TS 10th Class English Grammar Rewrite as Directed Question Number 16 to 18

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TS 10th Class English Grammar Rewrite as Directed Question Number 16 to 18

Section – B : Vocabulary & Grammar

(1) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

Many years ago in a small Indian village, a farmer had the’misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. (16) The moneylender was old and ugly and he fancied the farmer’s beautiful daughter. So he proposed a bargain. (17) He said he would write off the farmer’s debt if he could marry his daughter. (18) Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the proposal. So the cunning moneylender suggested that they let providence decide the matter.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
Rewrite the sentence beginning it with : The moneylender, who _______________
Answer:
The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the farmer’s beautiful daughter.

Question 17.
Rewrite the sentence beginning it with : He said, “I _______________
Answer:
He said, ‘T will write off your debt if I can marry your daughter.”

Question 18.
Rewrite the sentence beginning it with : The proposal _______________
Answer:
The proposal horrified both the farmer and his daughter.

(2) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

(16) He said, “This is dangerous; have you got a hammer?” I ought to have been firm, but I thought that perhaps he really did know something about the business. I went to the tool -shed to see what I could find. (17) I came back and still he was sitting on the ground with the front wheel between his legs. (18) He was playing with it, twiddling it round between his fingers. The remnant of the machine was lying on the gravel path beside him.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
Rewrite the sentence beginning it with : He said that _______________
Answer:
He said that it was dangerous and asked me if I had got a hammer.

Question 17.
Rewrite the sentence beginning it with : When _______________
Answer:
When I came back, he was sitting on the ground with the front wheel between his legs.

Question 18.
Rewrite the sentence beginning it with : Playing _______________
Answer:
Playing with it, he twiddled it round between his fingers.

(3) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

(16) The husband had gone out of the house and the wife immediately got up and dressed as fast as she could. She was very excited and there was a gloat in her eye. She telephoned the police and she telephoned the psychiatrist; she told them to hurry to her house and bring a strait-jacket. (17) The police and the psychiatrist looked at her with great interest. “My husband,” she said, “saw a unicorn this morning.” The police looked at the psychiatrist and the psychiatrist looked at the police. (18) “He told me it ate a lily,” she said.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
Rewrite the sentence beginning it with : As soon as _______________
Answer:
As soon as the husband had gone out of the house, his wile got up and dressed as fast as she could.

Question 17.
Rewrite the sentence beginning it with : She _______________
Answer:
She was looked at by the police and the psychiatrist with great interest.

Question 18.
Rewrite the sentence beginning it with : She said that _______________
Answer:
She said that he had told her the unicorn had eaten a lily.

(4) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

Stories of dolphins saving human lives have been told throughout history. The latest incident happened in January when (16) a dolphin saved the life of an Australian surfer.
“I am in the middle of the sea. I am really exhausted”, said the surfer.
(17) “I have seen a dolphin coming near to me” he said, “And in a moment I have been shoved ashore by the dolphin”.
(18) Indeed dolphins are lovely animals.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
The life of an Australian surfer _______________
Answer:
The life of an Australian surfer was saved by a dolphin.

Question 17.
He said that _______________
Answer:
He said that lie he had seen a dolphin coming near to him.

Question 18.
Dolphins are lovely animals, _______________? (Add question tag)
Answer:
Dolphins are lovely animals, aren’t they?

(5) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

One day, a fisherman caught a big fish and took it the king’s palace. (16) The king saw the fish. He felt very happy. After his cooks had cooked it and he had eaten it, (17) he said to the fisherman “what do you want for the fish?”
“I want you to beat me twenty times with a whip,” said the fisherman.

The king was surprised, and argued with the fisherman, but in the end he said, ‘I promised to give you whatever you wanted, and I suppose that I must keep my promise’.
After the king had hit him ten times, the fisherman jumped away and said, “that is enough for me. I promised the other ten to your minister.”
The king understood everything. (18) He gave the minister the ten hits with the whip and removed him from the service.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
When the king saw _______________
Answer:
When the king saw the fish, he felt very happy.

Question 17.
He asked _______________
Answer:
He asked the fisherman what he wanted for the fish.

Question 18.
The king not only _______________
Answer:
The king not only gave the minister the ten hits with the whip but also removed him from the service.

(6) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

(16) One Friday night Ben planned to go to a movie with Jane and Bob.

It was the newest action movie and he had wanted to see it for several weeks. Friday afternoon Ben went to the store. He picked out a candy bar and realized he didn’t have any even a single penny with him. (17) He stuck the candy bar in his pocket, turned to leave the store and was stopped by the store manager. (18) “Let’s go and call your parents, young man,” said the manager.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
Ben planned to go to the movie _______________
Answer:
Ben planned to go the movie followed by Jane and Bob.

Question 17.
The candy bar _______________
Answer:
The Candy bar was stuck In his pocket.

Question 18.
The manager suggested _______________
Answer:
The manager suggested to go to call his parents.

(7) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

Mrs. Green just finished college. She applied for a job at the school in town to be a first grade teacher. She had wanted to be a teacher since she was a little girl. (16) She had heard that the school was looking for someone who had experience as a teacher. So when she got a call from the Principal to come in for an interview, (17) she was happy and excited! On the day of the interview, Mrs. Green went to the school (18) and saw four other people there.

They were also at the school for interviews. All of them were older than she was and looked very confident. Mrs. Green’s heart sunk.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
She heard _______________
Answer:
She heard “The school is looking for someone who has experiene”.

Question 17.
She was not only _______________
Answer:
She was not only happy but also excited.

Question 18.
Four other people _______________
Answer:
Four other people were seen by her there.

(8) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

One day, a crow was very thirsty. For many days, there had been no rain. His throat was very dry. He felt weak. (16) He was too weak to fly. If the crow did not find water soon, he would die of thirst. He walked on searching for water.

Suddenly, the crow came upon a pitcher on the ground. The pitcher had water in it!
(17) The crow put his beak in the pitcher but the water was too low for him to reach.
He tried again and again and finally, he stopped. He stopped struggling and stepped back to look closely and think calmly. (18) The crow noticed many pebbles on the ground.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
He was so _______________
Answer:
He was so weak that he couldn’t fly.

Question 17.
Although the crow put _______________
Answer:
Although the crow put his beak in the pitcher the water was too low for him to reach.

Question 18.
Many rocks _______________
Answer:
Many pebbles were noticed by the crow on the ground.

(9) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

(16) The Valley of Flowers is located in Uttarakhand. It is about 300 kms. north of Rishikesh, near Badrinath. There is a motorable road upto Govindghat and from there the track of this valley starts.

(17) This place was little known to outside world due to its remote location. In 1931, it was discovered accidentally by three British mountaineers. They lost their way while returning from a successful expedition. They came down to this beautiful valley searching for a way out from the mountains in the Himalayan range. Stunned by the variety and colours of the flowers, they named it as the “The Valley of Flowers”. Thereafter, renowned mountaineers, trekkers and botanists started pouring in. (18) Writers and poets have written essays, travelogues and poems on the enchanting beauty of this place.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
The Valley of Flowers, _______________
Answer:
The Valley of Flowers, which is located in Uttarakhand, is about 300 kms. north of Rishikesh, near Badrinath.

Question 17.
Because of _______________
Answer:
Because of its remote location, this place was little known to outside world.

Question 18.
Essays, travelogues and poems _______________
Answer:
Essays, travelogues and poems have been written by writers and,poets on the enchanting beauty of this place.

(10) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

Once a gentle man was travelling in a train. (16) He felt thirsty and got down at a small station in search of water. No sooner had he reached the water tap than the engine whistled and started. (17) He ran back but missed the train.

(18) It was getting darker and he decided to spend the night at the station.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
Since he _______________
Answer:
Since he felt thirsty, he got down at a station in search of water.

Question 17.
Though he _______________
Answer:
Though he ran back, he missed the train,

Question 18.
When it became _______________
Answer:
When it became dark he decided to spend the night at the station.

