CBSE ENGLISH CLASS X
(Though these kinds of exercises are designed
for the students appearing for CBSE CLASS X ENGLISH-Language and Literature Examination,
they are also very useful for those appearing for competitive examinations. On
the whole, they are useful for the aspirants of learning English)
REARRANGING WORDS AND PHRASES (CBSE CLASS X ENGLISH)
This the key to the following exercises:
SECTION-B
Writing
and Grammar
Exercise 1
7.
Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange them to form meaningful
sentences. 1X4=4
(a) like
this - / why God / to others./'I realized /to give hope / had made us
(b) my
life / so inspirational/ to use / that/ I decided/ to me / It was
(c) the
courage / had given me.’/and give them/ to encourage / that/ the article/ other
people
Exercise 2
7.
Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange them to form meaningful
sentences. 1X4=4
(a) A/ Socrates
/ the secret / young man / asked / to success.
(b) to
meet / the/ the next morning. / Socrates told / him/ near the river/ young man
(c) to walk
/ met./ Socrates/ towards the river. / They /with him/ asked the young man
(d) Socrates
/ got up to/ and ducked him into the water./ When the water / took the young
man/ by surprise/ their neck,
Exercise 3
7.
Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange them to form meaningful
sentences. 1X4=4
(a) struggled
/ The boy / to get out/ strong / Socrates was/ but / and kept him
(b)there/ Socrates
pulled / started/ out of the water / until the
boy / his head/ turning
blue.
(c) did
was/ to gasp / the young man/ and the first thing / a deep breath of air. /
take/ and
(d) did
you want /“What/ Socrates asked, / the most/ you were / when / there?” The boy
replied, "Air."
Exercise 4
7.
Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange them to form meaningful
sentences. 1X4=4
(a) lost /
Thomas Edison,/ worth a few million dollars,/ In 1914, / his factory, /which
was/ at age 67,
(b) No
longer / It/ a young man,/ very little/ insurance./ on fire. / had
(c) go up
in smoke / his lifetime/ "There is / Edison watched / and said,/ effort /
great value
(d) our
mistakes / All/ in disaster. / Thank God / burnt up./ are / we can start
anew."
This the key to the above exercises:
Exercise 5
7.
Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange them to form meaningful
sentences. 1X4=4
(a) with a beat-up car / at age 65,/
Colonel Sanders, / from / a $100 cheque/ and / social security,
(b) do something./ he had to / realized/
He/ and went out selling./ his mother's recipe/ remembered
(c) How many/ knock on / did he
have to/ doors / before/ his first order? / he got
(d) It/ more than / that/ he had/
knocked on/ is estimated / a thousand doors before he got his first order.
Exercise 6
7.
Look at the words and phrases given below. Rearrange them to form meaningful
sentences. 1X4=4
(a) In 1913,/ of the triodes
tube, / the inventor/ Lee De Forest, / by the district attorney / was charged /
for using
(b) fraudulent/ the public / to
mislead/ means / of his company / into buying stocks
(c) transmit / that/ he could/ by
claiming / the human/ across the Atlantic. / voice
(d) He/ imagine/ humiliated./ Can
you/ was publicly / be without his invention? / where we would
ConversionConversion EmoticonEmoticon