Solved Model Question Papers Set 1 [PART A]

Solved Model Question Papers

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PART - A (10 X 2 = 20 MARKS)

1. Change the following into passive voice:

(a) The clerk prepares the list every month.

(b) The workers built these houses last year.

Ans: (a) The list is prepared by the clerk every month.

(b) These houses were built by the workers last year.

2. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate Modal verbs from the list given in the brackets: (Can, will, may, should, must, shall)

(Jan 2016)

(a) You --------- not waste your time.

(b) John -------- speak English fluently

(c) All cadets -------- attend roll call at 6.30 am.

(d) --------- You lend me your bicycle.

Ans: (a)

(a) You should not waste your time.

(b) John can speak English fluently.

(c) All cadets must attend the roll call at 6.30 am.

(d) Will you lend me your bicycle

3. Fill in the blanks:

Ans: ability (Noun), bother (verb), avoidance (noun), glorify (verb)

4. Give the numerical expressions for the following: (Jan 2016)

(a) a base of 12 acres

(b) an incline of 18 degrees

(c) a journey of 500 kilometers

(d) a panel of 7 members

Ans: (a) a 12 acre base

 (b) an 18 degree incline

(c) a 500 kilometer journey.

(d) a 7 member panel.

5. Complete the following "if" clauses: (Jan 2016)

(a) If the weather is good, ---------

 (b) -------- she would have more friends.

Ans: (a) If the weather is good, I will go out. (orany other sensible sentence following 'If' rules)

(b) If she were sociable, (any other sensible sentence following 'If' rules) she would have more friends.

6. Fill in the blanks with Mixed Tenses:

Gasoline ----- (become) a major problem for people for the last ten years, therefore, during this time, many people -------- by paid taxis or public transport. This penditure.

Ans: has become, have preferred, go, is

7. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositional phrase:

(in compliance with, by dint of, in addition to, apart from)

a. He completed his project----hard work.

b. --------------doing well in academics, he helps his parents.da

c. He learns many job oriented courses --------- learning for his graduation.

d. She is submitting this report---- with the guidelines.

Ans:

by dint of, Apart from, in addition to, in compliance with

8. Expand the compound nouns:

a. cloth bag

b. Tanjore toy

c. corporate social responsibility

d. online learning

Ans: a. Bag made of cloth

b. Toy made in Tanjore

c. Responsibility towards society carried out by corporate

d. Learning through online

9. Use the following idioms by choosing the correct one for the blanks given. Make nec- essary changes in tenses: (Jan 2016)

(a) My grandmother is 94, but she is still

(b) His brother is for stealing motorbikes.

(c) Vivek when he passed his driving tests.

 (d) Students must be when the teacher is teaching.

Ans: (a) My grandmother is 94, but she is still hale and hearty.

(b) His brother is behind bars for stealing motorbikes.

(c) Vivek jumped out of joy when he passed his driving test.

(d) students must be all ears when the teacher is teaching.

10. Fill in the blanks with right options to complete the collections: (Jan 2016)

(a) The dangerous --------- was blindly supported by the politicians.

(i) Corrupt

(ii) illegal

(iii) Culpable bluo

(iv) Criminal

(b) In her youth, the actress was in a ----- and had many fans.

(i) Proper manner

(ii) Great shape

(iii) Certified coach

(iv) unselfish person

(c) Like previous year this year too, we have a bad -------

 (i) Garner

(ii) Gather

(iii) Harvest

(d) His busin

(d) His --------- plan of kidnapping the child was found out by the police.

(i) View

(ii) Evil

(iii) Plans

(iv) aims