CBSE Class 10 English - Grammar Questions

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SECTIONC:GRAMMAR
Total Marks : 15
Q.No. Topics of Type of Questions Marks
8. to 12 Testtypewillincludegapfilling
totesttheknowledgein 03 marks
thefollowingareas foreach
Nonfinites,Determiners, question.
Connectors,Modals,Prepositions,
8 and 9 Subjectverbconcord,verbs.
having Correct forms ofverbs / words
multiple CompletionofHeadlines,Editing/Omission
choice ReportedSpeech
Questions Reorderingofwordintosentences
DialogueCompletion.
TYPE : 1
Testtypewillincludegapfillingtotesttheknowledgeinthefollowingareas:
i) Nonfinites
ii) determiners
iii) connectors
iv) modals
v) prepositions
vi) subjectverbconcord
INSTRUCTIONS :
Inthefollowingpassages,choosethemostappropriateoptionfromtheonesgiven
belowtocompletethepassage.Writetheanswersinyouranswersheetagainst
thecorrectblanknumber.Do notcopythewholepassage.
1. Gravitationistheforce(a)______holdsusalldown(b)____________
thesurfaceoftheearth.Anything(c)________upwardsfallsbacktothe
earth.Itisnotonlytheearththathasthepullofgravity(d)___________
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also everythingelse in theuniverse. Everything in thisuniverse attracts
(e) _______ other body to (f) ____________. (6=3)
a. i) Whom ii) that
iii) whose iii) who
b. i) into ii) on
iii) to iv) in
c. i) thrown ii) throwing
iii) tothrow iv) threw
d. i) because ii) and
iii) so iv) but
e. i) each ii) every
iii) either iv) neither
f) i) themselves ii) herself
iii) itself iv) himself
2. MarkTwainwasthepennameofSamuelLanghorneClemens(a)_______
wasoneof(b)______________greatestfictionwritersofAmerica.He
grewupinasmalltown(c)___________thebankoftheMississippiRiver.
(d)___________asmallboyhemovedtoHannibalonthebanksofthe
river(e)___________heexperienced(f)___________excitementofriver
travel. (6=3)
a. i) Which ii) who
iii) that iv) he
b. i) an ii) a
iii) the iv) his
c. i) on ii) in
iii) at iv) upon
d. i) since ii) from
iii) to iv) as
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e. i) when ii) where
iii) whenever iv) whence
f. i) a ii) his
iii) an iv) the
3. Lectureasamethodofteachingisasoldasciviliasation.Itis(a)________
commonlypractisedandverywidelyused.In(b)____________countries,
(c)_________traditionalandalmosttheonlytechnique(d)__________
was the formal lecture. The effective use of lecture requires skilful
preparation (e) __________ is incomplete (f) __________ followed by
questionsandanswers. (6=3)
a. i) more ii) much
iii) most iv) many
b. i) a ii) the
iii) an iv) many
c. i) the ii) a
iii) every iv) an
d. i) employ ii) employs
iii) employed iv) employing
e. i) who ii) which
iii) it iv) whom
f. i) unless ii) if
iii) fill iv) since
4. Thehumanbodyislikeamachinecontaining(a)____________systems
(b)__________outtheprocesses(c)____________life.Eachsystemis
(d)___________upoforgans(e)___________consistof_______cells
andtissues. (6=3)
a. i) little ii) several
iii) much iv) more
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b. i) tocarry ii) carry
iii) carries iv) carried
c. i) for ii) in
iii) of iv) with
d. i) makes ii) making
iii) make iv) made
e. i) that ii) who
iii) whose iv) those
f) i) specialise ii) specialised
iii) specialising iv) specialises
5. Thereisagreatdifference(a)_________faithand(b)________people
callbelief.(c)______beliefissuperficialandiseasily(d)__________,
faithmakes usstrong.We(e)_______ havefaith inGod (f)________
we knowthat Heexists. (6=3)
a. i) among ii) between
iii) in iv) from
b. i) when ii) how
iii) what iv) which
c. i) while ii) when
iii) since iv) where
d. i) shaking ii) shaken
iii) shake iv) shook
e. i) cant ii) shouldnt
iii) can iv) should
f. i) till ii) so
iii) that iv) unless
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6. (a) ____________ of our five sense organs (b) __________ in a
perfectcoordinationwiththeother(c)__________. (13=3)
a. i) every ii) each
iii) most iv) much
b. i) work ii) worked
iii) working iv) works
c. i) ones ii) once
iii) one iv) ones
7. JesusChristwasaccused(a)____________misleadingthemassesdespite
(b)_________fact(c)_____hewasleadingthemfromdarknesstowards
light. (13=3)
a. i) of ii) with
iii) from iv) in
b. i) a ii) the
iii) an iv) that
c. i) this ii) these
iii) those iv) that
8. Itis(a)_________importantthananythingelse(b)_______thatweare
a part of nature and not apart (c) ________ it.
a. i) much ii) most
iii) many iv) more
b. i) toremember ii) remember
iii) remembering iv) remembered
c. i) of ii) from
iii) in iv) off
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(Gapfilling)
9. Compeltethepassagegivenbelowchoosingthecorrectalternatives.
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Themoment(a)__________letterfell(b)__________themailbox,the
postmaster(c) __________to openit. Itsaid :God! (d)__________
themoneythatIaskedfor,onlyseventypesosreachedme.Sendmethe
rest,(e)__________Ineeditverymuch.Butdontsendittomethrough
themails(f)__________thepostofficeemployeesareabunchofcrooks.
a. i) a ii) his
iii) the iv) that
b. i) into ii) after
iii) in iv) under
c. i) goes ii) going
iii) went iv) hadgone
d. i) with ii) by
iii) of iv) to
e. i) because ii) when
iii) since iv) as
f. i) as ii) since
iii) but iv) because
10. Completethepassagegivenbelowchoosingthecorrectalternatives
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A bookworth (a)__________ isone which,(b) __________read, (c)
__________auspiciousnesstothereader.It(d)__________beableto
hold (e) __________ attention and be capable of (f) __________
expoundedtoothers.
a. i) read ii) has been read
iii) reading iv) isbeingread
b. i) then ii) now
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iii) when iv) where
c. i) brought ii) bring
iii) bringing iv) brings
d. i) could ii) may
iii) must iv) should
e. i) its ii) my
iii) his iv) their
f. i) be ii) becoming
iii) being iv) been.
11. Completethepassagegivenbelowchoosingthecorrectalternatives:
Passengeraeroplanemostlyfly(a)__________speedslessthanthat(b)
__________ stand, although aeroplanes (c) __________ can fly (d)
__________supersonicspeedshavebeenbuilt.Thisis(e)__________
if they fly (f) __________ speedsgreater than the speed of sound.
a. i) with ii) at
iii) on iv) by
b. i) from ii) of
iii) around iv) with
c. i) which ii) when
iii) what iv) whose
d. i) on ii) over
iii) at iv) in
e. i) scenery ii) seen
iii) scene iv) seeing
f. i) by ii) on
iii) at iv) with
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No oneis born (a) __________another person (b) __________of the
colourofhisskin,orhisbackgroundorhisreligion.People(c)__________
learn to hate, and (d) __________ they can learn to hate, they (e)
__________betaughttolove, forlovecomesmore(f)__________to
thehumanheartthanitsopposite.
a. i) tohate ii) forhating
iii) withhatred iv) hating
b. i) dueto ii) that
iii) because iv) as
c. i) could ii) should
iii) must iv) haveto
d. i) when ii) since
iii) whether iv) if
e. i) might ii) must
iii) can iv) will
f. i) natural ii) nature
iii) withnature iv) naturally.
