Part A: Grammar (40 Marks)
1. Complete the passage with suitable verbs from the box. Put them in correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary. 15=5
be get hanker know have seek have
Love for one’s country (a)–– as patriotism. Every man (b)––– great love for his country. Without (c) –––– love for his country none (d) –––– a patriot. A true patriot is very rare today. Now most of the people (e) –––– after their own interests.
2. Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. 15=5
Normally some parents wink (a) –––– their son’s faults. They are so blind (b) –––– their son’s faults that they seem to be like those people who are blind (c) –––– eyes. So many boys are seen to be indulged (d) –––– evil deeds that bring (e) –––– their ruin.
3. Use articles where necessary. Put a cross () where an article is not needed. 0.510=5
(a) –––– think of beauty is (b) –––– joy forever. (c) –––– flower is a beautiful thing. Everybody (d) –––– flower. But it is (e) –––– matter of regret that (f) –––– is short lived. It does not last (g) –––– long. The rose is the best flower. (h) –––– beauty of it charms us (i) –––– all. People from all (j) –––– walks of life like it very much.
4. Fill in the blanks with phrases and idioms from the box given below. 15=5
ten to one cope with eat humble pie gift of the gab
bee line beggar description on the wane take after
(a) An advocate should have a –––.(b) ––– he will come today.
(c) Try to ––– the changing situation.(d) His fame is –––.
(e) He ––– for his misconduct.
5. Rewrite the following sentences in the reported speech. 5
“Follow my example, she said as we shook hands, “And never eat more than one thing for luncheon.” “I’ll do better than that, I retorted. “I’ll eat nothing for dinner tonight.” “Humorist” she cried gaily, jumping into the cab.
6. Read the following passage and transform the following sentences as directed in the brackets: 15=5
(a) He draws the lowest salary n this office (Positive).
(b) He must have a great honour to you (Exclamatory).
(c) He cannot speak English (Affirmative).
(d) Who does not look down upon a man like him (passive)?
(e) Everybody has a head (Complex).
7. Add tag questions to the following sentences. 15=5
(a) Few subject are as easy as history.–––?(b) All that glitters is not gold, –––? (c) What is lotted cannot be blotted. –––?(d) I would not do this. –––? (e) The honest should be honoured. –––?
8. Complete the following sentences. 15=5
(a) Hurry up lest –––.(b) ––– divided we fall.(c) The fog was so thick––––.(d) she started saving money lest –––.
(e) They will go to market provided ––––.
Answers : Part A: Grammar
1. Right form of verbs
(a) is known, (b) has; (c) having; (d) can be; (e) hanker.
2. Appropriate prepositions.
(a) at; (b) to; (c) of; (d) in; (e) about.
3. Use of articles.
(a) A; (b) a; (c) The/A; (d) a; (e) a; (f) x; (h) The; (i) x; (j) x.
4. Use of phrases & idioms.
(a) gift of the gab; (b) Ten to one; (c) cope with; (d) on the wane; (e) ate humble pie.
5. Changing the form of speech.
As we shook hands, she advised me to follow her example and never to eat more than one thing for luncheon. I retorted that I would do better than that and added that I would eat nothing for dinner that night. Jumping into the cab, she cried gaily that I was a humorist.
6. Transformation of sentences.
(a) No other person in this office draws as low salary as he.
(b) What an honour he must have to you!
(c) Can he speak English?
(d) By whom is not a man like him looked down upon?
(e) There is nobody who does not have a head.
7. Tag questions.(a) Few subjects are as easy as history, are they?
(b) All that glitters is not gold, is it?
(c) What is lotted cannot be blotted, can it?
(d) I would not do this, would I?
(e) The honest should be honoured, shouldn’t they?
8. Completing sentences.
(a) Hurry up lest you should miss the train.
(b) United we stand divided we fall.
(c) The fog was so thick that we could not see anything.
(d) She started saving money lest she should suffer in the long run.(e) They will go to market provided that it is open.
