Test
Paper : 1Question
5
(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. [4]
Example:
(0) found
Scientists
have ……..0 (find) that ……..1 (get) sufficient sleep during the exam period may
help boost your grades. Some researchers…….. 2 (invite) students ……..3
(participate) in "The 8-hour Challenge", in which participants ……..4
(give) extra points if they ……..5 (complete) an average eight hours of sleep
for five nights during final exams week. The study found that those who
completed the challenge…….. 6 (perform) better in exams. "Better sleep
helped rather than ……..7 (harm) final exam performance, which is contrary to
most college students' perception that they have to sacrifice either studying
or ……..8 (sleep)."
(b) Fill in each
blank with an appropriate word. [4]
(i)
Before the witness could reply, the lawyer jumped……….with an objection.
(ii)
The Editor should go…….. the blueprint again.
(iii)
The clerk didn't look up, but carried ……..working.
(iv)
My suit smells ……..mothballs.
(v)
The marriage party has been put…….. .
(vi)
If Eva is not careful, she will lag…….. in her schedule.
(vii)
We can't go ……..all the details now.
(viii)
I shouldn't confide any secrets ……..him.
(c) Join the
following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.[4]
(i)
Soni can score more marks. Tell her how.
(ii)
You must be regular in your studies. You will not do well otherwise.
(ii)
My son is very impatient. He never listens to me.
(iv)
The thief snatched the lady's purse. He immediately fled the scene.
(v) Come back soon. We will wait for you.
(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.
[8]
(i)
In spite of having scarce resources, he fought against the Mughals. (Begin.
Though…..)
(ii)
This is not the way to behave. (Begin Is this….)
(iii)
His parents did not let him play with other children. (Use forbid)
(iv)
I cannot bear this torture any longer. (End: …….this torture?)
(v)
Mohini is a better dancer than a singer. (Use good)
(vi)
She said "If you cannot face the music, I will have to." (Begin. She
told him……..)
(vii)
He was accused of telling lies. (Begin People……..)
(viii)
Alexander conquered many countries, yet he was not happy (Begin: In spite of…….)
(ix) Girls do not have to work in the night shift. (Use exempted)
Answers
(a)
1.
getting
2.
invited
3.
to participate
4.
were given
5.
completed
6.
performed
7.
harmed
8.
sleeping
(b)
(i)
up
(ii)
through
(iii)
on
(iv)
of
(v)
off
(vi)
behind
(vii)
into
(viii)
in
(c)
(i)
Tell Soni now that she can score more marks.
(ii)
You must be regular in your studies to do well.
Or,
You must be regular in your studies, else you will not do well.
(iii)
As my son is very impatient, he never listens to me.
Or,
My son is very impatient, therefore he never listens to me.
(iv)
As soon as the thief snatched the lady's purse, he fled the scene.
Or,
No sooner did the thief snatch the lady's purse, than he fled the scene.
v. We will wait for you until you come back.
(d)
(i)
Though he had scarce resources, he fought against the Mughals.
(ii)
Is this the right way to behave?
(iii)
His parents forbade him to play with other children.
(iv)
Can I any longer endure this torture?
(v)
Mohini is not as good a singer as a dancer.
(vi)
She told him if he could not face the music, she would have to.
(vii)
People accused him of telling lies.
(viii)
In spite of conquering many countries, Alexander was not happy.
(ix) Girls are exempted from working in the night shift.
Test Paper: 2
Question 5
(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. [4]
Example: (0) unified
In the year 221 BCE, Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a ………0 (unify)
China, …….. 1 (affect) by a strange disease. This ……..2 (make) him seek a magic
drink to cure his illness. What he got, was ……….. 3 (ferment) tea. Over two
millennia later, that fermented tea, kombucha, ………4 (become) a health drink for
Indians.
The ingredients of kombucha are simple-tea, sugar, water and SCOBY
(symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast)-but its ……….5 (work) is
"wonderful" The SCOBY acts on the sugar in the tea………. 6 (convert) it
to alcohol, which in turn……… 7 (turn) to acetic acid that gives the fizzy,
tangy flavour to the tea. What this process does is, that it ………8 (pack) the
fermented tea with a host of nutrients, probiotics and enzymes that work
wonders for your body.
(b) Fill in each blank with an
appropriate word:
(i) I have to make ………… some story to explain my late arrival.
(ii) Do you approve ………… his suggestion?
(iii) The Mayor gave…………the prizes at the school Sports Day.
(iv) You pay either by cheque or …………. cash.
(v) The novel has been translated ……….many languages.
(vi) He quarelled with his friend………. a trifle.
