SHIKSHA PRAGATI

OFFICENayagarh
DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICE SUNDARGARH
2025

MOCK TEST FOR SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – I (CLASS –X)

ENGLISH (SLE)

Time : 60 Min. F.M. : 50

Instructions
1. Answer all questions. Each question carries equal mark.
2. Each question has 4 probable options. Select correct options and darken the
entire circle with Black/Blue ball point pen.
3. It is required to hand over the answer sheet to the invigilator.

1. Lencho, the hero of “A letter to God” was a _______ .

(A) teacher (B) farmer
(C) businessman (D) doctor
2. Lencho considered the raindrops as ________ .
(A) pearls (B) jewels
(C) small coins (D) new coins
3. Lencho was an ox of a man. The expression means ______ .
(A) Lencho had the resemblance of an ox (B) Lencho was hard working
(C) Lencho was illiterate (D) Lencho was lazy
4. In his first letter Lencho requested God to send him _______ pesos.
(A) 100 (B) 70
(C) 30 (D) 40
5. Lencho in his second letter, requested God not to send money through
the mail since _______ .
(A) the post office was far away from home (B) it would reach him very late
(C) the post office employees were quite (D) he wanted money soon
dishonest
6. Gandhiji’s false notion about handwriting was _____ .
(A) good handwriting was a necessary part of education
(B) bad handwriting should be regarded as a sign of imperfect education.
(C) children should learn handwriting only after they have learnt to draw
objects.
(D) good handwriting was not a necessary part of education
7. He obtained a scholarship of rupees ______ when he was in fifth standard.
(A) four (B) twenty
(C) ten (D) thirty
8. The special reason for Gandhi’s dislike for games and sports was _______ .
(A) his service to his father (B) his shyness
(C) lack of interest in games and sports (D) his excess interest in other subjects
9. There was a sort of _______ going on between the Sanskrit and Persian
teacher.
(A) friendship (B) co-operation
(C) rivalry (D) jealousy

