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SSLC / ENG / WS CONVERSATION COMPLETION Grammar

I. Complete the following conversation between Vanka and his neighbour.

Neighbour : You stay at Alyakhin’s house, ....................................(a)...................................?
Vanka : Yes, I do.
Neighbour : .....................................................(b).................................................?
Vanka : I am apprenticed to him for learning shoe making.
Neighbour : ....................................................(c)..................................................?
Vanka : My parents are no more. I have my grandfather only.
Neighbour : ..................................................(d)....................................................?
Vanka : No, He is not here. He’s in my village.
Neighbour : Then why don’t you go to your village?
Vanka : I have no boots. If I go without boots, .............................(e)...........................
II. Complete the following conversation between Cronin and the landlady.
Cronin : .......................................................(a)...........................................?
Landlady : Sorry, I can’t trace you out.
Cronin : I am the doctor who stayed beside your apartment 25 years ago.
Landlady : Oh! Great surprise! Your name is Cronin, ..........................(b).....................?
Cronin : Yes. I met Mr John last week.
Landlady : ................................................(c).................................................
Cronin : Yes, the young man who tried to commit suicide
Landlady : ...............................................(d)................................................?
Cronin : He is a social activist who is working for the welfare of the youth.
Landlady : Really glad to know that. Unless you had saved him, .......................(e)................
III. Complete the following conversation between the boy and his friend.
Friend : You look so excited today, ..................................(a)....................................?
Boy : Yeah, there was a thrilling fight between a cobra and a mongoose yesterday.
Friend : .................................................(b)................................................................?
Boy : Yes, it happened near to my grandfather’s house.
Friend : That would be amazing to watch I guess. Who won finally?
Boy : The mongoose won the battle. If you had been there, ..........................(c)..........................
Friend : I wish I had been there. ....................................(d).............................................?
Boy : I will be here with my grandfather till the summer vacation gets over.
Friend : Sometimes it’s not very safe to be outside this time. You had better .....................(e).............

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Boy : I’ll surely take care of that.
IV. Complete the following conversation between Mr Schmidt and his friend.
Friend : You seem to be disturbed I think. ................................(a)..............................?
Mr Schmidt : I had an argument with one of my colleagues.
Friend : Argument? ...........................................(b)..............................................?
Mr Schmidt : Yes, it’s connected with school activities.
Friend : Would you mind .......................................(c)....................................?
Mr Schmidt : No. He wants to give the Scholarship jacket to an ineligible student.
Friend : Oh! If he proceeds with such an idea, ..............................(d).................................?
Mr Schmidt : Yes, it’ll surely affect the reputation of the school.
Friend : I think you’d better ......................................(e).....................................
Mr Schmidt : That’s right. I’ll fix an appointment with the principal for a meeting.
V. Complete the following conversation between Adichie and her friend.
Friend : I didn’t see you in the ground yesterday. ..............................(a).............................?
Adichie : We had gone to visit Fide’s village.
Friend : Fide? .................................................(b)....................................................?
Adichie : Yes, he’s the one who’s staying with us for domestic help.
Friend : He belongs to a poor family, ....................................(c).........................?
Adichie : Yes, he does. But his mother showed me something which literally shocked me.
Friend : What’s that?
Adichie : It’s a beautifully patterned basket of dyed raffia made by his brother.
If you had seen it, .....................................(d).......................................
Friend : Wow! I wish ...............................................(e)........................................
VI. Complete the following conversation between Aunt Jane and her husband.
Husband : Hey Darling, .........................................(a).............................................?
Aunt Jane : I had gone to visit Jack and Jill.
Husband : They lead a comfortable life, ................................(b)................................?
Aunt Jane : Yes, they do. But I couldn’t digest their ‘buy now pay later’ scheme.
Husband : ...............................................(c)........................................?
Aunt Jane : No, they haven’t bought anything on full payment.
Husband : Oh! They had better ..................................(d)...............................
Aunt Jane : I’ve told them to be vigilant while purchasing next time.
If they fail to pay off the debts in time, ...........................(e).....................

