The Last Lesson Book Back Questions & Answers

Unit 6 > English > Class 10 > Samacheer Kalvi - English Medium

    Fill in the blanks appropriately

  • 1. Mahatma Gandhi __ the father of our nation.

    Correct answer: is

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  • 2. There ___ ten dogs in my street.

    Correct answer: are

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  • 3. They_____ to write the exercises neatly.

    Correct answer: have

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  • 4. Butter milk ____ good for health.

    Correct answer: is

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  • 5. Fruits ____ good for health.

    Correct answer: are

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  • Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb

  • 1. The quality of dal ___ not good.

    Correct answer: is

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  • 2. The horse carriage ___ at the door.

    Correct answer: is

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  • 3. My friend and teacher _____ come.

    Correct answer: has

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  • 4. ___ your father and mother at home?

    Correct answer: Are

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  • 5. Honour and glory ____ his reward.

    Correct answer: is

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  • 6. The ship with its crew ___ sailing good.

    Correct answer: is

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  • 7. Gullivers Travels ___ an excellent story.

    Correct answer: is

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  • 8. Neither food nor water ___ found here.

    Correct answer: is

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  • 9. Mathematics ___ a branch of study.

    Correct answer: is

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  • 10. Fifteen minutes ___ allowed to read the question paper.

    Correct answer: is

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  • Change the singular nouns to plurals by either adding s’, ies’, es’, Ves

  • 1. Singular: leaf

    Correct answer: Plural: leaves

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  • 2. Singular: lorry

    Correct answer: Plural: lorries

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  • 3. Singular: bat

    Correct answer: Plural: bats

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  • 4. Singular: clock

    Correct answer: Plural: clocks

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  • 5. Singular: table

    Correct answer: Plural: tables

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  • 6. Singular: lamp

    Correct answer: Plural: lamps

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  • 7. Singular: doll

    Correct answer: Plural: dolls

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  • 8. Singular: biscuit

    Correct answer: Plural: biscuits

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  • 9. Singular: knife

    Correct answer: Plural: knives

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  • 10. Singular: loaf

    Correct answer: Plural: loaves

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  • Identify the non-finites in the following sentences and underline them

  • 1. Roshan dreams of becoming an architect.

    Correct answer: becoming

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  • 2. We must aim at fulfilling Dr. APJ Abdul Kalams dream to make India the most developed country by 2020.

    Correct answer: fulfilling

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  • 3. Taking the children to the museum is Seemas responsibility.

    Correct answer: Taking

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  • 4. Having finished the work, the manager decided to return home.

    Correct answer: Having

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  • 5. Travelling with her family, Tara enjoyed every minute of it.

    Correct answer: Travelling

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  • Replace the underlined words by a participle in the following sentences:

  • 1. While Sudha was climbing the stairs, she tripped and fell down.

    Correct answer: On climbing the stairs Sudha tripped and fell down.

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  • 2. After her evening prayers, my grandmother went to the temple.

    Correct answer: Having prayed, my grandmother went to the temple.

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  • 3. Since he is a king, he can order everybody.

    Correct answer: Being a king, he can order everybody.

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  • 4. They took the last wicket and walked back to the pavilion.

    Correct answer: Haring taken the last cricket, they walked back to the pavilion.

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  • 5. When he saw the train in the platform he rushed.

    Correct answer: seeing the train on the platform he rushed.

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  • Fill in the blank with the correct alternative:

  • 1. ---------- on the flute, Krishna returned it. {played/having played}

    Correct answer: Having played

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  • 2. We wish she continues ---------- healthy. {being /be}

    Correct answer: being

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  • 3. The doctor advised him against ------ in the sun. {wander / wandering}

    Correct answer: wandering

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  • 4. I like ------------- rasam. {drinking / drink}

    Correct answer: drinking

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  • 5. ------------ the scissors I returned it to her. {using / having used}

    Correct answer: Having used

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  • Tick the correct sentences:

  • 1. I had desired to eat a cake. I had desired to have eaten cake.

    Correct answer: I had desired to eat a cake.

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  • 2. My son is fond of music. My son is fond to music.

    Correct answer: My son is fond of music.

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  • 3. Sreena avoids eating fruits. Sreena avoids to eat fruits.

    Correct answer: Sreena avoids eating fruits.

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  • 4. Bravery is not to pick a quarrel. Bravery is not picking a quarrel.

    Correct answer: Bravery is not picking a quarrel.

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  • 5. It is easier to say than do. It is easier said than done.

    Correct answer: It is easier said than done.

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  • In column A are some of the idiomatic phrases from the essay. Match them with equivalent single words in column B:

  • 1. go far

    Correct answer: succeed

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  • 2. blow up

    Correct answer: explode

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  • 3. show up

    Correct answer: reveal

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  • 4. call on

    Correct answer: Require

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  • 5. break off

    Correct answer: finish

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  • 6. knuckle under

    Correct answer: submit

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  • Given below are some idiomatic phrases. Find the meaning of it using the dictionary:

  • 1. put on

    Correct answer: wear

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  • 2. come in

    Correct answer: enter

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  • 3. try again

    Correct answer: repeat

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  • 4. walk away

    Correct answer: go

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  • 5. time out

    Correct answer: time is over

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  • Fill in the blanks

  • 1. (a) _____________ is the festival which fills our hearts with delight.

    Correct answer: Festival of light

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  • 2. (b) ____________ is referred to as a festival of sacrifice.

    Correct answer: Joy of giving

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