EDITING X CLASS ENGLISH ~ English For Excellence

X CLASS ENGLISH PAPER I
(Though these kinds of exercises are designed for the students appearing for SSC Examination in Telangana, India,they are also very useful for those appearing for competitive examinations. On the whole, they are useful for the aspirants of learning English )

Correct the following passages and rewrite them.

(The following passages are taken from the textbook "OUR WORLD THROUGH ENGLISH' for Class X prescribed in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, India)

Key to the following:

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UNIT I: PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

A READING: ATTITUDE IS ALTITUDE

IAE 1

Q No. (13-17) Read the passage given below. The sentences in the passage are numbered from 13 to 17 at the beginning. Each of these sentences has an error. Correct them and rewrite the sentences in the answer book.

(13)Imagine having no arms to stretching in the morning, to help you scratch that itch, to allow you to wrap your arms around your loved ones. (14)Imagine having no legs to kick pebbles down the street, to walk or run, to bicycle or skateboard, or get you since point A to point B. (15)Then imagine both on once, (16)which is what Nick Vujicic has faces his whole life. (17)Have you heard something like these before?

IAE 2

(13)Nick Vujicic was borne with no arms or legs - but he doesn’t let the details stop him. (14)The brave 26-year-old — who is main torso — plays football and golf, swims and surfs, despite having no limbs.

(15)Nick has a small foot at his left hip which helps him balance and enables him to kick. (16)He

uses his one foot to type, write with a pen but pick things up between his toes.

(17)‘I call it as my chicken drumstick,’ joked Nick, who was born in Melbourne, Australia, but

now lives in Los Angeles. ‘I’d be lost without it.’

IAE 3

(13)Due to his faith as a Evangelical Christian, (14)Nick has chosen to remain a virgin until marriage so he has had long-term girlfriends in the past.

(15)'He's very modest but he get marriage proposals from women all the time,' said Nick's friend and publicist Steve Appel, from Los Angeles.
(16)'He would love to get marriage and start a family but he's waiting for the right girl to come along.(17)'Water sports aren't Nick's only thing - he also plays golf with a club tucked in his chin, and is a huge fan of the English Premier League.

IAE 4

(13)His parents decided not to send him to a specially school - (14)a decision he said was very hard for him, but which may had been the best decision they could have made for him.

(15)When Nick was born his father was very shocked that he left the hospital room to vomit. (16)His distraught mother couldn't brought herself to hold him until he was four months old.

(17)His disability came without any medical explain - a rare occurrence called Phocomelia - and Nick and his parents spent many years asking why this cruel trick would happen to them. 'My mother was a nurse and she did everything right during pregnancy but she still blamed herself,' he said.

IAE 5

(13)'It was so hard for them but right from the start they did their best to make me independently.’ (14)'My dad put me in the water on 18 months and gave the courage to learn how to swim.’ '(15)I also get really into football and skateboarding. (16)I totally love English Premier League.'
(17)Nick's father was a computer programmer but accountant and he taught his little son how to type with his toe at just 6 years old. His mum invented a special plastic device that meant he could hold a pen and pencil

IAE 6

(13)Despite the risk of being bullied, his parents insisted Nick on attend mainstream school. (14)'It was a best decision they could have made for me,' adds Nick, who later achieved a degree in Financial Planning and Real Estate. (15)'It was very hard so it gave me independence.'

(16)Nick, who was teased and bullied, had an electric wheelchair for mobile, and a team of carers to help him.

(17)'I was deep depressed when I was eight years old,' he said. 'I went to my mum crying and told her I wanted to kill myself.’

IAE 7

(13)'I felt cool and bitter. (14)I hated God for doing this to me and was terrifying of what would happen when my parents weren't there to look after me.’ (15)'I could brush my own teeth by a wall mounted brush and wash my own hair with pump action soap, but there was so much that was impossible for me.' (16)At age ten Nick tried to drown him in the bath but luckily the attempt was unsuccessful. (17)'I felt there was no purpose when you lack purpose and strong. It is hard to hold on,' he said. But with the help of his religion, friends and family, Nick managed to pull through to become an international symbol of triumph over adversity.

IAE 8

(13)'When I was 13, I have read a newspaper article about a disabled man who had managed to achieve great things and helped others,' said Nick.
(14)'I realised why God had made us like this - to give the hope to others. (15)It was so inspirational to me that I decided to use my life to encourage other people but give them the courage that the article had given me.’
(16)'I decided to be thank for what I do have, not get angry about what I don't.’
(17)'I looked at me in the mirror and said: 'You know what the world is right that I have no arms or legs, but they'll never take away the beauty of my eyes.' I wanted to concentrate on something good that I had.'

IAE 9

(13)"The challenges in our lives are there to strength our convictions. (14)They are not their to run us over", said Nick. (15)On 1990 Nick won the Australian Young Citizen of the Year award for his bravery and perseverance.
(16)'And once I was in car and a girl at traffic lights was looking at me interestingly. She could only see my head so I decided to do a 360 degree spin in the car seat to freak her out. Her face was like woooooooah what is going on? (17)She sped off really quick.'

IAE 10

(13)Nick began travel the world and in 2008 he went to Hawaii and met surfing master Bethany Hamilton, who had her arm bitten off by a shark when she was 12.
(14) 'She were amazing,’ said Nick. (15)'She taught me how with surf and I was terrified at first, but once I got up there it felt absolutely fantastic and (16)I caught some wave pretty well.' Nick quickly learned how to do the 360 degree spins on his board - (17)a feat that got him on a cover of Surfer magazine within 48 hours. 'No one has ever done that in the history of surfing,' he said. ‘But I have a very low centre of gravity so I've got pretty good balance.’

IAE 11

(13)He has visit different countries all over the world. (14)The football fan is now a motivation speaker and has travelled over 24 countries speaking to groups of up to 110,000 people.
(15)He moved to Los Angeles two years before in 2007 and plans to continue to travel the world.
(16)"If I fails, I try again, and again, and again.
If you fail, are you going to try again? (17)The human spirit can handle much bad than we realize. It matters how you are going to finish. Are you going to finish strong?" said Nick
'I tell people to keep on getting up when they fall and to always love themselves,' he said.
'If I can encourage just one person then my job in this life is done.'

UNIT I: PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

C READING: I WILL DO IT

ICE 1

He was short. He was sharp. (13)He was a brightest boy in his class. (14)His seniors used to ask him to solve there difficulties in science. (15)He could have go unnoticed in a crowd, but once you asked him a question related to Physics or Maths, there was a spark in his eyes. (16)He could grasp theories of science faster as the speed of light.
He came from a poor but educated family. His father was a high-school teacher and an avid reader of English literature. (17)He, like all the boys in his class, was trying to get admission in some engineering college. The brighter ones wanted to study in the Indian Institutes of Technology, or the IITs.

ICE 2

(13)There was an entrance test to IIT. This boy, along with his friends, applied to appear for the test. (14)They did not have any specially books or coaching. (15)All this IIT aspirants would sit below the shade of a stone mandap close to Chamundi Hills in the sleepy town of Mysore. He was the guide for the others. (16)While the others struggled to solve the problems in the question paper, he will smile shyly and solve them in no time. (17)He sat alone below a tree and dreamt of study at IIT. It was the ultimate aim for any bright boy at that age, as it still is today. He was then only sixteen years old.

ICE 3

The D-Day came. (13)He came to Bangalore, stayed with some relatives and appeared in the entrance test. (14)He did very good but would only say 'OK' when asked. It was the opposite when it came to food. (15)When he said 'OK' it implies 'bad', when he said 'good' it implied 'OK', when he said 'excellent' it implied 'good'. (16)His principle was never to hurting anyone.
The IIT entrance results came. He had passed with a high rank. What a delight for any student! (17)He was thrilling. He went to his father who was reading a newspaper.

ICE 4

(13)‘Anna, I have pass the exam.’
‘Well done, my boy.’
(14)‘I want to join in IIT.’
His father stopped reading the paper. (15)He lifted his head, looked at boy and said with a heavy voice, 'My son, you are a bright boy. (16)You know our finance position. (13)I have five daughters to be married of and three sons to educate. (17)I am a salary person. I cannot afford your expenses at IIT. You can stay in Mysore and study as much as you want.'

ICE 5

(13)Indeed it was a difficulty situation for any father to say 'no' to his bright son. (14)But circumstances was like that. (15)It was common then for the man to be the single earning member with a large family dependence on him.
His father was sad that he had to tell the bitter truth to his son. But it could not be helped. (16)A boy had to understand reality.
The teenager was disappointed. (17)It seemed his dreams had burnt for ashes. He was so near to fulfilling his fondest hope, yet so far. His heart sank in sorrow.

ICE 6

(13)He did not replied. (14)He never shared his unhappiness or helplessness for anybody. (15)He was a introvert by nature. (16)His heart was bleeding and he did not get angry with anybody.
The day came. His classmates were leaving for Madras (now Chennai). They were taking a train from Mysore to Madras. (17)They have shared well years in school and college together. He went to the station to say goodbye and good luck to them for their future life.

ICE 7

(13)At the station, his friends were already their. (14)They were excite and talking loudly. (15)The noise was like a chirping of birds. (16)They were all excited and discussing on their new hostels, new courses etc. He was not part of it. (17)So he stood there silent. One of them noticed and said, 'You should have made it.'

ICE 8

(13)He did not replied. He only wished all of them. (14)They waved to him as the train slowly left the platform.
(13)He stood there even after he can no longer see the train or the waving hands. (16)It is the June of 1962 in Mysore city. Monsoon had set in and it was getting dark. It had started to drizzle. (17)Yet he stood there motionlessly.

ICE 9

(13)He said to him, without anger or jealousy, (14)'All student from the IITs study well and do big things in life. (15)But it is not the institution; ultimate it is you and you alone who can change your life by hard work.'
(16)Probably he was not awareness that he was following the philosophy of the Bhagavath Gita: '(17)Your the best friend is yourself and your worst enemy is yourself.'

ICE 10

(13)Later he worked very hard, and focused on one thing, never bothering on his personal life or comforts. (14)He shared his wealthy with others. (15)He never used the help of any caste, community and political connections to go up in life.
(16)A son of a school teacher showed other Indians it was possible to earn the wealth legally and ethically. (17)He built a team of people which were equally good.

ICE 11

(13)He became a pioneer of India software industry and started the Information Technology wave. (14)Today he has became an icon of simplicity, uncompromising quality andfairness, apart from being a philanthropist. (15)He really believes into the motto, 'Powered by intellect and driven by values'.
(16)He is none other as Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy, (17)the founder of Infosys, a leading IT company in world.

UNIT II: WIT AND HUMOUR

C READING: THE BRAVE POTTER

Exercise IICE 1

(13)Marguerite Siek has chosen a very well-know Indian folktale for retelling in English. (14)Children and adults alike are fond for folktales, which are often amusing and sometimes instructive.

It was dark. (15)Thick black clouds covered evening sky. (16)The thunder roared therefore the strong wind shook the branches and leaves of the trees in the forest. Pit. . . pat . . . pit, drops of rain fell. Then the lightning flashed and split the black sky with its blinding light. (17)Soon it was raining heavy.

Exercise IICE 2

(13)An old tiger ran throw the rain looking for shelter. (14)He is wet and cold and his cave was far away. (15)While hurrying to his shelter she saw an old hut. (16)With a sigh of relief the tiger crawled under the thatch roof and lay down by the door. Except for the sound of the rain all was quiet. (17)Before he could nod off, however, he heard something heavy being drag inside the hut. This was followed by the voice of a woman.

Exercise IICE 3

(13)'Oh, how terrible these leak is!' she complained. 'How terrible! (14)I would rather met a tiger in the forest than have this leak in my house!'
'A leak?' the tiger thought. 'What is a leak? (15)It must be very dangerous and strong but the woman would not be more frightened of the leak than of me. (16)Am I not right called the king of the forest? (17)Isn't they all afraid of me? I wonder what a leak looks like . . . ?

Exercise IICE 4

(13)Soon afterward the tired tiger fell asleep. (14)He was suddenly awaken by an angry voice shouting in his ear. (15)He felt heavily blows fall upon his head and shoulders.
'You horrible beast!' a voice screamed angrily. 'How dare you run away? (16)How dare you make me to walk about in the middle of the night trying to find you! Be careful, one of these days I'll kill you! (17)Now, go to home!'

Exercise IICE 5

Q No. (13-17) Read the passage given below. The sentences in the passage are numbered from 13 to 17 at the beginning. Each of these sentences has an error. Correct them and rewrite the sentences in the answer book.

The old tiger shivered. (13)'This must be the leak who have come out of the hut. I'd better do as he says or he will kill me.'
(14)So the tiger allowed himself to be bound round the neck with a thick rope. (15)The mystery creature then climbed onto the tiger's back and pulled at the rope. (16)'Come on,head to home!' shouted the voice. The tiger felt a sharp kick on his side. (17)The tiger was terrified but he ran through the dark forest.

Exercise IICE 6

Q No. (13-17) Read the passage given below. The sentences in the passage are numbered from 13 to 17 at the beginning. Each of these sentences has an error. Correct them and rewrite the sentences in the answer book.

(13)The creature pulled hardly on the rope to tell him which way to go. (14)On the same time it scolded, cursed and kicked the poor tiger. (15)Soon they stopped in front of an small hut on the edge of the thick forest. (16)The creature climbed down from the tiger's back because bound him with an iron chain to a nearby tree. Then he went inside the hut. (17)The tiger could not free him from the chain; so he had to spend a miserable night under the tree. Who was this creature who was able to capture such a large and dangerous tiger? Let's find out.

