ENGLISH MATERIAL: THE CASE FOR THE DEFENCE

Unit - V

5. THE CASE FOR THE DEFENCE

I. Choose the correct meaning of the words given and write it in the space provided.

1. squeal : a loud cry of fear a loud cry of pain

a short cry a shrill cry

2. battered : beaten out of shape beaten with battery light

beaten with a heavy bat one who has batted

3. suffuse : shallow diffuse

spread over the surface of

be enough

4. verdict : judgement trial

announcment conviction by court

5. vengeance : vilence revenge

thoroughness great force

6. Alibi : showing evidenc ethat the accused was not at the scene of crime when it was committed

a small album

absence impersonation

7. Malice : bad ice a kind of ice

message desire to do harm

8. identity : knowledge of a person separate entity

exact likeness a card showing proof

9. mute : deaden the sound of, silent

simple

firm

still, not moving

10. expose : pose well make known, uncover

show all parts of the body

cover the parts of’

11. defence : argument in court attack

opposition protection from attack

12. accent : way of laughing way of writing

way of crying way of speaking

13. laurel : plain land prize

drainage evergreen shrub

14. daze : indecision unconsciousness

shock hatred

15. bulge : swelling to look big

very huge an out growth

16. swear : grasp something say solemnly

say a lie give out sweat

17. brutal : cruel affectionate

hearty deliberate

18. horrifying : making cheerful fill with horror

showing hatred fill with joy

19. smash : support speak loudly

break into pieces select one from several

20. obscure : mysterious suspicious

unresolved not known

21. counsel : lawyer adviser

a member of the council officer

22. fatally : ending in death as ordered by fate

of destiny very seriously

23. mistaken identity: taking one person for another

taking the identity card of another

identifying the right person

making mistakes in looking at people

24. acquitted : released declared not guility

convicted set a prisoner free in a court of law

25. divine : from court from the sky

from God from people

II. Choose the alternative that best fits in each blank and write your choice.

1. The verdict of the judge acquitting Adams was quite ----------

(expected, surprising, fearful)

2. If drivers do not obey traffic ------------ they will do acidents.

(decrees, laws, regulations)

3. Chaitanya is a body with handsome ----------(features, dress, beauty)

4. The acused ------------------ that he was guilty.

(admitted, agreed, accepted)

5. The management of the factory fixed ------------------- off 50 lakhs tons of cement. (limit, target, aim0

6. If you do a lot of washing it’s more --------------- to buy the largest pack of detergent. (economic, economy, economical)

7. His --------------- voice and air of command made them obey immediately.

(authoritative, authoritarian, authorizing)

8. The case was dismissed for lack of -----------------

( evidence, proof, judgement)

9. The acused were --------------- as the defence laywer failed to defend them. (acquitted, convicted, discharge)

10. Though the crime was ---------------- in broad day light, no one dared to act as a witness. (performed, made, committed)

11. As the wunds were healed, the patient was ------------ from the hospital.

( released, relieved, discharged)

12. Some of the playes do not strictly follow the ---------------- of the game.

(rules, laws, regulations)

13. The President ---------------- the criminals who had assassinated the minister. (excused, released, pardoned)

14. Alexander Fleming -------------------- the penicillin.

(invented, discovered, found)

15. A world conference on population was ---------------- in Geneva.

(commenced, happended, held)

16. He never _________________ his mistakes. [ agrees, accepts, admits ]

17. The case was dismissed for lack of ________________ .

[ proof, evidence, example ]

18. It is _________________ to possess firearms without a licence.

[ illicit, illegitimate, illegal ]

19. There of the fouor persons accused for smuggling were ___________ as the defence failed to prove the charges.

[ sentenced, acquitted, discharged ]

20. Although the crime was ________________ in the presence of a large crowd, no one came forward to act as a witness.

[ committed, performed, acted ]

III. Find the wrongly spelt word in each of the follwing sets and write it correctly.

1. fence defence ofence conference Ans : ___________ 2. pretended admited acquitted pointed Ans : ___________

