KEY TO CHOOSING THE CORRECT WORD (X CLASS ENGLISH PAPER II)
(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)
This is the key to:
Exercise 1
Q. (23-28) Read the
following passage and fill in the blanks choosing the correct word given in Brackets.
6 × ½ = 3 M
The next day
everyone was ready. The Great (23)(Grate/Great)
One came. The air (24)(heir/air)
became soft and balmy. The streams tinkled as they tumbled over little rocks (25)(rocks/racks).
“Great One, here (26)(hear/here) is my gift,”
said each, laying (27)(laying/lying)
gifts at her feet. After everyone had given their gifts, the Great One looked(28)(saw/looked) at the
little grey squirrel, and asked “Little one, why are you quiet”?
Exercise 2
Q. (23-28) Read the
following passage and fill in the blanks choosing the correct word given in brackets.
6 × ½ = 3 M
The next evening
(23)(eve/evening), John went to a lonely
(24)(lonely/lone) part of the fort, which overlooked the surrounding country.
After watching the sun set, he turned to go back. Ahead of him, he saw a single
Maratha soldier (25)(soldiers/soldier)
walking, head down, as if lost in
(26)(in/within) thought. The next minute, John realised with shock that the
soldier was being (27)(being/been)
stalked by three men! All at once the three men drew their swords and rushed
upon the solitary figure. But the soldier with remarkable swiftness (28)(swift/swiftness) threw off his heavy shawl,
drew his sword and ran to a narrow passage between two blocks of stone. In that
position, he waited and was ready for his attackers.
Exercise 3
Q. (23-28) Read the
following passage and fill in the blanks choosing the correct word given in
brackets. 6 × ½ = 3 M
Everyone, except (23)(except/accept) a little
grey squirrel, who talked sadly to himself, “What does a little grey squirrel
with black (24)(black/block)
stripes have to offer?”
The palash said,
“The forest will be ablaze with my beauty
(25)(beauty/beautiful). Though late, I’ll save
(26)(/shave/save) some flowers.”
“And though early,
I’ll make some flowers bloom,” snapped the gulmohar. The beautiful trees and creatures (27)(creations/creatures)
had started competing and fighting.
“My mangoes are
ready,” announced the mango tree.
The peacock said, “Emeralds and turquoises are my feathers (28)(feathers/fathers).”
Exercise 4
Q. (23-28) Read the
following passage and fill in the blanks choosing the correct word given in
brackets. 6 × ½ = 3 M
“Oggu Katha is a very popular
(23)(populous/popular) folklore singing, praising and narrating the stories (24)(storeys/stories) of
Mallanna, Beerappa and Yellamma. The narrator
(25)(narrator/narrated) and the chorus- two narrators dramatize and transform
themselves into (26)(in/into)
the characters. Perini Shiva Tandavam is the dance form originated (27)(originated/originates) in Telangana. It has historical (28)(historic/historical)
prominence. During the dynasty of the Kakatiyas, the soldiers performed this
dance as the invocation and dedicated it to Lord Shiva. This dance form was
revived by Sri. Nataraja Ramakrishna,” Hari said.
Exercise 5
Q. (23-28) Read the
following passage and fill in the blanks choosing the correct word given in
brackets. 6 × ½ = 3 M
The police arrived in no time. The man they had freed (23)(free/freed) was a
police officer in plain clothes
(24)(clothes/cloths). He was following a gang of smugglers who had caught (25)(catch/caught) him
and tied him up. Before that, he had managed to write (26)(wright/write) HELP on a piece of paper and had
thrown it, hoping (27)(hoping/hoped)
that someone would find it. “They were going to kill me, but thanks to you. I’m
safe (28)(safely/safe). We
will now go and catch the smugglers,” said the man.
Exercise 6
Q. (23-28) Read the
following passage and fill in the blanks choosing the correct word given in
brackets. 6 × ½ = 3 M
It was impossible for me to climb
(23)(climbed/climb) because every step was six feet high (24)(high/height). I was trying to find a gap in the
hedge when (25)(when/then) I
discovered one of the inhabitants
(26)(inhabitants/inhabitations) in the next field walking towards the fence. He
was of the same size as the creature chasing the boat. I was struck with utmost
fear (27)(afraid/fear) and
astonishment and ran to hide myself. He called in a voice much louder (28)(loud/louder) than a
trumpet.
Exercise 7
Q. (23-28) Read the
following passage and fill in the blanks choosing the correct word given in
brackets. 6 × ½ = 3 M
Immediately (23)(Immediate/Immediately) Bobby slowed his boat down. Myers
was catching (24)(caught/catching)
up very fast. The people on (25)(on/in)
the shore were shouting as if they were mad. But, Bobby waited patiently until
all the ducklings were out of danger. Then
(26)(Then/When) he picked up speed again and went on to win the race (27)(race/racing) easily.
Of all the Olympic
heroes, it was he who won everybody’s heart. A Dutch newspaper wrote, “He won
the goodwill of the children of Amsterdam”. His friends in the Australian
Olympic team were not surprised
(28)(surprise/surprised) by the incident of the ducks. “Bobby is that kind of
man,” they said.
Exercise 8
Q. (23-28) Read the
following passage and fill in the blanks choosing the correct word given in
brackets. 6 × ½ = 3 M
My dear students!
Look, who (23)(which/who) is
here! This is Kumari Nithya. I am very happy to introduce (24)(introduce/introduction) her to you. She was
my student; I mean, a student of this school. You know, she is now working as a
software engineer in a big company. When I remember Nithya, I see a pretty
little girl with two plaits sitting
(25)(sit/sitting) in the first row eagerly
(26)(eager/eagerly) waiting for a chance to speak. She would answer any
question at the drop of a hat.
When I talked to others, she would (27)(would/will) become restless and went on saying
ma’am, ma’am, thrusting her hand into air. No wonder she passed S.S.C. in first
class and scored more than 550 marks. I hope you have seen (28)(saw/seen) her name in our H.M.’s room, haven’t
you?
Exercise 9
Q. (23-28) Read the
following passage and fill in the blanks choosing the correct word given in brackets.
6 × ½ = 3 M
After bandaging (23)(bandaging/bandage)
the cut in the cheek, Susruta cautiously
(24)(curiousity/cautiously) inserted two pipes into the stranger’s nostrils and (25)(and/but) transplanted
the flesh to the disfigured (26)(disfigure/disfigured)
nose. Moulding the flesh into
(27)(into/in) shape he dusted the nose with powdered liquorice, red sandalwood
and an extract of Indian barberry. He then enveloped the nose in cotton,
sprinkled some refined oil of sesame on it and finally (28)(final/finally) put a bandage.
Exercise 10
Q. (23-28) Read the
following passage and fill in the blanks choosing the correct word given in
brackets. 6 × ½ = 3 M
Siew Mei did all
the cooking and cleaning (23)(cleaning/cleaned)
herself. She also looked after the silkworms in their garden. The worms gave
them fine thread to make beautiful
(24)(beautified/beautiful) silk. Siew Mei sold the silk to travellers in the (25)(the/a) village market.
In this way, she got enough money to buy food and other things.
One day as Siew Mei was returning
(26)(turning/returning) home, it started to rain heavily (27)(heavily/heavy). It was getting dark (28)(black/dark), too. Siew
Mei ran into the first hut she saw. The door was open and there was no one inside.
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