ICSE-X-EnglishLanguage
Previous Year Paper year:2017
Qstn# 4 Prvs-Qstn
- #4(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 appropriate to the blank
space.
Example:
Answer: (0) started
My mother (0) _______________ (start) school when she (1) _______________ (he) six
And (2) __________________ (stop) the same term. She was unusual in the village as ____________
she had a father and brother who (3) ________________ (encourage) her to go to school. She was
the only in a class of boys and claims she was brighter than the boys.But every day she (4)
______________ (will) leave behind her girl cousins (5) ____________ (play) at home and she (6)
_____________ (envy) them. There (7) _______________ (seem) to be no point in (8) ______________ (go)
to school just to end up doing housework. (b) Fill in each blank with an appropriate word: (b) She shouted angrily ___________ the disobedient boy. (b) I asked them to provide us __________ a guide. (b) The tree grew at a dangerous slant and had to be cut __________. (b) My daughter believes _______________ fairies. (b) He drew a beautiful diagram ____________ the board. (b) She battled her way __________ the crowd. (b) We were asked to gather _________ the teacher. (b) They had to climb _________ the steep pathway to reach the top. (c) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and , but or so: (c) This is the hospital .I was born here. (c) The children have been sick for a week. They were unable to go to school. (c) Mrs. Kumar has been a teacher for thirty years. She will now retire. (c) We have had no respect for nature. Now we are suffering from the effects of global
warming. (d) Re-write the following sentence according to the instruction given after each. Make other
changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of each sentence. (d) Not many people read for pleasure these days.
(Being: Few .................................) (d) Since her childhood Meera has been good in Mathematics.
(End: ................................ childhood.) (d) .We have had no rain since January., Ramu said.
(Being: Ramu said that they ......................................) (d) It is dangerous as well as illegal to drive a motorcycle without a helmet.
(Being: It is not ..............................) (d) He had plenty of wealth but he was not happy.
(Being: In spite........................................) (d) He was so tired that he could not stand.
(Use: too) (d) Every one of them was an experienced mountaineer.
(Being: There was no ....................................) (d) I have never seen a film as bad as this
(Being: This is ...................................)Ans : (a) 1) was
2) stopped
3) encouraged
4) would
5) playing
6) envied
7) seemed
8) going (b) (b) at (b) with (b) down (b) in (b) on (b) through (b) around (b) onto (c) (c) This is the hospital where I was born. (c) As the children were sick for a week they have been unable to go to school. (c) Mrs. Kumar, who has been a teacher for forty years, will now retire. (c) Having had no respect for nature, we are suffering from the effects of global warming. (d) (d) Few people read for pleasure these days. (d) Meera has been good in Mathematics since childhood. (d) Ramu said that they had had no rains since January. (d) It is not only dangerous but also illegal to drive a motorcycle without a helmet. (d) In spite of having plenty of wealth he was unhappy. (d) He was too tired to stand. (d) There was no inexperienced mountaineer among them. (d) This is the worst film I have seen.
- #4-a [4]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.
Example:
Answer: (0) started
My mother (0) _______________ (start) school when she (1) _______________ (he) six
And (2) __________________ (stop) the same term. She was unusual in the village as ____________
she had a father and brother who (3) ________________ (encourage) her to go to school. She was
the only in a class of boys and claims she was brighter than the boys.But every day she (4)
______________ (will) leave behind her girl cousins (5) ____________ (play) at home and she (6)
_____________ (envy) them. There (7) _______________ (seem) to be no point in (8) ______________ (go)
to school just to end up doing housework.Ans : 1) was
2) stopped
3) encouraged
4) would
5) playing
6) envied
7) seemed
8) going
- #4-b [4]Fill in each blank with an appropriate word:
- #4-b-iShe shouted angrily ___________ the disobedient boy.Ans : at
- #4-b-iiI asked them to provide us __________ a guide.Ans : with
- #4-b-iiiThe tree grew at a dangerous slant and had to be cut __________.Ans : down
- #4-b-ivMy daughter believes _______________ fairies.Ans : in
- #4-b-vHe drew a beautiful diagram ____________ the board.Ans : on
- #4-b-viShe battled her way __________ the crowd.Ans : through
- #4-b-viiWe were asked to gather _________ the teacher.Ans : around
- #4-b-viiiThey had to climb _________ the steep pathway to reach the top.Ans : onto
- #4-c [4]Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and , but or so:
- #4-c-iThis is the hospital .I was born here.Ans : This is the hospital where I was born.
- #4-c-iiThe children have been sick for a week. They were unable to go to school.Ans : As the children were sick for a week they have been unable to go to school.
- #4-c-iiiMrs. Kumar has been a teacher for thirty years. She will now retire.Ans : Mrs. Kumar, who has been a teacher for forty years, will now retire.