Clauses Exercises for Class 11 CBSE With Answers

Clauses Exercises for Class 11 CBSE

A clause is a group of words that has a subject and a predicate. It contains a verb and sometimes other components too. So, how do we distinguish what is a clause and how exactly is it different from a phrase?

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Complete the following passages using the appropriate forms of the words given in brackets.

Question 1.
The city was torn by riots. The old man did not know the place (a) ………………………. (he – go) along with his daughter. Since the house was surrounded by rioters, he even did not know (b) ………………………. (escape – them). He, therefore, told his daughter (c) ………………………. (she – hide) somewhere … anywhere.
Answer:
(a) where he should go
(b) How they could escape from them
(c) that she should hide

Question 2.
The findings of a Housing Study show (a) ………………………. (poor suffer – most). The lack of resources, rising cost of material and land are the problems (b) ………………………. (make housing difficult – poor). The government’s worry is (c) ………………………. (cut down – cost of housing) so that the poor can buy houses.
Answer:
(a) that the poor suffer the most
(b) which makes housing difficult for the poor
(c) how it can cut down the cost of housing

A clause is a group of words that forms part of a sentence and has a subject and a predicate or a finite verb of its own.
Example:

  • This is the house where I was born.
  • Clauses are of three kinds:

Clauses Exercises With Answers for Class 11

Subordinate Clauses are of 3 types:
Clauses Exercises With Answers for Class 11

Noun Clauses

Noun Clauses function as nouns in relation to the main clause, e.g.
That the earth goes round the sun is a fact
The noun clause is the subject of the verb ‘is’ in the main clause.
I firmly believe that he will tell me the truth.
The noun clause is the object of the verb ‘believe’ in the main clause.
It seems that the students are tired.
The noun clause is the complement of the verb ‘seems’ in the main clause.
It is a fact that the earth goes round the sun.
The noun clause is in the apposition with the noun ‘fact’ in the main clause.
We must pay attention to what our elders tell us.
The noun clause is the object of the preposition ‘to’ in the main clause.
I am sure that I have done the right thing.
The noun clause is the complement of the adjective ‘sure’ in the main clause.

A noun clause may be used:

(a) as a subject.
Example:

  • What you are doing – is dishonest.
  • Whether she will come – is uncertain.
  • That the earth revolves around the sun – has been proved.

(b) as a compliment:

  • My opinion is – that – he is innocent.
  • The question is – how – we should tackle the issue.
  • The problem is – where – we should stay.
  • I am sure – that – I have done the right thing.

(c) in apposition:

  • The rumor – that – he has sold his shares is baseless.
  • It is sure – that – we will win the match.

(d) as an object to a proposition:

  • You must pay attention to what is taught in class.

Complete the sentences using the hints given in brackets to form noun clauses as shown.
Example:

  • …………………………. is true. (he/liar)
    That he is a liar is true.
  1. No one can know …………………………. (he/getting on).
  2. I heard …………………………. (he/success).
  3. …………………………. (reason/his sudden change of mind) is not known.
  4. I fear …………………………. (I/fail).
  5. I know …………………………. (he/come).
  6. He told me …………………………. (you/feeling unwell).
  7. I don’t see …………………………. (you/get out of mess).
  8. (you/say this) …………………………. is very strange.
  9. I do not know …………………………. (he/angry).
  10. (we/stay/tonight) …………………………. is the problem.

Answer:

  1. No one can know how he is getting on.
  2. I heard that he was a success.
  3. The reason for his sudden change of mind is not known.
  4. I fear that I will fail.
  5. I know that he will come
  6. He told me that you were feeling unwell
  7. I don’t see you getting out of the mess.
  8. What you say is very strange
  9. I didn’t know that he is angry.
  10. Our staying here tonight is the problem.

Adverb Clauses

Adverb Clauses function as adverbs in relation to the main clause or other clauses. They may modify the verb or an adjective or another adverb by telling about their time, place, condition, purpose and result, manner, e.g.
I met him when he was going home. (Adverb clause of time)
You will find your book where you kept it. (Adverb clause of place)
The students are happy because they have passed the examination. (Adverb clause of reason)
If you work hard you will surely succeed. (Adverb clause of condition)
You must work hard so that you may score high marks. (Adverb clause of purpose)
He worked so hard that he stood first in the class. (Adverb clause of result)
Though he is very clever, he is not very popular. (Adverb clause of contrast/concession/supposition) He is not as tall as you (are). (Adverb clause of comparison of degree)
You must do as you are told. (Adverb clause of comparison of manner)
The conjunctions which join subordinate clauses to the main clause or to each other are ‘that’, ‘who’, ‘which’, ‘whom’, ‘whose’, ‘when’, ‘where’, ‘here’, ‘there’, ‘because’, ‘as’, ‘since’, ‘if’, ‘unless’, ‘so that’, ‘so that’, ‘though’, ‘although’, ‘even though’.

Adverb Clauses Of Condition

Adverbial Clauses of Condition are introduced by the following subordinating conjunctions: if, unless, provided, provided that, on condition that, so long as, whether…or, had, were, in case.

There are four types of Conditionals.

Type Example Form Use
Conditional Main
cause and effect Ice turns to water if you heat it. If/When + 1 st form of verb Subject + 1st form of verb to describe a general truth, laws, habitual reactions, scientific facts
open present condition If I see him, I will give him a lift. If + noun/pronoun + 1 st form of verb Subject + will/ may/might + 1 st form of verb to describe something that is likely to happen in a given situation
improbable condition If I had the money, I would travel around the world. If + noun/pronoun + 3rd form of verb Noun/pronoun + would/might + 1 st form of verb to describe something in a real situation that is unlikely to happen or is not about reality
impossible condition If I had known you were in the hospital, I would have visited you. If + noun/pronoun + had + 3rd form of verb Noun/pronoun + would/might + have + 3rd form of verb to speculate about the past, expressing regret, criticism or relief

Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the verbs given in brackets.

  1. If anyone …………………………. (ring up), tell them I’ll be back by 5.30 p.m.
  2. If you really want to learn French, you …………………………. (need) to spend some time in France.
  3. If you …………………………. (listen) to me, we wouldn’t be lost.
  4. I …………………………. (give) you a lift if I had my car here.
  5. If they had found him in time, they …………………………. (able) to save his life.
  6. If Mohit was honest, he …………………………. (return) the money.
  7. What would you do if you …………………………. (win) the lottery?
  8. If he …………………………. (not break) the window, then who did?
  9. If I had known how difficult it was to get here, I …………………………. (not undertake) the journey.
  10. …………………………. (not be) for my parents, I wouldn’t be where I am.

Answer:

  1. If anyone rings up, tell them I’ll be back by 5:30 p.m.
  2. If you really want to learn French, you need to spend some time in France.
  3. If you had listened to me, we wouldn’t be lost.
  4. I would have given you a lift if I had my car here.
  5. If they had found him in time, they would have been able to save his life.
  6. If Mohit was honest, he would return the money.
  7. What would you do if you win the lottery?
  8. If he did not break the window, then who did?
  9. If I had known how difficult it was to get here, I would have not undertaken the journey.
  10. Had it not been for my parents, I wouldn’t be where I am.

Adverb Clauses Of Time

Adverbial Clauses of Time are often called ‘time clauses’. These clauses are introduced by the following subordinating conjunctions:
when, before, until, since, than, as, the moment, till, as soon as, after, while, etc.

Examples:

  • He saw Meena when he was in Lucknow.
  • We will finish before he arrives.
  • She began cooking while I was finishing my homework.

Note: When the sentence begins with an adverb clause, use a comma to separate the two clauses.
Example:

  • When she called, he had already eaten lunch.

When the adverb clause finishes the sentence, there is no need for a comma.
Example:

  • He gave me a call when he arrived in town.

Adverb Clauses Of Place

Adverbial Clauses of Place show the place of action. These clauses are introduced by the following subordinating conjunctions: where, wherever, whence, etc.
Examples:

  • Wherever you go, the dog will follow.
  • Where there is a will, there is a way.
  • I will sit where I want.

Adverb Clauses Of Purpose
Adverbial Clauses of Purpose show the purpose or the reason behind an action. These clauses are introduced by the following subordinating conjunctions:
that, so that, in order that, lest, etc.

Examples:

  • Walk fast lest you miss the bus.
  • Work hard so that you may pass the exam.
  • Take care that you may do well.

Adverb Clauses Of Reason
Adverbial Clauses of Reason give the reason for action. These clauses are introduced by the following subordinating conjunctions:
since, because, for, as, that, etc.

Examples:

  • Because he was unwell, he did poorly in the examination.
  • Since 15 August is a national holiday, we don’t have to go to work that day.
  • Altaf went back to Srinagar in order to take care of some business of his company.
  • He isn’t able to lift any weights since he broke his right arm.

Adverb Clauses Of Manner

Adverbial Clauses of Manner give the manner in which an action takes place. These clauses are introduced by the following subordinating conjunctions:
as, as…So, as if, as though, etc.

Examples:

  • She danced as if her life depended upon it.
  • As you sow, so shall you reap.
  • Try to knit as I have shown you.

Adverb Clauses Of Result
Adverbial Clauses of Result show the consequence or result of an action. These clauses are introduced by the following subordinating conjunctions:
SO…. that, such … that

Note: Adverbial Clause of Result may be preceded by so/such in the Principal Clause.
Examples:

  • She was so weak that she could not walk.
  • She spoke in such a way that I could follow her.
  • I am so tired that I just want to sleep.

Adverb Clauses Of Comparison
Adverbial Clauses of Comparison compare two actions or objects. These clauses are introduced by the following subordinating conjunctions:
than, as
Examples:

  • She is not so weak as you think.
  • He is even more foolish than I thought he was.

Adverb Clauses Of Contrast
Adverbial Clauses of Contrast show the difference between two actions or objects. These clauses are introduced by the following subordinating conjunctions:
though, although, even if, however, all the same, etc.

Examples:

  • Although it was raining, he went for a walk.
  • However hard he may work now, he will fail.
  • I will not believe you, whatever you may say.

Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the words given in brackets as shown.