(vii) We should not always go……. appearances.
(viii) He went …………. a ride in his new car.
(c) Join the following sentences to
make one complete sentence without using and,
but or so. (4)
(i) We reached the hall. The
examination had begun.
(ii) Manav may join me: he may not join me. I don’t care.
(iii) It is very cold. We can't wear cotton clothes.
(iv) You helped him. He will be grateful to you.
(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. (8)
(i) As soon as the train arrived, all rushed into the compartments. (Use: hardly)
(ii) A bus collided with a car. (Use:
collision)
(iii) I cannot bear it any longer. (End: …….. bear it?)
(iv) You can come with us for the picnic provided your father permits you.
(Use: unless)
(v) The last time we met each other was in 2009. (Use: never met)
(vi) "March on," said the commander to the soldiers. "Do not
give up."
(Begin: The Commander ordered……..)
(vii) Put your tools away, people may fall over them. (Use: lest)
(viii) Would that I were appointed to the post! (Begin: I wish…….)
(ix) "You should take the medicine just now, Ben" said the doctor. (Use: advised)
Answers
(a)
0. unified
1. affected
2. made
3. fermented
4. has become/became
5. working
6. converting
7. turns
8. packs
(b)
(i) up
(ii) of
(iii) away
(iv) in
(v) into
(vi) over
(vii) by
(viii) for
(c)
(i) When we reached the hall, the examination had begun.
(ii) I don't care whether Manav joins me or not.
(iii) It's so cold that we can’t wear cotton clothes.
Or, It's too cold for us to wear cotton clothes.
(iv) Since you helped him, he will be grateful to you.
Or, He will be grateful to you, for you helped him.
(d)
(i) The train had hardly arrived when all rushed into the compartments.
(ii) There was a collision between a bus and a car.
(iii) Can I bear it any longer?
(iv) Unless your father permits you, you cannot come with us.
(v) We have never met each other after/since
2009.
(vi) The Commander ordered the soldiers to march on and not to give up.
(vii) Put your tools away lest people should fall over them.
(viii) I wish I were appointed to the post.
(ix) The doctor advised Ben to take the medicine then.
Test
Paper: 3
Question
5
(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. [4]
Example:
(0) Processing
……….
0 (Process) of municipal solid waste has more than ……….1 (double) in urban
areas in the past one year, government data ……….2 (show). Till May end, little
over 54% of municipal solid waste ……….3 (generate) across urban areas ……….4
(process) as ……….5. (compare) to about 25% a year back.
According
to official data, in 17 states, including Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and
Uttarakhand, the share of garbage being processed was less than the national
average. Meghalaya is the ………6 (worse) State where only about 4% of the trash ……….7
(collect) was being ……….8. (treat). In Delhi, about 55% of garbage is processed.
(b) Fill in each blank with an appropriate
word. [4]
(i)
The army stood ………. in case of trouble.
(ii)
Will you look ……… this assignment and tell me what you think?
(iii)
This belt doesn't go ……… those shoes.
(iv)
Don't let your enthusiasm carry you ……… .
(v)
The new government has brought ……… many changes.
(vi)
The traffic was held ………. for four hours.
(vii)
They have carried ……… the first prize.
(viii)
The villager asked them to move ……… the river.
(c) Join the
following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.
[4]
(i)
It was very hot. I could not go out.
(ii)
The room is small. It cannot accommodate all of us.
(iii)
It is a good book. I borrowed it from my neighbour.
(iv)
Aditi was very terrified. She couldn't speak.
(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.
[8]
(i)
I said to my sister, "Let us go to the market tomorrow for shopping"
(Begin 1 suggested)
(ii)
Being poor, he cannot afford such an expensive treatment (Begin As..)
(iii)
He is a rich man, but he is not proud. (Begin: In spite of...)
(iv)
Bina was left with a big fortune by her father. (Use: inherit)
(v)
He pleaded that he was ignorant of law. (Use: ignorance)
(vi)
They believe that he was involved in the crime. (Begin: It is....)
(vii)
It is a pity that I did not take my doctor's advice. (Use: wish)
(viii)
Besides passing the examination well, he won the first prize. (Use: not only)
(ix)
He never admitted that he had cheated me. (Begin: At no time……….)
Answers
(a)
1.
doubled
2.
show
3.
generated
4.
was processed
5.
compared
6.
worst
7.
collected
8.
treated
(b)
(i)
by
(ii)
over
(iii)
with
(iv)
away
(v)
about
(vi)
up
(vii)
off
(viii)
across
(c)
(i)
It was so hot that I couldn't go out.
