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Exercise on so that

We use so that when the purpose is negative:

Example: Sashikala left early so that she wouldn’t be late.

We use so that with can and could:

Example: Salil is studying Russian so that he can study in the Soviet Union.

We use so that when one person does something so that another person does something else:

Example: The spy wore dark glasses and a false beard so that nobody would recognize him.

1.     Go to bed early. You can wake up early.

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2.     Wake up early. You can study.

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3.     Leave home early. You don’t miss the school bus.

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4.     Get to school early. Your teacher doesn’t get upset.

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5.     Eat your lunch. You don’t go hungry.

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6.     Come home soon after school. You can play for a while.

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7.     They gave me their contact number. They wanted me to contact them.

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8.     I packed Santhosh a little food. I didn’t want him to get hungry.

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9.     The teacher shut the door. She didn’t want the class to be disturbed.

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10.  Abdul is leaning English. He wants to study in the UK.

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11.  Our teacher speaks slowly and carefully. She wants us to understand what she says.

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12.  Indumati is carrying an umbrella. She does not want to get wet.

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13.  We get our lunch box with us. We do not want to get hungry.

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14.  One should bring two pens. One doesn’t want to disturb the examination hall.

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15.  Mom cooks food tasty. She doesn’t want to leave her children empty stomach.

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Exercise on so that

We use so that when the purpose is negative:

Example: Sashikala left early so that she wouldn’t be late.

We use so that with can and could:

Example: Salil is studying Russian so that he can study in the Soviet Union.

We use so that when one person does something so that another person does something else:

Example: The spy wore dark glasses and a false beard so that nobody would recognize him.

1.     Go to bed early. You can wake up early.

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2.     Wake up early. You can study.

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3.     Leave home early. You don’t miss the school bus.

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4.     Get to school early. Your teacher doesn’t get upset.

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5.     Eat your lunch. You don’t go hungry.

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6.     Come home soon after school. You can play for a while.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

7.     They gave me their contact number. They wanted me to contact them.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

8.     I packed Santhosh a little food. I didn’t want him to get hungry.

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9.     The teacher shut the door. She didn’t want the class to be disturbed.

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10.  Abdul is leaning English. He wants to study in the UK.

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11.  Our teacher speaks slowly and carefully. She wants us to understand what she says.

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12.  Indumati is carrying an umbrella. She does not want to get wet.

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13.  We get our lunch box with us. We do not want to get hungry.

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14.  One should bring two pens. One doesn’t want to disturb the examination hall.

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15.  Mom cooks food tasty. She doesn’t want to leave her children empty stomach.

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Should and Ought to

Should and ought to

We express the obligation using should and ought to. It means that it would be a good thing to do, when we think is a good thing to do or the right thing to do. We use shouldn’t (do) or ought not to (do) when we want to say that something is not a good thing to do.

1.     Polya, you ought to learn how to write your name.

2.     Polya, you should learn how to write your name.

3.     The circus is really good. Your should go and see it.

4.     That truck driver ought not to drive. He has had too much to drink.

5.     Raju is very ill. He ought to see a doctor.

Exercises:

1.     Your friend is going to visit Delhi. Advise him to learn a few words of Hindi before he goes.

2.     Your friend rides his bike at night without lights. You think this is dangerous. Advise him not to do it.

3.     Your friend has started smoking. You thingk this is wrong. Advise him not to do it.

4.     Your friend has not been working hard at her studies. Advise her to stud hard.

5.     Your friend appears to be a good runner. Advise him to join a sports school.

6.     Your friend, Sagar/Sagarika appears to be lazy. Advise him to be active in any time.

7.     Your friend, Rashi/Ramakrishna looks older. Advise him to marry immediately.

8.     Your friend is going to visit Mumbai. Advise him to learn a few word of Marathi before he goes.

9.     Your friend has not been working proper. Advise him to work proper.

10.  Your friend looking rash at elders. Advise him to speak politely.

11.  Your friend looks ugly. Advise her to wash her clothes.

12.  Your brother’s shoes are ugly. Advise him to clean them.

13.  Your sister writes illegibly. Advise her to write legibly.

14.  Your friend addicted to the alcohol. Advise him to avoid it.

15.  Ramesh is teasing girls. Advise him not to tease them.

Should and ought to

We express the obligation using should and ought to. It means that it would be a good thing to do, when we think is a good thing to do or the right thing to do. We use shouldn’t (do) or ought not to (do) when we want to say that something is not a good thing to do.

