1.The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Find the incorrect word and write it with the correction.
A young boss is faced with a gamut of
positives with his/her share at dealing (a) _________________
with a sticky situation. Do we still held (b) _________________
the stereotypical notion of the young (c) _________________
boss being 'lacking at knowledge and (d) _________________
experience to leading us'? This is all (e) _________________
about 'generation gap' ít creates (f) _________________
'valuegap'ánd this hinders an elder (g) _________________
generation's mindset to connect
with the young generation. (h) _________________
2. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Find the incorrect word and write it with the correction.
While a great deal had been written (a) _________________
about the issue for judgment (b) _________________
less has be written for intelligence professionals (c) _________________
about a issue of communication. That's too bad, (d) _________________
because the to talents are equally important (e) _________________
Even a brilliant projection of the future was worthless (f) _________________
if it isn't delivered to policy makers as clearly, (g) _________________
and so concisely, that even the dimmest
among them cannot fail too grasp it. (h) _________________
3.The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Find the incorrect word and replace it with the correction.
When talking to your audience in a journey, (a) _________________
the best way of getting your message cross is painting (b) _________________
a verbal picture by people's minds, (c) _________________
giving something on them that they can instantly relate to (d) ______________
a example! It can give the audience a clear image (e) _________________
what they can recognize and instantly recall (f) _________________
Examples must be carefully chosen to reflect the
exact message you were trying to convey. (g) _________________
Get the right example for the right occasion
but you instantly create 'memorability'. (h) _________________
IV. Rewrite the following passage using the verbs (in brackets) in their correct form:
1. For a while I 1)______________ (can) not decide whether I should speak to her or not. I did not have the guts to tell her that her mother 2)_____________ (die) before the doctor 3)_______________(arrive). She 4)_________________ (turn) her eyes towards me. She 5)__________________(anxious) to know about her mother. I 6)________________ (collect) courage and 7)___________ (move) my lips and silently told her that her mother 8)_____________________ (pass away).
2. Fill in the blanks using the suitable form of the verbs given:
i. The efficiency of a truck_________________________by the load it can take.
(a) knows (b) is known (c) has been known (d) has known
ii. Last week every day my maid ______________________________ a plate.
(a) breaks (b) was broken (c) broke (d) has broken
iii. If I __________________________ one more question, I would have passed.
(a) had answered (b) would answer (c) has answered (d) would have answered
iv. The minister promised ____________________ me a post in his department.
(a) to have given (b) having given (c) have given (d) to give
v. Please don’t _____________________________________ when you go out.
(a) leave opening the door (b) leave the door open
3. Use the following linking words and fill in the blanks.
(and, while, because, then, although, or, however, otherwise, so, if)
A few weeks ago, I did some ironing ______ _______ went out to do some shopping. __________ I was out, I realised that I couldn’t remember whether I had switched the iron off _________ left it on. __________I had left it on; the house might be on Fire! I was really worried _________ I ran home at once. ___________, I needn’t have worried______, ________ I had left the iron on, everything was all right. It was a good thing I got home in time, _________ things could have turned out very differently.
4. Correct the following sentences using proper tense forms:
(a) I am liking it very much.
(b) Madhu is always writing beautiful poems.
(c) If you will go to Ludhiana, buy a good shawl for me.
(d) Where you got this pen from?
(e)Rohit is working in this film for ten years.
(f) These students prepare for their exams these days.
