DIALOGUE COMPLETION,
REPORTING, EDITING, PHRASAL VERBS, FILL IN THE
BLANKS, SENTENCE PATTERN, NOUN PHRASE AND VERB PHRASE, SENTENCE
FORMATION
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I. DIALOGUE COMPLETION
Complete the following conversations suitably.
Questions:
1.
Adichie : ………..a………?
Fide : I live in the nearby village.
Adichie : Your mother and brother are there
at home, …….b………?
Fide : Yeah, they are there.
Adichie : ……….c………..?
Fide : Yeah, I stopped my studies.
Adichie : If you had continued your studies ……….d……………..
Fide :
We have no money and only if we go for work we can survive.
Adichie : I wish……….e……………
2.
John : Sir, you are a doctor,…..a…….?
Doctor : Yes. ……………..b…………?
John : I’m John. You saved me from a
suicide attempt.
Doctor : Oh! Now I remember you.
John : If you had not come on that
day, …………c………….
Doctor : ………d……………?
John : I went to New York to visit
the juvenile homes there.
Doctor : …………………….e………………..?
John : Yes, I stay in London.
Doctor : I’m very happy to meet you.
3.
Vanka : Good morning, sir?
The Man : Good morning, ……a……..?
Vanka : Do you know where the post office
is?
The Man : You want to go to the post
office,……….b…………?
Vanka : ………………c……………?
The Man : Just half km from here.
Vanka : If I post a letter today,
……………d…………?
The Man : Not sure. You’d better …e……?
Vanka : Yes, I will ask the postmaster.
4.
Zahra : …………..a………………?
Ali : Your shoes are not with me.
Zahra : You didn’t take them from the
shop,……..b….?
Ali : Not really. I had collected them
from the shop.
Zahra : …………..c……….?
Ali : I kept them at the vegetable shop.
Zahra : Oh! How can I go to school
tomorrow?
Ali : ……………..d……………..
Zahra : No, I cannot use your shoes.
It’s too big.
Ali : Please, just adjust with
them.
Zahra : If you don’t bring my
shoes,………e…………
Ali : Please don’t do it. I’ll
try to find your shoes tomorrow itself.
Answers:
1.
a.
Where do you live?
b.
aren’t they?
c.
Did you stop your studies?
d.
you would have passed
e.
I could help you
2.
a.
aren’t you?
b.
who are you?/ may I know who you are?
c.
I would have died
d.
why did you go to New York?
e.
Do you stay in London?
3.
a.
how can I help you?/ boy, what do you want?/ what can I do for you?
b.
don’t you?
c.
Yes, how far is the post office from here?
d.
will that reach to my Grandpa tomorrow?
e. ask to the postmaster
4.
a.
Ali, where are my shoes?
b.
did you?
c.
Where did you keep them?
d.
You can use my shoes, Zahra.
e. I will tell this to father.
II. REPORTING
Report the following dialogues:
Questions:
1.
Vanka :
Why do you treat me so cruelly?
Senior apprentice :
I find pleasure in doing so.
You may begin like :
a. Vanka asked the senior apprentice………….
b. The senior apprentice replied that…………..
2.
Thorat : How long do you need the tiger
for?
Ray : I need it for a couple of
hours.
3.
Zahra : What happened to my shoes?
Ali : I lost it on the way
4.
Friend : Did you see the snake the next
day?
Doctor : I have never seen it till today.
5.
Ali : Can I take these potatoes?
Akbar : Take the potatoes kept on the
floor.
6.
Doctor : What are you doing?
Mr
John : I am a solicitor by
profession.
7.
Vanka : Where are we going?
Grandfather : We are going to Alyakhin, the shoemaker.
8.
Adichie : Who made this basket?
Fide’s
mother : Fide’s brother has made it.
9.
Martha : Grandpa, I’ve to pay fifteen
dollars for the jacket.
Grandpa : I’m not ready to pay for a
scholarship jacket.
10.
Mr.
Schmidt : Martha has scored highest
marks all these years.
Mr
Boone : Joann’s father is a board
member.
Answers:
1.
a. Vanka asked the senior apprentice why he treated
him so cruelly.
b. The senior apprentice replied that he found
pleasure in doing thus.
2.
a.
Thorat asked Ray how long he needed the tiger for.
b.
Ray replied that he needed it for a couple of hours.
3.
a.
Zahra asked Ali what had happened to her shoes.
b.
