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ENGLISH WORKBOOK

Dr. Shalini Verma Reetesh Anand

Highlights • Chapter-wise MCQs based on Bloom’s Taxonomy • Separate MCQs based on HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills) • Sample PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) questions • 2 Mock Tests for self evaluation • Sample OMR Sheet

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1. Noun: Cases, Abstract and Collective Nouns ............................................. 5 2. Finite, Non-Finite, Transitive and Intransitive Verb .................................... 9 3. Degrees of Adjective of Quality, Determiners and Articles ..................... 13 4. Position of Adverb and Words Followed by Preposition ......................... 17 5. Correct Usage of Conjunction and Interjection........................................ 22 6. Sentence, Phrase and Clause .................................................................... 26 7. Direct and Indirect Speech ........................................................................ 31 8. Active and Passive Voice ........................................................................... 37 9. Subject-Verb Agreement............................................................................ 44 10. Punctuation, Editing and Capitalisation .................................................... 49 11. Tenses ......................................................................................................... 55 12. Vocabulary: Words Likely to Be Misspelt ................................................. 60 13. One Word Substitution .............................................................................. 64 14. Phrasal Verbs ............................................................................................. 69 15. Antonyms and Synonyms .......................................................................... 73 16. Comprehension .......................................................................................... 78 Mock Test 1 .......................................................................................................... 84 Mock Test 2 .......................................................................................................... 91 PISA (Sample Questions) ..................................................................................... 97 Answers................................................................................................................. 99 Sample OMR Sheet ............................................................................................ 103

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Noun: Cases, Abstract and Collective Nouns

I. In each of the following questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold and four different ways of phrasing the part (in bold) are given. Choose the best option from among the four. 1. A regiment of singers is performing at the annual event. (A)

Team of

(B)

Choir of

(C)

Tribe of

(D)

Pack of

2. A haul of birds is hovering over my head. (A)

Litter of

(B)

Hive of

(C)

Troop of

(D)

Flock of

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Pack of

(B)

Bunch of

(C)

Basket of

(D)

String of

4. I have a chest of books waiting to be read. (A)

Shelf of

(B)

Cupboard of

(C)

Rack of

(D)

Drawer of

5. A swarm of currency notes was recovered from his bag. (A)

Galaxy of

(B)

Stack of

(C)

Group of

(D)

Wad of

6. A zoo of crows has been cawing near my house. (A)

Murder of

(B)

Litter of

(C)

Swarm of

(D)

Fleet of

7. The fishermen were able to catch a host of fish this morning. (A)

Troop of

(B)

Pack of

(C)

Group of

(D)

Haul of

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II. In each of the following questions, choose the most suitable collective nouns/objects from the given options to fill in the blank. 8. A _______ of keys is lying on the table. (A) swarm (B) pack (C) bunch (D) chest 9. A _______ of mountains surrounds the town on three sides. (A) basket (B) hedge (C) bushel (D) range 10. She went on singing for hours as an _______ of listeners sat spellbound. (A) army (B) audience (C) album (D) orchestra 11. A _______ of wood lay untouched outside his house for one full week. (A) fleet (B) litter (C) pack (D) stack 12. She was teaching _______ of students. (A) a bouquet (B) a class (C) a bunch (D) an army 13. I did not know how to deal with that _______ of crooks. (A) pack (B) bunch (C) choir (D) panel 14. I will guide a _______ of tourists through the city today. (A) troupe (B) flock (C) tribe (D) staff 15. The _______ of sailors was tired of looking at only water for months. (A) crew (B) cast (C) crowd (D) class III. In each of the following questions, choose which case of noun the word(s) given in bold is. 16. Toys were being distributed among the kids. (A) Nominative (B) Accusative (C) Possessive (D) None of the above 17. The singers performed well at the event. (A) Nominative (B) Accusative (C) Possessive (D) None of the above 18. Children’s health issues must be addressed without delay. (A) Nominative (B) Accusative (C) Possessive (D) None of the above 6

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IV. Choose the INCORRECT sentence in the following questions. 19. (A) The student’s bag was kept with the teacher. (B) In a month’s time, I will complete the book. (C) The chair’s leg is wobbling. (D) Swati received has education at St. Mary’s. 20. (A) The Indian’s celebrated their freedom from the British on 15th August. (B) The poverty stricken people need help from the government. (C) The Kumars rejoiced on the birth of their child. (D) Sincerity at work paid off for Anuj. 21. (A) The landlord’s cow gives a lot of milk. (B) Minni’s, the cat’s left paw is wounded. (C) The birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi is Porbandar in Gujarat. (D) The reception is well decorated. V. Choose the correct word which can be changed into an abstract noun using the given suffixes. 22. - ship (A) Born (B) Private (C) Brave (D) Leader 23. - age (A) Bar (B) Use (C) Long (D) Accurate 24. - ment (A) Possible (B) Holy (C) Appoint (D) Apart 25. - th (A) Popular (B) Literate (C) Ten (D) Born VI. In the following questions, choose the correct answer. 26. Which of the collective nouns can be used to represent different groups? (A) Fleet (B) Feet (C) Band (D) Brand 27. Identify the abstract nouns. (A) Spring (B) Work (C) Honesty (D) Humility 28. Identify the material nouns. (A) Copper (B) Childhood (C) Hate (D) Zinc Noun: Cases, Abstract and Collective Nouns