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Lickily,Mr.keesing(a)__________the jokethe(b)__________way.
He read the poem (c) __________ the class. (d) __________ his own
comments,andtoseveral(e)__________classes(f)__________well.
a. i) takes ii) take
iii) hastaken iv) took.
b. i) correct ii) wrong
iii) right iv) rightly.
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c. i) in ii) for
iii) to iv) before
d. i) adds ii) adding
iii) added iv) byaddeing
e. i) more ii) another
iii) lot iv) other.
f. i) very ii) equally
iii) as iv) so.
14. Completethepassagegivenbelowchoosingthecorrectalternatives.
Theroomwas(a)__________thegroundfloor(b)__________infront
of the cottage. As I came up (c) __________ the wilderness (d)
__________hadoncebeenagarden.Icouldseethedayswatching(e)
__________theoldladysbed.AndwhenIknockedonthedoortheplace
eruptedwith(f)__________barking.Itwasalwayslikethis.
a. i) on ii) in
iii) from iv) at
b. i) but ii) so
iii) and iv) but
c. i) through ii) between
iii) from iv) among
d. i) who ii) what
iii) whose iv) which
e. i) at ii) by
iii) on iv) from
f. i) couldnot ii) hadnot
iii) wasnt iv) didnt
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15. Completethepassagegivenbelowchoosingthecorrectalternatives.
Panic prevails (a) __________ Muana village, the biggest of Safidon
SubdivisionofJinddistrict.(b)__________alargenumberofpeopleare
(c) __________ from diarrhoea, reportedly due to the supply (d)
__________ contaminated water. Most of the villages (e) __________
beencomplainingofdiarrhoea(f)__________Sunday.
a. i) in ii) at
iii) by iv) on
b. i) why ii) which
iii) where iv) whom
c. i) suffer ii) sufferer
iii) suffered iv) suffering
d. i) by ii) of
iii) from iv) with
e. i) had ii) have
iii) having iv) has
f. i) for ii) since
iii) by iv) from.
TYPE : 2
Test type will include gapfilling to test the knowledge in using the words
appropriately.
INSTRUCTIONS :
Inthefollowingpassages,choosethemostappropriateoptionfromtheonesgiven
belowtocompletethepassage.Writetheanswersinyouranswersheetagainst
thecorrectblanknumber.Do notcopythewholepassage.
1. Group (a) _________ is an (b) __________ conversation in which
membersofagroup(c)_______participateandexchange(d)_________
with a purpose. A problem is (e) _______ by raising questions and (f)
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________suggestions. (6=3)
a. i) discuss ii) discussion
iii) todiscuss iv) discursive
b. i) organise ii) noorganise
iii) organised iv) organisation
c. i) active ii) activity
iii) actively iv) act
d. i) ideas ii) ideal
iii) ideally iv) idiom
e. i) examination ii) toexamine
iii) examining iv) examined
f. i) made ii) make
iii) making iv) makes
2. Itis(a)___________thatfaithcannotstandthetestof(b)__________.
In fact, they are not opposed to each other. They (c) _________
supplementeachother. (13=3)
a. i) belief ii) believed
iii) believing iv) believe
b. i) reason ii) reasonable
iii) reasonably iv) reasoning
c. i) certainty ii) certain
iii) certainly iv) certained
3. The mind is the(a) __________ of human life. It canbe the garden of
joysor the(b)______ pathto(c)_______. Onepersonis (d)_______
becausehe(e)_______likeshisoccupationwhileanotheris(f)______
because he fears death. (6=3)
a. i) mysterious ii) mystery
iii) mysteriously iv) sorry
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b. i) secretly ii) secrecy
iii) secrets iv) secret
c. i) sorrow ii) sorrowful
iii) sorrowfully iv) sorry
d. i) depression ii) depress
iii) depressed iv) depressive
e. i) hard ii) hardly
iii) harden iv) harder
f. i) misery ii) miserably
iii) miserable iv) miserly
4. Pollution is (a) _______ as the contamination of environments pure
elementsbythe(b)_____substancesorincreaseintheirpercentageabove
acertain(c)_______limit.Pollutionofairis(d)______ofpureairby
noxious fumes. Pollution of water is a (e)________ of industrial
development.Itisourcollective(f)__________tocheckpollution.
a. i) defining ii) defined
iii) define iv) definition
b. i) harmful ii) harm
iii) harmless iv) harmfully
c i) permission ii) permissible
iii) permit iv) permissibly
d. i) contamination ii) contaminate
iii) contain iv) contained
e. i) conserquent ii) consequence
iii) consequently iv) consistence
f. i) responsibility ii) responsible
iii) response iv) respond
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5. Libertyisnota(a)_________affaironlybuta(b)______contract.It
isan(c)_______ofinterests.Inmatterswhichdonottouchothersliberty,
I will be (d) _______ free and wont (e) ________ anyones (f)
__________ . (6=3)
a. i) personally ii) person
iii) personal iv) personality
b. i) social ii) socially
iii) society iv) socialise
c. i) adjustable ii) adjustment
iii) adjusted iv) adjust
d. i) completion ii) complete
iii) completely iv) completed
e. i) requirement ii) requires
iii) required iv) require
f. i) permissible ii) permission
iii) permitted iv) permit
6. Manyanimalsarein(a)______ofextinctionunless(b)________efforts
aremadefortheir(c)______InIndia,theblackbuckisoneofsuch(d)
_________ animals. (e) _______ killing of animals (f) ______ our
ecosystemadversely. (6=3)
a. i) dangerous ii) endanger
iii) danger iv) dangerously
b. i) special ii) specially
iii) speciality iv) specialise
c. i) protect ii) protection
iii) protective iv) protecting
d. i) deplete ii) depleting
iii) depletion iv) depeleted
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e. i) indiscriminate ii) discriminate
iii) indiscriminately iv) indiscrimination
f. i) affect ii) effect
iii) effective iv) affects
7. Whenmymaternalunclewasalive,hisonlyson(a)________madeplans
tosettleinGermanywithhiswife.Without(b)_______anyone,hebought
tiketsand soldall(c) ______things athome. (13=3)
a. i) quiet ii) quite
iii) quietly iv) quieten
b. i) inform ii) informing
iii) information iv) informative
c. i) moving ii) movable
iii) move iv) moved
8. The biodiesel has (a) _________ as a (b) _________ solution to the
pollution(c)_______byemissionofsmokeintotheatmospherebyvehicles
and(d)_________establishments.Itisnothingbutusedvegetableoilthat
hasbeentested(e)_________.IthasmadeavehiclecalledveggieVan
runmorethan16000kilometreswithout(f)_________theenvironment.
(6=3)
a. i) emerge ii) emerged
iii) emerging iv) emerges
b. i) usefully ii) usefulness
iii) useful iv) used
c. i) created ii) creating
iii) creation iv) create
d. i) industry ii) industrious
iii) industrialisation iv) industrial
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e) i) satisfactory ii) satisfy
iii) satisfactorily iv) satisfying
f) i) harmed ii) harming
iii) harmful iv) harm
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Thereare(a)__________6,000millionpeople(b)__________onour
planetearth.Theearthprovidesuswiththeair(c)__________,foodto
eatandwatertodrink.It(d)__________usmaterialstobuildhomeand
shelter(e)__________forclothes,anditprovidesuswith(f)__________
otherthingsthatweneedtoenjoy.
a. i) moreto ii) morethan
iii) manymorethan iv) themostof
b. i) living ii) areliving
iii) lives iv) live
c. i) breathes ii) breathe
iii) breathed iv) breathing
d. i) wasgiving ii) hasgiven
iii) gives iv) hasbeengives
e. i) so well as ii) somuch so
iii) as well as iv) as good as
f. i) much ii) more
iii) many iv) most
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Most (a) __________ institutions excel at (b) __________ the (c)
__________ skills of students and prepare them for (d) __________
success.Teacherstoo(e)__________onnurturingthe(f)__________
mindsinthe bestwaypossible.