Or,
It was too hot for me to go out.
(ii)
The room is so small that it cannot accommodate all of us.
Or,
The room is too small to accommodate all of us.
(iii)
It is a good book; therefore I borrowed it from my neighbour.
Or,
It being a good book, I borrowed it from my neighbour.
Or,
I borrowed this good book from my neighbour.
(iv)
Aditi was to terrified to speak.
Or,
Aditi was so terrified that she couldn't speak.
(d)
(i)
I suggested to my sister that we go to the market tomorrow for shopping.
(ii)
As he is poor, he cannot afford such an expensive treatment.
(iii) In spite of being a rich man, he is not
proud.
(iv)
Bina inherited a big fortune from her father.
(v)
He pleaded his ignorance of the law.
(vi)
It is believed that he was involved in the crime.
(vii)
I wish I had taken my doctor's advice.
(viii)
He not only passed the examination well but also won the first prize.
(ix)
At no time did he admit that he had cheated me.
Test
Paper: 4
Question
5
(a) Fill in each
of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the words given in brackets.
Do not copy the
passage but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the
blank space. [4]
Example:
(0) charging
There
has been a hue and cry about retailers ……… 0 (charge) for carry bags. The
Environment Ministry ……… 1 (want) to curb excessive use of plastic bags and
also reduce their irresponsible ……… 2 (dispose). It therefore ……… 3 (adopt) the
'polluters pay' principle, and ……… 4 (mandate) that no retailer ……… 5 (give) a
carry bag free to its customers. It also set up some stipulations to this. And
the impact was very visible The consumption of plastic carry bags among the top 50 retailers in the country reduced drastically, from around 2100 tons to
900 tons per month. More customers started ……… 6 (bring) their own bags to
retail stores and also ……… 7 (stop) asking for extra bags. In fact, retailers ………
8 (see) more than 80% of customers
appreciate this move.
(b) Fill in each
blank with an appropriate word. [4]
(i)
The river is flowing ……… the bridge.
(ii)
My mother needs some rest, she looks run ……… .
(iii)
Who will look ……… our potted plants while we are out?
(iv)
His dog has been run ……… by a speeding car.
(v)
I'll find you a good contractor to carry…….. the work.
(vi)
I am not going to put ………with his smoking any longer.
(vii)
She has no excuse ……… not coming to the function.
(viii)
He walked out of the office……… informing anyone.
(c) Join the
following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.
[4]
(i)
Ankita is pretty. Kalyani is equally pretty.
(ii)
The shopkeeper is cunning. Everybody knows it.
(iii)
I do not know the reason. He is not coming to school.
(iv)
He is poor. He is not a cheat.
(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)
Very few artists are as famous as Tagore.
(Begin: Tagore was……..)
(ii)
If you tell the truth, you will not be punished. (Use: unless)
(iii)
"May I have a cup of milk?" he said. (Begin: He asked if……..)
(iv)
Give him some more time and he will complete this work by tomorrow. (Begin: If……)
(v)
We organised a function to raise funds for the school. (Use: so that)
(vi)
Everybody has heard of the Quit India Movement. (Begin: Who………..)
(vii)
I do not mind big cities but I prefer small towns. (Begin: I prefer……….)
(viii)
Although she was too young, they appointed her. (Begin, In spite…..)
(ix)
It's a pity that it's too late to do anything. (Begin: I wish…..)
Answers:
(a)
1.
wants
2.
disposal
3.
adopted
4.
mandated
5.
gives
6.
bringing
7.
stopped
8.
saw
(b)
(i)
under
(ii)
down
(iii)
after
(iv)
over
(v)
out
(vi)
up
(vii)
for
(viii)
without
(c)
(i)
Kalyani is as pretty as Ankita.
(ii)
Everybody knows that the shopkeeper is cunning.
(iii)
I do not know the reason why he is not coming to school.
iv.
In spite of being poor he is not a cheat.
Or,
Though he is poor, he is not a cheat.
(d)
(i)
Tagore was one of the most famous artists.
Or,
Tagore was more famous than most other artists.
(ii)
Unless you tell the truth, you will be punished.
(iii)
He asked if he might have a cup of milk.
(iv)
If he is given some more time, he will complete this work by tomorrow.
(v)
We organised a function so that we could raise funds for the school.
(vi)
Who has not heard of the Quit India Movement?
(vii)
I prefer small towns to big cities.
(viii)
In spite of her being too young, they appointed her.
(ix)
I wish it were done a little earlier.
Or, I wish I had done a little earlier.
