Language Practice Set 6 ICSE Class 10, 9 English
A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words (4)
Religion is as old as man. It is based on the _____________of man. It _____________ mini solace and contentment. It is a food for soul. Every religion ____________ a set of beliefs and a code of customs, rituals and ceremonies. The followers look upon
religion with reverence. In fact they ______________a blind faith for these beliefs . though the progress of science ________________ made people ____________the relevance of religion yet the protagonists of religion ______________not desirous to give up. They ___________ to it more firmly. Thus religion continues to service in the world side by side with science.
B. Fill in the blanks with more suitable words. (4)
a) There is no use ________________going there as this time.
b) I am writing this essay ________________bull ink.
c) I jumped _________________the river.
d) My wife is good _________________French.
e) He will have to account ________________his strange behaviour.
f) She was accused murders.
g) The servant is attending ______________him.
h) His terms are not acceptable __________________my father.
C. Join the following sentences without using ‘and’, ‘but’ or ‘so’
a) My sister is a doctor. She has gone to United States.
b) The dead body of the thief is found today. The police had chased him last night.
c) The man was selected the president. He was voted the most.
d) The girl won the prize. Her hard work was key to success.
D. Transform the following as instructed. (8)
1) Being innocent, he never thought of running away. (Begin – He was……………)
2) By un pleasant manner, the boy became popular. (Begin – The boy )
3) He is rich. Yet he is not happy. (Begin – In spite of )
4) I have informed him of his success. (use – that)
5) When he saw the police, he ran away. (Begin – On seeing)
6) He does not have enough money to buy the computer (use – too)
7) The teenagers were stealing my car when I arrived (use – being)
8) The last time john came to my house was in 2009 (use – since)