Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences:

A. accept / his pupil / Swami / Sethu as / did not /

B. only 14 / very / years old / he was / young /

C. heart / not / but / did / lose / Sethu /

Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks with the help of the options that follow:

Very few people (a) _______ loneliness. It seems to me that most people (b) _______ scared of (c) _______ left on their own.

(a) (i) enjoy (ii) enjoys (iii) enjoyed (iv) enjoying

(b) (i) is (ii) am (iii) are (iv) was

(c) (i) be (ii) being (iii) been (iv) having

The following paragraph has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the error and its correction as shown in the example.

Error Correction

I met her by chance then I e.g. then when

went to getting some medicine (a) _____ _____

which Sister Amy use to give. (b) ____ _____

It was amazing for meet Mother. (c) ____ _____

I start loving just her presence. (d) ____ _____

Read the extract and answer questions that follow:

‘‘Never shall a young man,

Thrown into despair

By those great honey-coloured

Ramparts at your ear,

Love you for yourself alone

And not your yellow hair.’’

A. Whom are these lines addressed to?

B. What would throw a young man into despair?

C. What does the word, ‘ramparts’ here mean?

‘‘Why, you’re in evening dress! Well, I never! Are you going to a ball or what? Though I must say you look better ....’’

A. Who is speaking and to whom?

B. Why is the person spoken to in an evening dress?

C. What does the word, ‘ball’ mean here?