3. profuse sufuse infuse refuse Ans : ___________

4. poel squeel reel feel Ans : ___________

5. comitted omitted remitted admitted Ans : ___________

6. ascent escert assent acident Ans : ___________

7. Pekenese Chinese Japanese Burmese Ans : ___________

8. puzzle dazle muscle castle Ans : ___________

9. hammer prisener lawyer batter Ans : ___________

10. broute murder muscular things Ans : ___________

11. entrance attendance pretence sentnece Ans : ___________

12. crossed learned traphic photograph Ans : ___________

13. trials counsil formal scarlet Ans : ___________

14. instenct instance incident accident Ans : ___________

15. customer hurying bloodshot exposed Ans : ___________

16. hurry lorry burry story Ans : ___________

17. horse forse curse course Ans : ___________

18. spacious curious famious furious Ans : ___________

19. cibcueve receive believe bereave Ans : ___________

20. parlour razour harbour labour 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. life : alive king bitter amidst

2. clear : fair four fire fear

3. clerk : endear import uproar starch

4. enough : dough through cough plough

5. lack : jack alone talk lark

6. dear : rare pair sheer pear

7. guarantee : guard quarter family shame

8. cheerful : machine mechanic character cheque

9. cycle : ethics career magic fence

10. divine : photo phone nephew sherherd

11. paid : dance dial dam made

12. school : charm chilly mahine record

13. house : mourn hour tour crown

14. crime : central cease cited lack

15. amaze : basic case prisoner facial

16. just : first burst best dust

17. back : cement cease centre crime

18. surgeon : governor guard giant gear

19. chance : clerk plan date lawn

20. prisoner : base face case caze

V. Find the word rhyming with the key word given in the following.

1. cow : sought though bough rough

2. fire : mayor tear rare liar

3. darm : work clerk form lurk

4. neigh : lie key sigh gay

5. ride : paid side arid weighed

6. toil : bail soil role mule

7. sign : feel bill tail meal

8. feel : bill tail meal real

9. kite : weight date diet right

10. lead : plead head dead bred

11. court : skirt doubt short fort

12. eyes : lice mice nice rise

13. pool : coil mule rule toll

14. few : how queue show bow

15. shave : have drive dove wave

16. feel : real meal bale tail

17. right : wieght mate kite bait

18. plead : bread head lead dead

19. court : fort dirt skirt shout

20. eyes : rice rise lice mice

VI. In the following passages the end of each sentence is not indicated. Decide when each sentence ends and write the last word followed by (.) or (?) or (!).

1. What we saw then was the end of the case There wasn’t a sitness pre pared to swear that it was the prisoner he’d seen and the brother he has his alibi too he was with his wife

2. What did he do I asked who was it Laurie though ti was Chalres he said

3. Good heavens I said mindful of the Lord’s name I suppose he got spanked again He sure did Laurie said

4. What a wonderful watch I never imagined that I would ever be able to own watch of this kind what is its price

VII. Punctuate and rewrite.

1. yes she said there he is you are quite certain said the lawyer she said simply i couldnt be mistaken sir it was as easy as all that thank you mrs salmon

2. how gracefull she dances the teacher said admiringly

3. i will do the work as usual then said the young lady until some one comes to fill the place

4. did you learn anything his fther asked

5. I have been so anxious to meet you I said I am Laurie’s mother

6. what a lovely flower it is said the girl

7. Eat your carrots dear the mother said to her little one If you don’t you won’t grow by someone from the rest of sentence.

8. How can I forget the first day at college It was the last class of the day A whitehaired professor walked in surveyed his students then he began if you expect me to remember all of your names please sit in the same
seats each day After a pause he added and don’t ever change your clothes.

