111 Questions on Using Language Elements Q 1 – 10 Change the Voice of the following sentences. 1. Vanka was writing a letter. 2. They had decorated a Christmas tree. 3. He will marry a fat woman. 4. His things were stolen by some thieves. 5. Mr. Thorat has brought two tigers. 6. Mr. Ray approaches the manager. 7. The villagers are watching the film shooting. 8. The Scholarship Jacket has been awarded to Martha by the Texas school. 9. The narrator’s father took Adolf back to the woods. 10.Mr. John had taken some money from the office safe. Q 11 – 20 Rewrite the following sentences using ‘as soon as’. 11.Vanka finished writing the letter. Then he ran out to post it. 12.The grandfather received Vanka’s letter. He immediately set out to Moscow. 13.The tiger became calm after a little while. Then they started shooting the film. 14.They reached back to Calcutta. Soon they examined the camera and realized that it had failed to work. 15.He crossed the river. Without much delay he took the bear cubs and ran away. 16.The younger brother reached on top of the mountain. Immediately the people came to meet him. 17.When Dr A J Cronin reached the lodge, he felt soon the sickening the smell of illuminating gas. 18.The father left the rabbit in the field. Without any delay it ran into the woods. 19.Think-Tank ordered the Martians to leave the earth. They obeyed his order as fast as possible. 20.The principal informed Martha that she would get the Jacket. She left his office quickly in utmost joy. Q 21 – 30 Rewrite the following sentences using ‘No sooner…than’. 21.Immediately after the death of Vanka’s mother, his grandfather sent him to Moscow. 22.Vanka reached the shoe maker’s house. Soon the master and mistress started treating him cruelly. 23.The homoeopath had just entered the room, when he heard a thud sound.

24.Ali had put the bag of shoes on the vegetable box. A junk collector took it and went away. 25.The young brother went into the forest. Soon he saw the river. 26.Martha had hardly entered the classroom when Mr. Schmidt went out. 27.Ms. Adichie talked a few sentences to her roommate. She was immediately attracted by Adichie’s excellent English. 28.Think-Tank ordered Noodle to address him as ruler of Mars and her two moons. Noodle immediately addressed him so. 29.The father brought home a tiny rabbit. The mother started complaining soon. 30.The guests had arrived home. Kailash started cracking jokes with everybody. Q 31- 50 Select words from column B to match the phrasal verbs of column A in meaning.

Column A (phrasal verbs) Column B 31. make up mind a. meet or find by chance 32. make out b. escape 33. set out c. appear, show up 34. turn up d. stop making an effort 35. Put up with e. understand 36. get away f. tolerate 37. give up g. Make a decision, decide 38. put across h. take care of, protect 39. look after i. explain an idea 40. come across j. arrive 41. put on k. shocked, astonished 42. go on l. surrender, yield 43. taken aback m. remove 44. give in n. continue 45. take off o. wear 46. get to p. decline 47. let off q. recover from, overcome 48. turn down r. release, forgive 49. get over s. collide with 50. run into t. begin a journey Q 51 – 60 Change the following sentences into Reported Speech. 51. Vanka: Where can I post the letter? The man: You can post it in the post box. 52. Satyajit Ray : Why did you bring two tigers?

