Section- B GRAMMAR

SET 1

* Attempt ANY TEN of the given questions: 1 × 10 = 10

(A) Reena always .... the truth.

(a) speak (b) speaks (c) will speak (d) speaking 1

(B) Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line: Bread and butter_________ my
favourite breakfast.

(a) is (b) am (c) are (d) has been 1

C) Read the conversation between two friends Ravi and Reena. Complete the sentence by reporting
Reena's reply correctly.

Ravi: "Reena, lend me hundred rupees!

Reena: "I don't have it right now, but I will arrange it for you".

Ravi asked Reena to lend him hundred rupees, to which Reena replied that _______________
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(D) Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line:

I can run fast when I was young.

(a) Error – was , Correction- is

(E) Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blank with the correct option:

Heena__________ from fever since last Sunday.

(a) suffered (b) will suffer (c) suffer (d) has been suffering 1

(F) Fill in the blank by using the correct word in the bracket.

Anyas .... ..(eat) all the chocolates kept in the tray.

(a) ate (b) eating (c) have eaten (d) eaten 1

(G) Report the dialogue between a mother and a daughter by completing the sentence:

Mother: Why are you looking so worried?

Daughter: My exams are approaching.

In response to the question of the mother, the daughter replied that

(H) Identify the error in the given sentence:

The ship Titanic and her fate continues to fascinate the imagination of the people.
Use the given format for your response 1

Error-___________ Correction -______________

(I) Ritu and Randeep are talking.

Report Ritu's question.

Ritu: Where are you going?

Ritu asked ___________________. 1

(J) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the slogan:

___________ smile and pass it to others.

(a) Happy (b) Always (c) Short (d) Humble 1

(K) Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Anil and Sanjeev:

Anil: Where are you going?

Sanjeev: To the airport.

Anil: May I drop you there as I’m going in that direction?

Anil asked Sanjeev Where he was going and offered to drop him as ________________.
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(a) he could be going in that direction.

(b) he would be going in the direction.

(c) he is going in the direction

(d) he was going in that direction

(L) Identify the error in the newspaper headline.

Attractive packages for different Tourist destination-Mizoram, Kashmir, Kerala, Goa.

Use the given format for your response: 1

Error- _____________ Correction- ____________

SET 2

1.Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks choosing the correct options from
those that follow: (1x3=3)

The school closed during the monsoon but this did not (A)__________ that Raja (B) __________ sit
at home (C) __________nothing.
(A) (a) mean (b) means (c) meant (d) meaning

(B) (a) can (b) could (c) shall (d) will

(C) (a) do (b) does (c) did (d) doing

2. Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows by filling in the banks
choosing the correct options from the given ones: (1 x 3 = 3)

Raman: What's the matter Anitha?

Anitha: Oh, nothing. You cannot help me. I only want that blue umbrella.

Raman asked Anitha what (A)__________ . She replied that it was nothing and he (B)
_____________ her as (C)________ that blue umbrella.

(A) (a) the matter is (b) the matter was

(c) was the matter (d) had been the matter

(B) (a) could not help (b) would not help

(c) should not help (d) cannot helped

(C) (a) she wants only (b) she only wanted

(c) she only would want (d) she had only wanted

3. Complete ANY FOUR out of the six sentences given below by filling in the blanks choosing the
correct options from the ones that follow each of them: (1×4=4)

(A) We can relax at the platform __________ the train is running late.

(a) but (b) since (c) while (d) how

(B) Rita had been hit on________nose by________ball.

(a) a; a (b) a; the (c) the; a (d) the; the

(C) The river had crept _________ the banks and spread across the flat plains.

(a) over (b) into (c) under (d) below

(D) India _________ score 14 runs in the last over to win the match yesterday.

(a) need to (b) should (c) might (d) had to

(E) __________ of the tourists could see ___________ tiger in the reserve.

(a) None; any (b) Some; any (c) None; some (d) Some; none

F) We could buy this expensive book as we had ________ money with us.

(a) less (b) a little (c) enough (d) little