ENG CE101: Solved Papers: Grammar

Solved Paper 2030: Grammar Section

ENG CE 101

Section B

4. Do as directed:

(a) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles. 

  (i) He is .............MBA.

He is an MBA.

(ii) He is planning to go to ......... university for further studies.

He is planning to go to a university for further studies.

(iii) It is .......honour for me to be here.

It is an  honour for me to be here.

(iv) Unhappy lies .......  head that wears a crown.

Unhappy lies the head that wears a crown.

(v) It takes two to make .... row.

    It takes two to make a row.

(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.

(i) He usually goes out for a walk ...... the morning.

He usually goes out for a walk in the morning.

(ii) The train was late ...... half an hour. 

The train was late by half an hour.

   (iii) Look..... the blackboard.

Look at the blackboard.

(iv) A bad workman quarrels ...... his tools. 

A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

        (v) She takes pride ........ her children's achievements.

        She takes pride in her children's achievements.

(c) Rewrite the following sentences using the appropriate form of verb given in  brackets

(i) The Ganga........... (rise) in the Himalayas.

The Ganga rises in the Himalayas.

(ii) He ............(resemble) his father.

He resembles his father.   

(iii) India ..............(become) independent in 1947.

India became independent in 1947.

(iv) I ..........(lose) my new pen yesterday.

I lost my new pen yesterday.

(v) The boys.......(play) cricket since morning.

The boys have been playing cricket since morning. 

(d) Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs using the verb given in the brackets.

Arrive at,   break down, fall out, put off,       look into

(i) He ................. and wept at the sad news.

    He broke down and wept at the sad news.

(ii) The warring nations haven't yet ........... any agreement.

The warring nations haven't yet arrived at any agreement.

     (iii) The police are..........the matter.

The police are looking into the matter.

      (iv) Do not ..................till tomorrow what you can do today.

Do not put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

       (v) They............ over a minor issue.

   They fell out over a minor issue.

5. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow:

Primitive man was probably more concerned with fire as a source of warmth and as a means of cooking food than as a source of light. Before he discovered less laborious ways of making fire, he had to preserve it, and whenever he went on a journey he carried a firebrand with him. His discovery that the firebrand, from which the torch may very well have developed, could be used for illumination was probably incidental to the primary purpose of preserving a flame. Early Lamps, too, probably developed by accident. Early man may have had his first conception of a lamp while watching a twig or fibre burning in the molten fat dropped from a roasting carcass. All he had to do was to fashion a vessel to contain fat and float a lighted reed in it. Such lamps, which were made of hallowed stones or sea shells, have persisted in identical form up to quite recent times. 

Questions 

i) What were the uses of fire for primitive man ?

ii) When did early man get his first idea of a lamp? 

iii) How did early man develop lamps? 

(iv) What was the shape of the vessel? 

(V) How did he preserve fire ?

Answers:

i) The most important use of fire for primitive man was to provide warmth as well as a means of cooking food. Besides to some extent, he used fire as a source of light too.

ii) The first idea of a lamp probably developed by accident. It may have developed from the firebrand which he had to carry around for light and warmth.

iii) Early Lamps, too, probably developed by accident. Early man may have had his first conception of a lamp while watching a twig or fibre burning in the molten fat dropped from a roasting carcass. All he had to do was to fashion a vessel to contain fat and float a lighted reed in it.

iv) The shape of the vessel was such that it could contain fat and float a lighted reed in it. These were made of hallowed stones or sea shells.

v) He preserved fire by using firebrand. Later on this firebrand may have developed into lamps. He preserved fire by fashioning a vessel made of hallowed stones and seashells to contain molten fat and a twig or fibre immersed in it which could be lighted to give light and warmth.

Solved Paper 2530 : Grammar Section

ENG CE 101

Section B

4 (a) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles, if required

(i) He is .............. tallest in the class.

He is the tallest in the class. 

(ii) ............... apple a day keeps the doctor away.

 An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

(iii) He is .............. guy whom I met yesterday.

He is the  guy whom I met yesterday. 

(iv) My friend is ............... MBBS. 

My friend is an MBBS.

(v) I saw ............... one eyed beggar.

I saw a one eyed beggar. 

(b) FiII in the blanks with appropriate preposition: 

(i) He travels everyday ............... Shimla.

He travels everyday to Shimla.  

(ii) The book is ............... the table. 

The book is on the table.

(iii) The swimmer jumped ............... the water.

The swimmer jumped into the water.

(iv) Our match will start ............... 5 PM. 

Our match will start at 5 PM.

(v) The cat jumped .. . . . .. . . . . . .. . the rat.

The cat jumped upon the rat.  

(c) Rewrite using the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets : 

(i)  I ………(eat) a banana everyday.

I eat a banana everyday. 

(ii) I ………(wait) for you since morning.

I have been waiting for you since morning.

(iii) I………(be) a student of that school.

 I am a student of that school.

(iv) I am ............... (write) a book.

I am writing a book.

(v) I ............... (go) to college tomorrow.