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a. i) education ii) educating
iii) educationally iv) educational
b. i) development ii) developing
iii) developed iv) beingdeveloped
c. i) intelligency ii) intelligent
iii) intelletual iv) intelletually
d. i) academically ii) academy
iii) academical iv) academic
e. i) concentration ii) concerntrate
iii) concentrating iv) concerntrated
f. i) youths ii) youngs
iii) young iv) younger
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We all know that (a) __________ is constant. There will be (a)
__________ in ourcareer when we need to moveon. Hence avoid (c)
__________ bridges when it is time for you to more on. The (d)
__________thattheworldisafterall,a(e)__________pleasebecomes
truewhendesperately(f)__________anopportunity.
a. i) Changes ii) change
iii) achange iv) changing
b. i) timing ii) times
iii) time iv) timely
c. i) burnt ii) burned
iii) burning iv) hasbeenburning
d. i) sayings ii) said
iii) saying iv) sentence
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e. i) smallest ii) smaller
iii) short iv) small
f. i) dontneed ii) neednt
iii) needed iv) need
12. Completepassagegivenbelowchoosingthecorrectalternatives
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Twodays(a)__________MijbilescapedfrommybedroomasIentered
it,andIturnedtoseehistail(b)__________roundthe(c)__________
ofthecorridorthat(d)__________tothebathroom.BythetimeIgot
there he was up on the end of the bath tub and (e) __________ at the
chromiumtapswithhispaws.Iwatched(f)__________inlessthana
minutehehadturnedthetap.
a. i) late ii) latter
iii) later iv) latest
b. i) disappear ii) disappeared
iii) disappering iv) disappearance
c. i) bent ii) bend
iii) bendeing iv) turningbend
d. i) leads ii) led
iii) lead iv) leading
e. i) fumbling ii) fumbled
iii) fumbles iv) fumble
f. i) amaging ii) amagement
iii) amage iv) amaged.
TYPE3
Students are provided a piece of conversation between two persons. The
conversationisreportedinapassagehavingfourincompletesentences.Students
arerequiredtocompletethesentencesinreportedspeechbyprovidingtheirown
responces.Eachcorrectanswerisworthonemark. 1x3 = 3
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1. Doctor: Howdo youfeel now?
Patient:Slightlybetter.
Doctor:Didyoutakethemedicinesregularly?
Patient:Yes.
Thedoctoraskedthepatienthow(a)_____________.Thepatientreplied
(b) ___________ bet ter. When the doctor asked him (c)
_______________themedicinesregularly,herepliedinaffirmation.
2. Ankit : Whereareyougoing?
Atul : Totheairport.
Ankit : May I drop you there in my car?
Atul : Thanks a lot. It will be a great help to me.
Ankit asked Atul where (a) _______________ . Atul replied (b)
_____________airport.Ankitfurtheraskedhim(c)____________there
inhiscar.Atulthankedhimaddingthatitwouldbeagreathelptohim.
3. Tanmay : Howdidyouspendyourvacation?
Astha : IvisitedKashmirwithmyparents.
Tanmay : Have you been there earlier too ?
Astha : No,it wasmy firsttrip.
Tanmay askedAstha how (a) _______ vacation.Astha replied that (b)
_____withherparents.Tanmayfurtheraskedherifshehadbeenthere
earliertoo.Astharepliedinnegationsayingthat(c)________
4. Teacher : Why are you late?
Sumit : I missedmy school bus.
Teacher : Whydidntyouleaveintime?
Sumit : Sorry,Iwilldosofromtomorrow.
TheteacheraskedSumitwhy(a)_________late.Sumitrepliedthat(b)
_____________ school bus. When the teacher asked him why (c)
__________intime,Sumitapologeticallyrepliedthathewoulddosofrom
thenextday.
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5. Sonu : What makes you weep?
Rohan : Someonehasstolenmywallet.
Sonu : Where did you keep it.
Rohan : In the back pocket of my trousers.
SonuaskedRohanwhat(a)___________.Herepliedthatsomeone(b)
____________.Next,Sonuenquiredofhimwherehehadkeptit.Rohan
answered that (c) ____________ in the back pocket of his trousers.
6. Servant : Please give me leave for a week.
Master : Why do you need such a long leave?
Servant : Ihavetovisitmyvillage.
Master O.K. but dont oustay your leave.
Theservantrequestedhismaster(a)______________foraweek.The
masteraskedhimwhy(b)______suchalongleave.Atthis,theservant
saidthathehadtovisithisvillage.Themasteraccededtohisrequestbut
asked him (c) ________ leave.
7. Beggar : Pleasegivemesomemoney.
Lady : Why dont you do some work?
Begger : Madam,beggingis alsoawork.
ABeggarrequestedalady(a)_________.Theladyaskedhimwhy(b)
_________ some work.At this the beggar said (c) _________ .
8. John : Doyouknowswimming?
David : No, can you teach me how to swim?
John : OfcourseIcan.Cometomyplacetomorrowat5.00p.m.
JohnaskedDavid(a)___________________.Davidrepliedinnegative
and asked him (b) _____ howto swim. John replied in affirmation and
asked him (c) _________ the next day at 5.00 p.m.
9. Principal : Whydoyouwantacharactercertificate?
Student : Sir, I want to apply for a part time job.
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Principal : Haveyoubroughtyourprogressreport?
Student : Nosir,Ihavenotbrought
ThePrincipalaskedthestudent(a)______________.Thestudentreplied
respectfully (b) ______________ The principal asked him further (c)
______________.Thestudentrepliedveryrespectfullysayingthat,hehad
notbroughtthat.
10. Madam : Have any of you seen a camels skin?
Boy : Yes,Madam
Madam : Where did you see it?
A school mistress asked her students (a) ___________ one little boy
shouted out (b) ___________. The madam aksed him ___________
11. Riya : Can I help you? I have planty of spare time.
Rachit : SareyoucanIhaveaprobleminsolvingthissumwhichis
verydifficult.
Riya : Givethepaperandseethesolution.
RiyaaskedRachit(a)___________Rachitreplyingaffirmativelysaidshe
could surely as (b) ___________ Riya asked Rachit (c) ___________
12. MissTina : Anu,youspenttimeonthishomeassignment,anditreally
shows!
Anu : ThanksmissTina!Youmeanitsthatgood?
MissTina : No.Imeanitscoveredwithstainsfromawholeevenings
worthofsnacks.
ArusteacherMissTinatoldhimthat(a)___________thepleasedAnu
(b)___________andaskedher(c)___________tothattheangryMiss
Tinarepliedthatwhatshemeant,wasthatitwascoveredwithstains.
13. Captain : Do you know how to play cricket ?
Aryna : Never had a chance to learn it.
Captain : Inthisschooleverystudenthastolearnit.
Aryan : Give me a chance and I shall learn it.
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ThecaptainaskedAryan(a)_________Aryanrepliedthathehadnever
gotanychancetolearnit.ThecaptainthentoldAryan(b)___________
Aryanrequestedthe captain(c)___________
14. Saumya : Whoisyourfavouritecricketer?
Aryan : SachinTendulkar
Saumya : Why do you like him so much?
