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Name: ________________________ Name: _______________

Do as Directed:

1. Gagan Narang and Vijay won bronze medals in the London Olympics. (Voice)

a. Bronze medals won by Gagan Narang and Vijay in the London Olympics.
b. Bronze medals had been won by Gagan Narang and Vijay in the London Olympics.
c. Bronze medals were won by Gagan Narang and Vijay in the London Olympics.
d. Bronze medals have been won by Gagan Narang and Vijay in the London Olympics.

2. The ringing of the alarm clock startled me from the deep depths of slumber. (Voice)

a. I was startled from the deep depths of slumber by the ringing of the alarm clock.
b. The alarm clock rang and startled me from the depth of slumber.
c. The ringing of the alarm clock made me awake.
d. The alarm clock rang, startled and awakened me from sleep.

3. She taunted her husband with the memory of his early promise. (Voice)

a. Her husband is taunted by her with the memory of his early promise.
b. Her husband was taunted with the memory of his early promise.
c. Her husband was taunted by her with the memory of his early promise.
d. The husband was taunted by her with the memory of his early promise.

4. Our Almighty will bless wise men. (Voice)

a. Wise men will be blessed by our Almighty.

b. Wise men should be blessed by our Almighty.
c. Wise men have been blessed by our Almighty.
d. Wise men would be blessed by our Almighty.

5. The modem means of communication have made life so much easier. (Voice)

a. Life had been made so much easier by the modem means of communication.
b. Life is being so much easier by the modern means of communication.
c. Life has been made so much easier by the modem means of communication.
d. Life was made so much easier by the modem means communication

6. The lightning caused a serious forest fire and damaged many nearby houses. (Voice)

a. A serious forest fire has been caused by lightning and many nearby houses have been damaged.
b. A serious forest fire was caused by lightning and many houses are damaged.
c. A serious forest fire had been caused by lightning and many nearby houses had been damaged.
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d. A serious forest fire was caused by lightning and many nearby houses were damaged.

7. Open the door. (Voice)

a. Let the door shall be opened.

b. The door shall be opened.
c. The door was opened.
d. Let the door be opened

8. They have cut all the telephone wires. (Voice)

a. All the telephone wires will be cut.

b. All the telephone wires had been cut by them.
c. All the telephone wires have been cut.
d. All the telephone wires shall be cut.

9. Please shut the door and go to sleep. (Voice)

a. The door is to be shut and you are to go to sleep.

b. Let the door be shut and you be asleep.
c. You are requested to shut the door and go to sleep.
d. The door is to be shut and you are requested to sleep

10. As soon as we received your message, we heaved a sigh of relief. (Change to negative)

a. As soon as we received your message we did not heave a sigh of relief.

b. No sooner did we receive your message than we heaved a sigh of relief.
c. No sooner does we receive your message than we heaved a sigh of relief.
d. As soon as we received your message we do not heave a sigh of relief.

11. Only the brave deserve the reward. (Change to negative)

a. None but the brave deserve the reward.

b. Nothing but the brave deserve the reward.
c. None but the brave deserved the reward.
d. No one but the brave deserved the reward.

12. We are delighted that you will be working with us, welcome ______!

a. in
b. aboard
c. to
d. for
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13. Artists have been painting pictures of animals ____________ centuries.

a. in
b. for
c. since
d. by

14. The father was anxious __________ the safety of his daughter.

a. about
b. at
c. for
d. with

15. I'd rather be single ________ in a bad relationship.

a. besides
b. instead
c. than
d. then

16. I'll be with you ___ a minute.

a. in
b. on
c. at
d. for

17. They galloped on horseback ______ the length of the beautiful coastline.

a. along
b. over
c. through
d. only

18. I think she spent the entire afternoon ______ the phone.

a. in
b. at
c. on
d. for
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19. The main reason ______ taking the course is to improve your language skills.

a. on
b. of
c. for
d. with

20. Prasanna had a good —– for stage.

a. trup
b. troop
c. troupe
d. trupe

21. Don't get too close to the bear, it might ________ you!

a. byte
b. bite
c. bytes
d. beats

22. “If you don’t keep quiet, I shall shoot you”, he said to her. (Change into indirect speech)

a. He warned her to shoot if she said to her.

b. He said calmly that I shall shoot you if you don’t be quiet.
c. He warned her that, he would shoot her if she didn’t keep quiet
d. He warned her that, be quiet or else he will have to shoot her.

23. The employees decided to ......... the strike as their demands have been accepted by the Prime Minister?

a. put off
b. lie down
c. set out
d. call off

24. The correct passive voice of the sentence `Raju has written a novel` is

a. Raju has been written a novel

b. A novel was written by Raju
c. A novel was being written by Raju
d. A novel has been written by Raju
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25. A lion may be helped even by a little mouse, Is the active form of

a. A little mouse may even help a lion

b. Even a little mouse may help a lion
c. A little mouse can even help a lion
d. Even a little mouse ought to help a lion

26. I said to my brother, "Let us go to some hill station for a change" (Change the speech)

a. I asked my brother to go to some hill station for a change.

b. I asked my brother if he would go to some hill station for a change.
c. I permitted my brother to go to some hill station for a change.
d. I suggested to my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change.

