Given below are the notes made by a reporter. Study the notes and complete the following paragraph by choosing the appropriate options.

• a 60-year-old woman accused of killing her daughter-in-law for dowry.

• Court sentences her to seven years in jail.

• just before the victim's death, demanded a Maruti car and ill treated her.

In a recent judgement by a Delhi Court, a 60-year-old woman Hemlata, who (a) ________ of killing her daughter-in-law, Anita for dowry (b) _______to seven years in jail. The Court said, "It is proved that just before the victim's death a Maruti car (c) ______ and she was ill treated by her."

(a) (i) is accused

(ii) was accused

(iii) has accused

(iv) have accused

(b) (i) have sentenced

(ii) has sentenced

(iii) has been sentenced

(iv) have been sentenced

(c) (i) was demanded

(ii) has been demanded

(iii) has demanded

(iv) are demanding

Develop the following outline into a story and give it a suitable title. (80 words)

A bee - falls into a river - a dove flies past - drops a big leaf into the water - the bee climbs on the leaf- flies away - a hunter aims at the dove - the bee stings - the dove is saved.

Complete the following passage by choosing the appropriate words from the give options.

There used to be a time when summer vacation (a) _______ going to a hill station or home town and (b) ______ through holiday homework at t-he last minute, but the students today (c) ________ a workable solution (d)_____ tagging along with their parents during this time by taking up summer jobs. Although a new concept, it (e) _______ up pace m India with school children, especially teenagers, who (f) ______ for new experiences.

(a) (i) mean

(ii) means

(iii) meant

(iv) has meant

(b) (i) rush

(ii) rushing

(iii) is rushing

(iv) rushed

(c) (i) have found

(ii) has found

(iii) had found

(iv) found

(d) (i) avoids

(ii) avoided

(iii) has avoided

(iv) to avoid

(e) (i) have picked

(ii) is picking

(iii) was picking

(iv) are picking

(f) (i) have looked

(ii) looked

(iii) are looking

(iv) are being looked

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is 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.

Ankit Mohan first: bagged the appearance e.g. the an

(a)__Now_ _Recently__

(b) __plays__ ___played___

(c) __true__ __truly___

(d) __her__ __his__

(e) __had__ __made___

(f) __on___ ___by___

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

For example:

of all / the healthiest / ,swimming probably / is / general sports

Swimming probably is the healthiest of all general sports.

(a) lungs and muscles/ it trains heart, / equal extent / to an

(b) strain on / there is / and spine /bones, joints/ very little

(c) for / periods / it's better / to swim slowly/ longer