STD VIII FA 1 GRAMMAR ASSIGNMENT

STYLE OF PAPER. FA 1 [20]

TEXTUAL SECTION
Q.1. A. CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION
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Q.1.B. PICK OUT THE APPROPRIATE EXPRESSION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS OR PHRASES IN THE FOLLOWING
SENTENCES.
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Q.1.C. READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS GIVEN BELOW THEM.
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Q.1.D. MATCH THE MEANINGS
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Q.1.E. TRUE OR FALSE
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GRAMMAR SECTION
A. DO AS DIRECTED
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[. BLANKS WITH SIMPLE PRESENT, PRESENT CONT , PRESENT PERFECT, SIMPLE PAST, CONT, SIMPLE PAST OR PR
PERFECT, SIMPLE PAST OR PAST PERFECT , PR PERF CONT, PR CONT OR PR PERF CONT, ]
B. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH PROPER TENSES [PASSAGES 2 : PRESENT, PAST]
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C. MATCH THE PROVERBS
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Q.2.A. DO AS DIRECTED

[Fill in the blanks with tenses as directed]

1.FILL IUN THE BLANKS WITH SIMPLE PRESENT OR PRESENT CONTINIOUS

TENSE ONLY.
1. He generally ___speaks_______ Hindi, but he __is speaking__ English now [speak]
2. The telephone bell __is ringing_ again. It sometimes __rings_ thirty times a day [ring]
3. Ashok __is doing__ his homework now. He usually __does_ it at night [do]
4. Harry _is playing_ football well. He __plays_ in the first eleven this season [play]
5. He generally __werars_ a blue suit, but today he __is wearing_ a brown one [wear]
6. Mr. Bali __smokes too much Every time I see him he _is smoking [smoke]
7. What _are_ you _doing_ this evening? [do] I __am staying at home [stay]
8. Where are_ you _going_ to spend your holidays this summer? [go]
9. She __is knitting_ now. She regularly __knits_ in the afternoon [knit]
10. She _is frying some fish at the moment [fry] She __doesnt like_ [not like] fish but her
husband _loves_ it {love]
2. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH SIMPLE PAST OR PAST CONTINIOUS TENSE.
1. I __visited_Bombay six times between 1980 and 1985 [visit]
2. While I _was sowing_ seeds, [sow] Harry was digging_ up potatoes [dig]
3. The girls _were making_ cakes all the morning [make]
4. My hat _blew [blow] off while I _was crossing [cross] the bridge.
5. When Raman _arrived [arrive] home, his sister _was listening to the wireless {listen]
6. I dropped_ [drop] my watch while I was winding it last night {wind}
7. I heard [hear] the news an hour ago.
8. India became independent in 1947 [become].
8. My son won two prizes at school last term [win]
9. Large crowd was waiting [wait] at the aerodrome when the Prime Minister arrived.
[arrive]
10. She cut her finger [cut] when she was buttering_ [butter] the bread.
3.FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE FORM OF THE
VERBS GIVEN IN BRACKETS
1. He has passed his first test (pass).
2. Rashmi and Reshma have brought- flowers for the chief guest (bring)
3. I have finished- my work just now (finish)
4. They have returned from the market (return)
5. Who has taken my fountain pen (take)?

6. I have lost the keys to the house. [lose]

7.They have bought a brand new TV set from my shop. [buy]
8.My grandmother has returned from the temple just now. [return]
9. Suman has finished the canvas right now. Finish]
10. We have known each other for ten years. [know]
4. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS FORM OF
THE VERBS GIVEN IN THE BRACKETS.
1. The baby has been crying all morning (cry).
2. They have been sleeping-------- for half an hour (sleep).
3. The cattle -has been grazing--- in the field since morning (graze).
4. I -have been waiting --for her since 7 oclock (wait).
5. You must tell me what you have been doing since morning (do).
6. Mr. Joshi has been teaching in this school since 1981 [teach]
7. Kate has been working since six in the morning. [Work]
8. I have been getting this journal every week for a year. [Get]
9. How long have you been working for me? [work]
10. The situation continues to be serious, and soldiers have been risking their lives to
rescue people from the floods. [risk]

5. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE SIMPLE PAST OR PAST PERFECT

TENSE OF THE VERBS GIVEN IN THE BRACKETS.
1. The thief had run- away before the police came- (run, come).
2. After I -had heard-- the news of his death, I rushed- to his residence (hear, rush)
3. Last Sunday, we -had gone- to see the movie (go).
4. The Umbrella Man found- that he -had forgotten to bring his wallet (find, forget)
5. Before we -reported - to the police, they had caught-the thief (report, catch)
6. When I reached the stop, the bus had left. [ reach, leave]
7.The film had begun before we took our seats. Begin, take]
8. The aeroplane had landed before we reached the station. [land, reach]
9. I did not go to see the film as I had seen it already. [go, see, ]
10. I had expected to be bored at the concert, but I had fun. [ expect, have]

6. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN THE PAST PERFECT

CONTINOUS TENSE USING THE ADVERBIAL EXPRESSIONS GIVEN IN
THE BRACKETS.
1. The cat was sitting in front of the fire [ sit-since tea time).
The cat had been sitting there since tea time.
2. I wonder where he was living [live-since then)
I wonder where he had been living since then.
3. She was waiting for me (wait-for more than two weeks)
She had been waiting for me for more than two weeks.
4. He was avoiding the work (avoid-----for more than one month)
He had been avoiding the work for more than one month.
5. They were rehearsing the play (for six hours).
They had been rehearsing the play for six hours.
6. His luggage was lying in the cloak room ( lie-for more than one month)
His luggage had been lying in the cloak room for more than one month.
7. I am thinking of getting rid of my maid servant (already think]

I had been thinking of getting rid of my maid servant already.