(11) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

(16) A poet visited Tenali Raman. He hoped to impress him with some poems he had written. Raman asked him to leave the poems with him and promised to read them later.
The man, however, insisted on reading out the poems to him.
As the poet droned on Raman fell asleep.
(17) When he woke up the poet asked: “Sir, shall I read the poems again?”
“Why? I’ve already given you my opinion, haven’t I?”
“No, Sir,” said the man. “You fell asleep.”
“That’s right,” replied Raman. (18) ” I fell asleep. I gave my opinion.”

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
Hoping to impress _______________
Answer:
Hoping to impress Tenali Raman with some poems he had written, a poet visited him.

Question 17.
When he woke up, the poet asked Tenali Raman _______________
Answer:
When he woke up, the poet asked Tenali Raman if he,would read the poems again.

Question 18.
When I fell _______________
Answer:
When I fell asleep, I gave my opinion.

(12) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

(16) This mission is assigned by Command Headquarters.

Wartime conditions are practised as actually as possible. On this day (17) Kukee is too busy to worry about the risks. He calls the Meteorological officer to get the weather report : thick clouds at 550 meters, visibility 5 kilometers, a haze at 400 meters, west wind at 15 kph, and slight air disturbance. Now marker pens, rulers, protractors and compasses are waiting for him on a long wooden table. (18) Kukee takes out a map from the shelf and chalks out the path and speed of the plane.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
Command Headquarters _______________
Answer:
Command headquarters assignst this mission.

Question 17.
Kukee is so busy _______________
Answer:
Kukee is so busy that he can’t worry about the risks.

Question 18.
Kukee not only takes out _______________
Answer:
Kukee not only takes out a map from the shelf but also chalks out the path and speed of the plane.

(13) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

Mr. and Mrs. Sastry were sitting in the verandah and having tea. Suddenly they heard loud music from their children’s room and rushed to their room. Jagat and Ved were dancing to the loud music of a film song. (16) Mrs. Sastry said, “Reduce the volume of the CD player. It’s unbearable.

“What’s wrong with you, mummy ? (17) The music is very sweet. We are listening to our new CD.” like this.

“Boys, it is not music, it is only an unpleasant sound. It is noise, please stop it,” said their father. But the boys continued to dance to rhythm. Their parents left the room disappointed. (18) After a while Mrs. Sastry turned on the electric blender.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
Mrs. Sastry asked them _______________
Answer:
Mrs. Sastry asked them to reduce the volume of the CD player.

Question 17.
Since the music _______________
Answer:
Since the music is very sweet like this we are listening to our new CD, like this.

Question 18.
The electric blender _______________
Answer:
The electric blender was turned on by Mrs. Sastry, after a while.

(14) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

(16) Tenali Raman prayed fervently to Goddess Kali. And one day the Goddess sporting a thousand faces appeared before him. Raman was awed and was about to prostrate himself when a silly thought entered his head. He looked at the Goddess again and burst out laughing.

(17) “Why are you laughing?” asked the Goddess.

“Mother,” replied Raman. “I have only one nose yet when I have a cold I suffer so much. I was wondering what would happen in case you caught a cold.” The Goddess, pleased with his audacity and sense of humour, held out two crucibles of nectar to him.

“One is the nectar of wealth, the other is the nectar of wisdom,” explained the Goddess.
“Dip your finger in the crucible of your choice.”
Raman immediately dipped his fingers in both crucibles.
(18) The Goddess hastily blessed him and disappeared.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
Goddess Kali _______________
Answer:
Goddess Kali waslervent[y prayed by Tenaii Raman.

Question 17.
The Goddess _______________
Answer:
The Goddess asked why he was laughing.

Question 18.
The Goddess hastily not only _______________
Answer:
The Goddess hastily not only blessed him but also disappeared.

(15) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

(16) : Who are you ?” I roared.
“This is your Manisha.”
I screamed. I was in the balcony and (17) the entire town must have heard me. Dancing around and jumping up and down, I shouted out of joy.
Before thirty five years we had said good-bye, she had found me. She was in Sweden. (18) She sorted through piles of papers and old suitcases. She had opened an ancient box marked “letters”. My letter of 1975 was in it.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
I roared who _______________
Answer:
I roared who she was.

Question 17.
I must _______________
Answer:
I must have been heard by the entire town.

Question 18.
Sorting through _______________
Answer:
Sorting through piLes of papers and old suitcases, She had opened an ancient box marked letters”.

