SECTION – C
GRAMMAR – 20 MARKS
8. A. Choose the most appropriate option from
the ones given below to complete the following passage. Write
the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank
number. (½ x8=4 Marks)
the ones given below to complete the following passage. Write
the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank
number. (½ x8=4 Marks)
He was reflecting what————-(a)
happen to his soaring plans if his army leader —————(b) to
recapture Ratisbon.Just then a soldier was riding———–(c)full gallop towards
him .———(d)reaching he ,(e) himself off the horse in joy and
————(f) to stand erect ———–(g)his horse.He had his chest shot
through .”We have got you Ratisbon by the grace of god ,” he cried . “I
——–(h) our flag myself in the market place .
happen to his soaring plans if his army leader —————(b) to
recapture Ratisbon.Just then a soldier was riding———–(c)full gallop towards
him .———(d)reaching he ,(e) himself off the horse in joy and
————(f) to stand erect ———–(g)his horse.He had his chest shot
through .”We have got you Ratisbon by the grace of god ,” he cried . “I
——–(h) our flag myself in the market place .
1. i) may
ii) could iii)
must
iv) might
ii) could iii)
must
iv) might
2. i) fails ii)
failed iii) had failed
iv) would fail
failed iii) had failed
iv) would fail
3. i) in ii) to
iii) at
iv) over
iii) at
iv) over
4, i) on
ii) after
iii) in
iv) before
ii) after
iii) in
iv) before
5, i) throw ii)
has thrown iii)
would throw iv) threw
has thrown iii)
would throw iv) threw
6. i) managed ii) had
managed iii) would manage iv) manage
managed iii) would manage iv) manage
7. i) beside ii)
besides iii) by
iv) on
besides iii) by
iv) on
8. i) planted ii) have
planted iii) had planted iv) plant
planted iii) had planted iv) plant
B. Read the following paragraph and complete it
with the suitable option given below.
with the suitable option given below.
If ———(1) you and
consider the lives as well as your own ;if you think how —————–(2)are
born with honour and —————-(3)die without name or children
,————————(4)beauty we see and how few friends we hear of ,how
many diseases and how much poverty there is in the world.
consider the lives as well as your own ;if you think how —————–(2)are
born with honour and —————-(3)die without name or children
,————————(4)beauty we see and how few friends we hear of ,how
many diseases and how much poverty there is in the world.
1. i) think about ii) look about iii) search for iv) check
for
for
2. i) many
ii) much
iii) few iv) some
ii) much
iii) few iv) some
3) i) how many ii) how much iii) how often iv)
how few
how few
4. i) how many ii)
how often iii) how few iv) how little
how often iii) how few iv) how little
A. Edit the following passage.
Incorrect word Correct word
A letter from an young lady
_________ ___________
_________ ___________
Written in the more passionate __________
___________
___________
Terms wherein she lamented __________
___________
___________
Misfortune of the gentleman, her lover
__________ __________
__________ __________
Who has lately wounded in a duel
__________ __________
__________ __________
Was turned into my thoughts to that
_________
__________
_________
__________
Subject and incline me to examine
_________
__________
_________
__________
Into the causes who participate men
__________
___________
__________
___________
Into so fatal a folly.
B. Rearrange the
following words to make a meaningful sentence.
following words to make a meaningful sentence.
1) nice manners/ appearance /of /and / wanted
for /girl/telephone
for /girl/telephone
2) led/temptation/Beware /lest /into /thou/be
3) biographies/the essence of //History
/innumerable/has been/it/said/is
/innumerable/has been/it/said/is
4) would/speak /of/you/clearly/understood/be
C. Read the dialogue and
complete the sentences that follow.
complete the sentences that follow.
OOm-Good bye! This is
not the apt place to talk .
not the apt place to talk .
Raghuveer –Wait a moment .The answer is
important to me .
important to me .
Oom – Often answers do
not bring peace if delivered in the wrong time .So wait for the right moment.
not bring peace if delivered in the wrong time .So wait for the right moment.
Raghuveer-Nothing has
happened right for me till now .I am ready to face any adverse situation .
happened right for me till now .I am ready to face any adverse situation .
Oom-Almighty keeps every
record of everybody. Justice is for all. So you must have faith on him and wait.
record of everybody. Justice is for all. So you must have faith on him and wait.
Ø
Now fill in the blanks with the proper
words with relevance to the text.
words with relevance to the text.
Oom bade good bye and said —————-(1).Raghuveer
requested him to———————(2).Oom replied that often answers do not
bring peace if delivered in the wrong time and advised him to wait for the
right moment .Raghuveer said ———————(3).Oom replied …………………….(4)
requested him to———————(2).Oom replied that often answers do not
bring peace if delivered in the wrong time and advised him to wait for the
right moment .Raghuveer said ———————(3).Oom replied …………………….(4)