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The passage contains two editing exercises from a Grade 11 English document that has not been edited. There is one error in each line that needs to be underlined and corrected. The first exercise discusses England's famous dramatists, specifically William Shakespeare. It also talks about how educated people around the world are familiar with Shakespeare's name and works. The second exercise provides background information about a boy named Charles Chaplin in 1900 London who waited outside theaters, looking thin and hungry but determined to sing, dance or perform. His parents were music hall performers.

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Grade 11 Grammar 1

The passage contains two editing exercises from a Grade 11 English document that has not been edited. There is one error in each line that needs to be underlined and corrected. The first exercise discusses England's famous dramatists, specifically William Shakespeare. It also talks about how educated people around the world are familiar with Shakespeare's name and works. The second exercise provides background information about a boy named Charles Chaplin in 1900 London who waited outside theaters, looking thin and hungry but determined to sing, dance or perform. His parents were music hall performers.

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QUARTERLY REVISION GRADE 11 ENGLISH

The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line.
Underline the wrongly used word and write the correction against it.

Editing Exercise
Exercise 1:

England has been long famous for her dramatist, a)


the greatest of who was William Shakespeare. b)
It is hard to find the educated man in c)
the English speaking world whom has not heard d)
for his name. The actor and playwright e)
born more than 400 years ago had f)
become not only for Englishman but for g)
the whole world chief symbol for h)
British culture. He is a dramatist and a poet. .

About a year 1900, a small, dark haired boy a)


name Charles Chaplin was often seen b)
waiting outside the back entrance c)
of London theatres. He looks thin and d)
hungry but his blue eyes was determined. e)
He could sing or dance. His parents f)

g)
were music hall performers but

h)
he has been born into the life of
the theatre. .

Exercise 3:

In April 12, 1961, major Yuri Gagarin a)

b)
become the first man ever to venture
in space. He did not know for certain c)

d)
beforehand that he is to be chosen.
The Russian had three possible candidates e)
ready but although Gagarin was first f)

g)
in the list, the choice was not definitely
made until an early morning of April 12. h)

Exercise 4:

Educationist today are overwhelmingly a)


concern about the future of the youngsters. b)
The common complaint is students doesnt c)
study; they are not interested. Some blames d)
exposure to the media, others feel that the
present generation are not serious enough. e)

f)
The CBSE expresses this concern of
reviewing the syllabus for time to time. The g)
idea is to build a complete personality of an individual h)

Exercise 5(CBSE paper):

Children love picnics and outings of their parents a)


though they are equally happier doing things with b)
them around the house. A parent may make c)
his child feels special by following some simple d)
rituals. Bedtime stories, the game of cards or e)
simply talking and laugh together before going to f)
bed - some give children a wonderful sense
of well-being. they hardly ever forgot these moments g)
and cherish them throughout these lives. h)
Exercise 6(CBSE 2007):

Time is very precious than money. a)


Money once lose can be regained, b)

c)
but time once lost was lost forever.
Time and tide waits for no one. A d)
Lost opportunities may spoil ones life. e)
Those who doesnt act in time f)
has to repent afterwards. An intelligent g).........
student prepares his lessons on advance. h)
Hence proper using of time is essential in life. i)

Jumbled Up sentences
Rearrange the following jumbled up sentences into meaningful ones.

1. so / to / itchy / is / that / I / wait / My / off. / uniform / cant / take / it


2. Is / good / both / for / and / early / rising / old / adults
3. the / weekend / I / can / love / down. / be / I / myself / because / and / dress
4. Finish / work / early / one / can / go / and / a / for walk / ones.
5. place / our lives / music / important / has / in / an.
6. its / urbanisation / in India / everywhere / has / tentacles / spread
7. light up / in every home / good / the lamp / books / magazines / and / of / knowledge
8. The year of Books / are / we / this / celebrating / year.
9. Id / thought / nervous! / the / get / interview; / I / I / through / was / never / so
10. Reshma / year. / to / to / the / come / back / hopes / Disneyworld / for / next / a / holiday
11. want / Do / me / see / you / you / at / to / the / airport? / off
12. you/ betray / once / it's / his / fault / someone / fault / betrays / it's / he if / twice if / your / you
13. baby / gave / apple / her / the / mother / a / red
14. that / lived in / hills / I dreamt / I / Mallabar
15. Mohit / and / skating / Saturday / went / on / Preeti
16. way / good / eating / cream / ice / to / off / is / a / cool
17. spoil / broth / the / too / many / cooks
18. money / me? / How / give / can / much / you
19. the / was / that / authority / curbed / King / annoyed / his / was
20. strike / opportunity / the / wait / I/ to / right / for / will
21. are harmless/to people/ most bats.
22. unique and diverse/bats, one of/misunderstood creatures/the worlss most/are wonderful.
23. Every country/they are found /except Antarctica/every continent/in virtually/and inhabit.
24. a) from God / a precious / life / is / to / gift / us
b) thankful / should / be / we / God / to / it / for
c) God / some / remember / only / people / distress / in
d) some / believe / in / do not / unfortunately / God
EDITING
1. Answers:

a) dramatist- dramatists
b) who - whom
c) the - an
d) whom - who
e) for - of
f) had - has
g) Englishman - Englishmen
h) for - of