(16) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

(16) One day the Wind said to the Sun, “I’m as strong as you.” The Sun laughed and said, “What a silly person you are ! (17) I’m far stronger than you. They decided to put it to a test. “There goes a man with a jacket, along the mountain road,” said the Wind. “Can you make him take off his jacket ?” “Why don’t you try first ?” said the Sun.
The Wind puffed out his cheeks and blew. The man put his head down and walked on. Then the Wind blew harder but the man only held his jacket tighter, against his body. The Wind gave up and asked the Sun to try.
The Sun just smiled and it became as warm as a summer day. The man was not comfortable and (18) he opened the buttons of his jacket.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
One day the Wind told the Sun _______________
Answer:
One day the Wind told the Sun that he was as strong as the Sun.

Question 17.
You are _______________
Answer:
You are not so strong as I am

Question 18.
The buttons _______________
Answer:
The buttons of his jackets. were opened by him.

(17) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

When Raman was a boy, his neighbour once took him to the house of a rich and powerful landlord.
(16) : He’s a prodigy” the neighbour told the landlord. “I’ve never seen a more intelligent boy. He has an answer for everything!”
(17) The landlord was a proud and haughty man who thought himself the only intelligent person in the country. He was not at all pleased to hear his visitor praise Raman.
“He doesn’t look very intelligent,” he said, glancing at Raman. “In any case the more intelligent a boy is, the duller he becomes as a man!”
Is that true?” asked Raman, with an air of innocence. “Then, sir, (18) as a boy you must have been even more intelligent than I am!”

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
The neighbour told _______________
Answer:
The neighbour told the landlord thaLRaman was a prodigy.

Question 17.
The landlord was not only _______________
Answer:
The landlord was not only a proud man but also a haughty man.

Question 18.
I am not _______________
Answer:
I am not so intelligent as you must have been as a boy.

(18) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

(16) Cheetah is the fastest animal on the earth. Its top speed can be around 100 km per hour. But it can maintain this speed only for a very short distance. Sometimes it can take a leap as long as 25 meters. (17) It creeps silently behind the prey and then leaps up to catch it. It doesn’t preserve its prey.

This sometimes causes death of cubs and young Cheetah. It is a solitary creature. It does not live in a group or a herd. Its family separates as soon as the cubs are mature. Medium sized bucks are its main food. (18) It also catches hares and large birds.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
No other animal _______________
Answer:
No other animal is so fast as cheetah.

Question 17.
After _______________
Answer:
After creeping siIentlbehind.the prey, it leaps up to catch it.

Question 18.
Hares and large birds _______________
Answer:
Hares and large birds are also caught by it.

(19) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

A boy was sitting at his table near the window. (16) He was doing his homework. His mother asked, “Did you take your breakfast ?” The boy said, “No”. Mother called him and served his breakfast. He was about to start his breakfast. Then a beggar came to the door, (17) he said, “Please give me something to eat.”

The boy looked at the beggar. He looked really very poor and hungry. (18) He gave his breakfast to the beggar. The beggar was very happy.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
His homework _______________
Answer:
His homework was being done by him.

Question 17.
He requested _______________
Answer:
He requested the boy to give him. something to eat.

Question 18.
Since he gave _______________
Answer:
Since he gave his breakfast to the beggar, the beggar was very happy.

(20) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

Two men stood before Maryada Raman, the law-giver. One was a farmer and the other was a village elder.

The farmer said he had given the other man a diamond for safe-keeping but he was now refusing to give it back.
“Well, is that true?” Maryada Raman asked the old man.

The man paused a while, deep in thought. Then, (16) he handed his walking stick to his accuser. After another pause, he raised his eyes up to the heavens and said, “As God is my witness, I swear, I have given the diamond back to this man.”

He then was at the point of taking back his stick, but Maryada Raman said, “Stop! The stick shall be awarded to the farmer.”

(17) Take it away,” he said to the farmer, “and break it when you are safely home.” The man was a little disappointed to’be awarded a stick in place of his diamond! But he followed Raman’s instructions. (18) When he reached home he broke the stick and out tumbled the diamond!