Test
Paper: 5
Fill in each of
the numbered blanks with the correct form of the words given in brackets. Do
not copy the passage but write in correct serial order the word or phrase
appropriate to the blank space. [4]
Example:
(0) have found
In
a first, scientists ……. 0 (find) that zebras can manipulate their black stripes
…….1. (control) their body temperature. The research, ……… 2 (publish) in the
Journal of Natural History …….3 (show) that it is the special way zebras sweat …….
4 (cool) down and the small scale convection currents ……. 5 (create) between
the stripes which aid evaporation.
They
also found that zebras can erect their black stripes further ……. 6 (aid) heat
loss. These tree elements are key to …….7 (understand) how the zebras’ unique
patterning ……. 8 (help) them manage their temperature in the heat.
(b) Fill in each
blank with an appropriate word: [4]
(i)
I agreed with him ……. all points
(ii)
He seems to be quite taken ……. the idea.
(iii)
He puts ……. some of his pocket money every month.
(iv)
We shall have to bring this matter ……. at the next meeting.
(v)
The scheme has fallen ……. for want of funds.
(vi)
What has been its effect ……. sales?
(vii)
Go and look it ……. in the dictionary.
(viii)
The kidnappers were ……. pressure to release the child
(c)
Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. [4]
(i)
Anu helped me. Otherwise I would not have completed the task.
(ii)
Mr Khosla is punctual. He cannot be late.
(iii)
You did not complete your project. Kindly tell me the reason.
(iv)
Come back soon. We will wait for you till then.
(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.
[8]
(i)
Besides keeping a watch on his movements, the police tapped his phones. (Use not
only, but also)
(ii)
Nobody will deny that she is honest. (Begin: Everyone…….)
(iii)
But for your help. I would not have succeeded. (Begin: If you………)
(iv)
He has lived here since the day he was born. (Use: life)
(v)
The principal promised to look into the case. (Begin: The Principal said,"…….)
(vi)
Although I have known him for long, I have not developed respect for him. (Use:
In spite of........)
(vii)
John did not understand the reason for Anita's annoyance. (Use: annoyed)
(vii)
Nobody else in our team can run as fast as Tom. (Use: faster)
(ix)
He is too ill to go to school. (Use: so ill)
Answers:
(a)
1.
to control
2.
published
3.
shows
4.
to cool
5.
are created
6.
to further
7.
understand
8.
helps
(b)
(i)
on
(ii)
with
(iii)
aside
(iv)
up
(v)
through
(vi)
on
(vii)
up
(viii)
under
(c)
(i)
If Anu had not helped me, I wouldn't have completed the task.
(ii)
Since Mr. Khosla is punctual, he cannot be late.
(iii)
Kindly tell the reason why you didn't complete your project.
(iv)
As long as you do not come back, we will wait for you.
(d)
(i)
The police not only kept a watch on his movements but also tapped his phones.
(ii)
Everybody admits that she is honest.
(iii)
If you had not helped me, I wouldn't have succeeded.
(iv)
He has lived his entire life here.
(v)
The Principal said, "I promise to look into the case."
(vi)
In spite of knowing him for long, I haven't developed respect for him.
(vii)
John did not understand the reason why Anita was annoyed.
(viii)
Tom can run faster than anybody else in our team.
(ix)
He is so ill that he cannot go to school.
Test paper: 6
Question 5
(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. [4]
Example: (0) described
There have been several reports of large footprints in the Himalayan snow, ………0 (describe) as being of the Yeti. The most famous of these were photographs of a long line of apparently fresh footprints …….1 (take) by Sri Lanka-born mountaineer Eric Shipton and his colleague, Michael Ward. The footprints they saw were 13 inches long and 8 inches wide. Those photographs ……….2 (trigger) immense excitement, ……….3 (study) extensively and ………4 (take) as strong evidence of the existence of the Yeti. They also ………5 (become) the genesis for many expeditions aimed solely at ……….6 (search) for the Yeti, many of which ………..7 (return) with hairs, bones and faces ……….8 (claim) to be of the mythical creature.
(b) Fill in each blank with an appropriate word. [4]
(i) How shall I go………solving the problem?
(ii) He takes ……… his father in good looks.
(iii) Her age is beginning to tell…………..her.
(iv) I find it difficult to sympathise………….him.
(v) How do you convert gallons……………litres?
(vi) The massacre was a crime……………humanity.
(vii) Please call me …………..as soon as you reach the restaurant.
(viii) The salesman has to account………the loss
(c) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. [4]
(i) I am learning French. I got a scholarship in France.
(ii) Mona spoke very softly. I could not hear her.
(iii) The old woman was very selfish. She never helped her neighbours
(iv) Manoj is intelligent. I am less intelligent.
