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PART – I
Choose the appropriate synonyms of the underlined words in the following sentences.
1. They were content to work in secluded spheres.
(a) uninformed (b) isolated (c) associated (d) liberated
Answer: (b) isolated
2. We regard a man who does not possess it as eccentric.
(a) strange (b) conventional (c) persuasive (d) reasonable
Answer: (a) strange
3. A career of rectitude sometimes has rewards.
(a) wickedness (b) honesty (c) immorality (d) iniquity
Answer: (b) honesty
Choose the appropriate antonyms for the underlined words in the following sentences.
4. They consoled me and lauded me on the silver win.
(a) appreciated (b) acclaimed (c) criticized (d) witnessed
Answer: (c) criticized
5. I explained to her the close and venerable relationship between the names.
(a) respected (b) valued (c) confused (d) unworthy
Answer: (d) unworthy
6. She said her morning prayer in a monotonous sing-song.
(a) interesting (b) melodious (c) loud (d) unchanging
Answer: (a) interesting
7. Choose the word that can be placed after the word ‘spinning’ to form a compound word.
(a) gate (b) proof (c) wheel (d) piece
Answer: (c) wheel
8. Form a derivative by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “arrange”.
(a) -ous (b) -ful (c) -ness (d) -ment
Answer: (d) -ment
9. Identify the pattern of the following sentence.
Our team won the overall title.
(a) SVOC (b) SVA (c) SVC (d) SVO
Answer: (d) SVO
10. Choose the tetra-syllabic word.
(a) advantage (b) eradicate (c) distinguished (d) demonstrate
Answer: (b) eradicate
11. Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition.
The English language is vital ____________ the medical field.
(a) in (b) for (c) on (d) of
Answer: (a) in
12. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom used in the given sentence.
The sponsors got cold feet and cancelled the order.
(a) prepared (b) reassured (c) frightened (d) unaffected
Answer: (c) frightened
13. Fill in the blank with the correct tense form.
If I ______________ you there, I would have said ‘hello’.
(a) had seen (b) have seen (c) were seen (d) saw
Answer: (a) had seen
14. An ambidextrous is one who ____________
(a) produces beautiful handwriting
(b) is able to use the left and right hands equally
(c) speaks and understands many languages
(d) studies how people vote in elections
Answer: (b) is able to use the left and right hands equally
15. Choose the word that has been wrongly spelt.
(a) venerable (b) indelible (c) felicitation (d) enunciated
Answer: (c) felicitation
16. Choose the appropriate question tag for the following sentence.
Cities are increasingly becoming urbanized, __________.
(a) are they (b) do they (c) aren’t they (d) don’t they
Answer: (c) aren’t they
17. Replace the underlined word in the sentence below with a phrasal verb.
The managing director of the company has postponed the meeting for a week.
(a) put up (b) put off (c) put out (d) put down
Answer: (b) put off
18. Choose the expanded form of NCC.
(a) National Candidate Corps (b) National Cadet Corps
(c) Native Cadet Corpse (d) National Cadet Crops
Answer: (b) National Cadet Corps
19. Choose the meaning of the foreign word in the given sentence.
The principal opened the envelope and found a bon voyage card.
(a) Anniversary (b) Invitation (c) Remembrance (d) Happy Journey
Answer: (d) Happy Journey
20. Add a suitable prefix to form the opposite of the word audible.
(a) in (b) un (c) di (d) non
Answer: (a) in
PART – II
SECTION – 1
Answer any four of the following.
Read the sets of poetic lines given and answer the questions that follow.
21. And ‘tis my faith that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes…
(a) What is the poet’s faith?
Answer: The poet believes that every flower enjoys the air it breathes.
(b) What trait of nature do we see here?
Answer: We see nature’s kindness and generosity.
22. And nothing we can call our own but death;
And that small model of the barren earth
(a) What does the ‘small model’ refer to here?
Answer: The small model refers to the human body.
(b) Pick out the rhyming words in these lines.
Answer: death, earth
23. ‘Most of all, I want to relearn
How to laugh
(a) Why does the poet want to re-learn how to laugh?
Answer: The poet wants to relearn how to laugh because his smile resembles that of a snake’s bare fangs.
(b) Whom does the poet want to re-learn from?
Answer: The poet want to re-learn from his little son.
24. We are proud of the position we
hold, humble as we are
(a) What is the speaker proud of?
Answer: The speaker is proud of the position we hold.
(b) Pick out the words of alliteration in these lines.
Answer: proud-position; hold-humble
25. Macavity’s a Mystery Cat: he’s called the Hidden Paw…
(a) Does the poet talk about a real cat?
Answer: No the poet talks about an imaginary cat.
(b) Why is he called the hidden paw.
Answer: He is called the Hidden Paw because his footprints cannot be traced even by Scotland Yard.
26. Well, ego it might be pleased enough,
But zealous athletes play so rough…
(a) What pleases the ego?
Answer: The ego is pleased when the players play rough and outsmart their opponents by cracking their vertebrae and spine.
(b) Why are athletes often rough during play?
Answer: The athletes play rough to impress the umpires and spectators and win the match.
SECTION – 2
Answer any three of the following questions.
27. Pranav said that he had been walking along the street. (Change into direct speech.)
Answer: Pranav said, “I was walking along the street.”
28. May God bless you with happiness. (Change the voice.)
Answer: May you be blessed with happiness by God.
29. We stayed up all night, but we were not tired at all. (Rewrite as a complex sentence.)
Answer: Though we stayed up all night, we were not tired at all.
30. If I were a millionaire, I would buy a car. (Begin with “were”)
Answer: Were I a millionaire, I would buy a car.
SECTION – 3
40. Complete the proverbs using the words given below.
(a) Cut your coat according to your cloth.
(b) A bad workman always blames his tools.
(c) Despair gives courage to a coward.
(stage, tools, failure, coat, despair)
46. (a) Fill in the blanks appropriately.
(i) The stranger paused for a few minutes before he passed my house. (paused/passed)
(ii) Some girls who attended the class informed the others about the test. (some/few)
(iii) Teachers ought to encourage the students to read science literature. (Semi modal verb)
(iv) You have to hurry otherwise you will miss the bus. Fill in the blank with a suitable conjunction.
(b) Read the following sentences, spot the errors and rewrite the sentences correctly.
(i) The little boy memorized the alphabets with in a week.
Answer: The little boy memorized the alphabet within a week.
(ii) Everyone of the students were questioned.
Answer: Everyone of the students was questioned.
(iii) Wordsworth is one of the greatest poet of the world.
Answer: Wordsworth is one of the greatest poets of the world.
(iv) Raju has took half a day leave.
Answer: Raju has taken half a day leave.
(v) I have been working in this school since twenty years.
Answer: I have been working in this school for twenty years.
47. (a) Read the following passage and answer the questions in your own words.
(i) Identify the term used for a person collecting post cards.
Answer: deltiologist
(ii) Who proposed the idea of postage stamps?
Answer: Rowland Hill
(iii) When was the first postage stamp circulated in England?
Answer: 1840
(iv) Which is the renowned stamp in India?
Answer: The ten rupees postage stamp depicting Mahatma Gandhi issued in 1948 is the renowned stamp in India.
(v) What do we learn beyond collecting postage stamps?
Answer: We gain knowledge of different countries, plants, animals or famous people that are in the stamps.
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