Exercise-1
Read the given conversation and complete the following passage:
Traveller: Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn?
Peasant: Yes. Do you want the one in which you can spend the night?
Traveller: No, I only want a meal.
Peasant: Sorry! Inns in this area do not provide meal unless one stays there.
The traveller inquired of the peasant (a)_________ . The peasant replied that he could tell and asked (b)_______ . The traveller replied (c)_________ . The peasant regretted (d)________.
Exercise-2
Lady : What a beautiful painting! Is it for sale?
Shopkeeper : No, Madam. This painting is not for sale.
Lady : How about this one?
Shopkeeper : I’m sorry, Madam. Both these paintings have already been sold.
A lady exclaimed with appreciation (a) _____and enquired of the shopkeeper (b)______ . The shopkeeper answered in the negative, informing the lady (c)_____ _. The lady then asked about another painting (d) ________ .
Exercise-3
Read and complete the following Passage:-
- Add salt, black pepper powder, chat masala powder and red chilli powder to the mixture according to taste
- Apply oil on hands and shape the mixture into cutlets
- Coat it with bread crumbs and brush with oil
- Shallow fry the cutlets on the greased non-stick frying pan
- Serve them hot with crisp salad, wafers and tomato sauce
To prepare vegetable cutlets, first of all, potatoes and peas are boiled and peeled separately.
One finely chopped onion, 50 gm of grated cabbage, two chopped green chillies and (a)____ _. All the ingredients except the bread crumbs are mixed together in a bowl. Salt, black pepper powder, chat masala powder and red chilli powder (b) _______ according to taste. The oil is applied on hands and (c)_____ into cutlets. It is coated with bread crumbs and brushed with oil. The cutlets are shallow fried on the greased non-stick frying pan. Then, they (d)_______ and tomato sauce.
Exercise – 4
- The trader sells cotton in the cotton market
- Ginning mill buys the cotton
- Then the ginning mill removes the seeds and presses the cotton into bales
- Spinning mill buys the bales
- Spinning mill spins the cotton into yarn
- Then the spinning mill sells the yarn to yarn dealers
Cotton is sold (a)______ . The cotton (b) ______ by the ginning mill where the (c) ______ and the cotton is pressed into bales. Then the bales are bought by the spinning mill. The cotton (d) by the spinning mill and then the yarn is sold to the yarn dealers.
Exercise – 5
Read and complete the following Passage:-
RAVA DOSA
- Mix two cups of semolina, half a cup of rice flour and half a cup of curds to make a thin batter
- Add a pinch of asafoetida and salt to it
- Keep the batter aside for at least two hours
- Heat and grease a non-stick flat pan
- Pour a ladle full of the batter evenly on the pan
- Cook till it is crisp and golden
- Roll up and serve hot with sambhar and chutney
Two cups of semolina, half a cup of rice flour and half a cup of curd are mixed to make a thin batter. To the batter, a pinch of asafoetida and salt (a) ______.The batter (b) ______ for at least two hours. Then, a non-stick pan (c) ______.A ladle full of the batter is poured evenly on the pan. Then the dosa (d) ______and golden .Finally, it is rolled up and served hot with sambhar and chutney.
Exercise – 6
POTATO ROLLS
- Boil 1/2 kg potatoes.
- Mash the boiled potatoes.
- Add salt, spices, bread crumbs.
- Make a smooth batter.
- Take small portions of batter and shape into small balls.
- Deep fry potato balls on high flame till golden brown.
- Rolls ready to serve with tomato sauce.
The boiled potatoes (a)_________ into a smooth consistency. Salt, spices and bread crumbs (b) _________ to it. A small portion of the mashed potatoes (c) _________ and shaped into round balls. These small potato balls are deep fried till golden brown. The potato
rolls (d) _________ to be served with sauce.
Exercise – 7
1.Read and complete the following Passage:-
Visakhapatnam is (a)________ and is (b) ________ . Its popular name is Vizag It has (c) ________ other side. The long (d) ________ fascinating. The 25 kms coastline has a view which is breath taking.
- The major fire in electronic goods godown
- Plot No. 17a Sector IV, Manesar
- Time & Day : Monday, 10.30 p.m.
- Loss of property worth several lakhs — High Tech Electronic goods — TVs at ACs destroyed
- No casualty
- Cause — cigarette butt left by a labourer
- Delayed entry of fire-tenders — Security guard misplaced keys
- Took 40 minutes to control fire
Exercise – 8
A Major Fire Accident
An electronic goods godown in (a) ________ on Monday night .No one was hurt but (b) ________as TVs and ACs got burnt.
The fire broke out at 10.30 p.m. by (c) ________ .The fire-tenders would not start action immediately as (d)________ .
- Take two tablespoons of custard powder in a bowl.
- Take 500 mls of milk. Adds approximately 50 mls from this to the custard powder to make a smooth paste.
- Boil the remaining milk with 50 gms of sugar.
- Add custard paste slowly to the boiling milk stirring continuously to avoid burning for 2-3 minutes.
- Let it cool.
Answers:- of Exercise- 1
a. if he could tell him the way to the nearest inn.
b. if he wanted the one in which he could spend the night.
c. that he did not want to stay there but only wanted a meal.
d. that inns in that area did not provide meals unless one stayed there.
Answers:- of Exercise- 2
a. that it was a beautiful painting.
b. if that was for sale.
c. that the painting was not for sale.
d. if that one was for sale.
Answers:- of Exercise- 3
a. two tablespoons of bread crumbs are taken.
b. are added to the mixture.
c. the mixture is shaped into cutlets.
d. are served hot with crisp salad, wafers, and tomato sauce.
Answers:- of Exercise- 4
a. by the trader in the cotton market.
b. is then bought.
c. seeds are removed.
d. is spun into yarn.
Answers:- of Exercise- 5
a. are added to it.
b. is kept aside.
c. is heated and greased.
d. is cooked till it is crisp and golden.
Answers:- of Exercise- 6
a. are mashed.
b. are added.
c. is taken.
d. are ready to be served with sauce.
Answers:- of Exercise- 7
a. the second largest city of Andhra Pradesh.
b. one of the fastest growing cities of Asia.
c. the Eastern Ghats on one side and Bay of Bengal on the other side.
d. stretches of golden beaches with a backdrop of green hills are fascinating.
Answers:- of Exercise- 8
a. Plot No. 17a, Sector IV, Manesar was destroyed in a fire accident.
b. property worth several lakhs was destroyed.
c. a cigarette butt left by a labourer.
d. the security guard had misplaced the keys.