English Worksheet/ Std 12/ May 2012

I. In each of the following items, sentence A is complete but sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar in meaning to sentence A. 1. A. An honest man would not lie. B. No 2. A. I will never make that mistake again. B. Never again. 3. A. All cats dont like water. B. Not 4. A. You cant be serious. B. It is not .. 5. A. She cant ride a bicycle. B. She is not 6. A. You neednt pay that fine. B. You are not obliged. 7. A. He wont do what hes told. B. He insists on . 8. A. He never pays his debts on time. B. He doesnt.. 9. A. The local team is sure to lose the next game. B. It is unlikely 10. A. That is all I know about the case. B. Beyond that .. 11. A. To lose weight, you must eat healthy food. B. Either

12. A. As soon as the children reached the school, they called up their guardians. B. No sooner . 13. A. On seeing smoke coming out of the window, I sounded the alarm. B. When .. 14. A. When I hear this tune, I think of you. B. I never 15. A. Jack is not interested in reading or music. B. Jack is interested 16. A. Some of the boys in the club are older than Rachit. B. Rachit is . 17. A. If I had known you were walking home, I would have given you a lift. B. I didnt know 18. A. Ravi chose to walk to work instead of taking the bus. B. Rather than . 19. A. My parents got an invitation to the concert. B. My parents . 20. A. Will you be at home, tomorrow evening? Kavita asked her friend. B. Kavita asked her friend whether 21. A. Did you paint the sets for the play? B. Were . 22. A. The shopkeeper is known for cheating his customers. B. The shopkeeper has an 23. A. Ravi finishes his homework very quickly. B. It doesnt take

24. A. Because he was kind, people thought he was weak. B. People mistook him II Fill in the blanks with suitable words: 1. His amateur attempt ____ disguise failed and the police arrested the confidence trickster. 2. A courageous woman, she survived two attempts _____ her life. 3. After miles the narrow road opens _______ into a motorable highway. 4. She encourages her children to be open _________ her. 5. Now that the storm has blown ________ we can go for a walk. 6. He was seriously hurt when the experiment blew _________ in his face. 7. Unemployed for ten years, Suhel lived _______ his brother. 8. The mechanic filed _________ the metal block to the required size. 9. Try _______ this frock and see how it looks. 10. The case was tried ______ a jury. 11. As she lived _________ her means, she was always in debt. 12. This medicine leaves a taste ________ peppermint in the mouth. 13. My friends have a taste ________ classical music. 14. Trade _____- furs and animal skins is banned in this country. 15. The model of the building does not correspond _____ the architects drawing. 16. Ravi has been corresponding ______ his pen-friend for the last five years. 17. Slice _____ some cheese for me. 18. Would you like a slice ______ cheese? 19. Ali exchanged shirts _________ Arun. 20. The property developer gave us a flat in exchange _______ our old apartment. 21. Meena asked to be excused _________ attending the office party. 22. With a few deft strokes, the artist shaped the block of ice ______ a fish. 23. Before ending the lesson, the teacher ran _________ the main ideas he had discussed. 24. As a prominent social worker, my mother sits ________ many committees. III In the following passages, fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Examination results show that girls ____________ (1) (do) better than boys. Some years ago, girls and boys ___________ (2) (be believe) to have distinct talents. According to the theory, boys ___________ (3) (be) analytical and showed more aptitude for mathematics and Science and girls, ______________ 94) (be) sentimental, and were good at language and the arts. Today these distinctions ________________ (5) (be) proved wrong. Girls are showing flair for science

and technology and boys ______________ (6) (make) a mark in aesthetic fields. How then, __________________ (7) (do) one explain the better performance by girls in examinations? One clue, according to social scientists, is that parents ____________ (8) (bring) up girls more strictly than boys. Another reason ________________ (9) (give) these days is that girls __________________ (10) ( work) harder because they have to prove themselves in a mans world.