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10. “I could not disregard my teacher’s affection.” Which teacher does it mean here ?
(A) Persian (B) Headmaster
(C) Sanskrit (D) Mathematics
11. The poet of the poem “All Things Bright and Beautiful” is _______ .
(A) Sarojini Naidu (B) William Wordsworth
(C) C.F. Alexandar (D) Rabindranath Tagore
12. What has God given to the little birds as described in “ All Things Bright and
Beautiful”?
(A) Tiny wings (B) Glowing colours
(C) Beautiful beaks (D) Small legs
13. Where can we find tall trees as described in “ All Things Bright and
Beautiful”?
(A) In the green wood (B) By the road side
(C) In the field (D) On the river side
14. “The mountain in the poem “ All Things Bright and Beautiful” is described
as _____ .
(A) black headed (B) blue headed
(C) dark headed (D) purple headed
15. In the line “He made their glowing colours” the word ‘their’ refers to …….. .
(A) flowers (B) colours
(C) wings (D) trees
16. What is the central idea of the poem “The Solitary Reaper” ?
(A) Reapers can sing like birds
(B) Sweet music appeals to all
(C) Beautiful experiences have long lasting effects
(D) Rich harvest makes the reaper happy
17. ‘Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow’. The underlined words means _______ .
(A) sad song (B) deep sound
(C) sad music (D) ordinary song
18. What does the poet mean to say “As if her song could have no endings ‘?
(A) Her song is too long to end.
(B) She keeps on singing and seems not to end.
(C) The poet does not want the song to end
(D) The song contains an everlasting universal theme which recycles.
19. What was the girl reaping the corn with ?
(A) axe (B) spade
(C) sickle (D) harvester
20. What breaks the silence of the seas ?
(A) The song of the Nightingale (B) The song of the Cuckoo
(C) The Solitary Reaper’s song (D) The sound of the sea waves
21. Who named the tiger cub ‘Timothy’ ?
(A) Writer’s father (B) Writer’s mother
(C) Writer’s grandfather (D) Writer’s grandmother
22. What was Timothy’s length ?
(A) 15 inches (B) 17 inches
(C) 18 inches (D) 20 inches
23. What was Timothy’s favourite place ?
(A) Kitchen (B) Bedroom
(C) Drawing room (D) Garden
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24. The zoo was _______ away from the Grandfather’s house.
(A) 200 miles (B) 300 miles
(C) 100 miles (D) 250 miles
25. “A tiger in the house “ was written by _______ .
(A) Premchand (B) Tagore
(C) Ruskin Bond (D) William Wordsworth
26. The story ‘The Beggar’ is written by ____________.
(A) Ruskin Bond (B) Prem Chand
(C) Leo Tolstoy (D) Anton Chekov
27. Where did Sergei meet the beggar at first?
(A) In Kaluga (B) At the theatre
(C) In Sadovyastreet (D) At the ticket window
28. How much money was given to the beggar for chopping wood?
(A) one rouble (B) fortycopecks
(C) tworouble (D) half a rouble
29. Who really saved and changed Lushkoff’s life?
(A) Sergei (B) Olga
(C) Sergei’s friend (D) Lushkoff’s friend
30. At lastLushkoff became a ___________.
(A) Notary (B) Manager
(C) Singer (D) Advocate
31. Write the single word for the expression.
A violent storm whose centre is a cloud in the shape of a tunnel :-________.
(A) Whirlwind (B) Tornado
(C) Cyclone (D) Typhoon
32. The postman expressed his contentment. The underlined word means _____ .
(A) resolution (B) satisfaction
(C) dissatisfaction (D) prediction
33. These sports persons are going to meet the president.
Their performance has been excellent.
(Join sentences making one of them a non- defining relative clause.)
(A) These sports persons are going to meet the President, whose performance
has been excellent.
(B) These sports persons,whose performance has been excellent, are going to
meet the President.
(C) These sports persons,whose performance has been excellent are going to
meet the President.
(D) These sports persons, whose performance has been excellent are going to
meet the President.
34. They keep him informed of everything, and take no firm decision without
consultinghim. (Replace the underlined words with a suitable single word)
(A) resolution (B) prediction
(C) irresolution (D) hesitation
35. In which sentence the underlined word used as a ‘verb’.
A. The children are playing in the field.
B. The field is wet.
C. The ball went out because the players could not field it.
D. He is standing in the middle of the field.

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36. What is the meaning of the word ‘Lenient’.

(A) strict (B) not strict
(C) good (D) not good
37. Use negative prefix of the word ‘Believable’.
(A) unbelievable (B) inbelievable
(C) non believable (D) disbelievable
38. All the guests ______ (arrive) before the party started.
(Use the appropriate form of the verb given in bracket)
(A) arrived (B) have been arrived
(C) have arrived (D) had arrived
39. I saw you. I invited you to my party.
(Join the above two sentences using ‘If clause’)
(A) If I saw you, I would have invited you. (B) If I see you, I invite you.
(C) If I saw you, I invited you. (D) If I saw you, I would invite you.
40. Children hardly refuse ______ obey. ( Use the correct preposition)
(A) for (B) to
(C) from (D) in
41. Ramesh has been studying to pass the examination.
The finite verb in the sentence is _____.
(A) been (B) has
(C) pass (D) studying
42. He answered all [Link] the correct pattern of the sentence.
(A) SVO (B) SVA
(C) SVC (D) SVOC
43. He is poor, _____he is happy.
(A) or (B) so
(C) for (D) yet
44. Curry and rice _____ my favourite food.
(A) are (B) were
(C) is (D) have
45. Either of the boys _______ answered the questions.
(A) has (B) have
(C) is (D) were
46. Cuttack is ____ the Mahanadi
(A) at (B) on
(C) in (D) by
47. The man paid the bill ______ cash.
(A) on (B) by
(C) with (D) in
48. Students should concentrate _______ studies.
(A) on (B) to
(C) in (D) with
49. That he is honest is known to all. The function of the noun clause is ______.
(A) object (B) subject
(C) complement (D) in opposition to a noun
50. Lots of people died of COVID-19, _______ is really tragic.
(A) that (B) which
(C) who (D) whose

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