ABHIMANYU ACADEMY

Modasa

CLASS TEST
Class 10 - English Language and Literature
Time Allowed: 1 hour Maximum Marks: 75

1. Time _____ over. We ______ fifty applications in all. [1]

a) had been / received b) is / have received

c) is / received d) was / had been receiving

2. As my son ________ down by the river, I ________ his room thoroughly. [1]

a) fishes / have cleaned b) is fishing / cleaned

c) has fished / clean d) was fishing / cleaned

3. What ________ about the plan to shorten the school holidays? [1]

a) do you think b) will you think

c) are you think d) you think

4. Mother ________ Ali that he ________ to clean the garage after school. [1]

a) reminded, had promised b) had reminded, promised

c) has reminded, promises d) reminded, will promise

5. He _____ his boss that he ______ back after his vacation. [1]

a) won't tell / won't have come b) isn't telling / doesn't come

c) doesn't tell / hasn't come d) hasn't told / won't be coming

6. During the summer months, the monastery ________ very busy, for it is visited by thousands of people who [1]
________ the pass in cars.

a) has been, cross b) is, cross

c) is, crossed d) was, crossed

7. On my friend's farm, they ________ an alarm clock because the cockerel ________ at five o'clock every [1]
morning without fail.

a) don't need / crows b) haven't needed / was crowing

c) wont need / is crowing d) didn't need / will crow

8. Sorry, you can't borrow my pencil. I _______ it myself. [1]

a) using b) use

c) was using d) am using

9. My brother is an author. He _______ many books. [1]

a) has written b) wrote

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10. The last time we ________ dinner with them, they ________ for a new house. [1]

a) were having / have been looking b) have been having / look

c) had / were looking d) have had / looked

11. The football team that ____ last year's championship ____ little chance of winning it again this year. [1]

a) was going to win / stand b) was winning / stood

c) has won / has stood d) won / stands

12. It was only after she _____ English that she _____ to make some foreign friends. [1]

a) had learnt / started b) learnt / would start

c) was learning / started d) learnt / had started

13. I _______ tennis yesterday. [1]

a) played b) will play

c) have played d) play

14. Until the tap water ____ back on yesterday evening, we ____ water back and forth for three days. [1]

a) had come / were carrying b) was coming / will have carried

c) came / had been carrying d) has come / have been carrying

15. I ________ to the bank during my lunch-break today, but an old colleague ________to visit us, so, naturally, I [1]
wanted to hear all the news.

a) have gone / was coming b) had gone / has come

c) was going / came d) went / is coming

16. I went to the dance school last Friday, but I ______ it very much [1]

a) didn`t enjoyed b) haven`t enjoyed

c) don`t enjoy d) didn`t enjoy

17. The swimmer _____ to be in difficulty, but he _____ to reach the shore in the end. [1]

a) seemed / managed b) seemed / has managed

c) has seemed / managed d) seems / manages

18. As the President ____ the hall, all the guests ____ to their feet to welcome him. [1]

a) is entering / rise b) entered / rose

c) was entering / have risen d) has entered / were rising

19. We ____ football for two hours and ____ to a restaurant for a meal, afterwards. [1]

a) play / are going b) have played / were going

c) played / went d) are playing / go

20. One important field in which the laser ______ many applications ________ communication. [1]

a) have / is b) does / are

c) was / are d) has / is

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21. The athletes ________ for exactly three months by the time the races ________ due to start. [1]

a) will have been training / are b) are training / were

c) have been training / will be d) had trained / have been

22. I ______ for my pen. Have you seen it? [1]

a) looking b) will look

c) am looking d) look
23. She says that she ________ the eight o'clock train tomorrow, but I'm sure she ________ it, as usual. [1]

a) has caught / misses b) is going to catch / will miss

c) will have caught / has missed d) is catching / is missing

24. When we ________ her, she ________ in the wardrobe. [1]

a) were finding / hides b) find / has hidden

c) are finding / is hiding d) found / was hiding

25. They ________ so many hotels in the region in recent years that gradually they ________ the natural beauty of [1]
the area.

