Answer sections (i), (ii) and (iii). In each of the following items, sentence I is complete, while…

In each of the following items, sentence I is complete, while sentence II is not. Complete sentence II, making it as similar as possible to sentence I. Write sentence II in each case. Example: (0) (I) The heavy showers of rain revived the plants. (II) The plants .................... Answer: (0) The plants were revived by the heavy showers of rain. (a) (I) Sushil’s attitude towards work has always puzzled me. (II) I have .................... (b) (I) As soon as I solved one problem, the teacher gave me another. (II) No sooner .................... (c) (I) He was too gentle to have committed the crime. (II) He was so .................... (d) (I) Not only was he a famous actor but also a renowned director. (II) Besides .................... (e) (I) Robin said, “It gives me great pleasure to be here this evening.” (II) Robin said ....................

Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (Do not write the sentence.) (a) The judge turned ________ the defendant’s appeal for a postponement. (b) He turned ________ for the programme earlier than usual. (c) There is an urgent need ________ a bus stop in this village. (d) He has poor eyesight and is in need ________ glasses. (e) The speeding driver was asked to pull ________ by the traffic police. (f) She is very ill, but the doctors think she will pull ________. (g) She set ________ a little money each week for the child’s education. (h) I would not even know how to set ________ mending a watch. (i) One should not give ________ hope despite the hurdles. (j) The mother gave ________ to the persistent demands of her child.

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. The rain approached like a dark curtain. I ________ (1) (see) it marching down the street, heavy and remorseless. It ________ (2) (drum) on the tin roof and swept across the road and over the balcony of my room. I ________ (3) (sit) there without ________ (4) (move), letting the rain soak my sticky shirt and gritty hair. Outside, the street rapidly ________ (5) (empty). Buses, cars and bullock carts ________ (6) (plough) through the suddenly rushing water. A group of small boys came jumping along a side street, which was like a river in spate. A garland of marigolds, swept off the steps of a temple, came ________ (7) (float) down the middle of the road. The rain ________ (8) (stop) as suddenly as it had begun. The day was ________ (9) (end), and the breeze ________ (10) (remain) cool and moist.