)
D. studiously
31.
31. I do not know what time does she gets up every morning.
a)
A. do not
b)
B. what time
c)
C. does
d)
D. gets up
32.
32. My sister has decided become teacher of history at school.
a)
A. has
b)
B become
c)
D. at school
d)
D. at school
33.
33. It often takes me about fifteen minutes to go to work from here by foot.
a)
A. It often takes
b)
B. fifteen minutes
c)
C. to go to work
d)
D. by foot
34.
34. It is around 10 years since I have left my hometown.
a)
A. is around
b)
B. since
c)
C. have left
d)
D. hometown
35.
35. There used to have a large bookstore at the end of the street.
a)
A. used to have
b)
B.a large bookstore
c)
C. at the end
d)
D. of
36.
36. They didn't have proper schooling because they were poor.
a)
A. Poverty prevented them from having proper schooling.
b)
B. They had proper schooling because they were poor.
c)
C. Poverty didn't discourage them from having proper schooling.
d)
D. They were poor but they still had proper schooling.
37.
37. He did all his homework and then he went home.
a)
A. After he was doing his homework, he went home.
b)
B. Before he did his homework, he went home.
c)
C. After he had done his homework, he had gone home.
d)
D. After he had done his homework, he went home.
38.
38. My mother has stopped eating spicy food.
a)
A. My mother sometimes eats spicy food
b)
B. My mother doesn’t like eating spicy food.
c)
C. My mother no longer eats spicy food
d)
D. My mother has never eaten spicy food.
39.
39. We moved to this town ten years ago.
a)
A. We lived in this town ten years ago
b)
B. It has been ten years since we left this town.
c)
C. It is ten years since we moved to this town.
d)
D. The last time we moved to this town was ten years ago.
40.
40. The last time she used the Braille alphabet was one year ago.
a)
A. She hasn't used the Braille alphabet for a year
b)
B. She hadn't used the Braille alphabet a year ago.
c)
C. She has used the Braille alphabet for a year.
d)
D. She hasn't used the Braille alphabet a year ago
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