Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate words from the given options.

I have been (a)………….to learn English for the last three years. But, I haven’t (b)………..yet. My teacher is very patient with me and he (c)……….me every time I fail.

(a)

(i) tried

(ii) try

(iii) tries

(iv) trying

(b)

(i) succeeded

(ii) succeed

(iii) succeeds

(iv) succeeding

(c)

(i) encouraging

(ii) encourage

(iii) encourages

(iv) encouraged

“That day my father came home with a kitten………”. complete this story in 120-150 words. You may use the following hints:

(cute animal - named Dumpy - became very friendly - gave him milk - my mother angry - food disappeared - scratches on furniture - socks torn into shreds - mother gave away Dumpy to a neighbor)

You are Pranav/Parnita of Sarvodya Co-ed. Senior Secondary School, N. Delhi. You visited a Science Exhibition organized by the Directorate of Education, N. Delhi. Write a brief report, in 120-150 words, for your school magazine on what you saw, the exhibits you liked most and other features of the exhibition. You may use the hints given below :

(organized by - date and venue - inauguration by - number of schools participated - stall for each school - working models, charts, interesting projects put up by students - ‘Science in the Service of Man' - the theme – the best model got the prize).

Complete the dialogue.

Shivani : When did you arrive in Delhi, Mr. Shiv?

Shiv : I (a)………….. yesterday.

Shivani : Did you (b)……….. on the way?

Shiv : Nothing much, but someone (c)………….. my bag while I was sleeping in the train.

Shivani : It is very sad news.

(a)

(i) arrived

(ii) have arrived

(iii) was arrived

(iv) had arrived

(b)

(i) had any difficulty

(ii) have a difficulty

(iii) have any difficulty

(iv) had a difficulty

(c)

(i) ran away with

(ii) runs away with

(iii) has run away with

(iv) had run away

Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences as given in the example.

Example: dying from cancer / can help / of / eating / cut the risk / flax seeds /

Eating flax seeds can help cut the risk of dying from cancer.

(a) or salads / sprinkled on cereals / can be / they /

(b) kills / contain / flax seeds / cancer cells / a special compound / which /

(c) local general stores / all / obtained / flax seeds / may be / from /