  1. I have not been well …………………………. (return/Chennai)
  2. We ran fast …………………………. (arrive in time)
  3. …………………………, we missed the train. (run fast)
  4. No one can succeed …………………………. (work hard)
  5. ……………………….. yet he is contented. (poor)
  6. …………………………. the birds go back to their nests. (sunset)
  7. He spoke so softly …………………………. (cannot hear)
  8. You may sit …………………………. (like)
  9. Come home early …………………………. (not safe/after dark)
  10. ………………………… he remained at home. (feel unwell)

Answer:

  1. I have not been well since I returned from Chennai
  2. We ran fast as the train had arrived.
  3. Despite running fast. We missed the train
  4. No one can succeed without working hard.
  5. He is poor yet he is contented.
  6. After sunset, the birds go back to their nests.
  7. He spoke so softly that I couldn’t hear.
  8. You may sit if you feel like
  9. Come here early as it is not safe after dark.
  10. He was feeling unwell so he remained at home.

Relative Clauses

A Relative Clause (also called Adjective Clause) modifies a noun or pronoun by providing extra information. Relative clauses begin with a relative pronoun (who, whom, which, that, whose). Relative clauses can either be restrictive or non – restrictive.

Restrictive Relative Clauses :
A restrictive relative clause is essential in order to complete the meaning of the main clause.
Example:

  • Where is the girl who is going with us?

Non – restrictive Relative Clauses
A non – restrictive relative clause adds definition to the main clause but is not necessary to complete the meaning. Non – restrictive relative clauses are set off by commas.
Example:

  • That girl, who is wearing a green dress, is my best friend.

Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the words given in brackets as shown.

  1. Do you know the woman …………………………. (blue sari)?
  2. The boy …………………………. (sit near me) is my cousin.
  3. That was the reason …………………………. (come late).
  4. Students …………………………. (fail/final examination) will not be promoted.
  5. The house …………………………. (I live in) belongs to my father.

Answer:

  1. Do you know the woman who is wearing the blue sari?
  2. The boy who is sitting near me is my cousin.
  3. That was the reason why I came late.
  4. Students who failed in the final examination will not promote.
  5. The house that I live in belongs to my father.

Possessive Exercises Class 11 CBSE With Answers

Possessive Exercises Class 11 CBSE

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Possessive Exercises With Answers for Class 11 CBSE PDF

Possessives are used to indicate ownership.

They include:

  • my, our, your, his, hers, its, their

Complete the following sentences using suitable possessives.
(a) I will help you clean ………………………….. room.
(b) Ravi broke ………………………….. leg in an accident.
(c) They have lost ………………………….. pencils again!
(d) These earrings have lost ………………………….. shine. They must not be gold.
(e) This coat is made of good quality wool. It has not lost ………………………….. gloss.
(f) My mother has lost ………………………….. keys again. She is searching high and low for them.
(g) Sir, Ravi will not come in today. He rang up to say that ………………………….. wife was ill.
(h) We have ………………………….. exams next week. So I am rather busy now.
(i) “What movie did you see?”!
“Sorry, I’ve forgotten ………………………….. name.”
(j) “Where is Shiela?”
“She’s gone to Jodhpur for a day with ………………………….. husband.”
Answer:
(a) your
(b) his
(c) their
(d) their
(e) its
(f) her
(g) his
(h) our
(i) their
(j) her

Demonstratives

We use pointer words such as this, that, those, these while pointing to an object, place, or person.

Complete the following sentences using suitable demonstratives.
(a) I don’t like ………………………….. house. I think it is haunted. (b) Could you pass ………………………….. box to me, please? (c) Do you remember ………………………….. people we met while on holiday? (d) ………………………….. is my brother, Gaurav.” “Hello. Pleased to meet you.” (e) Wait for me. I can’t walk fast in ………………………….. shoes.
Answer:
(a) that
(b) that
(c) those
(d) this
(e) these

Quantifiers

Quantifiers include:
some, any Both words modify either countable or uncountable nouns.
Examples:

  • There are some eggs in the fridge. (countable)
  • There is some water in the bottle. (uncountable)
  • Did you eat any apples? (countable)
  • Do you have any money to spare? (uncountable)

Much
Much modifies only uncountable nouns.
Examples:

  • How much money do you need?
  • They ate so much rice that they are feeling sick.
  • Much effort will be required to straighten this problem.

Many
Many modifies only countable nouns.
Examples:

  • How many students are going for the trip?
  • I saw so many books at the Book Fair.
  • Many Indians immigrate to the United States of America.

A Lot Of Lots Of
These words are informal substitutes for much and many,
Examples:

  • It will require lots of effort to repair this road. (uncountable)
  • Lots of people have computers now. (countable)
  • I don’t have a lot of time left now. (uncountable)
  • A lot of Indians travel to Europe. (countable)

Little A Little
Little and a little modify only uncountable nouns.
Examples:

  • I went to meet Nikhil as I had a little time to spare. (meaning ‘some time’)
  • She offered little help for my problem. (meaning ‘only a small amount)

Few/Quite A Few
These expressions modify only countable nouns.
Examples:

  • A few teachers from this school have studied abroad. (meaning ‘some’)
  • Few teachers from this school take private tuitions. (meaning ‘only a small number’)
  • Quite a few teachers from this school take private tuitions. (meaning ‘a large number)

a little bit of quite a bit of
These informal phrases usually precede uncountable nouns.
Examples:

  • There’s a little bit of salt in the curry. (meaning “a small amount)
  • There’s quite a bit of salt in the curry. (meaning ‘a large amount’)

Enough
This word modifies both countable and uncountable nouns.
Examples:

  • We had to stand because there weren’t enough chairs. (meaning ‘less in number than required)
  • Have you got enough money for the journey? (meaning ‘as much as you require’)

Plenty Of
This term modifies both countable and uncountable nouns.
Examples:

  • There are plenty of books in the cupboard. (meaning ‘a large number)
  • You may take whichever you need.
  • He has plenty of money. (meaning ‘a large amount’)

No
This word modifies both countable and uncountable nouns.
Examples:

  • There were no boys in the park today. (number)
  • We have received no information about the meeting. (no amount)

The following chart shows which ‘quantity words’ go with which kinds of nouns. Note that ‘quantity words’ can be used in combinations such as many more, much more, and much less, any of which can be preceded by how to form questions or relative clauses. Negatives such as not and no can also be applied to many of these terms.

Countable singular each, every, any, one
Countable plural some, any, most, more, all, a lot of, no, none of the many, both, several, few/ fewer/fewest, a few, one of the, a couple of
Uncountable much, less, little, a little, very little some, any, most, more, all, a lot of, no, none of the

Circle the correct answers.
(a) Geeta: How many children have you got?
Deepa: I haven’t got somelany.
(b) Vinay: Is there any sugar in the house?
Neena: There’s any/some lying in the jar.
(c) There are no/none palm trees in Greenland and there are no/none in Germany either.
(d) I need somelany new clothes. (e) Radha: When shall I come to see you?
Deepa: Whenever you wish. Come some/any time.
(f) How many/much sugar do you take in your tea?
(g) There was littlela little water left. So we all went thirsty.
(h) I shall be ready in a few/few minutes.
(i) You cannot come with us. There aren’t manly enough seats.
(j) Am I driving too/too much fast?
Answer:
(a) any
(b) some
(c) no/none
(d) some
(e) any
(f) much
(g) little
(h) a few
(i) enough
(j) too

Complete the passage given below using suitable determiners.

My aunt lived on (a) ………………………… ground floor of (b) ………………………… old house on (c) ………………………… river Thames. She was afraid of burglars and always locked up (d) ………………………… house carefully before going to bed. She also took the precaution of looking under (e) ………………………… bed to see if (f) ………………………… burglar was hiding there.
Answer:
(a) the
(b) an
(c) X
(d) the
(e) the
(f) the

Complete the passage given below using suitable determiners.

(a) ………………………… children were hurt in (b) ………………………… road accident when (c) ………………………… school bus collided with (d) ………………………… truck while trying to save (e) ………………………… elderly man. There was (f) ………………………… doctor nearby but there were (g) ………………………… nurses passing in (h) ………………………… van. They stopped (i) ………………………… vehicle to give first aid to (j) ………………………… children.
Answer:
(a) The
(b) a
(c) the
(d) a
(e) an
(f)
(g) a few/some
(h) the
(i) the
(j) the

Articles Exercises for Class 11 CBSE With Answers

Articles Exercises for Class 11 CBSE

Articles are used to indicate the number of singular nouns (a, an) and to specify which noun is being talked about (the). A and an are indefinite articles. They are used to refer to a singular countable noun in general or for the first time.

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Exercise on Articles for Class 11 CBSE With Answers

A, an, the are articles

Given below are some rules for the use of articles:

1. We use a before a singular countable noun beginning with a consonant sound.
Examples:

  • a girl, a sofa, a spoon, a cow

2. We use an before a singular countable noun that begins with a vowel or a modifier that begins with a vowel sound.
Examples:

  • an apple, an umbrella, an extra chair

3. We use a before ‘u’ that is pronounced as you, ‘o’ that is pronounced as wu, and “eu’ that is pronounced as y, and an before an unsounded ‘h’.
Examples:

  • a one-eyed man, a European, a union, an hour

4. We use a or an when a noun is used for the first time in a text. When the same noun is used for the second time we use the.
Example:

  • A man was walking down a street with a dog. The dog ran after a cat.

5. We use a or an when the noun doesn’t refer to any particular species or to any particular thing.
Example:

  • I saw an elephant carrying logs of wood in its trunk.

6. We use a or an when we wish to express surprise, joy, horror, disgust, etc.
Examples:

  • What a wonderful day!
  • What an extraordinary thing to happen!
  • What a silly fellow!

7. We use a or an in phrases that express speed, quantity, etc.
Examples:

  • Petrol is almost seventy rupees a litre.
  • We were travelling at eighty kilometres an hour.

8. We use a before some numbers.
Examples:

  • a couple of …
  • a few …
  • a hundred …

9. We use the with singular and plural nouns and for all genders to denote something particular.
Examples:

  • Get the milk from the fridge.
  • Will some of the boys carry the chairs in?
  • All the girls have to go for choir singing today.

10. We use the before a noun that refers to only one particular thing or a group of things.
Examples:

  • Mohan is sitting in the study.
  • All the teachers in the school are well qualified.

11. We use the before a singular noun that is used to refer to a class of people, animals, or things. An article is not required before nouns in plural or a noun that refers to a class in general.
Examples:

  • The red panda is an attractive little creature that resembles a toy teddy bear.
  • Yaks are found in Ladakh and Nepal.

12. We use the before an adjective that refers to a special class of people.
Example:

  • Mother Teresa cared for the old and the infirm.

