PERIODICAL EXAMINATION 

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                                                                  Marks: 40

 FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE ARTICLES AND PREPOSITIONS:      5

1. The boy has fallen down_____the tree.
2. He died ____cancer.
3. I go to school___bus.
4. ____earth moves round__sun.
5. I met with ____ewe.
6. I take ____egg everyday.
7. I was born____14th Dec. 1970___Kolkata.
8. Look ____the moon.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT POSSESSIVE AND FILL IN THE GAPS.   4

1. This house is____(our/ours) and that house is____(their/theirs)
2. Take ____(my/mine) shirt and give me ______(yours/your).
3. This book is___(her/hers)
4. This is______(my/mine),not ____(your/yours).

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH SUITABLE FORM OF ADJECTIVES.  6

1. Asia is the _____(big) continent.
2. Amit is ___(lazy) than Haren.
3. This book is as ______(good) as yours.
4. Jadu is ______than his brother.(intelligent)
5. Sita is_____than Gita.(pretty).
6. Gold is____than iron.(heavy).

VOICE CHANGE              10

1. We expect good news.
2. They will visit the town.
3. Did John invite you?
4. She will tell us story.
5. Stop writing.
6. Close the door, please.
7. Who stole my book?
8. The beggar was laughed at by them.
9. I shall have worked out the sum.
10. The man was arrested.

JOIN THE SENTENCES.      6

1. He is very old. He cannot walk.
2. I lost a book. The book was costly.
3. The minister is a liar. Do you believe it?
4. You want to have a healthy living. Take a balanced diet.
5. He felt the heat. He had not eaten since the previous nightfall.
6. Look at the train. The train is running.

DO AS DIRECTED       9

1. Irfan’s answer is complete. (Negative)
2. No man is immortal. (Affirmative)
3. As soon as Malati saw Mukunda, she began to cry.(Use No sooner had)
4. When I returned home, I met my friend. (Simple)
5. The invitation is so badly written that it cannot be accepted. (Use too…to)
6. If you do not write fast, the bell will ring.(Use unless)
7. One of the boys______present.(Use proper be verb)
8. I cannot but laugh.(Use help)
9. He is walking slowly.(Underline the adverb)