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
His walking stick _______________
Answer:
His walking stick was handed to his accuser by him.

Question 17.
He asked the farmer _______________
Answer:
He asked the farmer to take it away and break it when he was safely home.

Question 18.
After reaching home _______________
Answer:
After reaching home he broke the stickand out tumbled the diamond.

(21) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

One day the Giant came back. He had been with his friend. He had been away for many years. (16) He saw the children playing in the garden when he returned to his castle.

“What are you all doing here ?” he shouted angrily. The children ran away. (17) “This is my own garden, and I will allow nobody to come here,” He was so selfish that he built a high wall all around the garden to stop children from entering it. (18) He also put a notice on the gate.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
No sooner _______________
Answer:
No sooner did he return to his castle, than he saw the children playing in the gardeft.

Question 17.
The Giant said that _______________
Answer:
The Giant said that it was his own garden, and he would allow nobody to come there.

Question 18.
A notice _______________
Answer:
A notice was also put by him on the gate.

(22) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

Once there was a king. Though, he ate and drank with kingly zest and snored peacefully at night, he believed that he got sick. (16) Many doctors come, but they couldn’t cure him. The king was not satisfied. He sent for more doctors. But no one could cure his disease. Then came an old sage and told the king that he would be well if, slept in the shirt of a happy man just for a night. The king sent his courtiers and soldiers in every direction to find the shirt.

They searched every corner of the capital but couldn’t find anyone who was happy. Then (17) they reached into a village. There they found a beggar who was whistling, singing and laughing with great joy. He didn’t have any worries. They asked for his shirt for a night and offered him one thousand rupees. But (18) the beggar said, “Sorry, I don’t have a shirt.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
Inspite of the fact many doctors _______________
Answer:
Inspite of the fact that many doctors came, they couldn’t cure him.

Question 17.
They reached into a village where _______________
Answer:
They reached into a village where they found a beggar who was whistling, singing and laughing with great joy.

Question 18.
The beggar said that _______________
Answer:
The beggar said that he was sorry for he didn’t have a shift.

(23) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

The Emperor of China had sent some peaches to the king of Tondmandalam with a note stating that the fruit gave long life to anyone who ate them. As the fruits were being shown to the ruler, Raman, giving in to temptation, picked up one of the luscious peaches and bit into it. The king was enraged. (16) “You’ve bitten into a fruit meant for me!” he thundered. “For this you must die!”

As Raman was being taken away by the royal guards he sighed dramatically and exclaimed, ‘What a deceitful man the Emperor of China is! He says the fruit gives long life. I took just one bite and I’m about to die. Oh! what a fate awaits the one who eats an entire fruit!”
(17) The king was greatly amused by Raman’s wit. (18) He pardoned him. He gave him a dozen of the peaches he had risked his life for.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
He thundered that _______________
Answer:
He thundered that he (Raman) had, bitten into a fruit meant for him.

Question 17.
Raman’s wit _______________
Answer:
Raman’s wit greatly amused the king

Question 18.
He not only _______________
Answer:
He not only pardoned him but also gave him a dozen of the peaches he had risked his life for.

(24) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

Once there was a fisherman. He was very old. He could not go to sea. So he began fishing in the river. One afternoon while he was trying to keep awake and bemoaning his fate, a large bird with a silvery feathers alighted on a rock. It was Kaha, a heavenly bird. (16) It said to him, “Have you no one to care for you, grandpa ?” “Not a soul,” replied the old man. “From now on (17) I will bring you a big fish every evening. You can sell it and live in comfort.” True to her word the bird began to drop a large fish at his door step every evening. (18) The big fish were in great demand. He soon earned a lot of money.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
Begin the sentence with ‘It asked him ………..” and complete the sentence. _______________
Answer:
It asked him if he had not anyone to care for him.

Question 17.
Begin the sentence with “A big fish” and rewrite the sentence. _______________
Answer:
A the big fish will be brought to you every evening by me.

Question 18.
Combine both the sentences using ‘as’. _______________
Answer:
As the big fish were in great demand he soon earned a lot of money.