13. We use the before superlatives and the word only.
Examples:

  • the largest
  • the best the oldest
  • the only

14. We use the before ordinal numbers such as first and second.
Example:

  • I remember the first time I met you.

15. No article is used before a proper noun. But we use the if a proper noun is qualified by an adjective.
Examples:

  • Who has not heard of the one and only Shakespeare!
  • When we talk of Rome, we talk of the great Julius Caesar.

16. We use the when the noun it accompanies refers to something in the abstract.
Example:

  • The judicial system itself had become unjust and corrupt.
  • He implored the judge to correct the injustice.

Note:
A countable noun always takes either the indefinite (a, an) or definite (the) article when it is singular. When plural, it takes the definite article if it refers to a definite, specific group, and no article, if it is used in a general sense.
Examples:

  • The guest of honour has arrived.
  • I am expecting a guest for dinner.
  • The guests are about to arrive.
  • Guests are welcome anytime.

An uncountable noun never takes the indefinite article (a, an), but it does take singular verbs. The is sometimes used with uncountable nouns in the same way as it is used with plural countable nouns, that is, to refer to a specific object, group, or idea. Examples:

  • The Internet helps us to access information from any part of the world.
  • The information that you gave me was incorrect. Sugar has become cheaper.
  • Please put the sugar in the pot for me.

Articles are not used before proper nouns except in the following:

Geographical places: the Gulf of Cambay, the Indian Ocean, the Ganga, the West, the Himalayas, the Thar Desert (but often not when the main part of the proper noun seems to be modified by an earlier attributive noun or adjective;
Example:

  • We went’swimming at the Ocean Park.
  • Pluralized names (geographic, family, teams): the Netherlands, the West Indies, the Mishras, the New England Patriots
  • Public institutions/facilities/groups: the Sheraton, the Parliament, the Church
  • Newspapers: The Hindu, The Hindustan Times
  • Countries that are in the plural: the United States of America, the United Kingdom

Articles Exercises With Answers for Class 11 CBSE

1. Fill in the blanks using suitable articles. Put a (X) where none is required.

One day (a) ………………………….. certain gentleman went to meet Sir Isaac Newton just before (b) ………………………….. lunchtime. When he asked for him, he was informed by (c) ………………………….. servant that Sir Isaac was in his study, where nobody was allowed to disturb him. The visitor who really wished to speak to Sir Isaac, said he would wait till he came for lunch, and so sat down in (d) ………………………….. dining room. (e) ………………………….. short time later, (f) ………………………….. food was brought in—(g) ………………………….. boiled chicken under a cover. (h) ………………………….. hour passed, and Sir Isaac did not appear. (i) ………………………….. gentleman, feeling hungry, decided to eat (i) ………………………….. chicken. When he had finished eating, he covered up the empty dish and told the servant to boil another chicken for his master. But before that was ready, Sir Isaac came down to eat. When he found the gentleman in (k) ………………………….. dining room, he said: “I beg your pardon, Sir, because you had to wait so long. But just allow me (l) ………………………….. little time to take my lunch first, for I am quite hungry.” Saying this, he picked up the cover, and finding (m) ………………………….. dish empty, he remarked with a smile: “See, Sir, we learned people are really absent-minded! I quite forgot I had had (n) ………………………….. lunch already.”
Answer:
(a) a
(b) X
(c) the
(d) the
(e) A
(f) X
(g) a
(h) an
(i) The
(j) the
(k) the
(l) a
(m) an
(n) X

Fill in the blanks using suitable articles. Put a (X) where none is required.

Though you can make (a) ………………………….. decision purely on grounds of convenience, buying (b) ………………………….. newspaper is often more like joining (C) ………………………….. religious cult. Buy (d) …………………………. . Hindustan Times, for example, and almost by default you join its chairman (e) …………………………. . K.K. Birla in his crusade against The Times of India. Every newspaper has its ‘users’ groups’ and (f) ………………………….. band of loyal enthusiasts who tout its merits. That makes it all (g) ………………………….. more difficult for (h) ………………………….. uninitiated to decide what paper to read. (i) ………………………….. students have (j) ………………………….. huge advantage, however. (k) ………………………….. newspaper companies are so eager for students’ business (it builds “brand loyalty’), that many offer them huge discounts.
Answer:
(a) a
(b) a
(c) a
(d) X
(e) a
(f) the
(g) the
(h) the
(i) X
(j) a
(k) The

Determiners Exercises for Class 11 CBSE With Answers

Determiners Exercises for Class 11 CBSE

Determiners are words that come before nouns. They contain several classes of words, including pronouns and adjectives. They determine or limit the noun by giving some additional information about it. Determiners show whether a noun refers to is a general or a specific object, person, or place. They indicate which or how many things the noun refers to. Determiners define or limit a noun to the singular or plural. They indicate the amount or quantity. Determiners and nouns together make noun phrases. They make noun phrases with adjectives too. Determiners may precede numerals too.

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Determiners Exercises With Answers for Class 11 CBSE PDF

Determiners are words that precede and modify nouns. They tell us how many or how much. Selecting the correct determiner depends on your understanding of the distinction between countable and uncountable nouns.

Circle the correct answer.

Question 1.
Come here and do these/those sums.
Answer:
these

Question 2.
Will you pass me that/the salt, please?
Answer:
the

Question 3.
Do you need some/no help?
Answer:
some

Question 4.
I don’t need any/some help.
Answer:
any

Question 5.
There is littlel/little tea in the pot. You may have it.
Answer:
little

Question 6.
All/Every language is difficult.
Answer:
Every

Question 7.
There is any/some rice left in the fridge.
Answer:
some

Question 8.
We haven’t got more/enough petrol left to reach the next town.
Answer:
enough

Question 9.
Would you like some/little more sugar in your coffee?
Answer:
some

Question 10.
I can write with both/either hand. See!
Answer:
either

Determiners are words that precede and modify nouns. They tell us how many or how much. Selecting the correct determiner depends on your understanding of the distinction between countable and uncountable nouns. They also show us whether a noun refers to a general or specific object, person, or place.

Determiners include:

  • Articles: a, an, the
  • Possessives: my, our, your, his, her, its, their
  • Demonstratives: this, that, these, those
  • Number expressions: another, many, some, several, few, little, most, enough, lot, plenty
  • Quantifiers: much, either, first, etc.
  • Interrogatives: what, which, etc.

Unseen Passage For Class 10 Literary CBSE With Answers

Unseen Passage For Class 10 Literary

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1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

1. At this moment, Five, who had been anxiously looking across the garden, called out ‘The Queen! The Queen!’ and the three gardeners instantly threw themselves flat upon their faces. There was a sound of many footsteps, and Alice looked round, eager to see the Queen.

2. First came ten soldiers carrying clubs; these were all shaped like the three gardeners, oblong and flat, with their hands and feet at the comers: next the ten courtiers; these were ornamented all over with diamonds, and walked two and two, as the soldiers did. After these came the royal children; there were ten of them, and the little dears came jumping merrily along hand in hand, in couples: they were all ornamented with hearts. Next came the guests, mostly Kings and Queens, and among -Them Alice recognized the White Rabbit: it was talking in a hurried nervous manner, smiling at everything that was said, and went by without noticing her. Then followed the Knave of Hearts, carrying the King’s crown on a crimson velvet cushion; and, last of all this grand procession, came the King and the Queen of Hearts.

3. When the procession came opposite to Alice, they all stopped and looked at her, and the Queen said severely ‘Who is this?’ She said it to the Knave of Hearts, who only bowed and smiled in reply.

4. ‘Idiot! ’ said the Queen, tossing her head impatiently; and, turning to Alice, she went on, ‘What’s your name, child?’

5. ‘My name is Alice, so please your Majesty,’ said Alice very politely; but she added, to herself, ‘Why, they’re only a pack of cards, after all. I needn’t be afraid of them! ’

6. ‘That’s right! ’ shouted the Queen. ‘Can you play croquet?’

7. The soldiers were silent, and looked at Alice, as the question was evidently meant for her.

8. ‘Yes!’shouted Alice.

9. ‘Come on, then! ’ roared the Queen, and Alice joined the procession, wondering very much what would happen next.

10. ‘Get to your places! ’ shouted the Queen in a voice of thunder, and people began running about in all directions, tumbling up against each other; however, they got settled down in a minute or two, and the . game began. Alice thought she had never seen such a curious croquet-ground in her life; it was all ridges and furrows; the balls were live hedgehogs, the mallets live flamingos, and the soldiers had to double themselves up and to stand on their hands and feet, to make the arches.

11. The chief difficulty Alice found at first was in managing her flamingo, she succeeded in getting its body tucked away, comfortably enough, under her arm, with its legs hanging down, but generally, just as she had got its neck nicely straightened out, and was going to give the hedgehog a blow with its head, it would twist itself round and look up in her face, with such a puzzled expression that she could not help bursting out laughing and when she had got its head down, and was going to begin again, it was very provoking to find that the hedgehog had unrolled itself, and was in the act of crawling away: besides all this, there was generally a ridge or furrow in the way wherever she wanted to send the hedgehog to, and, as the doubled-up soldiers were always getting up and walking off to other parts of the ground, Alice soon came to the conclusion that it was a very difficult game indeed.

-Adapted from Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll

1.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions.

(a) Why did the gardeners throw themselves flat upon their faces? ……………………………………………… .
(b) Who did the Queen’s procession consist of? ……………………………………………… .
(c) Why did Alice decide that she had nothing to fear from the Queen or the other members of the procession? ……………………………………………… .
(d) Why was the game of croquet played by Alice different from a normal game of croquet? ……………………………………………… .
(e) Why did Alice find the game very difficult to play? ……………………………………………… .

1.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage, complete the following statements.

(a) The first ten soldiers came carrying ……………………………………………… .
(b) The croquet ground was a curious one because ………………………………………………. and ……………………………………………… .

2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

1. Walter and Charlie Harrison were the sons of a sea captain, and lived in one of the fine old seaport towns.

2. These boys were as unlike as two brothers could well be. Walter was a rough, plain boy, large of his age, and rather clumsy, with a passionate, jealous temper, which gave his friends a great deal of trouble. But he had some noble qualities; he was as brave as a young lion, faithful, diligent, perfectly honest and truthful, and sometimes very tender in his feelings. Charlie, some two years younger than Walter, was a delicate, beautiful, sweet-tempered boy, who loved everybody, and, in return, was greatly beloved.

