Language Practice Set 2 ICSE Class 10, 9 English
A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words given in brackets.
It _______________(be) very hot in the courtroom. Everybody ________________ (feel) sleep. After a tiring morning, the clerks were ___________________(anxiety) to get off to lunch. Even the judge seemed ____________________(relief) when the last case came up before the court. A short middle aged man with grey hair and small blue eyes was now standing before him. The man ____________________ (has) a foolish expression on his faced and he _____________________(keep) looking stupidly as if he was trying hard to understand what __________________ (go) on. The man __________________(accuse) of breaking into the house and stealing a cheap watch.
B. Fill in blanks with appropriate words.
1) The beggar is blind ____________________one eye
2) I have not met my sister __________________long
3) He used the gun to shoot ________________________.
4) I have dispensed ______________the services of my driver.
5) Our college is affiliated ______________ your university.
6) Nobody has prohibited him ________________leaving the country.
7) The principal was accused of being partial ____________some teachers.
8) You must not jeer _________________others.
C. Combine the following without using ‘and’ but’ as ‘so’
1) The president failed to explain the cause of the crisis. He did not offer any solutions.
2) He was my teacher. I shall never forget him.
3) Sabina used a dandruff shampoo. She still had dandruff.
4) I ate too quickly. My stomach became upset.
D. Transform the following sentences as directed.
1) I cannot understand very easily what he says. (Begin – He is )
2) It is not necessary for you to work until 6 pm (Begin – You…)
3) It would be a good idea to buy a dictionary. (you’d better)
4) Whose fault was it? (Begin – who…)
5) London is bigger than oxford (Begin – Oxford is …)
6) “Sebastian is the one who stole the video recorder” , said the man. (The man accused…)
7) As soon as she arrived home the telephone rang. (No sooner…)
8) The train is full of people (There ….)