UNIT - IX
9.
THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE HORSE
I. Choose
the correct meaning of the words given and write it in the space provided.
1. Enormous : more
than enough very heavy
very
large massive
2. Trot : walk slowly run
with short steps
run
at very high speed run fast but not
gallop
3. Craze : peculiarity hatred
madness
a
very strong like but for a short time
4. Streak : a
shrill voice bands of
light
a
narrow piece of land a hidden quality
of character
5. mantle : was
candle loose outer
garment
a
monkey a dancing
girl
6. startled : surprised shouted
looked
in jumped out
7. graciously
: seriously generously
kindly immediately
7. parlour : living room beauty
clinic
portico backyard
8. irritated : made
angry made sore
made
happy made
sad
9. wayward
: easily controlled self-willed
easily
yielding to others likeable
10. verbose : long brief
full
of verbs having many
words
11. hearty
: sincere giving
satisfaction
healthy warm
12. enormous
: moderate very little
above
normal very large
13. longing : hesitating
mainly opposing absolutely
desiring
earnestly quite unwilling
14. furious
: uncontrolled patient
sorrowful lovable
15. snorted : roared
loudly forced air
violently out of nose
emitted
saliva opened the mouth
wide
16. deserted
: destroyed abandoned
designed secret
17. Stick
out : hang project
reject deny
18. Vineyard :
area of land with grapevines
area
of land with apple trees
area
of land with mango trees
are
of land with ditches
19. take
advantage of : promote challenge
exploit
invent
20. run
into : to run to
escape
to
chase to meet
21. barn : farm yard room
kitchen store room
22. flustered
: worried exhausted
flattered confused
23. deliberately
: unknowingly intentionally
instinctively inherently
24. hearty : lovely beautiful
abundant minute
25. parlour : bed
room sitting room
drawing
room living room
II. Choose
the alternative that best fits in each blank and write your
choice :
choice :
1. He woke me up by ......................
on the window of the room so that
nobody could hear. (shouting, beating hard, tapping)
nobody could hear. (shouting, beating hard, tapping)
2. When
I rode the bicycle for the first time, I was ...................... that I
might fall down. (feared, afraid, frightened of ) 3. All the members of his family were rather...................... (1) (crazy,
crazier, craziest) but he was ...................... (2) (crazy, crazier, the
might fall down. (feared, afraid, frightened of ) 3. All the members of his family were rather...................... (1) (crazy,
crazier, craziest) but he was ...................... (2) (crazy, crazier, the
craziest)
of all.
4. I
don’t have ...................... to do with it. (something, anything, nothing)
5. It
would not become stealing...................... we offered to sell it.
(if,
though, unless)
6. I
have a ...................... reason for being late. I was involved in an
accident. (lawful, legal, legitimate)
accident. (lawful, legal, legitimate)
7. His
...................... voice and air of command made them obey
immediately. (authoritative, authoritaria, authorizing)
immediately. (authoritative, authoritaria, authorizing)
8. He
woke me up by ...................... on the window of my room.
(kicking,
pushing, tapping)
9. The
members of our family are ...................... for our honesty.
(ran
into, ran across, ran over)
10. One
morning on the way to the vineyard we ...................... the farmer.
11. A
theif used to ...................... money from the counter every night.
(rob,
steal, loof)
12. John
Byro saw us ...................... his white horse.
(driving,
travelling, riding)
13. He
had a ...................... letter from
our friend whose wife had died.
(hearty,
heart-warming, heart-breaking)
14. The
old couple felt very ...................... when all their children left.
(lonely,
alone, solitary)
15. Yesterday
we witnessed a ...................... display of fireworks at the shops.
(speculative,
spectacled, spectacular)
16. Although he pleaded innocence, his master
________________ to believe him. [
rejected, refused, declined ]
17. We enjoyed the
________________ along the countryside on the motor cycle. [
run, ride, drive ]
18. He used to _________________ money from the
chest every night.
[
rob, steal, loot ]
19. He _______________ all the stolen property
in a secret cellar.
[
covered, hid, concealed ]
20. She __________________ herself when she
slipped and fell in the bath room. [
injured, hurt, wounded ]
21. The speaker was a well - known scholar. But
his speech is very __________________
(disinterested, uninterested, uninteresting)
22. This part of the city has a high
_________________ of crime.
( accidence, incidence, coincidence )
23. People are beginning to dislike your
company. You’ll have to ___________
( mend your ways, go out of the way, pave
the way )
24. The police officer became a threat to the
dacoit gang. They decided to _________________
( give him away, put him out
of the way, have him on the way )
25. The police officer became a threat to the
dacoit gang. They decided to ________________
( give him away, put him out
of the way, have him on the way )
26. We need to do something about
_________________ breakdowns.
(
continual, continuous, continued )
27. You cannot __________________ passing
examination with being intelligent. ( equate, equal,
equivalent )
28. The police have announced a
____________________ to anyone who
provides relevant information about yesterday’s bank robbery. ( prize, present, reward )
provides relevant information about yesterday’s bank robbery. ( prize, present, reward )
29. The poor farmer __________________ to the
landlord to give him a little more
time to pay back the loan. ( pleaded, demanded, appealed )
30. Nothing is either good or bad, but your
_________________ makes it so.
( thoughtfulness, thought, thinking )
31. I had always been ___________________ in
riding.