He was fair, pale, and slight, with blue eyes and golden curls. Walter said he looked like a girl, and sometimes laughed at his delicacy; but, for all that, he was jealous of the poor child’s beauty—even of his weakness.

3. Captain Harrison was most of the time at sea, and his gentle wife found it difficult to control the impatient spirit, or correct the even more inexplicable moodiness, of her eldest son. If she reproved him sternly, he would often accuse her of being partial to her youngest and handsomest son. He said that she petted and indulged Charlie so much, that he could not be disobedient, or give her any trouble. He himself said that he would be good, if he were so treated.

4. Walter really thought himself slighted and unloved, because he knew he was very plain, and he saw his sickly brother cared for constantly. He never seemed to think how ridiculous it would look if his mother would be nursing and petting a stout, healthy boy, who was one of the strongest wrestlers, and the best hand with the ball, in the whole town.

5. Walter, with all his fine health, was often silent and sullen, while his brother was seldom prevented by his illness.from being cheerful and talkative. So it was very natural for visitors to notice Charlie the most. They supposed that he needed amusing and therefore sent him books and made him presents. All this ‘partiality’ was shown to his brother, Walter said, because he happened to have a fair face; while he did not know how to put himself forward. Charlie was grieved at this, and always wished to share his gifts with his brother but Walter could never be persuaded to accept anything.

6. One time, when Charlie was about ten years old, his mother had a visit from a pious maiden aunt, who spent some weeks in the family. During Miss Hannah Perkins’ stay, she became much attached to quiet little Charlie. But as Walter gave way to his temper two or three times before her, and made sport of some of her queer ways, she did not like him much, though she thought he might be made a good boy of, with proper management. She wondered how his mother could let such fits of passion and such naughty tricks pass without severe punishment. If he were her child, she said, she would soon whip that bad temper out of him. But Mrs Harrison believed that one blow would put more evil passion into the heart of such a proud boy as Walter than she could ever get out.

-Adapted from Little Charlie’s Will, a short story by an anonymous author

2.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions.

(a) How did Walter express his jealousy of his brother?
(b) Why did Walter’s mother find it very difficult to control him?
(c) What did Walter often accuse his mother of?
(d) While Walter was usually sullen and silent in spite of his good health, what was Charlie like?
(e) Why did Mrs Harrison feel that beating Charlie to control his bad behaviuor was not a good idea?
(f) What do we know of Captain Harrison?
(g) Write brief character sketches of the following:

Walter: ……………………………………………… .
Charlie: ……………………………………………… .

3. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

1. Except for the Marabar Caves—and they are twenty miles off—the city of Chandrapore presents nothing extraordinary. Edged rather than washed by the river. Ganges, it trails for a couple of miles along the bank, scarcely distinguishable from the rubbish it deposits so freely. There are no bathing-steps on the river front, as the Ganges happens not to be holy here; indeed there is no river front, and bazaars shut out the wide and shifting panorama of the stream. The streets are mean, the temples ineffective, and though a few fine houses exist they are hidden away in gardens or down alleys whose filth deters all but the invited guest.

Chandrapore was never large or beautiful, but two hundred years ago it lay on the road between Upper India, then imperial, and the sea, and the fine houses date from that period. The zest for decoration stopped in the eighteenth century, nor was it ever democratic. In the bazaars there is no painting and scarcely any carving. The very wood seems to be made of mud, the inhabitants of mud moving. So abased, so monotonous is everything that meets the eye, that when the Ganges comes down it might be expected to wash the excrescence back into the soil. Houses do fall, people are drowned and left rotting, but the general outline of the town persists, swelling here, shrinking there, like some low but indestructible form of life.

2. Inland, the prospect alters. There is an oval maidan, and a long sallow hospital. Houses belonging to Eurasians stand on the high ground by the railway station. Beyond the railway—which runs parallel to the river—the land sinks, then rises again rather steeply. On this second rise is laid out the little Civil Station, and viewed hence Chandrapore appears to be a totally different place. It is a city of gardens. It is no city, but a forest sparsely scattered with huts. It is a tropical pleasance, washed by a noble river. The toddy palms and neem trees and mangoes and peepul that were hidden behind the bazaars now become visible and in their turn hide the bazaars. They rise from the gardens whose ancient tanks nourish them, they burst out of stifling purlieus and unconsidered temples.

Seeking light and air, and endowed with more strength than man or his works, they soar above the lower deposit to greet one another with branches and beckoning leaves, and to build a city for the birds. Especially after the rains do they screen what passes below, but at all times, even when scorched or leafless, they glorify the city to the English people who inhabit the rise, so that newcomers cannot believe it to be as meagre as it is described, and have to be driven down to acquire disillusionment. As for the Civil Station itself, it provokes no emotion. It charms not, neither does it repel. It is sensibly planned, with a red-brick Club on its brow, and further back a grocer’s and a cemetery, and the bungalows are disposed along roads that intersect at right angles. It has nothing hideous in it, and only the view is beautiful; it shares nothing with the city except the overarching sky.

-Adapted from A Passage to India by E.M. Forster

3.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions.

(a) Which lines by the author tell us that the bazaars and the banks of Chandrapore were plain?
(b) What does ‘Inland, the prospect alters’ mean? ……………………………………………… .
(c) Who watered the gardens of the city? ……………………………………………… .
(d) What is the city for the birds built on? ……………………………………………… .
(e) What are the houses of the English people built on? ……………………………………………… .

13.2 On the basis of your reading the passage, complete the following sentences.
(a) Chandrapore was never large or beautiful, but two hundred years ago it lay on the road between ……………………………………………… .
(b) Chandrapore is located on the bank of ……………………………………………… .
(c) The Civil Station can be described as ……………………………………………… .

4. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

1. Iam not a man of letters, and I am not prepared to say that the many years I have spent in gaol have been the sweetest in my life, but I must say that reading and writing have helped me wonderfully to get through them. I am not a literary man, and I am not a historian; what, indeed, am I? I find it difficult to answer that question. I have been a dabbler in many things; I began with science at college, and then took to law, and, after developing various other interests in life, finally adopted the popular and widely practiced profession of gaol-going in India!

2. You must not take what I have written in these letters as the final authority on any subject. A politician wants to have a say on every subject and he always pretends to know much more than he actually does. He has to be watched carefully. These letters of mine are but superficial sketches joined together by a thin thread. I have rambled on, skipping centuries and many important happenings, and then pitching my tent for quite a long time on some event which interested me. As you will notice, my likes and dislikes are pretty obvious, and so also sometimes are my moods in gaol. I do not want you to take all this for granted; there may, indeed, be many errors in my accounts.

A prison, with no libraries or reference books at hand, is not the most suitable place in which to write on historical subjects. I have had to rely very largely on my many note-books which I have accumulated since I began my visits to gaof twelve years ago. Many books have also come to me here; they have come and gone, for I could not collect a library here. I have shamelessly taken from these books facts and ideas; there is nothing original in what . I have written. Perhaps, occasionally, you may find my letters difficult to follow; skip those parts, do not mind them. The grown-up in me got the better of me sometimes, and 1 wrote as I should not have done.

3. I have given you the barest outline; this is not history; they are just fleeting glimpses of our long past. If history interests you, you will find your way to many books which will help you to unravel the threads of past ages. But reading books alone will not help. If you would know the past, you must look upon it with sympathy and with understanding. To understand a person who lived long ago, you will have to understand his environment, the conditions under which he lived, the ideas that filled his mind.

It is absurd for us to judge past people as if they lived now, and thought as we do. There is no one to defend slavery today and yet, the great Plato held that slavery was essential. Within recent times, scores of thousands of lives were given in an effort to retain slavery in the United States. We cannot judge the past from the standards of the present. Everyone will willingly admit this. But everyone will not admit the equally absurd habit of judging the present by the standards of the past.

-Adapted from Letters from a Father to a Daughter by Jawaharlal Nehru

4.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions.

(a) How did the writer pass his time in gaol? ……………………………………………… .
(b) Why does the writer feel his account of history mentioned in the letter is biased? ……………………………………………… .
(c) According to the writer, why should books on history be written outside gaol? ……………………………………………… .
(d) Why does the writer say that his books are not original? ……………………………………………… .
(e) Why is it not right to judge the people of the past? ……………………………………………… .
(f) Who is the writer of this passage? How is he well-known in Indian history? ……………………………………………… .
(g) What is the writer’s view on politicians? ……………………………………………… .
(h) What are the parameters to be understood in order to understand a person who existed long ago?

5. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

1. Prema was eight when a stove on which she was making coffee burst and the flames leapt up to swallow her face. Prema was a beautiful child with dark almond eyes and chiselled features. But on that fateful day in 1965, within seconds, her face had melted into a mass of flesh.

2. She was admitted to Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, with 50 per cent bums. Seeing her first-bom battle for life, Rosie her mother made a pact with, God, ‘If you save my child, I vow to dedicate her to the service of your people. I will make her a doctor and work in this same hospital,’ she prayed.

3. Prema survived. Dr. LBM Joseph, renowned surgeon, painstakingly reconstructed every inch of Prema’s face. ‘It was excruciatingly painful,’ recollects Prema. ‘I used to be angry with the doctors all the time.’ After six months in the hospital, Prema returned to Bangalore to resume school. Her scarred face attracted attention; it baffled, confused and embarrassed people. School was never the same again. Prema completed high school privately.

4. ‘My family had hidden all the mirrors in the house. Only after a year I happened to catch a reflection of my face in a mirror. I cried. I was angry. I threw tantmms. My mother waited patiently for my tears to dry.’ Then she told Prema, ‘This is your face and you will have to live with it. No one can change that. But what you do with your life is in your hands and only you can change it.’ It was a hard lesson to leam.

5. ‘I barely scrapped through my class 10 exams,’ Prema reminisces. ‘But the fact that I cleared my exams gave me immense confidence.’ She obtained a B.Sc. degree. Between 1965 and 1971, Prema underwent. 14 reconstructive surgeries before she put an end to it. It was time for me to concentrate on other things in life.’ Prema obtained her MBBS degree in 1980, and went to work at CMCH, Vellore, thus fulfilling her mother’s promise to God. She specialised in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

6. Prema agrees that bitterness and anger were a part of her life for a long time.

7. ‘My mother taught me how to channelise my negative emotions in a positive manner.’ Today, Prema’s only regret in life is that her mother is not alive to witness her success in life. ‘She would have been happy and proud.’ However, those dark days are now behind her. ‘If not for my accident I would not have achieved so much in life. I have got more than I bargain ;d for. I never thought that I could reach far in life with my face.’

