INDIAN SCHOOL AL WADI AL KABIR

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Class: XI
QUESTION BANK - GRAMMAR
(2022-23)

A. Supply the appropriate words to complete the following passages:

1. A school is a place where many students (a)........... cultures and attitude converge. The first
thing they learned in primary school (b) ............. that there are so many different kinds of people.
They experience the pains and pleasures of getting to know (c) ............ schoolmates. They
discover their own strengths (d) ............ weaknesses. They learn (e)............. meaning of
tolerance, teamwork, friendship, selflessness, etc. Some experiences are uplifting (f)
............some are depressing.

Ans. (a) of (b) is (c) their (d) and (e) the (f) while

B. Rearrange the following words or phrases to make meaningful sentences.

(a) to / her / all / friends / birthday / next week / party / she is inviting
(b) architecture / I would / like to / books / on / look at / indian / the
(c) than / no / mist / sooner / did / the / the / disappeared / sun / rise

Answer:
(a) She is inviting all friends to her birthday party next week.
(b) I would like to look at the books on Indian architecture.
(c) No sooner did the sun rise, than the mist disappeared.

C. Rearrange the following jumbled words to form meaningful sentences.

(a) to / the popularity / every corner / junk food / has led / of eating / joints / around / of / the /
opening
(b) believed in / people of India / the sacredness of / have traditionally / wildlife

Answer:
(a) The popularity of junk food has led to the opening of eating joints around every corner.
(b) People of India have traditionally believed in the sacredness of wildlife.

D. Change this direct speech into reported speech:

a. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived”
She told me ________________________________________________________
b. “She’s living in Paris for a few months”
She said ___________________________________________________________
c. “I visited my parents at the weekend”

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She told me ________________________________________________________
d. “I hadn’t travelled by underground before I came to London”
She said ___________________________________________________________
e. “He could read when he was three”
She said ___________________________________________________________
f. “I was sleeping when Julie called”
She said ___________________________________________________________
Answers
a. She told me (that) she was waiting for the bus when he arrived.
b. She said (that) she is living in Paris for a few months.
c. She told me (that) she visited (had visited) her parents at the weekend.
d. She said (that) she hadn't travelled by underground before she came to London.
e. She said (that) he could read when he was three.
f. She said (that) she had been sleeping when Julie called

E. Supply suitable words to complete the following passage.

Our classes take place for three hours every morning (1) Monday to Friday.
The maximum class size (2) twenty and the average is ten. We use modern
methods of (3) and learning, and the school has a language laboratory, a video
camera and recorder. You will only be successful (4) improving your English,
however, if you work hard and (5) speaking English as much as you can. You will take a
short (6) in English as soon as you arrive. In this way, we can put you in
a (7) at the most suitable level. There are two classes (8)
the elementary level; one is for complete beginner sand the (9) is for students who
know a (10) English. In both classes, you will practice simple conversations.
Answers: - 1. from 2. is 3. teaching 4. in 5. practice
6.improvement 7. class 8. for 9. other 10. Little

F. Fill in the Blanks

From the given options, choose the right one and fill in the blanks.

herbivorous armour captured cooperation lavish

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 almost worst wipes fluttered crashed

diversity crisis educated emotions economic

1. Miss Malini lives a ____ lifestyle and lives in New York.

2. Animals can be divided into three categories depending on their diet, and ____ is one of
them.
3. The arrow didn’t injure the soldier as he was wearing an iron-clad ____.
4. Many countries were facing an ____ imbalance due to the Covid situation.
5. The photographer ____ the expressions of the bride.
6. The flag _____ in the strong winds.
7. A common saying, “unity in, ____”, expresses unity between diverse groups.
8. The team performed its ____ in the final match.
9. The plane ____ midway, and many were injured.
10. The maid ____ the floor twice a day.
11. _____ all students failed the surprise test.
12. An ____ person makes decisions wisely.
13. The police extended their ____ to the victim’s family.
14. The poet portrayed his ____ in the poem.
15. If you face any ____, you can take my help.

Answers –

1. Miss Malini lives a lavish lifestyle and lives in New York.

2. Animals can be divided into three categories depending on their diet, and herbivorous is
one of them.
3. The arrow didn’t injure the soldier as he was wearing ironclad armour.
4. Many countries were facing an economic imbalance due to the Covid situation.
5. The photographer captured the expressions of the bride.
6. The flag fluttered in the strong winds.
7. A common saying, “unity in diversity”, expresses unity between diverse groups.
8. The team performed its worst in the final match.
9. The plane crashed midway, and many were injured.
10. The maid wipes the floor twice a day.
11. Almost all students failed the surprise test.
12. An educated person makes decisions wisely.
13. The police extended their cooperation to the victim’s family.
14. The poet portrayed his emotions in the poem.
15. If you face any crisis, you can take my help.

G. Complete the Gaps

Ball dance party Cinderella Beautiful Midnight Ill-treated

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 Lived Fairy Fairy godmother Step sisters Carriage

Once there _____ a girl named Cinderella. She stayed with her father, stepmother and ____. Her
stepmother and sisters made her do all the housework and _____ her. One day the king of that
town arranged a _____ for his only son. All the people of the town were invited. The stepmother,
along with her daughters, decided to go to the party without _____. Sad about not being able to
attend the party, Cinderella started crying, and suddenly, a _____ appeared before her. The fairy
said that she was Cinderella’s _____ and she would help her to go to the party. So using magic,
the fairy godmother arranged for a _____ dress and a ____ which would take Cinderella to the
party. But the fairy godmother also warned Cinderella that she should be back before _____.
Answers –
Once there lived a girl named Cinderella. She stayed with her father, stepmother and stepsisters.
Her stepmother and sisters made her do all the housework and ill-treated her. One day the king
of that town arranged a ball dance party for his only son. All the people of the town were
invited. The stepmother, along with her daughters, decided to go to the party without Cinderella.
Sad about not being able to attend the party, Cinderella started crying, and suddenly
a fairy appeared before her. The fairy said that she was Cinderella’s fairy godmother and she
would help her to go to the party. So using magic, the fairy godmother arranged for
a beautiful dress and a carriage which would take Cinderella to the party. But the fairy
godmother also warned Cinderella that she should be back before midnight.
H. Complete the following sentences in Reported Speech: -
1. “Will you come later?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
2. “Do you like coffee?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
3. “Is this the road to the station?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
4. “Did you do your homework?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
5. “Have you studied reported speech before?”
She asked me ______________________________________________________
6. She asked me if I would come later.
7. She asked me if I liked coffee.
8. She asked me if this was the road to the station.

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9. She asked me if I did (had done) my homework.
10. She asked me if I had studied
11. “Could you bring the book tonight?”
She ______________________________________________________________
12. “Can you help me with my homework, please?”
She ______________________________________________________________
13. “Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?”
She ______________________________________________________________
14. “Would you mind passing the salt?”
15. “I was wondering if you could possibly tell me the time?”
She ______________________________________________________________

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