HSC Science Class 11 - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions for English

Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.

______ I have some more juice, please?

Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.

We_____ not paint this room now.

Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.

I ______rather request you to check my exercise before giving it to the teacher.

Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.

______ I use your mobile phone? It’s an emergency.

Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.

In schools, students ______ wear uniforms. It is compulsory.

Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.

The voyagers did not ______ to drop anchor at the unknown island.

Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.

Thou ______ love your neighbour.

Practise your modal verbs. Look at these signs and write down the rules, regulations or advice they convey using the modal verbs given below.

can - could - may - might – must - ought to – shall - should - will - would

Read the following passage adapted from ‘Three Men in a Boat’ and fill in the blanks with appropriate modals and read the paragraph aloud.

I thought I will go to British Museum today to read the treatment for some slight ailment of which I had a touch. I (1)______ read all I wanted to read and then felt I (2)______begin to study diseases. I started to generally turn the leaves idly. I came to typhoid fever, read the symptoms and discovered I (3)______be having it for months without knowing it. Cholera, I had severe complications. Diphtheria, I (4)______have been born with. I was relieved to find that Bright’s disease, I had only in a modified form as so far as that was concerned, I (5)______live for years. The only disease I (6)______conclude I had not got was a housemaid’s knee. I sat and pondered. I tried to feel my heart. I (7)______(not feel) my heart. I walked into the reading room as a happy healthy man but crawled out as a decrepit wreck.

Sometimes, a sentence can end with a preposition. Read the sentence given below.

The preposition ‘in’, ‘at’, and ‘for’ occur at the end of the sentence. This is acceptable in usage.

This seat is not very comfortable to sit ______.

Sometimes, a sentence can end with a preposition. Read the sentence given below.

The preposition ‘in’, ‘at’, and ‘for’ occur at the end of the sentence. This is acceptable in usage.

My father gave me some pictures to look ______.

Sometimes, a sentence can end with a preposition. Read the sentence given below.

The preposition ‘in’, ‘at’, and ‘for’ occur at the end of the sentence. This is acceptable in usage.

Was it worth waiting ______?

Fill in the blank in the following sentence with appropriate preposition.

In case _________ difficulty, you should refer _________ a dictionary and then respond _________ the question.

Fill in the blank in the following sentence with appropriate preposition.

The clothes that he has put ______are very impressive. He is going ______his hometown to pay homage ______the village head.

Fill in the blank in the following sentence with appropriate preposition.

The nearest hospital ______this place is ______a distance of twenty kilometers. You can reach it either ______car or ______a bicycle.

Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with suitable prepositions and read the paragraph aloud for better understanding of the use of prepositions.

Mr. Beek of New Jersey has invented a floating life-preserver, which gives complete protection (1) ______people who have been shipwrecked. The upper section is large enough (2)______the wearer to be able to move his head and arms (3) ______, and a month's supply (4 )______food and drinking water can also be stored (5) ______it. The cover can be closed in rough weather, and the wearer can see (6) ______the window in the front, and breathe (7) ______a curved pipe. The life preserver is made (8) ______water proof cloth attached (9) ______circular metal tubes, which protect the wearer (10) ______ sharp rocks and hungry fish.

Fill in the blanks in the following sentence, using preposition if necessary.

The new machines are quite different ______the old ones. They are able to work ______a much faster pace, a substantially reduced risk ______the environment.

Fill in the blanks in the following sentence, using preposition if necessary.

The students discussed the problem ______themselves. However, they did not arrive ______any conclusion. They went ______their class teacher and discussed ______her. She gave a solution ______it and they were happy.

Do you know what happened to the Titanic, the largest ship to sail then? She hit an iceberg and sank into the Atlantic Ocean. Now choose the right word and complete the paragraph. Read the paragraph aloud.

The wreck (1) ______(up/of) the RMS Titanic lies (2) ______( in/at)a depth of (3) ______(about/ above) 12,500 feet about 370 miles south east (4) ______(of/off) the coast of Newfoundland. It lies (5) ______(in/on) two main pieces about a third (6) ______(of/off) a mile apart. The bow is still largely recognizable (7) ______(with/ within) many preserved interiors, despite the damage it sustained hitting the sea floor. A debris field (8) ______(of/for) the wreck contains thousands (9) ______(on/ of) items spilled (10) ______(from/of) the ship as it sank. She sank (11) ______(in/at) the year 1912.

Solve the crossword using the clues given

• Across 

2. We fought ______the measure. (7)

7. The cat jumped ______the table. (4)

9. The cat climbed ______the tree. (2)

10. My story is shorter ______yours. (4)

11. Cats are ______dogs. (6)

13. Put the cookie ______the jar. (2)

14. Let’s walk ______the park. (7)

16. The vegetables were planted ______the apple tree. (6)

17. Banu sings ______a bird. (4)

18. My story is ______ my pets. (5)

19. Subash is the president ______our class. (2)

20. We live ______the river. (2)

21. Let’s walk ______class together. (4)

22. The bank is ______the park.(8)

23. We live ______the city limits.(6)

25. I saw John waving ______the crowd. (5)

28. I am more cautious ______ the fall. (5)

29. I have a present ______you. (3)

31. We strolled ______the river.(5)

32. He ran ______us. (7)

33. The leaves had collected ______the trees (7)

• Down

1. I put the book ______the table. (4)

2. Please meet me ______the cafe. (2)

3. Desert will be served ______dinner. (5)

4. My house is ______the school. (4)

5. We walked ______ the store. (2) 6. No eating ______class.(6) 8. The book fell ______my desk. (3)

11. I will not leave ______ the speech is finished. (5)

12. The store is open everyday ______ Sunday. (3)

15. The dog is ______the house. (7)

16. The cat is hiding ______my bed. (5)

19. The cat jumped ______the dog. (4)

20. He is hiding ______the bookcase. (6)

22. Dinner is ______the table. (2)

24. I put my hands ______my pockets. (6)

26. We will eat ______the play. (6)

27. The cat is sleeping ______the cot. (5)

29. This letter is ______my aunt. (4)

30. We ran ______the other kids. (4)