Prema’s advice to all those who feel defeated in life. Stop comparing yourself with others. Be willing to face reality and move on in life: ‘Develop a cheerful attitude. Be humble and trust in God. Then sit back and enjoy life.’

-Adapted from Face of Courage by Sudha Pillai

5.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions.

(a) How did Prema fulfil the promise that her mother had made to God? ……………………………………………… .
(b) Why had Prema’s family hidden all the mirrors in the house? ……………………………………………… .
(c) What do Prema words, ‘school was never the same’ mean? ……………………………………………… .
(d) ‘This is your face and you will have to live with it. No one can change that.’ What was Prema’s mother trying to tell her by these words? ……………………………………………… .
(e) Owing to what did Prema become successful in spite of all her problems? ……………………………………………… .
(f) At what age did Prema have the accident? ……………………………………………… .
(g) What treatments did Prema undergo from 1965 to 1971? ……………………………………………… .
(h) What is Prema’s advice to all those who feel defeated in life? ……………………………………………… .

Type 2 Questions

1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

1. He was concealed by this time, behind another tree trunk; but he must have been watching me closely, for as soon as I began to move in his direction he reappeared and took a step to meet me, then he hesitated, drew back, came forward again and at last, to my wonder and confusion, threw himself on his knees and held out his clasped hands in supplication.

2. At that I once more stopped.

3. ‘Who are you?’ I asked.

4. ‘Ben Gunn’, he answered, and his voice sounded hoarse and awkward, like a rusty lock, ‘I’m poor Ben Gunn, I am; and I haven’t spoke with a Christian these three years’.

5. I could now see that he was a white man like myself, and that his features were even pleasing. His skin, wherever it was exposed, was burnt by the sun; even his lips were black; and his fair eyes looked quite startling in so dark a face.

6. Of all the beggar-men that I had seen or fancied, he was the chief for raggedness. He was clothed with tatters of old ship’s canvas and old sea cloth; and this extraordinary patchwork was all held together by a system of the most various and incongruous fastenings. Brass buttons, bits of stick, and loops of tarry gaskin. About his waist he wore an old brass-buckled leather belt, which was the one thing solid in his whole accoutrement.

7. ‘Three years!’ I cried. ‘Were you shipwrecked?’

8. ‘Nay mate,’said he‘marooned’.

9. I had heard the word, and I knew it stood for a horrible kind of punishment common enough among the buccaneers, in which the offender is put ashore with a little powder and shot and left behind on some desolate and distant island.

10. ‘Marooned three years agone,’ he continued, ‘and lived on goats since then, and berries, and oysters. Wherever a man is, says I, a man can do for himself. But, mate, my heart is sore for Christian diet. You mightn’t happen to have a piece of cheese about you, now? No? Well, many’s the long night I’ve dreamed of cheese—toasted, mostly—and woke up again, and here I were.’

-Adapted from Treasure Island by R.L. Stevenson

1.1 Based on your reading of the passage, answer the following questions.

(a) Why did the narrator feel that Ben had been watching him?
(b) How did the narrator realize that Ben Gunn had no intention of harming him?
(c) Why was Ben’s voice hoarse?
(d) Describe ‘the chief for raggedness’ according to the author.

1.2 Select appropriate synonyms for the following words from the passage out of the options provided.

(a) concealed
(i) visible
(ii) revealed
(iii) shown
(iv) hidden

(b) awkward
(i) comfortable
(ii) uncomfortable
(iii) convenient
(iv) none of the above

(c) horrible
(i) terrible
(ii) wonderful
(iii) good
(iv) beautiful

(d) sore
(i) painful
(ii) comfortable
(iii) happy
(iv) none of the above

2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

1. Regarded as the King of chess, Vishwanathan Anand is perhaps the greatest sportsperson that India has ever produced. He has been the World Chess Champion five times.

2. Bom on 11 December 1969 in a small town in Tamil Nadu, Anand was brought up in Chennai. He completed his high school in Don Bosco, Egmore and completed his graduation in commerce from Loyola College. He was introduced to the world of chess at the age of six by his mother. His winning streak began in the year 1984 when he won the national sub junior championship at the age of 14 and went on to become the World Junior Chess Champion in 1987. He became the youngest Indian player to win the title of International Master. Anand won the World Chess Championship for the first time in 2000, thus becoming the first Indian to win that title. He became the world champion again in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012.

3. Anand holds the honour to have won the chess championship in all the three formats, namely, knock out, tournament and the classical match. He has won the Chess Oscar which is given to the best player, six times. He is also the recipient of the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Aijuna Award and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. In 1995, Anand shifted to Spain, where he lives in Collado Mediano, a quiet Madrid suburb. His stay in Spain made him the recipient of Jameo de Oro, the highest honour given by the Spanish government.

4. In a country where cricket is supposed to be the most popular game, Anand has brought chess out onto a ‘ wider arena. His chess career spans more than 25 years now and he has taken Indian chess to its peak.

2.1 Based on your reading of the passage, answer the following questions.

(a) How old was he when Vishwanathan Anand became the World Junior Chess Champion? What was his achievement with regard to the title of the International Master?
(b) Name the years in which he became the World Chess Champion?
(c) How many times has Anand received the Chess Oscar?
(d) What happened in 1995 to Anand?

2.2 Select appropriate synonyms for the following words from the passage out of the options provided.

(a) Which of the following words from the passage means ‘someone who is skilled at something and has won accolades for it’?
(i) career
(ii) champion
(iii) arena
(iv) achievement

(b) Which of the following words means ‘someone receiving something’?
(i) recipient
(ii) immigrant
(iii) donor
(iv) none of the above

(c) Which of the following is a word from the passage and is a synonym of the word ‘moved’?
(i) transferred
(ii) driven
(iii) shifted
(iv) none of the above

(d) Which of the following words from the passage means ‘a place or area of activity’?
(i) contribution
(ii) arena
(iii) honour
(iv) suburb

3. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

1. Sitting opposite Andre Agassi, you notice something abtmt his eyes. His father saw it, too, when his son was only a few days old, it looked to him like a special kind of alertness. Mike Agassi, tennis coach at the Tropicana Casino in Las Vegas, hung a tennis ball above Andre’s cot and let him bat at it all day with his hand. In the 30 years since, those eyes have studied intently the flight of several million tennis balls and they now seem to possess an almost supernatural acuity.

2. Like many tennis stars of his generation, Agassi seemed trapped in his father’s dreams rather than his own. Mike Agassi had represented his native Iran as a boxer in the Olympics but, having immigrated to the USA, he found work as tennis pro. He studied everything he could about the game and by the time Andre was bom in 1970, Mike had his coaching methods honed. He taped a racquet to his youngest son’s hand as soon as he could walk and had him serving over arm on a full-sized court by the time he was two.

3. But young Andre seemed intent on squandering his talent, a prodigy who could not grow up. He turned professional in a blaze of hype, but by 21 he seemed already washed up, eating badly, losing games for fun, and his ever-changing looks reflecting his fragile self-esteem. ‘Maybe I was rewarded too quickly,’ he reflects. ‘I came at a time when tennis was looking for another American. I had so much notoriety before I had accomplished great things. For me to be doing Nike and Canon commercials without ever winning a Grand Slam left me with a bad rap—all image and no substance.’ Thus he attracted a lot of attention from the press for his ‘bad boy’ image.

4. His first major win came in the year 1992 when he won the Wimbledon and was soon ranked as world number 1. He is one of the few players in tennis history to have won all the four major grand slams. After twenty long years in professional tennis, Agassi bid farewell to the game in 2006.

3.1 Based on your reading of the passage, answer the following questions.

(a) What do we know of Andre Agassi’s father?
(b) Why did Andre’s father hang a ball over his cot? %
(c) Why was Andre’s father determined to make him a tennis player?
(d) What happened to Andre at the age of 21 ?

3.2 Select appropriate synonyms for the following words from the passage out of the options provided.

(a) special
(i) important
(ii) unimportant
(iii) common
(iv) None of the above

(b) honed
(i) wasted
(ii) slipped
(iii) sharpened
(iv) none of the above

(c) professional
(i) expert
(ii) novice
(iii) personal
(iv) none of the above

(d) major
(i) big
(ii) small
(iii) minute
(iv) minor

4. Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow.

Coromandel Fishers

Rise, brothers, rise; the wakening skies pray to the morning light
The wind lies asleep in the arms of the dawn like a child that has cried all night
Come, let us gather our nets from the shore and set our catamarans free,
To capture the leaping wealth of the tide, for we are the kings of the sea!
No longer delay, let us hasten away in the track of the sea gull’s call,
The sea is our mother, the cloud is our brother, the waves are our comrades all.
What though we toss at the fall of the sun where the hand of the sea-god drives?
He who holds the storm by the hair, will hide in his breast our lives.
Sweet is the shade of the coconut glade, and the scent of the mango grove,
And sweet are the sands at the full o’ the moon with the sound of the voices we love;
But sweeter, O brothers, the kiss of the spray and the dance of the wild foam’s glee;
Row, brothers, row to the edge of the verge, where the low sky mates with the sea.

-By Sarojini Naidu

4.1 Based on your reading of the passage, answer the following questions.

(a) What does the narrator addresses the fishermen as?
(b) What does the narrator ask the fishermen to do?
(c) Who were the kings of the sea and what did they have?
(d) What are the relationships set up with regard to the sea by the narrator? –

4.2 Read the questions given below and write the option you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet.

(a) What is the word used for ‘get up’ as given in the poem?
(i) rise
(ii) regard
(iii) accept
(iv) enjoy

(b) What does the word ‘glee’ in the poem mean?
(i) happiness
(ii) danger
(iii) singing
(iv) celebration

(c) Which of the following is an antonym of the word ‘delay’?
(i) postpone
(ii) hasten
(iii) later
(iv) none of the above

(d) What does the phrase ‘low sky mates with the sea’ mean?
(i) land
(ii) river bank
(iii) horizon
(iv) none of the above

5. Read the given poem given below and answer the questions that follow.

Summer, Past And Present

That summer, you told me stories
Inside a makeshift palace we made ourselves
Damp sheets arranged over your old wooden bed
The Too’ picked up dust, leaves, every street sound
And scattered the noise on the window
like a huge king’s army on the move
In your stories, princesses braved every storm „
Clouds were strange hoofed creatures in a hot sky
And summer left behind dry golden leaves in the balcony
This summer, the buzz of the air conditioner
Sleeps over everything, even your snores
For you don’t listen to my stories like I did yours
I chase errant flies, fan you in the time
the generator comes on in welcome relief
Outside, another dry yellow summer stretches
drawn curtains have turned its roar into a mere hum,
we grew up every passing year, summer stayed the same
and left behind dry golden leaves in the balcony.

