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English Grammar
Develop a short story in 150-200 words which begins as of the following:
Last Sunday I along with my friends decided to go to the riverside for a picnic. We planned to spend the whole day there, but Give it a suitable title also.
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With the help of the following cues, develop a short story along with a title in 150-200 words :
A cap seller carrying a bundle of caps …… sleeps under a tree ……. puts the bundle beside him ……. some monekys take away the caps …… wakes up …. finds monkeys
wearing caps ….. angry ….. throws his own cap ……. monkeys throw their caps …… collects …… happy.
TRUE FRIENDS
Last Sunday, I along with my friends, decided to go to the riverside for a picnic. We planned to spend the whole day there, but as luck would have it, the day turned out to be catastrophic. My friend and I set out on a boating trip. We sailed the boat smoothly and talked merrily. Soon, we noticed we were very far from the bank of the river. We were in the middle where water seemed to be very deep and flow of the river was powerful. All of a sudden the sky grew dark. A strong wind started blowing hard. The water became rough. The boat tossed up and down in the rampant water.
Luckily, we saw a plank floating in the water. We both jumped and caught hold of the plank. But the plank was too small to bear the weight of two. We both know that one of us should leave it otherwise both of us will drown. Then my friend said to me, “You are a married man. You must live for your wife and children. I am single. So I must go.” I was shaken to hear that. I told him that he too had a mother and a sister to take care of. But he insisted on leaving the plank and told me to take care of his mother and sister. Saying this, he let go off the plank. He was drowned.
After the storm was over, I reached the bank of the river. Our other friends were very worried. They were waiting for use to come back. They all turned very sad to know about his drowning. After that we all went to his home and broke the sad news to his mother and sister. They were shocked. I brought both of them to my house. My family accepted them with great love and warmth.
Moral-True friends share joys as well as sorrows.
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THE CAPSELLER AND THE MONKEYS
There was a jungle between two villages. Many monkeys lived in the jungle. One day, a capseller was passing through the jungle to go to another village. He was carrying a bundle of caps. On the way, he got tried. He put the bundle aside, lay down under a tree and fell asleep.
He woke up after some time. He got upset when he saw that his box was open and the monkeys had taken away all the caps. Just then he looked up, there were so many monkeys on the tree. Each one of them had a cap on his head. The capseller was angry.
He picked up a stone and threw it at the monkeys. The monkeys plucked fruits from the tree and threw them at the capseller. Then, the capseller understood the trick. He knew how to get back his caps from the monkeys. They had the habit of copying others. The capseller took off the cap from his head and threw it on the ground. The monkeys also copied him. They too threw their caps down. The capseller was happy to see this. He collected the caps from the ground, put them in the box and happily went to the other village to sell them. Moral- Presence of mind can find a way out of many difficulties.
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Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences:
(a) one of / that of reading / known to / is / greatest / the / pleasures / man /
(b) a rich variety / adventure and wisdom / the / world of books / has / of /
(c) own / you / book / convenience / can enjoy / a / at your /
In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each marked 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 first one is done as an example.
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Kite flying was a popular sport that time |
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we boys climbed over the roofs enter |
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the competition. We limited pocket-money |
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and was not enough to buy all the |
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Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows.
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Jatin : |
Will you come with me to watch a movie tonight? |
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I would have but I need to finish my English homework. |
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Then I shall ask Ravi. |
Jatin asked David if he would (a) _______________. David replied that he would have but (b) _______________. Jatin then said (c) _______________.
Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks with the help of options that follow:
The rapid changes that India (a)....................over the last few decades have been welcomed by (b).................... . It is an enthusiasm which (c).................... .
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(i) is enduring
(ii) was endured
(iii) has been enduring
(iv) will endure
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(i) most of us
(ii) many of them
(iii) few of people
(iv) the lot of people
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(i) should be kept alive
(ii) have been kept alive
(iii) will be keeping alive
(iv) will be enlivened
Rearrange the following words / phrases to form meaningful sentences:
(a) more than / are child workers / the Indian population / five percent of /
(b) engaged / in agriculture / tens of thousands / are chiefly /
(c) work / in urban areas / many / of industries / in a variety /
In the passage given below, there is an error in each line. Write the error and the correction in your answer sheet.
Error Correction
You recently ask me to submit a short report e.g. ask asked
in the progress made so far in the (a) ................... ...................
Literacy Project. Initially, adults were a reluctance (b) ................... ...................
to learn. Gradually, they overcome their (c) ................... ...................
inhibitions.
Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows:
Jatin: Could you lend me your book, David?
David: I would have but I need to finish my revision for class test tomorrow.
Jatin: Give me your notes then.
Jatin asked David if he could (a)......................... David replied that he would have but he needed to (b)........................ Jatin then asked (c).........................
Choose the appropriate options from the ones given below to complete the following passage. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.
As a young boy I (a) ……… …….. to play on the ground near my home. At the (b)……………...end of the ground was a library. I had often seen people walk in and out of it (c)………………..books in their hands. One evening, I walked in and politely asked the librarian (d)……………..a book.
(a) (i) was (ii) used (iii) are (iv) had
(b) (i) far (ii) near (iii) off (iv) hind
(c) (i) carried (ii) carrying (iii) carries (iv) carry
(d) (i) for (ii) him (iii) about (iv) to
Rearrange the following words/phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done for you.
watching TV / on exercise / while you are / the following ways / The American Council /suggests / to exercise
The American Council on exercise suggests the following ways to exercise while you are watching TV.
(a) the remote / the channel / to change / get up / from the couch / instead of using
(b) the room during / Walk up / the stairs / or around / and down / commercial breaks
(c) a treadmill / use / you watch / while / you can / TV
(d) resistance band / while watching / use a / television
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. Underline the correct word supplied by you. The first one has been done for you as an example.
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One morning I finished one business at the bank |
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in the parking lot outside, Suddenly he realised that I had |
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lost the bike key. Upset I searched about it in the bank. A bank |
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employee tried to help me find it, and in vain |
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