1. Choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below to complete the following
passage.
A three year - old tigress at Bandhavagarh National Park (a) __________ under mysterious
circumstances. A group of tourists (b) __________ the injured tigress near the Tata range of the
reserve and (c) __________ the park officials. The tigress (d) __________ in the morning. This
(e) __________ the 18th tiger death (f) __________ in the country since January. The shocking
incident (g) __________ at a time when nationwide tiger census (h) _________ completion.
(a) (i) died (ii) had died (iii) has died (iv) was dead
(b) (i) observed (ii) noticed (iii) had spotted (iv) spotted.
(c) (i) will have informed (ii) informed (iii) had informed (iv) has informed
(d) (i) was being seen (ii) was noticed (iii) were seen (iv) was found
(e) (i) is (ii) was (iii) had been (iv) has been
(f) (i) reported (ii) occurred (iii) happened (iv) had been
occurred
g) (i) is coming (ii) has come (iii) had come (iv) was coming
(h) (i) can reach (ii) will reach (iii) has reached (iv) is nearing
2. Given below are the instructions on how to make tea. Refer to the given notes and
complete the paragraph. Below the paragraph, four choices are suggested for each blank.
Find and write the most appropriate option for each blank
Pour water in a pan – Heat it till it boils – Put tea leaves, sugar and cardamom – Add milk to it –
Heat it – After boiling , pour it into cups – Serve it hot.
To prepare tea water is poured in a pan. It (a) ________________ till it boils. Tea leaves, sugar
and cardamom (b) _____________________ into the boiling water. Milk is then (c)
______________________ and the concoction is further heated. After boiling, it (d)
_______________ into cups and then served hot.
(a) (i) is heating (ii) was heated (iii) will be heated (iv) is heated
(b) (i) is put (ii) are put (iii) is being put (iv) was put
(c) (i) being added (ii) adding (iii) is added (iv) added
(d) (i) poured into cups (ii) was poured (iii) is being poured (iv) is poured
3. Read the conversation given below and report the dialogues between Sonu and Monu
by completing the passage that follows.
Sonu : I’m dying, Monu.
Monu : Well, do me a favour after you reach heaven.
Sonu : What do you want me to do ?
Monu : Tell me if they play cricket in heaven.
Sonu dies and Monu sees him in his dream.
Sonu : There is one good and one bad news for you. The good news is that they play
cricket here, and the bad news is that it is your turn to bowl tomorrow!
Sonu told Monu that he was dying. Monu asked Sonu (i) __________ after he reached heaven.
Sonu asked (ii) __________ . Monu told Sonu (iii) __________ . After his death Sonu came in
Monu‟s dream and said that there was one good and one bad news for him. The good news
was that they played cricket there and the bad one was that (iv) _________.