Q.2.B.
1. Rewrite the following passage using the simple present
1. All baby birds come [come] from the eggs. While it is in the egg, the baby bird gets [get]
all the food it needs [need] from the white and the golden yolk in the egg. Besides food, the
baby bird needs [need] warmth also. So the mother bird crouches [crouch] over the eggs to
keep them warm. Sometimes, the father does [do] this, and sometimes both parents take
[take] turns. When the baby bird is sufficiently grown up, it begins [begin] to move a little
inside the egg. Each bird has [have] a sharp spike on its bill. As it pushes [push] against the
walls of the egg, the spike, cracks [crack]holes in it. Soon the egg begins [begin] to split
open and the little bird pushes [push] its way out.
2. Rewrite the following passage using the simple present tense of the verbs given in the
brackets.
I am [be] an actor. I am [be] a member of a theatre group. I stage [stage] plays regularly. I
also train [train] young pupils who wish [wishes] to become actors. I need [need] a small
flat to train them. I wish [wishes] I had some more money. I like [like] enthusiastic and
committed children. They make [ makes] fine actors
3. Fill in the blanks with correct form of simple present tense given in the bracket.
The Sun heats [heat] water in the oceans, rivers, lakes and other water bodies. Some of it
evaporates [evaporate] as vapour into the rising air. Rising air currents take [takes] the
vapour up into the atmosphere along. The vapour rises [rise] into the air where cooler
temperatures cause [cause] it to condense into clouds. These clouds then pour [pour]down
the vapour as rain. Rain fills [fill] up the water in the oceans, rivers and lakes and the
whole process starts [ start] again.
4. Rewrite the following passage using the simple past tense of the verbs given in the brackets.
After Christopher Columbus returned [return] from his famous voyage across the Atlantic,
the King of Spain wished to celebrate the great event and honour the man who made
[make] himself a national hero. He did [do] so by holding a banquet in honour of the
explorer. To this banquet, he invited [invite] many of the nobles of the Kings court. Some
of them sat [sit] next to Columbus and said, Of course you are a brave man but it does not
take much intelligence to do what you have done. After all, anyone can take a ship and sail
on till he has reached land.
5. Complete the passage using the present tense or present continuous form of the verbs given
in the bracket.
Dear Sally,
I am writing [write] to you from Santa Cruz which is[be] a seaside town in California. Its
beaches are [be] really beautiful.
Every morning I wake [wake] upearly to see the glorious sunrise. I jog [jog] along the
beach before breakfast. Now, I am sitting [sit] on the beach. Nina is sitting [sit] next to me.
We are watching [watch] a group of tourists. Some of them are learning to [learn] to
parasail. It looks adventurous and fun to us. The others are swimming [swim] Nina and I
plan to swim later. Both of us think [think] this place is wonderful. I wish you could be here
with us.
7. Rewrite the passage in the simple past tense.
Every morning, Dad stands out of the verandah, ready to begin his exercise. He stretches
his arms sideways, pulls his shoulders straight and breathes in deeply. He raises himself up

on his toes and lowers his body slowly. Then he moves his arms to a vertical position and
squats down as he exhales. Dad continues this routine for 15 minutes before he comes in for
a cup of coffee.
8. Fill in the blanks with simple past or past continuous tense form of the verbs givn in the
brackets.
At about 6 yesterday evening, Tom was getting [get] ready all the ingredients needed to
cook his speciality- chicken in sweet and sour sauce. He was muttering [mutter] to himself
while he was searching [search] in the pantry fort the various things he needed. His little
sister strolled [strol] into the kitchen and sat quietly as Tom was rummaging [rummage]
fridge for tomatoes. She offered [offer] to help and Tom gratefully accepted. [accept]While
Tom was stirring [stir] the sauce in the pan, she chopped [chop] up the onions and
vegetables. Soon the dish was simmering [simmer] on the stove. Half an hour later, the dish
was ready.
Q.2.C. MATCH THE FOLLOWING TO GET CORRECT PROVERBS
1. A friend is need ----is a friend indeed
2. A rolling stone ----gathers no moss
3. A bird in hand ---- is worth two in a bush
4. All that glitters --- is not gold
5. Empty vessels --- make the most noise
6. Great haste --- makes great waste
7. Too many cooks --- spoil the broth
8. Slow and steady - wins the race
9. A friend to all --- is a friend to none
10. A good example --- is the best sermon
11. A man is known -- by the company he keeps
12. A monkey in silk--- is a monkey no less
13. Swift to hear --- slow to speak
14. Clothes -- dont make the man
15. Every ass --- like to hear himself bray
16. Dont judge a book --- by its cover
17. Dont dig your grave -- with your own knife and fork
18. Make hay while the sun shines
19. Constant occupation -- prevents temptation
20. Every cloud --- has a silver lining

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