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E. FRAMING. QUESTIONS
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Adding Question Tags
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fad question tags to the given statements,
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Ans.:
ii) “Framing Questions using forms of‘
Itis very cold, ......)
They didn't help her
srujala is a sincere girl, ......
Mrs. Patil donated generously,
They knew Mr. Suleman,
The farmers have taken to organic farmin
The children spend more time on games,
Ican't think of insulting my friend
She loves her parents immensely,
Jam not going to give up,
The man's house was demolished,
He brought a whole bundle of plants, :
Chetan is the youngest magician in the world,
Adventures fascinate you, .
There was a merry look in her eyes,
1- isn't it? 2~- did they? 3- isn't she? 4 - didn't she? 5 - didn't they? 6 - haven't they?
7-don'tthey? 8-canI? 9-doesn't she? 10-am I? 11-wasn'tit? 12-didn’the? 13 - isn't
he? 14-don'tthey? 15-wasn'tthere? _
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Change the following sentences into questions using the right form of ‘do’
Ans.:
The student thanked the teacher.
Did the student thank the teacher?
Mary forgot to bring the library books.
2 Did Mary forget to bring the library books?
My neighbour teaches English to school dropouts.
. Does my neighbour teach English to school dropouts?
A stranger saved the man from drowning.
.: Did a stranger save the man from drowning?
The mother prayed to the Goddess to bless her family.
: Did the mother pray to the Goddess to bless her family?
The lion woke up and caught the mouse.
2 Did the lion wake up and catch the mouse?
He gave me a piece of advice.
“1 Did he give me a piece of advice?
MCC / 223Rss io
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ded leopard.
8. The villagers found the woun
cae unded leopard?
Ans.: Did the villagers find the wo"
9, Suddenly, the lights went out
‘Ans.: Did the lights go out suddenly?
10. She learnt to read and write French.
Ans.: Did she learn to read and write French?
umber of odd jobs (0 6
number of odd jobs to carn
living.
11. The two brothers do an ae i ving?
‘Ans. Do the two brothers do
ager:
12, Lucia wanted to become a sir
singer?
Ans.: Did Lucia want to become a
13. Fred's father owned a ship.
‘id Fred's father own a ship?
y cricket
ay cricket?
Ans.
14, Many children like to play
‘Ans. Do many children like to pl
15. She had peace and joy' in her life.
‘Angq Did she have peace and joy in her life?
iii) | Framing Questions (Wh- type)
Frame questions so as to get the underlined
1. They’ sang songs to encourage the athletes.
Why did they sing songs?
2. The Mayor was trembling.
Who was trembling?
3. The King collected more revenue by taxing his people
How did the king collect more revenue?
4, Babu's wife foundit very strange.
‘Whose wife found it very strange?
5. Dr Zakir Hussain was elected the President of india in 196
When was Dr. Zakir Hussain elected the President of India?
6, We become prejudiced against others because we know nothing of them,
Why do we become prejudiced against others?
words as answers.
7, Abook is the most astonishing invention of man.
What is the most astonishing invention of man?
8. A policeman was directing the traffic.
What was a policeman doing?
9. World Heart Day is celebrated on 24th September.
When is World Heart Day celebrated?
10. You learn to write by continuous practice,
How do you learn to write?
11. Scientific knowledge showis how things really work,
What shows how things really work?
12, They went to the park yesterday.
Where did they go to yesterday?
PUC Il ENGLISH / 224F. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
tne errors in the following sentences and rewrite them,
le isan longest river in the worl. :
‘fre Nile isthe longest river in the world,
‘rhe Invisible Man’ isa interesting story,
Tie Invisible Man’ is an interesting story,
4. amon built @ house and a house was on the banks ofa river
*/, man builta house and the house was on the banks ofa river.
he man built a biggest building in the town,
' The man built the biggest building in the town,
She pray every morning.
She prays every morning.
& Dhara was born ata village,
phara was born in a village,
7. children likes sweets.
children like sweets.
. The woman work from morning till evening.
The woman works from morning till evening.
9. Where he was born?
Where was he born?
10. My friend returned back from Mysore.
My friend returned from Mysore.
PART -B
A. PRONOUNS
What do the words in italics in the following paragraphs refer to?
1. Once upon a time a poor woman was walking from one village to another cartying a bundle
on her head. Unable to lift it easily, she rested every now and then. A horseman passed by. The
woman requested him to carry the bundle on horseback till the next village. He refused saying,
“You will walk slowly and delay me and I have a long way to go.”
Ans: her the poor woman; it - the bundle; she - the poor woman; him - the horseman; He - the
horseman; me - the horseman; /~ the horseman.
2. An old man came to the farm. The owner of the farm and his wife needed a person exactly like
him. He was well-versed in agriculture. After his arrival to the farm their income improved
dramatically, The owner became lethargic and shied away from hard'work. His wife found all
this very strange. Her husband's life style had changed. :
ns: his the farm owner's; him - the old man; He - the old man; his - the old man's; their - the
owner and his wife's; His - the owner's; Her - The wife's.