Ali replied that he had lost it on the way.
4.
a.
The friend asked whether (if) he had seen the snake the previous day.
b.
The doctor replied that he had never seen it till that day.
5.
a.
Ali asked Akbar if (whether) he could take those potatoes?
b.
Akbar told Ali to take the potatoes kept on the floor.
6.
a.
Doctor asked Mr John what he was doing.
b.
Mr John replied that he was a solicitor by profession.
7.
a.
Vanka asked his grandfather where they were going.
b.
Grandfather replied that they were going to Alyakhin, the shoemaker.
8.
a.
Adichie asked Fide’s mother who had made that basket.
b.
Fide’s mother replied that Fide’s brother had made it.
9.
a.
Martha told Grandpa that she had to pay fifteen dollars for the jacket.
b.
Grandpa replied that he was not ready to pay for a scholarship jacket.
10.
a.
Mr Schmidt told Martha had scored highest marks all those years.
b.
Mr Boone replied that Joann’s father was a board member.
III. EDITING
Edit the errors in the following sentences
Practice Questions:
SET: 1
a. He was born in 23rd April, 1994.
b. They were
born on 1994.
c. The programme
will be held on 2 pm.
d. The seminar
will be conducted on the school
auditorium.
e. The Head
Master will formally inaugurated the
seminar.
f. The film
festival will conducted under the
auspices of Film Club.
g. The English
club of our school has been decided
to conduct a debate.
h. It has decided to conduct a programme in
the school.
i. It has been decide to conduct a film festival in
our school.
j. The Nature
Club of our school has decide to
arrange an awareness programme.
SET: 2
a. I goes to school everyday
b. My mother
usually give me food
c. Raheem never smoke
d. Ashy and I am close friends
e. They plays tennis on Sundays
f. The principal
and the head master is expected to
come on time
g. I has a meeting today
h. She have a pen
i. Roy have gone out
j. They is playing cricket now.
SET:
3
a. The student are studying English
b. I have studying English since two hours
c. She have been learning mathematics for morning
d. When I
reached the class room, the bell has rung
e. She has passed IAS in 2004
f. She is
reading a book yesterday night
g. They visiting our school on tomorrow
h. A letter written by me.
i. The seminar will inaugurated by the headmaster
j. The seminar
was inaugurate by the principal.
SET:
4
a. Vanka told I went to post a letter
b. Vanka told
that he had go to the market
c. She will buy a umbrella
d. This is a best medicine
e. This poem was
wrote by Neruda
f. I sat besides him
g. He ran fastly
h. She placed a
book to the table
i. The film club
of our school have decided to
organize a film festival.
j. I will come on the evening
Answer Key to Practice Questions:
SET: 1
a.
on
b.
in
c.
at
d.
in
e.
inaugurate
f.
will be
g.
has decided
h.
has been decided
i.
decided
j.
decided
SET: 2
a.
go
b.
gives
c.
smokes
d.
are
e.
play
f.
are
g.
have
h.
has
i.
has
j.
are
SET: 3
a. is
b.
have been, for
c. has, since
d.
had rung
e.
passed
f.
last night
g.
they are, tomorrow
h.
was written
i.
will be inaugurated
j.
inaugurated
SET: 4
a.
he
b.
gone
c.
an
d.
the
e.
written
f.
beside
g.
fast
h.
on
i.
has
j.
in
Exam Model Editing Questions:
Edit
the errors in the following passages:
Questions:
1.
Mr
Thorat’s men had fix (a) a five foot
iron rod to the ground, about thirty feet from the area whom (b) the tiger was supposed to take a walk. They look a thin,
long wire and fixed one end to the collar maid
(c) of tiger skin that the tiger was already wearing. The other end were (d) tied firmly to the visible
portion of the iron rod.
2.
I
could feel my heart pounding (a) loud
in my chest. Something bitter and vile tasting (b) were coming up in my
mouth; I was afraid I (c) am going to be sick. I (d) don’t need any sympathy speeches.
3.
He
was (a) ask to bring his birds, and arrived with almost a hundred trained (b)
raven. Admittedly, their training had not
(c) went very bad. That is to say, they could not do (d) nothing that
might be (e) see as extraordinary.
