Practice Paper - 3

(A) Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase to the blank space.

Example: (0) told

An old priest ____0____ (tell) his congregation , "Next week I ____1____ (preach) to you about the sin of ____2____ (lie). In order to make you ____3____ (understand) my sermon, I want you all to read Gospel according to St. Mark, Chapter 17." The ____4____ (follow) Sunday, as he prepared ____5____ (deliver) his sermon, he asked for a show of hands. He wanted to know how many ____6____ (read) Mark, 17. Every hand went up. The preacher ____7____ (smile) and said, "Mark has only 16 chapters. I ____8____ (proceed) now with my sermon on the sin of lying."

(B) Fill in each blank with an appropriate word:

1. Except me, no one else can work _________ this vintage car.

2. The old man was run ________ by a speeding truck.

3. She dispensed __________ the services of her aide.

4. We shall discuss this matter _________ dinner.

5. I was taken __________ when I heard of his death.

6. The Principal looked __________ the matter and punished the guilty.

7. My mother dissuaded me _________ going abroad.

8. The enemy has encroached _________ our territory.

(C) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and , but or so.

1. It is not a new car. However, it is reliable.

2. The typist was clever. We hired the typist.

3. It was a steep hill. We had great difficulty in climbing.

4. Eva is very clever. No problem is difficult to her.

(D) Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of each sentence.

Example :- As soon as we reached the station, the train arrived. (Begin: No sooner...)

Answer :- No sooner did we reach the station than the train arrived.

1. He will succeed if he works regularly. (Begin: Unless)

2. He is poor, but he is honest. (Begin: In spite...)

3. We had hardly reached the market when it started raining. (Begin: As soon as...)

4. The Manager said, "I will be there at the reception. " (Begin: The Manager promised...)

5. He could never have imagined that he would be the General Manager. (Begin: Never...)

6. If you had not studied hard you would not have succeeded in life. (Use: otherwise)

7. She was too foolish not to learn from her mistakes. (Begin: She was so...)

8. He gets many awards, yet he is never proud. (Begin: No matter...)