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English Class 10 Unit 10: Earth and Environment MCQs

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1. The text type of "Earth and Environment" is an

Answer: D. article

2. Biodiversity is currently being lost up to ______ times faster than 100 years ago.

Answer: A. ten thousand

3. Corals are mentioned as temperature-sensitive organisms that undergo

Answer: C. massive die-offs

4. According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, by 2050 there will be more ______ than fish in the sea.

Answer: B. plastic

5. Global temperatures rose about ______ from 1901 to 2020.

Answer: A. 1.98 degrees F

6. Climate change refers to

Answer: C. more than just an increase in temperature

7. Drought can harm

Answer: B. food production and human health

8. Flooding can lead to

Answer: D. disease spread and damage to ecosystems

9. International agreements mentioned for climate change are the Kyoto Protocol and the

Answer: C. Paris Agreement

10. The year of the grim flood in Pakistan mentioned in the text is

Answer: D. 2022

11. The text says changes only happen when

Answer: A. individuals take action

12. The quote "Change only happens when individuals take action" is by

Answer: B. Aliya Haq

13. Individuals can help reduce climate change by

Answer: C. using energy-efficient appliances and recycling

14. A step the government can take against floods is constructing

Answer: D. dams and dykes

15. "Biodiversity" means

Answer: A. the variety of all living things in one area

16. "Encroach" means

Answer: B. to intrude on someone's territory or rights

17. An "ecosystem" is

Answer: B. a community of living things and their physical environment

18. "Mitigating" means

Answer: A. lessening the gravity of something

19. Relative pronouns include

Answer: D. who, whom, whose, that, which

20. "Whose" shows

Answer: C. possession

21. "Which" is used for

Answer: A. things and animals

22. Complete: "Show me the road ______ leads to the railway station."

Answer: C. that

23. Complete: "My grandfather, ______ I loved, is dead."

Answer: B. whom

24. An adjective clause is a dependent clause that

Answer: D. modifies a noun or pronoun

25. An adjective clause usually begins with a

Answer: C. relative pronoun

26. In "The cake that she bought was delicious", the adjective clause is

Answer: B. that she bought

27. In "The family that lives next door is hospitable", the adjective clause is

Answer: D. that lives next door

28. In "I visited the town where they lived", the adjective clause is

Answer: A. where they lived

29. The second conditional uses

Answer: D. if + past simple, would + infinitive

30. In the second conditional, the verb "to be" for I, he, she, it takes the form

Answer: C. were

31. Which is correct?

Answer: A. If I were rich, I would spend all my time travelling.

32. Complete: "If he spoke English fluently, he ______ to Europe."

Answer: B. would go

33. Complete: "If she passed the paper, she ______ the job."

Answer: C. would get

34. In a letter to the editor, the subject line states

Answer: B. the problem or topic

35. A manual or set of directions is called a

Answer: D. procedure

36. In an argumentative essay you should address

Answer: A. counterarguments

37. A transitional phrase for adding a point is

Answer: B. In addition

38. A phrase for expressing disagreement is

Answer: D. I cannot agree with this idea

About English Class 10 Unit 10 MCQs (Federal Board)

These 38 English MCQs cover Class 10 Unit 10: Earth and Environment of the Federal Board (FBISE) SSC-II (Class 10) syllabus. They are SLO-based MCQs as per the new pattern for FBISE exams. Each question has four options and the correct answer is shown, so you can practise for the annual examination and find the topics you still need to revise. Download the Earth and Environment MCQs as a PDF using the button at the top of this page.