Q. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
The soldier fought bravely ____________ his country.

Q. Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so:
This is the place. The dog was rescued from its cruel owner.

Q. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
There is no use crying ___________ spilt milk.

Q. Give the meaning of the following word as used in the passage:
(One word answer or short phrase is acceptable)
'Emerged'

Q. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
Sheila's grandmother found it difficult to climb _________ the steep staircase.

Q. Give the meaning of the following word as used in the passage:
(One word answer or short phrase is acceptable.)
'Mused'

Q. Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write down in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space:
Example:
$\left(0\right)$ beginning
Alice was $\left(0\right)$ ___________(begin) to get very tired of $\left(1\right)$ __________(sit) by her sister on the bank and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had $\left(2\right)$ __________(peep) into the book her sister was reading, but it $\left(3\right)$ ____________(have) no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is the use of a book, " $\left(4\right)$ ___________(think) Alice, "without pictures or conversations?"
Alice wondered whether the pleasure of $\left(5\right)$ ___________(make) a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daises, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes $\left(6\right)$ ____________(run) close by her. Alice did not think this was very remarkable, until the Rabbit actually $\left(7\right)$ ___________(take) a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket, and $\left(8\right)$ ___________(look) at it, and then hurried on.

Q. Which sentence tells you that the narrator and his friend were waiting to be invited for a drive in a car?

Q. Change the following sentence according to the instructions given in bracket:
Every family has a black sheep.
(Begin: There is no _____________.)
Note: Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence.

Q. "Money is important for happiness." Express your views either for or against this statement.

Q. Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so:
The children were delighted. The exams had been cancelled.

Q. Write an original short story entitled 'The Gift'.

Q. Why did Granny hope Uncle Ken would keep his job at Firpo's hotel?

Q. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
The dog was hiding _________ the bed, barking at the stranger.

Q. Give the meaning of the following word as used in the passage:
(One word answer or short phrase is acceptable.)
'Battered'

Q. Why did Miss Kellner run indoors when she saw Uncle Ken at the wheel of the car?

Q. Re-write the following sentence according to the instructions given in brackets:
I prefer playing a game to watching television.
(Begin: I would rather ______________.)
Note: Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence.

Q. Why did Uncle Ken think that driving a taxi in Dehra would be profitable?

Q. Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so:
We are not allowed to play in the sun. We are not allowed to play in the rain.

Q. Re-write the following sentence according to the instructions given in brackets:
She laid the table after she had finished the cooking.
(Begin: When ______________.)
Note: Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence

Q. What was Uncle Ken's intention at the roundabout?

Q. Re-write the following sentence according to the instructions given in brackets:
I have never worn a more ill-fitting suit.
(End: _____________ ever worn.)
Note: Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence.

Q. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
"Please write __________ what I tell you otherwise you will forget, " the teacher said.

Q. Re-write the following sentence according to the instructions given in brackets.
He is old but still he works hard.
(Begin: Despite _________________.)
Note: Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence.

Q. Re-write the following sentence according to the instructions given in brackets:
The delivery boy was requested to bring the parcel the next day.
(Rewrite using the direct speech)
Note: Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence.

Q. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
The school playground is out __________ bounds for the pupils of the primary school.

Q. When Uncle Ken arrived with his luggage, Granny remarked that she hoped the hotel had not closed down became of him. What does this remark tell you about Uncle Ken?

Q. Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so:
They have to go to bed early every night. They are allowed to stay up late on Saturdays.

Q. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
The poet's mother was stung ___________ a scorpion.

Q. In not more than $60$ words, describe what happened after the car went through the wall: