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(i) Fill in the blanks (a)-(c) with the appropriate option from those in the brackets.
Always read the metre dials (a) ___________ (from/for/on) the right to the left. This procedure is much easier, especially (b) ______________ (as/if/for) any of (c) ____________ (a/an/the) dial hands are near the zero mark, when finished, mark off the number of units recorded.

(ii) The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided against the correct blank number:

		Error	Correction
Walt Disney is our hero. He	e.g.	was	is
left me a legacy that can	(a)
be enjoy time and again. He	(b)
knew who to entertain us so well.	(c)
He developed a process in creating animated films.	(d)

(iii) Do as directed.

i. Rearrange the following jumbled words/phrases in the given dialogue to create a meaningful sentence.
Earthquakes can cause fires by damaging electrical power or gas lines.
Childhood memories are cherished by everyone. I remember my childhood as being generally happy. I can recall some of my free times.
frightening/remember/I/can/moments/also/my

ii. Read the conversation given below. Based on your reading, fill in the blanks appropriately.
Mother: Tomorrow is Diwali, so I am going to the market to buy a few things.
Daughter: Shall I come along, mother?
Mother: No, Shreya I want you to do some cleaning.
Daughter: Fine mom, I will stay at home and do the cleaning.
The mother said to her daughter that (a) __________ The daughter asked if she could come along with her. To this the mother replied (b) ___________. The daughter agreed to it and said that she would stay at home and do the cleaning.

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Answer

(i) (a) from, (b) if, (c) the

(ii)

	Error	Correction
(a)	me	us
(b)	enjoy	enjoyed
(c)	who	how
(d)	in	of

(iii) Do as directed.
i. I can also remember my frightening moments.
ii. (a) it was Diwali the next day, so she was going to the market to buy a few things, (b) in the negative and said she wanted her to do some cleaning

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