Aryna : Because he isa great batsman.
Saumya askedAryan (a) ___________Aryanreplied (b) ___________
Saumyathenenquiredwhy(c)___________Aryantoldherthatheisa
greatbatsman.
15. Anshu : Priya,willyougotoschoolfetetomorrow?
Priya : Yes,if youandAnugo there
Anshu : Whatwillyouwear?
Priya : BlueJeansandorangetop.
AnshuaskedPriya(a)___________thedayafter.Priyarepliedthat(b)
___________Anshuthenenquired(c)___________Priyatoldherthat
she would wear bluejeans and orange top.
16. Rohan : Rakhi,givemeyourphonenumber,
Rakhi : Lookitupinthedirectory
Rohan : Whatisyourfathersname?
Rakhi : Itisalsointhedirectory
RohanaskedRakhi(a)___________Rakhiadvisedhim(b)___________
Rohanthenasked(c)___________Rakhirepliedthatitwasalsointhe
directory.
17. Kanak : haveyouseenThreeidots?
Kartik : I saw them yesterday in my class
Kanak : Iwastalkingaboutthemovie.
Kartik : Ithoughtthatyouweretalkingaboutthreeediotsintheclass.
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KanakaskedKartik(a)___________threeIdiots,Kartikrepliedthat(b)
___________class.Kanakfurthersaidthat(c)___________aboutthe
movie.Kartiksaidthathehadthoughtshehadbeentalkingaboutthree
Idiotsintheclass.
18. Sanjay : IamsurprisedtoseeyouhereinDelhi.Whendidyoucome?
Madan : I came here yesterday. I have been offered a job here
SanjaytoldMadan(a)___________andaksed(b)___________Madan
replied that he had come there the previous day and added that (c)
___________ a job there.
19. Ray : Ihaveinvitedfourofmyfriendsfordinnertoday.
Renu : ThenIwillinvitemyfriendsalso.
Ray : Thatwillagoodidea
Renu : Whatshouldwehavefordinner?
Ray : Letusdecidethemenunow.
Ray told Renu that (a) ___________ then Renu said (b) ___________
which Ray thought would be a good idea. When Renu asked (c)
___________Rayrepliedthattheyshoulddecidethemenu.
20. Anushka : Why do you look so sad ?
Amit : Ihavelostmywallet
Anushka : Where did you lose it ?
Amit : Somewhereintheschool
Anushka askedAmit (a) ___________Amit told her (b) ___________
Anushkawantedtoknow(c)___________Amitsaidthathehadlostit
somewhereintheschool.
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TYPE4
Testtypewillrequirethestudentstousethecorrectpassiveformsoftheverbs
bychoosingtheappropriateoptionsfromthegivenones.
INSTRUCTIONS :
Completethefollowingpassagesbychoosingthecorrectpassiveformsoftheverbs
giveninbracketsfromthealternativesgivenbelowthepassage.Writeonlyyour
answersintheanswersheetagainstthecorrectblanknumber.
1. Yesterdaythecity(a)_______(hit)byathunderstorm.Manytrees(b)
__________(uproot)andstreetsatseveralplaces(c)_________(flood)
resultingintrafficjams.
a. i) ishit ii) washitting
iii) ishitting iv) washit
b. i) wereuprooted ii) wasuproot
iii) wereuprooting iv) willbeuprooted
c. i) wasflooding ii) wereflooded
iii) flooded iv) wereflooding
2. Ifalongjourney(a)__________(give)agoodstart,itishalfcovered.
Weariness ofthetraveller(b)___________(defeat)byhisenthusiasmand
hope. He (c) __________ (reward) with success.
a. i) isgiving ii) wasgive
iii) isgiven iv) cangiven
b. i) isdefeated ii) defeated
iii) weredefeated iv) defeating
c. i) wasrewarding ii) isrewarded
iii) isrewarding iv) rewarded
3. Pleasure(a)_________(enjoy)withoutpassingthroughpains.Spring(b)
__________(relish)onlybythosewhosebones(c)_________(freeze)
byunbearablycoldwinter.
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a. i) enjoy ii) enjoys
iii) areenjoyed iv) cant be enjoyed
b. i) relishing ii) wasrelished
iii) isrelished iv) arerelishing
c. i) hasfrozen ii) isfrozen
iii) havebeenfrozen iv) hasbeenfrozen
4. WheneverIfeelthatI(a)_________(leave)aloneevenbymyshadow,
my loneliness(b)_______(dispel)bythesoothingpresenceofsomeone
whois everythingforme.Atthatmoment,I(c)_____(compensate)heavily
for allthe losses ......even that ofmy shadow.
a. i) hasleft ii) haveleft
iii) havebeenleft iv) havebeen leave
b. i) hasdispelled ii) isdispelled
iii) wasdispelled iv) isdispel
c. i)amcompensated ii) amcompensating
iii) havecompensated iv) wascompensating
5. Yesterday a U.F.O. (a) ________ (see) in the western sky over Delhi.
People(b)_______(horrify)toseeitandstartedrunninghelterskelter.
Itwasreported tohaveremainedsuspendedintheairforsometime.Then
it picked up speed and (c) _______ (lose) to view.
a. i) wasseeing ii) was saw
iii) was seen iv) wereseem
b. i) washorrify ii) werehorrified
iii) werehorrifying iv) washorrified.
c. i) waslost ii) hadlost
iii) waslosing iv) haslost
6. Lastweekapicnictrip(a)__________(organise)byourschoolforclass
XI.Thestudents(b)______(take)toFunandFoodvillage.Fivebuses
(c)_________(hire) onthe occasion.
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a. i)organised ii) wasorganised
iii) wasorganising iv) hadorganised
b. i) hadtaken ii) wastaken
iii) weretaking iv) weretaken
c. i) werehired ii) washired
iii) werehiring iv) hadhired
7. Gandhiji (a) _________ (know) for practising what he preached. Our
country (b)______(teach)thelessonoftruthandnonviolencebyhim.
Almost the entire nation (c) ________ (bring) into the mainstream of
freedomstruggleunderhisleadership.
a. i) wasknowing ii) hadknown
iii) wasknown iv) wereknow
b. i) weretaught ii) wastaught
iii) isteaching iv) hadtaught
c. i) wasbrought ii) wasbeingbrought
iii) hadbrought iv) wasbringing
8. Eventhedeepestwounds,that(a)_________(give)overalongtimeby
allthe cruelties of the world (b) __________ (heal) by a few words of
sympathyandlovethat(c)______(speak)bysomeonewhoisnotapart
from you buta part of you.
a. i) hasbeengiven ii) havebeengiving
iii) havebeengiven iv) wasgiving
b. i) ishealed ii) arehealed
iii) willheal iv) washealing
c. i) are spoken ii) isspeaking
iii) arespeaking iv) havespoken
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TYPE : 5
Test type will require the students to attempt questions based on one of the
followingareasoflearning.
i) Fillingintheblankswithsuitableclausestocompleteadialogue
ii) Reordering the jumbled up words and phrases to make meaningful
sentences.
Completethedialoguebyfillinguptheblankswiththemostappropriateoptions
fromthosegiven.
1. Abhay :Give me a book (a) ______________
Kamal :I cannot give you any book today (b) ______________
Abhay :Please tell me (c) ______________
(a) i) itisveryinteresting
ii) thatisveryinteresting
iii) Whichisveryinteresting
iv) Whoisveryinteresting.
2. Policeman :Where (a) ______________
Rahul :Iamcomingfrommyoffice.
