PART – A (Answer Any Five)

(5 × 6 = 30 Marks)

1. Answer as directed

a. Chocolate – a bar of chocolate (Quantify the uncountable noun) Other examples: A Flock of Birds-
Flock is the quantifier- shows quantity, A gram of Gold.
b. Milky Way – Proper noun (Identify the type of noun)
c. “How many?” is asked for countable nouns.
d. Information – a piece of information (Quantify the uncountable noun)
e. Childhood – Abstract noun (Identify the type of noun)
f. “How much?” is asked for uncountable nouns.

2. Answer as directed

a. They were a quiet audience. (Use the root ‘audi’)

b. The meaning of the root ‘theo’ is God.
c. Genetic – Root: gen (meaning: birth/origin)
d. The root bene means good/well.
e. Democracy – Root: demo (meaning: people)
f. The meaning of the root scrib/script is to write.

3. Answer as directed

a. The child was excited with the handful of chocolates offered to her.
b. Tata Motors manufactures cars.
c. Our team won the Hockey championship.
d. She was praised for her kindness.
e. The scientist made an important discovery in the lab.
f. The farmer used organic manure for his crops.

4. Answer as directed

a. They taught themselves how to sing.

b. This book is mine and I am not giving it to anyone.
c. The camera I wanted for so long is finally mine!
d. The teacher gave himself/herself a holiday.
e. That pen is yours, not mine.
f. I met a boy yesterday. He is my neighbour.

5. Answer as directed

(Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs from the list given: run, write, eat, play, sleep)
a. The children love to run in the park every evening.
b. I usually do my homework after dinner. (But since “write” is in the list, you may also say “write”
homework → stylistically acceptable in ESL exams.)
→ Corrected: I usually write my homework after dinner.
c. They eat their lunch before going to school.
d. We often play cricket on Sundays.
e. Babies usually sleep for long hours during the day.
f. She likes to write poems in her free time.

6. Answer as directed (Match the following)

Word Match Meaning

a. Happy (a) Joyful synonymous

b. Begin (b) Start same meaning

c. Courageous (c) Brave same meaning

d. Huge (d) Enormous same meaning

e. Smart (e) Intelligent same meaning

f. Quick (f) Fast same meaning

7. Answer as directed (Fill with appropriate tenses)

a. She goes to the market every Sunday. (Simple Present)

b. I was reading a novel when the phone rang. (Past Continuous)
c. They had finished their homework before dinner yesterday. (Past Perfect)
d. He usually wakes up at 6 a.m. every day. (Simple Present)
e. We were watching TV when the lights went out. (Past Continuous)
f. By next week, she will have completed her project. (Future Perfect)

8. Answer as directed (Paragraph writing – using hints)

Answer (Sample Paragraph, ~180 words):

It was an ordinary morning, the sun rising slowly over the rooftops, and the air still carried a touch of
coolness. I was rushing to finish breakfast, already worrying about unfinished homework and the test
that awaited me. Suddenly, a strange sound echoed from outside — loud and unexpected. People
began gathering quickly, their faces tense with confusion. I stepped out, my heart racing, a mixture of
fear and curiosity filling me. Before my eyes stood a car, overturned near the corner of our street,
smoke curling from beneath it. Voices rose all around — everyone speaking at once, some panicking,
others calling for help. For a moment, disbelief held me still, but then a small voice within urged me
to act. With trembling hands, I ran to assist an elderly man struggling to move away. The relief that
followed when the police arrived was overwhelming. That day taught me that courage is not the
absence of fear but the strength to act despite it — a lesson I can never forget.
EXTENDED NOTES (Grammar and Usage Concepts)

1. Nouns and Quantifiers

 Countable nouns → can be counted individually (e.g. apple, chair, pen).

→ Use “How many…?”
→ Quantifiers: a few, many, several, two, some.

 Uncountable nouns → cannot be counted individually (e.g. water, milk, information,

chocolate).
→ Use “How much…?”
→ Quantifiers: a piece of, a bit of, a bar of, a drop of.

 Types of nouns:

o Proper noun: names a specific person/place (e.g. Milky Way, India).

o Abstract noun: names a concept, quality, or idea (e.g. childhood, love, anger).

2. Roots and Word Formation

 Root words: the base part of a word that carries meaning.

Prefixes and suffixes modify meaning or grammar.

Root Meaning Example

audi hear audio, audience

theo God theology

gen birth/origin genetics

bene good benefit

demo people democracy

scrib/script write describe, manuscript

Word-building enhances vocabulary by recognising families of related words.

3. Prefixes and Suffixes

 Prefix: Added before a root word to alter meaning.

e.g., manufacture (manu + fact + ure), unhappy, disagree.

 Suffix: Added after a root word to form a new word or change word class.
e.g., kind → kindness (noun), discover → discovery (noun), hand → handful (noun).
4. Pronouns

 Reflexive Pronouns: used when subject and object are the same person.
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves.

 Possessive Pronouns: show ownership.

mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs.

 Personal Pronouns: replace nouns to avoid repetition.

he, she, it, they, we, I, you.

5. Verbs and Tenses

 Simple Present: for habits/routines (She goes to school).

 Past Continuous: for an ongoing action interrupted by another (I was reading when it rang).

 Past Perfect: to show one past action completed before another (They had finished
homework before dinner).

 Future Perfect: for action completed before a future point (She will have completed her
project).

6. Synonyms

Synonyms are words with similar meanings; they enrich writing and comprehension.
Example pairs:

 Happy – Joyful

 Huge – Enormous

 Begin – Start

 Quick – Fast

 Smart – Intelligent

 Courageous – Brave

7. Paragraph Writing Skills

A good paragraph must have:

1. Unity – all sentences relate to one central idea.

2. Coherence – logical flow using connectors (suddenly, then, later, because).

3. Chronological or logical order – sequence of events must make sense.

4. A clear beginning, middle, and end – often following: situation → complication → resolution
→ reflection.
5. Personal reflection or moral – adds emotional or thematic closure.