Set 4

Question 4
Q4 (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)

Three sons…..(0)…(discuss) the gifts they were able to give to their aged mother.
0: were discussing

The first said, “ I….(1)…(build) a big house for our mother.” The second said, “I have sent her a Mercedes with a
driver.” The third smiled and said, “I have…(2)…(beat) you both. Do you remember how Mom
enjoyed..(3)…(read) the Bible? And you know that she can’t see very well any longer. I have sent her a unique
parrot that …(4)…(recite) the entire Bible. It …(5)…(take) the elders in the church twelve years to teach him.
He’s one of a kind. Mom has just to name the chapter and verse, and the parrot recites it.”
Soon thereafter, Mom sent out her letters of thanks. “Milton,” she wrote to one son, “the house you built is
huge. I live in only one room, but I have…(6)…(clean) the whole house.”
“Gerald,” she wrote to another, “I’m too old to travel any more. My eyesight isn’t what it used to be. I stay at
home most of the time, so I rarely use the Mercedes. And the driver is so rude!”
“Dearest Donald,” she wrote to her third son, “you’ve the good sense of ..(7)…(know)what your mother
…(8)…(like). The chicken was delicious!”

(b) Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word: (4)

1. I assure you that I am aware……your efforts.
2. Subsequent….the meeting he wrote a letter to the President.
3. Trust….God and do what is right.
4. I called….him at his office.
5. The programme commenced….a song.
6. I count ….your advice and cooperation.
7. He deals…cotton and cloth.
8. His master dispensed….his services.

c) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so: (4)
i) He is short-sighted. Otherwise he is fit for the post.
ii) Indira Gandhi died in 1984. Rajiv Gandhi thereafter became Prime Minister.
iii) You are strong. I am equally strong.
iv) Nagasaki was once a prosperous city. It now lies in ruins

(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)
1. Even though he failed, he persevered. (rewrite using ‘nevertheless’)
2. He said, “Alas! I am undone.” ( Change the narration)
3. The old lady open the door and the dog ran out. ( End:…..dog.)
4. Do you not understand my meaning?( Change the voice)
5. He is mad. He feigns madness. (Combine using ‘either…or’)
6. As soon as the crime was reported the police arrested the culprit. (Begin: Barely..)
7. He was too stubborn to accept our suggestions. ( Remove ‘too’)
8. I am being unnecessarily accused of irresponsibility. ( provide a suitable question tag)
Set 4 Answers
a)
1. have built
2. beaten
3. reading
4. can recite
5. took
6. to clean
7. knowing
8. likes

b)
1. of
2. to
3. in
4. on
5. with
6. on
7. in
8. with

c)
1. Except that he is short-sighted, he is fit for the post.
2. When Indira Gandhi died in 1984, Rajiv Gandhi became the Prime Minister.
3. I am as strong as you are.
4. Nagasaki, once a prosperous city, now lies in ruins.

d)
1. He failed, nevertheless he persevered.
2. He exclaimed sadly that he was undone.
3. The old lady opened the door and let out the dog.
4. He either mad or feigns madness.
5. Is my meaning not understood by you?
6. Barely had the crime was reported when the police arrested the culprit.
7. He was so stubborn that he could not accept our suggestion.
8. Aren’t I?
Set 5

Q4 (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)

Two carpenters ______(0)(work) on Mr. Sharma’s roof.

(0) were working
When they _______ (1) (stop) work at 6 p.m., they ______(2) (leave) their ladder ______ (3)(lean) against the
house. At 7 p.m., Raju, a thief, passed by the house and ________(4)(see) the ladder. The house
___________(5) (be) now empty as Mr. and Mrs. Sharma ________(6) (go) to the market. Raju _______(7)
(climb) up the ladder, ________(8)(get) in through a first-floor window, and went straight to the main bed
room where he stole all of Mrs. Sharma’s jewellery.

(b) Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word: (4)

(1) Do you want to take _______ every single object from the box?
(2) The plane must take _________ before dark.
(3) The children spoke ______ a whisper as they were scared.
(4) We must not speak ill about a person ______ his back.
(5) He disliked the play so much that he walked _______ in the middle of the first act.
(6) Walking barefoot _________ the grass is very good for health.
(7) This rule does not apply _________ you as you are less than eighteen years old.
(8) You must apply ________ the job immediately.

c) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so:
1. He didn’t get admission. His grades were not very good.
2. The teacher enters the class room. You should get up.
3. You will find it. You look for it.
4. I told you not to do it. You have done it again.
5. She was really upset with him. She said nothing.
6. You heat ice. It melts.
7. It will start working. You give it a kick.
8. He paid the subscription fee. His membership was renewed.
9. You wait long enough. You will get what you want.
10. He got a first class. His parents were not happy with his performance.

