English Communicative 2008

Q. 8. In the paragraph given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. Make sure that the word that forms your answer is underlined. ( 8×1/2 = 4 marks)

Let us assume that average student changes e.g.that an average
the refill his ballpoint pen once a (a) ................
month. means 12 refills a year. No (b) ................
student uses same pen all through the year as it (c) ................
breaks easily, can easily misplaced (d) ................
or lost. If we assume a student buys (e) ................
a new ball point pen three months, (f) ................
it comes four plastic ball point pens every year. (g) ................
It means that student buys twelve plastic (h) ................
refills and four plastic ball point pens a year.

Ans. (a) refill of his (b) month. It means (c) uses the same (d) easily be misplaced (e) assume that a (f) pen every three (g) comes to four (h) that a/each/every student

Q. 9.Given below is a conversation. Complete the dialogue in any suitable way. Write the correct answer on your answer sheet against the correct blank number. Do not copy the whole sentence. (4 marks)

Kamala : You have a long vacation ahead. What do you intend to do?
Vimala : (a) ...................... .
Kamala : Nice, everyone likes spending a vacation on a tour. How many days will it be ?
Vimala : (b) ......................
Kamala : Where do you plan to go?
Vimala : (c) .......................
Kamala : Why only Agra and Delhi?
Vimala : We are particular that (d) .......................

Ans. (a) We plan to go on a tour.
(b) I think it will be for about ten days.
(c) We will be visiting Agra and Delhi.
(d) we should visit all the important historical monuments in both these cities.

Q. 10. Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. The first one is done as an example. (4 × 1 = 4 marks)
Example : lived / a very / and / king / powerful / there / great. There lived a very great and powerful king. (a) had / a / he / and / they / noble wife / were happy. (b) of the Kingdom / happy / people / the / were / also. (c) of their subjects / royal couple / attention / to all the / paid / the / needs. (d) they / their / tried / their woes / remove / to / best.

Ans. (a) He had a noble wife and they were happy. (b) The people of the Kingdom were also happy. (c) The royal couple paid attention to all the needs of their subjects. (d) They tried their best to remove their woes.

Q. 11. Read the following conversation and complete the given paragraph with suitable words. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole sentences.
(4 marks)

Rajat : Pal, give me your phone number.
Pal : It is in my father’s name. Look it up in the directory.
Rajat : What is your father’s name?
Pal : It is also in the directory.
Rajat asked Pal (a) ...................... . Pal told (b) ...................... and advised him to look that up in the directory. Rajat asked (c) ...................... . Pal replied (d) ...................... .

English Communicative 2008 Question Papers Class X
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