Policeman :Where (b) ______________,
Rahul :I work in Nokia care centre No. 10.
Policeman :But, why(c) ______________ late?
Rahul :Today therewas a party inthe office.
a. i) fromareyoucoming?
ii) areyoucomingfrom
iii) wherehaveyoubeencomingfrom
iv) hadyoubeencomingfrom
b. i) youwork ii) didyouwork
iii) do you work iv) haveyoubeenworking
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c. i) youshouldso ii) youmay so
iii) you will be so iv) are you so.
3. Shweta : Will youtell me(a) ____________?
Shubham : I wanted to tell you (b) ____________
Shweta : Infact,Ialwayswantedtodriveacar(c)________
a. i) Why have you sold that car
ii) whyyousold thatcar
iii) whereyouaresellingthiscar
iv) whydid yousell thatcar
b. i) thatitwasveryslow
ii) ifitisveryslow
iii) ifitwas veryslow
iv) thattheywereveryslow
c. i) whichrunfasterthanthewinds
iii) whichrunsfasterthanthewinds
iii) thatitrunsfasterthanthewinds
iv) whichisrunningfasterthanthewinds
4. Vani : Congrats!Varunyouhavedoneverywellinenglish
Varun : Thankyouverymuch.
Vani : Tell me (a) ___________ (b) ____________
Varun : Certainlyyes,IstudiedfromABCEnglishCentre.
Vani : I would like to know (c) __________
a. i) why have youmanaged to score 98%
ii) how you have managed to score 987.
iii) howhaveyoumanaged98%
iv) how come did you manage to score 98%
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b. i) did you not take any class
ii) whereyoutookcoaching
iii) whereare howdidyou takecoaching
iv) whoguideyouincoaching
c. i) whatisyourfutureplans
ii) whatwillyouplaninfuture
iii) whatareyourfutureplans
iv) howcanyouplanforyourfuture
5. Sonu : HaveyouevervisitedAssam?
Monu : yes, (a) ________________
Sonu : Do you know (b) _______________ ?
Monu : Itisabeautifulplaceanditisveryfamousfortea..........
Sonu : (c) __________________ ?
a. i) WhenIwasveryyoungest
ii) whenIwasveryyoung
iii) WhenIbecame veryyoung
iv) WhenI wasyouth
b. i) Whatwasitfamousfor?
ii) Whywasitfamousfor
iii) whatisitfamousfor
iv) whenisitfamousfor
c. i) howyoureachedthere
ii) howcouldonereachthere
iii) howdidyou reachthere
iv) do you know how to reach there
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6. Niru : Anita, please tellme (a) ________________
Anita : I think (b) ________________
Niru : OK, it will suit me but make sure (c) ___________
a. i) howthehousewarmingeconomytakesplace?
ii) whatthehousewarmingceremonytakeplace?
iii) whenthehousewarmingceremonywilltakeplace
iv) whenwillthehouseceremonytakeplace.
b. i) howitwilltakeplaceinthemorning.
ii) whyitwilltakeplaceinthemorning
iii) thatitwilltakeplaceinthemorning
iv) thatitcantakeplaceinthemorning
c. i) thatIcanaccompanyyou
ii) thatIaccompanyyou
iii) howI canaccompany you
iv) thatIamaccompanyyou
7. Mother : Minu,whyare yousolatefrom schooltoday?
Pankaj : Ivisitedmyfriendtoday
Mother : YourfriendDeepakjustcalled
Pankaj : Did you (a) ______________
Mother : She wanted to know (b) ___________
Pankaj : I had told her that (c) _____________
a. i) tookanymessagefromher?
ii) takeanymessage fromher?
iii) anymessagefromher?
iv) takenanymessagefromher?
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b. i) WhetheryouwillbegoingtoRadhasbirthdayparty.
ii) WhetherwillyoubegoingtoRadhasbirthdayparty
iii) WhethershallyoubegoingtoRadhasbirthdayparty.
iv) whethermayyoubegoingtoRadhasbirthdayparty.
c. i) Iwillconfirmmyprogrammeontelephone.
ii) Ishallconfirmmyprogrammeontelephone
iii) Iwouldconfirmmyprogrammeontelephone
iv) Imustconfirmmyprogrammeontelephone
8. Neha : Goodmorning,Tanu! (a)_____________?
Tanu : GoodmorningNeha.Iamcomingfrommedicalstore.
Neha : I hope all is well. (b) _____________ so early?
Tanu : Iwenttheretobagsomemedicinesformother
Neha : (c) _____________ ? I hope it is not services.
Tanu : She had a minor heart attack but now she is O.K.
a. i) Why are you up to day
ii) whereyouwentaway
iii) whereareyoucomingfrom
iv) wheredoyou comefrom
b. i) howyouwentthere
ii) whyyouwentthere
iii) whydidyougothere
iv) howhaveyougonethere
c. i) What has happened to her
ii) whichhashappened toher
iii) why had it happened to her
iv) howit happenedto her
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TYPE:6
REORDERINGOFWORDS/PHRASESINTOMEANINGFUL
SENTENCES:
INSTRUCTIONS:
Thewordsandphrasesinthefollowingsentencesarejumbledup.Rearrangethe
wordstomakemeaningulsentences. (13=3)
1. a) place/ourlives/music/important/has/in/an.
b) bodyand/activates/our/it/mind.
c) a/is/art/also/regarded/as/fine/it.
2. a) its/urbanisation/inIndia/everywhere/has/tentacles/spread
b) only/thecountry/a/land/of/remains/villages/inname
c) policymakers/numerous/this/posed/challenges/has/the/for
3. a) religious/of/orspiritual/form/a/meditationis/contemplation.
b) basis/religions/mostofthe/of/the/is/it.
c) onesownmind/processes/detachedobservation/and/is/its/it/of.
4. a) hardly/koalasare/everdrink/animalsthat/water.
b) watersupply/theyget/theyeat/from/alltheir/theleaves.
c) caneat/everyday/each/oneandahalfkilograms/adultkoala /upto/of
leaves.
5. a) are/eating/small/birds/insects/wagtails.
b) eight/of/wagtails/there/about/are/species.
c) to/are/related/they/closely/pipits.
Rearrangethefollowingwords/phrasestofrommeaningfulsentences.
6. a) thebalcony/and/abeam/fell/ofmoonlight/onthebed/steppedover
b) situation/onthefloor,/the/considering/sat/up/I
c) I/I/themoney,/if/took/10.30express/catch/could/the /Lucknow
/to
7. a) down/the/again/dog/looked/at/I/little
b) to/never/food/he/been/refuse/had/known
c) right/atany/or/would/a/tackle/meal/hour/day/the/he/of
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8. a) about/worthof/were/fifteenthousand/inthe/Grange/jewels/
pounds/there/safe
b) oneby/if/one,/sold/expected/get/he/to/atleast/fivethousand/
he/them
c) three/were/interesting/there/books/very/forsale/inthe /comingup
/autumn.
