Saturday 14 February 2015

GENERAL ENGLISH – 2003, 5 to 7


Candidates should attempt ALL questions 

Note: Your identity must not be disclosed in any of your answer in any way. 
 
4.       Rewrite the following sentences correctly, choosing the appropriate words given below:
(a)    His ………. Ambition is the main reason behind his recent success.
(b)   He is so ….. That people sometimes misunderstand him.
(c)    A piercing shriek……. The air
(d)   We all admire a person of ………… character
(e)   She is ……….helpful towards all

5.       Rewrite as directed (without changing the meaning ):
(a)    She is so intelligent that she will understand your real intentions. (Use “too”)
(b)   No other boy in the class is as good as he.
                (Use the superlative degree of “good”)
(c)    Why waste time in watching TV?
                (Change into an assertive sentence)
(d)   The valley is very beautiful.
               (Change into an exclamatory sentence)
(e)   He was sentenced to death and ……..
                (Use the part participle of “ hang”)
(f)     It is over ten miles ……. The shortest route.
                 (Use the appropriate preposition)
(g)    We were let go. (Change into active voice)
(h)   He took coffee. (Use adverbs “ this morning “ and “ at home” in their correct order)
(i)      He has been sleeping ……. One O’ clock.(Use the correct preposition in the blank)
(j)     She reached Delhi on Monday. (Add the necessary question tag)

6.       Supply “a (n)”. “some “ or “the “ where necessary :
(a)    There is ………fly in ………..soup.
(b)   ……….birds are flying high in ………..sky.
(c)    Put ..........butter on ……..slices of bread.
(d)   She took up ……..painting as ……………..hobby last year.
(e)   I have ……….house in ………………..country.
(f)     He  travelled…………………second class with ………………..blacks.

7.       Rewrite the following sentences removing the errors if any:
             (a)    I am looking forward to see him.
             (b)   She behaves if she is a queen.
             (c)    English as well as Hindi are mediums of higher education in this state.
             (d)   He never has, and never will say such things in public.
            (e)   Being a wet day, I had to stay indoors.
           (f)     Sixty miles are a long distance.

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