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VII. Complete the following conversation between Thorat and Mr Ray.
Thorat : Good morning sir. .......................................(a).................................?
Ray : I need the tiger once again.
Thorat : ............................................(b).................................................?
Ray : No, I’m not going to make another film.
Thorat : You had finished the shooting of the film, ..........................(c).....................?
Ray : Yes. But there was a technical issue while processing it. If our camera had worked
properly, ......................................(d)..........................................
Thorat : That’s really unfortunate sir. I think you had better .............................(e)................
Ray : I’ve already spoken to the manager. He directed me to you.
Thorat : Then I’ll come with the tiger.
VIII. Complete the following conversation between the Police Officer and the doctor.
Police Officer : ...............................................(a).........................................?
Doctor : Sir, I’m a homeopath staying nearby. Yesterday there was a theft at my room.
Police Officer : ..........................................(b)............................................?
Doctor : Yes sir. I’m staying alone.
Police Officer : You were not there in your room when the theft happened, ...............(c).................?
Doctor : Yes sir, I had gone to my friend’s home being afraid of a snake.
Police Officer : If you give a written complaint, ..................................(d)..................................
Doctor : Sure sir. Would you mind ............................................(e)..................................?
Police Officer : No. You can have the paper at the writer’s desk.
IX. Complete the following conversation between the junk collector and Akbar.
Junk Collector: Aslamu Alaikkum Akbar
Akbar : Va Alaikum Aslamu. .......................................(a).....................................?
Junk Collector: I’ve come here as I found something unexpected among the junks.
Akbar : .......................................(b)..................................................?
Junk Collector: I found a pair of shoes among the junks collected yesterday.
Akbar : Oh! It belongs to Ali’s sister. He had asked me about it.
Junk Collector: If I keep it here, ......................................(c)........................................?
Akbar : Yes. I’ll give it to him.
Junk Collector: Unless I had found it, ...........................(d).........................................
Akbar : ................................................(e).......................................................?
Junk Collector: No, there’s no chance for me to meet him.

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X. Complete the following conversation between Vanka and a shop keeper.

Vanka :If I write a letter, .............................(a)........................?
Shopkeeper :You can put it in the letter box.
Vanka :.......................................(b)........................................?
Shopkeeper :The letters are sent all over the world on mail coaches.
Vanka : .....................................(c).....................................?
Shopkeeper :No. The post box is far from here. You are staying at Alyakhin’s home,........(d)........?
Vanka :Yes, I’m. I would like to go for posting a letter.
Shopkeeper :You had better .......................(e)................................
XI. Complete the following conversation between Alyakhin and his wife.
Alyakhin :.....................................(a).....................................?
Wife :Vanka has gone for purchasing some vegetables.
Alyakhin :He becomes much cunning these days, .....................(b)..................?
Wife :Yes, you are absolutely right. Yesterday I told him to gut the herring.
Alyakhin :.................................(c)...................................?
Wife :No, he didn’t do it properly. He started from the tail.
Alyakhin :If we teach him domestic works, ..............................(d).........................?
Wife :I don’t think it will be of any use. You had better .........................(e)...................
Alyakhin :It’s very easy to send him to his home town. But he’ll do whatever we say. Let him
stay here for a few more months.
Wife :Do as you wish.
XII. Complete the following conversation between Kiran and a Nilkanta.
Kiran :...........................................(a)........................................?
Nilkanta :I come from a remote village.
Kiran :You belong to a theatrical group,................(b)..................?
Nilkanta :Yes, I do. We were going to stage a play in a neighbouring villa.
Kiran :.........................................(c).....................................?
Nilkanta :No, my life is absolutely miserable. I was staying with them like a slave.
Kiran :That’s really painful to know.
Nilkanta :Would you mind .................................(d)..............................?
Kiran :I’ll talk to my husband. If he permits, ..........................(e).......................
Nilkanta :That’s so kind of you.

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XIII. Complete the following conversation between grandfather and a grandmother.
Grandma :Our son seems to be so excited, ...............................(a).........................?
Grandpa :Yes, he does.
Grandma :...........................................(b)..........................................?
Grandpa :He saw a fight between a mongoose and a cobra.
Grandma :Fight! ................................(c)......................................?
Grandpa :No, he wasn’t frightened. He was on the top of the banyan tree.
Grandma :I think he had better ..........................(d)...........................
Grandpa :I’ve told him to be indoors many a time.
Grandma :If you had climbed upon the banyan tree for watching the fight, .................(e)........
Grandpa :How crazy you are!
XIV. Complete the following conversation between the boy and his friend.
Friend :Hey, .......................................(a)...............................?
Boy :No, I wasn’t here for a long time.
Friend :..............................................(b)................................?
Boy :I had been at my grandfather’s home.
Friend :I guess you enjoyed the time there,......................(c)...................?
Boy :Yes, I did. There were a lot of books for me to read. I took a few with me.
Friend :Would you mind .........................(d)..............................?
Boy :No. If you are interested,........................(e)........................
XV. Complete the following conversation between the homeopath and his wife.
Homeopath :Once I had an exciting experience.
Wife :.............................................(a)....................................?
Homeopath :It was an encounter with a snake.
Wife :My God! .....................................(b)...............................?
Homeopath :No, it happened many years back when I had just begun my practice.
Wife :You had kept medicines with you, ......................(c).......................?
Homeopath :No, I was such a stupid doctor with no medicines even for the first aid.
Wife :If the snake had attacked you, ............................(d).......................?
Homeopath :I didn’t know what I would have done.
Wife :You had better .................................(e)...............................
Homeopath :From that day onwards I do keep essential medicines with me.

