NEB-GRADE XII 2081 (2024)
Compulsory English
New Course
Grammar and Vocabulary (Solution of Q. 7 & 8)
7. Do as instructed in the brackets and rewrite the complete
sentences. [10×1=10]
a) Nepal is a culture diverse country where one can enjoy an example of
tolerance and understanding among a number of castes and creeds. (Correct the
underlined word in the sentence)
Ans: Nepal is a cultural diverse country where one can
enjoy an example of tolerance and understanding among a number of castes and
creeds.
b) The class monitor, as well as
his friends, usually ....... (perform/performs/ performing/have performed) well
in the extra-curricular activities. (Choose the correct verb from the brackets)
Ans: The class monitor, as well as
his friends, usually performs well
in the extra-curricular activities.
c) The thief escaped
............ (through/beside/below/onto) the tunnel that was buried about five
feet beneath the surface. (Choose the correct preposition from the brackets)
Ans: The thief escaped through the tunnel that was buried
about five feet beneath the surface.
d) "Who is that man with
Pushkar?" "I'm not sure. He ....... (might/could/ would/ought) be his
father". (Choose the appropriate modal verb.)
Ans: "Who is that man with
Pushkar?" "I'm not sure. He might
be his father".
e) Please, do not call me between 8
and 9 a.m. We ........ (have/will have/ will have had/will be having) dinner
then. (Choose the appropriate form of the verb.)
Ans: Please, do not call me between
8 and 9 a.m. We will be having
dinner then.
f) Yubaraj said that the document
was personal and he wouldn't let me to
read it. (Identify the grammatical error in the underlined part and correct
it.)
Ans: Yubaraj said that the document
was personal and he wouldn't let me read
it.
g) They saw that a tiger was
prowling in the shrub near them. They attacked the tiger. (Combine the two
sentences using "as soon as")
Ans: As soon as they saw that a
tiger was prowling in the shrub near them, they attacked it.
h) I was born in a remote village.
Indelible childhood memories from there recur all the time. (Combine the two
sentences using an appropriate relative pronoun)
Ans: I was born in a remote
village, where indelible childhood memories recur all the time.
i) They intend this letter merely
to remind the officials of the urgency of the issue. (Change the sentence into
passive voice.)
Ans: This letter is intended merely
to remind the officials of the urgency of the issue.
j) She said to her clerk,
"Don't make mistake again or you'll be sacked". (Change the sentence
into indirect speech).
Ans: She warned her clerk not to
make mistakes again or he would be sacked.
a) Which
of the following pairs of words has a similar vowel sound?
(i)
beer, bear (ii) hear, hare
(iii)
near, there (iv) care,
pair
Ans:
(iv) care, pair
b) Keeping
away from learning will definitely.... one's complexities in future. Identify
one of the following words that takes the suffix "-en" when it is
changed into a verb and completes the sentence.
(i)
bright (ii) gold
(iii)
deep (iv) short
Ans:
(iii) deep (deepen- means: grow/increase)
c) The
prompt decision of the court stopped the municipality from lagging behind. Which
of the following words is opposite in meaning to the word "prompt"?
(i)
immediate (ii)
timely
(iii)
instant (iv) delayed
Ans:
(iv) delayed
d) In a
dictionary, which one of the following words does NOT come between the
guidewords "heated" and "hectare"?
(i)
heart (ii)
heater
(iii)
heaven (iv) hectic
Ans:
(i) heart
e) I fell
in with a stranger while I was walking down the street. In this sentence, the
phrase "fell in with" nearly means that the speaker.........
(i)
knocked down the stranger.
(ii)
met the stranger accidentally.
(iii)
fell in love with the stranger.
(iv)
saw the stranger fall on the ground.
Ans:
(ii) met the stranger accidentally.
