Solved Sentences Based On Grammar

 

Answers of the sentences based on grammar

     Compiled By- Dr. Salunkhe T. B.

1. Do you know who is …….cleverest man as ……officer. (Use correct articles and rewrite the sentence)

Ans- Do you know who is the cleverest man as an officer.

2. The cupboard is kept…….the corner ………the room. (Use correct prepositions and rewrite the sentence)

Ans- The cupboard is kept in the corner of the room.

3.‘I have decided to bring my laptop’, said the girl. (Change into Indirect Speech)

Ans-The girl said that she had decided to bring her laptop.

4.‘I have decided to bring my laptop’, said the boy. (Change into Indirect Speech)

Ans-The boy said that he had decided to bring his laptop.

5.They saw Marathi film last week. (Frame ‘Wh-question’ to get underlined part as an answer)

Ans-What did they see last week?

6. There is practice of programme in our college. (Change into Present Perfect Tense)

Ans-There has been practice of programme in our college.

7.Although there are many norms of covid-19, citizens do not follow them. (Use ‘but’ and rewrite the sentence)

Ans- There are many norms of covid-19 but citizens do not follow them.

 

8.The students have submitted an application. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘An application……)

Ans-An application has been submitted by the students.

9. Not only did I have good health, but my eyesight was also excellent.   (Rewrite the sentence as simple sentence)

Ans-I had good health with excellent eyesight.

10. My father advised me. (Rewrite the sentence using noun form of the underlined word)

Ans-My father gave me advice.

11.They know that she has stolen the bag. (Rewrite the sentence as simple sentence)

Ans-They know her to have stolen the bag.

12.The table that is made of mild iron is brought from Pune. (Transform it into simple sentence)

Ans-The mild iron table is brought from Pune.

13.He must not be silent or he will score less points. (Transform into simple sentence)

Ans-Being silent , he will score less marks.

14.You must practice the pronunciation to acquire the accuracy. (Transform into compound sentence)

Ans-You must practice the pronunciation and acquire the accuracy.

15.The people who work hard are always awarded. (Transform into compound sentence)

Ans-The people work hard and are always awarded.

16. Ask him question and you will get an answer. (Transform into complex sentence)

     Ans-If you ask him question, you will get an answer.

17. Some people tried to save his father. (Frame ‘Wh-question’ to get underlined part as an answer)

Ans-To whom did some people try to save?

18.Vilas was appointed as an engineer. (Frame ‘Wh-question’ to get underlined part as an answer)

Ans-What was Vilas appointed as?

19.Madhav had declared a notice inside the hall. (Frame ‘Wh-question’ to get underlined part as an answer)

Ans-Where had Madhav declared a notice?

20.Skillfully, I pointed out mistakes. (Frame ‘Wh-question’ to get underlined part as an answer)

Ans-How did I point out mistakes?

21.He invites his parents on his birthday. (Frame ‘Wh-question’ to get underlined part as an answer)

Ans-When does he invite his parents?

22.You performed very energetically in front of the visitors. (Make it exclamatory sentence)

Ans-How energetically in front of the visitors you performed!

23.You have narrated a very romantic book. (Make it exclamatory sentence)

Ans-What a romantic book you have narrated!

24.Anita is the most loyal employee of our firm. (Make it negative sentence)

Ans-No other employee in our firm is so loyal as Anita.

     25. As soon as the teacher explained the concept, the students understood the logic. (Make it negative sentence)

Ans-No sooner did the teacher explain the concept than the students understood the logic..

 

 

Preliminary Activity Sheet XII English

 

Std. : XII                                                                                                     Time :

Date-                                              Subject – English                         Marks - 80

(2021-22) 

SECTION I: PROSE

 (Reading for Comprehension, Language study, Vocabulary, Summary and Mind- mapping)

 

Q.1 A. Read the given extract and complete the activities given below:                                 (12)

 

What is big data?      There is a revolution in the life style of people which has been affected by big Data. Our food habits, our health care, our travelling, our scientific pursuits, you name it and everything has changed 360 degrees. The massive data available with us can really work wonders. Friends, do you know what happens when we like a post on facebook or share a post on whatsapp, visit any website, make online purchases, or watch videos? Yes, whatever activity we do online is recorded, monitored and analysed. So a huge amount of data is collected. Let me give an idea of how huge the data is collected. Let me give you idea of how huge the data might be. Big data can be petabytes or exabytes of data consisting of billion to trillion of records of millions of people all from different sources, for example web, sales, customer contact centre, social media, mobile data and so on. The data available to industries and companies is enormously increasing in volume, variation, velocity, veracity and value. Such a Big data is easy to obtain but so massive that it challenges the current computing technologies and hence Big data analytics is used to give insights that were previously incomprehensible. Big data analytics is the complex process of examining large and varied data sets or big data to uncover information- such as hidden patterns, unknown correlations, market trends and customer preferences. With such a huge data available with the industries they can have innumerable advantages hence all the industries are trying to reap the maximum benefit from it. Many industries have advanced by miles from their competitors. It’s not the amount of data that is important but what the organizations do with the data is what matters.

