Class XI: Grammar- Work Sheets

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Work Sheet- 1

English Core
Class XI
Section- C (Grammar)      10 Marks                               
Q.6 The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Underline incorrect word and write the correction in the space provided. 3 marks
If we don’t know the meanings of such words                           Example: some
and phrases use in the text, it is not possible to                      a.________
comprehend fully what it was about. The reader                      b.__________
needs not go to a dictionary every time he                               c.__________
encounters an difficult or unfamiliar word. The                         d.__________
reader should develop the ability for recognize                         e.__________
the meaning of a words from the contextual clues.                   f.__________   
Q.7. Correct the following sentences: 4
a. One of them were present there.
b. He is taller than me.
c. Let’s go out for walk.
d. Where you are coming from?
Q.8 Rearrange the following words in meaningful sentences: 3 marks
(i)  the/ alone/ the/ brave/ deserve/ fair.
(ii) you/ player/ than/ Ram/ I/ is/ a/ think/ better.
(iii) sky/ gray/ a/ spread/ the/ cloud/ over.
Answers:

Ans. Q6:
a.         phrases use in = used
b.         it was about   =  is
c.         reader needs not  =  need
d.         encounters an difficult   =    a
e.         ability for recognize  =  to
f.          of a words  =  word 
Ans. Q.7:
a. One of them was present there.
b. He is taller than I.                                                                            
c. Let’s go out for a walk.
d. Where are you coming from?
Ans. Q.8 :
(i)         The brave alone deserve the fair.  div>
(ii)        I think Ram is a better player than you.

(iii)       A gray cloud spread over the sky.



Work Sheet- 2
English Core
Class XI
Section- C (Grammar)                                10 Marks                               
Q.6 The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Underline incorrect word and write the correction in the space provided. 3 marks
A hobby direct our surplus stores of energy                        Example: directs
into useful channels. Beside giving us                                a. _______
entertainment, it shows us the path who leads                    b._______
for systematic mental and moral development.                    c._______
If the choice of a hobby prove to be wrong, we                    d._______
will have to abandon him after some time. It will                   e._______
result in the wasting of many time and money.                     f._______
So we must be careful in selecting a hobby.
Q.7. Correct the following sentences: 4
a. The best of the boys have got a prize.
b. He is more stronger than his friend.
c. It is raining for a week.
d. Do you know who is he ?
Q.8 Rearrange the following words in meaningful sentences: 3 marks
(i)  hard/ there/ work/ to/ is/ alternative/ no.
(ii) doing/ what/ are/ you/ ought/ you/ know/ to.
(iii) You/ pass/ can’t/ unless/ the / you/ examination/ hard/ study.
Answers:

Ans. Q.6:

  1. channels. Beside giving  =   Besides
  2. path who leads  =  that
  3. leads for systematic  =   to
  4. hobby prove to  =  proves 
  5. abandon him after    =  it
  6. of many time  =  much  
Ans. Q.7:

a. The best of the boys has got a prize.
b. He is stronger than his friend.
c. It has been raining for a week.
d. Do you know who he is?
Ans. Q.8:
i.              There is no alternative to hard work.
ii.            You ought to know what you are doing.
iii.           You can’t pass the examination unless you study hard.


Work Sheet- 3
English Core
Class XI
Section- C (Grammar)              10 Marks                               
Q.6 The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Underline incorrect word and write the correction in the space provided. 3 marks
A most unusual thing about the weaver bird                    Example: The
is its long bottle shaped nest, seen hang in                     a._________
groups from the branches of trees. He is the                   b._________
male bird which build the nest, using strips of                  c._________
grass and paddy-lead woven together. The nest             
had a long narrow passage, with a hollow at                   d._________
one end for the eggs. It is suspended to the                    e._________
end of a branch or the cluster of twigs, usually                f.________
over waters.
Q.7. Correct the following sentences: 4 Marks
a. He was died of fever.
b. They know to swim.
c. The man is mortal.
d. My all relatives are well settled.
Q.8 Rearrange the following words in meaningful sentences: 3 marks
(i)  over/ crisis/ are/ is/ the/ saying/ they/ that.
(ii) a/ millionaire/ behaves/ as/ he/ if/ were/ he.
(iii) where/ born/ when/ tell/ were/ me/ and/ you.
Answers:
Ans. Q.6:
  1.       seen hang in  =  hangin
  2.       He is the  =  It
  3.       which build the  =  builds 
  4.             nest had a  =  has
  5.       suspended to the   =&nbsp

    ; from

  6.       or the cluster  =  a 
Ans. Q7:
  1.       He died of fever.  
  2.       They know how to swim. 
  3.       Man is mortal 
  4.             All my relatives are well settled.
Ans. Q8:
  1.  They are saying that the crisis is over.
  2.    He behaves as if he were a millionaire.    
  3.   Tell me when and where you were born.


Work Sheet- 4
English Core
Class XI

Determiners     

Q1. Complete the following passage by filling in suitable determiners.

___1_____abbreviation is ____2____ shortened form of a word or ___3____ group of words. It is used to save time and space. ____4________ abbreviations are also used while speaking. Most of ___5____ dictionaries include ___6___ list of commonly used abbreviations.
Q2. Complete the following passage by filling in suitable determiners.

My aunt lived on ____1____ ground floor of ____2_____ old house on ____3_____ river Thames. She was afraid of burglars and always locked up ____4______ carefully before going to bed. She also took precaution of looking under ____5_____bed to see if _____6_____ burglar was hiding there.
Q3. Complete the following passage by filling in suitable determiners.

