English Language Revision Worksheet II
Marks: 50
Question I
Write a composition
(350-400) words on any one of the following:
(20)
a) Television, newspapers, magazines, and other media pay
too much attention to the personal lives of famous people such as public
figures and celebrities. Express your views either for or against this
statement.
b) Narrate an incident which made you
realise that forgiveness is nobler than revenge.
c) Write an original short story which
illustrates the truth of the statement: Fortune favours the brave.
d) You have represented your school in an
international level competition. Describe your excitement on being selected,
the competition and your feelings on having won laurels for your school.
e) Study the
picture given below. Write a story or a description or an account of what it
suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or
you may take suggestions from it; however, there must be a clear connection
between the pictures and your composition.
Question 2
Select
ONE of the following:
(10)
a)
Write
a letter to the Minister of Health expressing your concern about the outbreak
of dengue fever in your town. Suggest ways to remedy the situation.
b)
Write
a letter to the Editor of ‘The Hindu’ attracting attention towards an article
on ‘India and its History’ which contained some errors. Point out the mistakes
and make a request for a prompt correction of the errors.
Question 3
(a) In the following passage, 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 appropriate to the blank space. (4)
Rudyard Kipling was born in Mumbai on
December 30th 1865, son of John Lockwood Kipling, and his wife
Alice. Rudyard’s earliest years in Mumbai were blissfully happy. But at the
tender age of five he..1…(send) back to England..2…(stay) with a foster family
in South Sea, where he was desperately unhappy. The experience…3…(colour) some
of his later writings. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in
England, in both prose and verse, in the
late 19th and early 20th centuries. Henry James said:
“Kipling..4…(strike) me personally as the most complete man of genius that I
..5…(know). In 1907, he ….6…(award) the
Nobel Prize in Literature, …7…(make)him the first English-language
writer….8…(receive) the prize and, to date, he remains its youngest.
b) Fill
in the blanks with an appropriate word: (4)
i)
He was vexed…..his son’s
behaviour.
ii)
We cut…..on sugar
consumption due to health reasons.
iv)
He has been working in this
office …..ten years.
v)
I mistook the old bearded
man …..a professor.
vi)
Many useful goods are
made….jute.
vii)
The houses in Japan are made
…….wood.
viii)
The court has yet to serve
him…summons.
b) Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions
given after each of them. Make other changes necessary, but do not change the
meaning of the sentence. (12)
i)
No other empire in the world
was as powerful as the Roman empire. ( Use: most)
ii)
As soon as he wins the race,
he kneels on the track. (Begin: No sooner…)
iii)
The principal hardly agreed
with the proposal of the students,
…..(Use appropriate question tag)
iv)
He could not participate in
the race as he had an injured foot. (Use: prevented)
v)
This is the cruelest act I
have ever seen. (Begin: Never…)
vi)
As soon as the news of the
fire broke out, everyone rushed to the spot. (Begin: Hardly…..)
vii)
I found a ten rupee note in
the book. (Change the voice)
viii)
“ If you do not hurry, you
will miss the bus,” my mother said. (Change the narration)
ix)
Has the grocer sold the tea?
(End:………by the grocer.)
x)
It was so late that I could
not attend the class. ( Use: too….to)
xi)
Study hard now or you will
regret it. (Begin: Unless….)
xii)
Anjana was a better speaker
than her brother. (Begin: Her brother…..)
For answer key, kindly check Answer Key English Language Revision Worksheet II
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