Question Paper for Listening Skill Test with Answer Key

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Listening Skills in English Language
Listening Skill Test I
Grade X
English Paper-I
(Thirty Minutes)
Name:..............................................................................................................
Class :.............................................Roll  No.................................................
Signature of the candidate................................Date.......................................
 
 
 A Note for the Candidate
·       A passage will be read aloud by the examiner twice. During the reading you may make brief notes on the rough paper you have been given.
·       At the end of the second reading you will answer the questions in ink on the question paper.
·       The duration of the assessment is 30 minutes, which includes the time taken for the two readings and answering the questions on the paper.
·       The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets.
Choose the most appropriate option and write (A), (B) or (C) in the circle.
1.    Who found the infant in the woods?
a)    A soldier
b)    A group of students
c)    A woodcutter
2.    What did the child think himself to be as he grew up?
a)    Divine child of the stars
b)    Son of a king
c)    Son of a wealthy merchant

3.    What happened to the star child when he rejected the beggar woman?
a)    He lost his friends
b)    He lost his house
c)    He was transformed
4.    What was the first task given by the master?
a)    To find a treasure
b)    To kill a tiger
c)    To find white gold 
5.    What was the final task given to the star child?
a)      To find red gold
b)    To marry a princess
c)    To kill a dragon
6.    Who was the starving beggar who was helped by the star child?
a)    A stranger
b)    His own father
c)    A priest
7.    Who was the beggar woman who was insulted by the star child in the beginning?
a)    His mother
b)    A fairy
c)    An enchantress
8.    ‘He lords himself over the other children.’ What does it mean?
a)    He considered himself more important than them
b)    He was very friendly to them
c)    He was their slave
9.    What will happen to the star child if he fails to complete the final task?
a)    He will be killed
b)    He will be imprisoned
c)    He will be beaten up
10.  The moral of the story is:
a)    Pride will
b)    All that glitters is not gold
c)    Failures are stepping stones to success

 Answer Key
1. A
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. A
8. A
9. A
10.A

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