Success Is a Journey Not a Destination

(a) In the avocation passage, fill in each of the numbered blancheds with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do non copy the passage, scarcely write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. Example (0) discussed. The other day we (0) ______(discuss) the attitudes of people in our country. Why (1) _____ (be) most of them rude and aggressive? Pritam asked. Sanjana (2) ______(say) that it (3) _____(be) because in that location (4) ________(be) too many people and one had to fight for everything.Nirode (5)______(insist) that it (6) ______(be) the climate. We (7) _______(be) as efficient and polite as Europeans if nevertheless our weather (8) _______ (be) better. 4 (ii) Joe? s parents are sick ________ his behaviour. (iii) Colonel Gurmeet congratulated the soldiers _______ their victory. (iv) The planet was seen ________ the telescope. (v) The news of his promotion came ________the next day. (vi) He is not afraid _______ the consequence s. (vii) He rushed ______ the class as he was late. viii) The school is famous _______its sports achievements. 4 (c) Joint the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. (i) Sonia asked a riddle. I was uneffective to solve it. (ii) John helped Thomas. Thomas will always be grateful. (iii) Rajan is a great Cricketer. He is similarly popular. (iv) Adnan sang a wonderful song. It became a hit. (i) We had not even walked one kilometre when they stopped us. (Begin scarce ) (ii) The memory is so vivid that I will never forget it. Use too? in place of so? ) (iii) That need not happen. (Rewrite using does. ) (iv) Food and sleep were all we cared about. (Begin All . ) (v) We sit there face to face with our accuser. (Begin There . ) (vi) Herbert consulted his parents before accepting the job offer. (Begin Herbert did not .. ) (vii) Put your tools away, the children may fall over them (Use lest) (viii) It was the last time he saw his wife. (Begin Never)