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Read the dialogue given below and complete the paragraph that follows. Write the correct answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.
Doctor: Have you got the tests done?
Karna: No, I have not.
Doctor: Get them done today itself.
The doctor asked Karna (a) ___________________. He replied that (b) ________________. The doctor asked _______________.
(a) if he had got the tests done
(b) he had not
(c) him to get the tests done the same day
Fill in the blanks choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.
There are four trees in the garden. ____________branches sway in the breeze. The children play ___________ the trees. Some of the girls __________
a) (i) There (ii) Their (iii) Every (iv) An
b) (i) under (ii) over (iii) above (iv) in
c) (i) is (ii) was (iii) are (iv) have
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was there. The place being quiet. a) ------ -------
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The butter (a) __________ melted. Onions and vegetables are (b) __________ in it for 3 minutes. Flour and stock are added. It is brought to a boil while (c) __________ continuously.
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Read the dialogue given below and complete the paragraph that follows. Write the correct answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.
Doctor: Have you got the tests done?
Karna: No, I have not.
Doctor: Get them done today itself.
The doctor asked Karna (a) ___________________. He replied that (b) ________________. The doctor asked _______________.
(a) if he had got the tests done
(b) he had not
(c) him to get the tests done the same day
Complete the news items given below by choosing the correct options from those that follow:
(a) 15-year-old Ram ____________________ against robbers last night.
(i) fights single-handedly
(ii) fought single-handed
(iii) will fight single-handed
(iv) has fought single-handed
(b) Delhi High Court ____________________ kite flying in urban areas is illegal.
(i) declaring that
(ii) has declared that
(iii) declares that
(iv) will declare that
(c) A killer whale thrashed a trainer killing him ____________________ a shocked crowd.
(i) at front of
(ii) in view off
(iii) at the back of
(iv) in front of
(a) (ii) fought single-handed
(b) (iii) declares that
(c) (iv) in front of
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 /
(a) One of the greatest pleasures known to man is that of reading.
(b) The world of books has a rich variety of adventure and wisdom.
(c) You can enjoy a book at your own convenience.
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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Jatin asked David if he would (a) _______________. David replied that he would have but (b) _______________. Jatin then said (c) _______________.
(a) go with him to watch a movie that night
(b) he needed to finish his English homework
(c) that he should ask Ravi
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).................... .
(a)
(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
(a) has been enduring
(b) most of us
(c) should be kept alive
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 /
(a) More than five percent of the Indian population is child workers.
(b) Tens of thousands are chiefly engaged in agriculture.
(c) Many works in a variety of industries in urban areas.
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.
Error Correction
You recently ask me to submit a short report e.g. ask asked
in the progress made so far in the (a) in on
Literacy Project. Initially, adults were reluctance (b) reluctance reluctant
to learn. Gradually, they overcome their (c) overcome overcame
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).........................
(a) lend him his book
(b) finish his revision for class test the next day
(c) for his notes
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
(a) Get up from the couch to change the channel instead of using the remote
(b) Walk up and down the stairs or around the room during commercial breaks
(c) You can use a treadmill while you watch TV
(d) Use a resistance band while watching television
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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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Study the notes given below and complete the paragraph that follows by filling in the blanks suitably.
NOTES
-Octopush – underwater hockey game
- created by a group of English divers
- aim was to keep scuba diving club busy in winter
- each team – 8 players – battle for a lead puck with a pusher
Octopush(a)…………. hockey game. It (b)………….. a group of English divers.
The game (c)…………. keeping the local scuba club busy during the winter months. The original rules required 8 players (d)……………… a lead puck with a small stick called pusher.
(a) is an underwater
(b) was created by
(c) aimed at
(d) to battle for
Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows:
Reena: I called you yesterday. Where were you?
Arya: I went to visit my grandmother. Why did you call?
Reena: I called to tell you that our results will be out next week.
Arya: Are you sure?
Reena: I saw the news in yesterday’s newspaper.
Reena told Arya that (a)…………… and asked her where she had been. Arya told her that (b)………………grandmother and enquired why she had called. Reena told her that she (c)………….results would be out next week. When Arya asked whether she was sure Reena told her (d) ……….…newspaper.
(a) she called her yesterday
(b) she went to visit
(c) wanted to tell her that the
(d) that she saw the news in the previous day’s newspaper
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:
The world we live in (a) ___________ changed a great deal (b) ___________ the last hundred years and it is likely to change (c) ________________ more in the next hundred. Some people would like to stop these changes and (d) __________ back to what they see (e) __________a pure and simple age. But history (f) _______________ that the past was not (g) ____________wonderful. It was good only (h) ____________a privileged minority.
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Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences:
The first one has been done for you.
tongue / great / the gift / is a / of the / thing
The gift of the tongue is a great thing.
(a) miracles / great / can perform / orator / an /
(b) hands of / weapon / is / in the / it / a powerful / politicians /
(c) gatherings to / can persuade / of thinking / an orator / large / his way
(d) forcefully / has the / speaker / and convincingly / ability to / a good / speak
(a) An orator can perform great miracles.
(b) It is a powerful weapon in the hands of politicians.
(c) An orator can persuade large gatherings to his way of thinking.
(d) A good speaker has the ability to speak forcefully and convincingly.
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. Underline the correct word supplied by you. The first one has been done for you as an example.
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Read the conversation given below and complete the passage that follows:
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The interviewer asked the candidate (a) ___________. The candidate replied that (b) ______________ the National Institute of Hotel Management. To the interviewer’s enquiry as to whether he had any experience the candidate said that (c) ________________ in a hotel reception for one year. The interviewer then wanted to know whether he could speak any foreign language and the candidate informed him that (d) ______________ French and German.
(a) about his qualifications
(b) he had done his Hotel Management from
(c) he had worked
(d) he could speak English fluently and also knew
Look at the notes given below and complete the paragraph that follows
by choosing the correct options:
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The facts about ants are simply amazing. The ant’s brain (a)________ Some birds drop ants inside their feathers because (b)__________ .Crazy ants have the (c)___________ .Weaver ants are well known for their (d)____________ .
(a) (i) had a processing power like a computer.
(ii) has a processive power like a computer.
(iii) having being a processing power like a computer.
(iv) haven’t a processing power like a computer.
(b) (i) the formic acid squirted by the ants will not remove parasites.
(ii) the formic acid squirted by the ants removes parasites.
(iii) the formic acid squirted by the ants helps to change the colour of the parasites.
(iv) the formic acid squirted by the ants is used by the parasites.
(c) (i) habit of running here and there erratically.
(ii) habit of running here and there happily.
(iii) habit of sleeping all the time.
(iv) habit of jumping from the nests.
(d) (i) communication and creativity.
(ii) communication and nest building behaviour.
(iii) communication and ability to kill parasites.
(iv) communication and parenting.
a) having being a processing power like a computer.
b) the formic acid squirted by the ants removes parasites.
c) habit of running here and there erratically.
d) communication and nest building behaviour.
Rearrange the following words and phrases to make meaningful sentences.
(a) one computer/Internet allows/to send/messages/computer/to another
(b) Net now/to converse/issue/debate/allows/or discus/people
(c) all kinds/this/of files/network/stores
(d) remote/it/on one/allows/computer/people/to connect/computer/to a
(a) Internet allows messages to send to one computer to another computer.
(b) Net now allows people to converse, debate or discuss issue.
(c) This network stores all kinds of files.
(d) It allows people to connect on one computer to a remote computer.
There is one error in every line of the following passage. Write the incorrect
word and the correction in your answer sheet. Ensure that the correct word is
underlined. Do not copy the passage.
Incorrect correct
Once, an ant which has come to drink at a (a) ________ _______
stream fell in the water and was carried (b) ________ _______
away by the swift current. It was in great danger for (c) ________ _______
drowning. A dove, perch on a nearby tree (d) ________ _______
saw the ant’s danger and dropped a leaf into the water.
The ant climbed on to these and was carried to (e) ________ _______
safety. Sometimes after this a hunter, creeping (f) ________ _______
through the bushes, saw a dove asleep, and took (g) ________ _______
a careful aim for the gun. (h)________ ________
Incorrect Correct
(a) Has Come Had come
(b) In Into
(c) For Of
(d) Perch Perching
(e) Ant’s Ant in
(f) To these This
(g) Sometimes Sometime
(h) Asleep Sleeping
Read the following conversation and fill in the blanks to complete the passage given thereafter:
Bryan: I stayed up all night yesterday to watch a James Bond movie
Marathon.
Wife: It’s more than clear from your swollen eyes, Bryan. What’s so special
about the Marathon?
Bryan: It brought back memories of my youth.
Wife: Were you a spy, Bryan?
Bryan: No, I was a ticket collector at a cinema complex.
As Bryan’s wife brought him his morning tea, he yawned and
announced that (a) __________ to watch a James Bond movie
Marathon. She was not amused to hear this. Handing him the tea, she casually
remarked (b) __________ and wanted to know what was so special about the
Marathon. Bryan took a sip and said that (c) __________ in order to tease him, she
asked him sarcastically (d)__________. Bryan smiled and replied that he had
been a ticket collector at a cinema complex.
(a) I stayed up all nights yesterday.
(b) It’s more than clear from your swollen eyes.
(c) It brought back memories of my youth.
(d) Were you a spy, Bryan?
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 /
(a) Get up from the couch to change the channel instead of using the remote.
(b) Walk up and down the stairs or around the room during commercial breaks.
(c) You can use a treadmill while you watch TV.
(d) Use a resistance band while watching television.
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Identify the error and write it along the correction in the answer sheet. The first one has been done for you as an example.
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Study the notes given below and complete the paragraph that follows by filling in the blanks suitable.
NOTES
− Octopush − underwater hockey game
− created by a group of English divers
− aim was to keep scuba diving club busy in winter
− each team − 8 players − battle for a lead puck with a pusher
Octopush (a) ……… hockey game. It (b) ……… a group of English divers.
The game (c) ………keeping the local scuba club busy during the winter months. The original rules required 8 players (d) ………… a lead puck with a small stick called pusher.
(a) is an underwater
(b) was created by
(c) was aimed at
(d) to battle for
Read the dialogue given below and complete the passage that follows.
Teacher: Why were you absent yesterday?
Ravi: I went for a family friend's wedding.
Teacher: The exams are approaching. Don't miss classes until absolutely necessary.
Ravi: Sorry ma'am. I promise not to miss classes anymore.
The teacher asked Ravi (a).................... Ravi replied that (b).................... a family friend's wedding. The teacher then reminded him (c)....................and advised him not to miss classes until absolutely necessary. Ravi said he was sorry and (d)....................
(a) why was he absent the previous day
(b) he had gone for
(c) That exam were approaching
(d) promised not to miss classes anymore
Influence of friends can have both positive and negative impact on the students. Write a letter to the editor of a national daily in 100-120 words discussing how we can make it more positive and productive. You are Arun/Aruna 24 Mall Road Chennai.
Aruna Faria
24 Mall Road
Chennai
20th March 2016
The Editor
The Hindustan Times
Kasturba Gandhi Marg
New Delhi
Subject: How to make influence of friends more positive and productive
Dear Sir,
Through the colour of your esteemed newspaper, I wish to discuss how we can make the influence of friends more positive and productive in our life.
In our life Friendship is a valuable relationship. It enables us to establish a bond of companionship wherein we are able to share our joys and sorrows with our buddy. People said ' Friendship is the only relationship that we make our own choice' other family relationship is given by God.
Friends always support in our work, no matter what kind of work it is. They are always there for us. But like there are always two sides of a coin, our friends too can have both positive and negative impact on us, especially during our student life. Peer pressure can make us develop certain vices which can become a habit.We need to make friendship more positive and productive and this can be done through making use of our time with friends in a productive manner, learning well from each other, encouraging and supporting each other positively and taking up some projects and social work.
A man is known by the company he keeps. As it is said that too many cooks spoil the broth, I feel that books and friends should be few and good.By taking up these measures we can certainly prove that the saying, friends in need is a friend indeed' is true.
Your sincerely
Aruna Faria
Write a story in 150-200 words based on the input given below:
They started a trek to the peak of the mountain - supposed to be a very hard journey
- a five - day long trek - when they started
They were a group of five friends who started a trek to the peak of the moutain on a wintry December morning Rahul, Nitesh, follwingSanjay, Abir and Suraj. They all were very excited and had one thing in common, a passion for adventure and trekking. It was supposed to be a very hard journey, a five-day long trek.
When they started it was very cold and dark day. Nitesh the photographer of the group, clicked photos constantly capturing every moment of their adventure. The days was tougher and more strenuous than the day before. The climb was becoming more diffcult and steep. The resting period were becoming shorter but their enthusiasm was on a rise. That was a probable the reson whick kept the trekkers going.
