Q. 8. Rearrange the words and phrases given below into meaningful sentences. Write the correct sentences in your answer sheet. Number the answers correctly. The fi rst one has been done as an example. 1x2=2
Example:
over/king/ruled/a headstrong/Vaishali/long ago
Long ago a headstrong king ruled over Vaishali.
(a) minister/helped/was/very wise/the king/by a
(b) cut/the king/own finger/one day/his
Ans. (a) The king was helped by a very wise minister.
(b) One day the king cut his own finger.
Q. 9. In the passage 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. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined as shown. 1/2 x 6=3.
The sea Kanyakumari is generally calm. e.g. sea around Kanyakumari
Visitors fi nd very charming. (a) __________
A certain peace rests the place. (b) __________
The sunset sunrise are the (c) __________
best hours enjoy its beauty. (d) __________
The sun rises the Bay of Bengal (e) __________
in morning and sets in the (f) __________
Arabian Sea in the evening.
Ans. (a) fi nd it very (b) rests in the (c) sunset and sunrise
(d) hours to enjoy (e) rises in the (f) in the morning
Q. 10. The underlined words in the following passage have been used inappropriately. Replace them with their appropriate forms. Write your answers in your answer sheet with correct numbers. Do not copy the whole passage. 1/2 x 4=2 Gale is an (a) extreme strong wind. Cyclone is a violent (b) tropic storm in which strong winds move in a circle. A very strong wind that moves very fast in a spinning (c) move is a whirlwind. When it (d) sudden takes place it causes a lot of damage.
Ans. (a) extremely (b) tropical (c) movement (d) suddenly.
Q. 11. Given below are instructions for making a cup of tea. Use these to complete the paragraph that follows. Write the correct answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole sentences. 1 x 3=3
(a) Pour boiled water into a cup.
(b) Add a spoonful of sugar.
(c) Put some milk and stir.
(d) A cup of tea is ready.
In order to make a cup of tea, boiled water (a) _________ . Then a spoonful of sugar (b) _________ to it. Some milk (c) _________ . A cup of tea is ready.
Ans. (a) is poured into a cup (b) is added (c) is put in it and stirred.
