Raed the passage given below and fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that follow:

There are ways and ways (a)……. tackling a problem. But governments all over the world (b)……..only one system (c)………is: the carrot-and-stick one.

A. (i) in

(ii) of

(iii) from

(iv) on

B. (i) prefer

(ii) prefers

(iii) preferred

(iv) preferring

C. (i) who

(ii) which

(iii) what

(iv) whose

“…..Ultimately I won it as I was determined to achieve my goal.” The closing of the story is given above. You can start your own story but you cannot change the end. Write the story in 150-200 words. 10

Hints: humble family background- no guidance or support- ambition- difficulties- didn’t give up- long struggle paved the way for success

Complete a story in 150-200 words from he outline given below:

Birds lived in a forest- one year hot and dry- the king bird suggested to migrate- a greedy sparrow notices carts with baskets of grain- the sparrow dashed to eat- but warned her friends not to go- owner might kill them- birds scared- the greedy sparrow enjoyed her meal- owner spread a net- was caught

The following passage has not been edited. There is on 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

Summer camps develop a child confidence. e.g. child child’s

They also encourages children (a) __________ ____________

to do things by their own. (b) __________ ____________

The camps is beneficial to (c) __________ ____________

aggressive children as we promote (d) __________ ____________

mutual understanding.

Rearrange the following words and phrases into meaningful sentences. One has been done for you as an example.

Example:

Person/physically/ a/ was/Kitty/ handicapped

Kitty was a physically handicapped person.

A. sat up/wheelchair/in a / battery driven/every evening,/ she

B. drove/an/she/her wheelchair/to/ apple orchard

C. Very happy/with apples/the trees/she was/to see/ laden