The document contains several passages with grammatical errors or missing words. The passages cover topics such as physical changes during adolescence, the health benefits of chocolate, job requirements for sales representatives, how escalators in malls work, a story from Buddha about bringing someone back to life, using modal verbs, describing diamond formation, benefits of early rising, importance of educating women, and reporting body temperature measurements. For each passage, there are blanks where incorrect words need to be identified or missing words added.

1. SECTION- C [Grammar] Roll. No.- Name-
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number as given in example. (6 marks)
Growth during adolescence was was – is (example)
very fast and physical change (a) …………………
that adolescents undergo had (b) …………………
a direct influence on their nutritional need. (c) …………………
adequate nutrition intake during (d) …………………
this period could have serious consequences (e) …………………
during adolescence, adulthood of beyond. (f) …………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Chocolate can make peoples happy. peoples - eople (example)
Chocolate are also considered very (a) .....................................
good in health. One (b) .....................................
bar off chocolate (c) .....................................
have more protein than one banana. (d)......................................
You might had heard people saying (e)......................................
that chocolates spoils the teeth. (f) .....................................
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Any public limited company needs sales any – a
Representatives for his new showroom (a)......................................
Into Karol Bagh, New Delhi. The job requires (b)......................................
A sense of devote and hard work. Candidates (c)......................................
Should be willing to go door from door for (d)......................................
Sell consumer goods of daily use. In (e)......................................
Addition of salary commission on total sales (f) .....................................
Shall also be given.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Going up and down from one floor to
another in a big mall can be tired. (a).....................................
To make things easier, most of the
big malls have special stairs-stairs that move.
These moving stairs are called escalate. (b)......................................
When you step on to a moving stair, the steps magic(c).....................................
appear from under the ground.
They take you up to the top, then disappeared again.(d)....................................
Where do they go? The stairs are actual part (e) ...................................
of a huge belt that winds around two wheels.
The steps are upright when you riding on them. (f)....................................
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Once an poor woman, who had e.g. an – a
lost his only son, came to Budha and (a)……………………………
prayed to him to bringing her (b)……………………………
dead son back in life. Budha (c)……………………………
said that there is only one medicine (d)……………………………
that can given back her son’s life. (e)……………………………
She asked him who it was. Budha (f)……………………………
told her that she will bring (g)……………………………
a handful off mustard seeds from a (h)……………………………
house where death had not taken place.
The woman then understood the message given by Budha.
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The following passage has not been edited. There is a ‘modal’ missing in each line. Write the required word (modal) along with one word that comes before it and the one that immediately follows it.
I told Papa that we visit our grandmother.E.g. we should visit
Papa replied that his programme be clear(a) --------------------
by the week-end. We leave the station (b) --------------------
only after that. I wondered if I take my (c) --------------------
puppy with us. My papa said that I if I (d) --------------------
so desired. My mother, however, said
that I not. She said that my puppy (e) --------------------
be a cause of trouble to the family there. (f) ---------------------
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
When a diamond find in the earth e.g. find -- is found
its outside appear is rather dull. (a) …………………….
hen skilful hands makes it into (b) …………………….
a sparkled gem. Most diamonds (c) …………………….
are saw into two, and (d) ……………………..
every half is shaped and cut into (e) ………………………
the round diamond. Then little faces (f)………………………..
or facet is cut into the diamond.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in your answer sheet against the correct blank number as shown. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined as shown. The great advantage early rising is advantage of early rising
the good start it gives us our day's (a) -------------
work. The early riser has done large (b) ------------
amount of hard work before others
have got out beds. In the morning (c) --------
the mind is fresh. So the work done
that time is generally well done. In (d) -----------
many cases the early rises also
finds time take some exercises (e)-----------
in the fresh morning air this (f)-----------
exercise supplies to him a fund of energy.
SECTION- C [Grammar]
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number as given in example. (6 marks)
Growth during adolescence was was – is (example)
very fast and physical change (a) …………………
that adolescents undergo had (b) …………………
a direct influence on their nutritional need. (c) …………………
adequate nutrition intake during (d) …………………
this period could have serious consequences (e) …………………
during adolescence, adulthood of beyond. (f) …………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Chocolate can make peoples happy. peoples - eople (example)
Chocolate are also considered very (a) .....................................
good in health. One (b) .....................................
bar off chocolate (c) .....................................
have more protein than one banana. (d)......................................
You might had heard people saying (e)......................................
that chocolates spoils the teeth. (f) .....................................
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Any public limited company needs sales any – a
Representatives for his new showroom (a)......................................
Into Karol Bagh, New Delhi. The job requires (b)......................................
A sense of devote and hard work. Candidates (c)......................................
Should be willing to go door from door for (d)......................................
Sell consumer goods of daily use. In (e)......................................