Exercise IICE 7

Q No. (13-17) Read the passage given below. The sentences in the passage are numbered from 13 to 17 at the beginning. Each of these sentences has an error. Correct them and rewrite the sentences in the answer book.

(13)On the afternoon of that day, a potter had arrive home after a hard day's work. He was tired and thirsty. (14)He had asked his wife of some palm-wine. (15)The more he drank, the good he felt. When he had drunk all the wine he no longer felt tired. (16)When the storm began the potter sudden remembered that he had left his donkey tied under a tree. He rushed out of his hut to take the animal into the stable. (17)You can imagine his angry when he discovered that the donkey was not there anymore -- the only thing left was its chain!

Exercise IICE 8

Q No. (13-17) Read the passage given below. The sentences in the passage are numbered from 13 to 17 at the beginning. Each of these sentences has an error. Correct them and rewrite the sentences in the answer book.

(13)'My stupid donkey must has run off into the forest,' he grumbled. (14)'When I will catch him I'll give him a good beating!'
(15)The potter walked throw the wet forest. (16)When it became dark he often stumbled over roots and the fallen branches. (17)With each step the potter felt angrier and angrier for his donkey.

Exercise IICE 9

Q No. (13-17) Read the passage given below. The sentences in the passage are numbered from 13 to 17 at the beginning. Each of these sentences has an error. Correct them and rewrite the sentences in the answer book.
(13)'When I catch him, I'll tie him up under the tree all night,' he muttered to him.
(14)Hours later, the potter reached the old woman hut. (15)There he saw a animal sleeping in front of the door.
(16)'There is he!' he shouted. (17)'There he is, the stupidity animal!'

Exercise IICE 10

Q No. (13-17) Read the passage given below. The sentences in the passage are numbered from 13 to 17 at the beginning. Each of these sentences has an error. Correct them and rewrite the sentences in the answer book.
(13)The drink potter did not notice the difference between the donkey and a tiger. (14)He kicked but beat the sleeping tiger. (15)He then jumped into the frightened animal's back, rode it home, and then tied it up with the iron chain.
(16)Next morning the villagers which passed the potter's house looked in amazement at the tiger tied to the tree. (17)Soon the news spread throughout the village that the potter had catch a tiger and tied it to a tree in his yard.

UNIT III: HUMAN RELATIONS

A READING: THE JOURNEY

Exercise IIIAE 1

(13)After spending a leisure Sunday at home, the very thought of returning to work on Monday is tiring. (14)Lethargy creeps in if the holiday continues over an extent period. (15)That is how I felt when I was preparing to return to my work of place after spending six months at home. (16)The fact that I was to leave behind my newly-wed wife and go to a far-of place did not help either. (17)Obvious I did not want to go.

Exercise IIIAE 2

(13)However, I finally did decided to go. I did not have much to carry by way of luggage – just a trunk. (14)Ours is a hilly terrain, without any motorable roads – and there is no certain that we are ever going to have any roads. (15)In any case, while coming to home we do not carry bedding. (16)Beside, I had come home this time round for a special purpose: to get married. My parents had arranged my marriage, according to the customs of our tribal society. Time flew, and five months into my marriage I realized it. Initially I thought of extending my leave – even taking unpaid leave. (17)But after some dilly-dallying, I finally decided against it so marriage had increased my responsibilities and I had got into debt.

Exercise IIIAE 3

(13)On my way home from a bus stop, my trunk had been carried by a porter. (14)The problem now was we couldn’t find anyone who can help me carry the trunk to the bus stop. (15)On another time of the year, we would have easily found someone to help me, but now most of the villagers were busy in the fields. Nobody had time to spare for me. (16)In fact, carrying the trunk should have not been such a worry for me except that my education had made me shun physical labour. (17)After all, I was a governmental officer and the idea of people seeing me carry my own luggage was not at all amusing. Otherwise, for a young man like me it should not have been an issue to carry a 20- kilo chest on my back.

Exercise IIIAE 4

(13)Finally, my father came up with an solution. ‘(14)Don’t worried. I myself will see you off at Dirang.’

I protested. (15)How could I allow my old father carry my trunk? (16)What would people thought?

What would they say? But I failed to dissuade him. (17)It is decided that father would carry the chest.

Exercise IIIAE 5

(13)A large crowd gathered at our place a day I was to leave. (14)People had come to wishing me luck. (15)It was 10.20 when I left to Dirang. (16)My father already had left. As I had to do a bit of catching up, I walked fast. Three kilometres down the road, I caught up with my father. Father said, ‘You are late. (17)Would you like to rest for some times?’

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