Q1.

Subject verb agreement (1/2X4=2)

A. Each of these producers……………………… his own advantage, (has, have)

B. Ten miles……………………… long distance, (is, are)
C. Many a student …………………… hard to pass his entrance exam, (try, tries)
D. The furniture in his house………………….. impressive, (look, looks

Q2. Determiners(1/2X4=2)
a. She has not solved…………….. sums, (many, any)
b. This book is mine but…………….. is yours, (that, any)
c. ……… boys have done their work. (That, These)
d. He didn’t make……….. progress, (much, many)

Q3. Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals: (1/2X4=2)

May, must, can, could, should, would, ought, need.

i 1. She .................... run ten kms an hour.

ii 2. You .................... go home now; it is getting dark.
iii 3. He .................... to like this film?
iv 4. Walk carefully lest you .................... stumble.

Q4. Reported (1/2X4=2)

a. He says, “Honesty is the best policy.”
b. Ramesh says, “I have written a letter.”
c. The students said, “Alas! I wasted my time last year.”
d. He said to me, “May you live long!”

Q5. Each sentence has four words underlined. Select the one underlined word that is incorrect
and write it in the box as shown.(1/2X4=2)

1. Machu Picchu is the pre-Columbian Inca site located 2430 mts above sea-level. [ The]
2. It was situated on a mountain ridge in Peru. [_____]
3. Machu Picchu was declared an UNESCO world heritage site in 1983.[_____]
4. Before it was not plundered by the Spanish it is an important cultural site. [_____]
5. This peruvian historic sanctuary is considered a sacred place. [_____

Q6. Sneha wanted to write a story but could not go beyond a line or two. Taking help
from ,the information given below along with the lines Sneha wrote a complete story.
Mr. Aggarwal was a very wealthy businessman. One day he was alone sitting at his dining
table when……… (3)

Q7. Why did santosh’s parents agree to pay for her schooling in delhi? What mental qualities
of Sanotsh are brought to light by this incident? (2)
Q8. “If I chose a correct and rational path the others around me had to change, not me”, said
Santosh Yadav. How does her life justify her words? (3)
Q9. What does maria declare to be her mantra for success? (2)
Q10. How did the Happy Prince help the seamstress? (2)
Q11. Men melt down the statue, yet the angels proclaim it one of the most precious things in
the city. Comment on the divergent viewpoints of the angels and humans with reference to
the story happy prince. (3)