10th Class English Grammar - Matching and Choosing Right Words

I) Match the parts of the sentences:

1. The staff meeting ( ) a) ... neatly and ended... meticulously.
2. Sneha speaks ( ) b) ... thoroughly and English... systematically.
3. Her temperature ( ) c) ... abruptly and rose... dramatically.
4. The police ( ) d) ... steeply and searched his house... dangerously.
5. She packed her ( ) e) ... fluently and clothes... correctly.

II) Match the parts of the sentences:

1. As the rains failed ( ) a) ... we went back. last year
2. Since our team ( ) b) ... he is honest. played well
3. As the house ( ) c) ... there was was locked famine.
4. Since it was a ( ) d) ... we won the holiday match.
5. I trust him ( ) e) ... she stayed at because home.

Answers:
I) 1 - c; 2 - e; 3 - d; 4 - b; 5 - a.
II) 1 - c; 2 - d; 3 - a; 4 - e; 5 - b.

Choosing Right Words:

We come across words which look similar in meaning. But in certain
contexts only one word is appropriate. The dictionary can give you
useful information about using the right word in the right place.

Fill in the blanks choosing the words from
those given in brackets.
1. Alexander Fleming ....... Penicillin. (discovered - invented - found)
2. The dacoits ....... the bank. (stole - robbed - carried away)
3. Gardening is my favourite ....... . (habit - custom - hobby)

Answers:
1. discovered 2. robbed 3. hobby

10th English Grammar - Prepositions Model Questions for AP and Telangana

Using 'It' for several purposes: i) It's very cold outside. (It's = It
is) ii) Vaseema bought a mobile phone and kept it in her bag.
Impersonal Noun. The impersonal 'it' can be used in general

The impersonal 'it' can be used in general statements.
Eg: 1) It's impossible to walk on water.
2) It's easy to preach.

Sentence Opening:

Eg: 1. Your shoes look awful. They should be mended. = It's time your
shoes mended.
2. Why is Kartheek still in bed? He should get up. = It's time Kartheek got up.

Make sentences using 'It's time...' with the situations given below.
1. Padmasree has been using the same compass box for a long time. She
should buy a new one.
2. You think Shruthi should buy a new school bag. It is old and shabby.
3. The pollution in Boath is getting worse day by day. The Gram
Panchayat should do something about it.
4. You think Preethi should write to her parents. She hasn't written
to them for months.

Answers:

1. It's time Padmasree bought a new compass box.
2. It's time Shruthi bought a new school bag.
3. It's time the Gram Panchayat did something to control pollution in Boath.
4. It's time Preethi wrote to her parents.

Intermediate Pre Final Exams Postponed to February 2015

Board of Intermediate Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh has
informed that the pre public examinations of Junior and Senior
Intermediate have been postponed to February 2015. According to the
original schedule, the Intermediate pre final / pre public
examinations have to be conducted from 24th January 2015.

According to the latest and changed schedule, the pre final / pre
public examinations will be held from 2nd February to 7th February
2015. Candidates can check with the concerned junior / Intermediate
colleges for the detailed schedule of the examinations.

Usually students do not pay much attention to the pre final
examination. These examination help the students to identify their
weak areas in respective subjects and change the preparation
accordingly.

Another important thing is that the IPE exams 2015 are likely to be
held separately in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The Telangana
government has already started separate Board for Intermediate
Education and may conduct its own exams independently.