Addition of salary commission on total sales (f) .....................................
Shall also be given.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Going up and down from one floor to
another in a big mall can be tired. (a).....................................
To make things easier, most of the
big malls have special stairs-stairs that move.
These moving stairs are called escalate. (b)......................................
When you step on to a moving stair, the steps magic(c).....................................
appear from under the ground.
They take you up to the top, then disappeared again.(d)....................................
Where do they go? The stairs are actual part (e) ...................................
of a huge belt that winds around two wheels.
The steps are upright when you riding on them. (f)....................................
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Once an poor woman, who had e.g. an – a
lost his only son, came to Budha and (a)……………………………
prayed to him to bringing her (b)……………………………
dead son back in life. Budha (c)……………………………
said that there is only one medicine (d)……………………………
that can given back her son’s life. (e)……………………………
She asked him who it was. Budha (f)……………………………
told her that she will bring (g)……………………………
a handful off mustard seeds from a (h)……………………………
house where death had not taken place.
The woman then understood the message given by Budha.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
The following passage has not been edited. There is a ‘modal’ missing in each line. Write the required word (modal) along with one word that comes before it and the one that immediately follows it.
I told Papa that we visit our grandmother.E.g. we should visit
Papa replied that his programme be clear(a) --------------------
by the week-end. We leave the station (b) --------------------
only after that. I wondered if I take my (c) --------------------
puppy with us. My papa said that I if I (d) --------------------
so desired. My mother, however, said
that I not. She said that my puppy (e) --------------------
be a cause of trouble to the family there. (f) ---------------------
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
When a diamond find in the earth e.g. find -- is found
its outside appear is rather dull. (a) …………………….
hen skilful hands makes it into (b) …………………….
a sparkled gem. Most diamonds (c) …………………….
are saw into two, and (d) ……………………..
every half is shaped and cut into (e) ………………………
the round diamond. Then little faces (f)………………………..
or facet is cut into the diamond.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in your answer sheet against the correct blank number as shown. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined as shown. The great advantage early rising is advantage of early rising
the good start it gives us our day's (a) -------------
work. The early riser has done large (b) ------------
amount of hard work before others
have got out beds. In the morning (c) --------
the mind is fresh. So the work done
that time is generally well done. In (d) -----------
many cases the early rises also
finds time take some exercises (e)-----------
in the fresh morning air this (f)-----------
exercise supplies to him a fund of energy.

2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
The underlined words in the following passage have been used inappropriately. Replace them with their appropriate forms. Write your answers in your answer sheet with correct number Do not copy the whole passage. Newspapers are sold because of news and editor’s coverage but they get more revenue from (a) advertise. News cost money, advertisements fetch money. The (b) economical of modern newspaper is such that it cannot run by just (c) sell news; it has to (d) dependent on advertisements. The economics of newspaper publishing requires both (e) subscribe who can afford to buy newspapers and businessmen who can advertise in it. The (f) grow of the press depends on both. Therefore, in newspaper management neither aspect can be neglected.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(a) advertising advertiser advertisements advertisers
(b) economics economy conomical economist
(c) selling seller sold had sold
(d) depended depend depends depending
(e) subscribers subscription subscribed subscriber
(f) growing grower growth grew
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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in brackets choosing the most appropriate from the options given below.
Yesterday it (A) ______ (rain) heavily. The gardener (B)______ (come) in the morning. But he could not (C) ___ (do) any work. He (D) ______ (push) the water outside and (E) _______ (clean) the garden. I (F) ________ (go) into the garden and (G)_____ (pluck) some flowers. In the evening there (H) ___ (be) no rain.
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) was raining rained had rained would rain
(B) came comes has come is coming
(C) did done do does
(D) pushes pushed had pushed has pushed
(E) cleaned cleans cleaning had cleaned
(F) have gone had gone went goes
(G) plucking was plucking plucked had plucked
(H) had was were would
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No country can achieve (a) develop without educating her women. The (b) educate of women is as (c) importance as that of men. It can even be said that (d) educate woman is of greater (e) important. If we educate a woman, we educate a family. An (f) educate woman can perform her duties with greater efficiency. She can run her family in a better manner, and can help her children.
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(a) developing developed development developer
(b) education educating educator educators
(c) imported importing important importants
(d) education educators educating educated
(e) importance importing important importants
(f) education educators educating educated
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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket by choosing the correct alternative from the options given :
(a) Last week I ......................................................................... (buy) a car.
(b) She…………(read) this book for last two days.
(c) They…………(finish) their work before I …………. (reach) there.