-By Anu Kumar

5.1 Based on your reading of the passage, answer the following questions.

(a) What does the makeshift palace refer to?
(b) What was the cloth used by the narrator used for?
(c) State what has/have been compared to an army and why.
(i) the clouds
(ii) the loo
(iii) the sky
(iv) the flies
(d) Write the basic summary of the poem in a couple of lines.

5.2 Read the questions given below and write the option you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet.

(a) What is the word used for ‘tales’ as given in the poem?
(i) summer
(ii) stories
(iii) folklore
(iv) none of the above

(b) What is the word used for ‘dispersed’ as given in the poem?
(i) scattered
(ii) blended
(iii) hoofed
(iv) none of the above

(c) What does the word ‘errant’ used in the poem mean?
(i) Following the set course of action
(ii) Setting the course of action
(iii) straying from the set course of action
(iv) none of the above

(d) What does the phrase ‘in welcome relief mean?
(i) being relieved of receiving something awaited
(ii) not receiving something awaited
(iii) receiving something unexpected
(iv) none of the above

Sentence Transformation Exercises for Class 9 CBSE With Answers

Sentence Transformation Exercises for Class 9 CBSE

Transformation of sentences means to change the form of a sentence without changing its meaning. A simple sentence can be changed into a complex or a compound sentence and vice versa. Similarly, an interchange of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences can be done; without changing their meaning. Given below are some of the ways to transform a sentence.

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1. Transform the following sentences as directed within brackets.

(i) The accused is innocent. – (Negative)
(ii) We should be more respectful of our teachers. – (Interrogative)
(iii) She is too clever to get caught. – (Remove ‘too’)
(iv) The dog is the most faithful animal. – (Positive)
(v) Dhoni has played some really superb shots. – (Exclamatory)
Answer:
(i) The accused is not guilty.
(ii) Shouldn’t we be more respectful of our teachers?
(iii) She is so clever that she can not get caught.
(iv) No other animal is as faithful as the dog.
(v) What some really superb shots has Dhoni played!

2. Given below is a set of instructions for a person suffering from influenza. Use these instructions to complete the paragraph by writing a suitable phrase in each space from the choices given. (1 x 3 = 3 marks)

  • Avoid milk and milk products.
  • Make a decoction of about ten mint leaves in a cup of water.
  • Add a teaspoon of honey before drinking it at bedtime.
  • Keep an onion by the side of the bed to inhale.
  • Take a salad prepared from radish twice a day.

Milk and milk products are to be avoided. A decoction of about (a) ………………………. in a cup of water. A teaspoon of (b) ………………………. before it is drunk at bedtime. A cut onion (c) ………………………. so that it can be inhaled. A salad prepared from radish is to be taken twice a day.

3. Read the given recipe to make apple-and-grape punch and then write out the instructions filling in the gaps. Do not copy the complete sentence. Write your answers against the correct blank numbers in your notebooks. (1 x 3 = 3 marks)

Combine

  • 1 litre apple juice
  • A litre grape juice
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Dice

  • 1 small pear
  • 1 medium apple
  • Add a pinch of cinnamon powder, chill and serve.

At first the juices of the apple, grapes, and the lemons (a) ………………………. together in a punch bowl and refrigerated. Next the fruits (b) ………………………. and then added to the chilled fruit juice. After that a pinch of cinnamon powder (c) ………………………. the drink before it is served in tall glasses.

4. Put the adverbs given at the end of the sentence at the appropriate place within the sentence. One is done for you.
Ex.

  • They completed the work, (fast/quickly)
  • They completed the work fast.

(a) Mr. Sharma died as the family was getting ready to go for the wedding, (suddenly)
(b) My grandfather arrived to avoid the traffic rush, (early)
(c) The man thanked me before he drove off. (profusely)
(d) The children clapped at the little girl’s extraordinary performance, (admiringly)
(e) The dog bit me when I was coming home from school, (hard)
(f) The police had several photographs of the suspect, (fortunately)
(g) Sunil left the room when he saw the bull coming in. (abruptly)
Answer:
(a) Mr. Sharma died suddenly as the family was getting ready to go for a wedding.
(b) My grandfather arrived early to avoid the traffic rush.
(c) The man thanked me profusely before he drove off.
(d) The children clapped admiringly at the little girl’s extraordinary performance.
(e) The dog bit me hard when I was coming home from school.
(f) Fortunately, the police had several photographs of the suspect.
(g) Sunil abruptly left the room when he saw the bull coming in.

5. Listed are some simple maintenance measures which are a must for all homes. Read them and complete the blanks given. (1 x 3 = 3 marks)

  • Polish wooden furniture regularly to maintain its lustre.
  • Clean the fans and light fittings fortnightly with a soap solution.
  • Regularly air mattresses, pillows, blankets.
  • Clean and disinfect dark cupboards as they make excellent hiding places for mosquitoes and moths.

To make your house look good the wooden furniture (a) ……………………… . The fan and light fittings should (b) ……………………… . The mattresses, pillows, and blankets (c) ……………………… . The dark cupboards, which make excellent hiding places for mosquitoes and moths should be disinfected and cleaned.

6. Read the comic strip given below and narrate the following story in indirect speech. (1 x 3 = 3 marks)

During an exhibition, a modem artist was explaining his work to a visitor. He pointed to a completely blank canvas and said (a) ………………………. The surprised visitor asked him (b) ………………………. to which the artist replied that the cow had eaten it. When the visitor wanted to know where the cow was ,the artist asked the visitor (c) ……………………… .

7. Mohini met her friend Rajiv at the bus stand after a gap of five years. Later Mohini writes to her friend, Rekha about their conversation. Read the dialogue given below and complete the letter that follows by choosing the correct option. (1 x 3 = 3 marks)

  • Mohini: Hello, Rajiv. I haven’t seen you for ages.
  • Rajiv: I was in the United States for three years. I had gone there to do Masters in Business Administration. I just returned a week ago.
  • Mohini: Did you have a good time there?
  • Rajiv: Yes, I did. I finished my masters in two years and then I worked there for a year.
  • Mohini: Are you back for good?
  • Rajiv: No, I’m here for my brother’s wedding. I’ll be going back next week.

Dear Rekha,
You won’t believe whom I met at a bus stand yesterday! Rajiv. I told him that it was nice to meet him as I hadn’t seen him for ages. He informed me that (a) ………………………. years. He is here for his brother’s wedding and would be going back next week. He told me that he (b) ………………………. a week ago. I asked him (c) ……………………… . He said that he had come back for his brother’s wedding and would be going back the next week

With love,
Mohini

8. Zubin met his friend Varun. Read their conversation and complete the passage using the indirect speech. (1 x 3 = 3 marks)

  • Zubin: How long have you been out of work?
  • Varun: I’m not out of work now. I have just started a new job.
  • Zubin: How did you find the job?
  • Varun: I answered an advertisement in the newspaper.

Zubin met Varun and asked him (a) ……………………… . Varun informed him that (b) ………………………. as he had just started a new job. To Zubin’s enquiry as to how he had found the job, Varun replied that (c) ……………………… .

9. Read the comic strip and complete the passage that follows by using the indirect speech. (1 x 3 = 3 marks)

As Anup ran past Shiva’s house, he told his friend (a) ………………………. but Shiva who was feeling iazy, (b) ………………………. Just then Shiva’s mother came out and told her son that (c) ……………………… . Shiva immediately changed his mind and joined Anup.

10. Read the comic strips given and narrate the following story in your own words using the indirect speech. (1 x 3 = 3 marks)

Anu asked Brian if his friend Biplav (a) ………………………. Brian replied that (b) ………………………. Later in the day, Biplav went to Joe’s Soda Shop for an ice-cream soda. Joe commented that Biplav looked tired, to which Biplav replied that he hadn’t been getting enough rest as (c ) ………………………..

11. Read the comic strips given below and narrate the following story in your own words by using indirect speech. (1 x 3 = 3 marks)

As Anil, Som and Sunny came out of the sci-fi film, Anil commented that (a) Som agreed with him and said that (b) An angry Sunny stopped them and said angrily (c) Som was surprised at this and said that he had just seen the movie. Sunny agreed and added that he might go see it again.

12. Read the dialogue given below and complete the following passage. (1 x 3 = 3 marks)

  • Renu: How was the school fete?
  • Rinku: I didn’t like it much. It had no stalls for spicy food items.
  • Renu: Raghu told me that a lot of games were organized to attract the students.
  • Rinku: Yes, he is right. But there were very few prizes for the winners.

Renu asked Rinku (a) ………………………….. Rinku told her (Renu) that (b) ………………………….. as it had had no stalls for spicy food items. Renu said that she had been informed by Raghu a lot of games had been organized to attract the students. Rinku replied that Raghu was right in saying so and added (c) …………………………..

13. Read the dialogue given below and complete the following passage. (1 x 3 = 3 marks)

  • Manu: Is there any problem with the car?
  • Woman: I’ve a flat tyre. But I just don’t know how to change the tyre.
  • Manu: Let me give you a hand.

Manu saw a woman standing near her car by the road. He asked her (a) ………………………….. The woman replied (b) ………………………….. but (c) …………………………. . Manu offered to lend her a hand in changing the tyre.

Sentence Completion Exercises for Class 10 CBSE With Answers

Sentence Completion Exercises for Class 10 CBSE

Basic English Grammar rules can be tricky. In this article, we’ll get you started with the basics of sentence structure, punctuation, parts of speech, and more.

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Sentence Completion Exercises Practice Examples for Class 10 CBSE

1. Given below is some information about the difference between Asian and African lions. Read the given hints and complete the passage by filling in the gaps. (1 x 3 = 3 Marks)

lions – big cats like tigers – weigh between 150-250 kgs – about 48 inches tall – female smaller – weighs between 120-182 kgs – 42 inches tall – short tails – Asian lions extra flab on the stomach – African lions – fuller manes – the shape of skulls differs.