(25) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

One day when Haria was wondering about what to cook for the lunch, he heard a hen clucking outside his hut. “That hen would make a great feast for me,” thought Haria. With a little effort he succeeded in catching the hen. (16) He was about to kill the hen. Then it squeaked . (17) “Please don’t kill me. I will help you.” “How can you help me ?” Haria asked the hen. (18) “Spare my life. I will lay a golden egg for you every day,” said the hen.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
Combine both the sentences using ‘when’. _______________
Answer:
When he was about to kill the hen it squeaked.

Question 17.
Begin the sentence with ‘The hen requested’ _______________
Answer:
The hen requested him not to kill t and said that it would help him.

Question 18.
Combine both the sentences using ‘if’. _______________
Answer:
If you spare my life, I will lay a golden egg for you every day.

(26) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

(16) A pundit was visiting a remote town. He was pious. The people of the town vexed him every day with invitations for lunch. (17) “I will only eat in a house where no one had ever told a lie/’ said the pundit A very rich man stepped up and said, “Come to my house oh, Master. (18) No one in my house has ever told a lie.” The pundit accepted the invitation.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
Combine both the sentences using ‘who’. _______________
Answer:
A pundit who was pious was visiting a remote town.

Question 17.
Begin the sentence with “The pundit said that ” and rewrite the sentence. _______________
Answer:
The pundit said that he would eat only in a house where no one had ever told a lie.

Question 18.
Begin the sentence with ‘A lie’ and rewrite it. _______________
Answer:
A lie has never been told in my house by anyone.

(27) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

(16) Birbal was Akbar’s minister. He was visiting Iran on the invitation of the king of Iran. (17) There a noble man said to him, “How will you compare the king of Persia to your own king ?” Then Birbal said, (18) “Your king is a full moon. Our king is a quarter moon.”

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
Combine both the sentences using ‘who’. _______________
Answer:
Birbal, who was Akbar’s minister, was visiting Iran on the invitation of the king of Iran.

Question 17.
Begin the sentence wit, A noble man told him _______________ ” and complete the sentence.
Answer:
A noble asked him how he would compare the king of Persia to his own king.

Question 18.
Combine the sentences using ‘whereas’. _______________
Answer:
Your king is a full moon whereas our king is a quarter moon.

(28) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered.

A woodpecker, a close friend of sparrow, heard the sparrow’s crying and asked her, (16) “Why are you crying for my friend ?” The sparrow said, (17) “The elephant has killed my offspring. (18) I think you are a true friend. Suggest a way to kill him.”

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
Change the sentence into Indirect speech. _______________
Answer:
The woodpecker called the sparrow his friend and asked the sparrow why it was crying.

Question 17.
Begin the sentence with “My off spring _______________
Answer:
My offspring has been killed by the elephant.

Question 18.
Replace ‘I think’ with ‘If’ and rewrite the sentence. _______________
Answer:
If you are a true friend, suggest a way to kill him.

(29) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered (March 2018)

A mother bird made the nest in a wheat field. (16) She laid three eggs and patiently waited for them to hatch. Within a few days, the young birds came out of the eggs. They were completely dependent on their mother for food, shelter and protection.” (17) The mother bird told her young ones, “Every morning, I will go out to bring food for all of us.(18)

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
The nest was _______________
Answer:
The nest was made by a mother bird in a wheat field.

Question 17.
They were completely dependent, _______________ (Add Question tag)
Answer:
weren’t they ?

Question 18.
The mother bird told her young ones that _______________
Answer:
The mother bird told her young ones that every morning she would go out to bring food for all of them.

(30) Read the following passage focusing on the parts that are underlined and numbered. (June 2018)

One day Kakasaheb found Gandhiji anxiously searching for something on his desk. (16) “What are you looking for?” Kakasaheb asked. (17) “I’ve lost my pencil,” Gandhiji answerd. (18) “It was a very small pencil”.

Now complete the following sentences and write them in your answer booklet.

Question 16.
Kakasaheb asked what _______________
Answer:
Kakasheb asked what he was looking for.

Question 17.
My pencil _______________
Answer:
My pencil has been lost (by me)

Question 18.
It was a small pencil, _______________ ? (Add a question tag)
Answer:
It was a small pencil, wasn’t It ?