1.     Polya, you ought to learn how to write your name.

2.     Polya, you should learn how to write your name.

3.     The circus is really good. Your should go and see it.

4.     That truck driver ought not to drive. He has had too much to drink.

5.     Raju is very ill. He ought to see a doctor.

Exercises:

1.     Your friend is going to visit Delhi. Advise him to learn a few words of Hindi before he goes.

2.     Your friend rides his bike at night without lights. You think this is dangerous. Advise him not to do it.

3.     Your friend has started smoking. You thingk this is wrong. Advise him not to do it.

4.     Your friend has not been working hard at her studies. Advise her to stud hard.

5.     Your friend appears to be a good runner. Advise him to join a sports school.

6.     Your friend, Sagar/Sagarika appears to be lazy. Advise him to be active in any time.

7.     Your friend, Rashi/Ramakrishna looks older. Advise him to marry immediately.

8.     Your friend is going to visit Mumbai. Advise him to learn a few word of Marathi before he goes.

9.     Your friend has not been working proper. Advise him to work proper.

10.  Your friend looking rash at elders. Advise him to speak politely.

11.  Your friend looks ugly. Advise her to wash her clothes.

12.  Your brother’s shoes are ugly. Advise him to clean them.

13.  Your sister writes illegibly. Advise her to write legibly.

14.  Your friend addicted to the alcohol. Advise him to avoid it.

15.  Ramesh is teasing girls. Advise him not to tease them.

SSC EM Paragraph Test

A test on comprehension on paragraph reading for class X

Read the paragraph and answer the followed questions:

Ø  “Because she tried to make him colour with red crayons,” Laurie said. “Charles wanted to colour with green crayons, so he hit the teacher and she spanked him and said nobody play with Charles but everybody did.”

1.       Who is the narrator of this passage?

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2.       Who does ‘she’ refer to in this passage?

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3.       Why did she spank him?

4.       ______________________________________________________________________

5.       What did the teacher ask everybody to do?

6.       ______________________________________________________________________

7.       Why did he hit the teacher?

8.       ______________________________________________________________________

9.       Which word gives the meaning ‘hit several time on one’s bottom as a punishment’?

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Ø  “Naaah” Laurie said scornfully. ‘It was a man who came and made us do exercises. Look.” He climbed down from his chair land squatted down and touched his toes. ‘Like this,’ he said. He got solemnly back into his chair and said, picking up his fork, ‘Charles didn’t even do exercises.’

1.       Who was the man?

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2.       What did Laurie say about?

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3.       Which word gives the meaning ‘seriously’?

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4.       Did Laurie do exercises that day?

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5.       Who does ‘he’ refer to in this passage?

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Ø  He seemed to be wrong. For over a week Charles was the teacher’s helper; each day he handed things out he picked up; no one had to stay after school.

‘The PTA meeting’s next week again.’ I told my husband one evening. ‘I’m, going to find Charles’ mother there.

1.       The word ‘he’ occurred two times in this passage. Who does ‘he’ refer to?

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2.       Did Charles mother attend the PTA meeting earlier? Why? Or why not?

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3.       Who does ‘I’ refer to in this passage?

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4.       Elaborate the abbreviation PTA.

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5.       Who was Charles?

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6.       Who is the teacher’s helper?

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A test on comprehension on paragraph reading for class X

Read the paragraph and answer the followed questions:

Ø  “Because she tried to make him colour with red crayons,” Laurie said. “Charles wanted to colour with green crayons, so he hit the teacher and she spanked him and said nobody play with Charles but everybody did.”

1.       Who is the narrator of this passage?

______________________________________________________________________

2.       Who does ‘she’ refer to in this passage?

______________________________________________________________________

3.       Why did she spank him?

4.       ______________________________________________________________________

5.       What did the teacher ask everybody to do?

6.       ______________________________________________________________________

7.       Why did he hit the teacher?

8.       ______________________________________________________________________

9.       Which word gives the meaning ‘hit several time on one’s bottom as a punishment’?

______________________________________________________________________

Ø  “Naaah” Laurie said scornfully. ‘It was a man who came and made us do exercises. Look.” He climbed down from his chair land squatted down and touched his toes. ‘Like this,’ he said. He got solemnly back into his chair and said, picking up his fork, ‘Charles didn’t even do exercises.’

