English Grammar notes PART 8. English grammar for CET exam. Do as directed questions for high school students and all competitive exam.
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Do as directed questions for high school students
I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions / incomplete statements. Only one of them is correct or most appropriate. Choose the correct alternative and write the complete answer along with its letter of alphabet. 4 x 1 = 4
1. Read the given conversation and choose the language function for the underlined sentence:
Victoria : Hello Sir, where does the Mysore – Hubli Express arrive?
Clerk : Platform No.2, Madam.
Victoria : Thank you sir.
A. Offering help B. Seeking permission
C. Enquiring D. Giving direction
Answer: C. Enquiring
2. Read the given conversation and choose the passive form of the underlined sentence:
Arya : Arjun, who won yesterday’s match?
Arjun: Royal Bulls won yesterday’s match.
A. Yesterday’s match was won by Royal Bulls.
B. Yesterday’s match was being won by Royal Bulls.
C. Yesterday’s match is won by Royal Bulls.
D. Yesterday’s match is being won by Royal Bulls.
Answer: A. Yesterday’s match was won by Royal Bulls.
3. Choose the appropriate question tag and fill in the blank:
She wasn’t interested, ______________________
A. wasn’t she? B. was she? C. isn’t she? D. is she?
Answer: B. was she?
4. Choose the appropriate ‘If’ clause and fill in the blank:
Mother : Kavya, did you clean your room?
Kavya : No mom, I am getting late to school.
Mother : If you had got up early, you _______ cleaned your room.
A. could have B. couldn’t have
C. should have D. would have
Answer: D. would have
II. Do as directed: 12 x 1 = 12
5. Fill in the blank with appropriate tense form of the verb given in the bracket:
Preeti___________ (be + learn) French from her friend when she was in college.
Answer: was learning
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6. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
Take your brother ________ you to the market.
Answer: with
7. Use the word ‘play’ as noun in a meaningful sentence:
Answer: I went to see a play in our college.
8. Fill in the blank using correct article:
Jenny wanted to read _______ comic book.
Answer: a
9. Which one of the following words has two syllables?
School, group, sentence, prank
Answer: sentence
10. Combine the word in Column A with its collocative word in Column B:
A B
Pocket [purse, money, rupees, dollar]
Answer: Pocket – money
11. Identify the parts of speech of the underlined word:
These cakes are burnt.
Answer: verb
12. Fill in the blank using suitable linker:
The taxi did not arrive on time ________________ they had to take a bus.
Answer: so
13. Read the following conversation and change the underlined sentence into reported speech:
Neeraj : Sumana, what are your plans for the summer holidays?
Sumana : I will go to my grandma’s place.
Neeraj asked Sumana about her plans for the summer holidays.
Sumana replied that_____________________________
Answer: Sumana replied that she would go to his grandma’s place.
14. Change into comparative degree:
Bengaluru is the most populated city in Karnataka.
Answer: Bengaluru is more populated than any other city in Karnataka.
15. Write the correct form of the word given in the bracket:
The Governor accepted the _______ (resign) of the minister.
Answer: resignation
16. Combine the following sentences using ‘too……to’:
The coffee is very hot. I cannot drink.
Answer: The coffee is too hot to drink.
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III. The following paragraph has two errors. Edit the paragraph and rewrite it: 2 x 1 = 2
17. Surender gave him a strange look. He had certain not been speaking softly! ‘Has he lost his hearing’ wondered Surender.
Clues:
a) Adverbial mistake to be corrected.
Answer: certain – certainly
b) Punctuation mark to be used.
Answer: hearing – hearing?
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