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1. 1.

   In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it. The first one has been done as an example.

   	Before	Missing	After
   1. There is cultural event at my school next
   2. week. We invited classical musicians to perform
   3. at event. The musicians are coming from all
   4. over world. There is also an exhibition of street
   5. photography by students from school. The
   6. photographs are also available for sale. student
   7. photographer has decided donate the proceeds
   8. to Smile Foundation, charitable organisation
   9. works with underprivileged children.

    

2. 2.

   Rearrange the following words or phrases to form meaningful sentences.

   1. back/went/to the room/the plants/Romesh/watered/and
   2. across the street/the/with the/is/man/dancing/funny hat
   3. a six/the last ball/batsman/scored/off/the
   4. five/sister's company/has/works in/who/my/dogs/the woman
   5. my/had gifted/me/brother/lost/the purple umbrella/I/that
   6. aunt/fishing/my/and uncle/now/and then/go/every
3. 3.

   Complete the sentences by choosing the correct words from the given options.

   1. It proved to be a _______________ (tired/tiring) day for the volleyball team, as they had to play back-to-back games on the same day.
   2. The class monitor arranged two _______________ (boxes/cups) of chalk for the classroom.
   3. My mother gave me a helpful _______________ (sliver/piece) of advice yesterday.
   4. We had a _______________ (relaxed/relaxing) session at the swimming pool today.
   5. We have _______________ (fewer/less) than an hour left to finish our exams.
   6. After the earthquake, there has been a _______________ (degree/state) of chaos in the city.
4. 4.

   Complete the following passage with the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.

   Vignesh _______1________ (draw) and ________2_______ (sketch) ever since he was a child. As a child, he would draw on walls, curtains, shoes, mirrors or any other surface he could find. Now he ________3_______ (study) at a fine arts college in Mumbai. Vignesh _______4________ (want) to be an illustrator for children's books. He is already ________5_______ (know) for his colourful characters and his ability to depict a range of expressions. Every year, on his friends' birthdays, Vignesh ________6_______ (draw) beautiful birthday cards for them. Since last October, Vignesh ________7_______ (practise) drawing and colouring using different computer software. He _______8_______ (apply) for a scholarship to a digital arts program in London.

5. 5.

   Identify the error in the tenses and rewrite the following sentences.

   1. Have you watched TV without your glasses again?
   2. They live here since 2005.
   3. I am wanting to eat an ice cream right now.
   4. Grandfather experiences back pain for more than a week now.
   5. Rashi has always been loving swimming.
   6. Tej and his friends are going to the park every evening.
6. 6.

   Complete this passage with the correct words from the box.

   in, around, to, on, for, on, in, out, into, there, to

    

   We were ________1_______ a hurry _______2_______ catch the train. We had packed everything and were just leaving. "Get me the lock and the key," I said _______3_______ my son. He looked _______4______, but couldn't find them. I looked ________5_______ the lock and the key myself. I spotted them ________6_______ the TV. We rushed _______7_______, locked the door, and got ________8______ the car. We reached the station just _______9______ time. The train was _______10______ the move when we boarded it. We were lucky that we reached _______11______ before it had left the platform.