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29. Which of the following are NOT collective nouns? (A) Bevy (B) Class (C) Airline (D) Snowflake 30. Which of the following are countable nouns? (A) Train (B) Sugar (C) Love (D) Phone

HOTS 31. Pick the odd one out. (A) Gang (B) (C) Team (D) 32. What is the noun for ‘fear of closed spaces? (A) Claustrophobia (B) (C) Aerophobia (D) 33. ‘Linguistics’ is the noun for _______. (A) study of land (B) (C) science of music (D) 34. Choose the appropriate collective noun. A _______ of owls. (A) ministry (B) (C) meeting (D) 35. A herd of _______ lives in this forest. (A) elephants (B) (C) tigers (D)

Group Universe Ecophobia Heliophobia study of life science of language

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Finite, Non-Finite, Transitive and Intransitive Verb

I. In each of the following questions, identify whether the word given in bold is a finite or non-finite verb. 1. Ravish goes to his school. (A)

Finite Verb

(B)

Non-Finite Verb

(C)

Both

(D)

Neither of the two

2. Smriti is writing an essay on tiger. (A)

Finite Verb

(B)

Non-Finite Verb

(C)

Both

(D)

Neither of the two

3. She is cleaning her room. (A)

Finite Verb

(B)

Non-Finite Verb

(C)

Both

(D)

Neither of the two

4. He plays cricket very well. (A)

Finite Verb

(B)

Non-Finite Verb

(C)

Both

(D)

Neither of the two

5. Hearing a loud noise outside, we rushed to see what happened. (A)

Finite Verb

(B)

Non-Finite Verb

(C)

Both

(D)

Neither of the two

6. He has been invited today. (A)

Finite Verb

(B)

Non-Finite Verb

(C)

Both

(D)

Neither of the two

7. Sumit has a piece of land. (A)

Finite Verb

(B)

Non-Finite Verb

(C)

Both

(D)

Neither of the two

8. They are planning to throw a party. (A)

Finite Verb

(B)

Non-Finite Verb

(C)

Both

(D)

Neither of the two

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9. I planned to see her. (A)

Finite Verb

(B)

Non-Finite Verb

(C)

Both

(D)

Neither of the two

10. We got our house painted. (A)

Finite Verb

(B)

Non-Finite Verb

(C)

Both

(D)

Neither of the two

II. Read the following sentences carefully and state whether the verbs given in bold are transitive or intransitive. 11. We were working throughout last week. (A)

Transitive

(B)

Intransitive

(C)

Both

(D)

Neither of the two

12. They showed us a fine room. (A)

Transitive

(B)

Intransitive

(C)

Both

(D)

Neither of the two

13. We are expecting a guest this evening. (A)

Transitive

(B)

Intransitive

(C)

Both

(D)

Neither of the two

14. The doctor advised her to take proper rest. (A)

Transitive

(B)

Intransitive

(C)

Both

(D)

Neither of the two

15. He gave an assignment to the class. (A)

Transitive

(B)

Intransitive

(C)

Both

(D)

Neither of the two

16. It was raining yesterday. (A)

Transitive

(B)

Intransitive

(C)

Both

(D)

Neither of the two

17. They shivered at that thought. (A)

Transitive

(B)

Intransitive

(C)

Both

(D)

Neither of the two

18. She ate her dinner. (A)

Transitive

(B)

Intransitive

(C)

Both

(D)

Neither of the two

19. My friend doesn’t like berries.

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Transitive

(B)

Intransitive

(C)

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20. He always keeps his money in the bank. (A)

Transitive

(B)

Intransitive

(C)

Both

(D)

Neither of the two

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To err

(B)

Is human

(C)

Err is

(D)

None of the above

22. Identify the sentence that has transitive verb. (A)

I travelled all day.

(B)

I read a poem.

(C)

I laughed after hearing the joke.

(D)

She caught the ball.

23. Identify the finite verb in the given sentence. This is a fairly known fact. (A)

This

(B)

Is

(C)

Fairly

(D)

Fact

24. Choose whether the verb given in bold is transitive; if transitive, choose the object. A healthy person eats an apple everyday in his breakfast. (A)

Transitive ; Object ; healthy person (B)

Transitive ; Object ; breakfast

(C)

Transitive ; Object ; apple

Intransitive

(D)

25. How many finite verbs does the following sentences have? Kajol got off at the station because her friend lives at Anand Vihar which is nearly twenty km and so Rashmi took the metro train. (A)

One finite verb

(B)

Two finite verbs

(C)

Three finite verbs

(D)

Four finite verbs

IV. In the following questions, choose the correct options. 26. Pick out the sentence having transitive verbs. (A)

Rihaan likes chocolates.

(B)

Michel reads a book.

(C)

Ruby walked.

(D)

The child cried.

27. Spot the sentence that have intransitive verbs. (A)

Amrit sings a song.

