TEST: ENGLISH GRAMMAR. F.M. 40 TIME: 45 MINS.

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1.ADD ARTICLE WHERE NECESSARY: [4]
i. He returned home in _____ hour and _____ half.
ii. ______ scanner is_____ electronic device that copies pictures and words.
iii. _______ Vistara is_______ domestic airline.
iv. Belgium is_______ European country.
2.ADD PREPOSITION: [8]
i. I was sitting_______ my desk. [on/at/in front of]
ii. Sumit has been running ______ ten minutes.[since/for/from]
iii. Don’t hanker_______ money.[with/for/after]
iv. Health is preferable _______ wealth.[than/to/of]
v. When he grows _____ ,he is going to be a doctor.[on/up/of]
vi. Several villages were cut ______ by flood last week.[with/off/down]
vii. My brother is going______ a voyage.[for/on/to]
viii. You should not rely________ him to help you. [for/on/to]
3.EDITING: [7]
1.India was free since 1947.
2. I had catched a big fish last month.
3.I am thinking that he is right.
4.The tree grew much higher since I last saw it.
5.Since the last ten minutes ,I have been watching the ship.
6. Ten years ago, my uncle had bought a wig.
7.I wish I am a prince.
4. CHOOSE [8]
i. Idli and sambar _______ my favourite food. [is/are]
ii. Neither the adult nor the children______ what to do. [know/knows]
iii. The committee ______ divided over the issue. [is/are]
iv. The girl as well as her parents________ to have ice -cream. [want/wants]
v. The aroma of the cookies_______ tempting. [is/are]
vi. Here______ a bouquet of flowers you ordered for. [is/are]
vii. Mathematics_______ easy to me. [appear/appears]
5.Add correct tense: [8]
i..My sister______ a pink cotton dress today. [wear]
ii. London______ on the river Thames that _____ into the sea. [stand, run]
iii. While I_________ the school play, I ______ that the curtain was torn. [watch, notice]
iv. I wish I ________ a millionaire.[be]
v. Last year I________ my annual examination. [appear]
vi. If I had played well, I ________ the match. [win]
vii. By the time Nehru ________, India ____________ her independence. [die,get]
viii. It_________ for two days. [rain]
6.Name the tense. [5]
1.She was permitted to go.
2.They had been demanding his resignation.
3. I shall be on my way.
4. She was planting the trees.
5. Sima has been away since Monday.