WORKSHEET 1

Q1. Choose the correct sentence: [5]

i)A. Jim wanted to visit his grandma but cannot find the money for a train ticket.

B. We were able to travel to Athens but could not find a hotel.

C.They left the house around eight, walked to town and end up in their favourite pub.

ii)A. Jilldanced energetically but cannot win the competition.

B.They boarded the trainlast night, got down at Delhi this morning and go to their uncle’s place.

C.If I had seen the car earlier, I would have been able to avoid the accident.

iii)A. I can’t come out with you because I don't have enough money.

B. You will never be a professional athlete because you didn't eat the right diet.

C. She wants to visit India but she had not got enough money.

iv)A. It is awful here; we could not see a thing.

B. You will never be a good actor because you don't know how to emote.

C. She eats toomuch chocolates but she had not put on weight.

v)A. I get on well with all my friends as they were all really nice people.

B. Sam cooked a fantastic meal and then had to do all the washing up.

C. The building towers above the others and dominated the skyline.

Q2. Do as directed: [8]

i)Choose the correct option

A. When I loaded the new program on the computer, it crashed.

B. When I loaded the new program on the computer, the computer crashed.

ii)Choose the correct option

The man ______

  1. Who they thought to be a gentleman is a rogue.
  2. Whom they thought to be a gentleman is a rogue.

iii)Choose the correct option

My father is in teaching ______.

  1. Line
  2. Profession

iv)Choose the correct option

Women’s clothes are generally more expensive than ______.

  1. Men
  2. Men’s

v)Choose the correct option

He had hardly seen me ______

  1. So he came to me running.
  2. When he came to me running.

vi)Choose the correct option

No sooner did we reach the stadium ______

  1. Then it started raining cats and dogs.
  2. Than it started raining cats and dogs.

vii)Pick the odd one out

  1. He is a player to be relied on.
  2. He is a player who can be relied on.
  3. He is a player that we can rely upon.

viii)Complete the sentence

______, they ran away.

  1. On seeing a ghost
  2. After they see a ghost
  3. They have seen a ghost therefore

Q3. Choose from the given options and fill the blanks to compose a well-knit paragraph: [3]

the young man rose and said he would go a little way down the stream2 / casting his net, made a splendid haul 3 / Hsu offered him a cup of wine, which was readily accepted 1
One night, Hsu, a fisherman, was sitting drinking by himself, when a young man suddenly appeared and began walking up and down near him.______, and they remained chatting together throughout the night, Hsu mean- while not catching a single fish. However, just as he was giving up all hope of doing anything, ______and beat them up towards Hsu, which he accordingly did, returning in a few minutes and warning him to be on the lookout. Hsu now heard a noise like that of a shoal coming up the stream, and, ______, -- all that he caught being over a foot in length.

Q4. Rearrange the following sentences and rewrite to make a meaningful paragraph: [4]

A.Michael Hofman, a poet and translator, accepts this sorry fact without approval or complaint.
B.But thanklessness and impossibility do not daunt him. In fact he feels passionately about his work, and this is

clear from his writings.
C.He acknowledges too "in fact he returns to the point often " that best translators of poetry always fail at somelevel.
D.In terms of the gap between worth and rewards, translators come somewhere near nurses and street-cleaners.DACB

Q5. Compose a paragraph in 50-70 words, using the given sentence as a starter give a suitable title to your paragraph: [5]

Staring at my reflection ..…

Q6. Compose a well-knit paragraph in about 50 words on the given topic: [5]

An unusual room

WORKSHEET 2

Q1. Choose the correct sentence: [5]

i) A. The test match was abandoned because it is raining so hard.

B. The football match will be abandoned as it is raining so hard.

C.She arrived on Sunday and leaves again next Monday.

ii)A. The marks were bad because I had not studied properly.

B.The football match will be abandoned as it was raining so hard.

C.The foot will be swelled up as it was hurt so hard.

iii) A. After they had seen the thief, Tim and Paul set off for the police station.