I shall go to college tomorrow.

(d) Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs using the verb given in the brackets : 

(i) The thief ............... (break) the shop. 

The thief broke into the shop.

(ii) We should ............... (move) in our lives. 

We should move up in our lives.

or

We should move ahead in our lives.

(iii) The Police are ............... (look) the mailer.

The Police are looking into the matter. 

(iv) The angry crowd took time to .............. . (calm).

The angry crowd took time to calm down. 

(v) During COVID pandemic the local administration ............... (stress) social distancing.

During COVID pandemic the local administration stressed on social distancing.

5. Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions : 

For a few mobile users, "Time is money’ and they would like to use a mobile phone to make that extra buck. We encountered a doctor who, while examining a patient, got a call on his cell. Without even uttering. an excuse, he went out for another consultation, Without even uttering an excuse  he went out for another consultation, while the patient was cooling her heels in the doctor's chair, only to return after an hour. Sometimes, the mobile users are so grossly engrossed in their talk that they forget the world much to the annoyance of those who are around them. Such (ill) ‘manners’ are certainly annoying, to say the least. Though there are regulations about the restrictions on the use of cellphones in banks. public offices. concerts and other places. These are followed more in the breach than the observance. There is some concern at the radiation and other effects on human beings with prolonged use of mobile phones. especially by young children. There is a code of conduct in the advanced countries that advertisements for mobile phones do not target children. No such code appears to be in place in our country’s industry. However, it would be advisable that children do not use mobile phones for too long. 

Questions : 

(i) How does mobile help us in saving our time ? 

(ii) What, according to the above essay. are the adverse effects of using mobile phones ? 

(iii) What code of conduct is followed in the advanced countries 

(iv) Why is it advisable for children that they shouldn't use mobile phones for long? 

(v) What is the meaning of the word regulations?

Answers:

(i) Mobile helps us to save time as it allows us to communicate with others, to do banking, business, shopping etc. in very short time without the need of physical travel.

(ii) There are many adverse effects of using mobile phones. Sometimes, the mobile users are so grossly engrossed in their talk that they forget the world  around them. It is quite annoying to others. Mobile users generally breach the restrictions on the use of cell phones in public spaces. There is also some concern at the radiation emitted by mobile phones during prolonged use especially by young children.

(iii) There is a code of conduct in the advanced countries that advertisements for mobile phones do not target children.

(iv) There is also some concern about the radiation emitted by mobile phones during prolonged use, especially by young children. That is why it would be advisable that children do not use mobile phones for too long.

(v) The word 'regulations' means rules and restrictions regarding the use of mobile phones.

Solved Paper 2129: Grammar Section

ENG CE 101

Section B

4(a) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles. 

(i) ………Man is mortal.

Man is mortal.

(ii) .….egg a day is good for health.

An egg a day is good for health.

(iii) I read……Tribune every morning.

I read the Tribune every morning.

(iv) Ravi is ….very honest man.

Ravi is a very honest man.

(v) This is ….inkpot.

This is an inkpot.

(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.

(i) Did he ask….tea?

Did he ask for tea?

(ii) I put the parcel….the table.

I put the parcel on the table.

(iii) The accident took place…….five and six in the evening.

The accident took place between five and six in the evening.

(iv) Please sit….will you?

Please sit down will you?

(v) How far is the bus stand…..here?

How far is the bus stand from here?

(c) Rewrite using the appropriate form of verb given in brackets

(i) It……… to rain (begin).

It has begun to rain.

(ii) He ……..his leg (injure)

He injured his leg.

(iii) She…..hot coffee. (drink)

She drinks hot coffee.

(iv) I ….for a walk every morning. (go)

I go for a walk every morning.

(v) I think that I…..the key (lose)

I think that I have lost the key.

(d) Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs using the verb given in the brackets.

(i) You must….. your aged parents. (look)

You must look after your aged parents.

(ii) Who will .... this problem. (work)?

Who will work out this problem?  

(iii) The old man .. during the night. (pass)

The old man passed away during the night.

(iv) I shall …….next monday.

I shall call on next monday.

(v) His marriage with Rekha soon …..(break).

His marriage with Rekha soon broke up.

5. Read the passage carefully and answer the following:

As it came near the corner, the taxi stopped suddenly. The driver got out looking very puzzled. A big lórry which had been following the taxi stopped too. The taxi driver was now standing at the corner looking up at the sky and the lorry driver went and joined him. A number of cars behind were forced to stop as well as, soon a large crowd of people had gathered at the corner.The cause of all this trouble was a very strange noise. It sounded as if thousands and thousands of birds were singing together. The noise was quite frightening and many people looked disturbed. The most extraordinary thing was that, apart from one or two pigeons, there was not a bird in sight. No one was able to solve the mystery, until two policemen arrived. They noticed a large advertisement for a film high up on a wall nearby. As the noise seemed to be coming from this direction, they climbed up and found that a tape-recorder had been hidden behind the advertisement. The noise made by birds singing was being broadcast over powerful loudspeakers so as to attract the attention of passers-by. The police asked the advertisers to take the recorder away because the advertisement had attracted so much attention that it was impossible for a great many cars and buses to move freely in the street. 

