NEB - Class 12 Compulsory English (2080) || Grammar Questions and Answer Keys

NEB - Class 12 Compulsory English (2080), Grammar Questions and Answer Keys

Set 1 ( NEB 2080 'B')

Do as instructed within the brackets and rewrite the sentences.

a. This year the whole winter season was dry. There was very……………. (many/few/little) rain. (Choose appropriate word and rewrite the sentence.)

b. The Principal along with other experts ……………. (has/have/was/were) present at the meeting (Rewrite the sentence using correct verb from the brackets)

c. We got wet in the rain. We had an umbrella. (Join the sentences using appropriate connective.)

d. People ……………. think it is interesting but I think it is pathetic. (Use one of the verbs- are/might/could/should to complete the sentence.)

e. The experts go for a walk on Saturdays. (Use ‘often’ in appropriate place.)

f. Health care in Nepal is not as ……………. as it is abroad. (Use 'expensive' appropriately to fill in the blank.)

g. "You must not ignore your study”, said the class teacher to the student. (Change it into indirect speech.)

h. Parents gave children a bar of chocolate. (Change it into passive voice.)

i. These leaders have great respect ……………. the academicians of the country. (Use since/for/to/by to fill in the blanks.)

j. This is the house. The house belongs to my uncle. (Join the sentences using one of the appropriate relative pronouns - who/whom/where/which).

Answers:

a. little

b. was

c. We got wet in the rain although we had an umbrella.

d. might

e. The experts often go for a walk on Saturdays.

f. expensive

g. The class teacher told the student that he must not ignore his study.

h. Children was given a bar of chocolate by parents.

i. for

j. This is the house which belongs to my uncle.

Choose and copy the correct answers.

a. The beauty of nature must be praised by all. Here the word beauty is a …………….

(i) noun (ii) adjective (iii) adverb (iv) verb

b. Which one of the following words does not take the prefix ‘un'?

(i) satisfy (ii) attended (iii) cultured (iv) civilized

c. Which of the following words has correct spelling?

(i) writing (ii) comming (iii) puting (iv) tunning

d. The antonym of 'deficient' is …………….

(ii) faulty (ii) perfect (iii) short (iv) scarce

e. Which of the following words has same vowel sound?

(i) sew, so (ii) cat, men (iii) kite, rate (iv) pan, pen

Answers:

a. (i) noun

b. (i) satisfy

c. (i) writing

d. (ii) perfect

e. (i) sew, so

Set 2 (NEB 2080 'C')

Do as indicated in the brackets and rewrite the sentences.

a. The little girl danced really ....... in the annual programme of the school. (Complete the sentence with an appropriate adverb.)

b. One of the boys ....... still working on the project assigned by the teacher. (Put the correct 'be' verb in the space)

c. The street had a nasty jam. There ....... (might/must/could/would) have been a demonstration of some political parties. (Put the most appropriate modal auxiliary verb.)

d. I do not, in fact, know who she is staring ....... (on/in/at/with). (Put a suitable preposition in the space.)

e. I am not sure of why she was so upset and distracted that day. She ....... by her past memories. (Use the appropriate form of the verb 'overcome'.)

f. Students generally dislike ....... (giving/given/to be given/being given) strict instructions by the administration. (Choose the correct option.)

g. It is almost impossible for one to succeed ....... one works hard. (Put a correct conjunction in the space.)

h. They saw a man in the river, ....... (who/ whose/ whom/ that) would be an inspiration for them to know how struggle pays in life. (Choose the appropriate relative pronoun.)

i. No one loves people teasing them in the public. (Change into passive voice.)

j. "l didn't catch you. Is it 50 or 80?" the customer said. (Change into indirect speech.)

Answers:

a. beautifully

b. is

c. must

d. at

e. was overcome

f. being given

g. although

h. who

i. No one loves being teased in the public.

j. The customer said that he hadn't catch me and asked if it was 50 or 80.

Choose and copy the correct alternatives.

a. Which one of the following words has a different final sound?

i. rough ii. tough iii. though iv. calf

b. I got a beautiful present in my birthday. The word 'present' in this sentence is .......

i. an adjective ii. an adverb iii. a verb iv. a noun

c. Which one of the following words has a prefix?

i. unity ii. under iii. union iv. unfair

d. Which one of the following words comes between 'bore' and 'brace' in the dictionary entry?

i. border ii. bracelet iii. box iv. boost

e. Nothing can for the loss of a child. Which of the following phrasal verbs completes this sentence?

i. make up ii. make over iii. make off iv. make into

Answers:

a. though

b. a noun

c. unfair

d. box

e. make over

Set 3 ( NEB 2080 'G')

Do as instructed within the brackets and rewrite the sentences.

a. Students said to the principal, “Can you manage extra classes through virtual process?” (Change into indirect speech.)

b. Look! The man is laughing out loudly jumping on the floor. He ……….. (can/must/will/would) be mad. (Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks.)

c. All the books were published in time. (Rewrite the sentence in active voice.)

d. He and I …………(is/are/has/have) well until now. (Choose appropriate verb and rewrite it filling in the blank.)

e. The garden is beautiful. We spend a lot of time in the garden everyday. (Join the sentence using one of the relative pronoun: who/whom/where/which)

f. We go on outing every year. We always have financial problems. ((Use although/in spite of / despite/ however- whichever is appropriate.)

g. The culprit came …………… office, walked across the road and got on a bus. (Use appropriate preposition- out of/toward/along/into to fill in the blank.)

h. I can’t work as ……… as I used to five years ago. (Rewrite it using hard/harder/hardest/more/hard, whichever is appropriate.)

i. After the lesson had finished, we run out of college. (Rewrite the sentence correcting the mistakes.)

j. We got wet in the rain. We had an umbrella. (Join the sentences using appropriate connective.)

Answers:

a. Students asked the principal if he could manage extra classes through virtual process.

b. must

c. They published all the books in time.

d. are

e. The garden where we spend a lot of time everyday is beautiful.

f. We go on outing every year although we always have financial problems.

g. out of

h. hard

i. ran

j. We got wet in the rain although we had an umbrella.

Choose and copy the correct answers.

a. Which of the following words has a different vowel sound from the rest?

(i) shoot (ii) to (iii) should (iv) food

b. Now, you can have a go without any delay. In this sentence the word ‘go’ is a ……..

(i) noun (ii) verb (iii) adjective (iv) adverb

c. The children who undergo extreme poverty generally stand firm even in hardships. The word ‘undergo’ in this sentence has a meaning similar to ……………..

(i) to go under (ii) to escape (iii) to deviate (iv) to experience

d. Which of the following can be the guide words for the word ‘medicine’?

(ii) mediocre /medium (ii) median/medicinal (iii) mediate/megaphone (iv) medicaid/meeting

e. The burglar was finally brought to the book by the high court.

(i) defended (ii) released (iii) penalized (iv) forgave

Answers:

a. (iii) should

b. (i) noun

c. (iv) to experience

d. (iv) medicaid/meeting

e. (iii) penalized