B. The train leaves at seven o'clock and did not arrive until very late at night.

C. We are walking along the river bank when the accident happened.

iv) A. Heistalking on the phone when I came.

B. I will never work for you even if you pay me thousands of pounds an hour.

C. She would never agree to it even if you promise to help her.

v) A. I want to travel to India with my friends, but I couldn't find enough money.

B. I wanted to travel to India with my friends, but I will not be able to find enough money.

C. I wanted to travel to India with my friends, but I couldn't find enough money.

Q2. Do as directed: [8]

i)Choose the correct option

A. At the gym, the instructors showed me how to use the equipment.

B.At the gym, they showed me how to use the equipment.

ii)Choose the correct option

The prize was given to the girl ______

  1. Who they said stood first.
  2. Whom they said stood first.

iii)Choose the correct option

______, was killed in the recent police firing.

  1. One of these men’s sons
  2. One of the sons of these men

iv)Choose the correct option

______of ten members.

  1. The jury consists
  2. The juries consist

v)Choose the correct option

I will die some day______.

  1. Since all men are mortal
  2. As if all men are mortal

vi)Choose the correct option

I was reading the newspaper ______.

  1. At that time Sachin came to me
  2. When Sachin came to me

vii)Pick the odd one out

  1. I am sitting in a café and am waiting for my friend.
  2. Because he is my friend doesn’t mean he is going to say anything.
  3. Hurry up or you will be late.

viii)Complete the sentence

______, nobody wants to talk to him.

  1. If he is a cheat
  2. Though he is a cheat
  3. As he is a cheat

Q3. Choose from the given options and fill the blanks to compose a well-knit paragraph: [3]

Thereupon they parted, and the next day Hsu sold his fish and bought some more wine, with which he repaired as usual to the riverbank.3 / first offering his companion a share of the fish, which the latter declined1 / The latter replied that he did not recollect ever meeting him before2

Greatly delighted, Hsu now prepared to go home, ______, saying that he had often received kindnesses from Mr. Hsu, and that he would be only too happy to help him regularly in the same manner if Mr. Hsu would accept his assistance.______, and that he should be much obliged for any aid the young man might choose to afford him; regretting, at the same time, his inability to make him any adequate return. He then asked the young man his name and surname; and the young man said his surname was Wang, adding that Hsu might address him when they met as Wang Liu-lang, he having no other name. ______There he found his companion already awaiting him, and they spent the night together in precisely the same way as the preceding one, the young man beating up the fish for him as before.

Q4. Rearrange the following sentences and rewrite to make a meaningful paragraph: [4]

  1. 1971 war changed the political geography of the subcontinent
  2. Despite the significance of the event. there has been no serious book about the conflict
  3. Surrender at Dacca aims to fill this gap
  4. It also profoundly altered the geo-strategic situation in South-East Asia ADBC

Q5. Compose a paragraph in 50-70 words, using the given sentence as a starter: [5]

On the other side of the street…

Q6. Compose a well-knit paragraph in about 50 words on the given topic: [5]

How to survive without a cellphone

WORKSHEET 3

Q1. Choose the correct sentence: [5]

i) A. France is a lovely country. It has some beautiful beaches.

B. France is a lovely country. It had some beautiful beaches.

C.France was a lovely country. It has some beautiful beaches.

ii) A. Shakespeare was a great writer. He is born in England.

B.Shakespeare is a great writer. He was born in England.

C.Shakespeare was a great writer. He was born in England.

ix)A. She hated playing the piano, but can sing beautifully.

B. She hates playing the piano, but could sing beautifully.

C. She hates playing the piano, but can sing beautifully.

x)A.I was trying to bake a cake, but it got burnt.

B. I was trying to bake a cake, but it gets burnt.

C. I am trying to bake a cake, but it got burnt.

xi)A. We left home first thing in the morning and arrive late at night.