Questions: 

(i) Where did a large crowd gather after the traffic stopped ? 

(ii)  Why did everyone look puzzled ? 

(iii) What did the two policemen see high up on a wall ? 

(iv) What was the cause of the noise ? 

(v) What did the police ask the advertisers to do ?

Answers: 

(i) A large crowd of people had gathered at the corner after the traffic stopped.

(ii) There was a very strange noise that sounded as if thousands and thousands of birds were singing together. However, there were only two pigeons in sight. That is why everyone looked puzzled.

(iii) The policemen noticed a large advertisement for a film high up on a wall nearby. The noise seemed to be coming from this direction.

(iv) The policemen climbed up the wall and found that a tape-recorder had been hidden behind the advertisement. The noise made by birds singing was being broadcast over powerful loudspeakers so as to attract the attention of passers-by. This was the cause of the noise.

(v) The police asked the advertisers to take the recorder away because the advertisement had attracted so much attention that traffic had stopped moving freely in the street.

Solved Paper 1053: Grammar Section

ENG CE 101

Section B

4(a) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles. 

  (i) Chetan Bhagat has written …..new novel.

Chetan Bhagat has written a new novel.

(ii)Sanskrit is .. classical language.

Sanskrit is a classical language.

(iii) She is as stupid as …..owl.

She is as stupid as an owl.

(iv) January is ….. coldest month of the year now.

January is the  coldest month of the year now.

Ravi is a very honest man.

(v) It is ….interesting book.

    It is an interesting book.

(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.

(i) He is junior….me.

He is junior to me.

(ii) He is not interested .. game. 

He is not interested in game.

   (iii) I am not fit .. this work.

I am not fit for this work.

(iv) What is the time . ....your watch?

What is the time by your watch?

        (v) The train is .. .... time.

        The train is on time.

(c) Rewrite the following sentences using the appropriate form of verb given in  brackets

(i) He ….. to excel in sports. (want)

He wants to excel in sports.

(ii) Shambhavi . .. her parents. (obey)

Shambhavi obeys her parents.

(iii) She ... a poem yesterday. (write)

She wrote a poem yesterday.

(iv) The little boy…….. by a mad dog. (bite)

The little boy was bitten by a mad dog.

(v) The news ..... good.   (be)

The news is good. 

(d) Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs using the verb given in the brackets.

(i) Tanya's father……. readymade garments.  (deal)

Tanya's father deals in readymade garments.

(ii) It is difficult to ……….with fashion. (keep)

It is difficult to keep up with fashion.   

(iii) He has been………. the business ever since his father died. (look)  

He has been looking after the business ever since his father died.

          (iv) You may ………the charge to new teacher. (hand)

  You may hand over the charge to new teacher. 

  (v) His marriage with Rekha soon …..(break).

  His marriage with Rekha soon broke up. 

Rewrite using the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets:

(i)  He said he ….. next day. (come)

He said he would come next day.

(ii) I…… twenty next month.   (be/shall)

I shall be twenty next month.

(iii) I ..... English for six years now. (study)

I have been studying English for six years now.

(iv) If I drop the cup, it ……(break)?

If I drop the cup, will it break?

(v We'll go out when the rain (stop)? 5x1-5

We'll go out, when does the rain stop?

Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs

using the verb given in the brackets

1. The wind …. the candle. (blow)

2. They …….their leader. (Listen)

3. The child was .. by a speeding truck. (run)

4. The headmaster.. ... the names of the winners. (call)

5. I will…… you this evening with my wife. (call) 

Answers:

1. The wind blew out the candle.

2. They listen to their leader.

3. The child was run over by a speeding truck.

4. The headmaster called out the names of the winners. 

5. I will call on you this evening with my wife.

Grammar portion of other papers:

Fill in the blanks with suitable articles : 

(i)  Please wait for….few minutes.  (a/the)

 Please wait for a few minutes.

(ii) His father served in…..army. (an/the) 

His father served in the army.

(i)  He is ….. B.A. (a/an)

He is a B.A.

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions : 

i) The examination begins……Monday. (from/on) 

The examination begins on Monday.

ii) They invited us….. tea. (to/for) 

They invited us to tea.

iii) He felt sorry……being late. (of/for)

He felt sorry for being late.

Fill in the blanks with proper tense of the given verb: 

(i) May I……. in ? (come)

May I come in?

(ii)  I was….cricket. (play)

 I was playing cricket.

(iii) He….his food. (eat)

He eats his food.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles in any three of the following sentences 

(i)…………black and white cow is for sale. 

 A black and white cow is for sale.

(ii) She is married to………European engineer.

She is married to a  European engineer.

(iii) He is …………..husband who killed his wife.

He is the husband who killed his wife.

(iv) Delhi is …... London of India. 

Delhi is the London of India.

(v) She is as blind as…. bat.

She is as blind as a bat.