 

A1. Complete the following information the Big Data uncovers such as:                             02   Big Data uncovers such as: 1…………………….. 2…………………….. 3…………………….. 4……………………..

 

A2 Different sources of data collection.                                                                             02 1………………………………………………………………   2………………………………………………………….. 3………………………………………………………………   4…………………………………………………………..

 

A3. Analysis:                                                                                                                               02 Discuss and write how Big Data is increasing in volume, variation, velocity, veracity and value.

 

A4. Personal Response                                                                                                        02 Describe at least two precautions that you will take while using social media.

 

A5 Language Study                                                                                                             02 1.      The massive data available with us can really work wonders. (Given below are four options. Find out and write down the correct complex sentence of the given sentence) a.       The massive data, which is available with us can really work wonders. b.      It is the massive data available with us, which can really work wonders. c.       As the massive data is available with us, it can really work wonders. d.      The massive data is available with us and it can rally work wonders.   2.      There is a revolution in the life style of people.                                                                 (Transform into Present Perfect Tense)

 

 

A6 Vocabulary                                                                                                                      02 Find out and write down at least four examples of compound words from the exract.

 

(B) Non-Textual Grammar:                                                                                                                     1. Do as directed.                                                                                                                03 i. I saw …………man. ………..man is from Kolhapur.      (Use appropriate articles and rewrite the sentence) ii. The story traces the downfall…………. a man who is overcome ……………greed.     (Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions and rewrite the sentence) iii. The king asked them, “What do you call that game?”     (Rewrite it to Indirect Speech)

 

 

2. Spot the error and rewrite the sentence.                                                                           01 Trees gives fruits and flowers.

           

Q. 2. (A) Read the given extract and complete the activity given below.                           (12)

                                                                                                                                                           

It is true that progress in knowledge has led to the development of science and technology, which has, in turn, profoundly alerted our environment. For example, fertilizers and insecticides have increased agricultural output, which is required to feed the swelling population of the world. However, both give rise to population. Each one in the modern world has accumulated in our bodies a few milligrams of D.D.T.,  which is organo-chlorine, a  type of insecticide. The D.D.T. level in fish is rising and already some fish eating birds are becoming sterile. Fertilizers used in farmlands are washed away by rain in to rivers, lakes and reservoirs. The heavy intake content in fertilizers leads to wild growth of vegetation in them, which in turn de-oxygenizes the waters and, as a result, all the fish is lost.                Massive industrialization too has led to serious pollution of the environment. Millions of tons of smoke of smoke, sulphur gas, ash and unknown quantities of toxic by-products are sent up every day all over the world and we simply do not know if our chemical environment is slowly poisoning us all. What is even worse, the increase in the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere from burning oil or coal may, in time, prevent the escape of the sun’s heat from the earth. Leading to a rise in the earth’s temperature, the melting of ice caps, and arise in the level of the ocean.                The sea has become a cheap dumping ground for all kinds of waste products. Although the sea has great capacity to break down all kinds of waste, this capacity is not unlimited, especially in shallow seas. Industrial effluent gets washed out to sea, for industries tend to concentrate in coastal areas in order to be able to dispose of unwanted waste cheaply. Atomic wastes as well as poison gases are dumped in the sea by industrial military authorities.                It would be foolish to shut our eyes to the dangers of the pollution that human beings cause. It is true that more and more people have become aware the dangers of pollution. Rivers are being gradually restored to health; international organizations are trying to keep the seas clean. Industries are being asked to pay large sums to meet the cost of deposing of effluents. Campaigns are being organized against cutting down trees. Public opinion is gradually being aroused to concern, and if all of us become concerned about our environment, we shall be able to keep the earth habitable for future generations.

 

A1 State whether the following statements are true or false and rewrite them.               02 i.          Excessive industrialization has led to serious pollution of the environment. ii.        Progress in knowledge has led to the development of science and technology but has kept environment intact. iii.      Now a day’s more and more people have become unaware of the dangers of pollution. iv.      Sea has great capacity to break down all kinds of waste but this capacity is limited.