Answer
Key to Exam Model Questions:
1.
a.
fixed
b.
where
c.
made
d.
was
2.
a.
loudly
b.
was coming up
c.
was going
d.
didn’t need
3.
a.
asked
b.
ravens
c.
gone
d.
anything
e.
seen
IV. PHRASAL VERBS
Practice Questions:
Match the following (Find meanings of Phrasal Verbs from Part B)
1.
A. Phrasal Verbs
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B. Meaning
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1.
put up with
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a.
communicated
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2.
came across
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b.
wear
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3.
made up his mind
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c.
extinguish
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4.
put across
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d.
tolerate
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5.
put on
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e.
demand
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6.
put out
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f.
decided
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7.
put off
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g.
visit a person
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8.
look into
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h.
cancel
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9.
call off
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i.
examine
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10.
call on
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j.
post pone or delay
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11.
make out or figure out
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k. met
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12.
call for
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l.
understand
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2.
A. Phrasal Verbs
|
B. Meaning
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1.
give up
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a.
stop working.
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2.
set out
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b.
abandon or forsake
|
3.
turn off
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c.
start working.
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4.
turn on
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d.
start a journey.
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5.
turn down
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e.
arrive or reach
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6.
go on
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f.
reject.
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7.
looking for
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g.
raise a child
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8.
look up
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h.
searching.
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9.
turn up
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i.
refer to.
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10.
bring up
|
j.
continue.
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11.
bring about
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k.
do and complete a task
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12.
carry out
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l.
cause to happen
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3.
A. Phrasal Verbs
|
B. Meaning
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1.
take off
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a.
reserve money for a purpose
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2.
look after
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b.
display.
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3.
set up
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c.
take care of.
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4.
put up
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d.
finish completely
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5.
call at
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e.
distribute .
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6.
get up
|
f.
enter by force.
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7.
give away
|
g.
awake.
|
8.
carry on
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h.
say frankly.
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9.
give vent to
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i.
continue.
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10.
break into
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j.
visit a place.
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11.
set aside
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k.
build
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12.
finish off
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l.
remove.
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4.
A. Phrasal Verbs
|
B. Meaning
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1.
give in
|
a.
explode
|
2.get
into
|
b.
come to an end / reduce
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3.
bring down
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c.
write down
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4.
pass away
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d.
encourage
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5.
go off
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e.
spend time idly but pleasantly
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6.
keep up
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f.
remain awake or remain in raised position
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7.
jot down / take down
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g.
break into pieces
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8.
cheer up
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h.
resemble
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9.
while away
|
i.
become involved in
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10.
stay up
|
j.
surrender or yield
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11.
take after
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k.
maintain
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12.
break up
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l.
die
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5.
A. Phrasal Verbs
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B. Meaning
|
1.
get away
|
a.
overcome/recover
|
2.get
over
|
b. move from top / behave in a rude manner
|
3.
get off
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c.
move away/escape
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4.
keep away
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d.
succeed in surviving or living
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5.
make it
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e.
keep distance/ to refrain from
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6.
put in
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f.
meet or encounter unexpectedly
|
7.
taken aback
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g.
search/ to find by looking
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8.
run into
|
h.
shocked
|
9.
look out for
|
i.
contribute
|
10.
go out
|
j.
arrive
|
11.
get to
|
k.
to release or cause to explode
|
12.
let off
|
l.
leave
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Answers:
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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I
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D
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K
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F
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A
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B
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C
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J
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I
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H
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G
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L
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E
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II
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B
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D
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A
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C
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F
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J
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H
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I
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E
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G
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L
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K
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III
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L
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C
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K
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B
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J
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G
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E
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I
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H
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F
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A
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D
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IV
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J
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I
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B
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L
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A
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K
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C
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D
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E
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F
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H
|
G
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V
|
C
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A
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B
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E
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D
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I
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H
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F
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G
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L
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J
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K
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Exam Model Questions:
Identify the phrasal verbs:
Questions:
1. ( gave up, get up,
call at, look into, put on, look up)
a. I ……………early in the morning
b. On the way to Mumbai she …………….Goa
c. Sir please ………………..my complaint
d. Father told his son to ………….his uniform.
e. My students usually …………….dictionary and collect
the meaning three words.
f. As there was no chance to reach on time she
……………..that attempt
2.
(call off, going on, turn off, turn down, look after, called on)
a. Parents ……………..their children
b. She ………….her senior boy’s request to be his lady
love.
c. After use please ……………the computer.
d. Life is……………..well
e. Due to the heavy rain today’s football match has
been ………………
f. As yesterday was holiday, I ……………….my old friend.