The lion is one of the biggest animals.pf the cat family along with the tiger. It is very heavy and weighs between 150-250 kgs. It is quite tall as a full-grown lion (a) ………………………. 48 inches. The female lion is (b) ………………………. and tail. There is some difference between the Asian and the African lions as the former (c) ………………………. on its abdomen which is not found in the latter. However, the latter has a fuller mane and a differently shaped skull.

2. Given below is some information about the difference between Asian and African elephants. Read the given hints and complete the passage by filling in the gaps. (1 x 3 = 3 Marks)

African elephant – large – 13 ft – 7,000 kgs – light grey color – low – flat-forehead – fan-shaped ears – 5ft wide – long – both bull and cow have curving tusks – three toes – Asian elephant – between 7-11ft – 2,000-5,000 kgs – dark grey skin – bulbous forehead – ears – 2.5 ft – cow’s tusks absent or underdeveloped – four toes.

Asian elephants are shorter and. smaller than their African counterparts. The two can be easily distinguished by the size of their ears. The African elephant has (a) ………………………. than its Asian relative? A closer look reveals other differences. An African elephant for example, has a low, flat forehead, whereas the Asian elephant has a bulbous one. Similarly, both the bulls and cows in an African elephant possess (b) ………………………. while an Asian cow may have no tusks or underdeveloped one. 0n a closer look one can also find a difference in the color of the skin with the Asian elephant being darker than the African one. Moreover, there is a difference in the number of toes with the African elephant (c) ………………………. as against the four toes on each foot of the Asian elephant.

3. Given below is some information about the origin of festivals. Read the given hints and complete the passage by filling in the gaps. (1×33 Marks)
Sentence Completion Exercises for Class 10 CBSE

The difference between religious and secular festivals is that the focus of the former is more on the significance of rituals of holy, days of a.particular.faith while the latter focuses on honoring people and commemorating important events. It is believed that festivals originated from the early people’s fear of natural forces and this was their way (a) ………………………. Other festivals developed around (b) ………………………. .

Secular festivals have many uses and values beyond the public enjoyment of a celebration. In prehistoric societies, festivals provided an opportunity for passing folk knowledge and (c) ………………………. the younger generation.

4. Given below is some information about vertebrates. Read the given hints and complete the passage by filling ¡n the gaps. (1 x 3 = 3 Marks)
Sentence Completion Exercises for Class 10 CBSE

Vertebrates are generally divided into coldblooded and warmblooded animals. A cold-blooded animal is one whose body temperature is controlled by the surroundings while a warm-blooded animal (a) ………………………. temperature. Cold-blooded animals like the fish, amphibians and reptiles are able to keep their bodies warm by (b) ………………………. surrounding atmosphere is cold. The mammals and birds are warm-blooded animals. They keep their bodies warm by (c) ………………………. an insulating layer of fat, fur or feathers. Cold-blooded animals generally hibernate while the warm-blooded animals remain active even in the winter months.

5. Given below is some information about the famous economist Amartya Sen. Read the given fonts and complete the passage by filling in the gaps. (1 x 3 = 3 Marks)

Amartya Sen – born 1933 – Shantiniketan – named by Rabindranath Tagore – saw famine firsthand at an early age in his native India – greatly affected – 23-years-old Head of the Department of Economics at Jadavpur University – Also Master at Trinity College, Cambridge – Famous book – Poverty and Famine: An Essay of Entitlement and Deprivation – awarded Nobel Prize – 1998 – economic science

Indian born economist Amartya Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Memorial Prize in economic science on October 14. The 84-year-old Sen was born in Shantiniketan. He was lucky (a) ………………………. Rabindranath Tagore. At an early age Sen witnessed the Bengal Famine of 1942 and it (b) ………………………. him. This resulted in his famous book Poverty and Famine: An Essay of Entitlement and Deprivation. He was made the Head of the Department of economics at Jadavpur University at the age of twenty-three. After having worked at many universities around the country and abroad, (c) ………………………., at the Trinity College, Cambridge, a position he was asked to assume by none other than the Queen herself.

6. Given below is some information about festivals and dances of Sikkim. Read the given hints and complete the passage by filling in the gaps. (1 x 3 = 3 Marks)

Phang Labs
celebrated to thank Mount Kanchendzonga – guardian deity of Sikkim – supreme commander
Design
biggest, most important festival – Hindu Nepali population – September-October – the victory of good over evil
Dipavali
festival of lights – twenty days after Dasain
Kagyat Dance
every 28th and 29th day of Tibetan calendar – solemn – interspersed with comic relief

Of the many festivals celebrated in Sikkim, Phang Labs is one of the most important. It is celebrated to thank (a) ………………………. which is considered to be the guardian deity of Sikkim, and along with Yabdu (b) ………………………. as the Supreme Commander. The biggest and most important festival celebrated here in the month of September and October is Dasain which celebrates the victory of good over evil. Dipavali, also called the festival of lights, is celebrated ten days after Dasain. The Kagyat Dance performed every 28th and 29th day of the Tibetan calendar is (c) ………………………. comic relief.

7. Given below is some information about Shanghai. Read the given hints and complete the passage by filling in the gaps. (1 x 3 = 3 Marks)

Shanghai

  • largest Chinese port
  • handles 50 percent of all Chinese exports and imports
  • most heavily populated city in the world
  • industrial – number of industries present
  • 1842 – important after Treaty of Nanking

Shanghai (a) ………………………. and 50 percent of all Chinese exports and imports (b) ………………………. are handled by it. It has also become famous (b) ………………………. in the world. It can be called (c) ………………………. number of industries present here. 1842 is considered an important year after the Treaty of Nanking was signed in this year.

8. Given below is some information about a walrus. Read the given hints and complete the passage by filling in the gaps. (1 x 3 = 3 Marks)

Walrus – Arctic region – four metres long – 1400 kg – marine – carnivorous – mammal – eats molluscs – webbed flippers – bristly moustache – large tusks – almost extinct – hunted – tusks, hide, blubber.

The walrus is a carnivorous, marine mammal found in the Arctic region. It feeds on molluscs. When fully grown it reaches (a) ………………………. 1400 kg. Its distinguishing features (b) ………………………. large tusks. The animal is, however, close to extinction because (c) ……………………… .

9. Given below is an announcement at a railway station. Read the given hints and complete the passage by filling in the gaps. (1 x 3 = 3 Marks)

Attention all passengers travelling by Rajdhani – Mangalore via Mumbai – arrival 09:55 a.m. – train derailed 10 km from Meerut – passengers carried by Mangla Express – leaving New Delhi 11:45 a.m. – tickets valid – special coaches being attached

This is for the attention of all passengers to board the Rajdhani Express travelling to Mangalore via Mumbai. The train (a) ………………………. Please note that the Mangla Express scheduled to leave Delhi at 11:45 a.m. will carry all the passengers travelling by Rajdhani Express to their destination. Your tickets for the Rajdhani Express (b) ………………………. in the Mangla Express, (c) ………………………. to accommodate the passengers of the Rajdhani Express.

10. Here are some interesting facts about the ace detective, Sherlock Holmes. Using these facts, complete the short speech that Ranjeeta has to give in class about the greatest detective of all time. Complete the passage filling in the gaps. (1 x 3 = 3 marks)

Sherlock Holmes – fictitious – famous – popular detective – creator Arthur Conan Doyle – appeared in novels from 1887-to 1914 – with friend and narrator, Dr Watson – lived in House: 221 B, Baker Street, London – Character: plays violin, bouts of determined action alternating with drug-induced lethargy – pipe and deer stalker’s hat.

Sherlock Holmes, one of the most (a) ………………………. by Arthur Conan Doyle in novels that he wrote between the years 1887-1914. The books are written as a first-hand account by Dr Watson, his friend. Holmes has been immortalized as a man playing the violin (b) ………………………. lethargy with a pipe in his mouth and a deer stalker’s hat on his head. Even today letters from all over the world are received (c) ………………………. London. This is a proof of the immense popularity of this fictitious detective.

Unseen Passage for Class 10 CBSE With Answers

Unseen Passage for Class 10

Basic English Grammar rules can be tricky. In this article, we’ll get you started with the basics of sentence structure, punctuation, parts of speech, and more.

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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

1. Gradually emerging as one of the most popular sporting events today, cycling in fact has a long history.
The 1890s were considered to be the golden age of cycling and it is no wonder that cycling rolled onto the modem Olympics scene in 1896 when road cycling and track cycling debuted at the Olympics Games in Athens, Greece.

2. Today, cycling is divided into four main disciplines: road, track, mountain bike and BMX, with the last two events making their first appearances in the recent Games. There are two road cycling events each for men and women. The participants for the road race start at the same time and the first one to cross the finishing line takes away the gold. The length of the men’s route is about 155 miles and the women’s route measures about 87 miles. There are also time trial races where riders sfdrt 90 seconds apart.

3. The competitor who rides the course the fastest, wins. This course is shorter, with the men’s measuring 27 miles and the women’s measuring 18 miles.

4. There are five track cycling events that test a rider’s speed and endurance. The riders use track bikes which have no brakes and fixed wheels that forces the riders to pedal continuously. To stop, riders put pressure on the pedals. The sprint event involves a series of three-lap races in which individuals race head-to-head. There is also a team sprint. In the keirin, riders start the race by following a pacing motorcycle, and then speed to the finishing line. For the team pursuit, two opposing teams start the race on opposite sides of the track.

The team that catches up to the challenger first, or that records the fastest time over the full distance, wins. The fifth event, the Omnium made its Olympic debut in London. In this multiple-race format, individuals compete in six different events on the track.

5. Often considered the latest version of the cycling sports, mountain biking entered the Olympics at the 1996 Games, in Atlanta, Georgia. The contest takes place over a rugged, hilly course in the countryside and involves moderate to high degree of technical riding. It is one of the most extreme forms of cycling where the rider has to ride through rough terrain. Each competition can last up to an hour and 45 minutes. Riders start the race together and must complete a set number of laps. The first competitor to cross the finishing line wins the gold and the glory.

6. The newest of the Olympic cycling events is BMX (bicycle motocross). This high-flying sport first started gaining popularity in the 1960s, in California. It made its second Olympic appearance at the 2012 London Games. The competition was held on a short, outdoor track. Riders started off on a ramp about 26 feet high. The runs lasted only 40 seconds each, but the race was demanding. Riders faced jumps and bumps at every turn. Men competed in a total of four heats and women in three. The top four riders from the men’s semi¬final and the women’s semi-final moved on to the finals. The medals were decided over one last run.