Mr Thorat: I decided to play it safe. 53. Ali: Can I take these potatoes? Akbar: Take the potatoes kept on the floor. 54. Zahra: Where are my shoes? Ali: I lost it somewhere in the store. 55. Doctor: What are you doing? Mr John: I am a solicitor by profession. 56. Martha: Grandpa, I’ve to pay fifteen dollars for the jacket. Grandpa: I’m not ready to pay for a scholarship jacket. 57. Principal: What did your grandfather say? Martha: Grandfather will not give the money. 58. Mr Schmidt: Martha has scored highest marks all these years. Mr Boone: Joann’s father is a board member. 59. Boy: Where did you get the rabbit from? Father: I picked it up from the forest. 60. The doctor’s friend: “Why do you look so frightened?” Doctor: “A snake fell on my shoulder”. Q 61 – 70 Rewrite the following sentences using ‘had better’. The first one is done for you. 61. You had better…………………………… It is going to rain. It would be a good idea for you to take an umbrella.) Answer: You had better take an umbrella. 62. I had better………………………………….. (It seems better for me to go to sleep now.) 63. We had better…………………………….. (Let’s leave before the police come.) 64. She had better……………………………………….. (She must tell everything to the principal.) 65. He had better…………………… (He has always some illness. It’s good for him to consult a doctor.) 66. You had better not……………..(All are angry with you. It’s good for you not to go there now.) 67. You had better…………….(The snake may be still there. It’s not safe for you to go back to the house.) 68. We had better…………………………..(Let’s go by a taxi to reach there on time.) 69. You had better……(You are already sick and tired. You should take rest for your good health.) 70.Y ou had better not………..( You are spending lavishly. It won’t be good for your future.)

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Q 71 – 85 Add suitable Tag Questions to the following sentences. 71. I am a student,……..? 72. Let’s go home now,……….? 73. I am not a student,………..? 74. Nothing was true,…………? 75. He scarcely visits us,…………? 76. Don’t open the door,………..? 77. He will never lie,…………..? 78. I think you can’t manage it,…………….? 79. There is no way,…………? 80. Nobody told me,…………..? 81. Neither of them came,……………..? 82. This is a nice idea,……………………..? 83. Something has happened,………………….? 84. Come here,………………….? 85. Nobody is present,…………? Q 86 – 90 Fill in the following boxes suitably using the structure “the + more….the + more”. The first one is done for you. 86. The more it rains, …………………..(the situation becomes difficult) Ans: The more it rains, the more difficult the situation becomes. 87. ………………………, the weaker we become. (When we grow older) 88. The higher the price is,………………………..( the quality is good) 89. The more he explained,…………………………(I became very confused) 90. ……………………………, the angrier she became. (she waited for a long time) The 86. The 87. 88. The 89. The 90.

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Q 91 – 95 Rewrite the following sentences using ‘Would rather’. {NOTE: ‘Would rather’ has two different constructions – one is with the same subject and the other one is with two different subjects. If the subject is the same in both clauses, a bare infinitive (base form verb without ‘to’) is used after ‘would rather’. If the subjects are different, a simple past verb (with present meaning) is used with the second subject. } Example:

I would rather stay at home tonight. I would rather not go out tonight (the same subject) I would rather you stayed at home tonight. I would rather you didn’t go out tonight. (different subjects) 91. I like more to read a book than playing a mobile game. 92. I prefer you to work hard for your examinations. 93. I prefer to cook food at home than eating at any restaurant. 94. I like more my parents to stay with me. 95. He does not like anybody to call him after 10pm. Q 96 – 105 Use the bracketed words suitably in the following sentences. Conditionals First conditional Second conditional Third conditional

If-clause Simple present tense Simple past tense Past perfect tense

Main clause Will + bare infinitive Would + bare infinitive Would + have + P.P

96. If you post the letter without writing an address, it…(not reach) your grandpa. 97. If Vanka’s mother…(live), he would not have been sent to Moscow. 98. Vanka would run away if he…(have) a pair of boots. 99. If the doctor had moved, the snake…(bite) him. 100. If his wife were fat, she…(not be) able to run after him and catch him. 101. If the wire is visible, it…(spoil) the originality. 102. If a tiger-skin collar was used, it…(not flatten) the hair on the tiger’s neck. 103. If I went into the forest and up the mountain, I…(have) something to remember. 104. If you took the bear cubs, the she-bear…(attack) you. 105. It would not have been an award if Martha…(pay) for it. Q 106 Supply the missing words in the following passages A small group… (a)… men are waiting in a queue outside… (b)… bakery to buy nan. The outline of buildings…(c)… the street is seen in the distance. Ali is seen coming out …(d)…. the bakery into the footpath, the parcel of nan in his right hand and the parcel of shoes in his left. (the, into, of, in, from)

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Q 107 Supply the missing words in the following passages Vanka sighed, dipped his pen _____(a)___ the ink, and went on writing: 'And yesterday I had such _____(b)___ hiding. The mother took me _____(c)___ the hair and dragged me out _____(d)___ the yard. (a, into, for, in, by) ********************************************************************** Q 108 Supply the missing words in the following passages Martha was very sad. She never expected such __ (a)__ tragedy. She cried a lot. The principal was adamant. He told her __ (b) __bring fifteen dollars the next day. She was born __(c)__ a poor family. So it was unable for her to bring __(d) __money. (an, a, the, in, from, to, on) Q 109 Supply the missing words in the following passages Adolf always dreamt of hopping __(a) __the world of domestication into the unrestrained world of wildness. His wanderings cost him __(b) __shock. At the yard,a cat glowered __ (c)__ him. The children and the mother had to run out __ (d) __save it. Though mother complained about Adolf, she reared it like her own child. (on, at, a, and, the, to, from) Q 110 Supply the missing words in the following passages Let him go straight __ (a)__ the forest at sunrise. In the forest a river will appear; let him swim __(b)__ the river to the other side. There he will find a she-bear and her cubs. Let him take __(c)__ cubs from her and run up the mountain __(d)__ them, without once looking back. __ (e) __the top of the mountain, he will see a house and will find happiness. (across, with, into, in, on, the)

Q 111 Supply the missing words in the following passages The snake turned its head. It looked __(a)__ the mirror and saw its reflection. I do not claim that it was _____(b) __first snake that had ever looked into __(c)__ mirror. But it was certain that the snake was looking into the mirror. Was it trying to make __(d)__ important decision about growing a moustache or using eye shadow? (a, into, an, the, by, at)

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(Answers) Q 1- 10 1. A letter was being written by Vanka. 2. A Christmas tree had been decorated by them. 3. A fat woman will be married by him. 4. Some thieves stole his things. 5. Two tigers have been brought by Mr. Thorat. 6. The manager is approached by Mr. Ray. 7. The film shooting is being watched by the villagers. 8. The Texas school has awarded the Scholarship Jacket to Martha. 9. Adolf was taken back to the woods by the narrator’s father. 10. Some money had been taken from the office safe by Mr. John. Q 11 - 20 11. As soon as vanka finished writing the letter, he ran out to post it. 12. As soon as the grandfather received Vanka’s letter, he set out to Moscow. 13. As soon as the tiger became calm, they started shooting the film. 14. As soon as they reached back to Calcutta, they examined the camera and realized that it had failed to work. 15. As soon as he crossed the river, he took the bear cubs and ran away. 16. As soon as the younger brother reached on top of the mountain, the people came to meet him. 17. As soon as Dr A J Cronin reached the lodge, he felt the sickening smell of illuminating gas. 18. As soon as the father left the rabbit in the field, it ran into the woods. 19. As soon as Think-Tank ordered the Martians to leave the earth, they obeyed his order. 20. As soon as the principal informed Martha that she would get the Jacket, she left his office in utmost joy. Q 21-30 21. No sooner did Vanka’s mother die, than his grandfather sent him to Moscow. 22. No sooner did Vanka reach the shoe maker’s house, than the master and mistress started treating him cruelly. 23. No sooner had the homoeopath entered the room, than he heard a thud sound. 24. No sooner had Ali put the bag of shoes on the vegetable box, than a junk collector took it and went away. 25. No sooner did the young brother go into the forest, than he saw the river.