3. Every houschold holds those little things that look and feel old. As a kid J had several of them.
There is a tiny bag of used crayons bought when / was four. Dad believed in junking nae and
they almost did-end up in the trash. They help me remember a childhood of dreams and vivi
imagination, . ae
S:1~the speaker; them - thé little things; / - the speaker; them - the crayons; they-the
Crayons; me - the speaker.
MCC /.225B, PAIRS OF WORDS
1. The police had to use tear gas in, order to the mob.
a. disburse b. disperse
2. The son asked for his parents’ ___ for the marriage.
a. ascent b, assent
3. Why don't you__ some money ina business venture?
a. divest b. invest
4. Chicken pox is__.
_3- contagious b. chronic
5. Suresh is to smoking.
a. devoted beaddicted
6. The texture of the cloth is
a. coarse b. course
7. Parents must regulate the of their children.
a. customs b, habits
8. Can you read out the on the grave?
_3 epitaph b. epithet
9. The cyclone without causing any great catastrophe.
a. abetted b abated
10. Columbus America.
a,discovered b. invented
period. :
11. This is a monument belonging to the
7 bats
a_ancient b. old. :
~invest; 4- contagious; 5 - addicted; 6 - coarse;
‘Ans.: 1- disperse; 2-assent; 3
8-epitaph; 9- abated; 10- discovered; 11- ancient.A)
Ans.
Ans.:
Ans.:
Ans.:
Ans.:
in the blanks with appropriate linkers given in brackets:
‘Aesop isa figure clouded in so much mystery and a fF it ne to know a0
can be said about him, It is also strange to believe this ce : fal ee man was bans
slave in the sixth century B.C.__4:__ slaves were bought and so ae Aesop's Gn
master gave him liberty __5__ he was impressed by his learning and wit.
[because, that, what; When)
Fill
1 -that; 2-what; 3-that; 4-when; 5 - because.
Alok was happy __1__ he was sclected to take part in the car race. He gladly went __2
the race was to take place. He was given a car kit__3__ he could build the body of the ar
using small pieces of wood. Alok asked Abhi_4 __he would help him. Abhi refused,_5
Alok did not give up; he set out to make the car. [ where, when, so that, however, if
1-when; 2- where; 3-so that; 4- if; 5 - However.
. The rains had failed._1__all the wells and tanks had run dry._2 overcome the problem
the municipal authorities sunk a number of bore wells__3 they could supply water tothe
citizens. _4 _ the situation was brought under control.
[Thus, so that, therefore, in order]
1-Therefore; 2-Inorderto; 3~sothat; 4-Thus.
. In summer, the rumour of a famine swept through the province which was a baseless one.The
crops were growing well__1_ the weather was perfect for abumper harvest.__2 onthe
strength of that rumour, thousands of small farmers abandoned their farms and fled to the
cities. _3__ of this, crops failed, thousands starved. _4°_ the rumour about the famine
proved true. [and, thus, as a result, but]
1-and; 2-But; 3-Asaresult; 4-Thus.
- There was a king who had one eye and one leg._1_-_ that he asked all the painters to dra¥
a beautiful portrait of him. __2__none of them could. How could they paint him beaut
with the defects in one eye and oneleg?__3 one of them agreed and drew a classic pictu®
of the King,__4 it was a fantastic picture that surprised everyone. He painted the kité
aiming for a hunt, targeting with one eye closed and one leg bent. ;
[and, but, eventually, in spite
1-In spite of; 2-But; 3- Eventually; 4 - and,
PUC II ENGLISH / 2647, PRONOMINAL WORDS
re wii h refer to’
A words in the follo ing paragraph 2
lined words
1. What do the under! ere leaves any city, hetakes hisispatches none hang andthe,
Whenever ane fthecouriers ees Upon bearing the sound other ag
sith ells in the other: ashlee Meer patlies So that Ne ca ther tothe mg
out in the next city and takes the ispatches in a very short time. &
Asa result the Sultan receives ere oe
1. he 4. his .
3. them y the whip with bells 3. dispatches 4. Sultan’
Ans.: 1, courier
agraph refer
Vhat do the underlined words in the following paragrap h re ie = ;
2. What save looking bird to his uncle and asked him what kind of bird it was, Hy
Soe eae oe cuinable ta satisty Salis curiosity. He took Salim to WS, Miltary who
examined it and was u ds. Millard took Salim and showeg p22"
surprised to sec stich a young boy keen about bird Wed him a
stifled birds at the society, where he oS
him 2. it :
1. him :
3. who
Ans.: 1, uncle 2. the bird
4, where :
3. W.S. Millard 4. the society,
What do the underlined words in the following paragraph refer to?
Calonet Rankin opened his parachute i blossomed out over him, and another tremengy,
blast batered his body: with wind and hail. He could withstand its force, suddenly he fen
pulled up by a current of air and he was floating in the clouds, which enclosed him froma
S
directions.
: 2. his :
3. its fore 4. which
1. the parachute 2. Colonel Rankin’s 3. blast’s 4. clouds.
Ans.