2.Answers:

a) a year- the year


b) name named
c) entrance entrances
d) looks looked
e) was were
f) or and
g) but and
h) has - had

3.Answers:

a) in on
b) become became
c) in into
d) is was
e) Russian Russians
f) But and
g) In on
h) an the

4. Answers:
a) educationist educationists
b) concern concerned
c) doesnt dont
d) blames blame
e) are is
f) of by
g) for from
h) a the
5. Answers:
a) of - with
b) happier - happy
c) around - in
d) feels - feel
e) the - a
f) laugh - laughing
g) forgot - forget
h) these their

6.Answers:
a) Very more
b) Lose-lost
c) Was-is
d) Waits-wait
e) Opportunities-opportunity
f) Doesnt-dont
g) Has-have
h) On-in
i) Using-use

JUMBLED WORDS/PHRASES - ANSWERS

1. My uniform is so itchy that I cant wait to take it off.


2. Early rising is good for both old and adults.
3. I love the weekend because I can be myself and dress down.
4. One can finish ones work early and go for a walk
5. Music has an important place in our lives
6. Urbanisation has spread its tentacles everywhere in India.
7. Good books and magazines light up the lamp of knowledge in every home.
8. This year we are celebrating The Year of Books.
9. I never thought Id get through the interview; I was so nervous!
10. Reshma hopes to come back to the Disneyworld for a holiday next year.
11. Do you want me to see you off at the airport?
12. If someone betrays you once, it's his fault. If he betrays you twice, it's your fault.
13. The mother gave her baby a red apple.
14. I dreamt that I I lived in Mallabar hills.
15. Mohit and Preeti went skating on Saturday.
16. Eating ice cream is a god way to cool off.
17. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
18. How much money can you give me?
19. The king was annoyed that his authority was curbed.
20. I will wait for the right opportunity to strike.
21. Most bats are harmless to people.
22. Bats, one of the worlds most misunderstood creatures, are wonderful, unique and diverse.
23. They are found in virtually every country and inhabit every continent except Antarctica.
24. a) Life is a precious gift to us from God.
b) We should be thankful to God for it.
c) Some people remember God only in distress.
d) Unfortunately some do not believe in God.
FILL IN THE BLANKS SUITABLY

A- I (a)__________(halt) on the road. As soon as I saw the elephant, I (b)_____________(know) with


perfect certainty that I ought to not (c)_________(shoot) him. But at that moment I (d) _______ (glance)
round at the crowd that (e)____________(follow) me and was eager for fun and meat. The crowd (f)
__________ (block) the road for a long distance on either side. Now I (g) ________ (be) in a tricky
situation which (h) _________ (try) limits of my patience.

B- Asaf Khan who (a)_________(lead) the expedition against the city, (b)________(expect) that the little
country which (c)_________(rule) by a woman, would (d)_______(take) very easily without
(e)___________(strike) even a blow. He was so surprised when he (f)________(find) that the city
(g)_________(prepare) to offer a strong resistance, and he (h)____________(bring) with him only a small
force to fight them.

ANSWERS
A.
a) halted,
b) knew,
c) shoot,
d) glanced,
e) had followed,
f) had blocked,
g) was,
h) tried

B.
a) led
b) had expected
c) was ruled
d) be taken
e) striking
f) found
g) was prepared
h) had brought

LETTER TO THE EDITOR- SAMPLE

Q- You are Manish residing in 732, Rose Apartments, Madurai. Write a letter to the editor of The Hindu,
Madurai about the speeding vehicles, road accidents. Draw attention of the concerned authorities and
offer your suggestions.

732, Rose Apartments


Madurai

8th,May 2017.

The Editor
The Hindu
Madurai-2.

Subject: Speeding vehicles cause accidents

Sir,
I would like to share my views through the column of your esteemed newspaper regarding speeding
vehicles causing road accidents every day, as even roadside sleepers are crushed of and on. It is
disturbing to see the spate of accidents in the last fortnight. All the accidents have been caused due to
over speeding.

In the absence of the traffic police, the vehicle violates the prescribed speed limit. The traffic police should
install speed detectors on the road and those violating speed limits should be challenged. The police has
to crack down on such motorists and the driving licenses of those violating for the second time should be
cancelled. Rough and broken roads should be repaired.

I hope the concerned authorities would rise to the gravity of the situation and take timely action to avoid
the spate of road accidents. I would be obliged.

Yours truly,
Manish
(MANISH)

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