Look at the notes given below and complete the paragraph that follows
by choosing the correct options:   

facts about ants - amazing - more so - their names - ants’ brain - processing power - like a computer - some birds - drop ants inside their feathers - reason - the ants squirt formic acid - it removes the parasites - crazy ants - habit of running here and there erratically - weaver ants - famous - communication and nest building behaviour.

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.

 

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.
 

Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows. 

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).................... .

(a)
(i) is enduring
(ii) was endured
(iii) has been enduring
(iv) will endure

(b)
(i) most of us
(ii) many of them
(iii) few of people
(iv) the lot of people

(c)
(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.
                           

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.