4. What do the underlined words in the following paragraph refer to?
Bernard Shaw's legendary musical hit became a popular film. It is the story of an English
professor who meets a young flower girl ina train, where she was singing and selling flowers
Ans. 1. the film
3. the young flower girl's
2. train
4. the English professor.
5. What da the underlined words in the following paragraph refer to?
ere are ma: hi in Ef a i
iereare many sihes in Eeypt,and theirheads representthe kings who had once ruled
died he himself was supposed to b d the Egypt
worshipped and had himself Posed to become the ‘Sun God’, The
powers mt had great faith in the Sun God, who they trusted would protect them frome
1. their
Ae Co
7 A mae 4. them :
ns.: 1, Sphinxes' 2. King eesnnce, Fe,
PUC II ENGLISH / 3601.
Ans.:
12.
13.
Ans.:
14.
ne following paragraph refer to?
When in Japan, we can significantly notice they,
d oriental. In the family, the wife bows to her hy Manis
What do the underlined words in t
Japanese are well mannered people.
quainter, formal an
for bowing, But it Sto her
the child bows to his father. Even the conductors of local trains march to the middle ofthe. ang
and start their work after they bow ceremoniously in both directions. Cog
1. their 2 2. it :
3. her are 4. they
1. Japanese people 2. bowing 3. wife 4. conductors offecal gy
What do the underlined words in the following paragraph refer to? a
Samba is a popular Brazilian dance. 1t was first performed by Brazilian couples on the
of Brazil where the Rio carnival festival was held. It is spectacular to watch them mee
bodies gracefully to the music. Streets are decorated with huge balloons, which fly see ie
lei
buildings. People flock on the streets to watch this colourful event.
1. It on Zewhere 5 sseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
3. them ages a.which : .. i
1, Samba 2. Br 3. Brazilian couples 4. Huge balloons,
What do the underlined words in the following paragraph refer to?
‘The word ‘spinster’ now means an ‘unmarried woman’. It comes from spinning, Tradito
Lune women who did the task whereas weaving was men’s task. The Industrial Revolua™
which began in the 1760s, cased these tasks a5 machines were invented to spin and ent
The machines came as a boon but there were people who opposed them. They believed that
the machines would make people workless and starve them to death. rat
1. It A owen manne tt neemen 2. who Bases
3. which e Athem fo eeeeeserseeeee
1. The word ‘spinster’ 2. women 3. Industrial Revolution 4. Machines,
What do the underlined words in the following paragraph refer to? :
Rivers continue to be a very important source of food. Apart from being a rich source of fish,
they indirectly aid agriculture which is a major occupation of people across the world. Farmers
in dry regions, where rains aré scarce, irrigate their cropland using water carried by irrigation
canals from nearby rivers.
1. they 2.which =: ...- aces
3. where “ 4. their Hine eae
1. Rivers 2. agriculture 3. dry regions 4, farmer's. :
8. SUMBLED SEGMENTS
Rewrite the jumbled segments to form.a meaningful sentence.
4b
2,
areal / there is / this / in / toy kingdom / kinglet
There is a real kinglet in this toy kingdom.
can't earn / labour / you / stone palaces / by honest
You can't earn stone palaces by honest labour.
they / mind / killing people / in / war / don't
They don’t mind killing people in war,
PUC I ENGLISH / 362AF
20,
21,
1994/ Navdanya farm / started
/ was
Novdanya farm was started in 4 Ae
994,
teaches / Earth University / the / Barth
she Earth University teaches Earth Da Democracy
ved Ji acy,
py / inspired / is / Tagore / the earth
a
The Earth University is inspired by Taps
Tagore.
old lady / white haired / Dona Laura /q / wa:
Dona Laura was a white haired old lady,
pon Gonzalo / handkerchief / his
/ used
pon Gonzalo used his handkerchiet ac f7 h0e brush
hief as a shoe brush,
has made / the snuff / peace / Laura and
Gonz
The snuff has made peace between Laure ge vod between
ra and Gonzalo.
silver maiden / the / called / Dona Laura / was
Dona Laura was called the silver maiden.
the bench / are / three priests / on / sitting
Three priests are sitting on the bench.
agriculture / was / in / well versed / the old man
The old man was well versed in agriculture.
all / forgot / Basavaiah's death / his songs / after / Tammanna
Tammanna forgot all his songs after Basavaiah's death.
apple / to become / the child's foot / an / wants
The child’s foot wants to become an apple.
first literary / Borges' / reading / Grimm's Fairy tales / was
Grimm's Fairy Tales was Borges’ first literary reading.
person / extraordinary / an / was / mother / Borges’
Borges’ mother was an extraordinary person.
aesthetic / is / poetry /act /an
Poetry is an aesthetic act.
that is / near / far / all / becomes
All that is far becomes near.
bowing / in / Japanese culture /a natural practice / is
Bowing is a natural practice in Japanese culture.
expensive / in / are / motor cars i Brazil
Motor cars are expensive in Brazil.
young man / popular / a / Roof / was
Roof was a popular young man-
movement / is / evéling /a/ social
at ia] movement.
‘cling is a soci: ae