( interesting, interested, interest
)
32. She doesn’t like __________________ her
toys with other children.
( sharing, mixing, dividing )
33. The situation in the old city of Hyderabad
is ____________________ under
control. ( firmly, tightly, strongly )
control. ( firmly, tightly, strongly )
34. One who has
___________________ will never compromise on his / her
principles. ( integrity, humility, pride )
principles. ( integrity, humility, pride )
35. Do you think a ________________ of candle
sticks will be a good gift to a
newly married couple. ( pile, pair, couple )
newly married couple. ( pile, pair, couple )
III. Find the wrongly spelt word in each of the
following sets and write it correctly.
1. average carrage marriage enrage Ans
:.................
2. leave relieve beleave sleeve Ans :.................
3. hundred
cuntry country court Ans :.................
4. archard
arch-way horticulture hearty Ans :.................
5. dependent desecendent indent pendant Ans :.................
6. start part smart snarl Ans :.................
7. believe
relieve conceal recieve Ans :.................
8. oferred
occurred preferred suffered Ans :.................
9. realized worried lovelyest returned Ans
:.................
10. visiter consider promoter writer Ans :.................
11. sighing
Khosrove dallars surrey Ans :.................
12. barber
trickels grudge confront Ans :.................
13. custerd
cowardly modest sweepers Ans :.................
14. snippers
clippers oderous reapers Ans :.................
15. overwhelm singe razored
scisored Ans :.................
16. summer
farmer stamer glamour Ans :.................
17. famous conscous dubious curious Ans
:.................
18. advantage carriage courage garage Ans
:.................
19. attention
prevention intention mension Ans :.................
20. descendent repentant content dominant Ans :.................
21. natural mutuel feudal cradle Ans :.................
22. frightened softened continude
interviewed Ans :.................
23. surrey currey hurry merry Ans :.................
24. believe friend achieve relieve Ans :.................
IV. Find
the word In each of the following groups, find the word in which the underlined
part is pronounced in the same way as in the key word.
1. beauty : tune true turnip rule Ans : .............
2. teak : bread tread treak heard Ans : .............
3. snort : sport horse hose rode Ans : .............
4. cousin : mason desert skin loose Ans : .............
5. courage : court course break girl Ans : .............
6. parcel : easy birds lose books Ans : .............
7. walked : rubbed called looked begged Ans : .............
8. miss : sing please shout measure Ans :
...........
9. burn : rumour honour bird rust Ans : .............
10. careful : dance rack far share Ans : .............
11. civil : fact precious rise malice Ans : .............
12. church : orchard machine school mechanicAns
: ...........
13. half : hour which what whole Ans : ...........
14. bread : read breed bead instead Ans : ...........
15. shirt : shut must rude hurt Ans : ...........
16. fie
ld : killed shield mild railed Ans : ...........
17. crazy
:
lazy cage grudge junk Ans : ...........
18. safe :
laugh trough cafe face Ans : ........
19. streak : break strike lake meek Ans
: ...........
20. roar :
pour mour door poor Ans : ...........
21. patient : lotion content chat match Ans
: ...........
22. wrong : bold song hung wrote Ans : ...........
23. enough : thought cough bought bough Ans :
...........
24. half :
safe stuff cart load Ans : ...........
25. ditch :
punch chortle chemical conduct Ans : ...........
V. Find
the word rhyming with the key word given in the following.
1. soul : tool dull pole mule Ans : ...........
2. height : weight tight street fate Ans
: ...........
3. meal : meal sale deal nail Ans : ...........
4. roar : spear crore mere bare Ans
: ...........
5. horse : hoarse force farce
mares Ans : ...........
6. meek : cake hike mock streak Ans : ...........
7. crazy : juicy lazy drowsy cosy Ans
: ...........
8. leap : jump camp shape keep Ans
: ...........
9. proud : showed
mould shroud proved Ans : ...........
10. hurry : bury merry carry curry Ans : ...........
11. questions : position section combustion action Ans
: ...........
12. down : shown
mourn done crown Ans : ...........
13. sigh : thigh tough bough enoug Ans
: ...........
14. tight : late tuft height weight Ans : ...........
15. fort : chart shirt court straight Ans : ...........