B. We left home first thing in the morning and arrived late at night.

C. We leave home first thing in the morning and arrived late at night.

Q2. Do as directed: [8]

i)Choose the correct option

A. Mark used to hang around with Steve until he started dating Sara.

B.Until Mark started dating Sara, he used to hang around with Steve.

ii)Choose the correct option

My father doesn’t like ______

  1. Me going to pictures every day.
  2. My going to pictures every day.

iii)Choose the correct option

I may spend______with one of my friends.

  1. These summer vacations
  2. This summer vacation

iv)Choose the correct option

If ______enter the field, and damage it.

  1. The cattles
  2. The cattle

v)Choose the correct option

______are beautiful.

  1. Both Mili as well as Meenal
  2. Mili as well as Meenal

vi)Choose the correct option

Two weeks have passed ______.

  1. Since I have seen him
  2. Since I saw him

vii)Pick the odd one out

  1. He was studying as well as doing a job.
  2. In spite of working hard, he failed.
  3. He is known for his honesty.

viii) Complete the sentence

Will you help me with my homework, ______?

  1. Because I promise to get you an ice-cream
  2. If I promise to get you an ice-cream
  3. As I promise to get you an ice-cream

Q3. Choose from the given options and fill the blanks to compose a well-knit paragraph: [3]

now that we shall meet no more, there is no harm in telling you the whole truth2 / Tomorrow my time is up: my substitute will arrive, and I shall be born again in the world of mortals3 / told Hsu that they were about to part for ever 1

This went on for some months, until at length one evening the young man, with many expressions of his thanks and his regrets,______. Much alarmed by the melancholy tone in which his friend had communicated this news, Hsu was on the point of asking for an explanation, when the young man stopped him, and himself proceeded as follows : -- "The friendship that has grown up between us is truly surprising; and, ______

______. I am a disembodied spirit -- the soul of one who was drowned in this river when tipsy. I have been here many years, and your former success in fishing was due to the fact that I used secretly to beat up the fish towards you, in return for the libations you were accustomed to pour out. ______. We have but this one evening left, and I therefore take advantage of it to express my feelings to you."

Q4. Rearrange the following sentences and rewrite to make a meaningful paragraph: [4]

  1. Thus begins the search for relief: painkillers, ice, yoga, herbs, even surgery
  2. Most computer users develop disorders because they ignore warnings like tingling fingers, a numb hand or a sore shoulder
  3. They keep pointing and dragging until tendons chafe and scar tissue forms, along with bad habits that are almost impossible to change
  4. But cures are elusive, because repetitive stress injuries present a bag of ills that often defy easy diagnosis.BCAD

Q5. Compose a paragraph in 50-70 words, using the given sentence as a starter: [5]

My father used to tell me…

Q6. Compose a well-knit paragraph in about 50 words on the given topic: [5]

An incident that changed your life

WORKSHEET 4

Q1. Choose the correct sentence: [5]

i)A. Kim ran after the bus, but could not board it.

B. Kim ran after the bus, but cannot board it.

C.Kim run after the bus, but could not board it.

ii)A. I can’t help you because I don't have enough money.

B. You will never succeed because you didn't work hard.

C. She wanted to visit India, but she has not got enough money.

iii)A. Keats was a romantic poet, and he dies young.

B. She is watching TV while she talked on the phone.

C. Raj went abroad and did his MBA from there.

iv)A. I like to read novels, but I couldn't find enough time for it.

B. I liked to read novels, but I will not find enough time for it.

C. I liked to read novels, but I couldn't find enough time for it.

v) A. The boy stood tallest in the class and bullies other boys in the class.

B. I finished my lunch as well as do the dishes too.

C. I got this souvenir when I was on holiday in India.

Q2. Do as directed: [8]

i)Choose the correct sentence

A. I wanted to buy a new computer, but they didn't have one I could afford.

B.I wanted to buy a new computer, but the store didn't have one I could afford.

ii)Choose the correct option

The man standing beside the minister is a friend of ______.

