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SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Class VII English Grammar — Test Paper Set 2 (Intermediate)
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General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Section A: 5 × 1 = 5 marks. Section B: 5 × 2 = 10 marks. Section C: 5 × 3 = 15 marks.
3. Do not change the meaning while transforming.
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Section A: 5 × 1 = 5 marks. Section B: 5 × 2 = 10 marks. Section C: 5 × 3 = 15 marks.
3. Do not change the meaning while transforming.
Section A — Simple to Compound [5 × 1 = 5]
Q1.1
Convert to compound: Being tired, he went to sleep early.
Q2.1
Convert to compound: Despite working hard, she failed the exam.
Q3.1
Convert to compound: Besides being a doctor, he is a good singer.
Q4.1
Convert to compound: On hearing the bell, the children rushed out.
Q5.1
Convert to compound: Coming home, I found the door locked.
Section B — Degree Transformation [5 × 2 = 10]
Q6.2
Change to comparative and superlative:
Mumbai is one of the busiest cities in India. (Positive)
Mumbai is one of the busiest cities in India. (Positive)
Q7.2
Change to positive and superlative:
Iron is more useful than any other metal. (Comparative)
Iron is more useful than any other metal. (Comparative)
Q8.2
Change to positive and comparative:
Sachin is the greatest cricketer of all time. (Superlative)
Sachin is the greatest cricketer of all time. (Superlative)
Q9.2
Change to comparative and superlative:
Very few rivers in India are as long as the Ganga. (Positive)
Very few rivers in India are as long as the Ganga. (Positive)
Q10.2
Change to positive and superlative:
A train is faster than a bus. (Comparative)
A train is faster than a bus. (Comparative)
Section C — Mixed Transformations [5 × 3 = 15]
Q11.3
Transform as directed:
(a) He is too weak to walk. (Remove “too”)
(b) As soon as the bell rang, the students left. (Begin with “No sooner...”)
(c) Only God can save the country. (Begin with “None but...”)
(a) He is too weak to walk. (Remove “too”)
(b) As soon as the bell rang, the students left. (Begin with “No sooner...”)
(c) Only God can save the country. (Begin with “None but...”)
Q12.3
Transform as directed:
(a) Ravi is not only intelligent but also hardworking. (Use “besides”)
(b) If you do not hurry, you will miss the train. (Begin with “Unless...”)
(c) She is so short that she cannot reach the shelf. (Use “too...to”)
(a) Ravi is not only intelligent but also hardworking. (Use “besides”)
(b) If you do not hurry, you will miss the train. (Begin with “Unless...”)
(c) She is so short that she cannot reach the shelf. (Use “too...to”)
Q13.3
Change the voice:
(a) The police arrested the thief near the station. (Active to Passive)
(b) By whom was this letter written? (Passive to Active)
(c) Someone has stolen my bicycle. (Active to Passive)
(a) The police arrested the thief near the station. (Active to Passive)
(b) By whom was this letter written? (Passive to Active)
(c) Someone has stolen my bicycle. (Active to Passive)
Q14.3
Change the narration (Direct to Indirect or vice versa):
(a) Sita said, “I am going to the market now.”
(b) The teacher told us that we should always speak the truth.
(c) He asked me, “Where do you live?”
(a) Sita said, “I am going to the market now.”
(b) The teacher told us that we should always speak the truth.
(c) He asked me, “Where do you live?”
Q15.3
Combine the sentences as directed:
(a) She studied hard. She passed with flying colours. (Use “so...that”)
(b) He is rich. He is not happy. (Use “although”)
(c) The boy was punished. He had told a lie. (Use “because”)
(a) She studied hard. She passed with flying colours. (Use “so...that”)
(b) He is rich. He is not happy. (Use “although”)
(c) The boy was punished. He had told a lie. (Use “because”)
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Answer Key & Solutions
Q1.
He was tired, so he went to sleep early.
Q2.
She worked hard, but she failed the exam.
Q3.
He is a doctor and he is also a good singer.
Q4.
The children heard the bell and rushed out.
Q5.
I came home and found the door locked.
Q6.
Comparative: Mumbai is busier than most other cities in India.
Superlative: Mumbai is one of the busiest cities in India. (already superlative form)
Superlative: Mumbai is one of the busiest cities in India. (already superlative form)
Q7.
Positive: No other metal is as useful as iron.
Superlative: Iron is the most useful of all metals.
Superlative: Iron is the most useful of all metals.
Q8.
Positive: No other cricketer is as great as Sachin.
Comparative: Sachin is greater than any other cricketer.
Comparative: Sachin is greater than any other cricketer.
Q9.
Comparative: The Ganga is longer than most other rivers in India.
Superlative: The Ganga is one of the longest rivers in India.
Superlative: The Ganga is one of the longest rivers in India.
Q10.
Positive: A bus is not as fast as a train.
Superlative: (Cannot be directly converted as only two items are compared.)
Superlative: (Cannot be directly converted as only two items are compared.)
Q11.
(a) He is so weak that he cannot walk.
(b) No sooner did the bell ring than the students left.
(c) None but God can save the country.
(b) No sooner did the bell ring than the students left.
(c) None but God can save the country.
Q12.
(a) Besides being intelligent, Ravi is also hardworking.
(b) Unless you hurry, you will miss the train.
(c) She is too short to reach the shelf.
(b) Unless you hurry, you will miss the train.
(c) She is too short to reach the shelf.
Q13.
(a) The thief was arrested by the police near the station.
(b) Who wrote this letter?
(c) My bicycle has been stolen (by someone).
(b) Who wrote this letter?
(c) My bicycle has been stolen (by someone).
Q14.
(a) Sita said that she was going to the market then. (Direct → Indirect)
(b) The teacher said to us, “You should always speak the truth.” (Indirect → Direct)
(c) He asked me where I lived. (Direct → Indirect)
(b) The teacher said to us, “You should always speak the truth.” (Indirect → Direct)
(c) He asked me where I lived. (Direct → Indirect)
Q15.
(a) She studied so hard that she passed with flying colours.
(b) Although he is rich, he is not happy.
(c) The boy was punished because he had told a lie.
(b) Although he is rich, he is not happy.
(c) The boy was punished because he had told a lie.