7. The popularity of cycling is gaining momentum each year. All the four cycling events drew big crowds at the 2012 London Olympics.

1.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage, complete the following sentences: 

(a) With regard to cycling, the 1890s were considered to be
(b) Cycling became a part of the modem Olympics in
(c) The latest version of the cycling sports is considered to be

1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. (8 marks)

1. There was a time in India when the birth of a girl child was akin to the coming of the goddess Lakshmi. But now a situation has come when she is not even allowed to be bom into the world. It is a shame that in a developing country like India which had a female president and where several states are being administered by women, cases of female foeticide are on the increase.

2. Female foeticide or simply, sex selective abortion of females is responsible for the gender gap that is . seen in India. In fact, as the UN observes, India is one of the few countries in the world with an adverse child sex ratio in favour of boys. It is primarily the prospect of having to pay a dowry that drives parents to kill their girl child in the foetal stage itself. While sons are supposed to offer security and support to their families in old age, daughters are perceived as a social and economic burden. Besides these reasons, parents are scared about bringing up their daughters in today’s society which is fraught with injustices and atrocities against women.

3. What is more alarming is the fact that in urban areas, cases of female foeticide are more prominent. A major reason attributed to this is the easy availability of diagnostic centres in cities as well as easy access to latest advances in modem medical sciences like amniocentesis and ultrasonography. These tests were initially developed for detection of congenital abnormalities in the foetus, but now they are the major means by which parents come to know the sex of their child. Newspaper reports of foetuses’ being found in dustbins and drains near hospitals are common these days.

4. The gender gap that is seen in the country is evident in the census reports starting from 1991 to 2011. In 1991, the overall sex ratio in India was 947 girls to 1000 boys which dropped down to 927 in 2001. In spite of the progress and changes that are seen in the country, the sex ratio rose by just 0.75% in the 2011 census.

5. The first step towards the eradication of this brutal form of killing would be to bring about a change in the attitude of people. Indian society is still entrenched in patriarchy where the birth of a boy is considered cause for celebration but that of a girl is considered an embarrassment. A change in attitude can be brought about by widespread awareness programmes on the importance and value of a girl child. Workshops and seminars have been organised through voluntary organisations at state, regional, district and block levels to create awareness against this social evil.

6. The Government of India has recently launched a ‘Save the Girl Child Campaign’ to check female foeticide and infanticide. In order to check female foeticide, the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act was formulated in 1994 which laid down the situations in which the use of pre-natal diagnostic techniques is prohibited.

7. It is important for people to realise that the progress of a nation depends upon both its men as well as women. The country needs more women like Saina Nehwal and Arundhati Roy and this will only happen if we let the girl child live.

2.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions.

(a) What has led to the gap among the number of boys and girls in India?
(b) What has the easy access to diagnostic centres in cities resulted in?
(c) Why were amniocentesis and ultrasonography tests initially developed? .
(d) What are the different ways of creating awareness about the importance of girls?
(e) What is the difference between foeticide and infanticide?

2.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage, complete the following sentences:

(a) In India, the birth of a girl child was earlier compared to
(b) Cases of female foeticide is observed more widely in
(c) The Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act laid down the situations

Cloze Passage Exercises for Class 9 CBSE With Answers

Cloze Passage Exercises for Class 9 CBSE

Basic English Grammar rules can be tricky. In this article, we’ll get you started with the basics of sentence structure, punctuation, parts of speech, and more.

We also providing Extra Questions for Class 9 English Chapter wise.

Cloze Passage Exercises for Class 9 CBSE With Answers Pdf

The comprehension cloze (or filling up blanks with suitable word/words) places a great emphasis on vocabulary and understanding of the passage.

Remember:

  • Before you fill the cloze, read the passage thoroughly. Do not concern yourself with answers at this juncture. Just try to understand the central idea of the passage.
  • Look through the passage again for contextual clues. Underline words/phrases you think provide a hint to the answers.
  • Learn to make intelligent deductions and not wild guesses as the word/words you are looking for are generally linked to given words. They may either be found in the text or be opposite of the words found in the text.
  • Fill in the blanks.

Cloze Passage Exercises Solved Example With Answers for Class 9 CBSE

Diagnostic Test 19

A doctor is being consulted by a patient. Complete the dialogue below in any suitable way. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

Doctor: How long have you been sick?
Patient: I have been having this headache for the past one month.
Doctor: (a) ……………………….?
Patient: Yes, I have been to an eye specialist too. He says my eyes are fine.
Doctor: (b) ………………………. sleeping late at night?
Patient: No, I regularly sleep around 10.00 p.m.
Doctor: (c) ……………………….?
Patient: Yes, I injured my head once in childhood.
Doctor: Please get these investigations done.
Patient: When (d) ……………………….?
Doctor: Come again next week.
Answer:
(a) Have you consulted an eye specialist for your headaches?/Have you been to/seen an eye specialist?
(b) Have you been?
(c) Have you suffered a head injury/ Did you ever injure your head?
(d) should I see you again/should I come to see you again?

Score: For each correct answer award yourself 1 mark.
3-4 – good
2 or less – You need to develop your vocabulary and understanding through adequate practice.

Dialogue Completion Exercises for Class 9 CBSE With Answers

Dialogue Completion Exercises for Class 9 CBSE

Basic English Grammar rules can be tricky. In this article, we’ll get you started with the basics of sentence structure, punctuation, parts of speech, and more.

We also providing Extra Questions for Class 9 English Chapter wise.

Dialogue Completion Exercises for Class 9 CBSE With Answers PDF

1. Read the conversation between two friends and complete the dialogue by choosing from the options given. (1 x 3 = 3 marks)

Meenu: Where have you been, Ratna? It’s (a) ……………………….
Ratna: I had gone to Bangalore for two months.
Meenu: (b) ……………………….
Ratna: My maternal grandmother.
Meenu: (c) ……………………….
Ratna: All of us except my father. He didn’t get leave.

(a) (i) been ages since I have seen you.
(ii) been a long time when I saw you.
(iii) been ages since I saw you.
(iv) been ages since when I have seen you.

(b) (i) Whom did you visit in Bangalore?
(ii) Whom have you visited in Bangalore?
(iii) Who were you visiting in Bangalore?
(iv) Whom are you visiting in Bangalore?

(c) (i) Who all of you did go?
(ii) Do all of you go to Bangalore?
(iii) Which all of you went to Bangalore?
(iv) Did all of you go to Bangalore?

2. Read the conversation between two friends and complete the dialogue by choosing from the options given. (1 x 3 = 3 marks)

Tina: Did you visit the book fair on Carmel Street?
Rose: No. (a) ……………………….
Tina: Yes. I had gone there yesterday.
Rose: (b) ……………………….
Tina: There are books for all age groups.
Rose: Any idea (c) ……………………….
Tina: I’m not sure. But I guess it will go on for a month.
Rose: Then I must go and buy a few books.

(a) (i) Did you go to the fair?
(ii) Were you going to the fair?
(iii) Will you go to the fair?
(iv) Are you going to the fair?

(b) (i) Are you finding any books for teenagers?
(ii) Were you finding some books for teenagers?
(iii) Did you find any books for teenagers?
(iv) Do you find any books for teenagers?

(c) (i) how long would the fair be going on?
(ii) how long the fair will go on for?
(iii) how long is the fair going on?
(iv) how long will the fair go on?

3. Read the conversation between a mother and a doctor and complete the dialogue by choosing from the options given. (1 x 3 = 3 marks)

Mother: Good morning, Doctor. I’ve brought my daughter to you. I am very worried about her.
Doctor: Oh I see. (a) ……………………….?
Mother: Well, she is rather thin.
Doctor: Let me examine her. (b) ……………………….?
Girl: Oh, I am fairly regular with my meals. I do not diet or miss my meals.
Doctor: Good, (c) ……………………….?
Girl: Yes. I sing and dance. I also play badminton regularly.
Doctor: Well, Mrs Raghuram, there doesn’t seem anything wrong with your daughter. She is an active, young girl.

(a) (i) What is a problem with your daughter?
(ii) What is the problem with her?
(iii) Is there some problem with her?
(iv) Is she having some problem?

(b) (i) Do you normally eat?
(ii) Are you regularly eating your meals?
(iii) Do you eat regularly your meals?
(iv) Do you eat regular meals?

(c) (i) Are you taking part in few activities?
(ii) Do you take part in any activities?
(iii) Do you take part in few activities?
(iv) You are taking part in few activities?

4. Complete the dialogue given below by choosing the correct option.

Amrita: We are going on a trip to Shimla next week, (a) ……………………….
Raveena: It is not possible for me to join you on this trip.
Amrita: (b) ……………………….?
Raveena: My aunt is coming from the USA.
Amrita: (c) ……………………….?
Raveena: She is coming this very week.
Amrita: We’ll miss you a lot.
Raveena: I will also miss you all a lot.

(a) (i) Why don’t you join me on this trip?
(ii) Why you don’t join me on this trip?
(iii) Will not you join me on this trip?
(iv) Why you don’t join me on this trip?

(b) (i) Why aren’t you coming with us?
(ii) Why don’t you coming with us?
(iii) Why you are not coming with us?
(iv) Why you aren’t coming with us?

(c) (i) When she is coming?
(ii) When she will be coming?
(iii) When she will come?
(iv) When is she coming?

5. Complete the dialogue given below by choosing the correct option. (1 x 3 = 3 marks)

Raju: Do you know that our school is celebrating its golden jubilee next month?
Ravi: Yes, I have heard about it.
(a) ……………………….?
Raju: It’s on the 15th of next month.
(b) ……………………….
Ravi: Of course, I will be coming.
(c) ……………………….
Raju: I am also looking forward to meeting them.

(a) (i) When it is going to be held?
(ii) When it will be going to be held?
(iii) When is it going to be held?
(iv) When it will be held?

(b) (i) You will be coming for it?
(ii) Were you coming for it?
(iii) You are coming for it?
(iv) Will you be coming for it?

(c) (i) I am looking forward to meeting all my friends and teachers.
(ii) I have looked forward to meeting all my friends and teachers.
(iii) I had been looking forward to meeting all my friends and teachers.
(iv) I looked forward to meeting all my friends and teachers.