(5x1=5) (a) He is the best student in the class. (Change to Positive Degree) (b) As soon as the bell rang, the students rushed out. (Rewrite using ‘No sooner…than’) (c) It is a very beautiful painting. (Change to Exclamatory sentence) (d) He must work hard to succeed. (Rewrite using ‘unless’) (e) Who taught you French? (Change to Passive Voice)
(7 marks) Complete the story in about 150 words using the given beginning: "Rohan had always been afraid of heights. But when he saw the little girl slip from the edge of the terrace..."
Subject: Innovative English Grammar & Composition (Part 2) Time Allowed: 3 Hours | Maximum Marks: 80 Section A: Applied Grammar (30 Marks) 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in brackets. (5x1=5) (a) By next year, she __________ (complete) her master’s degree. (b) If I __________ (be) the Prime Minister, I would ban single-use plastic. (c) The patient __________ (die) before the doctor arrived. (d) He walks as if he __________ (have) no pain at all. (e) The committee __________ (decide) to postpone the meeting until tomorrow.
(5x1=5) (a) One of my friends have gone to Dubai. (b) Neither the manager nor his assistants was present. (c) He is more taller than his brother. (d) I am looking forward to meet you. (e) Scarcely had he left then the phone rang. (f) She told that she was busy.
(5x1=5) (a) One who looks at the bright side of things – ________ (b) A speech made without preparation – ________ (c) That which cannot be read – ________ (d) A remedy for all diseases – ________ (e) Murder of one’s own father – ________
(5x1=5) (a) Burn the midnight oil (b) A blessing in disguise (c) Hit the nail on the head (d) Once in a blue moon (e) Call it a day Section C: Composition & Writing Skills (35 Marks) 10. Paragraph Writing (any one) (8 marks) (a) The Importance of Digital Literacy in the 21st Century (b) My Vision for India in 2047
(5x1=5) (a) "I will return the book tomorrow," said Ravi. (Change to Indirect Speech) (b) Only graduates need apply. (Rewrite using ‘None’) (c) He is too weak to walk to school. (Rewrite using ‘so…that’) (d) She completed her project on time. Everyone praised her. (Combine using a participle) (e) The car needs to be repaired. (Change to Active Voice)
(5x1=5) (a) The book that you lent me is fascinating. (b) I wonder whether he will attend the party. (c) She arrived after the movie had ended. (d) This is the place where we first met. (e) Whatever you decide is fine with me.
Write a short dialogue (10 exchanges) between a customer and a shopkeeper regarding a defective mobile phone purchased a week ago. 14. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
