Fill in the blanks in the passage below with the appropriate word from the options.
The happiest person is the one who enjoys what life offers. ...(1)... age has its pleasures and its pains. Old age has always been thought of as the ... (2)... age to be. But it is not ... (3)... for the old to be unhappy. With old age should come... (4)... and the ability to guide others with ... (5)... wisely given. The old can have the joy of seeing their... (6).. making progress in life. They can watch their grandchildren .(7)... up around them. If... (8). .. life has been a useful one, they can feel the happiness of having come through the ...(9)... of life …. (10).

mark the answer (10).

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.

Each of the children ………………. given a miniature flag on National day.

Direction: In the question a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expressed the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

Ram was singing a beautiful song for his mother. 

Select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
A funeral poem 

In the following questions, the first and the last part of the sentence are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence is split into four parts and named P Q R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the parts and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer and indicate the correct response.

1. Sometimes you can figure out
P. of the rest of the sentence
Q. or from the meaning
R. its place in the story or in the sentence
S. an unfamiliar word from its context
6. even though you may never have seen the word before. 

Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.

A fourteen- line poem 

In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

Many a man (A)/ have come to India from Bangladesh (B)/ to live here permanently. (C)/No error. (D).

In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

Our football team (A)/ comprises of (B) / eleven skilled players. (C) / No error. (D)