(A) Choose the correct option to fill in the blank to complete the passage:

Climate change in ………………. region of Ladakh has shrunk glaciers.

(a) an Indian
(b) the Indian
(c) a Indian
(d) near an Indian [1]

(B) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option:

You …………… your admit card in the examination hall.
(a) have to make
(b) must carry
(c) should see
(d) might read [1]

(C) Complete the given sentence with correct article.

Have you ever seen ……….. ostrich in ………… house?
(a) a; the
(b) an; the
(c) an; a
(d) the; a [1]

(D) Fill in the blank with the correct quantifier.

Riya felt lonely as she had …………… friends than her peers.
(a) fewer
(b) little
(c) less
(d) few [1]

(E) Select the correct from of the verb (be) to complete the sentence.
Nobody ………………. heard anything from her in a long time.
(a) have
(b) is
(c) had
(d) were [1]
(F) The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line.
Identify the error and write its correction against the correct blank number.
Remember to underline the correction. The first one has been done for you. [1]

Example Error childrens Correction c

Childrens are fond of orange. It is a
juicy and citrous fruit, filled of vitamin C. (i) ………………….. …………………
Oranges grow on (ii) ………………….. …………………
tropical or temperate climate (iii) ………………….. …………………
One of the best city to have good oranges is Nagpur.
(G) Sometimes, he ………….. bring me some gifts.
(a) could
(b) would
(c) any
(d) can [1]

(H) Anxiety, as well as tension, ………………. the cause of her jitter.

(a) are
(b) is
(c) shall
(d) were [1]

(J) No one, besides James,………… it.

(a) knowing
(b) knowed
(c) knows
(d) known [1]

(J) The teacher said that we ………………. Read this book as it is important for
exams.
(a) must
(b) needn’t
(c) shall
(d) were [1]

(K) I gave ……………… dress to Bunny.

(a) my
(b) mine
(c) their
(d) all [1]

(L) Choose the correct options to fill in the blanks to complete the narration.
Seema was angry as she couldn’t enjoy the fashion monthly issue digitally. So,
her mom surprised her with a physical book. She knew that Seema was ……. (i)
…….. with the digital version, so she went to the store and got it for her. Seema
was elated.
Choose the correct option for (i)
(a) shocked
(b) elated
(c) angry
(d) sad [1]

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Attempt ANY TEN of the given questions:

(A) Choose the correct option to fill in the blank to complete the sentence.
Benjamin was a popular barber. He ………………. and had regular customers.
(a) is skilled
(b) had skilled
(c) was skilled
(d) has skilled [1]

(B) Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct options.

I ……………… working all afternoon and have just finished the assignment.
(a) have been
(b) had been
(c) shall be
(d) am [1]

(C) Complete the given sentence with right option.

Rohan ………………… the movie before he read the review.
(a) watches
(b) have watched
(c) had watched
(d) was watching [1]

(D) Fill in the blank with the correct tense.

He …………………. in the States but he still does not have a command over the
English language.
(a) have been living
(b) has been living
(c) have lived
(d) living [1]

(E) Complete the sentence with the correct form of (be).

Every boy and girl ………………… in the class today.
(a) are present
(b) is present
(c) have present
(d) had present [1]

(F) Sometimes, he ………………… bring me some gifts.

(a) could
(b) would
(c) any
(d) can [1]

(G) Anxiety, as well as tension, ………………… the cause of her jitter.

(a) are
(b) is
(c) shall
(d) were [1]

(H) No one, besides James, ………………… it.

(a) knowing
(b) knowed
(c) knows
(d) known [1].
(I) The teacher said that we ………………… read this book as it is important for
exams
(a) must
(b) needn’t
(c) shall
(d) were [1]

(J) I gave ………………… dress to Bunny.

(a) my
(b) mine
(c) their
(d) all [1]
Answer:
(a) my
Explanation: Only a singular pronoun can go with the singular noun ‘dress’.
Hence, (a) is the right answer.
(L) The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line.
Identify the error and write its correction against the correct blank number. The
first one has been done for you.
Paper was first make by the Egyptians for the plant named ‘papyrus’. For a long
time, papyrus were exclusively used as written material before the Chinese
perfected the processes.
Example Error make Correction made
(i) ……………………. …………………….
(ii) ……………………. …………………….
(iii) ……………………. …………………….