  1. Me
  2. Mine

iii)Choose the correct option

The ______of Delhi doesn’t suit me.

  1. Weather
  2. Climate

iv)Choose the correct option

Credit this sum ______.

  1. In my name.
  2. To my account.

v)Choose the correct option

I took the medicine ______.

  1. So that I might get well
  2. That I might get well

vi)Choose the correct option

______the class yesterday.

  1. Both Madhu and Sudha did not attended
  2. Neither Madhu nor Sudha attended

vii)Pick the odd one out

  1. Don’t shout otherwise you will be punished.
  2. Don’t shout or you will be punished.
  3. In case you shout you will be punished.

viii)Complete the sentence

Quinine tastes bitter ______.

  1. When it is tasted.
  2. When it was tasted.
  3. When it tastes.

Q3. Choose from the given options and fill the blanks to compose a well-knit paragraph: [3]

It's hard to lose you2 / he had grown so accustomed to his friend's society1 / you'll see a woman drowned3

On hearing these words, Hsu was at first very much alarmed; however, ______, that his fears soon passed away; and, filling up a goblet, he said, with a sigh, "Liu-lang, old fellow, drink this up, and away with melancholy.______; but I'm glad enough for your sake, and won't think of my own sorrow." He then inquired of Liu-Lang who was to be his substitute; to which the latter replied, "Come to the riverbank tomorrow afternoon and______: she is the one." Just then the village cocks began to crow, and, with tears in their eyes, the two friends bade each other farewell.

Q4. Rearrange the following sentences and rewrite to make a meaningful paragraph: [4]

  1. If you are used to having your stimulation come in from outside, your mind never develops its own habits of thinking

and reflecting

  1. Marx thought that religion was the opiate, because it soothed people’s pain and suffering and prevented them from

rising in rebellion

C. If Karl Marx was alive today, he would say that television is the opiate of the people.
D. Television and similar entertainments are even more of an opiate because of their addictive tendencies.CBDA

Q5. Compose a paragraph in 50-70 words, using the given sentence as a starter: [5]

It was a stupid thing to say…

Q6. Compose a well-knit paragraph in about 50 words on the given topic: [5]

A brush with death

WORKSHEET 5

Q1. Choose the correct sentence: [5]

i)A. Jim wanted to visit his Paris but cannot find the money for a train ticket.

B. We were able to travel to Greece, but could not find aninn.

C.They left the place around eight, walked to the city and end up in their favourite disco.

ii)A. Janespokeenergetically, but cannot win the competition.

B.They board the trainlast night, got down at Chandigarh this morning and went to their uncle’s place.

C.If I had seen him earlier, I would have been able to avoid the accident.

iii)A. I can’t accompany you because I am busy.

B. You will never be successful because you didn't work hard.

C. She wants to visit us often but she had not got enough money.

iv)A. I get on well with my neighbours as they were all really nice people.

B. Tim cooked a fantastic meal, and then did all the dishes.

C. The building towers above the others in the surroundings and dominated the skyline.

v)A. The boy stood tallest in the class and bullies other boys in the class.

B. I finished my lunch as well as do the dishes too.

C. I got this souvenir when I was on holiday in India.

Q2. Do as directed: [8]

i)Choose the correct option

A. I wanted to buy a new stereo, but the store didn't have one I wanted.

B. I wanted to buy a new stereo, but they didn't have one I wanted.

ii)Choose the correct option

The man ______

  1. Who they thought to be the chief guestwas his driver.
  2. Whom they thought to be the chief guest was his driver.

iii)Choose the correct option

I have learnt ______by memory.

  1. These poetries
  2. These poems

iv)Choose the correct option

Some of the guests were sitting ______of the room.

  1. On the floor
  2. On the ground

v)Choose the correct option

As soon as the bell rang, ______.

  1. Then the students ran into the class
  2. The students ran into the class

vi)Choose the correct option

The choice is between ______.

  1. Glorious death and shameful life
  2. Glorious death or shameful life

vii)Pick the odd one out