ENGLISH GRAMMAR SECTION (Class-10)-4

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ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE (COURSE-A)

GRAMMAR SECTION (Class-10)

1. In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word

along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in your answer sheet. Ensure

that the word that forms your answer is underlined as shown. (½x8=4 marks)

English is / useful language. The people is a useful

who speak English today make the a)

largest speech community the world. b)

A speech community is similar other c)

kinds communities. The people who d)

form speech community share a common e)

language. Often they live side side as f)

they in a neighbourhood, a village or a city. g)

More often form the whole country. h)

2. The following passage is an extract from an article about an insectivorous plant called sundew

but some of the words have to be filled in the blanks. Complete the paragraph by writing ONE

suitable word in each blank. Correctly number and write the answer in your answer sheet.

(½x8=4 marks)

The sundews (a) __________________________ about 90 to 100 species of mainly perennial

herbs. Found worldwide, (b) ___________________ are among the most common of insectivorous

plants. (c) ___________ small white, pink, or purple flowers grow alone or in one-sided clusters.

The leaves form small rosettes (d) _________________ the ground in bog areas; the upper surface

of (e) _________________ leaf is covered with prominent, gland-tipped, green to reddish hairs.

The glands excrete a clear, sticky fluid (f) ___________ clings to them like dewdrops; the name

sundew is (g) ____________________________ from these drops, as they are not dried up by the

sunlight. If a small insect alights on the leaf or brushes past it, it is (h) _______________________

fast by the sticky hairs, which curve inward and press the victim down onto the surface of the blade,

where it is digested.

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3. Read the dialogue and complete the passage given below. Write the correct answer in your

answer sheet against the correct blank number. Do not copy the whole sentence. (4 marks)

Meenu: How did you get up that tree?

Rohan: I used a ladder of course. But someone went off with it while I was sawing this branch. Go

and get another one instead of just standing here asking silly questions.

Meenu asked Rohan (a) ____________________________________________________. Rohan

snapped angrily that (b) ________________________________________. He added that (c)

___________________ ________________________________________. He ordered Meenu (d)

_________________________________________________ ___________________________ .

4. Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. The first

one has been done as an example. Write the correct sentences in your answer sheet. Remember to

number the answers correctly. (3X 1=3 marks)

Example:

a fashion /has become /with/ eating out/ people/ today/ the.

Eating out has become a fashion with the people today.

1. by /relished /home cooked food/ no longer /the youngsters/ healthy/ is,

2 to /the popularity/ every corner/ junk food/ has led/ of/ eating joints/ around / of/ the opening

3. what / that /do not realize /we / be pleasing / may not be /to/ to /so/ our digestive system/ may/

the taste buds