<p>1. Write the correct spelling of the following words.</p> <p>    (a) Persue (b) Preceeding<br /> (c) Receive     (d) Deterioreit (e) Qestionaire</p> <p>   </p> <p>Answer</p> <p>     (a) Pursue (b) Preceding<br /> (c) Receive    <br /> (d) Deteriorate<br /> (e) Questionnaire</p> <p>2. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.                                </p> <p>(a) Two and two (make/makes) four.</p> <p>(b) Rice as well as jute (is/are) grown in<br /> Bangladesh.</p> <p>(c) No news (is/are) good news.</p> <p>(d) It is I who (am/is) to blame.</p> <p>(e) Time and tide (wait/waits) for none.</p> <p>(f) Fifty lakhs (is/are) the price of the house.</p> <p>     (is/are) the trousers in this drawer?</p> <p>(h) His spectacles (is/are) on the table.</p> <p>(i) There were ten books in the shelf. Now there (is/are) only one left.</p> <p>(j) The jury (look/looks) into the matter.</p> <p>Answer</p> <p>     (a) makes (b) is<br /> (c) is         (d) am<br /> (e) waits   (f) is<br /> (g) are      (h) are<br /> (i) is         (j) looks</p> <p>10.                Rewrite the following passage using capitalization and punctuation.</p> <p>     a man said to me have you finished reading the book yes i have finished reading the book i replied what an interesting book it is i wish i would borrow the book earlier i said will you return the book to me today he asked.</p> <p>Answer</p> <p>          A man said to me, “Have you finished reading the book?” “Yes, I have finished reading the book,” I replied. “What an interesting book it is! I wish I would borrow the book earlier,” I said. “Will you return the book to me today?” he asked.</p>