(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) Walk carefully; otherwise you may slip and fall. (Use: lest)
(ii) No sooner did the bell ring than the students rushed out of the hall. (Use: as soon as)
(iii) He never takes up the work which he cannot complete (Begin He always………..)
(iv) Oh! What a beautiful scenery she has drawn! (End: …….a very beautiful scenery.)
(v) How did you manage to finish the job? (Use: succeed)
(vi) Kalidasa was one of the greatest playwrights. (Use: as great as)
(vii) "Do not use the mobile phone while driving," said the father to his son. (Use: forbade)
(vii) You remembered to take your Admit Card. (Use: forget)
(ix) I have wanted to be a doctor for a long time. (Use: ambition)
Answers:
(a)
1. taken
2. triggered
3. were studied
4. taken
5. became
6. searching
7. returned
8. claiming
(b)
(i) about
(ii) after
(iii) on/upon
(iv) with
(v) into
(vi) against
(vii) up
(viii) for
(c)
(i) After having got a scholarship in
France, I am learning French.
(ii) Mona spoke too softly for me to
hear.
(iii) The old woman was too selfish
to ever help her neighbours.
Or, The old woman was so selfish that
she never helped her neighbours.
(iv) Manoj is more intelligent than I
am.
Or, I am not so intelligent as
Manoj.
(d)
(i) Walk carefully lest you should slip
and fall.
(ii) As soon as the bell rang, the
students rushed out of the hall.
(iii) He always takes up the work
that he can complete.
(iv) She has drawn a very beautiful
scenery.
(v) How did you succeed in finishing
the job?
(vi) Not many playwrights were so
great as Kalidasa.
(vii) The father forbade his son to
use the mobile phone while driving.
(viii) You didn't forget to take
your Admit Card.
(ix) It has long been my ambition for a long time to
become a doctor.
Test paper: 7
Question 5
(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. [4]
Example: (0) becomes
No matter how good technology ……..(become) you can't beat instinct, especially if it is the case of Anny, a young detective dog fresh out of training. It was routine ……..1 (prance) around at Mumbai Airport for her when she suddenly ………..2 (sniff) something that ……….3 (make) her sit up. In seconds, she ……….4 (run) towards a woman with such force that her handler fell. The woman on Anny's radar was a tourist who……… 5(alight) from an International Airlines flight at 4 am. The haul, Anny detected, amounted to 3.2 crore. The drugs ……….6 (conceal) in cardboard boxes wrapped so well in ………7 (embroider) lace that they would never have appeared suspicious but for Anny's sense of smell. This was Anny's first catch after a three-month's ……….8 (train) at the BSF Institute near Gwalior.
(b) Fill in each blank with an appropriate word. [4]
(i)Smita has just come……….a fortune.
(ii) My neighbour is too miserly to part ……….money.
(iii) We couldn't help laughing……….the child's antics.
(iv) The ship appeared ……….. the horizon.
(v) My scooter is always breaking…………. .
(vi) Courage will carry him ……………difficulties.
(vii) The principal called …………..a written explanation.
(viii) Ritu felt offended …………….. his remarks.
(c) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. [4]
(i) He is very ill. He can't walk to the bathroom.
(ii) It rained heavily. We could not play football.
(iii) My friend went abroad. Six months have passed.
(iv) He finished his work. He went to play.
(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. [8]
(i) In spite of the heavy rain, a large number of students were present. (Begin: Though…….)
(ii) If you wear thin clothes you will feel cold. (Use: unless)
(iii) No other planet is as big as Jupiter (Use: bigger)
(iv) Call the fire brigade, before the fire destroys everything. (Begin: We had………..)
(v) Although he was selected for the post, he did not join the office. (Begin: Despite…….)
(vi) Since children have problems, schools have counsellors, (Begin: Schools……)
(vii) Only a prince can afford to live such a life of luxury. (Use: except)
(viii) Apparently, it is a good proposal. (Use: appear)
(ix) I expect that he will get there by lunchtime (Begin. I expect him………..)
Answers:
(a)
1. prancing
2. sniffed
3. made
4. ran
5.had alighted
6. concealed
7. embroidered
8. training
(b)
(i) upon
(ii) with
(iii) at
(iv) on
(v) down
(vi) through
(vii) for
(viii) by
(c)
(i) He is so ill
that he can't walk to the bathroom.
(ii) It rained heavily;
therefore we could not play football.
Or, We could not
play football because it rained heavily.
(iii) Six months have
passed since my friend went abroad.
Or, It has been six
months since my friend went abroad.