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Attempt ANY TEN of the given questions.
(A) Choose the correct options to fill in the blanks to complete the passage.
Kashmir valley (i) be heaven on Earth. It has (ii) as a valley of violence today with
constant terror and other unlawful activities.
(i) (a) is called
(b) was considered to
(c) was termed to
(d) was defined to [1]

(ii) (a) come to be known

(b) been
(c) always been
(d) never been [1]

(B) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct options.

The swimming pool ………………. at 9o’ clock and …………………. at 18:30 everyday.
(a) is opening / is closing
(b) opens / closes
(c) has opened / has closed
(d) opened / closed [1]

(C) Complete the given sentence with correct option.

The Olympic games ………………. place every four years.
(a) are taking
(b) take
(c) have taken
(d) took [1]

(D) Fill in the blank with the correct tense.

Look! The man ……………….. to open the door of your car.
(a) has been trying
(b) tried
(c) tries
(d) is trying [1]

(E) Complete the sentence correctly.

We usually …………….. vegetables in our garden but this year we ………….. any.
(a) grow / aren’t growing
(b) grow / aren’t grown
(c) grew / had not grown
(d) grow / don’t grow [1]

(F) The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line.
Identify the error and write its correction against the correct blank number. The
first one has been done for you. [1]

Error shall Correction

My father shall insist on taking greens everyday Example
Children may consume it regularly (i) ……………………. …………………
otherwise they should suffer from (ii) ……………………. …………………
iron deficiency. Elders will also take it every day (iii) ……………………. …………………
but there are some individuals who do not like it.
(G) He took ………………. side in the argument two of his best friends between the
two brothers.
(a) neither
(b) every
(c) either
(d) none [1]

(H) I would like to purchase …………….. salt, please.

(a) many
(b) some
(c) more
(d) many [1]

(I) The police ………………. the matter.

(a) is investigating
(b) were investigating
(c) had investigating
(d) will investigated [1]

(J) I don’t know why he hasn’t called me back. He ………………..

(a) might have forgetting my number
(b) might forget my number
(c) must have forgot my number
(d) might have forgotten my number [1]

(K) Which option displays the correct change of the following to reported
speech?
Rahul asked me, “Did you see the football match on television last night?”
(a) Rahul asked me whether I had seen the football match on television the last
night.
(b) Rahul asked me did I see the football match on television the last night.
(c) Rahul asked me whether I had seen the football match on television the earlier
night.
(d) Rahul asked me whether I saw the football match on television the earlier
night. [1]

(L) Which option displays the correct change of the following to reported speech?
He said to her, “What a warm day”
(a) He told her that it was a warm day.
(b) He exclaimed that it was a warm day.
(c) He said sorrowfully that it was a warm day.
(d) He exclaimed that it was a very warm day. [1]

Attempt ANY TEN questions.

(A) Choose the correct options to fill in the blanks to complete the passage:
There is no doubt that the present generation belongs to fast food …..(i)………
These include the lack of time of cooking and the ….. (iii) ….. there may be a few
plus points of consuming fast food.
(i) (a) due to taste
(b) due to various reasons
(c) due to age
(d) due to families

(ii) (a) easy availability of fast food

(b) least availability of fast food
(c) no availability of fast food
(d) high availability of fast food

(B) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option.

Before this year, I …………….. move out of my parents’ house because I did not
have a job.
(a) may not
(b) cannot
(c) should not
(d) could not [1]

(C) Complete the given sentence by choosing the right answer.

But now that I have finished college and have a job, I realise that living at home
………… drive my parents and me crazy.
(a) could
(b) would
(c) should
(d) would have [1]

(D) Fill in the gap with correct modal.

Unfortunately, its not too easy to find an apartment in the city. Without an agent,
you, ……………. not be able to find all the available listings.
(a) ought to
(b) must
(c) should
(d) might [1]

(E) Complete the given statement.

My best friend said, “I ………….. help you move next week”.
(a) will be able to
(b) able to
(c) be able to
(d) must be able to [1]

(F) The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line.
Identify the error and write its correction against the correct blank number. The
first one has been done for you.

Ex
a
I can’t never forget my P. T. teacher who had m
pl
e

the healthy habit of daily morning walk. He should (i)

get up early and shall go out for a brisk walk. (ii)

 (iii
Even when he wouldn’t be fit, nothing can stop him
)

from going for it.