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XVI. Complete the following conversation between Sharat and Kiran.
Sharat :You look worried. .................................(a)..............................?
Kiran :I’m worried about the drastic change in the behaviour of Nilkanta.
Sharat :I think you give him unnecessary freedom, ..........................(b).........................?
Kiran :He is like a brother to me. If we care for him, ..............................(c)..........................
Sharat :...............................................(d)..........................................?
Kiran :No, he is not so friendly with Satish. What shall we do now?
Sharat :I think we had better ...............................(e)..................................
Kiran :I don’t think sending him to his home town will do any good.
XVII. Complete the following conversation between grandfather and a grandmother.
Grandmother :I guess Martha is disturbed, ............................(a).........................?
Grandfather :Yes, she’s. .....................................(b)....................................?
Grandmother :No, she didn’t tell me anything.
Grandfather :She asked me to give fifteen dollars for the scholarship jacket.
Grandmother :What! If she pays for it, ...................................(c)..............................?
Grandfather :No, it will be a purchased jacket instead. We can’t stand by that, ...............(d)..........?
Grandfather :You’re right. I think we had better .........................(e).......................
Grandfather :No use in lodging the complaint in writing. Let’s wait for the principal’s words.
XVIII. Complete the following conversation between Cronin and his wife.
Cronin :There was an amazing surprise in my journey.
Wife :.......................................(a).......................................?
Cronin :I met a person after twenty five years.
Wife :Twenty five years! You were not able to recognize him, ....................(b).................?
Cronin :No, I wasn’t. But he easily traced me out.
Wife :.................................................(c)...........................................?
Cronin :Yes, there was something special. I could save his life with the support of a sergeant
and a landlady.
Wife :You’ve told me about this guy. You had better ..........................(d).......................
Cronin :I had invited him to visit our home. He said he’d come next time.
Wife :Great. If I meet him, ..................................(e)................................

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Answers
I.
a. don’t you? b. What are you doing there?
c. Where are your parents? d. Is he here with you?
e. I’ll be in trouble.
II.
a. Madam, do you remember me? b. isn’t it?
c. Is he the young man who tried to commit suicide? d. What is he doing now?
e. he would have died.
III.
a. don’t you? b. Did it happen near to your grandfather’s house?
c. you would have become thrilled. d. How long will you be there?
e. stay indoors
IV.
a. What happened? b. Is it connected with school activities?
c. sharing it with me? d. won’t it affect the reputation of the school?
e. meet the principal and talk to him.
V.
a. Where were you? b. Is he the one who’s staying with you?
c. doesn’t he? d. you would have liked it
e. I had seen it.
VI.
a. where had you gone? b. don’t they?
c. Haven’t they bought anything on full payment? d. pay and purchase things.
e. they will be in trouble.
VII.
a. What can I do for you? b. Are you going to make another film?
c. hadn’t you? d. I wouldn’t have come here again.
e. speak to the manager.
VIII.
a. What for did you come here? b. Are you staying alone?
c. were you? d. it will be comfortable for us to proceed.
e. giving me a paper?

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IX.
a. Why did you come here now? b. What is that?
c. will you give it to him? d. I would have disposed it with the junk.
e. Is there a chance for you to meet him?
X.
a. where can I put it? b. How are the letters sent to different parts of the world?
c. Is the post box nearby? d. aren’t you?
e. take a bicycle.
XI.
a. Where is Vanka? b. doesn’t he?
c. Did he do it properly? d. he will improve.
e. send him to his home town.
XII.
a. Where do you come from? b. don’t you?
c. Is your life comfortable there? d. giving me a space here to stay?
e. you can stay here.
XIII.
a. doesn’t he? b. What happened?
c. Was he frightened? d. stay indoors.
e. you would have fallen down.
XIV.
a. Weren’t you here for the past few days? b. Where were you?
c. didn’t you? d. lending one of them to me?
e. I’ll give it.
XV.
a. What was that? b. Did it happen recently?
c. hadn’t you? d. what would have you done?
e. keep some medicines with you.
XVI.
a. What is troubling you? b. don’t you?
c. he will become a better person. d. Is he friendly with Satish?
e. send him to his home town.
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a. isn’t she? b. Didn’t she tell you anything?
c. will it be a Scholarship Jacket? d. can we?
e. lodge a complaint to the principal in writing.
XVIII.
a. What was that? b. were you?
c. Was there anything special? d. invite him to our home.
e. I’ll talk to him in detail.

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Libin K Kurian
HST English
Sacred Heart HSS
Payyavoor, Kannur
Mob: 8281591206
E-mail: [email protected]

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