3.
(give up, come across, look after, make out, put off)
Mr John……(a) Mr Cronin on board the ship
after twenty five years. Cronin could not ……….(b) who the man was. By then Mr.
John had………(c)all bad habits. He and his wife…….(d) delinquent youths and
conducted camps for them.
4. (came
across, went on, put down, take off, went out, set out, put on)
It was the time for my PE class. I had to remove (a) my uniform and wear (b) PE shorts to go to the playground. I started (c) towards my class room to take the shorts. I met (d) my friend and she told me that nobody was in the classroom. When I reached the class, I heard my teachers talking about the scholarship jacket. They continued (e) arguing with each other for a long time.
It was the time for my PE class. I had to remove (a) my uniform and wear (b) PE shorts to go to the playground. I started (c) towards my class room to take the shorts. I met (d) my friend and she told me that nobody was in the classroom. When I reached the class, I heard my teachers talking about the scholarship jacket. They continued (e) arguing with each other for a long time.
5.(taken
aback, run into, get over, look out for, give in)
The Doctor : I …….a………a problem tonight.
Neighbour : What happened?
The Doctor : A snake coiled around my
arm. It happened so unexpectedly that I was……...b…..........
Neighbour : Is the snake still
there? Did you ………c…….?
The Doctor : I don’t know, I’m afraid. I still
haven’t ……....d….the shock.
Answers:
1.
a.
get up
b.
call at
c.
look into
d.
put on
e.
look up
f.
gave up
2.
a.
look after
b.
turn down
c.
turn off
d.
going on
e.
call off
f.
called on
3.
a.
come across
b.
make out
c.
give up
d.
look after
4.
a.
take off
b.
put on
c.
set out
d.
came across
e.
went on
5.
a.
ran into
b.
taken aback
c.
look out for
d.
get over
V. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE RIGHT WORDS
( Preposition, Article, Relative Clause and
Conjunction)
Complete
the following passages choosing the right words given in the bracketsQuestions:
1. (and, the, that, to,
by)
One day Kiran called Nilkanta …….(a) entertain
Satish. He kept mum…………(b) said …………(c) he couldn’t remember anything. ………(d)
decision of the family to return home made everyone busy.
2. (the, into, of, in,
from)
A
small group / (a) men are waiting in a queue outside/ (b) bakery to buy nan.
The outline of buildings/ (c) the street is seen in the distance. Ali is seen
coming out/ (d) the bakery into the footpath, the parcel of nan in his right
hand and the parcel of shoes in his left.
3. (a, into, for, in,
by)
Vanka
sighed, dipped his pen/ (a) the ink, and went on writing: ‘And yesterday I had
such / (b) hiding. The mother took me / (c) the hair and dragged me out / (d)
the yard.
4. (on, by, of, that,
to)
Last
November our school arranged a tour / (a) Agra especially to see the Taj Mahal.
All of us know / (b) it is a world famous monument built / (c) Shajajhan in
memory / (d) his beloved queen, Mumtaz Mahal. It is / (e) the bank of river
Yamuna
5. (at, of, by, the on)
Before
tracing/ (a) first letter, he glanced several times anxiously / (b) the door
and window, peered at the dark icon, with shelves holding cobbler’s lasts
stretching on either side / (c) it, and gave a quivering sigh. The paper lay /
(d) the bench, and Vanka knelt on the floor at the bench.
6.(with, on, behind,
at, of)
He
opened the door/ (a) the cage. The instant the door was opened / (b) a clang, the tiger emerged with a loud
roar, and charged straight / (c) the villagers gathered / (d) the camera.
7.(to, for, by, and,
an, the)
‘Project
Tiger’ is / (a) extract from ‘Childhood Days’ by Satyajit Ray. The memoir clearly depicts the
stress / (b) strain involved in the process of film making. It tells us how he
managed / (c) shoot the scene of a
tiger. Ray begins his article / (d) paying his tribute to the Hollywood
filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock.