  

A2 Find Out Find out from the extract how people have become aware of the dangers of pollution and the measures that they are taking to control it.                                                                        02

 

A3 Explain the relation between the progress in knowledge, development of science and deeply changed environment.                                                                                                  02

 

A4 Personal Response Describe at least four steps that you would take to protect environment and pollution of your area.                                                                                                                                    02

 

 

A5 Language Study                                                                                                              02 i. Although the sea has great capacity to break down all kinds of waste, this capacity is not unlimited.                                   (Use ‘but’ and rewrite the sentence) ii. Fertilizers and insecticides have increased agricultural output.                                   (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘Agricultural output………..)

 

A6 Vocabulary                                                                                                                    02 Find out the words from the extract which mean- a. Poisonous b. substance used to kill insects c. movement or drive d. fit to live on

  

(B)  Summary:

 

Write a summary of the above extract with the help of  the given clues and suggest a suitable title.                03 Increasing environmental pollution…………..pollution result of…………contamination of the things………….survival problem…………need to control…………including humans all in danger…………..population growth.

  

 (C) Mind Mapping:

Develop a Mind Mapping frame/design using your ideas/thoughts/concepts to illustrate/develop on ‘Best Sources of Entertainment’.                                                                                                                      03

 

                                              Section –II (Poetry and Appreciation)

Q. 3. A. Read the given extract and complete the activities given below:                         (10)

He felt the cheering power of spring,    It made him whistle, it made him sing;    His heart was mirthful to excess,    But the Rover’s mirth was wickedness.         His eye was on the Inchcape float;      Quoth he, “My men, put out the boat,                  And row me to the Inchcape Rock,     And I’ll plague the Abbot of Aberbrothok”.        The boat is lowered , the boatmen row,      And to the Inchcape Rock they go;      Sir Ralph bent over from the boat,       And he cut the bell from the Inchcape float.            Down sunk the bell with a gurgling sound,      The bubbles rose and burst around;      Quoth Sir Ralph, ‘The next who comes to the Rock      Won’t bless the Abbot of Aberothok’.

 

A1.Pick Out                                                                                                                       02 Pick out two lines from the extract that show how Sir Ralph enjoyed the power of spring.

 

 

A2. Give Reason                                                                                                              02         Sir Ralph asked his men to take his boat to Inchcape Rock because---------          i)---------------------------------------         ii)--------------------------------------

 

A3.  Personal response.                                                                                                     02 Give your reactions about Ralph’s behavior.

 

A4. Poetic device                                                                                                                  02 Write rhyme scheme and rhyming pairs of words of every stanza.

 

A5. Poetic creativity                                                                                                                 02        Add your two poetic lines to continue the theme of the stanza.               He felt the cheering power of the spring,               It made him whistle, it made him sing;               ---------------------------------------------------,              ------------------------------------------------------.

Q.3.B. Poetic Appreciation                                                                                                     (04)

           Read the given extract and write the appreciation of the given poem.

My father travels on the late evening train     Standing among silent commuters in the yellow light     Suburbs slide past his unseeing eyes     His shirt and pants are soggy and his black raincoat     Stained with mud and bag stuffed with books     Is falling apart.His eyes dimmed by age

 

Fade homeward through the humid monsoon night.     Now I can see him getting out of train     Like a word dropped from a long sentence.     He hurries the length of the grey platform,     Crosses the railway line, enters the lane,     His chappals are sticky with mud, but he hurries onward.

                SECTION –III (Writing skills)

Q. 4. Complete the activities as per the instructions given below:                                     (16)

 

Q4.A. Attempt ‘Any One’ from the given activities:                                                          (04)

 

1) Drafting a virtual message:

Using information given below, draft a virtual message which Amrita left for her brother, Sourajit.     

 

Shekhar: Is this 28473892? Amrita:  Yes. May I know who is speaking? Shekhar:  I am Shekhar. I want to speak to Sourajit. I am his friend from IHM, Goa. Amrita:  I am his sister. Sourajit is not at homeat the moment. Can you ring up a little later? Shekhar:  I shall be a little busy, Actually,I have got a placement at the Hotel Mumbai, and will have to join with immediate effect. Sourajit now I am trying to get all the formalities completed. This is the news that I wanted to give Sourjit. Will you do that for me? Also tell him that will let him know my new cell phone number as soon as I get one. Amrita:  I’ll do that. Bye and all the best.. Amrita had to leave for the office. So she wrote a note for Sourajit. Draft her message in not more than 50 words.

 

OR

2) Statement of Purpose: You must have decided your aim in life. Which institute/university would you like to join for your diploma/graduation? Write a statement of purpose as a part of your application to the institute/university.

OR

3) Group Discussion:                 You and your friends are participating in a group discussion. The evaluator has given a topic, ‘Teenagers are more inclined towards junk food nowadays’. Write a suitable dialogue for each participant giving his/her opinion on the topic.