1.       Who was the man?

______________________________________________________________________

2.       What did Laurie say about?

______________________________________________________________________

3.       Which word gives the meaning ‘seriously’?

______________________________________________________________________

4.       Did Laurie do exercises that day?

______________________________________________________________________

5.       Who does ‘he’ refer to in this passage?

______________________________________________________________________

Ø  He seemed to be wrong. For over a week Charles was the teacher’s helper; each day he handed things out he picked up; no one had to stay after school.

‘The PTA meeting’s next week again.’ I told my husband one evening. ‘I’m, going to find Charles’ mother there.

1.       The word ‘he’ occurred two times in this passage. Who does ‘he’ refer to?

______________________________________________________________________

2.       Did Charles mother attend the PTA meeting earlier? Why? Or why not?

______________________________________________________________________

3.       Who does ‘I’ refer to in this passage?

______________________________________________________________________

4.       Elaborate the abbreviation PTA.

______________________________________________________________________

5.       Who was Charles?

______________________________________________________________________

6.       Who is the teacher’s helper?

______________________________________________________________________

Using right form of the word

Fill in each blank with the right form of the underlined word.

1.      The death of the scientist is a mystery. The CBI is investigating the _______________ case.

2.      The man was very handsome. He always boasted of his ____________________

3.      The poet compares music to light swirling snow. His ________________ is very apt.

4.      Forests produce food and wood. We have to increase the forest _____________________

5.      We are grateful to our teachers. We respect them with ____________________

6.      Gandhiji led a simple life. His ________________ added to his greatness.

7.      He talks too much. He is a very _______________ person.

8.      He wants to leave urgently but his principal does not seem to understand the __________

9.      He will inform you as soon as we get the ___________

10. Thousands of pilgrims go on __________________ to Sabarimala every year.

11. The _________________ of books at hotel Sarovar will continue until next Friday.(exhibit)

12. I don’t doubt his honesty but I am ______________ of his ability.

13. Please don’t compare the brothers. There is no __________________ between them.

14. You should apologize to him. Write a letter of _________________ at once.

15. He behaved badly with everybody he was sent out off the school for his bad _____________

16. The beggar was very hungry. His __________ drove him to steal food from the hotel.

17. Please permit me to go early, we need your written _________________________

18. The whole atmosphere in the village was filled with smoke. Most houses had dark and ____________ rooms.

19. The factories do not produce enough sugar their _________________ has gone down very much in recent years.

20. The servant was faithful, he _______________ carried out his master’s orders.

(1.   mysterious 2. handsomness 3. comparison 4.  productivity 5. gratefulness      6. simplicity 7. talkative 8. urgency 9. information 10. pilgrimage 11. exhibition 12. doubtless 13. comparison 14. apology 15. behavior 16. hunger                  17. permission 18. smoky 19. production 20. faithfully)

Fill in each blank with the right form of the underlined word.

1.      The death of the scientist is a mystery. The CBI is investigating the _______________ case.

2.      The man was very handsome. He always boasted of his ____________________

3.      The poet compares music to light swirling snow. His ________________ is very apt.

4.      Forests produce food and wood. We have to increase the forest _____________________

5.      We are grateful to our teachers. We respect them with ____________________

6.      Gandhiji led a simple life. His ________________ added to his greatness.

7.      He talks too much. He is a very _______________ person.

8.      He wants to leave urgently but his principal does not seem to understand the __________

9.      He will inform you as soon as we get the ___________

10. Thousands of pilgrims go on __________________ to Sabarimala every year.

11. The _________________ of books at hotel Sarovar will continue until next Friday.(exhibit)

12. I don’t doubt his honesty but I am ______________ of his ability.

13. Please don’t compare the brothers. There is no __________________ between them.

14. You should apologize to him. Write a letter of _________________ at once.

15. He behaved badly with everybody he was sent out off the school for his bad _____________

16. The beggar was very hungry. His __________ drove him to steal food from the hotel.

17. Please permit me to go early, we need your written _________________________

18. The whole atmosphere in the village was filled with smoke. Most houses had dark and ____________ rooms.

19. The factories do not produce enough sugar their _________________ has gone down very much in recent years.

20. The servant was faithful, he _______________ carried out his master’s orders.

(1.   mysterious 2. handsomness 3. comparison 4.  productivity 5. gratefulness      6. simplicity 7. talkative 8. urgency 9. information 10. pilgrimage 11. exhibition 12. doubtless 13. comparison 14. apology 15. behavior 16. hunger                  17. permission 18. smoky 19. production 20. faithfully)