10th - Question Bank for Oral Test, Subject - English

Updated on 15/03/2021

Question Bank for Oral Test, Class- 10th, Subject - English 

1.  Tell the spelling of faithfully

 2. Tell the spelling of obediently

3. Tell the spelling of Principal

4. Tell the spelling of concession

5. Tell the spelling of February

6. Tell the spelling of advertisement 

        7.  Tell the spelling of programme

8. Tell the spelling of knowledge

        9. Tell the spelling of examination

        10. Tell the spelling of Respected

        11. Tell the spelling of arrangement

        12. Tell the spelling of certificate 

        13.  Tell the spelling of transferred

        14. Tell the spelling of Character

        15. Tell the spelling of congratulation

        16. Tell five things where we use of Capital letter

      with any name, months, days, festival, language, religion, 

        17. In interrogative sentence where we put helping verb?

            before subject

        18. Tell past and past participle of 'Be'

            was, been

        19.  Tell the present participle of 'begin'

            beginning

20. Tell 2nd (Past) and  (Present Participle) of 'buy'

       bought, buying

        21. Tell 2nd (Past) and (Present Participle) of 'leave'

            left, leaving

        22. Tell 2nd (Past) and 3rd (Past Participle)  of 'fly'

            flew, flown

        23. Tell 2nd (Past) and 3rd (Past Participle)  of 'give'

            gave, given

        24. Tell 2nd (Past) and 3rd (P Participle)   of 'know'

            knew, known

        25.  Tell 2nd (Past) and 3rd (Past Participle)  of 'rise'

            rose, risen

        26. Which verb form we use with do, does, did and modals

            1st verb without s/es

        27. Which article we use before first, second.. and only

            'the' article

        28. Five things before them, we use article 'The'

           mountains, rivers, holy books, newspapers, express trains 

        29. Which article we use before orange, easy, hour, honest, MA., M.L.A., S.P.

            'An'

        30. Which article we use before sun, moon, earth, Ganga, Vedas, U.S.A.

           The

        31.  In Reported Speech we change is/am/are into

            was/were

32. In Reported Speech we change 1st verb into

        2nd verb

        33. In Reported Speech we change 2nd verb into

            had 3rd verb

        34. In Reported Speech Interrogative sentences 'said' or 'said to' change into

            asked

        35. In reported Speech, We change 'He said, 'Thank you.' into

            He thanked me.

        36. Which Modal we use for Capacity, Ability, Power

            'Can' for present sentences, 'Could' for past sentences

        37.  Which Modal we use for Permission, Wish, Prayer, Blessing

            May in present, Might in past

        38. Which Modal we use for Polite Request, before rather, before that.

            Would

        39. Which Modal we use for necessity, compulsion, obligation, determination, duty

            Must

        40. Which Modal we use for lest, advice, suggestion, moral duty

            Should

        41. With 'Too', 'Enough', Question word as what, how, we use 'bare infinitive' or 'to infinitive'

            To infinitive

        42. Tell one use of Gerund as subject

            Smoking is bad for health.

        43. Tell two rhyming words

        44. If last words of lines in poem are crow, me, snow, tree what will be rhyming scheme.

       a, b, a, b

        45. Tell the meaning of 'Perish'

          destroy

        46. Which tree the crow shook

           Hemlock tree

        47. Who is the poet of 'Dust of Snow' and 'Fire and Ice'

            Robert Frost

        48. How did the dust of snow affect the poet?

           It changed the poet's mood.

        49.  What is 'ice' a symbol of ?

            of hatred

50.  'Fire' is a symbol of ?