 

Q. 4 B) Complete the activities as per the instructions given below.                                              04

1. E-mail writing

                                                                                                                                                               

Write an e-mail to the S.T. Depot Manager using following points: Your college is 15 km away from your native place. You go to college by S.T. bus. The bus timings are not convenient for you and other students. Write an e-mail to the S.T. Depot Manager of your area. Write an e-mail to depot.manager@yahoomail.com Use proper template to write e-mail.

                                                                        OR

2. Report Writing:

Write a report of the celebration of ‘ Independence Day’ in your college.

 

Points: the time students assembled in college, arrival of chief guest and others, flag-hoisting, speeches, detailed programme, vote of thanks.

 

                                                                        OR

3. Framing interview questions:                                                                                                   04

Imagine you are a representative of your college. You want to publish an interview of a social worker in the college magazine. Prepare questions to take his/her interview. (Eight to ten questions) Hints: questions about his/her career, memorable incident and work.

 

  

Q. 4 C) Complete the activities as per the instructions given below.                                           04

1. Speech writing:                                                                                                                  

Prepare a speech to be made before your class appealing the students to plant trees. Use the following points: Make an appeal to plant trees, mention its need and importance use rhetorical questions, tell them process and locations for planting the trees.

 

 

 

 

                                                                        OR

2. Compering:           

Imagine you are a compere of a ‘Prize Distribution Ceremony’ of your college. Write a script of the same. (Write in 100 words) Use the following points: 1. Introduction  2. Lighting the lamp  3. Welcome song  4. Introductory speech 5. Felicitation  6. Main event  7. Speech of guest  8. Vote of thanks

                                                  

                                                                        OR

3. Expansion of ideas:                                                                                  

Expand the idea inherent in the following statement. (Write in 100 words) ‘One should eat to live, not live to eat’-Franklin Use the following points: Explain the statement, give examples, give message in the statement.

 

Q. 4 D) Complete the activities as per the instructions given below.                                                04

1. Blog writing:                                                                                                                                  

Write a blog using proper format on the topic-‘Yoga-A practice for better living’ with the help of the following points in about 100/150 words: (Write in 100 words) Hints: Importance of Yoga in life, Keeps body fit and healthy, Refreshes soul and mind, Stress buster, Meditation helps in focusing etc. (Write answer in blog template)

                                                OR

 2. Review writing:                                                                                                                

Write a film review that you have seen recently using the following points: 1. Story  2. Characterization  3. Music and songs  4. Theme   5. Action  6. Special features  7. Weak points  8. Your opinion about the film. (Write in 100 words)

                                                                        OR

3. Appeal:                                                                                                                  

Sharda Social Club, Kolhapur arranged a ‘Save water-Save earth’ drive for five days. Prepare an appeal to the people to join it. Hints: Give programmes, Time and date, Contact information, Use picture/decorative frame.

SECTION IV

(LITERARY GENRE-NOVEL)

Q. 5 A) Complete the activities given below as per the instructions:

1. Match the column ‘A' with ‘B’                                                                                        02

A	B
1. Theme	a. The struggle between the opposite forces in the story
2. Plot	b. The background in which the story takes place
3. Setting	c. The central idea in the novel which can be expressed in a nutshell.
4. Conflict	d. The story or the course of events that make up the theme.

2. Complete the web by choosing words from the following-                                           02

(Drama, phrase, William James, Kiran Nagarkar, Rajmohan’s wife, Principles of Psychology, flow of thoughts, central idea)

Stream of consciousness   novel

Stream of consciousness is a ……………………………

Stream of consciousness means……………………….

This phrase is coined by……………………………………

He used this term in his………………………………………

 

 

Q. 5 B Answer in about 50 words to the questions given below:

1. Compare the following characters in the novel ‘To Sir with Love’                              02

Ricky Braithwaite and Head of the school

2. Narrate the event of Half-yearly report of Students’ Council’ which took place on November 15^th in the novel ‘To Sir, with Love’                                                                  02

Q. 5 C Answer in about 50 words to the questions given below:

1. Complete the table highlighting various traits of the following characters in the extract from ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’.                                                                                 02

Name of the characters	Traits
Aouda
Detective Fix

 

2. Describe the importance of the following place in the development of the plot and behaviour of the characters.                                                                                                     02

Place:Liverpool

Q. 5 D Answer in about 50 words to the questions given below:

1. Explain Sherlock Holmes is the leading character in the novel ‘The Sign of Four’.   02

2. In the following dialogue, find out who the speaker is, his/her tone, style, significance     

    etc.                                                                                                                                       02

    ‘Your statement is most interesting. Has anything else occurred to you?’

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