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 /

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

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

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank has been given. Write the incorrect word 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.

Error Correction

Boys who have never fight e.g.

fight fought

each other in the class is today (a)

bitterly annoyed or fearful. (b)

Even during a Holi festival (c)

the school has been peaceful.

Do as directed:

(a) He is so honest that he will not accept a bribe. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘too’ without changing the meaning)

(b) She did not sing a song. (Change the voice)

(c) I finished the work. I went home. (Combine the sentences into one sentence beginning with ‘Having.’)