(iv) After finishing
his work, he went to play.
(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. [8]
(i) Though there
was heavy rain, a large number of students were present.
(ii) You will feel
cold unless you wear thick clothes.
(iii) Jupiter is
bigger than any other planet.
(iv) We had better
call the fire brigade before the fire destroys everything.
(v) Despite being
selected for the post, he did not join the office.
(vi) Schools have
counsellors to solve the problems of the children.
(vii) None but a
prince can afford to live such a life of luxury.
(viii) This
proposal appears to be good.
(ix) I expect him
to arrive by lunch time.
Test
Paper: 8
Question
5
(a) Fill in each
of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the words given in brackets. Do
not copy the passage but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate
to the blank space. [4]
Example:
(0) could
Frederick
the Great, king of Prussia, ……… 0 (can) not sleep one night and……… 1
(call) the guard in the antechamber ………2
(bring) him a book. The guard, who ………3 (stay) up several nights, ……….. 4
(fall) asleep on duty.
When
no one answered, the king got up and saw that the guard had fallen asleep while
……… 5 (write) something. It was a letter to his mother.
"Mother,
I feel very sleepy because I ……….6 (stand) guard for the last few nights,
although it was not my turn. I did this in order to earn more money and send it
to you. I ………7 (send) you some money now that I have earned this way."
Reading
this, the king returned to his room, took a handful of gold coins and put them
on the paper without …….. 8 (awake) the guard.
(b) Fill in each blank with an appropriate
word:
[4]
(i) Where can we dispose……..our garbage?
(ii)
Five kilometres are roughly equal……….three miles.
(ii)
The police broke ………….the demonstration.
(iv)
What does V.I.P stand……………….?
(v)
The function has been called………………. .
(vi)
They resisted the attack for a while, but finally gave…… .
(vii)
The merchant ship is bound ………..Mumbai.
(vii)
I do not have any complaint………….the referee's decision.
(c) Join the
following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but,
or so. [4]
(i)
You will be late for the function. You must hurry up.
(ii)
Ravi did not win the scholarship. He had worked hard.
(iii)
The river is very deep. I would not wade through it.
(iv)
Smita is a good tennis player. There is no doubt about it.
(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.
[8]
(i)
This is the best remedy available (Use better)
(ii)
He received my message and immediately came to see me (Begin: As soon as……..)
(iii)
No subject interests her more than Mathematics. (Begin: Of all………….)
(iv)
If you go for an interview, you may be selected for the post. (Use: Unless)
(v)
She regretted her inability to attend the meeting. (Begin: She said, "…..)
(vi)
The firemen extinguished the fire. (Use: put)
(vii)
If he had not helped me, I would have been ruined. (Begin: But………)
(viii)
Nobody knows much about his plans. (Use: little)
(ix)
He never admitted that he had cheated me. (Use: At no time)
At
no time did he admit that he had cheated me.
Answers:
(a)
0.
could not
1.
called
2.
to bring
3.
had been staying
4.
fell
5.
writing
6.
have been standing
7.
am going to send
8.
awaking
(b)
(i)
of
(ii)
to
(iii)
up
(iv)
for
(v)
off
(vi)
in
(vii)
for
(viii)
against
(c)
(i)
You must hurry up, else you will be late for the function.
(ii)
In spite of working hard, Ravi did not win the scholarship.
(iii)
The river is so deep that I would not wade through it.
(iv)
There is no doubt that Smita is a good tennis player.
(d)
(i)
This is better than any other remedy available.
(ii)
As soon as he received my message, he came to see me.
(iii)
Of all the subjects, Mathematics interests her most.
(iv)
Unless you go for an interview, you may not be selected for the post.
(v)
She said, "Alas! I am unable to attend the meeting."
(vi)
The firemen put out the fire.
(vii)
But for his help, I would have been ruined.
(viii)
Little does anybody know about his plans.
(ix)
At no time did he admit that he had cheated me.
Test
Paper :9
Question
5
(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. [4]
Example:
(0) perturbed
The
teacher in a progressive school was ……… 0 (perturb) because he could not keep his
pupils from……… 1(look) out from the window. When the teacher looked out, he…….2.
(see) a nine-year-old boy, shabbily………… (dress) and shivering with cold. The
teacher asked the boy not to disturb his class. The poor boy was in tears.
"I………..4 (do) nothing wrong," he said, "I was just here……….5
(listen) to your lessons and learn something before going to the store, but if
you don't want me here I won't come back."
"Why
don't you come to school?"
"Because
my father can't afford to pay the fees every month."……….6 (sob) the boy.
