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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


If your children is overweight, e.g. children child


avoids fruit but vegetables, (a)………… ……….


and prefers computer games than real (b) ………… ……….


ones, you should being concerned. (c)……….. ……….

Wrong word Correct word


(a) but and


(b) than over


(c) being be


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8

Complete the dialogue given below by filling in the blanks with the help ofthe options that follow:

Stranger : (a)…………………………………..here ?


Policeman : They (b)……………………….the shooting of a film.


Stranger : Which film (c)……………………………?


(a) (i) Why are the people gather


(ii) Why have the people gathered


(iii) Why did the people gather


(iv) Why have the people gather


(b) (i) has come there to watch


(ii) had gone here to watching


(iii) have come here to watch


(iv) had come here to watch


(c) (i) is being shot here


(ii) was being shot them


(hi) has been shooting here


(iv) has been shot there

9

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

Example :


potter l in / once / a / a / lived / there / village/


Once there lived a potter in a village.


(a) innocent / was / a very / and / fellow / simple / he /


(b) for him / a problem / old donkey, / his / had become /


(c) sold / it, / the donkey / the potter / fed up with / being /

11

Do as directed:

(a) He is too fat to run fast.


(Remove Too! without changing the meaning)


(b) We shall see her.


(Change the voice)


(c) He heard the happy news. He was overjoyed.


(Combine the sentences into a single sentence beginning with ‘On hearing.’)

12

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

Evergreen rainforests cover thirty per cent of this district. During the monsoons, it pours enough to keep many visitors away. The season of joy commences from September and continues till March. The weather is perfect, with some showers thrown in for good measure. The air breathes of invigorating coffeo. Coffee estates and colonial bungalows stand tucked under tree canopies in prime corners.


(a) Why is the monsoon season not the best period to visit Coorg?


(b) What is the best period for the visitors?


(c) Which word in the passage means the same as 'starts’?