ANI EDUCATION

VOCABULARY: Fill in the blanks with right alternative: 1. HSLC - 1998            (a) Today the ....... of Shillong is pleasant. ( weather/climate) Ans:- Weather           (b) Both the parties came to an   ...... settlement. (amiable/amicable) Ans:- Amicable 2. HSLC - 1999            (a) My warning had no ...... on the boy.   ( affect/effect) Ans:- Effect           (b) He could not ...... himself to the new situation. (adopt/adapt) Ans:- Adapt 3. HSLC - 2000            (a) He has easy   ….... to the ministers.(excess/access) Ans:-   Access           (b) Hundreds of soldiers were ...... in the battle. ( wounded/injured) Ans:- Wounded 4. HSLC - 2001        ...

DETERMINERS: Choose the right determiner from among the alternatives given and fill in the blanks: 1. HSLC - 1998     (a) He received ______ help from his teachers. (many/ much /more)     (b) I can depend ______ friends I have. (few/a few/ the few )     (c) _______ guidance from you will be enough for me. (little/ a little / the little)     (d) My brother is studying in _______ European University. ( a /an/the) 2. HSLC - 1999     (a) He gave away ______ money he had to the beggar. (little/a little/ the little )     (b) ______ of my friends helped me much in my distress. (few/ a few /the few)     (c) I got ______ help from my mother than my father. (much/ more /most)     (d) ______ union leader will address the workers. (a/an/ the ) 3. HSLC - 2000     (a) I received ______ encouragement from my parents. ( much /more/many)  ...

USES OF PREPOSITION: Choose the right preposition from those given in brackets :    1. HSLC - 1998     (i) Do not boast ______ your health. ( of /in /for)     (ii) The lame man lives ___ begging. (with /from / by )     (iii) He often suffers ___ illness.   (in / from /with)     (iv) I bought this pen ___ five rupees. (by / for /with)     (v) Shoes are made ___ leather. ( of /from /with)     (vi) The student was sure ___ success. (to/in / of ) 2. HSLC - 1999     (i) I warned him ___ driving so fast. (for/on/ against )     (ii) The blind man lives ___ begging. ( by /with/on)     (iii) Always beware ___ false. (from/ of /with)     (iv)A greedy man hankers ___ money. ( after /for/in)     (v) He sent the letter ___ hand.( by /with/in)     (vi) The tiger lives __...

VOICE: Change the voice of: 1. HSLC - 1998     (i) We have completed the arrangements for the fair.     Ans:- The arrangements for the fair have been completed by us.      (ii) The patient is being examined by a doctor.     Ans:- A doctor is examining the patient. 2. HSLC - 1999     (i) The dog bites strangers.     Ans:- Strangers are bitten by the dog.      (ii) He was taken to hospital.     Ans:- Someone took him to hospital. 3. HSLC - 2000     (i) You should not raise this question now.     Ans:- This question should not be raised now by you.     (ii) The bridge was completed in a record time.     Ans:- The workers completed the bridge in a record time. 4. HSLC - 2001     (i) They say that he is a saint.     Ans:- It is said that...

DIRECT AND INDIRECT NARRATION: Change the form of narration:      1. HSLC - 1998     (i) Arun said, "I do not know this boy.”     Ans:- Arun said that he didn't know that boy.    (ii) I asked the boy if he had answered all the questions.     Ans:- I said, "Have you answered all the questions?" 2. HSLC - 1999     (i) "I made some money yesterday", Anil said.     Ans:- Anil said that he had made some money the day before.     (ii) Raju told me that he would meet me the next day.     Ans:- Raju said to me, "I shall meet you tomorrow." 3. HSLC - 2000     (i) Anita said to Ravi, "Please lend me your pen."     Ans:- Anita requested Ravi to lend her his pen.    (ii) The boy told me that his father would meet me soon.     Ans:- The boy said to me, "My father will meet you ...