Unit 1 (Part A) - Technical Communication

1. Identify the Part of Speech:

a. My mom will be leaving to Bangalore tomorrow.

mom - Noun
will be leaving - Verb (Future Continuous)
Bangalore - Noun (Proper Noun)
tomorrow - Adverb

b. The teacher asked the students to stand.

teacher - Noun
asked - Verb (Past Tense)
students - Noun
stand - Verb (Infinitive)

2. Choose the correct form of the verb:

a. Can you ____ well? (swim/swam)

Can you swim well?

b. Cheetahs _____ very fast. (run/ran)

Cheetahs run very fast.

3. Fill in the blanks with appropriate Auxiliary verbs:

a. She _____ studying for her exams yesterday.

She was studying for her exams yesterday.

b. He _____ already eaten breakfast when we arrived.

He had already eaten breakfast when we arrived.

4. Use suitable pronouns to substitute the underlined nouns:

a. Yesterday was my parents’ wedding anniversary.

Yesterday was their wedding anniversary.

b. The cat drank all the milk that was left in the kitchen.

It drank all the milk that was left in the kitchen.

5. Choose the correct word to give appropriate meaning:

a. Could you_____ me some money, please? (borrow/lend)

Could you lend me some money, please?

b. My great-grandfather lost his_____ in World War II. (life/lives)

My great-grandfather lost his life in World War II.

6. Fill in the blanks with appropriate homonym:

a. This _____ of the brave Queen goes back to a thousand ages. (tale/tail)

This tale of the brave Queen goes back to a thousand ages.

b. There was a ____ in my shoe. (whole/hole)

There was a hole in my shoe.

7. Choose the appropriate homophones and fill the blanks:

a. We should not ______ the rules. A. break B. brake C. bake

We should not break the rules.

b. I__________dinner at her house. A. eight B. aid C. ate

I ate dinner at her house.

8. Choose the correct spelling from the given options and fill the blanks:

a. The _____ (heap/hip) of garbage should be cleaned immediately.

The heap of garbage should be cleaned immediately.

b. This is _____ (there/their) house.

This is their house.

9. Fill the blanks with correct pronouns.

a. Shivam is my brother. _____ study in the same class.

Shivam is my brother. We study in the same class.

b. Between Riyas and me, _____ am the younger one.

Between Riyas and me, I am the younger one.

10. Choose the correct word and fill the blanks to give appropriate meaning:

a. A consultant last week raised hopes among the residents that there might be an_____ ( alternate/ alternative ) to rerouting freight trains through city neighbourhood.

A consultant last week raised hopes among the residents that there might be an alternative to rerouting freight trains through city neighbourhood.

b. He sent us a small _____ ( remembrance / reminiscence ), a bell, of his visit to Switzerland.

He sent us a small remembrance, a bell, of his visit to Switzerland.

📚 Unit 1 – Part A (2-Mark Q&A)

Part A: Developing Comprehension Skills