Model Question—1
Time: 2 hours Full marks: 50
[Answer all the questions. Figures in the margin indicate full marks.]
Part-A: Grammar (Marks—30)
1. Complete the text using the suitable words as needed:
a) —- library is a part and parcel b) —- an educational institution. c) —- is a unique place where books of d) —- subjects are kept for reading. It e) —- the f) —- to read books g) —- their choice that create h) —- enthusiasm i) —- learning. Students should pay a visit to j) —- library regularly.
2. Make five sentences from the following substitution table:
| Education | is | our ignorance. |
| It | makes | about a change in us. |
| It | helps | considered as light. |
| It | brings | us to become better citizens. |
| It | removes | us different from animals. |
3. Fill in the gaps with the right form of verbs in brackets:
Load-shedding (a) —- (mean) power cut. It occurs when generation of power (b) —- (be) less than the demand. It —- (c) (has) become a daily occurrence. It (d) —- (create) problems of far reaching consequences. Students suffer a lot for it. So an all out effort should be taken and suitable actions should (e) —- (ensure) to check this problem.
4. Change the form of narration of the following sentences:
a) He will say, ‘I shall go home tomorrow.’
b) He said, ‘Man is mortal.’
c) He said to me, ‘What is your name?’
d) He said to me, ‘Bring me a glass of water.’
e) He said, ‘What a fool I am!’
5. Change the following sentences as directed:
a) Man is the best of all creatures. (Interrogative)
b) No man can escape from death. (Affirmative)
c) Everyman will admit that he is right (Negative).
d) It must be realized. (Voice)
e) Everybody honours an honest man. (Negative).
6. Use appropriate punctuation marks and capital letters where necessary :
from foreign countries like japan usa france iran we buy seeds of flowers which give us two things money and beauty
Part-B: Writing (Marks—20)
7. Write an application to the Headteacher of your school for remission of delay fine,
8. Write a short composition in about 250 words on any one of the following topics.
a) The game you like most
b) The Rainy Season
■■■ Answer Sheet ■■■
- Gap filling:
a) A; b) of; c) It; d) different; e) enables; f) readers; g) of; h) an; i) for; j) the.
2. Substitution Table:
i) Education is considered as light.
ii) It makes us different from animals.
iii) It brings about a change in us.
iv) It removes our ignorance.
v) It helps us to become better citizen.
3. Right form of verbs:
a) means; b) is; c) has; d) creates; e) be ensured.
4. Narration:
a) He will say that he will go home the next day.
b) He said that man is mortal.
c) He asked me what my name was.
d) He told me to bring him a glass of water.
e) He exclaimed with grief that he was a great fool.
5. Changing Sentences:
a) Isn’t man the best of all creatures?.
b) Everyman must die.
c) Everyman will admit that he is not wrong.
d) Everybody must realize it.
e) Nobody dishonours an honest man.
6. Punctuation and Capitalization
From foreign countries like Japan, USA, France, Iran we buy seeds of flowers which give us two things-money and beauty.
