Svyasa University, Bangalore 2009 Post Graduate Diploma Journalism (Oriya) INDIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE BOARD ISC Class XII - Question Paper

(B) : I have …………………

(5) (A) : I don’t believe he intends to do any more business with your firm.
(B) : It is my …………………

(b) Fill in every blank with a suitable word. (Do not write the sentence): [5]

(1) Can she take _______ the additional responsibility?

(2) I have every confidence _______ him.

(3) She had a good cause _______ being angry.

(4) He fell a victim _______ his own greed.

(5) He never seems to be satisfied _______ what is done for him.

(6) That excuse won’t go _______ well with the teacher.

(7) My mother is a good cook, but she won’t provide _______ her trade secrets.

(8) We were astonished _______ what he told us.

(9) He took a long time to recover _______ his illness.

(10) The audience showed their approval _______ his speech by prolonged applause.

(c) Fill in every blank with the improper form of the word provided in brackets. (Do not write the sentence): [10]

(1) My teacher never _______ (give) me a chance to speak.

(2) His voice gradually _______ (sink) to a whisper.

(3) My family and I _______ (suffer) a great deal lately.

(4) I would not tell her about the matter if I _______ (be) you.

(5) I _______ (know) him since we were at school together.

(6) She swam across the river as fast as she _______ (can).

(7) By this time next year, you _______ (forget) all your current troubles.

(8) I _______ (start) my homework before he came.

(9) I _______ (stand) in the rain and waited for the bus.

(10) They _______ (beat) us at football for the last 5 years.

ques. 4

learn carefully the passage provided beneath and ans the ques. (a), (b) and (c) that follow:

(1) The night of 14th April 1912, was very cold. There was no moon, and hardly any
wind. The Titanic was in the part of the Atlantic in which icebergs reason trouble. Ice
is hard enough to cut holes in steel, and cannot easily be seen at night.

(2) The wireless officer of the Titanic, J.G. Phillips, had received several signals telling

Earning:   Approval pending.