VOCABULARY FOR CLASS- X

QUESTION BANK SOLVED

Fill in the blanks with right alternatives:

1. HSLC - 1998
    (a) Today the ...... of Shillong is
         pleasant. (weather/climate)
    (b) Both the parties came to an ......
         settlement. (amiable/amicable)

2. HSLC - 1999
    (a) My warning had no ...... on the boy.
         (affect/effect)
    (b) He could not ...... himself to the new
         situation.(adopt/adapt)

3. HSLC - 2000
    (a) He has easy access ..... to the
         ministers.(excess/access)
    (b) Hundreds of soldiers were ......
         in the battle. (wounded/injured)

4. HSLC - 2001
    (a) The ...... in my shop is not good
         today. (sale/sell)
    (b) He ...... good english.(says/speaks)

5. HSLC - 2002
    (a) It is not proper to ...... through an
         open window. (see/look)
    (b)His parents' warning had no ...... on
         him.(affect/effect)

6. HSLC - 2003
    (a) The old man knew that his death
         was ...... (imminent/eminent)
    (b) Several boat ...... in the river during
         the strom.(drowned/sank)

7. HSLC - 2004
    (a) I ..... I had taken your advice.
         (hope/wish)
    (b) He will leave for England ....
         (shortly/recently)

8. HSLC - 2005
    (a) August 15 is a ...... day for the
         Indians.(historic/historical)
    (b) He will lose marks for his ......
         handwriting.(eligible/illegible)

9. HSLC - 2006
    (a) An ...... writer was invited as the
         chief guest.(eminent/imminent)
    (b) A man of ...... respected by all
         (principal/principle)

10. HSLC - 2007
    (a) My advice had little ...... on the boy
         (affect/effect)
    (b) He was loved by all for his ......
         nature.(amiable/amicable)

11. HSLC - 2008
    (a) His handwriting is ......
         (eligible/illegible)
    (b) No body likes your ...... behaviour.
         (childlike/childish)

12. HSLC - 2009
    (a) The woman narrated the
         incident ...... (shortly/briefly)
    (b) Her father was an ...... physician
         (eminent/imminent)

13. HSLC - 2010
    (a) Our family deals in ...... products.
          (diary/dairy)
    (b) He bacame popular because of
          his ...... his nature.
          (amiable/amicable)
    (c) The lady could not tread the needle
          because of her ......(old age/weak
          health/poor eye sight)
    (d) She does not read newspaper as
          she ...... (watches TV/can't read/has
          no time)

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18. HSLC - 2015
    (a) The Brahmaputra has changed
         its ...... (Coarse/Course)
    (b) Sankardeva was an ...... scholar.
         (eminent/imminent)

19. HSLC - 2016
    (a) My warning had no ...... on the boy.
         (affect/effect)
    (b) He ...... to accept the money.
         (refused/denied)

20. HSLC - 2017
    (a) Rose smells ...... (sweetly/sweet)
    (b) Her handwriting is ......
          (illegible/eligible)

21. HSLC - 2018
    (a) Mr. John will come to Guwahati......
         (recently/shortly)
    (b) Popular criticism has no ....... the
          politicians. (effect/affect)

22. HSLC - 2019
    (a) She narrated the matter
          (shortly/briefly).
    (b) Please (listen/hear) to what he
          says.