9. a) his/him/him/to/tried/and/eject/landlord/disliked
b) Griffin/tothe/set/in/fire/revenge/house
c) Clothes/to/away/his/get/remove/without/hadto/seen /he/being
10. a) ear/of/to/all/her/asudden/a/Mrs.Hall/sniff/heard/close
b) onthe/thehat/amoment/bedpost/later/her/itself/into/and/leapt
up/dashed/face
c) chair/then/alive/bedroom/the/became
11. a) since/collecting/RichardEbright/interested/he/has/been/first/
began/butterflies/inscience
b) Champion/and/speaker/become/Ebright/debater/also/a/public
c) an/also/is/he/photographers/expert/ofnature/particularly/and
scientific/exhibits
12. a) MmeLoisel/necessity/now/of/knew/life/the/horrible
b) work/learned/she/kitchen/odious/the/a/of
c) become/the/a/had/strong,/she/thepoor/woman/household/
crude/of
13. a) thewarmth/glowed/he/affection/was/ofhis/so/and/open /
friendly/I/that/with
b) that/business/I/ofcourse,/he/knew,/wanted/the
c) thefare/glad/would/I/money/fellow/this/go,to/was/good
14. a) never/Bholi/new/been/for/had/clothes/made,
b) were/old/sisters/passed/dresses/onto/the/her/of/her
c) mend/no/to/cared/or/one/her/wash/clothes.
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COMPLETINGHEADLINES
Completetheheadlinesbychoosingcorrectanswersfromtheoptionsgiven
below:
1. 300 DIED IN INDONESIA.
Morethan300people_________________inaquaketriggeredTsunami
inMentamaiIslandsinIndonesia.
i) are died ii) have been reported dead
iii) have reported dead iv) report to be dead
2. TODAY 1600 BLUELINE BUSES TO GO OFF ROAD.
The_____________________apartofhistorywithnotificationtodoaway
withprivatebusservice.
i) 1600 odd blueline buses are become
ii) 1600 odd blueline buses had become
iii) 1600 odd blueline buses have become
iv) 1600oddblueline buseswillbecome
3. MANARRESTEDFORSELLINGDRUGSINACOLLEGECAMPUS.
A40 yearman____________________ inSouth Delhicollege.
i) willbearrestedforsellingdrugs.
ii) isarrestedforsellingdrugs.
iii) wasarrestedforsellingdrugs.
iv) hasarrestedforsellingdrugs.
4. NOIDAON DECONGESTIONDRIVE.
Threenewelevatedroadsandfournewunderpasses_________________.
i) areconstructedtodecongestNoida
ii) haveconstructedtodeconqenstNoida.
iii) willbeconstructedtodecongestNoida.
iv) hasbeenconstructedtodecongestNoida.
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5. NOWKIDNEYDAMAGECANBEDETECTEDEARLY
Anewtechniquefor_________________________manylivesinfuture.
i) earlydetectionofKidneyDiseasescouldsave
ii) earlydetectionofKidneyDiseasesshouldsave
iii) earlydetectionofKidney Diseaseshassaved.
iv) earlydetectionofKidneyDiseaseshavesaved.
Completetheheadlinesbychoosingcorrectanswersfromoptionsgivenbelow:
6. LOKADALATSETTLES 406 CASES
Asmanyas406cases__________intheRuralLokAdalatsheldinvarious
districtsofHaryanaonthisSunday.
i) havebeensettled ii) weresettled
iii) hadbeensettled (iv) hadsettled
7. CHINADEVELOPSMEDICALROBOT
APolytechnicUniversityinChina__________amedicalrobot.
i) developed ii) has been developed
iii) hasdeveloped iv) willdevelop
8. 7 CRORE SEIZED IN POLLBOUNDANDHRA
ElectionCommissionOfficials__________Rs.7croreinunannouncedcash
fromvariouspartsinAndhraPradesh
i) havebeenseized ii) wereseized
iii) haveseized iv) hadseized.
9. U.K. TO OPEN 2 MORE MISSIONS IN INDIA
London:ToboosttradeandinvestmenttheU.K.onWednesdaytheopening
oftwomoremissionsinIndia.
i) hasannounced ii) willannounced
iii) isannounceing iv) announced
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10. DU TO CHECK FAKE DOCUMENTS
Afterbeeinghitbyafakemarksheetscam,theDelhiUniversity__________
specialinstructionstocollegestomaketheirverificationprocessfoolproof.
i) isissuing ii) hasissued
iii) canissue iv) issued.
11. BIRDHONOURED
London:EnglishumpiringGreatHeraldDickieBird__________withon
honour at Buckingham Palace in recognition of his outstanding sporting
career.
i) hasbeen presented ii) Ispresented
iii) hasbeengiven iv) waspresented
12. YOUNGMAN KILLED IN MISHAP
NEWDELHI:Ayoungman__________andhisbrothersustainedserious
injuriesinanaccidentinvdvingapolicevehicleonFriday.
i) hasbeenkilled ii) hadbeenkilled
iii) gotkilled iv) waskilled.
13. PAKISTANTROOPSOPENFIREINPOONCHWRITEINCAPITAL
LETTERS
POONCH:Inyetanotherceasefireviolation,Pakistanitroops__________
anIndian postalongthe LOCinPoonch onSaturday
i) Firedat ii) havefiredat
iii) hadfiredat iv) hadshot at
14. TWO DROWNAS BOAT OVERTURNS IN HOOGHLY
KOLKATA : Two persons __________ and four missing after a boat
capsizedinW.BengalsHooghlydistrictonFridaymidnight.
i) drowned ii) had been drowned
iii) weredrowned iv) havebeendrowned
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15. KING ABDULLAHDISMISSES ADVISEROVERREFORMS
RIYADH:SaudiArabiasKingAbdullah__________anultraconserative
adviserafterhecriticisedreformsaimedateasingrestrictionsonwoman.
i) dismissed ii) havedismissed
iii) haddismissed iv) hasdismissed
16. COURT WARNS PILOTS OF CONTEMPTACTION
NEWDELHI:Withnoendinsighttothe10daystrikeby200AirIndian
Pilots,theDelhiHighCourtonThursday__________thattheycouldface.
contemptaction.
i) has been wanred ii) warned
iii) haswarned iv) hadwarned
17. CHILDARTIST TARUNICREMATED
MUMBAI:ChildartistTaruniSachdevabetterknownastheRasnagirl
and her mother Geeta who died in the plane crash in Jonson Nepal
__________ in Mumbai an Wednesday.
i) wascremated ii) werecremated
iii) cremated iv) havebeencremated
TYPE 8
i) EDITING (ERROR FINDING)
Thefollowingpassagehasnotbeenedited.Thereisanerrorineachline
againstwhichablankisgiven.Writetheincorrectwordandthecorrection
in your answer sheet against the correct blank number as given in the
example.Remembertounderlinethewordthatyouhavesupplied.
1. Ten ofthousand of batemerge eg. emerge emerged
fromunderthebridge. Itwere (a) ____________
aamazingsight.Ilearnta (b) ____________
fewfactaboutthese creatures.Thebaby (c) ____________
bats is known as pups. Each (d) ____________
motherbatdeliversonlyonepups. (e) ____________
TheyareusuallybornonJune/July (f) ____________
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2. Anoneeyedmanwastravelling eg. An A
through a bus one day. He was (a) ____________
carryingahugebagonhim (b) ____________
shoulder.Anyonesittingnexttohim (c) ____________
said, Why didntyou keep your bag (d) ____________
beneaththeseat.Themansmiled (e) ____________
and said, It is too big to be kept their. (f) ____________
3. In the process to learning eg. to of
Selfhelpisthebetterhelp (a) ____________
Dependalwaysonothers, (b) ____________
Evenonteachersorparents (c) ____________
isan signof weakness. (d) ____________
Inthe Mahabhartatheir isa (e) ____________
wondercharacterofEklavya
whichisanidealformodern (f) ____________
students.