16. steal :
meal stole file dial Ans : ...........
17. road
:
food code mood rude Ans
: ...........
18. knew : true four few drove Ans : ...........
19. ditch :
reach match bitch beach Ans : ...........
20. turn :
run burn bun fun Ans
: ...........
21. back :
lack leak peak peck Ans
: ...........
22. ride :
bead tried rude rid Ans
: ...........
23. dry :
flay tray bray fry Ans
: ...........
24. rate :
feat foot fate loot Ans : ...........
25. lone :
tone boon moon tune Ans
: ...........
VI. In
the following passages the end of each sentence is not indicated. Decide where each sentence enjds
and write the last word followed
by (.) or (?) or (!)
by (.) or (?) or (!)
1. I
kicked into the muscles of horse once again it reared and snorted then
it
began to run I did’nt know what to do instead of running across the
field to the ditch the horse ran down the road to a vineyard there it began
to leap over vines it leaped over seven vines before I fell then it continued
running.
field to the ditch the horse ran down the road to a vineyard there it began
to leap over vines it leaped over seven vines before I fell then it continued
running.
A:-
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2. What
haven’t you seen yet you are really unfortunate what a beautiful
film it is
film it is
A:-
......................................................................................................
3. How
lovely it is you must buy it immediately do you think it is too late not
at all
at all
A:-
......................................................................................................
4. I stared first at my cousin and then at
my horse where did you steal the
horse who said any thing about stealing how dare you are.
horse who said any thing about stealing how dare you are.
A:-
......................................................................................................
5. Good morning sons of my friends he said
what is the name of your
horse my heart my cousin Mourad said.
horse my heart my cousin Mourad said.
A:-
......................................................................................................
6. What a lovely horse whose is it I could
swear thoughit is the horse that
was stolen from me many weeks ago may I look into its mouth.
was stolen from me many weeks ago may I look into its mouth.
A:-
......................................................................................................
7. We’ve got to take him to back before
everybody in the world is up and
about what are you waiting for kick into his muscles.
about what are you waiting for kick into his muscles.
A:-
......................................................................................................
8. How do you do it have an understanding
with a horse yes but what sort
an understanding how interesting
an understanding how interesting
A:-
......................................................................................................
VII. Punctuate
and rewrite :
1. now
its my turn to ride i said my cousin mourad got off the horse
ride he said i leaped to the back of the horse and for a moment i
was very frightened the horse did not move.
ride he said i leaped to the back of the horse and for a moment i
was very frightened the horse did not move.
A:-
......................................................................................................
2. all
right he said jump on the whole world is awake now what is
awake now what will we do i said well he said well either take him
back or hide him until tomorrow morning. A:- ......................................................................................................
awake now what will we do i said well he said well either take him
back or hide him until tomorrow morning. A:- ......................................................................................................
3. Who
said anything about stealing this horse he said any how i said
how long ago did you begin riding every morning not until this
morning he said are you telling the truth.
how long ago did you begin riding every morning not until this
morning he said are you telling the truth.
A:-
......................................................................................................
4. would
that suit Dr. Watson asked Sir Henry
A:-
......................................................................................................
5. Now
Clayton said Holmes can you tell me about that man
A:-
......................................................................................................
6. No
said Holmes I dont think so
A:-
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VIII. Read
sentence (a) and then complete sentence
(b) by using the ideas in (a).
1. a. I jumped out of bed and looked out of the
window.
b.
Jumping
..............................................................................
2. a. I asked Mourad where he had stolen the horse.
b. “Mourad
..............................................................................
3. a. He had stolen the horse.
b. The horse
..............................................................................
4. a. I asked him if he was telling me the truth.
b. I said, “
..............................................................................
5. a. That was the loveliest thing I had ever seen.
b. that was lovelier
..................................................................
6. a.
My cousin Mourad was considered as one of the craziest
members of the family. He began to sing.
members of the family. He began to sing.
b. My cousin, who
.......................................................................
7. a. We have to return the horse immediately, or
else the farmer
will find it.
will find it.
b. If we
..............................................................................
8. a. The fame of your family for honesty is well
known to me.
b. I
..............................................................................
9. a. My friend said to us, “Let us go to a film
today.”
b. My friend proposed
.......................................................
10. a. Who broke my spectacles ?
b.
By whom
..............................................................................
11. a. She heard the news. She burst into tears.
b. Having
..............................................................................
12. a. Run fast and you can catch the train.
b. In case of
..............................................................................
13. a. Waste not, want not.
b. If you
..............................................................................
14. a. The factory is said to be on fire.
b. It is
..............................................................................
15. a. A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend.
b. A foolish friend
..................................................................
16.
a.
“Will you let me ride alone ?” he asked me.
b.
He asked
..............................................................................
17.
a.
Where did you steal this horse ?
b.
