UNIT - III
3. CIRCUS CAT, ALLEY CAT
I. Choose the
correct meanings of the words given and write it in the space provided.
1. endeavour : make
oneself swallow
put
an end to to make great
effort
2. drape : to
hang over shoulders like a garment
wear
allow
to jump fall drop by drop
3. decree : put
off judgement
comnand
or decide decrease
4. pre-occupied : occupied
previously
having
no occupation at present
take
all attention of
with
the mind fixed on something else
5. soothed : comforted commanded
sighed discomfort
6. gibbering : making
meaningful sounds
making
noise
crying loudly
fast
meaningless utterances
7. non-plussed : not
at all pleased very happy
indecisive surprised or puzzled
8. staid : exciting dull
and unexciting
steady stayed in one place
only
9. ambitious : having
a strong desire greedy
having
an ideal not attainable
10. vanished : have
a varnish disappeared
appeared
again wished again
11. applaud : to
hoot to clap
hands in approval
to
plead to repeat to control
12. domesticate : to
help in bringing an understanding between rivals.
to
live in houses
to
make able to live with man and serve him
to
control
13. scarcely : lonely calmly
hardly abundantly
14. hefty : big and strong weak
and lean
fat
and dull tall and wide
15. nanny : aunt ayah
male
servant scavenger
16. creep : jump
over move secretly
chew
quietly sleep
17. charity : hatred anger
pity kindness
18. gnaw : bite
steadily scold
beat
heavily like much
19. pathetic : very
bad pitiful
ugly naked
20. chortled : got
angry
express
sadness
gave
a loud laugh of pleasure
gave
a loud laugh in cotempt
21. shuddered : cried
aloud got angry
felt
disquested trembled with
fear
22. havoc : alarm vengeance
damage grace
23. prowl : move quietly run
about
look
through move with heavy
steps
24. installed : appointed promoted
demoted tranferered
25. interrupt : break
in upon break open
break
through break out
II. Choose
the alternative that best fits in each blank and write your choice in the space provided.
1. The
big cats have a soft padding in their ____________ ( feet, paws, legs)
2. It
was by sheer ______________ that we both came to the same
conclusion. (
inidence, coincidence, accident)
3. They
look at the thing in the sky with ____________
(puzzle,
wonder, mystery, miracle)
4. Atlast
they ________________ themselves in their new house.
(installed stationed, located)
5. This
is the shortest ____________ to the aerodrome.
(root,
route, rout )
6. Bears
are not quite so _________
(fearsome/ferocious/offense) as people ____________ (describe, imagine,
define) them to be.
7. Her
______________ voice made our children obey her.
(authorised,
authoritative, authoritarian)
8. When
the thieves entered my house, I was _________
(lonely, only, alone) 9. The
accused was ________________ of the crime and imprisoned.
(convicted, condemned, convinced)
10. You
must select a suitable ____________ for your role in the play.
(attire,
dress, costume)
11. The
prisoner was released on a ______________ bail.
(conditional,
conditioned, condition)
12. Swimming
is our big dog’s _____________ recreation.
(favourable,
favouring, favoirite)
13. It
is ______________ to park your car here. (illegal,
illicit, illegitimate)
14. She
loves _______________ television, so she doesn’t go out now. (watched,
watchful, watching)
15. I
don’t think that his stories are _____________
(credible,
credulous, creditable)
16. Don’t
get too _______________ before the Examination.
(Anxiety,
anxious, anxiousness)
17. Vinoba collected lakhs of acres of land as
free gifts for the _________ peasants
in India. (landed, landless, landing)
18. My
brother hates _______________ sports.
(competing,
competitive, competition)
19. My dog was all right until last night. It
is a ________________ how it died.
[
secret, mystery, curiosity ]
20. Once we were on the highway, the driver
drove at a _________________ speed. [
permanent, same, constant ]
21. Many children are forced to work at a
_____________ age.
[
small, tender, gentle ]
22. My teacher was not ready to
________________ my reasons for submitting the
assignment late. [
except, expect, accept ]
23. Our principal gave us several place names
and asked us to _______________ one for our annual
excursion. [ choose, elect, pick ]
24. The drive through the _______________
forest was a frightening
experience. (heavy, dense, solid)
25. She was not happy about the decision; but
no one knew about her feelings because she ______________
them well.
(covered, closed, concealed)
III. Find
the wrongly spelt word in each of the following sets and write it correctly.
1. angle spangel spinkle ankle
Ans: ___________
2. passion ration starvasion suspicion Ans: ___________
3. anniversary nursery compulsory necessary Ans: ___________
4. tutor trainer teacher pastor
Ans: ___________
5. sleeping snapping stepping roping
Ans: ___________
6. lock havoc wedlock panic
Ans: ___________
7. farmer
perform unifarm inform Ans:
___________
8. exiting gibbering cracking covering
Ans: ___________
9. breathe showlders mystery endeavour Ans: ___________
10. tremble wrapping instaled manure Ans: ___________
11. trycycle prowl dripping scarlet Ans: ___________
12. summer elephant creeper brakefast Ans: ___________
13. terror tremor mayor performor Ans: ___________
14. mystery monastery histery dormitory Ans: ___________
15. tremble rumble gambel ramble Ans: ___________
16. ambicious spacious gracious delicious Ans: ___________
17. constant
insistent existent instent Ans: ___________
18. mastery histery mystery dormitory Ans: ___________
19. defence evidence expense importenc Ans:
___________
20. humour tumour flavor favour
Ans: ___________
IV. Find
the word in each of the sets below in which the underlined part of the word is pronounced in the same
way as in the key word and write
it.
