English (Precis and Composition) CSS-2017

ENGLISH (PRÉCIS & COMPOSITION)

❑ Choose the ANALOGY of words written in capital letters. Attempt any FIVE.

1. LION : ROAR (a) Snake : Slither (b) Goat : Bleat                  (c) Lizard : Crawl        (d) Elephant : Tusk
2. SHADOW : LIGHT (a) Flood : Rain (b) Image : Obiect          (c) Reaction : Action (d) House : Bricks
3. CLOT : BLOOD

(a) Ink : Water                                                                  (b) Curdle : Milk

(c) Vaporize : Camphor                                                  (d) Brew : Coffee

4. FEARFUL : COWER (a) Humble : Boast (b) Weak : Exercise          (c) Arrogant : Strut (d) Wise : Dispute
5. EXPEDITE : HASTEN

(a) Conscript : Write down                                          (b) Diver : Make harder

(c) Facilitate : Make easiest                                       (d) Satirize : Praise

6. WOOD : FURNITURE (a) Father : Child (b) Tree : Seedling                        (c) Soil : Clay      (d) Stone : Sculpture
7. SURGEON : DEXTEROUS (a) Clown : Fat (b) Actress : Beautiful (c) Athlete : Tall       (d) Acrobat : Agile
8. LECHER : LUST (a) Pith : Herb (b) Glutton : Greed (c) Business : Profit (d) Showbiz : Fame

U Re-write the following sentences (Only FIVE) after filling in the blanks appropriately.

• Correct the following sentences
• In the accident one of my arms was broken and my legs bruised.
• The people who had been raising slogans against the government for many hours they wanted increase in their salaries.
• You have been working very hard for the last two years. Isn’t it?
• John could hardly do not better than to have taught a bass of such dimensions.
• I who have no chance to meet him would rather go with you instead of sitting at home.
• He not only comes there for swimming but also for coaching new swimmers.
• When he visited the fair last time, he bought no less than twenty school bags.
• Ten cattles were grazing in the field.

Solution:

• In the accident one of my arms was broken and legs bruised.
• The people who had been raising slogans against the government for many hours wanted increase in their salaries.
• You have been working very hard for the last two years. Haven’t you?
• John could hardly do better than having taught a bass of such dimensions.
• I, having no chance to meet him, would rather go with you instead of sitting at home.
• He comes there not only for swimming but also for coaching new swimmers.
• When he visited the fair last time, he bought no fewer than twenty school bags.
• Ten cattle were grazing in the field.
• Use the following idioms in sentences to make their meaning clear:

1. Plough back 2.                   Eager beaver
2. Ring a bell                   Be left holding the baby
3. Cap in hand
4. Plough back — (1:1L41))

Meaning: to put profits made by a business back into it

Use in sentence: All the money we raise is ploughed back into our work.

2. Eager beaver — (^.5^.“¹

Meaning: a hardworking and eager person

Use in sentence: New volunteers are always eager beavers.

3. Ring a bell

Meaning: to arouse a response

Use in sentence: I’ve never met Asad, but his name rings a bell.

4. Be left holding the baby

Meaning: be left with an unwelcome responsibility

Use in sentence: Yes, we are interested in helping, but we don’t want to be left holding the baby.

5. Cap in hand –

Meaning: in a respectful, humble manner

Use in sentence: We have to go cap in hand begging for funds.

U Use five of the following pairs of words in sentences:

(i)                          Wrath, Wroth                                                 (ii) Veracity, Voracity

(iii) Subtler, Sutler                                                      (iv) Retenue, Retinue

(v)                        Minute, Minuet                                           (vi) Furor, Furore

(vii) Dinghy, Dingy                                                (viii) Bony, Bonny

• Wrath:

Meaning: extreme anger

Use in sentence: He hid his pipe for fear of incurring his father’s wrath.

Wroth:

Meaning: angry

Use in sentence: It was plain to see that Ali was now extremely wroth.

• Veracity:

Meaning: the quality of being true

Use in sentence: Officials expressed doubts concerning the veracity of the story.

Voracity:

Meaning: avarice, rapacity

Use in sentence: There is a higher thirst and voracity for a variety of pertinent content.

• Subtler:

Meaning: elusive

Use in sentence: Craham Taylor’s approach at Watford was far subtler than the critics portrayed.

Sutler:

Meaning: a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army

Use in sentence: Essentially a sutler was a camp follower who sold provisions to the soldiers, part of early logistics.

• Retenue:

Meaning: restraint, self-control

Use in sentence: She smiled and some of her natural retenue melted.

Retinue:

Meaning: a group of people who travel with an important person to provide help and support Use in sentence: The president travels with a large retinue of aides and bodyguards.

• Minute:

Meaning: extremely small

Use in sentence: He will have no more than a minute chance of exercising influence.

Minuet:

Meaning: a slow, stately ballroom dance

Use in sentence: Louie, who dances a shaky minuet if properly guided, was a shoo-in.

• Furor:

Meaning: an angry or maniacal fit

Use in sentence: The half hour lecture caused an enormous furor.

Furore:

Meaning: an outbreak of public anger or excitement

Use in sentence: His choice of words created quite a furore.

• Dinghy: Meaning: a small inflatable rubber boat

Use in sentence: The bigger dinghy dragged her moorings.

Dingy:

Meaning: shabby, squalid

Use in sentence: Her hair was a dingy brown colour.

• Bony: Meaning: consisting of bone, resembling bone

Use in sentence: She suddenly held up a small, bony finger and pointed across the room. Bonny:

Meaning: attractive, fair

Use in sentence: bonny, bouncing baby, Freddie was her heart’s desire and joy.