(a) (i) have bought (ii) had bought (iii) buying (iv) bought
(b)(i) has been reading (ii) have been reading (iii) was reading (iv) is reading
(c)(i) finished (ii) had been finishing (iii) had finished (iv) would finish
(d)(i) had reached (ii) reached (iii) was reaching (iv)have reached
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Given below is a set of instructions for using a thermometer to measure the
body temperature. Imagine you have completed this procedure. Complete
the following paragraph reporting what you have done. One is done for you:
. Take a thermometer and wash it in fresh and cold water,
. Shake it to bring the mercury to the level of 96.4°F.
. Put the thermometer into patient's mouth under his tongue.
. Keep it for one to two minutes.
. Take it out of the mouth and read the temperature.
. Wash the thermometer and keep it back into its holder.
A thermometer was taken and (a)__________ water. It (b)__________ to bring the mercury to the level of 96.40F. The thermometer (c)__________ into patient's mouth under his tongue and (d)____________ for one to two minutes. Then it (e)_____________out of the mount and the temperature (f)____________ The thermometer (g) _____________and (h)________________ in its holder.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(a) was washed washing washed had washed
(b) was shake shaken was shaken had shaken
(c) was put put had put had been put
(d) keep was kept kept keeping
(e)taken was taken took had taken
(f) read reading was read was reading
(g) were washed was washed washed were washing
(h) keeping was kept had kept kept
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By U.K.Jangid (TGT English)
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The underlined words in the following passage have been used inappropriately. Replace them with their appropriate forms. Write your answers in your answer sheet with correct number Do not copy the whole passage. Newspapers are sold because of news and editor’s coverage but they get more revenue from (a) advertise. News cost money, advertisements fetch money. The (b) economical of modern newspaper is such that it cannot run by just (c) sell news; it has to (d) dependent on advertisements. The economics of newspaper publishing requires both (e) subscribe who can afford to buy newspapers and businessmen who can advertise in it. The (f) grow of the press depends on both. Therefore, in newspaper management neither aspect can be neglected.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(a) advertising advertiser advertisements advertisers
(b) economics economy conomical economist
(c) selling seller sold had sold
(d) depended depend depends depending
(e) subscribers subscription subscribed subscriber
(f) growing grower growth grew
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in brackets choosing the most appropriate from the options given below.
Yesterday it (A) ______ (rain) heavily. The gardener (B)______ (come) in the morning. But he could not (C) ___ (do) any work. He (D) ______ (push) the water outside and (E) _______ (clean) the garden. I (F) ________ (go) into the garden and (G)_____ (pluck) some flowers. In the evening there (H) ___ (be) no rain.
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) was raining rained had rained would rain
(B) came comes has come is coming
(C) did done do does
(D) pushes pushed had pushed has pushed
(E) cleaned cleans cleaning had cleaned
(F) have gone had gone went goes
(G) plucking was plucking plucked had plucked
(H) had was were would
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
No country can achieve (a) develop without educating her women. The (b) educate of women is as (c) importance as that of men. It can even be said that (d) educate woman is of greater (e) important. If we educate a woman, we educate a family. An (f) educate woman can perform her duties with greater efficiency. She can run her family in a better manner, and can help her children.
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(a) developing developed development developer
(b) education educating educator educators
(c) imported importing important importants
(d) education educators educating educated
(e) importance importing important importants
(f) education educators educating educated
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket by choosing the correct alternative from the options given :
(a) Last week I..........................................................................(buy) a car.
(b) She…………(read) this book for last two days.
(c) They…………(finish) their work before I …………. (reach) there.
(a) (i) have bought (ii) had bought (iii) buying (iv) bought
(b)(i) has been reading (ii) have been reading (iii) was reading (iv) is reading
(c)(i) finished (ii) had been finishing (iii) had finished (iv) would finish
(d)(i) had reached (ii) reached (iii) was reaching (iv)have reached
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Given below is a set of instructions for using a thermometer to measure the
body temperature. Imagine you have completed this procedure. Complete
the following paragraph reporting what you have done. One is done for you:
. Take a thermometer and wash it in fresh and cold water,
. Shake it to bring the mercury to the level of 96.4°F.
. Put the thermometer into patient's mouth under his tongue.
. Keep it for one to two minutes.
. Take it out of the mouth and read the temperature.
. Wash the thermometer and keep it back into its holder.
A thermometer was taken and (a)__________ water. It (b)__________ to bring the mercury to the level of 96.40F. The thermometer (c)__________ into patient's mouth under his tongue and (d)____________ for one to two minutes. Then it (e)_____________out of the mount and the temperature (f)____________ The thermometer (g) _____________and (h)________________ in its holder.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(a) was washed washing washed had washed
(b) was shake shaken was shaken had shaken
(c) was put put had put had been put
(d) keep was kept kept keeping
(e)taken was taken took had taken
(f) read reading was read was reading
(g) were washed was washed washed were washing
(h) keeping was kept had kept kept
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By U.K.Jangid (TGT English)