Question 1

a) Complete the paragraph given below with the correct form of the word given in brackets. There is no
need to write the whole passage; but the words in the correct order. [5]
The children ……1…… (stop) chatter as Mrs. Hughes ……2……(enter)Then they ……3……(stand up) and
……4……(say) in a loud chorus, “Good Morning, teacher.”
Mrs. Hughes ……5……(smile) , ……6……(say) good morning too and……7……(tell) the class
……8…… (sit down).At a glance it ……9…… (seem) ……10…… (be) about thirty students in the class.

b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. [5]

1. We have been living ……this town ……eight years.
2. The ceremony is scheduled to take place …..Sunday ……6.p.m.
3. The farmer’s sons quarreled …… themselves …… over the share of profit.
4. The tiger was killed …… a stranger ….. a rifle.
5. His application ….. the job was not turned……
Truth always prevails _______ the long run.
Sujata stood _______ the river and saw the ship pass by.
She took some money _______ her father to buy a video game.
Shilpa gave me a rare gift _______ my birthday.
Deepak was very upset _______ me.
Michelle is longing _______ meet me.
It has been a long time _______ I met my sister.
The worker asked _______ his wages.
Do not be angry ________ me.
Students are advised to go _______ their work.

c) Change to indirect speech: [10]

1. ‘What do you want?’ she asked him.
2. ‘Are you coming with us?’ he asked me.
3. He asked, ‘When do you intend to make the payment?’
4. ‘Do you come from China?’ said the prince to the girl.
5. The poor man exclaimed, ‘Will none of you help me?’
6. ‘Which way should I go?’ asked the little girl.
7. Alladin said to the magician, ‘What have I done to deserve so severe a punishment?’
8. ‘Don’t you know the way home?’ I said to her.
9. ‘Do you write a good hand?’ the teacher said to the student.
10. ‘Have you anything to say on behalf of the accused?’ said the judge finally.
d) 1 Things were different _____ I was young.
2 I do it _____ I like it.
3 Let us wait here _____ the rain stops.
4 You cannot be a lawyer _____ you have a law degree.
5 That was years _____ years ago.
6 She has not called _____ she left last week.
7 I saw him leaving an hour _____ two ago.
8 This is an expensive _____ very useful book.
9 We were getting tired _____ we stopped for a rest.
10 He was angry _____ he heard when happened.
11 Walk quickly _____ you will be late.
 12 He had to retire _____ of ill health.
13 We will go swimming next Sunday _____ it's raining.
14 I heard a noise _____ I turned the light on.
15 Would you like a coffee _____ tea?
16 Do you know _____ she will arrive?
17 _____ the car is old it still runs well.
18 Do you want a pen _____ a bit of paper?
19 I would like to go _____ I am too busy.
20 She will die _____ the doctors operate immediately.

e) Put in the correct question tags.

1. He sometimes reads the newspaper,……………………………………………..?

2. You are Indian, ……………………………………………..?
3. Peggy didn't use the pencil, ……………………………………………..?
4. Mary has answered the teacher's question, …………………………………?
5. The boy is from Turkey, ……………………………………………..?
6. Sue wasn't listening, ……………………………………………..?
7. Andrew isn't sleeping, ……………………………………………..?
8. Tom and Maria will arrive at Heathrow, …………………………………………?
9. He's been to Texas,………………………………………………..?
10. Dogs like meat, ………………………………………………..?
11. There are some apples left, ………………………………………………..?
12. I'm late, ………………………………………………..?
13. Let's go, ………………………………………………..?
14. Don't smoke, ………………………………………………..?
15. He does sing in the bathroom, ………………………………………………..?
16. He'll never know, ………………………………………………..?
17. I think, he's from India, ………………………………………………..?
18. Lovely day today, ………………………………………………..?
19. She is collecting stickers, ………………………………………………..?
20. We often watch TV in the afternoon, ………………………………………………..?
f) Gerunds:
1. (to ski) can be dangerous.
2. After (to shop) ,we went to the cinema.
3. (to smoke) is unhealthy.
4. (to swim) is my favourite activity.
5. Do you like (to surf) on the net?
6. Does she enjoy (to wear) jewels?
7. At the (begin) of the year,we move south.
8. Before(to go) to bed,I usually have a shower.
9. Be careful when (to spell) words.
10. The neighbours thanked me for (to call) the fire department.
Question 2
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions a, b, c, and d given below:
We have been brought up to fear insects. We regard them as unnecessary creatures that do more harm than
good. Man continuously wages war on them, for they contaminate his food, carry diseases or devour his
crops. They sting or bite without provocation, they fly uninvited into our rooms on summer nights, or beat
against our lighted windows. We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps, but of
quite harmless ones like moths. Reading about them increases our understanding without dispelling our fears.
Knowing that the industrious ants live in a highly organized society does not prevent us from being filled with
revulsion when we find hordes of them crawling over a carefully prepared picnic lunch.
No matter how much we like honey, or how much we have read of the uncanny sense of direction which bees
possess, we have a horror of being stung. Most of our fears are unreasonable, but they are difficult to erase. At
the same time, however, insects are strangely fascinating. We enjoy reading about them, especially when we
find that like the Praying Mantis, they lead perfectly horrible lives. We enjoy staring at them, entrance as they
go about their business, unaware -we hope - of our presence. Who has not stood in awe at the sight of a spider
pouncing on a fly, or a column of ants triumphantly carrying home an enormous dead beetle?
Last summer, I spent many days in the garden watching thousands of ants crawling up the trunk of my prized
peach tree. The tree has grown against a warm wall on a sheltered side of the house. I am specially proud of it,
not only because it has survived several severe winters, but because it occasionally produces luscious peaches.
During the summer I noticed that the leaves of the tree had begun to wither. Clusters of tiny insects called
Aphids were to be found on the underside of the leaves. They were visited by a large column of ants which
obtained a sort of honey from them. I immediately embarked on an experiment which, even though it failed to
get rid of the ants, kept me fascinated for twenty four hours. I bound the base of the tree with sticky tape,
making it impossible for the ants to reach the Aphids. The tape was so sticky that they did not dare to cross it.
For a long time, I watched them scurrying around the base of the tree in bewilderment. I even went out at
midnight with a torch and noted with satisfaction and surprise that the ants were still swarming around the
sticky tape without being able to do anything about it. I got up early next morning to find the ants were
climbing up the wall of the house and then on to the leaves of the tree. I realized sadly that I had been
completely defeated by their ingenuity. The ants had been quick to find an answer to my thoroughly
unscientific methods.
(a) Three words or phrases are given below. Give the meaning of each word as used in the passage. One
word answer or short phrases will be accepted. [3]
i. Dispelling
ii. Pouncing
iii. Ingenuity
(b) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words.
i. Why does man wage a constant war against insects? [6]
ii. Describe some of the fantastic achievements that insects are capable of. [3]
iii. Why does the writer say that knowing about insects does not make man change his attitude towards
insects? [2]
iv. What was the reason that the leaves of the tree were beginning to wither in summer? [2]
v. What did the writer do to prevent the ants from reaching the Aphids? Was it successful?
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