27. My father is a doctor. So, I know much about medicines (Join the sentences without using and but so)

a. My father is a doctor to know about medicines

b. My father is a doctor and I know much about medicines
c. My father being a doctor, I know much about medicines
d. Being a doctor, I know much about medicines

28. The fruits were ripe,..........? (Add a question tag)

a. isn`t it
b. wasn`t it
c. are they
d. were they

29. Iron is more useful then gold - Change the degree.

a. Iron is as useful as gold

b. Gold is as useful as iron
c. Gold is more useful as iron
d. gold is not so useful as iron

30. What is the collective noun for a group of whales?

a. pack
b. heard
c. fleet
d. school
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31. Ram said, “Do you enjoy cricket?” [Change into indirect speech]

a. Ram asked me if I enjoyed cricket.

b. Ram asked me if I enjoy cricket.
c. Ram asked me if I did not enjoy cricket.
d. Ram asked me if I have enjoyed cricket.

32. Mona was writing a letter to her father. (Change into passive voice)

a. A letter was written to her father by Mona

b. A letter has been written to her father by Mona
c. A letter was being written by Mona to her father
d. A letter was written by Mona to her father

33. My cousin said " My room -mate snored through the night". Change into indirect

a. My cousin said that her room-mate had snored throughout the night
b. My cousin told me that her room-mate snored throughout the night
c. My cousin complained to me that her room-mate is snoring throughout the night
d. My cousin felt that her room-mate may be snoring throughout the night

34. You will have finished this work by tomorrow. (Change into passive voice)

a. This work will have been finished tomorrow.

b. This work will be finished by tomorrow.
c. This work will finished tomorrow.
d. This work will have been finished by tomorrow.

35. `What a stupid fellow you are` he angrily remarked. (Change into reported speech)

a. He angrily remarked that I was a stupid fellow

b. He angrily remarked that I am a stupid fellow
c. He angrily remarked I was a stupid fellow
d. He angrily remark that I was a stupid fellow

36. The indirect form of `Do you like comics? `, she asked me is:

a. She asked me whether I like comics

b. She asked me whether I have liked comics
c. She asked me did I like comics
d. She asked me whether I liked comics
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37. No other vehicle is so fast as aeroplane. (Rewrite using comparative degree)

a. Aeroplane is fastest vehicle

b. Aeroplane is faster than any other vehicle
c. Aeroplane is faster than most other vehicle
d. Very few vehicle are so fast as aeroplane

38. He said, “What a beautiful Scene!” Change into indirect speech

a. He said that what a beautiful scene it was

b. He wondered that it was a beautiful scene
c. He exclaimed what a beautiful scene it was
d. He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful scene

39. Someone gave her a bull dog. (Change into passive)

a. she is given a bull dog

b. A bull dog was given to her
c. she has been given a bull dog
d. she is being given a bull dog by someone

40. Pinki said to Gaurav, "will you help me in my work just now`? (Change into indirect)

a. Pinki asked Gaurav if he would help her in her work just then
b. Pinki questioned to Gaurav that will you help me in my work just now
c. Pinki told Gaurav whether he will help her in her work just now
d. Pinki asked to Gaurav that will he help her in her work just now

41. If you do not tell him the story, he will not come back. This is a .......

a. Simple sentence
b. compound sentence
c. Complex sentence
d. None of them.

42. The lady said, “I saw the culprit”. Change into indirect

a. The lady said, “the she had saw the culprit”

b. The lady said that she is seeing the culprit.
c. The lady said that she saw the culprit.
d. None of these
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43. He said, “What a beautiful Scene!” Change into indirect speech.

a. He said that what a beautiful scene it was.

b. He wondered that it was a beautiful scene.
c. He exclaimed what a beautiful scene it was.
d. He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful scene.

44. The teacher said to him, " do not read fast". Change into indirect speech

a. The teacher advised him do not read so fast.

b. The teacher advised him not to read so fast.
c. The teacher advised him that to read so fast.
d. The teacher advised him to read so fast.

45. Change into Passive Voice `The boy will have broken the window`

a. The window was broken by the boy.

b. The window will be broken by the boy
c. The window will have been broken by the boy
d. The window had been broken by the boy

LETTER WRITING

1. You had recently been to the zoo. The poor and unhygienic conditions of the enclosed animals
saddened you. Write a letter to the director of the zoological park of your city expressing your
concern and suggest ways to improve their condition.

OR

2. Write a letter to your friend about how you are coping with the pressure of your final year at school.