Q.33 Read the following sentences and underline the portion carrying the ambiquities / mistakes.
Ans. (a) He only scored ten runs.
(b) A study of his last two novels reveal his disillusionment with life.
(c) My brother as well as my friends love listening to music.
(d) Each of the five students have been asked to see the principle.
(e) The train was two hours late so my husband and I decide to wait in the car. (2009-10)
Ans. (a) He scored only ten runs.
(b) A study of his last two novels reveals his disillusionment with life.
(c) My brother as well as my friend love listening to music.
(d) Each of the five students has been asked to see the principle.
(e) The train was two hours late so my husband and I decided to wait in the car.
Q.34 Do as direct in brackets.
(i) He said I am hungry (punctuate it).
Ans. He said, “I am hungry”.
(ii) Send this letter on my address (correct it).
Ans. Send this letter to my address.
(iii) Each of the participants were given prize (correct it).
Ans. Each of the participant was given prize.
(iv) Rita excels …………… speaking French well (insert suitable preposition).
Ans. Rita excels in speaking French well.
(v) He returned from prison where he had been visiting his brother (insert a suitable article)
Ans. He returned from the prison where he had been visiting his brother.
(vi) A person speaking many languages (substitute to single world for the expression)
Ans. Linguist
(vii) Chicken hearted (make a sentence with this idiom so as to make its meaning clear)
Ans. Coward.
Sentence – When he heard the roar of a lion he fainted because he is a chicken hearted man.
Rewrite the following sentences making necessary changes as indicate in brackets.
(i) A car came down the street decked with flower (Remove possible ambiguity by changing the position of faulty modifier).
Ans. A car decked with flower came down the street.
(ii) He went to the park. There we met an old man (rewrite using appropriate connective).
Ans. He went to the park where we met an old man.
(iii) He was a jolly old fellow and loves to eat (Rewrite after correcting the shift in tense).
Ans. He was a jolly old fellow who loved to eat.
(iv) She likes swimming dancing to sing (Rewrite after removing awkward construction).
Ans. She likes swimming, dancing and singing.
(v) My mother as well as her friend love listening to music (Rewrite after making sure that the subject aggress with the verb).
Ans. My mother as well as her friend loves listening music.
(vi) Everybody should do their best (Rewrite after making sure that subject agrees with the verb).
Ans. Everybody should do everyone’s/every body’s best.
Q.35 Give the meaning of the following pair of words:
Womanish, Womanly; Sensual, Sensuous; (2004-05)
Canvas, Canvass; Hangar, Hanger; (2005-06)
Formerly, Formally; Nave, Knave; (2007-06)
Ans. (i) Womanish (Negative qualities of women) - A boy should not act womanish.
Womanly (Good qualities of women) - Her womanly characteristics attracted everyone pressure.
(ii) Sensual (Related to physical satisfaction) - Her act of dressing was quite sensual.
Sensuous (Related to senses) - The poet has written very sensuous poems.
(iii) Canvas (cores fabric) - Canvas painting is very popular these days.
Canvass (Solicit support) - During election candidates canvass for their win.
(iv) Hangar (Building to park aircraft) - This airport is short of hangars.
Hanger (A piece of wood/Plastic, etc. to hang garment) - Clothes hang on a hanger for a longer time may tear off.
(v) Formerly- in the past, before this time.
Formally- in a formal way/ in a formal manner
Q.36 Give one word substitute for the following: (2005-06)
(i) An act or practice of spying
Ans. Espionage
(ii) Living or growing in flocks or herds.
Ans. Gregarious
(iii) A disease widely epidemic
Ans. Pandemic
(iv) Art of elegant speech or writing
Ans. Rhetoric
(v) One who runs away from justice or law
Ans. Fugititue
(vi) A specialist in bee-keeping is known as .............
Ans. Apiarist
(vii) The point directly overhead in the sky is ...........
Ans. Zenith
(viii) .............. is a specialist of the study of poison.
Ans. Toxicologist
(ix) A collector of coin is a ...............
Ans. Numismatist
(x) ............. studies women’s reproductive system.
Ans. Gynaecologist
(xi) One who studies blood disorders is known as ...............
Ans. Haematologist
(xii) ............ measures strength and direction of an electric current.
Ans. Galvanometer
(xiii) The instrument that measures speed is called ...............
Ans. Velocimeter.
Q.37 Improve the following sentences -
(i) Each of us cleaned our own rooms.
(ii) One should be very attentive to his duty.
(iii) Sachin scored only twenty five runs.
(iv) When not yet five his mother died.
(v) Either of these men may lose their temper at any time. (2009-10)
Ans. (i) Each of us cleaned his own rooms.
(ii) One should be very attentive to one’s duty.
(iii) Sachin scored only twenty five runs.
(iv) He was not yet five when his mother died.
(v) Either of these men may lose his temper at any time.
Q.38 Write a paragraph of about 100 words on the following topics:
(a) Co-education (b) Wonder of science (c) Corruption. (2010 - 11)
Ans. Co-education: -
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education. Most older institutions of higher education were reserved for the male sex and since then have changed their policies to become coeducational. Co-education plays a very important role in increasing the mental level of students.
Corruption: -
It is not easy to define corruption. But in a narrow sense, corruption is mostly concerned with ‘bribery’ and it takes several forms. Corruption is a global phenomenon and it is omnipresent. Corruption has progressively increased and is now rampant in our society.
Corruption in India is a consequence of the nexus between Bureaucracy, politics and criminals. India is now no longer considered a soft state. It has now become a consideration state where everything can be had for a consideration. Today, the number of ministers with an honest image can be counted on fingers. At one time, bribe was paid for getting wrong things done but now bribe is paid for getting right things done at right time.
Wonder Of Science: -
There are many wonders of science. Science plays an important part in our daily life. It has made our life easier and more comfortable. Science is nothing but a systematic way of knowledge and living. Man’s qualities of curiously, alertness and keen observation of changes in natural happenings has given birth to science and scientific study.
Scientists have invented several things and machine – big and small – through observation of very simple events. Water boiling in a kettle has given us the idea of Railway engine. Falling of apple from a tree has helped Newton to discover the law of gravity. Electricity is the greatest invention of man. It serves us in hundreds and thousands of ways. It runs our trains, mills and factories. It cools and keeps our houses warm. It washes and irons our clothes. It gives us cool air and entertains us through Cinema, TV and radio, besides lighting our houses life is impossible without electricity.
Q.39. Give Synonyms for the following words
Renunciation, Lyric, Figment, Defer, Relish. (2011 - 12)
Ans. Renunciation - Refusal, Lyric - Song, Figment - fabrication, Defer - postpone, Relish - Taste, flavour.
Q.40. Give antonyms for the following words -
Industrious, Chary, Sumptuous, Fickle. (2011 - 12)
Ans. Industrious - lazy, Chary - careless, extravagant, Sumptuous - Parsimonious, Fickle - Constant, steady.
Q.41. What is the difference between methods of writing precis and that of comprehension? Illustrate. (2013 - 14)
Ans. Whether it is Reading Comprehension or Precis-writing both pose a good test to a person’s ability to understand the ideas expressed in the passage. In reading comprehension the questions are asked to test the reader’s ablity to comprehend the ideas of the passage whereas in Precis writing the reader first goes through the passage slowly and summarizes the key-ideas of the passage in brief.