Thoothukudi district std 10, First Mid Term test 22 answer key

 Both 9th and 10th Question paper

 Part I

                                   Synonyms 

1. Preening - cleaning

2. Accomplishment- Achievement 

                                   Antonyms

3. Rapidly - Slowly

4. Indigenously - Internationally

5. Passers by

6. Warm up

7. Were cooking

                                 Part II

Section I

8. The young seagull's first attempt to fly was a failure, because he was afraid to fly. He failed to muster up courage to fly. Instead of flapping his wings and flying away, he ran back to the liitle hole.

9. Author's mother did not want to take risk by getting down. At the same time, she wanted the police to come there. So , she threw the shoe at neighbour's home to seek help.

10. The special feature of INSV Tarini, 

It encouraged the use of environment friendly , non-conventional renewable energy resources such as the wind.

It collected and updated meteorological , ocean and wave data on regular basis from IMD.

It also collected data for monitoring marine pollution on high sea waves.

                                Section II

11. a) The poet expects everyone to learn to walk with a smile and song.

   b) When things go wrong sometimes we should not take it seriously. We should continue to work with a smile and a song

12. a) The woman is described as lioness.

      b) A prankster is a mischievous man.

13. a) The poet is moving towards his goal patiently without hurry. So i think he is not in a hurry.

       b) One should not mourn for the things, they had lost.

                               Section III

Voice

17. A cake is being made by you then.

                               Part III

                              Section II

18. a) Aliterated words

         Second line : what - with - whole

         Third line : happy - heart, that - toll

         Fourth line : to - travel

    b) Rhyming words - fear - cheer, whole - toll

    C) Figure of speech in fourth line : Contrast

                               Section 3

19. Coherent order

(a) Uncle Somu has given us some really fabulous gift.

(b) Remember the pen knife he gave us last year.

(c) That has been really useful.

(d) And what about the aboriginal boomerang. 

(e)  You can't deny that it was a great hit with everyone.

                                      Part VI

23. Reading comprehension 

(a) Books are the treasures and the habit of reading books give pleasures.

(b) From youth one should collecting books.

(c) The books contain in them eternal truths.

(d) The books will guide us. 

                      Or

      The books will entertain us.