ICSE SOLVED GRAMMAR 2016
Question 4.
(a) Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space.
Example :
He had been ___sitting______ (sit) on the bank of a small irrigation canal.
He was __gazing___(gaze) at a couple of heron ___fishing_______(fish) in the muddy water, when he ___felt__________(feel) something bump his elbow. (4) _looking_____around, he __found______(find) at his side a little goat, jet black and soft as velvet with lovely gray eyes. Neither her owner nor her mother ___was_____ (be) around. She continued to ___nudge________(nudge) Mukesh, so he ___looked_____(look) in his pocket for nourishment.
(b) Fill in each blank with an appropriate word :
(i) There was a steep rise ____in______onion prices.
(ii) Air pollution is responsible for the spread ______of_______bronchitis.
(iii) He was ____under________pressure to complete the work.
(iv) Joan jumped ___into_______the river to rescue the child.
(v) His teacher is very pleased ____with________him.
(vi) Ali took ___off__________his cap and wiped his face.
(vii) The old woman could not get __over________the shock.
(viii) He should not get ____away__________with such rudeness.
(c) Join the following sentences to make one complete Sentence without using
and, but or so.
(i) My grandfather is very old. He is very active.
Ans: My grandfather is an active old man.
(ii) Mala is not in the classroom. Mala is not in the library.
Ans: Mala is neither in the classroom nor in the library.
(iii) She was so excited about her performance. She could not sleep at night.
Ans: She was so excited about her performance that she could not sleep at night.
(iv) Mumbai is densely populated. It is one of the major cities in the country.
Ans: Mumbai, one of the major cities in India, is densely populated.
(d) Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of each sentence.
(i) The book was so interesting that I could not put in down.
(Begin : The book was too....
Ans: The book was too interesting to be put down.
(ii) The Principal said, "All the prizes will be distributed tomorrow."
(Begin : The principal said that
Ans: The Principal said that all the prizes would be distributed the next day.
(iii) Last night's dinner was cooked for us by father.
(Begin : Father.
Ans: Father cooked last night's dinner for us.
(iv) If Mary catches the first bus, she will be on time for school.
(Begin : Unless .
Ans: Unless Mary catches the first bus, she will not be on time for school.
(v) Inspite of having high fever the girl came to school.
(Begin : Despite
Ans: Despite having high fever, the girl came to school.
(vi) I prefer going out with friends to staying alone at home.
(Begin : I would rather.... .....
Ans: I would rather go out with friends than stay alone at home.
(vii) Hardly had the teacher left the room, when all the children started
making a noise.
(Begin : No sooner....
Ans: No sooner did the teacher leave the room than all the children started
making a noise.
(viii) This is the funniest movie I have ever seen.
(Begin : Never .
Ans: Never have I seen a funnier movie than this.