1. manure : nude rude secure hurt Ans:
______
2. photograph: right enough ghost thought Ans:
______
3. single : rigid courage ring grudge Ans: ______
4. pressure : assume assemble vision crush Ans:
______
5. muscle : fashion dishonest discuss tension Ans: ______
6. careful : fearful nearest practice sharing Ans: ______
7. separate : leisure police shadow lose Ans:
______
8. burn : court part draw shirt Ans: ______
9. miss : please measure sugar sing Ans:
______
10. fear : clear fire fair rear Ans:
______
11. bought : trouble doubt daughter
shout Ans: ______
12. looked : called robbed dragged
walked Ans: ______
13. sweat : fear earth east best Ans: ______
14. wood : mood could brood brought Ans: ______
15. cheer : fear earht east best Ans: ______
16. poor : tour bore door court Ans: ______
17. dead : blood red mad bead Ans: ______
V. Find the word rhyming with the key word.
1. door : poor
sour bore moor Ans: ____________
2. shoe : toe blue show dove Ans:
____________
3. bury : fury curry merry sorry Ans:
____________
4. height : rate white weight mate Ans:
____________
5. own : soon loan crown
down Ans:
____________
6. bold : held gold should mould Ans:
____________
7. dial : trial dile fail snail Ans: ____________
8. feet :
sweat breath mite meat Ans: ____________
9. sow :
now how know thou Ans: ____________
10. made :
said dead spread paid
Ans: ____________
11. bought
: rough tough though
cow Ans: ____________
12. fire :
liar tear dare dire Ans: ____________
13. took :
duke brood cook flute Ans:
____________
14. herd
: curd card
curved cord Ans: ____________
15. neem :
storm germ steam
stern Ans: ____________
16. plain : lane lean
coin nine Ans:
____________
17. back : walk park
sack lake Ans:
____________
VI. In the following passages the end of each
sentence is not indicated. Decide
each sentence ends and write the last word followed by (.) or (?) or (!).
1. When
is the funeral to be the funeral mrs.bates jumped what funeral.
Ans:
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2. The
baby dead she cried whatever gave you the idea it s only that Annas husband and his family came and took
it away we are trying to get it back.
Ans:
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3. why
of poor annas baby Annas baby why is it dead we were nonplussed.
Ans:
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4. The
funeral Mrs.Bates jumped what funeral why, of poor Anna’s baby.
Ans:
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5. Do
you rememeber you should not have gone on that day now tell me the truth; was it not you who did
it so you too, suspect me cried Aksenov.
Ans:
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6. The
patient said to the doctor the dogs in the street outside my window bark all night they are driving me
mad try using these new sleeping pills
said the doctor a week later when the patient came again the
doctor
asked didn’t the pills work no he replied the dogs wouldnt swal low the pill
VII. Puncturate
and rewrite.
1. my
babys gone she cried theatircally my babys has been taken away oh god oh god give my baby back to me
but I’ll never see her again she’s been
taken away from me.
Ans:
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2. why
dont you settle the case out of the court said the judge to the people quarrelling the what
we are doing my lord said one of them when
the police came and interfered.
Ans:
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3. what
a pleasant evening said reddy to his friend shall we go out for walk
Ans:
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4. Humourist
she cried gaily jumping into a cab you are quite a humourist
Ans:
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5. You are worth a lakh of rupees said Nanak you can get the pay
without the work
Ans:
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6. why
aren’t any dogs in this bazaar to throw them to said Basants you have never given anything worth
while away
Ans:
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7. My
wife’s going deaf said the man to the doctor up to what distance can she hear asked the doctor I don’t
know he replied when I ask her things from
a distance she replies with actions and gestures
Ans:
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VIII. Read
the sentence (a) and then complete the sentence (b) by using the ideas in (a).
1. a.
Government will computerise rail bookings all over the country by 2000.
b.
Rail bookings ______________________________________________________
2. a.
“Come and see what I have found”, Nina said to John.
b.
Nina ______________________________________________________________
3. a.
Renu missed the train; so she could not attend the interview.
b.
If Renu ____________________________________________________________
4. a.
They will give the winner of the first prize a Maruti Car.
b.
The winner ________________________________________________________
5. a.
She beats animals. She enjoys it.
b.
She enjoys ________________________________________________________
6. a.
I crept behind a screen of bamboos and peered out at her.
b.
Creeping behind __________________________________________________
7. a.
He wanted to meet her. But he dealayed it.
b.
He delayed ________________________________________________________
8. a.