4. Thankstothecurrentinterestforfitnesse.g.forin
andhealththatpeoplearetaking (a) ____________
Ineachlocalitywefindthisdays (b) ____________
somecentresandclubsisspringing (c) ____________
up and they are do well in their (d) ____________
newventure.Becauseunfortunatelythey (e) ____________
arenotwithineasyreachforall. (f) ____________
5. She lost her father when she is still e.g. is was
achild. Herunclelooked atall theproperty (a) ____________
thatsheinheritfromherfather (b) ____________
Since a few years her uncle worked very (c) ____________
sincerely.Afterwardshethinks,This (d) ____________
propertyshouldmakemerich.Howlong (e) ____________
shouldIkeptserving myniece?I (f) ____________
mustdosomething.
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6. AutomatedTellerMachines(ATM)hasrevolutionised eg.hashave
bankingandmadelifeeasiest (a) ____________
Bankcustomerscouldnowwithdraw (b) ____________
moneyoftheiraccountanytimeand (c) ____________
somewhereintheirowncountry (d) ____________
orevenfromtheworld.However (e) ____________
likeanyotherelectricalgadget (f) ____________
theycanalsomalfunction.
7. Soyouwantotherday e.g.otheranother
of,shoutedtheofficemanager (a) __________
onhis clerk.I amanxius (b) __________
toheardwhatexcuseyouhave (c) __________
now.Youaregoneforyour (d) __________
grandfatherfuneraltwice (e) __________
already.Theclerksmilesheepishly (f) __________
andsaid,Todaymygrandmother
isgettingmarriedagain.
8. Theconcerninglobalwarning e.g. in over
isnotthatitshappeningbut (a) __________
thatitsbeenhastenedbymodern (b) __________
man.It isalso occuringin afar (c) __________
greaterratethenthenatural (d) __________
evolutionaryprocess.Wearecut (e) __________
downtrees,forcinganextictionof (f) __________
manyspeciesandpollutingtheenvironment.
Incorrect Correct
9. Leenawasinherannualvisit e.g. in on
toherunclehouse. Shealways (a) ________ ________
enjoys it because she was allowed (b) ________ ________
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to spend much of the day (c) ________ ________
downunderthemangogroveLeenas (d) ________ ________
unclewasafriendshipoftheman (e) ________ ________
whoowned
the grove and he always gave a (f) ________ ________
especialrate
Incorrect Correct
10. ThisyearReemasauntjoinedhim,and e.g. him her
together
theysetupacrossthefiddstothegrove (a) ________ ________
Thebranchesofthetreesiscoveredwith (b) ________ ________
fruits,andsobowingdown (c) ________ ________
withtheweightagethattheyalmosttouched (d) ________ ________
theground.Theyspendhourspickingfruit, (e) ________ ________
eatingmanyofitandsleepingintheshade (f) ________ ________
Incorrect Correct
11. TherelivedawiselyoldmaninPurkul, e.g. Wisely Wise
Dehradun
Thevillagerslookedupathimand (a) ________ ________
approached
himforallthereproblems.Threenaughty (b) ________ ________
boy.
Amar,NaveenandPraveenwantto (c) ________ ________
testtheold
manswisdom,onefinestmorning (d) ________ ________
theycaughtabutterflywhenplayinginthe (e) ________ ________
garden.Amarhasthebutterflyinhishand (f) ________ ________
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12. Ourschoolisconductedaculturalfiestaon e.g. Conducted Conducting
the26thinthismonth.Theeventsfor (a) ________ ________
Competitionincludesmusic,danceandskit (b) ________ ________
Eachschoolarerequestedtosendnot (c) ________ ________
morethanfifteenparticipants.Wemust (d) ________ ________
appreciate
ifthestudentsofhisprestigiousinstitutions (e) ________ ________
participateinacompetitionandmakeour (f) ________ ________
howagrandsucess
Incorrect Correct
13. Indiawithhisecosystemsandawealth e.g. his her
ofcultureheritageofgreatantiquity (a) ________ ________
hasimmenselyscopeforecotourism.Constant (b) ________ ________
researchtoidentifyingnewerareasandspots (c) ________ ________
forecotourism,preparingbrochuresatthem (d) ________ ________
andontheecoethicsrelevancetoeach, (e) ________ ________
organising
environmentaltrails,trainingguidesisthe (f) ________ ________
obligationofthetourismdepartment.
Incorrect Incorrect
14. Mallsaremushroomingwithourcitiesata e.g. with in
Pacethatwasdifficulttokeeptrackof.As (a) ________ ________
Perlatestreports,600moreshouldcomeupin (b) ________ ________
nookandcornerofcitylikeMumbai,Bangalore(c) ________ ________
NewDelhi,Hyderabad,Punetill2011.Mallsare(d) ________ ________
glamoruousandattractionbuttheyalsohave (e) ________ ________
ahugemaintaincost.Canweaffordit? (f) ________ ________
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15. AlfredHitchcockwasthemanwithvivid e.g. the a
imagination
Strongcreativeskillsandapassionateforlife. (a) ________ ________
Withhis
UniquestylebutGodgiftedwit (b) ________ ________
heproducesanddirectedsomeofthe (c) ________ ________
mostthrillingfilmthathadthe (d) ________ ________
audiencealmostswooningoffright (e) ________ ________
andfallingoffhisseatswithlaughter (f) ________ ________
Incorrect Incorrect
16. AlfredHitcheockwasgreatlyinflueneingby e.g. influeneing influented
Americanfilmsandmagazines.Attheagefor20,(a)________ ________
hetookonajobattheofficeofParamount (b) ________ ________
Studio,London.Usedimagination,talentand (c) ________ ________
dedication,hemadeeachofourendevours (d) ________ ________
asuccess.Hetookgreaterpleasureinworking(e) ________ ________
inthe
Studioandoftenworkedwholesevendays (f) ________ ________
aweek
TYPE : 9
Editing(Ommissions)
Inthefollowingpassageonewordhasbeenomittedineachline.Writethe
misingwordalongwiththewordthatcomesbeforeandthewordthatcomes
afteritinyouranswersheetagainstthecorrectblanknumber.Ensurethat
thewordthatformsyouranswerisunderlined.Thefirstonehasbeendone
foryou.
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1. Amangettingveryimpatient. e.g.manwasgetting
Againandagainhe wouldpeepthe a) __________
doctorsroomtoseemanypatients b) __________
wereleft.Afteralongtimehisturn c) __________
came,he gotup said,Sorry doctor d) __________
Idonthaveproblemnow.Thislong e) __________
waithas curedheadache. Imhere f) __________
onlytothankyou.
2. Freshvegetablesbecookedtoperfection Vegetablescanbe
inthemicrowavetheyretaintheir a) __________
fullflavour,nutrientscolour.Vegetables b) __________
can be cooked in casserole dishes lids c) __________
stirringoncethecookingperiod. d) __________
Roastingboilingbagscanalsobeused e) __________
forsomevegetableswithends f) __________
looselyclosedallowingabitofsteamtoescape.
3. Now a daysmost the children eg. mostofthe
getanopportunitygoonschool a) __________
trips.Theyjumpsthechance b) __________
to be away home for a c) __________
weektwo.Somechildren,specially d) __________
thoseleavinghomeforfirsttime e) __________
verymuchmissparents. f) __________
4. Indiaalandofgreatdiversity. e.g. India is a
Thereisdiversityonlyinits a) __________
geographicalfeaturesalsointhe b) __________
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racethatitspeoplebelong,in c) __________
thereligionthatprofessand d) __________
thelanguagesthatthey.There e) __________
is,however,aunityinitsdiversity
andthishelptouniteitspeople f) __________
intoonenation.