Then
the teacher said, "Don't worry about the fees. Come and study. I………..7
(speak) to your father. The boy ………..8 (make) much progress at the end of the
year. Later, other kind people helped him continue his studies. He became a
great scholar, history professor as well as an outstanding Italian writer. His
name is Ludovico Antonio Murotori.
(b) Fill in each
blank with an appropriate word: [4]
(i)
The prisoner broke……….under questioning.
(ii)
The manager was offended……….the typist for his laziness.
(iii)
I gave……….all my old books.
(iv)
Production has been held…………..by strike.
(v)
He refused to carry……….the manager's orders.
(vi)
First the roof gave………..and then the walls.
(vii)
He complied………the wishes of his grandmother.
(viii)
A goat feeds…………..grass.
(c) Join the
following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.
[4]
(i)
The bell rang. The students rushed out.
(ii)
The child is carrying a bag. It is filled with books.
(iii)
Dia is a clever girl. The other girls are not so clever.
(iv)
My brother reached very late. The train had left by then.
(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.
[8]
(i)
We never imagined that he would win the election. (Begin: Little……..)
(ii)
I don't mind whether we go or no.t (Use: matter)
(iii)
He is inviting all his friends for the party. (Begin: Each…………)
(iv)
Being your senior, I am expected to behave properly. (Begin: Since………..)
(v)
"Do you have any hotel in the city?" the tourist asked me. (Use:
enquire)
(vi)
She found the climate of Shimla favourable and decided to live there. (Begin:
Having found………)
(vii)
He is the cleverest man I have ever met. (Use: clever)
(viii)
He didn't know where his sister was and I didn't either. (Use: neither)
(ix)
He is obviously out to make his fortune. (interested)
He
is obviously interested in making his fortune.
Answers:
(a)
0.
perturbed
1.
looking
2.
saw
3.
dressed
4.
have done
5.
to listen
6.
sobbed
7.
will speak
8.
made
(b)
(i)
down
(ii)
by
(iii)
away
(iv)
up
(v)
out
(vi)
in/way
(vii)
with
(viii)
on
(c)
(i)
The bell having rung, the students rushed out.
(ii)
The child is carrying a bag, filled with books.
(iii)
Dia is cleverer than the other girls.
(iv)
The train had left before my brother reached.
(d)
(i)
Little did we imagine that he would win the election.
(ii)
It doesn't matter whether we go or not.
(iii)
Each of his friends has been invited for the party.
(iv)
Since I am your senior, I am expected to behave properly.
(v)
The tourist enquired of me if I had any hotel in the city.
(vi)
Having found the climate of Shimla favourable, she decided to live there.
(vii)
I have never met as clever a man as ,he is.
(viii)
Neither he nor I knew where his sister was.
(ix)
He is obviously interested in making his fortune.
Test
Paper :10
Question
5
(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. [4]
Example:
(0) are considered
In
the field of journalism, cartoonists …….. 0 (consider) an unusual breed of
people. By ……….1 (draw) a few lines, they can highlight or ……….. 2 (reduce) to
dust somebody's character in the society. Their style of expression can ………3
(deliver) a strong blow to the subject of caricature. R.K. Laxman ………….4 (be) a
cartoonist ……..5 (endow) with the skill to draw attractive cartoons. With a
deep ………..6 (understand) of political and social realities, he was able to see
and express the reality through his protagonist- the Common Man with a ……..7 (close)
umbrella. For the readers, the Common Man (become) a signature of Laxman's art.
(b) Fill in each
blank with an appropriate word: [4]
(i)The
flower gave………a fragrant perfume.
(ii)
I now call…………the chief guest to speak.
(iii)
I won't be able to keep……….that speed.
(iv)
The old man passed………….in his sleep.
(v)
He is cured………..chicken pox.
(vi)
The culprit is still………….large.
(vii)
Why don't you confide………..your teacher?
(viii)
The sister was deprived……….her share of property.
(c) Join the
following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.[4]
(i)
My brother fell asleep. He was reading a novel.
(i)
He is a good singer. He is also a good actor.
(iii)
Sunil is a tall boy. No other boy in the class is taller.
(iv)
He speaks fast. Otherwise he is a good leader.
(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.
[8]
(i)
As soon as I heard a knock at the door. I switched on the light. (Begin. No
sooner)
(ii)
There was a lot of rain last night. (Use heavily)
(iii)
None but a fool would believe you. (Use only)
(iv)
You never know where your luck lies, do you? (Begin One)
(v)
On realising his mistake, he apologised to her. (Begin: When)
(vi)
He inquired of us whether we were going home. (Begin He said to us,
(vii)
It is most probable that it will rain today. (Use probability)
(viii)
My uncle earns a lot but he spends a lot. (Begin The more)
(ix)
No other author has influenced me as much as Tagore. (Begin: Tagore)
Tagore
has influenced me more than any other author.