(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)
1. Sachin is an outstanding sportsman and a good artist. (Use: Besides)
2. Mother said to Paul, “A courier came for you yesterday.” (Begin: Mother told Paul…)
3. As soon as the minister took the oath, the spectators started applauding. (Use: No Sooner…)
4. He is so short that he cannot be a soldier. (Replace: so)
5. The lawyer examined the documents with utmost care. (Change the voice)
6. I will buy the horse if it is quite sound. (Use: Unless)
7. Only Shakespeare could write such a tragedy. (Begin: No..)
8. Rita is a journalist and writer. (Use: Not only….)
9. Although Lakshmi worked very hard, she failed in the examination. (Use: Notwithstanding)
10. No one would deny that he was totally fit before his death. (Use: Everyone)
Set 5 Answers:

(a)
1. stopped
2. left
3. leaning
4. saw
5. was
6. had gone
7. climbed
8. got

(b) Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word: (4)

(1) out
(2) off
(3) in
(4) behind
(5) out
(6) on
(7) to
(8) for

c) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so:
1. He didn’t get admission because his grades were not very good.
2. When the teacher enters the class room, you should get up.
3. You will find it if you look for it.
4. Though I told you not to do it, you have done it again.
5. Though she was really upset with him, she said nothing.
6. When you heat ice, it melts.
7. It will start working when / if you give it a kick.
8. He paid the subscription fee so his membership was renewed.
9. If you wait long enough, you will get what you want.
10. Though / although he got a first class, his parents were not happy with his performance.

(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)
(1) Besides being an outstanding sportsman, Sachin is a good artist.
(2) Mother told Paul that a courier had come for him the previous day / the day before.
(3) No sooner did the minister take the oath than the spectators started applauding.
(4) He is too short to be a soldier.
(5) The documents were examined by the lawyer with utmost care.
The documents were examined with utmost care by the lawyer.
(6) Unless the horse is quite sound, I will not buy it.
(7) No one but Shakespeare could write such a tragedy./
No one save Shakespeare could write such a tragedy.
(8) Not only is Rita a journalist but also a writer.
(9) Notwithstanding Lakshmi’s hard work, she failed in the examination.
(10) Everyone would agree/accept/admit that he was totally fit before his death.
 SET 6
a) In the following passage, 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) The boy _______ (walk) on the footpath.
Answer: 0. walked.
She did not hear the story as many women (1) (hear) ….…the same, with a paralyzed inability to accept its
significance. She (2) (weep) ….…at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms. When the storm
of grief had spent itself she (3) (go) ….… away to her room alone. She would have no one follow her. There
stood, facing the open window, a comfortable, roomy armchair. Into this she (4) (sink) ….… pressed down by a
physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed (5) ( reach) ….…into her soul.
She (6) (can) ….…see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new
spring life. The delicious breath of rain (7) ( be) ….…in the air. In the street below a peddler was crying his
wares. The notes of a distant song which some one was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrows
were (8) (twitter) ….…in the eaves.

(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate words: [4]

i. The novel is authored ........ him.
ii. He quarrelled with us........ a trifle.
iii. Raga dived ........ the river to search for the jewel.
iv. They have confidence ........ her.
v. Kajal was invited ........ the wedding.
vi. I prefer rice........ bread.
vii. The accident site was cordoned ........ by the police.
viii. The police ran ........ the thief.

(c) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but, or so. [4]
i. Hercules was strong. He could defeat the monster.
ii. He did not come to the party. He regretted it.
iii. My father was very angry. He could not speak a word.
iv. Rima did not sing well. The judges gave her a prize.

(d) Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each of them. Make other
changes necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence. [8]
i. The jury acquitted him of all charges. [Begin: He …]
ii. Susan is grown up. She can make her own bed now. [Join using ‘enough’]
iii. The Shatabdi Express runs faster than the Shimla Express. [Begin: The Shimla Express….]
iv. Neither of the men ……….. cars. [Use: has or have.]
v. He said to me, ‘Do you practise daily as I do?” And I said, ‘No’. [Change into reported speech]
vi. The car is fuel-efficient. It is well designed. [Begin: Not only…..….]
vii. There is not enough sugar left to make a cup of coffee. [Use the apt form of ‘little’]
viii. I did not know my sister was coming. I would have waited for her. [Begin: Had….]
Set 6 Answers

Question 4 (A)
(1) have heard
(2) wept
(3) went
(4) sank
(5) to reach
(6) could
(7) was
(8) twittering

(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate words: [4]

i. The novel is authored by/on him.
ii. He quarrelled with us over a trifle.
iii. Raga dived into the river to search for the jewel.
iv. They have confidence in her.
v. Kajal was invited to the wedding.
vi. I prefer rice to bread.
vii. The accident site was cordoned off by the police.
viii. The police ran after the thief.

(c) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but, or so. [4]
i. Hercules was strong enough to defeat the monster. / Hercules could defeat the monster as he was strong
ii. He did not come to the party. He regretted that he did not come to the party.
iii. My father so angry that he could not speak a word.
iv. Though Rima did not sing well, the judges gave her a prize.

(d) Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each of them. Make other
changes necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence. [8]
i. He was acquitted of all charges by the jury.
ii. Susan is grown up enough to make her own bed now.
iii. The Shimla Express does not run as fast as the Shatabdi Express.
iv. Neither of the men has cars.
v. He asked me whether I practised daily as he did?” And I replied that I did not.
vi. Not only is the car fuel-efficient but also well designed.
vii. There is little sugar left to make a cup of coffee.
viii. Had I known my sister was coming, I would have waited for her.