Where ..............................................................................
18. a. I
jumped out of bed and looked out of the window.
b.
Jumping
..............................................................................
19
a.
He had stolen the horse.
b.
The horse ..............................................................................
20
a.
He is wiser than his cousin.
b.
His cousin
..............................................................................
21.
a.
His horse was stolen. It was found in a deserted vineyard.
b.
The cousin
..............................................................................
22.
a.
You are not crazy. So you can’t understand our feelings.
b.
If you
..............................................................................
23.
a.
He was so furious that he did not allow anyone to speak.
b.
If
you..............................................................................
24.
a.
It is too early for us to make a decision.
b.
It is so ..............................................................................
25.
a.
He didn’t meet her. He avoided it.
b.
He avoided
..............................................................................
26.
a.
I watch television. I love it.
b.
I love ..............................................................................
27. a. They drove for five hours. Then they stopped
to eat their
lunch.
lunch.
b.
After
..............................................................................
28. a. No sooner had he jumped onto the horse, than
it beagn to run.
b. As soon as
..............................................................................
29.
a.
Shashank is the cleverest student in the school.
b.
NO student ..............................................................................
30.
a.
She did not know the truth. So, she misunderstood him.
b.
If..............................................................................
IX. Identify
the part of speech of each underlined word :
1. My
cousin Mourad raced the horse across
the field of dry grass.
A:- (a)
................ (b)
................ (c)
................ (d) ................
2. He
sat under a peach tree.
A:- (a)
................ (b)
................ (c)
................ (d) ................
3. He
was trying to repair the hurt wing of
a bird.
A:- (a)
................ (b)
................ (c)
................ (d) ................
4. I
stared first at my cousin and then at the horse.
A:- (a)
................ (b)
................ (c)
................ (d) ................
5. I
got down and my cousin Mourad kicked his
heels into the horse.
A:- (a)
................ (b)
................ (c)
................ (d) ................
6. He
walked the horse quietly to the barn of a deserted
vineyard.
A:- (a)
................ (b)
................ (c)
................ (d) ................
7. My cousin Mourad was sitting on a beautiful white horse.
A:-
(a) ................ (b)
................ (c)
................ (d) ...............
8. I had always been longing to ride.
A:-
(a) ................ (b)
................ (c)
................ (d)................
9. It was the loveliest thing I had ever seen.
A:-
(a) ................ (b)
................ (c)
................ (d)................ 10. he walked the horse quietly to the barn of a deserted
vineyard.
A:-
(a) ................ (b)
................ (c) ................ (d)................
11. I went home and ate a hearty breakfast.
A:- (a) ................ (b) ................ (c) ................ (d)................
X. Rewrite
the following sentences making necessary corrections :
1. I
don’t have some money to give you.
A:-
..............................................................................................
2. He
has anything to tell you.
A:-
..............................................................................................
3. Not
even one of them are good.
A:-
..............................................................................................
4. I
will generally avoid to speak to ladies.
A:-
..............................................................................................
5. Why
you are hating your neighbour ?
A:-
..............................................................................................
6. We
are awaiting for you from 8 O’clock.
A:-
..............................................................................................
7. The
pupils are coming to school by walk everyday.
A:-
..............................................................................................
8. Mr.
Adams is good in Engilsh as he is a Englishman.
A:-
..............................................................................................
9. Yesterday
my father is angry upon me.
A:-
..............................................................................................
10. Is this the person which you are talking
about him.
A:-
..............................................................................................
11. How you can ignore the request ?
A:-
..............................................................................................
12. Why are you not liking this book you tell
me ?
A:-
..............................................................................................
13. Tell me why you are not understanding the
problem.
A:-
..............................................................................................
14. Why you are preferring radio than T.V.
A:-
..............................................................................................
XI. Rewrite
the following passages making improvements you think are
necessary :
necessary :
1. Einstein
was a man of fame and great scientific work. Einstein was a man of simple
tastes and neat habits. Einstein’s wife made fun of him because he used the same soap for a bath and for
shaving. Einstein
said, “Life should be kept simple.” He asked “why should we use two kinds of
soap when one would serve the purpose of both?”
A:-
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2. Ravi
is a clever boy. Ravi reads a lot of books. Ravi is also eager to
know
things. His father is Mr.Rao, Ravi puts a number of questions to his father Mr. Rao. Mr. Rao
is very patience with him. Mr. Rao tries
to answer all the questions put by his son Ravi.
A:-
..............................................................................................
3. Mr.Sekhar
was a great loer of animals. There were a lot of pets in Mr. Sekhar’s house. Mr.
Sekhar was kind to them. He looked after them
well. He had a son. His name was Sundar. He had a daughter also. Her name was Mohini. Sundar
and Mohini shared their father’s love
for animals.
A:-
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