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I) Report the following dialoges in the indirect form of narration :
(A) Mother : I have washed the car for you today.
Daughter : Thank you, Mom.
Mother : Now, do not drive fast, dear
Daughter : I need to, as I have to blow dry the car.
The mother told the daugter that (a)
_______________________________
The daughter (b)_________________________________________________
The mother(c) ___________________________________________________
But the daughter contradicted it by saying that(d)__________________
(B) Customer : Waiter ! Waiter! Come here at once.
Waiter : At your service, Sir. What's the matter, Sir?
Customer : There's a fly in my soup.
Waiter : Sir, did you expect an elephant
in a soup bowl?
A customer impatiently ordered the waiter (a) __________________. The waiter
politely said that he was at his(customer‟s) service and
asked(b)______________________________. The customer complained (c)
__________________________. The waiter wittily but politely enquired of
him(d)________________________.
II) Given below are two sets of instructions. Read them carefully and complete
the paragraph in the Passive Voice :
(A) How to Prepare Noodles
Take one cup of water and boil it.
Break the noodles and add to the boiling water.
Add the spices given in the noodles packet.
Stir it gently and cook for one minute.
Delicious noodles are ready.
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To prepare Maggie noodles, one (a)__________________________ and it is boiled in a
pan. Now the noodles (b) ________________and added to the boiling water. The spices
given in the packet (c) ____________to the noodles. It is now stirred gently and
(d)______________one minute. A delecious dish is ready in just a short time.
(B) How to fill a pen
Remove the cap of the pen and hold it in the left hand.
Dip it into the ink pot.
Catch the inkfiller pen in the right hand and pull it.
Leave it to move back to its original position.
Take the pen out of the ink pot.
To fill the ink pen, first of all the cap of the pen is removed and pen is held in the left
hand. Now (a) __________________________________________
The inkfiller pen (b) __________________________________________________
And it is pulled. Now it (c) ____________________________________________
_________________ Finally the pen (d) __________________________________
____________________ to check if the ink has been filled.
III) In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the
missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes
after it in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. Ensure that the
word that forms your answer is underlined.(PREPOSITIONS)
Fish live in water, man land and the man on land
Eagle flies the air. The types of habitat (a)
vary from organism organism. Those that (b)
live and breed water are called (c)
aquatic, the word aqua Latin means (d)
water. Those that live and propagate (e)
land are called terrestrial. Those that
use the sky for their activities
are called aerial animals.
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IV) The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the
lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet as given
below against the correct blank number. Remember to underline the word that
you have supplied. (CONJUNCTIONS)
Incorrect Correct
EQ, that is Emotional Quotient might seem and but
impractical to most of us and it has its obvious
benefits especially with respect to the workplace.
These people are able to work beyond personal
Gains as organisation politics. They possess (a)
a strong character but the ability to stand (b)
up to adversity, a tendency to retain selflessness
but wisdom. They are as successful as (c)
people with high IQ levels. They work for
the betterment of the organisation that (d)
a whole but have a long term perspective (e)
to growth.
V) In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the
missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after
it. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined.
The ravine was ten yards was about ten
wide five feet deep. As I (a)
stepped down into, a bird (b)
fluttered a rock. On looking (c)
at the spot from the bird (d)
had risen I saw eggs. These (e)
were of a unusual shape. (f)
one was long very pointed (g)
while the other was round as (h)
a marble.
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VI The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line.
Underline each error and write your correction in the space provided. The first
correction has ben done for an example :
Error Correction
Pollution is one of a most serious problems a the
facing humanity today .This problem was fairly
complicated ,for much of the pollution is caused of objects and
activities that benefit mankind. Two-thirds in
Delhi‟s appalling atmospheric pollution is caused on
vehicles. For end and even greatly reduce pollution
would call for a total re-assessment in what are
consider to be necessities of life.
Is we prepared to do it?
VII) Fill in the blanks with a Gerund (- ing form of the verb)
1. The ____________(make) of the plan is in hand.
2. The time of the ______________ of the birds has come.(sing)
3. We were prevented from_____________ the prisoners. (see)
4. He is fond of _________________ cricket. (play)
5. ________________ tigers is a favourite sport in this country.(hunt)
VIII. Fill in the blanks with suitable Prepositions.
1. Banaras is famous _____________________ its sarees.
2. He complained __________ the Principal_____________ me.
3. We took pity ___________ the poor beggar.
4. Are you not ashamed ___________________ your conduct?
5. The house has been restored ________________ its rightful owner.
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IX. Join each of the following pairs of sentences by means of a Conjunction.
1. I cannot help you.
You have never stood by me.
2. Run fast.
You will miss the train.
3. Pratap has not done his homework.
Sandeep has not done his homework.
4. I shall come.
It depends upon my getting a bus.
5. Walk carefully.
You may fall.
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