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Q. 9. Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. The first one has been done as an example. Write the answers against the correct numbers. 1×3=3
e.g. on / scribes / Egyptian / papery / scrolls / wrote.
Egyptian scribes wrote on papery scrolls.
(a) were / scrolls / these / made / papyrus / of.
(b) papyrus / that / grew / was / by the / a reedy plant / river Nile.
(c) invented / was / Chinese / by the / in AD 100 / paper

Ans. (a) These scrolls were made of papyrus. (b) Papyrus was a reedy plant that grew by the river N

Q. 10. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. The first one has been done as an example. 1/2×8=4
Incorrect Correct
Meanwhile to their dismay, we found that their our
after four hour of climbing up the (a) ...................... .....................
wall, we are lost. No torches were allowed. (b) ...................... .....................
Only later another two hours did (c) ...................... .....................
we find themselves on the top. We had four (d) ...................... .....................
hours to sleep. We have to reach the (e) ...................... .....................
next village in daybreak. We were cold. Two (f) ...................... .....................
of the boys produced woollen shawls of their (g) ...................... .....................
bags. There were only two between four of us. (h) ...................... .....................

Ans. (a) hour ... hours (e) have ... had (b) are ... were (f) in ... at (c) later ... after (g) of ... from (d) themselves ... ourselves (h) between ... among

Q. 11. Use the information in the headlines to complete the news items given below. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole sentences. 1×4=4
(a) COMMUTERS INCONVENIENCED DUE TO DERAILMENT ON HOWRAH CHENNAI LINE
All commuters ....................................... due to the derailment.
(b) FLOODS CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE
Many ........................................ due to floods.
(c) POLICE FIND 250 KGS RDX NEAR VILLAGE
250 kgs of RDX ........................................ near a village.
(d) ONE MORE TIGER FOUND KILLED – DUDHWA FOREST
The carcass of ........................................ .

Ans. (a) of the Howrah Chennai line were inconvenienced
(b) lives were lost
(c) was found by the police
(d) one more tiger was found in the Dudhwa Forest.

English Communicative 2009 Question Papers Class X
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