English Workbook Class 10 Solutions Integrated Grammar Practice 7

Question: The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines indicated. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided.

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Question: Read the following headlines and use the information to complete the following sentences.

1. Chennai region tops again in CBSE x

The Chennai region __________ for the second consecutive year with 96.18% of students clearing the CBSE exam in 2010.

2. Heatwave in north India to subside next week

The Indian Meteorological department formally announced __________

3. Huts destroyed in a fire

About 100 huts near Vyasarpadi railway station __________ that broke out early on Friday.

4. Expert sees tremendous scope for literature graduates

Education Consultant Mr. Jayan Gandhi’s advice to media aspirants was __________

5. Seven killed in road accident

Twelve people were injured and __________

Answers:

1. has topped
2. that heatwave in North India is likely to subside by the next week
3. were destroyed in the fire
4. that they should opt for Literature at Graduation Level due to its tremendous scope
5. seven were killed in a road accident

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Question: Complete the advertisement for a five-star hotel in Kolkata by writing suitable words and phrases from the given options in each space.

At a time when hotels (a) _____________ in character, the Hotel Park View, Kolkata, strikes a distinctive note. Its five-star amenities, comfort and unique
personalized service (b) _____________ (c) _____________, it has 80 rooms and 16 luxury suites. No holiday is complete unless (d) _____________ Before this luxury hotel appeared on the Kolkata scene, (e) _____________ an unfettered view of the famous How rah Bridge.

(a)

1. are seeming to grow similar
2. seem to be growing similar
3. seem to be growing similar
4. seemed to be growing similar

(b)

1. made it the ideal hotel for tourists
2. make it an ideal hotel for the tourist
3. make it an ideal hotel for tourists
4. make it the ideal hotel for a tourist

(c)

1. Located along Chowringhee Lane and facing the Hooghly
2. Located on Chowringhee Lane and facing the Hooghly
3. Located by Chowringhee Lane, it faced the Hooghly
4. It is located along Chowringhee Lane and is faced the Hooghly

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(d)

1. it included a stay at a Hotel Park-View
2. it includes a stay at the Hotel Park-View
3. it includes a stay at the Hotel Park-View
4. which includes a stay at Hotel Park-View

(e)

1. none could offer
2. none can offer
3. there is none which could be offered
4. none was offering

Answers: (a) (ii) seem to be growing similar
(b) (iii) make it an ideal hotel for tourists.
(c) (i) Located along Chowringhee Lane and facing the Hooghly
(d) (iii) it includes a stay at the Hotel Park-View
(e) (i) none could offer

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Question: Complete the following passage about Aung San Suu Kyi by filling the blanks with suitable options.

Aung San Suu Kyi (a) _______ a figurehead for Myanmar’s struggle for democracy (b) _______ 1988. She was educated in Burma, India, and the United Kingdom, (c) _______ she got her Ph.D. In 1988 she returned home (d) _______ for her dying mother. Myanmar was in political chaos (e) _______ a new military junta took power. A nationwide uprising (f) _______ the Generals started and Suu Kyi (g) _______ for freedom and democracy. Suu Kyi was kept (h) _______ house arrest for the best part of two decades till 13 November 2010. She was awarded the Nobel Prize.

(a)

1. has been
2. had been
3. was
4. is become

(b)

1. from
2. since
3. between
4. in

(c)

1. when
2. the
3. here
4. where

(d)

1. caring
2. cared
3. to care
4. cares

(e)

1. before
2. after
3. when
4. where

(f)

1. opposed
2. opposite
3. against
4. again

(g)

1. is campaigned
2. campaigning
3. campaigned
4. was campaigning

(h)

1. in
2. above
3. below
4. under

Answers:

(a) (i) has been

(b) (ii) since

(c) (iv) where

(d) (iii) to care

(e) (ii) after

(f) (iii) against

(g) (iii) campaigned

(h) (iv) under

Question: Mohini met her friend Rajiv at the bus stand after a gap of five years. Later Mohini writes to her friend, Rekha, about their conversation. Read the dialogue given below and complete the letter that follows.

• Mohini: Hello, Rajiv. I haven’t seen you for ages.
• Rajiv: I was in the United States for three years. I had gone there to do a master’s in Business
• Administration. I just returned a week ago.
• Mohini: Did you have a good time there?
• Rajiv: Yes, I did. I finished my master’s in two years and then worked there for a year.
• Mohini: Are you back for good?
• Rajiv: No, I’m here for my brother’s wedding. I’ll be going back next week.

Dear Rekha,

You won’t believe whom I met at the bus stand yesterday! Rajiv. I told him that
it was nice to meet him as (a) …………………… He informed me that (b) …………………… Masters in Business Administration. He returned a
week ago after spending three years in the United States. I asked him (c) …………………… and he told me that he did. When I asked him if he was back in India for good, he said that he (d) …………………… and that he would be going back the next week.
With love
Mohini

Answers:

(a) I had not seen him for ages

(b) he had been in the United States for three years, and he had gone there to do

(c) if he had had a good time there

(d) was there for his brother’s wedding Or had come to India to attend his brother’s wedding

Question: The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet as given below against the correct blank number. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.