Read the sentence given below and fill in the blanks in it by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that follow:

He was (a) _______ at the news (b) ________ the success of a poor candidate (c) ________ got the highest number of votes in Bihar election.

(a) (i) surprising

(ii) surprise

(iii) surprised

(iv) having surprised

(b) (i) of

(ii) for

(iii) to

(iv) by

(c) (i) which

(ii) whose

(iii) whom

(iv) who

Write a story in 150-200 words from the outline given below:

Cold winter night – all sound asleep – a thudding sound – switched on lights – hurried footsteps – followed –...

“The date of examination was declared ______ I was horrified_______ My parents helped me ________ reached the examination centre _____ examination commenced _______ took a sigh of relief ______ stood first in the class.

The hints of the story are given above. You can start the story by using hints with your own ideas but you cannot change the end. Write the story in 150-200 words.

The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line against which a blank has been given. Write the error and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number as given in the example. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.

Rearrange the jumbled words and phrases into meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as an example.

Example: in / the cactus / very hot, / grows / dry places

The cactus grows in very hot, dry places.

A. do not/leaves/have/they/but/spiny needles

B. flowers/and/bloom/some of them/cacti/at night/are big

C. absorb/from fog/water/in the air/cacti can