            lust and desire

        51. Who is the poet of  'A Tiger in the Zoo'

                Leslie Norris

        52.  Who passes near the water hole?

                A plump deer

        53.  Where should the tiger be snarling?

                Around houses

        54.  At what does he look at night?

                 The shining stars

        55.  What are ‘brilliant’ in poem? (A Tiger in the Zoo)

                The tiger’s eyes and the stars

        56.  Who is the poet of ‘The Ball Poem’?

                John Berryman

        57.  What kind of a world it is?

                A world of materialism

        58.  What does the poet say about money?

                Money is external

        59.   What is the boy learning?

                 The meaning of loss 

        60.  Who is the poet of the poem ‘Amanda’?

                Robin Klein

        61.  What does Amanda love?

                Freedom and silence

        62.  Who is the poet of ‘Animals’?

                Walt Whitman

        63.  How do the animals seem to the poet?

                Calm and self-contented

        64.  Who is always complain about their condition?

                Human beings

      65.  Who is poet of ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’?

                Ogden Nash

        66.  Who was Mustard?

                A yellow dog

        67.  Who chase the lions down the stairs?

         Ink and blink

        68.  What did Custard long for?

                For a nice safe cage

        69.  Who is the writer of ‘A Letter to God’?

                G. L. Fuentes

        70.  Who was Lencho?

                a hard working farmer

        71.  Where was his house located?

           on the top of a low hill

         72.  What are  frozen pearls in “The Letter to God”?

         Hails

73.  What is “a plague of locusts”?

 a group of insects

74. How much money did Lencho receive from God?

only seventy pesos

75. What is the meaning of ‘an ox of a man’?

          a hard working man

76. Who was a fat amiable fellow in “A letter to God”?

 The postmaster

77. What does Lencho call the post office employees?

a bunch of crooks

78. On what day was the inauguration taking place?

 On 10th May

79. Where did the ceremonies take place?

In Pretoria (South Africa)

80. Where was the inauguration taking place?

        In a lovely sandstone amphitheatre

81. Who was Zenani?

 Nelson Mandela’s daughter

82. Who was appointed President of South Africa?

 Nelson Mandela

83. Who was appointed the first deputy president of South Africa?

Thabo Mbeki

84.  What was the author overwhelmed with?

Overwhelmed with a sense of history

85. How many national anthems were sung in the inauguration ceremony?

 Two national anthems

86. What changed Mandela’s life?

Hunger for freedom

87. What are the twin obligations of every man?

Towards his family and towards his country

88.  Who is the writer of ‘His First Flight’?

Liam O’ Flaherty

89. Who is the writer of ‘The Black Aeroplane’?

Frederick Forsyth

90. What was the name of the aeroplane which the pilot was flying?

Dakota DS 088

91. How old was Anne Frank?

13 years old

92. What was the name of the diary? (Sep-16)

 Kitty

93. Why did Mr. Keesing give extra homework to Anne?

 For talking in Math period

94. Who is the writer of ‘The Hundred Dresses’?

El Bsor Ester

95. Where did Wanda live?

 At Boggins Heights

96.  What did Wanda always wear at school?

 A faded blue dress

97. Who is the writer of ‘A Baker From Goa’?

Lucio Rodrigues

98. What is the baker called in Goa?

Pader

99. Where were bakers specially found in India?

 In Goa

100. Who ruled over Goa?

Portuguese

101. What was the peculiar dress of the baker?

Kabai

102. Who is the writer of ‘Coorg’?

 Lokesh Abrol

103. Where is Coorg situated?

In Karnataka

104. Which crops grow in Coorg in plenty?

Coffee and spices

105. How much area of Coorg is covered by evergreen forests?

 Thirty per cent

106. Which is the best months to visit Coorg?

 From September to March

107. Who is the writer of ‘Tea from Assam’?

 Arup Kumar Datta

108. Which state did Pranjol belong to?

 To Assam

109. Pranjol and Rajvir go to Assam by-

  By train

110. When was tea drunk first in China?

 In 2700 BC

111. Where was Pranjol’s father Tea Estate situated?

At Dhekiabari

112. Who is the writer of ‘Madam Rides the Bus’?

 Vallikannan

113. What made Valli sad?

 The sight of the dead cow

114. Who is the writer of ‘The Sermon at Benares’?

 Betty Renstaw

115. When was Siddhartha Gautama born?

 In 563 B.C.

116. At what age was Gautama sent for schooling?

 At the age of twelve years

117. At what age did Gautama leave home for enlightenment?

 At the age of twenty five

118. Where did he give his first sermon?

 At Benares

119. What is the meaning of Buddha?

 Awakened or Enlightenment

120. What did Buddha ask Kisa Gotami to bring?

 A handful of mustard seeds