(G) The taxi driver spoke …………….. English. I couldn’t understand him.
(a) many
(b) a little
(c) very little
(d) some [1]

(H) 40% of the country …………….. support the new law.

(a) doesn’t
(b) couldn’t
(c) should
(d) won’t [1]

(I) Excitement, as well as nervousness, …………….. the cause of her jittering.

(a) are
(b) had
(c) is
(d) were [1]

(J) Which option displays the correct change of the following to reported speech?
Aditi said to Riya, “Please give me a glass of water.”
(a) Aditi advised Riya to help her.
(b) Aditi requested Riya to give her a glass of water.
(c) Aditi suggested Riya to give her a glass of water.
(d) Aditi screamed at Riya for giving her water.

(K) Which option displays the correct change of the following to reported
speech?
He said to me, “Do you have a paper?”
(a) He told me to have a paper.
(b) He ordered me to have a paper.
(c) He asked me if I had a paper.
(d) He enquired me to have a paper. [1]

(L) We invited …………. friends over to our house for a barbeque.

(a) very little
(b) any
(c) the few
(d) a few
Answer:
(d) a few
Explanation: To determine a very little number of persons, ‘a few’ is used. Hence,
(d) is the right answer.

Attempt ANY TEN of the given questions. (10 Marks)

(A) The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line.
Identify the error and write its correction against the correct blank number.
Remember to underline the correction. The first one has been done for you.

Error that Correction

The students that were fighting for Example
the flowers or fruits that they plucked (i) ……………………. ………………
all both the things were in plenty, the (ii) ……………………. ………………
Teacher called the student and asked him to (iii) ……………………. ………………
distribute them.
(B) Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option for the given sentence.
Unfortunately, I have ……………….. talent for music although I have always wanted
to be a famous singer.
(a) a few
(b) little
(c) plenty of
(d) few [1]

(C) Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option for the given sentence.
The report concludes sadly that ………………. students have ………………. knowledge
of nuclear physics.
(a) very few / some
(b) both / whole
(c) every / no
(d) none / any [1]

(D) Complete the given sentence by choosing the right option.

Although ………………. species of fox are reddish in colour, ………………… Arctic fox is
often pure white.
(a) most / the
(b) any / the
(c) a great amount of/an
(d) None [1]

(E) The hospital board clearly mentioned that you …………………… smoke in the
hospital as it is a health hazard for all.
(a) cannot
(b) must not
(c) need not
(d) might not [1]

(F) There’s never ………………… petrol left after Rahul uses the car.
(a) much
(b) little
(c) many
(d) a little [1]

(G) I am taking driving lessons now. Hopefully, I ………………….. my driving test by

November.
(a) will take
(b) would pass
(c) will have taken
(d) will be taking [1]

(H) Which option displays the correct change of the following to reported
speech?
Sunitha asked Venkat, “How much is the rent for your flat?”
(a) Sunitha asked Venkat how much was his rent for flat.
(b) Sunitha asked Venkat how much the rent for his flat was.
(c) Sunita enquires from Venkat that how much rent he pays.
(d) Sunita told Venkat how much the rent for his flat was. [1]
(I) Which option displays the correct change of the following to reported speech?
She said, “I told Damanjit to send you an e-mail three days ago.”
(a) She told that Damanjit had mailed you three days then.
(b) She informed me that Damanjit has mailed me three days before.
(c) She says that she has told Damanjit to send me an E-mail three days then.
(d) She said that she had told Damanjit to send an e-mail to me three days
before. [1]

(J) The dog …………………. under the chair before the children arrived.
(a) has been hiding
(b) was hid
(c) have hid
(d) had hidden [1]

(K) The Amazon in Brazil is …………….. longest river in ……………….. South America.
(a) the/an
(b) an/the
(c) the/the
(d) None of these [1]

