Grammar -2

 

10. Choose and copy the best answer for the numbered blanks below. Rewriting is not compulsory. (10×0.5=5) (Check the answers whether they are correct or not) 

A man came into (a)………..(a, an, the, no article) wood one day with an ax in his hand. He (b)……… (begs, begged, was begging, had begged) a tree, (c) ……….(please give me, to give him, that give him, whether give him) a small branch. He wanted the branch (d)…….. (because, so that, although, since) he could make a walking stick from it. The tree was (e)…… (with, of, by, on) kind nature. He thought the man (f) …… (will, may, might, must) make good use of the branch. Hence, he gave the man one of his branches, (g)…… …… (did he, didn’t he, hadn’t he, wouldn’t he)? The woodcutter had the branch (h) …..(fix, to fix, fixed, fixing) into his ax head. Soon the woodcutter was set to work. He cut down branch after branch. The tree had never been (i) ………. (foolish, as foolish as, more foolish, the most foolish) this in giving his enemy the means of destroying himself. Had the tree not permitted the man to cut a branch, he (j)….…….(doesn’t probably fell, won’t probably fell, wouldn’t probably fell, wouldn’t have probably felled) so many branches .

Answer key. Check the answers time and again. You may see some mistakes or errors in the answer key. 
a. the     b. begged     c. to give him     d. so that     e. of     f. might  g. didn’t he     h. fixed     i. more foolish     j. wouldn’t have probably felled

Grammar

 10. Choose and copy the correct answer. Rewriting is not required.(10×0.5=5)

Some answers in the answer key are incorrect. Check them with authentic sources and deal with them. 

Once there was a well in a forest. One day, a fox was walking by ……… (a) ……… (a/ an/ the/ no article) well. Suddenly, he slipped …….. (b)………. (into/ on/ to/ from) the well. The well was very deep, ……… (c) …….. (so/ however/ therefore/ so that) he could not come out of the well. He made lots of efforts, ……….. (d) ………(didn’t he / don’t he / doesn’t he / isn’t he) ? At the same time, a thirsty goat ………….. (e) ……….. (has passed/ pass / was passing / is passing) by the well and saw the fox in the well. The goat asked the fox ……… (f) ……… (what he was doing/was he doing/ what he did/what he does) there. The clever fox replied that he had been there to drink water. He further said, the water there was very good. Hearing that, the goat ….. (g) ….. (jumped/ was jumped/ is jumped/ jump) into the well at once. The fox stepped onto the back of the goat and jumped out of the well easily. The poor goat ……… (h) ………(was/ were/ is/ are) left to die there in the well. The persuasive words of the clever fox made the goat …….. (i) ……… (jump / to jump jumped/had jumped) into the well. If the goat had thought properly, it ………. (j) ……… (would not have died / would die / will die/ to die) there.

Multiple Choice Answers:

(a) a
(b) into
(c) so
(d) didn’t he
(e) was passing
(f) what he was doing
(g) jumped
(h) was
(i) to jump
(j) would not have died