In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.

Your salad looks delicious. Can I _____ mouthful?

Her fur coat was coated with ice. 

Direction: Use the verbs given in brackets either in Active or Passive according to sense of the given sentence.
Yesterday the meaning of the poem……..to the students but they……it.(explain, understand)

Identify the best way to improve the Bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-

As soon as she noticed the workmen, she asked them what they have been doing.

Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

Milk and water

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain a grammatical error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

If the economy fails / this year it reflect badly / on the government.

Identify the best way to improve the Bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-

She remained a receptionist until well in middle age.

CORPULENT