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F.M -50

1.Supply a verb in the blanks in agreement with its subject.(1x10)

(a) No news ……………………. good news.
(b) The girl and the boy ……………………. disappeared.
(c) One-third of the town ……………………. flooded.
(d) “The Three Idiots” ……………………. directed by Raju Hirani.
(e) Bhagwan Das, the writer, and the poet, ……………………. passed away.

(f) Saffron, white and green ……………………. the colours of the Indian flag.

(g) Chicken and cheese ……………………. my favourite breakfast.

(h) The crew ……………………. forced to get off the plane.
(i) The ship, with its crew, ……………………. not traceable.
(j) Nobody agreed. There ……………………. many objections to the proposal.

2.Fill in the blanks with a verb form that agrees with the subject.(1x8)
1. The government ……………………… criticized for being too slow to act. (was / were)

2. No one …………………… a greater collection of coins than my aunt. (has / have)

3. Somebody ……………………… waiting at the door. (is / are)

4. Two years …………………………. a long time to be out of work. (is / are)

5 Fatty foods, especially fries and burgers ………………………….. harmful for health. (is / are)

6. Some students ………………………….. excited about the idea. (is / are)

7. Neither Sam nor his children …………………………. English. (speaks / speak)

8. Either Jane or Susie ……………………… to go. (has / have)

3.Fill in the blanks with the appropriate preposition. (1x15)

1. She paid for lunch ___________ advance, so we don’t need to pay now.

2. I went to the wrong house ___________ mistake!

3. Please make sure that you’re ___________ time for the class!

4. I was walking to the station and ___________ chance I saw the glove I’d lost on the ground.

5. I love eating out in London. ___________ instance, one of my favourite restaurants has amazing Japanese food.
6. I think the cat is ___________ danger on that high roof.

7. I picked up the laptop and ___________ my surprise it fell apart in my hands.

8. I have a lot ___________ common with my cousin. We both like many of the same things.

9. If the baby starts to cry, pick her up ___________ once.

10. Did you forget your purse ___________ purpose so you wouldn’t have to pay?

11. It’s best to arrive ___________ foot, because there is nowhere to park.

12. What do a whale and a dolphin have ___________ common?

13. He added salt instead of sugar ___________ mistake.

14. What’s your favourite thing to do? ___________ instance, do you like sport?

15. The book was ___________ reach on a high shelf.

4. Unseen Comprehension (1x10)

Even 60 years after independence the woman of India are still exploited and abused inspite of constitutional
guarantees and new laws. The man considers himself superior to the woman and her master. The orthodox
system of the family is set in his favour exclusively. Within the confines of domestic walls, man feels free to act like
a merciless male chauvinist. The birth of a female child is considered a curse in most parts of our country. Without
any thought the female foetus is murdered. At practical level law fails to protect a woman’s human rights. The
situation is worse in rural areas. There the woman slaves for men considering it their fate and a duty ordered by
God Almighty. The rural women have no idea about their legal rights and privileges.

It is not the illiterate women’s fate only. Even an educated woman of urban areas who are gainfully employed
does not use their rights for fear of antagonizing her husband. They meekly give in to the mate arrogance to
avoid domestic discord and physical abuse. The males of the family decide how to spend the earnings of the
working female. From very childhood, the girls are mentally conditioned to let the males do the thinking for her
and accept their decisions.

Thus, the male dominance continues to hold away at the cost of the rights and the privileges of women. This
factor has created gross imbalance in the Indian families. Nowadays the families do not mind sisters, daughters
and wives seeking gainful employment as long as they don’t exercise their right to spend their earnings as they
like. A working woman brings home tidy salary to add to the family income but she cannot hope of any help from
her husband in doing domestic chores. She has to toil alone like a slave. For husbands doing household work is
below their dignity and as far as the women are concerned it is their natural duty. The doubly burdened women
when protesting or complaining the men ignore them or react violently which results in the growing tensions in
relationships. The resultant quarrels and maladjustments in the family badly affect the children psychologically.
Questions( 1x5)

1.Have the new laws and rights guaranteed by the constitution ended the exploitation and abuse of women in
India?

2.What does a man consider himself compared to a woman?

3.Are the situations of women good in rural areas?

4.What factor has created a gross imbalance in the Indian families?

5. Find words from the passage that means

a. fanaticism b. haughtiness

5. Write a letter to your sister telling her something about the recent film that you
have seen and that has moved you.(7)

ANSWERS
1..Answer:
(a) is
(b) have/had
(c) was
(d) is
(e) has
(f) are
(g) is
(h) was/were
(i) was
(j) were

2.Answers

1. The government was criticized for being too slow to act.

2. No one has a greater collection of coins than my aunt.
3. Somebody is waiting at the door.
4. Two years is a long time to be out of work.
5 Fatty foods, especially fries and burgers, are harmful for health.
6. Some students are excited about the idea.
7. Neither Sam nor his children speak English.
8. Either Jane or Susie has to go.
3.Preposition

1. She paid for lunch in advance, so we don’t need to pay now.

2. I went to the wrong house by mistake!

3. Please make sure that you’re on time for the class!

4. I was walking to the station and by chance I saw the glove I’d lost on the ground.

5. I love eating out in London. For instance, one of my favourite restaurants has amazing Japanese food.

6. I think the cat is in danger on that high roof.

7. I picked up the laptop and to my surprise it fell apart in my hands.

8. I have a lot in common with my cousin. We both like many of the same things.

9. If the baby starts to cry, pick her up at once.

10. Did you forget your purse on purpose so you wouldn’t have to pay?

11. It’s best to arrive on foot, because there is nowhere to park.

12. What do a whale and a dolphin have in common?

13. He added salt instead of sugar by mistake.

14. What’s your favourite thing to do? For instance, do you like sport?

15. The book was out of reach on a high shelf.

4.UNSEEN COMPREHENSION

Answer

1.The women are still exploited and abused despite rights and privileges granted by law to the women.

2.Man considers himself superior to a woman and her lord and master.

3.In rural areas, the situation of woman rights is far worse than the urban areas.

4.The male domination in the family and gross violation of woman’s rights are creating imbalances in
families in India.

5.

A. chauvinist

B. arrogance