VIII. Read sentnece (a) and then complete sentence (b) by using the ideas in (a) .

1. a. Mr. Wheeler was awakended by the noise.

b. The noise ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. a. It was the strangest murder I have ever attended.

b. No other murder -------------------------------------------------------------------

3. a. Adam’s wife will tell you that he was with her at two in the morning

of February 14.

b. Adm’s wife will tell you “----------------------------------------------------------

4. a. The counsel for the Crown brought the story gently out.

b. The story -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

5. a. “Do you see the man in Court?” said the lawywer to Mrs.Salmon.

b. The lawyer asked ------------------------------------------------------------------

6. a. If you had reported as many murder cass as I have, you would have known before hand what line he would have taken.

b. You did not --------------------------------------------------------------------------

7. a. So, the man was acquitted for lack of evidence.

b. The judge ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

8. a. Mrs. Salmon told me that she was in fear herself.

b. “------------------------------------------------------- “ said Mrs. Salmon.

9. a. R.K. Narayan writes English novels.

b. English -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10. a. The elders outght to be respected.

b. We -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11. a. You must work hard or you cannot pass the test

b. Unless --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12. a. The fruits were so sour that I could not eat.

b. The fruits were so sour that I could not eat.

13. a. She did not invite me. I did not attend her wedding.

b. If she ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14. a. “Don’t move,” the S.I. of police said to a thief.

b. The S.I. of police warned --------------------------------------------------------

15. a. Ramu can speak in English. His wife can also speak in English.

b. Not only -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

16. a. I meet a man every day on the bus. He is deaf.

b. The man -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

17. a. We are working on a project. It is financed by UNICEF.

b. The project -------------------------------------------------------------------------

18. a. Some people were watching the film shooting. They were killed in the explosion.

b. Some people ------------------------------------------------------------------------

19. a. The nurse used a syringe to inject the medicine. It was not a
disposable one.

b The syringe ----------------------------------------------------------------------

20. a. The man’s house collapsed in the quake. He is an engineer.

b. The man ----------------------------------------------------------------------

21. a. Rani is intelligent. Bhavana is equally intelligent. (as.....as)

b. Bhavana is ----------------------------------------------------------------------

22. a. My neighbour’s living-room is very big. It is the size of a tennis
court.(as...as)

b. My neighbour’s living-room is ---------------------------------------------

23. a. Hyderabad is a large city. Bangalore is equally large. (as ........as)

b. Bangalore is --------------------------------------------------------------------

24. a. Shimla is a very cold place. Darjeeling is an equally cold place. (as.....as)

b. Darjeeling is ----------------------------------------------------------------------

25. a. It is very difficult to make her change her decision. It is like trying to move the Himalayas. (as ...... as)

b. To make her change her mind is --------------------------------------------

26. a. I did not book my seat. I was not able to go to Madras.

b. If I ____________________________________________________________ 27. a. The government is likely to postpone all examinations.

b. All examinations________________________________________________

28. a. “I’ve come to tell you that there is a ghost in the house,” said the
tenant to the landlord.

b. The tenant told the landlord _____________________________________

29. a. He met her ten years ago. He remembered it.

b. He remembered ____________________________________________

30. a. “My baby’s gone!” “My bay has been taken away” Anna cried
theatrically.

b. Anna cried theatrically ________________________________________

IX. Identify the part of speech of each underlined word.

1. What we saw then was the end of the case.

Ans : a. ----------------- b. --------------- c. ----------- d. ----------

2. The fatal instinct tells a man when he is watche.d

Ans : a. ----------------- b. --------------- c. ----------- d. ----------

3. Inspite of her recent illness, she continued to work hard.

Ans : a. ----------------- b. --------------- c. ----------- d. ----------

4. The counsel for the crown brought the story gently out.

Ans : a. ----------------- b. --------------- c. ----------- d. ----------

5. And do you see the man here in court?

Ans : a. ----------------- b. --------------- c. ----------- d. ----------

6. Now think very carefully, Mrs. Salmon.

Ans : a. ----------------- b. --------------- c. ----------- d. ----------

7. Can you still swear that the man you saw was the thief?

Ans : a. ----------------- b. --------------- c. ----------- d. ----------

X. Rewrite the following seentences making the necessary corrections.

1. Either adams or his brother have killed Mrs. Parker.