Bishop Cotton Boys’ School, Bengaluru

English Language – Revision Worksheet

SECTION A – GRAMMAR
I. Divide the following sentences in Subject and Predicate:
1. The dog loves the child.
2. The hunter caught the hare.
3. How the people crowd the station!
4. Close the window.
II. Write the possessive forms of:
1. the twins of my brother
2. the collar of the dog
3. the garden of my aunt
4. the car of my sister
III. Fill in the blanks with the suitable form of the adjectives given in the brackets:
1. This chair is __________ (comfortable) than the old one.
2. She is the __________ (intelligent) student in the class.
3. My dog is __________ (friendly) than my cat.
4. That was the __________ (fun) party I have ever been to.
IV. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles, ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’:
1. We bought some cheese and ham. ________ cheese was delicious.
2. It's _______ interesting book.
3. There was _______ document on the table.
4. I don't have _______ car.
V. Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns:
1. Thanks for the package! Please leave _________ on the table.
2. Ben was surprised when _________ discovered that his friends were hiding in the
living room.
3. I lost _________ phone last night.
 4. We are going to get _________ test results today.
VI. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the tense given in the brackets:
1. The train _______ (leave) every morning at 8 AM. [Simple Present Tense]
2. I _________ (work) for a nonprofit organisation at the moment. [Present
Continuous Tense]
3. He ______ (watch) TV last evening. [Past Continuous Tense]
4. I __________ (visit) my grandmother next month. [Simple Future Tense]
5. Teresa _______ (see) some elephants cross the road yesterday. [Simple Past
Tense]
6. My sister __________ (write) her exams next week. [Future Continuous Tense]
VII. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in the brackets:
1. Tweezers ____ always useful to handle small objects. (is/are)
2. The jury ____ not convinced. (was/were)
3. A number of soldiers ____ injured during the war. (was/were)
4. Emily and Greg _______ to my house every Friday for lunch. (come/comes)
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences from Active to Passive voice:
1. Seema draws the sketch.
2. She opened the door.
3. The cops caught the thief.
4. My mother will buy groceries.
IX. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions given in the brackets:
1. He will see me ------a week (after/for).
2. They went ----the room. (in/into).
3. Distribute the money -----two brothers. (Between/among)
4. Rakesh was sitting ------me. (beside/besides).
5. Rohit was ----me in the rank.(above/over)
X. Fill in the blanks with the correct homophone given in the brackets:
1. I can ______ (hear/here) the music.
2. Don't ________ (brake/break) the glass.
 3. We need _______ (flour/flower) for the cake.
4. The ________ (hair/ hare) ran quickly over the bushes.
XI. Join and rewrite the following sentences using suitable conjunctions:
1. I was absent yesterday. I was sick.
2. They were playing football. They didn't attend the lectures.
3. Work hard. You won’t succeed in life.
4. She doesn't like going out. She likes trekking.
5. He is a honest. He is obedient.
XII. Write the synonym of:
1. afraid 2. quick 3. clean 4. unwell
XIII. Write the antonym of:
1. long 2. false 3. wild 4. present
XIV. Rewrite the following sentences from Direct to Indirect speech:
1. Rohit said, “ I will attend the office tomorrow.”
2. She said, “ I live in Noida”
3. She says, “I cannot attend the party tonight.”
4. Soham said,” Two and two makes four.”

5. The captain said to Rohit, “You play well”.

SECTION – B
XV. Read the passage given below and answer the following questions:
In a small village nestled between tall mountains, lived a young boy named
Aarav. Every day, Aarav would go to the forest to collect firewood for his family.
The forest was dense and full of tall trees that touched the sky. Aarav enjoyed
listening to the chirping birds and watching the sunlight filter through the leaves.
One day, as Aarav was gathering wood, he heard a faint sound. Following the
sound, he found a small, injured bird lying on the ground. Aarav gently picked up
the bird and decided to take it home. He carefully nursed the bird back to health,
feeding it and keeping it warm. After a few weeks, the bird was strong enough to
fly again. Aarav felt a deep sense of happiness as he watched the bird soar into the
sky.
 A. Give one word for:
1. make a short, sharp, high-pitched sound by a bird –
2. gave medical and other attention to –
B. Give the opposites of:
1. full x
2. happiness x
C. Answer the following:
1. Where did Aarav live?
2. What did Aarav do in the forest every day?
3. What did Aarav find in the forest one day?
4. How did Aarav help the bird?
5. How did Aarav feel when the bird flew away?
XVI. You have your examinations fast approaching. You miss studying with your friend
as he has moved out of town. Every year both of you, prepare well together. This
year you are unable to do that. Write a letter to your friend about how you feel in
his absence and how difficult it is for you to study without him.
XVII. What would we do without friends? We would probably be terribly bored a lot of
the time. Describe what you like to do with your friends. What are your common
interests? Did you do different things in the past than you do now? Do you have
your friends maybe even met during a common hobby? Write a composition on
how one would never get bored without friends.