Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks with one word only with the help of options that follow:

While peeling the sweet lime and oranges (a)……… careful so that the segments are not mashed.

The lettuce leaves are (b)……… into pieces.

They are kept in ice-cold water (c)………ten minutes.

(a) (i) was (ii) is (iii) be (iv) will

(b) (i) broken (ii) break (iii) breaks (iv) broke

(c) (i) with (ii) for (iii) on (iv) during

Complete the given story in 150-200 words.

It was an unusual instance. Mr. Subramanium was late for his lecture. He hurried to his room and saw a peon dusting the table by putting all the articles of his table to one side. Mr. Subramanium mistook him for a thief who had come to steal the office property ——.

Complete the given story in 150-200 words.

One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the purpose of showing his son how the poor people live so he could be thankful for his wealth. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, “How was the trip”? —————.

In the following passage, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing words along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after in your answer sheet against the correct blank number.

(a) The days global warming a very hot

(b) topic, seeing as the earth grows hotter each passing

(c) year. The effect of man’s industrialization quietly

(d) yet continuously eked away at the delicate balance the

(e) planet’s atmosphere and ecosystem, but within last

(f) 30 years the damage markedly increased.

(g) The cruel perspective of global warming a phenomenon

(h) of increase the average temperature of an atmosphere.

Rearrange the following words / phrases to form meaningful sentences:

(a) more than / are child workers / the Indian population / five per cent of /

(b) engaged / in agriculture / tens of thousands / are chiefly /

(c) work / in urban areas / many/of industries / in a variety /