26. No sooner had Martha entered the classroom, than Mr. Schmidt went out. 27. No sooner did Ms. Adichie talk a few sentences to her roommate, than she was attracted by Adichie’s excellent English. 28. No sooner did Think-Tank order Noodle to address him as ruler of Mars and her two moons, than he addressed him so. 29. No sooner did the father bring home a tiny rabbit, than the mother started complaining. 30. No sooner had the guests arrived home, Kailash started cracking jokes with everybody. Q 31 – 50 Column A (phrasal verbs) 31. make up mind 32. make out 33. set out 34. turn up 35. Put up with 36. get away 37. give up 38. put across 39. look after 40. come across 41. put on 42. go on 43. taken aback 44. give in 45. take off 46. get to 47. let off 48. turn down 49. get over 50. run into

Column B g. Make a decision, decide e. understand t. begin a journey c. appear, show up f. tolerate b. escape d. stop making an effort i. explain an idea h. take care of, protect a. meet or find by chance o. wear n. continue k. shocked, astonished l. surrender, yield m. remove j. arrive r. release, forgive p. decline q. recover from, overcome s. collide with

Q 51 – 60 51. Vanka asked the man where he could post the letter. The man replied that he could post it in the post box. 52. Satyajit Ray asked Mr Thorat why he had brought two tigers. Mr Thorat replied that he had decided to play it safe.

53. Ali asked Akbar if he could take those potatoes. Akbar told Ali to take the potatoes kept on the floor. 54. Zahra asked Ali where here shoes were. Ali replied that he had lost them somewhere in the store. 55. Doctor asked Mr. John what he was doing. Mr John replied that he was solicitor by profession. 56. Martha told her Grandpa that she had to pay fifteen dollars for the jacket. Grandpa said that he was not ready to pay for a scholarship jacket. 57. Principal asked Martha what her grandfather had said. Martha replied that her Grandfather would not give the money. 58. Mr Schmidt told Mr. Boone that Martha had scored highest marks all those years. Mr Boone said that Joann’s father was a board member. 59. Boy asked his father where he had got the rabbit from. Father replied that he had picked it up from the forest. 60. The doctor’s friend asked why he looked so frightened. Doctor replied that a snake had fallen on his shoulder.

Q 61 – 70 62. I had better go to sleep now. 63. We had better leave before the police come. 64. She had better tell everything to the principal. 65. He had better consult a doctor. 66. You had better not go there now. 67. You had better not go back to the house. 68. We had better go by a taxi to reach there on time. 69. You had better take rest for your good health. 70. You had better not spend lavishly. Q 71 – 85 71. I am a student, aren’t I? 72. Let’s go home now, shall we? 73. I am not a student, am I? 74. Nothing was true, was it? 75. He scarcely visits us, does he? 76. Don’t open the door, will you? 77. He will never lie, will he? 78. I think you can’t manage it, can you? 79. There is no way, is there?

80. Nobody told me, did they? 81. Neither of them came, did they? 82. This is a nice idea, isn’t it? 83. Something has happened, hasn’t it? 84. Come here, won’t you? 85. Nobody is present, are they? Q 86 – 90

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Q 91 – 95 91. I would rather read a book than play a mobile game. 92. I would rather you worked hard for your examinations. 93. I would rather cook food at home than eat at any restaurant. 94. I would rather my parents stayed with me. 95. He would rather anybody did not call him after 10pm. Q 96 – 97 96. If you post the letter without writing an address, it will not reach your grandpa. 97. If Vanka’s mother had lived, he would not have been sent to Moscow. 98. Vanka would run away if he had a pair of boots. 99. If the doctor had moved, the snake would have bitten him. 100. If his wife were fat, she wouldn’t be able to run after him and catch him. 101. If the wire is visible, it will spoil the originality. 102. If a tiger-skin collar was used, it wouldn’t flatten the hair on the tiger’s neck. 103. If I went into the forest and up the mountain, I would have something to remember. 104. If you took the bear cubs, the she-bear would attack you.

105. It would not have been an award if Martha had paid for it. 106. (a- of) (b- the) (c- in) (d- from) 107. (a- in) (b- a) (c- by) (d- into) 108. (a- a) (b- to) (c- in) (d-the) 109. (a- from) (b- a) (c- at) (d- to) 110. (a-into) (b- across) (c- the) (d- with) (e- on) 111. (a-into) (b- the) (c-a) (d- an) o Prepared/compiled by Mahmud K Pukayoor (englisheduspot.blogspot.com) o

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