Q7 of 805 Page 1

Rearrange the following words/phrases to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done for you.
Railway station / my parents / one evening/ along with / to the / I went /
One evening I went along with my parents to the railway station.
(a) crowd at / counter / there was / the ticket / a huge /
(b) for the / was alive / train / with passengers / the platform / anxiously waiting /
(c) arrived / started / compartment / the passengers / from one / running / to another / the train / and /

a) There was a huge crowd at the ticket counter.


b) The platform was alive with passengers anxiously waiting for the train.


c) The train arrived and the passengers started running from one compartment to another.


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Complete the passage given below by choosing the correct alternatives from the ones the following?
As a small boy, I used to play cricket with my mother.She used to bowl (a) …………. me in a small room in our house.There was (b)………………..space so she would kneel and throw the ball gently to me. Once I hit hard and hit her (c)…………… the nose.It started bleeding and I had frightened.
(a) (i) for (ii) at (iii) over (iv) to
(b) (i) few (ii) little (iii) hardly (iv) any
(c) (i) in (ii) for (iii)on (iv) into

 6

The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Identified the error and write it along the correction along the answer sheet. The first one has been done for you as an example?

eg. Incorrect correct
During summer holidays I accompanied


my a the


friend from his village. It was a small place consisting


(a) _ _
of about 200 houses. The villagers are simple people


(b) _ _
and very hospitable. The natural scenery or fresh


(c) _ _
air were very soothing. I stayed here for three days


(d) _ _
and enjoyed myself in the lap of nature.

 8

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

“I’ve come to tell you that 1 am leaving,” she staccatoed.
“Oh, yes, yes’.” I agreed, flapping my arms about to attract attention from the comer.
(a) Who is the ‘she’ referred to here?
(b) Why had she decided to leave?
(c) Why did her husband behave in a strange manner?

 8

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
I do beseech ye, if you bear me hard,
Now, whilst your purpled hands do reek and smoke,
Fulfil your pleasure. Live a thousand years,
shall not find myself so apt to die:
(a) When does Antony say these words?
(b) What is his request?
(c) What does ‘reek’ in the above lines mean?