a) will built / have been destroying b) were building / destroy

c) are building / have destroyed d) have built / are destroying

26. The orders were that we ________ the area within hours to prevent further loss of life. [1]

a) have to evacuate b) had evacuated

c) had to evacuate d) will have evacuated

27. The committee is determined not to leave _____ they have finished the project. [1]

a) until b) by the time

c) since d) just as
28. I ____ glasses when I was younger, but now I ____ contact lenses. [1]

a) have worn / am having b) have been wearing / had

c) was wearing / have had d) wore / have

29. Tim was very upset yesterday because he ________ that he ________ his wallet. [1]

a) realises, loses b) realised, will lose

c) had realised, lost d) realised, had lost

30. Last week was very wet, but it _______ once yet this week. [1]

a) have not rained b) did not rain

c) has not rained d) is not raining

31. She ________ me at the meetings only on Sundays as a child. [1]

a) saw b) had seen

c) was seeing d) is seeing

32. For the time being, we ________ for the exam, but this time tomorrow we ________ the best movie of this year. [1]

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 a) study, will watch b) are studying, will have watched

c) have studied, will be watching d) are studying, will be watching

33. These days, people who _____ manual work, often receive far more money than clerks who _____ in offices. [1]

a) are doing, are working b) have done, have worked

c) do, work d) were doing, were working

34. Although manufacturers ________electric cars as prototypes for a number of years now, it will be a long time [1]
before they ________ common.

a) produce / will become b) have been producing / become

c) produced / are becoming d) are producing / became

35. My mother ____ her optician tomorrow because her eyesight ____ worse since she got this computing job. [1]

a) is visiting / has become b) visits / becomes

c) has visited / is becoming d) has visited / is becoming

36. You _____ for being late to the party. [1]

a) have been regretting b) will regret

c) regret d) will be regretting

37. The injured ________ to the ambulance while the people ________ around the crime scene. [1]

a) have been taken, gathered b) were taken, would gather

c) were being taken, were gathering d) have been taken, gather

38. It’s only the second time, I ______ a football match in a stadium. [1]

a) saw b) have seen

c) see d) will see

39. A few years ago it ________ that certain cells of human body never ________. [1]

a) is found, died b) had been found, dies

c) has been found, died d) was found, die

40. I _______ tennis every Sunday morning. [1]

a) am playing b) play

c) playing d) am play
41. I bought a new computer last week, but it _____ so I took it back to the shop. [1]

a) worked not b) didn't work

c) hasn't worked d) don't work

42. A new hotel ______ in the centre of town. [1]

a) is built b) built

c) is being built d) is building

43. I couldn't find out what ________. [1]

a) happens b) had happened

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44. Because I ____ a long way from my work, I ____ lots of time going to and from work. [1]

a) have been living / wasted b) am living / have been wasting

c) live / waste d) lived / have wasted

45. Things have certainly changed; there ____ lots of small old houses around here when I _____ young. [1]

a) are / have been b) would be / was

c) used to be / was d) were / would have been

46. _______ a new computer. Do you want to see it? [1]

a) I buy b) I was buying

c) I bought d) I have bought

47. When he ____ her as a cheater, she _____ him to the headmaster. [1]

a) called / had complained b) has called / complains

c) called / complained d) had called / complained

48. He ______ to unlock the door to his flat because the telephone ________. [1]

a) is hurrying / rings b) was hurrying / rang

c) hurries / has been ringing d) hurried / was ringing

49. It seems that somebody_____ to my father before the meeting, complaining that I _____ late for school four [1]
times last week.