Answers:
1.
a.
to
b.
and
c.
that
d.
the
2.
a.
of
b.
the
c.
in
d.
from
3.
a.
in
b.
a
c.
by
d.
into
4.
a.
to
b.
that
c.
by
d.
of
5.
a.
the
b.
at
c.
of
d.
on
6.
a.
of
b.
with
c.
at
d.
behind
7.
a.
an
b.
and
c.
to
d.
by
VI. SENTENCE PATTERN
Seven basic sentence patterns:
Arushi slept (SV)
Arushi saw Ajay (SVO)
She is slim (SVC)
She gave him a gift
(SVOO)
She made him sad
(SVOC)
She sat down (SVA)
She saw him yesterday
(SVOA)
Sentences for each pattern
Pattern of
sentences
|
Sentences
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S
+ V
|
John
laughed
|
S
+ V + O
|
John
kissed Jane
|
S
+ V + C
|
John
is tall
|
S
+ V + A
|
John
sat up
|
S
+ V + O + O
|
John
gave Jane a present
|
S
+ V + O + C
|
John
made Jane angry
|
S
+ V + O + A
|
John
put the bag down
|
Practice Questions:
Match the following
(Identify the sentences from part B that suit to the patterns in part A)
A. Pattern of
sentences
|
B. Sentences
|
1. S + V
|
a.
This puzzled me
|
2. S + V + O
|
b.
Mr. Thorat reached the shooting location
|
3. S + V + C
|
c.
Mr. Thorat gave Ray two tigers
|
4. S + V + A
|
d.
They painted the cage yellow
|
5. S + V + O + O
|
e.
Ray placed the camera on the tripod
|
6. S + V + O + C
|
f.
Mr. Thorat nodded
|
7. S + V + O + A
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g.
He was a South Indian
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Answers:
1.
f
2.
a
3.
g
4.
b
5.
c
6.
d
7.
e
Study the sentences given below and write two sentences each in the same pattern.
Questions:
1.
Syam
came yesterday. (SVA pattern)
2.
They
left. (SV)
3.
Vanka
bought a paper (SVO)
4.
Kiran
gave a pen to Nilkanta (SVOO)
5.
We
elected him captain (SVOC)
6.
Alyakhin
was a shoemaker (SVC)
7.
Vanka
put the pen down (SVOA)
Answers:
1.
a.
Adichie sat down
b.
Jill stood up
2.
a.
The boy slept
b.
Ray went
3.
a.
Martha won the Jacket
b.
Martha wrote a letter
4.
a.
The police officer gave a help to John
b.
The Landlady offered a help to the clerk
5.
a.
The doctor made his friend happy
b.
The cobra made the doctor nervous
6.
a.
Vanka was an orphan boy
b.
Martha was a Mexican
7.
a.
Jack paid the bill yesterday
b.
Aunt Jane kept the money on the table
VII. NOUN PHRASE (NP) AND VERB PHRASE (VP)
Structure
of Noun Phrase (NP)
NP (Subject)
|
Structure
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Women
|
Noun
|
The
women
|
Det.
+ noun
|
All
the women
|
Pre
Det. + Det. + Noun
|
All
the women in the camp
|
Pre
Det. + Det. + Noun + Prep. Phrase
|
All
the women in the camp who saw the child
|
Pre
Det. + Det. + Noun + Prep. Phrase + Rel. Clause
|
Structure
of Noun Phrase (NP) and Verb Phrase (VP)
Structure
|
Sentence
|
NP+ VP
|
The fox died
|
NP+VP + NP +
Prep. P
|
The fox left
the forest in the morning
|
NP+ VP +
NP(object)
|
The fox saw
the forest
|
NP+VP + NP (compl.)
|
The fox left
the forest
|
NP+ VP + Adj.P
(compl.)
|
The fox was
foolish
|
NP+VP + NP
(object) + NP (compl.)
|
The fox made
the cock its prey
|
NP+ VP + NP
(object) +Adj.P (compl.)
|
This incident
made its father sad
|
VIII. SENTENCE FORMATION
Frame sentences of the similar pattern using the same linking words.
Questions
1.
a.
The lasts can be seen both on the shelf and on the floor (both …and)
b.
You may either bring the shoes or tell the father (either..or)
c. I wrote the questions and Rani wrote the answers
(and)
2.
a.
Ray is a director and a scriptwriter
b.
Granddad may either write a letter or visit Vanka
Answers.
1.
a.
The letters will be sent to both Grandpa and Grandma
b. They can either buy a pen or go out of the class
c. Teacher
asked the questions and Martha gave
answers
2.
a.
AJ Cronin was a doctor and a writer
b.
Kiran may either support Nilkanta or punish him.
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