(B)

He speaks Tamil.

(C)

Renu laughed.

(D)

The river flowed.

28. Identify the sentence which does NOT have transitive verbs. (A)

Jiya recited a poem.

(B)

I am lost.

(C)

The sun shines brightly.

(D)

The girls like singing.

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29. Spot the infinitive verbs in the sentence. (A)

They must learn to keep quiet.

(B)

She told me to work hard.

(C)

I don’t like swimming.

(D)

Walking is good for health.

30. Pick out the sentence which does NOT have intransitive verbs. (A)

The boy caught the thief.

(B)

The driver stopped the bus.

(C)

I slept soundly.

(D)

She shouted again.

HOTS 31. Pick the odd one out. (A)

Rohan cut the cake.

(B)

He climbed a tower.

(C)

He died suddenly.

(D)

They gave him a bouquet.

32. Realising that he had made a big mistake, he withdrew his application. Here, the word in bold is a _______. (A)

finite verb

(B)

non-finite verb

(C)

both

(D)

neither of the two

33. Transitive verbs are those verbs that _______. (A)

require one or more objects

(B)

do not require one or more objects

(C)

have multiple subjects

(D)

do not have any subject

34. Finite verbs are governed by the _______ of the subject. (A)

number

(B)

person

(C)

both

(D)

neither

35. An intransitive verb is one that _______. (A)

takes a direct object

(B)

does not take a direct object

(C)

either

(D)

neither

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Degrees of Adjective of Quality, Determiners and Articles

I. In each of the following sentences, choose the correct superlative degree of the adjective of quality given in bold. 1. He is feeling upset as he did not stand first in his class. (A) Upset

(B) More upset

(C) Most upset

(D) Supremely upset

2. She is a pretty girl. (A) Pretty

(B) Prettiest

(C) Much pretty

(D) Most pretty

3. I do not like to see anyone touching my silver bike. (A) Silver

(B) Silverest

(C) Most silver

(D) Quicksilver

4. The chef of this hotel cooks tasty food. (A) Tasty

(B) Most tasty

(C) Much tasty

(D) Tastiest

5. She works for a daily newspaper. (A) Daily

(B) Most daily

(C) Dailiest

(D) Deadliest

6. Please give me a large trunk. (A) Large

(B) Largest

(C) Most large

(D) Largesse

7. She has always been an attentive student. (A) Attentive

(B) Attentivest

(C) Most attentive

(D) Attention

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8. He is wearing synthetic clothes. (A) Synthetic

(B) Syntheticest

(C) Most synthetic

(D) Synthesis

9. She follows Buddhist faith. (A) Buddhist

(B) Buddhism

(C) Buddhistest

(D) Most Buddhist

10. This is a green zone. (A) Green

(B) Greenery

(C) Most green

(D) Greenest

II. In each of the following sentences, choose the correct comparative degree of the adjective of quality given in bold. 11. I have kept all the rings in a rectangular box. (A) Rectangular

(B) Rectangularer

(C) More rectangular

(D) Rectangle

12. It’s happy news for everyone. (A) More happy

(B) Happy

(C) Happier

(D) Hurray

13. We are in a sticky situation. (A) Sticky

(B) Stickier

(C) More sticky

(D) Stinky

14. Will you advice me to eat red apples? (A) Red

(B) More red

(C) Redder

(D) Ruddy

15. Sharmila has a pleasant smile. (A) Pleasant

(B) More pleasant

(C) Plesantier

(D) Pleasanterer

16. Get me a nice book to read, please. (A) Nice

(B) More nice

(C) Niche

(D) Nicer

17. His brother is a handsome young man. (A) Handsome

(B) More handsome

(C) Handsomer

(D) Handiwork

18. Your eyes become yellow when you have jaundice.

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(C) Hollow

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19. Why can’t you be a thin boy? (A) Thinner

(B) Thin

(C) More thin

(D) Think

20. I do not like greasy food. (A) Greasy

(B) More greasy

(C) Greek

(D) Greasier

III. In each of the following questions, choose the kind of determiner the word given in bold is. 21. His house is very beautiful. (A) Demonstrative Adjective

(B) Possessive Adjective

(C) Interrogative Adjective

(D) Distributive Adjective

22. Those boys are my students. (A) Interrogative Adjective

(B) Possessive Adjective

(C) Demonstrative Adjective

(D) Adjective of quantity

23. There is little milk in the fridge. (A) Possessive Adjective

(B) Distrubutive Adjective

(C) Quantifier

(D) Demonstrative Adjective

IV. Choose the correct article to fill in the blanks. 24. I have _______ hour to complete all the packing. (A) a

(B) an

(C) the

(D) none of the above

25. The car that I drive has _______ unique feature. (A) a

(B) an

(C) the

(D) all of the above

26. Pick out the articles from the given sentence. I learnt to play the guitar from him for a concert. (A) The

(B) A

(C) Concert

(D) Play

27. Pick out the indefinite articles from the following. (A) The

(B) An

(C) A

(D) None of the above

28. Pick out the superlative degree of adjectives. (A) More correct

(B) Wettest

(C) Cleanest

(D) More expensive

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