Answer sections (a), (b) and (c). In each of the following items, sentence A is complete, while…

In each of the following items, sentence A is complete, while sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar as possible to sentence A. Write sentence B in each case. Example: (0) (A) The heavy showers of rain revived the plants. (B) The plants……………………… Answer: (0) The plants were revived by the heavy showers of rain. (1) (A) Ashita is the most beautiful girl in the class. (B) No……………………….. (2) (A) As soon as she reached home, she learnt that she had to leave for London. (B) Hardly………………………… (3) (A) Ramesh said, “Rajiv, please bring your physics book to school tomorrow.” (B) Ramesh…………………………… (4) (A) Some of the cakes had been eaten by the boys before the party began. (B) The boys ……………………… (5) (A) If you are not ready to come with me, I will not go. (B) Unless…………………… (6) (A) It is such a wonderful opportunity that we must not miss it. (B) It is too………………….. (7) (A) We did not know that Mr. Francis was retiring and leaving for Ooty. (B) Little………………... (8) (A) He knew the culprit, but refused to admit it. (B) Although……………. (9) (A) I am afraid you cannot get admission to the college without clearing the admission test. (B) I am afraid you cannot be ……………………… (10) (A) If Rita had finished her work earlier, she would have gone to the market. (B) Had………………………

Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (Do not write the sentence.) (1) After his parents died in a car accident, his uncle looked_______ him. (2) The chairman says that he will look _______ their complaints. (3) The soldiers laid_______ their lives defending their country. (4) I was laid _______ for three weeks with a broken leg. (5) This book runs _______ a hundred and fifty pages. (6) The programme ran ______ six hours. (7) The ailing company was taken ______ by the government. (8) He takes ______ his grandfather. (9) I have an appointment ______ the dentist. (10) The best candidate should be appointed _______ the post.

Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage, but write the verbs in the correct order. One day a millionaire went to a hotel in New York and _____ (1)(ask) for the cheapest room they _______(2)(have). “What ______ (3)(be) the price of the room?” he _______(4)(ask). The manager ______ (5)(tell) him. “Is that that the cheapest room you ______(6)(have)? I ______ (7)(stay) by myself and only _____(8)(need) a small room.” The manager said, “Why do you choose a poor room like that? Your son always ______ (9)(stay) in our most expensive room.” “Yes,” said the millionaire, “but his father _______ (10)(be) a wealthy man; mine is not.”