Finally after a very tiring and arduous five-day long trek they reached the peak of the mountain and felt as if they were on the top of the world. Their felling of joy and happiness belittled all the fellngs of weariness and fatigue that they had felt during their journey. It was a clear morning sunrise. Nitesh captured a photo and every moment of their tracking in his camera. This adventure resulted in a feeling of sheer contentment and intense joy which only they could experienve and value.
You are Tanvi/Shirish of Safdarjung Development Area, New Delhi. You are extremely disturbed about the attacks on old people living alone. Write a letter in 100-120 words to the Editor, ‘The New Indian News’ making people sensitive to the problem. Make suggestions to the people living alone and the authorities to ensure that such attacks do not take place.
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You are Ravi / Raveena, Sports Secretary of your school. Write an article in 100¬120 words on the topic, ‘Importance of Outdoor Games in the life of a teenager.’
Safdarjang Development Area
New Delhi
23 March 20XX
The Editor
The New Indian News
33, Gole Market
New Delhi
Sub — Attacks on old people
Sir,
Through the columns of your reputed newspaper, I show my deep concern and draw the attention of the government towards the growing feeling of fear and insecurity among people due to frequent attacks on old people living alone.
The recent attacks on old people clearly indicate lapses on our part. In addition to this, social media and different reports are creating disharmony instead of doing something constructive. The old people are not safe in their own homes. These attacks have taken away their peace and tranquility. Many old people have lost their lives. This shatters the faith of people in the government.
In order to combat this menace, we should make concerted efforts. Those who are caught and found guilty should be taught a lesson.
I hope the authorities will be more cautious and initiate stern steps to encounter the enemies of humainty.
Your truly
Tanvi / Shirish
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IMPORTANCE OF OUTDOOR GAMES IN THE LIFE OF A TEENAGER
By Ravi / Raveena, Sports Secretary In this age, when teenagers are suffering from obesity, outdoor activities form an important part of their life. These outdoor activities have long-term benefits on their health. Adequate outdoor activity increases health and physical development by improving sensory development, reducing obesity and stimulating blood cells
These outdoor games can ward off health problems. These also inculcate in them the fighting spirit and team spirit and hence, the teenagers learn the importance of setting goals, pursuing them and achieving them. This boosts their self-esteem and their social behaviour improves. They learn to adjust with others and work in team. They also learn ’to make strategy to win. Self talk, positive thinking and visualisation help them stay above the pressures of the game and make them win
Outdoor names also give a sense of freedom. Teenagers feel that they can do and achieve anything in life. In this age, where children are so tech-savy, it might be challenging for parents to push them for outdoor games but these games help them in the overall development of their personality.
Write a story in 150-200 words with the help of the following outline. Give it a suitable title also.
Bunya was a foolish boy, who was an attention seeker. He was a woodcutter and would go deep into the jungle to cut trees. One day he wanted to do an act of mischief. He shouted at the top of his voice, “There’s a tiger, tiger, there’s a tiger ”
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On Sunday I was watching TV. Suddenly I heard people shouting outside…
NOBODY BELIEVES A LIAR
Bunya was a foolish boy who was an attention seeker. He was a woodcutter and would go deep into the jungle to cut trees. One day, he wanted to do an act of mischief. He shouted at the top of his voice, “There’s a tiger, tiger, there’s a tiger ” The farmers in the neighbouring area heard the voice and his cries for help. They left all of their work and came running to help the boy. When they came to the spot, they did not see any sign of a tiger.
The farmers asked the boy, “Was it you who cried for help? Where is the tiger?” The boy laughed and said, “I was just having fun. There is no tiger here. Go away.” The farmers got very angry. They scolded the boy and went away
Next day, the boy played the same trick and thus, annoyed the farmers once again. A few days later, a tiger came there for real. The boy was petrified. He climbed up a tree. He looked here and there helplessly and shouted for help but the farmers in the nearby areas felt that he was trying to befool them again. So there came no help. Everybody was irritated by his foolish tricks. Finally, the tiger killed the boy.
