SECTION A

In each of the questions 1 to 5, fill in the blank space with a suitable word.

1. What ................................you doing now?

2. We ...................................to her story attentively.

3. ......................................a wonderful day this is!

4. She was smartly ......................................for the party.

5. To................................................girl did you give the book?

 

In which of the questions 6 to 15, use the correct form of the word given in the brackets to complete the sentence.

6. I can not wear this because it is not .................................................(my)

7. A mango is more .........................................than an apple. (juice)

8. My brother's .............................................with Mary did not last long. (marry)

9. The old woman has been ..............................................on her bed for the last two days.(lie)

10. Our chief was ......................................................injured in the accident. (critical)

11. John could not tell the.......................................between the two books. (similar)

12. A lion is a ....................................................animal.(danger)

13. The ..............................................of the old man has helped people in the village to develop. (wise)

14. A snake ...............................................him last week. (bite)

15. The girl ..................................down and greeted her parents. (kneel)

 

In each of the questions 16 and 17, use each of the given words to form a sentence to show that you know the difference in their meaning.

16. Flour.

17. Flower.

 

In each of the questions 18 to 20, give the plural form of the given word or words.

18. My self .....................................................................................

19. Head of department ......................................................................

20. Sheep .............................................................................................

 

In each of the questions 21 and 22, arrange the given words in alphabetical order.

21. Pardon, parent, parcel, parallel.

22. Steal, steep, steam, steel.

 

In each of the questions 23 to 25, write the abbreviation of the given word.

23. Doctor ..................................................................................................

24. Reverend ..............................................................................................

25. School ................................................................................................

 

In each of the questions 26 to 28, re - write the sentence giving the opposite form of the underlined word.

26. The King had a golden ring on the fingers.

27. His nephew came last week.

28. Her success in the examination surprised the teachers.

 

In each of the questions 29 and 30, re - arrange the given words to form a correct sentence.

29. Killed the all cat The has rats.

30. Want future in you What do to job?