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1. He taught me Hindi.
Identify the sentence pattern

AS V DO IO BS V O C C S V O A DS V IO DO

2. Fill in the blank with an appropriate infinitive.
He refused ________ the orders.

Aobey Bobeying C to obey Dobeyed

3. To which nationality does the poet V.K. Gokak belong?

AChina BIndia C Australia DEngland

4. Identify the sentence.
The boy was disobedient, so the teacher punished him.

ASimple BCompound C Complex DNone

5. Match the following words given in Column A with the blending words in Column B and
select the answer from the codes given below:
Column A Column B
(a) Electro execute 1. Heliport
(b) Helicopter + airport 2. Smog
(C) Smoke + fog 3. Telex
(d) Teleprinter + exchange 4. Electrocute
(a) (b) (c) (d)

A2 4 3 1 B4 1 2 3 C 3 2 1 4 D1 3 4 2

6. Identify the sentence that contains the Superlative form of the adjective.

AMr. Soundar is one of the most helpful persons BVery few persons are as helpful as Mr. Soundar C Mr. Soundar is more helpful than most other persons DNo other street in this area is as busy as this one

7. Identify the sentence:
I had to walk back home as the transport workers were on strike.

ASimple BComplex C Compound DNone of the above

8. The following lines are taken from the poem
The music in my heart I bore
'Long after it was heard no more'.

A'A Psalm of Life' B'Sonnet No. 116' C 'Be The Best' D'The Solitary Reaper'

9. Who said this?
'Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacities'.

AKalpana Chawla BMahatma Gandhi C Rani of Jhansi DHelen Keller

10. 'Sonnet No: 116' is written by

AWilliam Wordsworth BWadsworth Longfellow C William Shakespeare DWilliam Blake

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