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THE UGLY FACE OF ELECTRIC CURRENT
On Sunday, I was watching TV. Suddenly, I heard people shouting outside. I got up to peep out of the window to see what had happened. To my horror and surprise, I saw a boy clinging to an electric pole. People were shouting and asking him to leave it. But he could not get off from the pole and was continuously electrified. If anybody tried to touch him, he too got the current. His mother was utterly shocked and was crying. People were trying various things to help him but all went in vain. Then came a wise man. He understood the situation. He immediately called the electricity board and told them to switch off the lights from the main board. As soon as the action was taken, the young boy fell off. He was unconscious. Immediately, he was rushed to the hospital. Then the crowd scattered. I could not believe that touching a pole could be so dangerous. But I learnt a lesson to be careful of the electric current.
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You have lost your original certificates of class X and XII. You want to get their duplicates issued but you do not know the procedure. Write a letter to the Chairman, CBSE, Preet Vihar enquiring about the fee to be deposited, mode of payment, time taken by the board for issuing duplicate certificates and any other formalities. You are Tarun / Taruna, 7/9, Kunj Apartments, Shimla (100-120 words).
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More and more people are used to carrying mobile phones to their workplace. However, the use of mobile phones can be dangerous at certain times and places. Write an article on the topic. ‘Mobile Phone Manners.’ Take hints from the information that follows:
7/9
Kunj Apartments
Shimla
23 March 20XX
The Chairman
CBSE
Preet Vihar
New Delhi
Sub—Issue of duplicate certificates
Sir
I graduated class X and XII in the year 2016 and 2018 respectively from CBSE Board. Unfortunately, I lost my original certificates of class X and XII during my journey in the train. Now, I urgently need duplicate certificates of the same. I am ready to pay the fee needed for the process. Please let me know the amount to be paid, the mode of payment and how much time will it take to issue the duplicate certificates. If there is any other formality, please let me know. Roll No – X 695962 year-2016 XII735012 year-2018
Thanking you
Yours truly
Tarun / Taruna
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MOBILE PHONE MANNERS
By xyz
Telecom industry has brought the world closer. Using mobile phones is as natural and common as eating food these days. In today’s world, everyone can be seen using a mobile phone whether he is from the upper strata of society or a poor man. Surely, it has made things easy and smooth. But excess 7 of everything takes a price. One needs to be careful about when mobile phone should not be used.
It is very risky and dangerous to use phones at petrol pumps as using them could ignite the flammable vapours present in the air and could cause disaster. That is the reason why the government has banned the use of phones at petrol pumps.
It should not be used while driving as it diverts the attention of the driver, leading to accidents.
It disturbs the patients in the hospital and its use is harmful if one is near a heart patient or someone who has a pacemaker. Its electromagnetic energy emission weakens cell membranes and alters the handling of calcium in cells.
It also levies a heavy find on those show use mobile phones while driving. In aircrafts too, instructions are given to switch off the mobile phones. So, mobile phone users should know mobile manners.
Take control of your phone. Don’t let it control you!
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.
The following paragraph has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the error along with its correction in the space provided. Do any four
| Error | Correcton | |
| The pleasure in being outdoors e.g. | in | the |
| is fundamental for human (i) | ||
| happiness. there are so much (ii) | ||
| to learn and it is an constant (iii) | ||
| source of delight to know more on the (iv) | ||
| flora and fauna arround. One discover how exciting the world is. (v) |
| Error | Correction | |
| (i) | for | to |
| (ii) | are | is |
| (iii) | an | a |
| (iv) | on | about |
| (v) | discover | discovers |
Fill in any four of the following blanks choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below. Write the answer in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.
He will fly (a) ___ Madras (b) ____ 7th December. The plane (c) ___ reach Madras (d) ___ 11.000 am. He (e) ___ stay at Hotel Plaza.
(iii) to
,(i) on
,(iii) will
,(ii) at
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The following paragraph has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the error along with its correction in the space provided. Do any four.
| Error | Correction | |
| More than two-thirds in the world e.g. | in | of |
| large cities are on areas sensitive (i) | ||
| over global warming and rising sea level (ii) | ||
| Millions of people face a risk (iii) | ||
| of being swamp by floods (iv) | ||
| and storms according by a study (v) |
| Error | Correction | |
| (i) | on | in |
| (ii) | over | to |
| (iii) | a | the |
| (iv) | swamp | swamped |
| (v) | by | to |
Rearrange any four of the following words/ phrases to make meaningful sentences.
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