(L) We could barely get any information at the airport. ………………… people
seemed to have ……………….. idea about the flights.
(a) only a few / some
(b) a lot of / any
(c) many / any
(d) few / no
Attempt ANY TEN of the given questions.
(A) Choose the correct options to fill in the blanks to complete the note about
the Saga Dawa Festival of Sikkim.
Saga Dawa is an important festival for the Mahayana Buddhists as it …..(i)………
the three most important phases of Gautama Buddha – his birth, his
enlightenment and his attaining nirvana.Thistriple celebration, which is the
biggest in Sikkim, …..(ii)………. on the full moon of the fourth month of the lunar
calendar of the Buddhists and typically falls between the end of May to the
beginning of June – what the rest of India celebrates as Buddha Poornima.
(i) (a) celebrates
(b) is celebrated
(c) celebrating
(d) was celebrated
Answer:
(a) celebrates
Explanation: Since the sentence is in the simple present tense, the verb will also
be in the same tense and hence ‘celebrates’ is the correct option. Thus, the
correct option is (a).
(ii) (a) observes
(b) is observed
(c) was observed
(d) observed [1]
Answer:
(b) is observed
Explanation: Since the sentence is in the passive voice, the verb will be ‘is
observed’ and hence the correct option is (b).
(B) Read the following conversation and complete the passage that follows.
Rohit: I am surprised to see gou here in
Delhi. When did gou come?
Shruti: I came here gesterdag. I have been offered a job here.
Rohit told Shruti (i) ……………. and asked when she had come. Shruti replied that
she had come there the previous dag and added that (ii) …………… [1]
Answer:
(i) that he was surprised to see Shruti in Delhi
(ii) she had been offered a job
(C) Fill in the blank bg choosing the correct option for the sentence given below:
The hospital board clearlg mentioned that you ……………….. smoke in the hospital
as it is a health hazard for all.
(a) cannot
(b) must not
(c) need not
(d) might not [1]
Answer:
(b) must not.
Explanation: ‘’Must” is a modal verb that is used to describe something which is
necessary and morally correct. Here, a person ‘must’ not smoke in the hospital as
it is injurious for patients. Hence, (b) is the right answer.
(D) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option for the sentence given below:
There’s never ………………. petrol left after Rahul uses the car.
(a) much
(b) little
(c) mang
(d) a little [1]
Answer:
(a) much
Explanation: As ‘petrol’ is an uncountable noun, (a) is the right quantifier for it.
Hence, (a) is the right answer.
(E) Fill in the blank bg choosing the correct option for the sentence given below:
I am taking driving lessons now. Hopefiillg, I …………………. my driving test bg
November.
(a) will take
(b) would pass
(c) will have taken
(d) will be taking [1]
Answer:
(c) will have taken
Explanation: The speaker shows a possibility of an event to happen by November.
He says that he will have already taken the test by that month. Hence, (c) is the
right answer.

(F) The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line.
Identify the error and write its correction against the correct blank number. The
first one has been done for you.

Error learn Correctio

Have you ever learn from a mistake you have made? Example
Many shouldn’t admit doing so. For those who do, (i) ……………………. ………………
there was no need for guilt. We often make mistakes (ii) ……………………. ………………
while taking risks, but all brush them aside and learn. (iii) ……………………. ………………
With that, they usually don’t make mistakes the next time.
(G) Sir, when ………………. you be able to spare some time for it?
(a) should
(b) would
(c) could
(d) might [1]

(H) Science Ted’s favorite subject, while English Jennie’s favorite.

(a) is; are
(b) is; is
(c) are; is
(d) were; were [1]

(I) As far as I remember, he ………………… have boarded the should train on

Christmas eve.
(a) might
(b) may
(c) can
(d) should [1]

(J) I had to live in Florida and California for mang gears because of mg studies
but I don’t like ………………… state much.
(a) both
(b) two
(c) either
(d) neither [1]

(K) Change the narration of the following sentence bg choosing the correct
option.
The leader said, “Ladies and Gentlemen, it is mg proud privilege to talk to gou
this morning.”
(a) Addressing the audience the leader said that it was his proud privilege to talk
to them that morning
(b) The leader addressed the audience that it is mg proud privilege talking to
them that morning.
(c) The leader spoke to the Ladies and Gentlemen that it was his proud privilege
to talk to them that morning.
(d) The leader told the Ladies and Gentlemen that it is mg proud privilege to
speak to them that morning. [1]

(L) Change the narration of the following sentence bg choosing the correct
option.
A teacher sags, “A country cannot be peaceful until good education is provided
to each child.”
(a) A teacher sags that a country could not be peaceful until good education is
provided to each child.
(b) A teacher sags that a country cannot been peaceful until good education was
provided to each child.
(c) A teacher sags that a country cannot peaceful until good education will be
provided to each child.
(d) A teacher sags that a country cannot be peaceful until good education is
provided to each child. [1]