a) writes / was b) wrote / would be

c) had written / was d) has written / have been

50. I _______ anything since breakfast so I feel very thirsty now. [1]

a) was not drinking b) did not drink

c) have not drunk d) do not drink

51. I ________ a brace on my teeth as a child, but I didn’t like it. [1]

a) have worn b) am wearing

c) wore d) was wearing

52. Some of the workers ________ the peaches while the others ________ them in wooden boxes. [1]

a) picked / have been placing b) are picking / will place

c) were picking / were placing d) have been picking / placed

53. I _____ my foot playing tennis last week, and now I can hardly walk. [1]

a) was injuring b) injure

c) injured d) have injured

54. Whoever ____ the cooking ______ a great deal of work to do. [1]

a) do / has b) is doing / had

c) does / had had d) has done / has

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55. The peak ________ the prize for mountaineers, especially if it ________ before. [1]

a) will be, wasn’t attained b) was, had not been attained

c) is, has not been attained d) has been, weren't attained

56. ________ and ________ me about your trip to Denver. [1]

a) Sitting down, tell b) Having sat down, told

c) Sit down, tell d) Sitting down, telling

57. Next weekend, I _____my proficiency exam, so I _____ more or less 300 questions so far. [1]

a) am to have / finish b) am going to have / finished

c) am to have / finish d) am having / will have finished

58. She last drove a car three years ago. Since she ________ an accident, she ________ a car for three years. [1]

a) had had, hasn’t driven b) has, hasn’t driven

c) had, hasn’t driven d) had had, didn't drive

59. By the time we ____ our preparations for the congress, most of the participants_____ at the hall. [1]

a) will have finished / arrive b) finished / had arrived

c) have finished / had arrived d) finished / have arrived

60. He is the man about whom we ______ so much. [1]

a) heard b) would have heard

c) have heard d) had heard

61. She ________ the house when I ________ to her after a long time. [1]

a) is cleaning, am going b) has cleaned, have been

c) had been cleaning, went d) will be cleaning, go

62. The weather conditions ________ throughout the day and now the ground officials are confident that the [1]
championship game ________ ahead.

a) are improving / has gone b) will be improving / will go

c) have improved / was going d) have been improving / will go

63. No English teacher _____ to the school till nowadays. [1]

a) was appointed b) has been appointed

c) had been appointed d) were appointed

64. Babies ________ when they are hungry. [1]

a) cried b) are crying

c) cry d) cries
65. The neighbours ____ so loudly last night that they ____ us all awake until after midnight. [1]

a) are shouting / are keeping b) have been shouting / were keeping

c) have shouted / had kept d) were shouting / kept

66. My father ________ English at all although he ________ it for three years when he was in high school. [1]

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 a) hasn’t been speaking / studies b) isn’t speaking / has studied

c) wasn’t speaking / is studying d) doesn’t speak / studied

67. She had been trying to learn how to use a computer _____ as long as she lived here _____ she gave up because [1]
of her illness.

a) before / for b) so / until

c) till / before d) for / when

68. It _______ a nice day, therefore we went swimming. [1]

a) had been b) was

c) would be d) has been

69. Last Saturday, my father ____ that his dinner suit was too small, so now he ____ a strict diet. [1]

a) discovered / is following b) has discovered / followed

c) was discovering / has followed d) discovers / was following

70. The young soldier ____ that he _____ in the battle. [1]

a) fears / is killed b) feared / was killed

c) fears / will be killed d) will fear / would be killed

71. When the young scouts ________ the top of the hill, they ________ for more than an hour. [1]

a) reach / will have been walking b) will have reached / are walking

c) reached / have been walking d) had reached / were walking

72. Look at the drunken driver at the end of street! He_____ an accident. [1]

a) has b) is having

c) is going to have d) will have

73. While my parents ________ in the shopping centre, a thief ________ into their car for the radio. [1]

a) have shopped / breaks b) are shopping / was breaking

c) were shopping / broke d) shopped / has broken

74. According to the NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong, the aliens ________ a base on the Moon. [1]

a) is having b) have

c) has d) are having

75. I ________ my book in the launderette while my washing ________. [1]

a) have read / dries b) was reading / has dried

c) have read / is drying d) read / was drying

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