SSLC English Exam 2021 - Language Elements - Practice Questions and Answers

 

A) There are some errors in the following passages.  Edit them.

1. The spreading branches of the banyan tree, who (a) curved to the ground and took root again, forming a maze of arches, gave I (b) endless pleasure. The tree were (b) older than the house, older than Grandfather, as older (d) as the town of Dehra, nestling in a valley at the foot of the himalayas (e).

2. It was a (a) April afternoon. And the warm breezes of approaching summer had send (b) everyone, including Grandfather, indoors. I am (c) feeling drowsy myself and was wondering if I should went (d) to the pond behind the house for a swim, when I saw an (e)huge black cobra gliding out of a clump of cactus. 

3.  Moving forward quickly untill (a) he was just within the cobras (b) reach, he made a feint to one side. Immediately the cobra strucked (c). His great hood down came (d) so swiftly that I thought nothing couldn’t (e) save the mongoose.

4. Grandfather had never saw (a) white squirrels before, and we gazed at them in wonder. We were puzzle (b)for some time, but when I mentioned the white rats (c) frequent visits to the tree, Grandfather told me that the rat must be the father. Rats and squirrels was (d) related to each other, he said, and so it was quiet (e) possible for them to have offspring--in this case, white squirrels! 

5. Every animals (a) in a Hollywood film are (b) well-trained. It is not difficult to training (c)  a horse or a dog. But has (d)you ever heard of trained ravens? Not just one or two, but nearly an (e) hundred of them? Even these (f) was made possible in Hollywood.

Answers

1. a. which b. me  c. was  d. old  e. Himalayas

2. a. an  b. sent  c. was  d. go  e. a

3. a. until  b. cobra's  c. struck  d. came down  e. could

4. a. seen  b. puzzled  c. rat's  d. were  e quite

5. a. animal  b. is  c. train  d. have  e. a  f. this

   B) Replace the underlined words with suitable  forms of the Phrasal Verbs given in brackets:

1.     At first the squirrel could not tolerate (a) the invasion of the boy into its privacy. But the boy protected (c) it as his best friend. Soon they made friends (b) with each other, and their friendship continued (d) for a long time. The boy was very proud to explain (e) to anybody who asked about his friendship with the squirrel. (put across,  put up with,  get along,  go on,  look after, get away)

2.     From the cactus clumps, a huge black cobra arrived (a) in a clearing in the garden. Soon a mongoose also emerged there and followed (b) the cobra. Both of them started (c) to fight to death. A myna and a crow also participated (d) in the fight. The crow got killed and the myna abandoned (e) interfering in the fight anymore. (give up,  go after,  set out,  take part,  turn up,  turn down)

3.     They started (a) to search for Grandma’s knitting everywhere in the house.  They found (b) it together with three white squirrel babies in a hole in the banyan tree. At first they could not understand (c) how the white squirrel babies came there. The boy said that the white rat used to visit (d) the banyan tree. Then Grandfather explained (e) to them that the white rat must be the father of the white squirrel babies because rats and squirrels were related to each other and they could have offspring.  (make out, call at, put across, set out, put off, come across)

4. The homeopath wore (a) his black coat and went outside. After having meals at a restaurant, he arrived (b) back in his room at around ten o’clock in the night. He ignored (c) the strange noise he heard and started to read (d) a medical book. Suddenly a cobra landed on his shoulder and he was terrible shocked (e). After a short while the cobra abandoned (f) the doctor and moved towards a mirror on his table. Soon he escaped (g) from the snake and ran till he reached his friend’s house.    (taken aback, give up, turn down, get away, turn up, put on,                                  go through, put out)

Answers:

1. a. put up with  b. looked after  c. got along  d. went on  e. put across

2. a. turned up  b. went after  c. set out  d. took part  e. gave up

3. a. set out  b. came across  c. make out  d. call at  e. put across

4. a. put on  b. turned up  c. turned down  d. go through e. taken aback f. gave up 

    g. got away

5. Complete the following sentences with suitable phrasal verbs given in brackets:

1. The doctor ……….. with the tale and his friends listened attentively.

2. The house was full of rats, but the doctor ……… all annoyance.

3. He ………… to shave daily to make himself more handsome.

4. He had recently ………… his medical practice and his income was meager.

5. The doctor …………. from the snake and …….. in his friend’s house.

6. When the doctor …….. in trouble, his friends were ready to ……… him.

(put up with, went on, set up, made up his mind, turned up, got away, look after, ended up, put aside) 

Answers:

1. went one 2. put up with 3. made up his mind 4. set up 5. got away, turned up

 6. ended up, look after  

6. Complete the following conversation using suitable phrasal verbs given in  brackets:

Mother: Why do you look very happy?

Rahul: I .......a..... my old friend today.

Mother: Why didn’t you invite him to dinner?

Rahul: I did. But he…….(b)….my invitation.

Mother: Why? Did he want…..(c)….all his old friends.

Rahul: No, we still……(d)…..very well.

Mother: Then why?

Rahul: His mother is sick. He has to…(e)……..her.

Mother: Oh, I thought he didn't want your friendship any more.

(give up,  come across,  turn down,  look after,  get on)

Answers:

a. came across b. turned down c. give up  d. get on  e. look after

C) complete the following conversations:

1. Conversation between the boy and his Grandma.

The boy: Grandma, you are searching for something, ………..a………….?

Grandma: Yes, dear.

The boy: …………b………………?

Grandma: I’ve lost my knitting.

The boy: …………c………………….?

Grandma: Yes, I need your help. We can find it easily if………d……… .

The boy: Okay, let’s together search for it. By the way, …………e……….?

Grandma: No, I did not ask Grandpa about it.

The boy: You had better ………f……….. .

Grandma: Okay, I’ll ask Grandpa too.

Answers: 

a. aren't you? b. What have you lost? c. Do you need my help? d. if we search for it together. e. Did you ask grandpa about it? f. ask grandpa too.

2. Complete the following conversation between the homeopath and a news reporter:

Reporter: You miraculously escaped from a cobra, …….a………..?

Homeopath: Yes. I would say a mirror saved me!

Reporter: …………………b…………….?

Homeopath: Yes, I really mean it.

Reporter: ……….c…………….?

Homeopath: Yes, I would explain it to you. A cobra coiled around my left arm. But when it saw its reflection in the mirror on my table, it left me and moved towards the mirror.

Reporter: O, God! If the mirror hadn’t been there, …………….d…………; right?

Homeopath: Yes, definitely I would have been in trouble.

Reporter: What do you think why the snake came into your room?

Homeopath: ………………….e………………. .

Reporter: We had better…………f………….. .

Homeopath: You’re right. We should keep rats out of our houses. 

Answers:

a. didn't you? b. Do you really mean it? c. Would you explain it to me? d. you would have been in trouble. e. I think the snake came into my room to catch the rats. f. keep rats out of our houses.

3. Complete the following conversation between Mr. John and Mrs John.

Mr. John: Darling, look at the gentleman walking along the deck.

Mrs. John: ................a...................?

Mr. John:  That’s Dr. AJ Cronin, whom I’ve been in search of for the last 25 years.

Mrs. John: Why? .......................b...............?

Mr.  John: Yes, there is something special about him. If this man hadn’t helped me, .........c............ (alive now)

Mrs. John: Don’t create suspense. Please tell me everything in detail.

Mr. John: It’s a long story; we had better..................d....................

Mrs. John: Ok, we can sit somewhere here and talk.

Mr. John: I want to talk to him, but I’m too shy to approach him. I wish I ........e..........

Mrs. John: Don’t worry; I’ll also come with you. Let’s go to him now, .........f............?

Mr. John: Yes, thank you dear!

Answers:

a. Who is that? b. Is there anything special about him? c. I wouldn't have been alive now. d. sit somewhere here and talk. e. could approach him. f. shall we?

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