5. Alllivingthingstobreathe e.g.thingshaveto
tosurviveeachspecieshas a) __________
itspeculiarway.Some b) __________
breathlungswhileothers c) __________
withgillsorthoughskin. d) __________
Therespiratorysystemmanhighly e) __________
developedandconsistsmainlythe f) __________
respiratorypassageandthelungs.
6. Eachandeveryonewishestohealthy e.g.tobehealthy
butvery fewreadyto makeefforts a) __________
inthisdirection.Mostthepeople b) __________
giveexcusethattheybusyand c) __________
cantspareanyminuteexercise. d) __________
Othersbelieveineatingtoo.They e) __________
thinkthatheygethealthybyeating f) __________
allthetime.
7. Nowinsamevillagetherelived e.g.in thesame
a wicked oldman his wife, a) __________
notbitsensitiveandkind,had b) __________
always kicked and scolded dogs c) __________
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wheneveranypassedhouse. d) __________
Hearingtheirneighboursgoodluck e) __________
theycoaxedthedogintotheirgarden
andsetbeforebitsoffishhoping f) __________
hewouldfindtreasureforthem.
8. Theshophadcertainquietdistinction eg. had a certain
Therewasnosignuponotherthan a) __________
thenameGesslerBrotherand b) __________
inthewindowpairsofboots. c) __________
Hemadeonly whatordered, d) __________
andwhatmadeneverfailedtofit. e) __________
To make boots such boots he made f) __________
seemedtomemysteriousandwonderful.
Questions
9. HilaryClintonis67thU.S.SecretaryofState e.g.isthe 67th
Sheembankedacareerinlawgraduatingfrom (a) __________
Yale LawSchool. She elected asSenater for (b) __________
Newwork state 2000.As Obamas Secretary (c) __________
ofstate.Sheistheformerfirstlady (d) __________
toserveinPresidents Cabinet.AstheSecretary (e) __________
ofState,Sheisresponsiblecarryingoutthe (f) __________
Presidentsforeignpolicies
10. Necessity,theysay,ismotherofinvention e.g.isthemother
AndIndiandoctorshavequitecreativewhen (a) __________
hamstrungbyfewnotoolstoperformspecific (b) __________
Surgeries.Theysimplydesignthemselves (c) __________
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at onefourth price they aresold abroad. (d) __________
Infact,sometheirinnovationsare (e) __________
Pricedat asmuch hundredsof dollorsabroad (f) __________
11. Acustomer walkeda bakery e.g.Walked into a
andcomplained thebread he (a) __________
hadboughtpreviousdayhad (b) __________
toobakingpowderinit. (c) __________
Themanatthecountertoldthat (d) __________
thatbecausetheyonlyserved (e) __________
thosepeople whoto riseand shine. (f) __________
12. The fact that dance an art form in a e.g.dance is an
Wellknownfact.Althoughdancea (a) __________
therapyisnotknownmany.Dancetherapy (b) __________
involvesasynthesisofthegraceandvigourIndian (c) __________
classicalandfolkdancemovementintoinnorative (d) __________
andholistictheraphy.Itbringstheinner (e) __________
feelingsintheparticipantsandcanhelpthem (f) __________
developahealthypersonality
13. AvvaiyarwasninthcenturyTamil e.g.wasaninth
Poetgreatlyreveredforwisdom.She (a) __________
travelledfootfromplacetoplace,spreading (b) __________
noblethoughts.Oneday,hungrytiredwith (c) __________
her travels sat under a tree to rest (d) __________
Allofsudden,sheheardavoicecalling (e) __________
Outtoher,Patti,youwantsomefruits? (f) __________
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14. Meditationisasystem,noritis e.g.is not a
apartoforganisedreligion.It (a) __________
doesnot evenrequireGoda referencepoint (b) __________
Because.thestateselfimmersion,calledBakhadi (c) __________
bythesuffis,noobjecttofocuson.Meditaion (d) __________
ispuremetaphysics.Janisaid,Bekhadiisentoxication (e) __________
ofthesoultheinebriationofthesoul. (f) __________
15. There are severalreasons a headache. e.g.reasons for a
Physical,emotional,mentalfactors,anxiety (a) __________
andtensionarefew.Sometimes (b) __________
headachecanasignalofanunderlying (c) __________
disease.Moremedicines,yogatheraphy (d) __________
eminentlysuitsanyneed.Yogaacomprehensive (e) __________
modeofculturingthebodythemind. (f) __________
16. The aim of Gita isno so much to teach e.g.oftheGita
atheory asto enforcethe practicedharma (a) __________
Dharmaiswhatpromotesworldlyprosperityspirltual (b) __________
freedom.....Kurukshetraalsocalledtapakshetra, (c) __________
thefieldofpenance,discipline.Waris (d) __________
atpunishmentandcleanningmankind.Godisa (c) __________
judge as well redeemer.He destroys and creates (f) __________
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SOLUTION
SECTION:C
TYPE 1
1. a. ii) that
b. iii) to
c. i) thrown
d. iv) but
e. ii) every
f. iii) itself
2. a. ii) who
b. iii) the
c. i) on
d. iv) as
e. ii) where
f. iv) the
3. a. iii) most
b. iv) many
c. i) the
d. iii) employed
e. ii) which
f. i) unless
TYPE 2
1. a. ii) discussion
b. iii) organised
c. iii) actively
d. i) ideas
e. iv) examined
f. iii) making
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2. a. ii) believed
b. i) reason
c. iii) certainly
3. a. ii) mystery
b. iv) secret
c. i) sorrow
d. iii) depressed
e. ii) hardly
f. iii) miserable
TYPE 3
1. a. ii) hefeltthen
b. iv) hefeltslightly
c. iii) he had taken
2. a. iii) hewasgoing
b. iv) thathewasgoingtothe
c. i) ifhemightdrophim
3. a. iii) she had spent her
b. iv) shehadvisited
c. ii) ithadbeen herfirsttrip
TYPE 4
1. a. iv) washit
b. i) wereuprooted
c. ii) wereflooded
2. a. iii) isgiven
b. i) isdefeated
c. ii) isrewarded
3. a. iv) cant be enjoyed
b. iii) isrelished
c. iii) havebeenfrozen
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TYPE 5
DIALOGUE COMPLETION
1. a. i) Whatareyoudoing
b. ii) thatIamdoingmyhomework
c. i) thatyouhavecommittedmanymistakes
2. a) i) whereyouboughtthesetrousersfrom
b) i) thatisinthemainmarket
c) iii) ifIcanfinda similaroneformyself.
TYPE 6
1. a) iii) Musichasanimportantplaceinourlives
b) iv) Itactivatesourbodyandmind.
c) ii) It is also regarded as a fine art.
TYPE 7
COMPLETING HEADLINES
a. ii) have been reported dead.
b. iv) 1600 odd blue line buses will become
c. iii) wasarrestedforsellingdrugs.
TYPE 8
EDITING (Error Finding)
1. a) were was
b) a an
c) fact facts
d) is are
e) pups pup
f) on in
2. a) throughby
b) him his
c) Anyonesomeone
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d) didntdont
e) beneath under
f) theirthere
3. a) better best
b) Dependdepending
c) or and
d) an a
e) theirthere
f) whichwho
TYPE 9
Editing(Omisions)
1. a) peepintothe
b) seehow many
c) timewhenhis
d) up and said
e) haveanyproblem
f) curedmyheadache
2. a) theycanretain
b) nutrientsandcolour
c) disheswithlids
d) onceduringthe
e) Roastingorboiling
f) withtheends
3. a) opportunitytogo
b) jumpatthe
c) awayfromhome
d) week or two
e) forthefirst
f) misstheirparents.
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