(a)
0.
are considered
1.
drawing
2.
reduce
3.
deliver
4.
was
5.
endowed
6.
understanding
7.
closed
(b)
(i)
out
(ii)
upon
(iii)
up
(iv)
away
(v)
of
(vi)
at
(vii)
in
(viii)
of
(c)
(i)
While reading a novel, my brother fell asleep.
(ii)
He is a good singer as well as a good actor.
(iii)
Sunil is the tallest boy in the class.
(iv)
Even though he speaks fast, he is a good leader.
(d)
(i)
No sooner did I hear a knock at the door than I switched on the light.
(ii)
It rained heavily last night.
(iii)
Only a fool would believe you.
(iv)
One never knows where one's luck lies, does he?
(v)
When he realised his mistake, he apologised to her.
(vi)
He said to us, "Are you going home?"
(vii)
With all probability it will rain today.
Test
Paper : 11
(a) Fill in the
blanks using the correct forms of words in brackets. Do not copy the passage
but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank
space. [4]
Example:
(0) accompanied
Nasruddin
.........0 (accompany) a renowned scholar for a meal in a local restaurant,
where they ordered for two fish.
A
few minutes later, the waiter ......... 1 (bring) out a platter with two.........2
(bake) fish on it, one of which was quite a bit bigger than the other. Nasruddin
took the bigger fish. ......... 3 (Give) Nasruddin a look of intense disbelief,
the scholar told him that what he ......... 4 (do) was not only selfish, but
also......... 5 (violate) the principles of good etiquette. Nasruddin listened
to the philosopher patiently, and said, "Well, Sir, what would you ........
6 (do)?"
"I,
being a gentleman, ......... 7 (take) the smaller fish for myself."
"And
here you are," said, Nasruddin "and ........ (place) the smaller fish
on the scholar's plate."
(b) Fill in each
blank with an appropriate word: [4]
(i)
I will go to the airport and see them…………. .
(ii)
It is one of the best stories I have come…………… .
(iii)
The noise is too loud, but you'll have to put ……….with it.
(iv)
Please fill …………….the details in the form.
(v)
Can we count …………you to help us?
(vi)
They discussed the issue …………a cup of tea.
(vii)
The plane touched at London at 11.00 am.
(viii)
I can't make ……………….what he means.
(c) Join the
following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.
[4]
(i)
He works hard. He has to support his old parents.
(ii)
The student was foolish. He told lies before the Principal.
(iii)
Take an umbrella. It may rain.
(iv)
Varun will come back in July. If not, he will come back in August.
(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)
He conducted the show like a trained artist. (Use: as if)
(ii)
She said, "May God be with you!" (Begin: She prayed that...)
(iii)
They demanded to know what had happened. (Use: insist)
(iv)
No sooner did I enter the train than it started. (Use: as soon as)
(v)
Because of his busy schedule, he could not attend the meeting. (Begin: His busy
schedule...)
(vi)
The team consisted of ten singers and a music teacher. (Use: comprised)
(vii)
He could never have imagined that he would become famous. (Begin: Never...)
(viii)
As soon as I lit the candle, I saw somebody hiding behind the curtain. (Begin:
No sooner...)
(ix)
Unlike you, I am due to retire next year. (Use: difference)
The
difference between you and me is that I am due to retire next year.
(a)
0.
accompanied
1.
brought
2.
baked
3.
Giving
4.
had done
5.
it violated
6.
have done
7.
would have taken
8.
placed
(b)
(i)
off
(ii)
across
(iii)
up
(iv)
in
(v)
on
(vi)
over
(vii)
down
(viii)
out
(c)
(i)
He works hard to support his old parents.
(ii)
The student was foolish enough to tell lies before the Principal.
(iii)
Take an umbrella lest it might rain.
(iv)
Varun will come back either in July or in August.
(d)
(i)
He conducted the show as if he were a trained artist.
(ii)
She prayed that God might be with me/him.
(iii)
They insisted on knowing what had happened.
(iv)
As soon as I entered the train, it started.
(v)
His busy schedule prevented him from attending the meeting.
(vi)
The team comprised ten singers and a music teacher.
(vii)
Never could he have imagined that he would become famous.
(viii)
No sooner did I light the candle than I saw somebody hiding behind the curtain.
(ix)
The difference between you and me is that I am due to retire next year.
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