HSC Arts इयत्ता ११ - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions

Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:

Nirmala ______(be) to the concert several times.

Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:

Mariappan knew Pudukottai so well because he ______(live) there for five years.

Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:

Yusuf understood the problem because he ______(experience) the situation earlier.

Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:

Catherine did not have any cash because she ______(lose) her purse.

Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:

My father ______(be) to Mumbai once before.

Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:

The cat ______(chase) the bird before it flew out of the yard.

Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:

Edith ______(visit) several doctors before she found out what the problem was with her knee.

Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:

If we ______(call) the manager ahead, we would not have needed to wait so long for a table.

Read the following extract and fill in the spaces with the right form of verbs and complete the passage. The first one is done for you.

The poet stops to hear the maiden singing while she 1 ______(cut) and 2 ______(bind) the grain. The song of the lady 3 ______(fascinate) the poet, who 4 ______(stand) there to listen to the song. The girl ______(sing) a sad song.

Read the following extract and fill in the spaces with the right form of verbs and complete the passage. The first one is done for you.

During the monsoon, a tender slightly warm breeze 1 ______(blow) on a cloudless afternoon. A sort of fragrance 2 ______(rise) from the wet grass and trees in the sunlight. It 3 ______(seem) as if the warm breath of the exhausted earth 4 ______(fall) against one’s skin. A sweet voiced bird somewhere 5 ______(chirp) repeatedly.

Read the news item that appeared in a daily and fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in brackets

Ever since social networking sites entered our lives, they 1 ______(serve) as platforms where users could use the virtual space offered by these social media. However, recent incidents 2 ______(cause) many to question the freedom to express views on various issues and in some cases, it 3 ______(become) a dangerous platform. Social Contact 4 ______ (transform) people. They 5 ______(develop) an addiction to it.

Read the following passage and correct the error you come across.

Rajan slowly settle down in his retired life. His pension plus what his wife bring from the household work she does helped them to meet their requirements. Life is easy until one Sunday. His granddaughter Madhu come crying. The clay doll in her hand had broken into two. Rajan pacify her and promise to mend it. This small repair work become the founding stone of a very prosperous venture into making clay dolls which earn him great respect.

Read the following passage and correct the error you come across.

Games and sports helps in recreation. Soccer, cricket, lawn tennis or wrestling is eagerly watched by millions of fans all over a world. It helps one got a temporary relief from the tensions of a day. The dedication displayed by all player in the field indicates the mental and spiritual development of the player.

Prepare a notice to be displayed on the notice-board of your school for the students of Class 11, informing them about the educational tour that has been arranged for them the next month.

Write a notice about the inauguration of a laughter club in your school.

You are Mani/Megalai of Class XI, President of the English Club of your school. Draft a speech on the topic ‘Reading Maketh a Complete Man’, to be delivered in the school assembly

Guess what friendly words these two gentlemen exchange when shaking hands.

In the following passage, circle(bold) the verbs in simple present tense and underline the verbs in simple past. The first one has been done for you.

Unless one is upright there is no use in being a charming fellow. Sometimes it is better to be honest than attractive. These are the great truths of modern life which Shyam never realised. He never said an ill-natured word in his life. He was always polite and spoke softly to everybody

In the following passage, circle(bold) the verbs in simple present tense and underline the verbs in simple past. The first one has been done for you.

That night he strolled into the Palette Club about eleven o’clock and found Trevor sitting by himself in the long room. “Well, Alan, did you get the picture finished all right? ” he said, as he lit his cigarette. “Finished and framed, my boy!” answered Trevor, “and by-the-bye, you have made a conquest. That old model you saw is quite devoted to you. I had to tell him all about you - who you are, where you live, what your income is, what prospects you have.”

In the following passage, circle(bold) the verbs in simple present tense and underline the verbs in simple past. The first one has been done for you.

"And now tell me how Laura is. The old model was quite interested in her." "You don’t mean to say you talked to him about her?" said Hughie. "Certainly I did. He knows all about the relentless colonel, the lovely Laura, and the £10,000." "You told that old beggar all my private affairs?" cried Hughie, looking very red and angry. "My dear Alan," cried Hughie, "I shall probably find him waiting for me when I go home."