.Fill in the blanks choosing the correct words given in the brackets and write the answers only:

Question 1.

(on, till, except, bench, little, fright, embroidered, frilled)

I jumped over the ………1…….. and sat down at my desk. Not .………..2…….. then, when I had got a little over my ……..3…… did I see it our teacher had …………4………. his beautiful green coat, his ……….5……… shirt, and the …………6………… black silk cap, all …………7……….. that he never wore ……….8………. on inspection and prize days.

Answer:

1. bench

2. till

3. fright

4. on

5. frilled

6. little

7. embroidered

8. except

Question 2.

(wanted, stroke, patience, explained, away, knew, listened, almost)

I had never .….1……. so carefully, and that he had never ……2…. everything with so much ….3….. It seemed …..4….. as if the poor man ……5…… to give us all he …….6……. before going …….7…….. and to put it all into our heads at one ……8……

Answer:

1. listened

2. explained

3. patience

4. almost

5. wanted

6. knew

7. away

8. stroke

Choose the correct meanings of the phrases/idioms and rewrite the sentences:

(1) Riding a car without license, I was in great dread of being caught, (trying to escape from, scared, greatly humiliated)

(2) You can always count on him for good advice, (be happy with, depend, expect from)

(3) She reproached herself for having spoken so harshly, (felt ashamed, fought with, forgave)

(4) The audience were clapping and stamping in unison, (in excitement, out of great joy, all together)

Answer:

(1) Riding a car without license, I was scared of being caught.

(2) You can always depend on him for good advice.

(3) She felt ashamed for having spoken so harshly.

(4) The audience were clapping and stamping all together.

Rectification of Errors:

Rectify the errors in the following text:

Question 1.

It was all much more tempting then the rules for participles, and I had the strength resisting, and hurried off to the school. When I pass the town hall, there was a crowd in front of the bulletin board.

Punctuation:

Punctuate the following passage:

I heard M. Hamel say to me I won’t scold you little Franz you must feel bad enough see how it is every day we have said to ourselves bah I’ve plenty of time I’ll learn it tomorrow

Answer:

I heard M. Hamel say to me, “I won’t scold you, little Franz; you must feel bad enough. See how it is! Every day we have said to ourselves, “Bah ! I’ve plenty of time. I’ll learn it tomorrow.”

Indirect Speech:

Convert the following into Indirect Speech :

My teacher said, “My children, this is the last lesson I shall give you. The order has come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. The new master comes tomorrow. This is your last French lesson. I want you to be very attentive.”

Answer:

My teacher announced very gracefully, addressing us as his children that that was the last lesson he would give us. He declared that the order had come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. Then he informed us that the new master would come the next day. He told us that that was our last French lesson and instructed that he wanted us to be very attentive.

Transformation of Sentences:

Rewrite as directed:

1. I hurried by as fast as I could go, (Remove ‘as fast as’.)

2. That day everything had to be as quiet as Sunday morning. (Use ‘unlike’.)

3. How I blushed and how frightened I was! (Turn into Assertive.)

4. I hardly knew how to write. (Turn into Negative.)

5. You can neither speak nor write your own language. (Use ‘either … or’.)

6. French is the most beautiful language in the world, according to M. Hamel. (Change the Degree.)

7. The only sound was the scratching of the pens over the paper. (Remove ‘only’.)

Answer:

1. I hurried by with my utmost ability to go.

2. That day everything had not to be noisy, unlike Sunday morning.

3. I was greatly blushed and frightened.

4. I did not know how to write.

5. You cannot either speak or write your own language.

6. French is more beautiful than any other language in the world, according to M. Hamel. OR

No other language in the world is so beautiful as French, according to M. Hamel.

7. There was no other sound than the scratching of the pens over the paper.