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The document contains exercises on converting sentences into indirect speech, selecting correct conjunctions, changing voice in sentences, filling in verb forms and adverbs, rearranging words to form meaningful sentences, and editing for grammatical correctness. It also includes comprehension questions related to Charles Chaplin. Answers are provided for each exercise.

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Answer Key Revision Combined

The document contains exercises on converting sentences into indirect speech, selecting correct conjunctions, changing voice in sentences, filling in verb forms and adverbs, rearranging words to form meaningful sentences, and editing for grammatical correctness. It also includes comprehension questions related to Charles Chaplin. Answers are provided for each exercise.

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1. Convert the following sentences into Indirect Speech.

1. She said to me, “Who taught you English?”


2. He said to his mother, “Why did you not wash my school dress?”
3. The mother said to the child, “Did you have your breakfast?”
4. Anil said to his sister, “How did you fare in the interview?”
5. The policeman asked me, “Had the thief stolen your watch?”
Answers:
1. She asked me who had taught me English.
2. He asked his mother why he had not washed his school dress.
3. The mother asked the child if he had his breakfast.
4. Anil asked his sister how she had fared in the interview.
5. The policeman asked me if the thief had stolen my watch.

2. Write the correct options from the given conjunctions.


1. Sid and/or Neena planned to have dinner at China Valley.
2. See to it that you leave home early so/for you can reach the exam center in time.
3. She reached home late, yet/so she looked very energetic.
4. Do you like black olives or/and green olives?
5. I am sure I locked the door, but/so I cannot remember if I took the keys.
Answers:
1. and
2. so
3. yet
4. or
5. but

3. Change the voice of the following sentences:


1. The guitar was played by Lisa.
2. The book is being read by Mary.
3. The rat is eaten by the cat.
4. A washing machine has been bought by him.
5. The lucky draw will be won by him.
Answers:
1. Lisa played the guitar.
2. Mary is reading the book.
3. The cat eats the rat.
4. He has bought a washing machine.
5. He will win the lucky draw.

4. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets.
1. Someone ____________ (knock) at the door.
2. Good boys ____________ (obey) their elders.
3. Water ____________ (boil) at 100°C.
4. Birds ____________ (fly) in the air.
5. I ____________ (receive) your letter yesterday.
Answers:
1. knocked
2. obey
3. boils
4. fly
5. received
5. Fill in the blank with the correct form of adverb in each of the following sentences:
1. The vendor spoke very ……………. (angry)
2. She drives the car very ………….. (careful)
3. He is …………….. dressed. (nice)
4. We were ……………… fined. (heavy)
5. Fees are charged in this school…………. (annual)
Answers:
1. Angrily
2. Carefully
3. Nicely
4. Heavily
5. Annually

6. Rearrange the following words/phrases to form meaningful sentences.


a) wear / these / people / a majority / of / days / a watch
b) time / it / in / measures / seconds / and / hours / minutes
c) shapes / different / a wristwatch / sizes / and / is available / in
d) like / digital / while / prefer / wristwatches / mechanical ones / others / some people
Answers:
(a) A majority of people wear a watch these days.
(b) It measures time in hours, minutes and seconds.
(c) A wristwatch is available in different shapes and sizes.
(d) Some people prefer wristwatches while others like mechanical ones.

6. Editing:
Incorrect Correct
The giant whale are very harmless animals. whale whales
Their head is about one third the size of a huge a) a a) their
body and in it, it can sweep great quantities of tiny fish b) in b) with
and seaweed. Inside the mouth, there is no teeth. c) is c) are
but a arrangement of thin bones which d) a d) an
catches the food so the whale sucks e) so e) and
down an endless meal as it move. f) move f) moves

Comprehension Answers:
Q 1) The boy Charles Chaplin was __________.
a) brown-haired
b) dark-haired
c) red-haired
d) light-haired
Q 2) Chaplin thought to get a job in __________.
a) soap business
b) hotel business
c) show business
d) hospital business
Q 3) His parents were __________.
a) music-hall performers
b) actors
c) singers
d) directors
Q 4) His father had died due to __________.
a) an illness
b) accident
c) drinking
d) suicide
Q 5) The meaning of ‘determined’ is ___________.
a) mind made up
b) mind turn up
c) mind fade up
d) mind turn down

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