(a) Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space.
Example:
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(0) started
My mother (0) __________ (start) school when she (1) __________ (be) six and (2) __________ (stop) the same term. She was unusual in the village as she had a father and brother who (3) __________ (encourage) her to go to school. She was the only girl in a class of boys and claims she was brighter than the boys. But every day she (4) __________ (will)
leave behind her girl cousins (5) __________ (play) at home and she (6) __________ (envy) them. There (7) __________ (seem) to be no point in (8) __________ (go) to school just to end up doing housework.
(b) Fill in each blank with an appropriate word:
(i) She shouted angrily __________ the disobedient boy.
(ii) I asked them to provide us ___________ a guide.
(iii) The tree grew at a dangerous slant and had to be cut __________.
(iv) My daughter believes __________ fairies.
(v) He drew a beautiful diagram __________ the board.
(vi) She battled her way __________ the crowd.
(vii) We were asked to gather __________ the teacher.
(viii) They had to climb __________ the steep pathway to reach the top.
(c) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so:
(i) This is the hospital. I was born here.
(ii) The children have been sick for a week. They were unable to go to school.
(c) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so:
(i) This is the hospital. I was born here.
(ii) The children have been sick for a week. They were unable to go to school.
(iii) Mrs. Kumar has been a teacher for thirty years. She will now retire.
(iv) We have had no respect for nature. Now we are suffering from the effects of global warming.
(d) Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of each sentence.
(i) Not many people read for pleasure these days.
(Begin: Few……………………………)
(ii) Since her childhood Meera has been good in Mathematics.
(End: ……………………………childhood.)
(iii) “We have had no rain since January”, Ramu said.
(Begin: Ramu said that they……………………………)
(iv) It is dangerous as well as illegal to drive a motorcycle without a helmet.
(Begin: It is not……………………………)
(v) He had plenty of wealth but he was not happy.
(Begin: In spite……………………………)
(vi) He was so tired that he could not stand.
(Use: too)
(vii) Every one of them was an experienced mountaineer.
(Begin: There was no……………………………)
(viii) I have never seen a film as bad as this.
(Begin: This is……………………………)
(a)
- was
- stopped
- encouraged
- would
- playing
- envied
- seemed
- Going
(b) Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word:
(i) at
(ii) with
(iii) down
(iv) in
(v) on
(vi) through/ into
(vii) around
(viii) up
(c) (i) This is the hospital where (in which) I was born/ I was born in this hospital.
(ii) As the children, had been sick for a week they were unable to go to school. (Also accept
‘because’/ for/ since…)
(iii) Mrs. Kumar who has been a teacher (for more than) thirty years will now retire.
(iv) Having had no respect for nature we are now suffering from the effects of global warming. (Accept variations with ‘as’/ because/ for / since….)
(d) (i) Few people read for pleasure these days.
(ii) Meera has been good in (at) Mathematics since her childhood.
(iii) Ramu said that they had had no rain since January.
(iv) It is not only dangerous but also illegal to drive a motor cycle without a helmet/ It is neither safe nor legal to drive a ….
(v) In spite of being wealthy/ having plenty of wealth he was not happy.
(vi) He was too tired to stand.
(vii) There was no one who was an inexperienced (not an experienced) mountaineer among them.
(viii) This is the worst film I have (ever) seen.
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