Two friends were waiting for the bus. Suddenly _____1___ elderly woman came up to them and said, “Children buy me ___2____ ticket. I don’t have ____3____ money.” They bought her a ticket. She went on: “Help me onto ___4____bus.” They did as she asked. “Now children, help me find a seat, I can’t stand up for ____5____ whole journey”. They found her ____6_____empty seat next to ____7____ elderly gentleman who immediately got up.
“Wait a minute,” he yelled, “Let me get out of here before she asks you to find her ____8____ husband.
Q4. Complete the following passage by filling in suitable determiners.

A pressure cooker is a vessel in which food is cooked in steam under pressure. It consists of ____1_____ very strong vessel, made of aluminium alloy with _____2_____ lid that fits tightly on ____3_____top. ___4____lid can be sealedon to ____5____vessel by means of _____6_____ rubber ring.
Q5. Complete the following sentences by filling in suitable determiners.

a. He makes ____________ mistakes.
b. ___________ knowledge is a dangerous thing.
c. __________ of what you say is true.
d. Don’t think it has__________ importance.
e. He hasn’t solved___________ question.
f. I shall be away for _________ time.
Q6. Complete the following dialogue by filling in suitable determiners.

John: Have you ever visited ____1_____ circus?
Mak: Oh! I am very fond of seeing _____2______ circus. Last year I saw ____3______ Great Gemini Circus.
John: How do you like it? Did ____4____brother go with you?
Mak: I liked it very much. I saw it ______5______. My brother also visited with me. There were _____6____ sections in the circus.
John: Can you tell me _____7_____of them?
Mak: In the ____8_____section, there appeared ____9____ clown. Then ____10______ girls danced on the rope. _____11______ petrol burning scene was _____12_____ exciting. We liked the circus very much.
John: Thank you. Do spare _____13_____ time for me after_____14_______examinations are over.
Mak: All right. Thank you.
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Work Sheet- 5
English Core
Class XI

Re-ordering of sentences

Q1. Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.

(a) the/ of/ plight / Tanzanians / would / like/  know/the/you/about/to
(b) Africa/in/Tanzanians/literacy/rate/the/have/highest
(c) read/hardly/have/to/they/anything/but
(d) the/and/are/costs/soaring/paper/the/the/interest/reasons/rates/of
(e) have/they/standstill/the/to/a/brought/industry/publishing

Answers:
(a) Would you like to know about the plight of the Tanzanians?
(b) Tanzanians have the highest literacy rate in Africa.
(c) But they hardly have anything to read.
(d) The reasons are the soaring costs of paper and the interest rates.
(e) They have brought the publishing industry to a standstill.

Q2. Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.

(a) of/animals/with/concerned/large/children’s books/proportion/is/a
(b) themes/timeless/such/this/because/are/is
(c) stories/a/all/been/have/animal/favourite/groups/with/age
(d) young/very/humanized/the/stories/animal/like
(e) child/prefer/stories/animal/but/life/to/true/older

Answer:
(a) A large proportion of children’s books is concerned with animals.
(b) This is because such themes are timeless.
(c) Animal stories have been a favourite with all age groups.
(d) The young like very humanized animal stories.

(e) But older children prefer animal stories true to life.

Work Sheet- 6
English Core
Class XI

Q1. Complete the following passage by filling in suitable determiners.

___

1_____abbreviation is ____2____ shortened form of a word or ___3____ group of words. It is used to save time and space. ____4________ abbreviations are also used while speaking. Most of ___5____ dictionaries include ___6___ list of commonly used abbreviations.


Q2. Complete the following passage by filling in suitable determiners.

My aunt lived on ____1____ ground floor of ____2_____ old house on ____3_____ river Thames. She was afraid of burglars and always locked up ____4______ carefully before going to bed. She also took precaution of looking under ____5_____bed to see if _____6_____ burglar was hiding there.

Q3. Complete the following passage by filling in suitable determiners.

Two friends were waiting for the bus. Suddenly _____1___ elderly woman came up to them and said, “Children buy me ___2____ ticket. I don’t have ____3____ money.” They bought her a ticket. She went on: “Help me onto ___4____bus.” They did as she asked. “Now children, help me find a seat, I can’t stand up for ____5____ whole journey”. They found her ____6_____empty seat next to ____7____ elderly gentleman who immediately got up.
“Wait a minute,” he yelled, “Let me get out of here before she asks you to find her ____8____ husband.

Q4. Complete the following passage by filling in suitable determiners.
A pressure cooker is a vessel in which food is cooked in steam under pressure. It consists of ____1_____ very strong vessel, made of aluminium alloy with _____2_____ lid that fits tightly on ____3_____top. ___4____lid can be sealedon to ____5____vessel by means of _____6_____ rubber ring.

Q5. Complete the following sentences by filling in suitable determiners.

a. He makes ____________ mistakes.
b. ___________ knowledge is a dangerous thing.
c. __________ of what you say is true.
d. Don’t think it has__________ importance.
e. He hasn’t solved___________ question.
f. I shall be away for _________ time.

Q6. Complete the following dialogue by filling in suitable determiners.

John: Have you ever visited ____1_____ circus?
Mak: Oh! I am very fond of seeing _____2______ circus. Last year I saw ____3______ Great Gemini Circus.
John: How do you like it? Did ____4____brother go with you?
Mak: I liked it very much. I saw it ______5______. My brother also visited with me. There were _____6____ sections in the circus.
John: Can you tell me _____7_____of them?
Mak: In the ____8_____section, there appeared ____9____ clown. Then ____10______ girls danced on the rope. _____11______ petrol burning scene was _____12_____ exciting. We liked the circus very much.
John: Thank you. Do spare _____13_____ time for me after_____14_______examinations are over.
Mak: All right. Thank you.



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8 thoughts on “Class XI: Grammar- Work Sheets”

  5. It was helpful.🙂 Took around 1hour to solve the whole thing. The difficulty level is not too high neither too low. Just perfect ( for class 11)

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