ENRICHMENT WORKSHEET
1. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction in any four lines against the space provided. Do not copy the whole passage.
Incorrect Correction
I. a) Parts in north India could ------------ -----------
b) still experience a extended winter. ------------ -----------
c) As cluster of disturbances has closed ------------ ------------
d) in nearly half of the country in many sides. ------------- ------------
e) These twirling ball of moisture-laden ------------- ------------
winds have fanned out into a wide swath.
Incorrect Correction
II. a) Five robbers barging into the house ------------ -----------
b) of a middle-aged women and decamped ------------ -----------
c) with cash or gold jewellery worth ------------ ------------
d) lakhs, after injures her, in Saket, South Delhi. ------------- ------------
e) The victim, Pushpa, telling the police that the ------------- ------------
assailants were armed and she identified one of them as Vijay.
2. In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word in any four lines along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in the space provided. Do not copy the whole passage. First one has been done as an example.
Before Word After
I. e.g. It is made two Sanskrit words made of two
a) which means that I bow you. ------------ ---------- --------
b) The palms joined and the ------------ ---------- --------
c) head slightly bowed. ------------ ---------- --------
d) This is not just polite greeting. ------------ ---------- --------
e) People believe it be a way ------------ ----------- --------
of being happy and prosperous.
II. Before Word After
a) The popular musical rhythm known Forro originated _____ ______ ______
b) in the northeast Brazil and is now popular _____ ______ ______
c) all over country. Besides music the country is _____ ______ ______
d) famous its beaches, or you can walk _____ ______ ______
e) down narrow streets and take the markets and fairs _____ ______ ______
and see people making beautiful handicrafts.
3. Fill in any four of the following blanks choosing the most appropriate option form the ones given below. Write the answer in your answer sheet against the correct blanks.
I. Education has a)______ an Indian’s ticket b) ______ the life that he c) ______ she wants to lead. Naturally, it features prominently d) ______ an average Indian household’s priorities. This might explain why India e) _____ more universities that any other county in the world.
a) i) had ii) been iii) got iv) brought
b) i) to ii) in iii) on iv) for
c) i) and ii) or iii) but iv) otherwise
d) i) on ii) with iii) in iv) for
e) i) gets ii) has iii) welcomes iv) makes
II. It is annoying to get stuck a)___ a traffic jam in the morning. It is the peak hour b)____ office goers who get exasperated c)______ having to wait at road junctions d)_____ they are running short e)____ time.
a) i) in ii) on iii) from iv) to
b) i) to ii) for iii) with iv) from
c) i) with ii) to iii) on iv) for
d) i) if ii) when iii) but iv) so that
e) i) of ii) for iii) on iv) to
4. Rearrange the following words to make meaningful sentences. One has been done as an example.
e.g. trap/ to / smartphone / the / welcome
Welcome to the smartphone trap.
a) have / all of us / to / succumbed / it /almost
b) its / a / new / marvel / buy / we / and // at / speed / phone
c) use it / download / for a few / a ton of apps / and / we / months
d) frustrated / the / slows down/ phone / get / we / as
e) youtube / often / on / songs / we / very / enjoy
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