Only one person is wearing a blue shirt; he is my mathematics teacher.
b.
The only __________________________________________________________
9. a.
King Cobra is one of the most dangerous snakes.
b.
Very few ___________________________________________________________
10. a.
Raju made several efforts, yet he could not succeed.
b.
Though ____________________________________________________________
11. a.
The boy saw a tiger. he started runnning crying.
b.
On ________________________________________________________________
12. a.
The milk was very hot. The baby could not drink it.
b.
The milk was too ___________________________________________________
13. a. The milk was very hot. The baby could
not drink it.
b.
The milk was too ___________________________________________________
14. a.
Work hard or you cannot get a first class.
b.
If __________________________________________________________________
15. a.
As soon as the bell rings, all the pupils rush out.
b.
No sooner _________________________________________________________
16. a.
Some people insist on telling their dreams. They are among the
terrors of the breakfast table.
b.
People _________________________________________________________
17. a.
A teacher knows no more than the students ought to know. Nothing
is worse than such a teacher.
is worse than such a teacher.
b.
The teacher ____________________________________________________
18. a.
Some people imagine that the world is against them. They have
generally conspired to make it true.
generally conspired to make it true.
b.
People _________________________________________________________
19. a.
Recollection is the only paradise. We cannot be turned out from it.
b.
Recollection ___________________________________________________
20. a.
A man has a new ideal He is a crank until the idea succeeds.
b.
The man _________________________________________________________
IX. Name
the part of speech of the underlined word.
1. Read
this work book carefully as it is vey useful.
Ans
:a. __________ b. __________ c. ___________ d.
____________
2. Muslims
fast during Ramzan. He missed the fast train. She speaks fast.
His fast lasted a week.
Ans
: a. __________ b. __________ c. ___________ d. ____________
3. All
this played real havoc on our imagination, as nothing had
ever done before.
Ans
: a. __________ b. __________ c.
___________ d. ____________
4. Anna
was large and heavily built, with very black bright eyes
and a lot of wiry black.
Ans : a. __________
b. __________ c.
___________ d. ____________
5. Then
she married the boy who led the cats.
Ans
: a. __________ b. __________ c. ___________ d. ____________
6. We
lived in a constant quiver of thrill upon thrill.
Ans
: a. __________ b. __________ c. ___________ d. ____________
7. They
became companions of the long nights of excitement.
Ans
: a. __________ b. __________ c. ___________ d.
____________
8. Sick
with terror, I found I could scarcely breathe.
Ans : a. __________
b. __________ c.
___________ d. ____________
9. I first saw Anna, the new nanny of the
children.
Ans
: a. __________ b. __________ c. ___________ d. ____________
X. Rewrite
the following sentences making the necessary corrections. 1. I would resign if I am you.
Ans:
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2. I
do not know where is the post office.
Ans:
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3. He
was hung for murder.
Ans:
__________________________________________________________________
4. The
police has arrived.
Ans:
__________________________________________________________________
5. She
can play violin very well.
Ans:
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6. I
have bought two dozens oranges.
Ans:
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7. We
usually have the lunch at twelve.
Ans:
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8. He
stated to Tirupati yesterday.
Ans:
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9. Most
of the pupils come to the school by walk.
Ans:
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10. Lata
having finished her work she left the factory.
Ans:
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11. Why
are you not understading the lesson?
Ans:
__________________________________________________________________
12. We
did not see her for a month.
Ans:
__________________________________________________________________
13. I
am living in Guntur since thirty years.
Ans:
__________________________________________________________________
14. If
I were you, I would have defeated him.
Ans:
__________________________________________________________________
15. They
are discussing about our problems since 8 A.M.
Ans:
__________________________________________________________________
16. Why
you came to school today?
Ans:
__________________________________________________________________
17. I
am knowing that today is holiday.
Ans:
__________________________________________________________________
18. Then
why you didn’t stay at home?
Ans:
__________________________________________________________________
19. I wants to ; but my mother no believes that
today holiday.
Ans:
__________________________________________________________________
20. Why
she is not believing my words?
Ans:
__________________________________________________________________
XI. Rewrite
the following passages making improvements you think are necessary.
1. The white tiger is a rate wild animal.
The white tiger is rarer than all other
wild animals in India. It is also perhaps the rerest wild animal in the world. all the white tigers
found any where in the world are the de scendants
of an Indian tiger cub. This cub was nine months old. This tiger cub was caputred in
1951. It wa caputred in the forest of Rewa. Rewa
is in Madhya Pradesh.
Ans:
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2. Once there lived a young merhant in Vladimar. His name was Aksenov. Vladimar was a small town. Aksenov
planned to go to the Fair. He wanted to
go to the Fair to sell hsi goods Aksenov’s wife requested him not to go to the Fair. But he wanted to go.
Ans:
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3. Aksenov was arrested. Aksenov pleaded his
innocence. Though Aksenov pleaded
his innocence, he was imprisoned. It was made on the charge of murder. Then Aksenov thought God
only knows the truth. Aksenov
decided to pray to god alone for help.
Ans:
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