He gives me advice though he is not my father. Rewrite using ‘as if’.
Score: 1
June 2023
The boy sitting next to me is my brother. Change into complex sentence.
Score: 1
June 2023
Fill in the blanks using the correct tense form of the words given in brackets :
I ____(walk) around that afternoon ____(speak) with children, ____(wonder) how life ____(will) be different if each one of them had access to the opportunities that would fill their greatest potential.
Score: 2
July 2022
Change the voice of the given sentences :
(a) The authorities have refused him a visa.
(b) Mr. Baldwin was offered a job in the Third National by Mr. Marshall.
Score: 2
July 2022
Report the conversation :
Policeman : Is this you parcel ? I’m going to undo it.
Tourist : Are you mad ? Leave alone that parcel.
Score: 2
July 2022
Your friend is suffering from severe tooth pain. But he is hesistant to consult a dentist after reading the poem ‘This is Going to Hurt Just a Little Bit’. Write two pieces of advice that you would give him. Use expressions like It’s better ..... /
You could ...... / It is advisable .....
Score: 2
July 2022
Farmer : 'Stop that man, constable. He brought the parcel'
The farmer wanted .......................
(Complete the sentence meaningfully)
Score: 2
March 2020
'Wangari Maathai mobilized the citizens to challenge widespread abuse of power.'
The citizens .........................
(Complete the sentence suitably)
Score: 2
March 2020
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. 1 Score each.
Soil erosion in America's farmland by wind and water has been a problem since settlers first put the prairies and grasslands under the plow in the 19th century. By the 1930's, more than 282 million acres of farmland were damaged by erosion. In spite of years of conservation efforts, soil erosion has accelerated due to new demands placed on the land by
heavy crop production.
1. In America, soil erosion is caused by _______ and _______
2. Damages caused by erosion by 1930 were _______.
3. Find out the expression which describes 'farming'.
4. What has accelerated soil erosion after long years of conservation efforts?
Score: 4x1=4
March 2020
Complete the passage given below with suitable words selected from those given in the brackets.
[for across by with along]
Anybody who has known me ____a____ thirty five years doesn't expect me to haggle ____b____ my conscience. If it had been anybody else, I would have struck him ____c____ the face.
Score: 3x1=3
March 2020
The following passage from the interview with lrfan Alam has a few errors. Identify them and edit appropriately.
When a rickshaw puller approach SammaN, we first go into a verification process. The operator is then giving training on basic etiquette and traffic rules.
Score: 3
March 2020
Read the passage given below and pick out two describing words.
The horegallu in our village holds special memories for me as it is inextricably linked with my grandfather.
Score: 2
March 2020
Here is a diary entry by Sudha Murty.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate similes or adjectives from the options given in brackets.
Village days were memorable. Days were full of fun and frolic and we were all as ___(a)___ (dull/cheerful/sharp) as a lark. How I miss those days! In Mumbai, everyone is as busy as a ___(b)___ (snail/sloth/bee) and women too are not different. Girls who were regarded to be as ___(c)___ (sour/chill/sweet) as a rose have now transformed themselves into leaders, office and torch bearers.
Score: 3
March 2019
The passage given below contains a few errors. Edit the passage appropriately.
The main conflict in the story 'Amigo Brothers' is that off ambition. Both the friends wants to be champions. But only one of them can be the champ. So they decide to fight out it. In the end, they realize that they value there bonding more than their ambition.
Score: 4
March 2019
The passage given below contains a few errors in concord and in the use of tenses, prepositions, and articles. Edit the passage for these errors.
There was termites in the wooden box. They grew upwards from the bottom left corner in the shape of serpent. It was quite sometime since he had opened the box. What could he do about the trail of mud created by the termites? If he did not destroyed it immediately, it would spread over the whole box and eat up everything that was at it.
Score: 4
March 2018
Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks choosing appropriate phrasal verbs from
those given in the brackets and complete the passage. (2)
Irfan Alam won the ‘Business Bazigar’ show in 2006, but he _________ (turn on/turn down/turn off) their offer of Rupees 150 lakhs. Instead, he _________ (set off/set
aside/set up) the business himself.
Score: 2
March 2021
The following passage has a few errors. Identify them and edit appropriately.
My inspiration come from my childhood experiences and observations of nature on rural Kenya. As I was growing up, I witnessed forests been cleared and replaced by commercial plantations who destroyed local bio-diversity and the capacity of the forests
to conserve water.
Score: 4
March 2021
An extract from the conversation between Sudha Murty and Ratna in ‘Horegallu’ is given below. Report the conversation.
Sudha Murty : Ratna, Don’t you ever tell others the secrets you hear ?
Ratna : I consider that to be the worst kind of cheating.
Score: 2
March 2021
Ajit did not give Nomita an easy time. He belittled and insultd her, using harsh words.
You are Ajit’s friend. Write four pieces of advice you would give Ajit.
You may use expressions like :
Ajit, I think you should…/ Why don’t you…/ If I were you…/ Why can’t you…
Score: 4
March 2021
Complete the passage given below with suitable words from those given below.
for, in, to, of
Now, after a series ____ elimination bouts, they had been informed that they were ____ meet each other in the division finals that were scheduled ____the seventh of August, two weeks away - the winner to represent the Boy's Club ____ the Golden Gloves Championship Tournament.
Score: 4x1
March 2022
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