Model paper for English Language 1. Two plus two………four. (is, are) 2. Does the girl………Urdu ? (knows, know) 3. A barking dog never………(bites, bite) 4. The Ganges………a holy river. (is, are) 5. Sixty rupees………not a big sum. (is, are) 6. He and I………in Chennai together. (was, were) 7. Each of the girls………given a pen. (was, were) 8. A flock of sheep………grazing in the field. (was, were) 9. I wish I………a minister. (was, were) 10. A team of cricket players………selected. (was, were) 11. Half of the apples……… bad. (were, was) 12. Time and tide………for no man. (wait, waits) 13. My brother………swimming. (likes, like) 14. Most of the girls………gone home. (has, have) 15. Either Prabha or Abha……done this mischief. (have, has) 16. Fifty days………passed. (has, have) 17. Her books………good. (are, is) 18. My parents as well as I………present there. (were, was) 19. Half of the milk………been spoiled (has, have) 20. Plently of sugar………been bought. (has, have) 21. Sarla and Vibha ……… going to school. (is, are) 22. Deepak and Rajesh………gone to Agra. (has, have) 23. Bread and butter………cheap food. (is, are) 24. John or Mary………gone to Kolkata. (has, have) 25. Half of the oranges………good. (is, are) 26. Half of the land………cultivated. (is, are) 27. Each boy and each girl………ready now. (is, are) 28. The police………arrested the robber. (has, have) 29. His information………true. (was, were) 30. No news………good news. (are, is) 31. Mumps………a dangerous disease. (is, are) 32. A dozen books………there. (are, is) 33. Physics………a difficult subject. (is, are) 34. Some one………standing at the door. (is, are) 35. All her earning………lost in a day. (was, were) 36. The committee………divided on the question. (was, were) 37. None of the boys……here. (is, are) 38. There………plenty of water in the jug. (is, are) 39. More than one boy………solved the question correctly. (have, has) 40. The poor………happy. (is, are) Answers: 1. is 2. know 3. bites 4. is 5. is 6. were 7. was 8. was 9. were 10. was 11. were 12. wait 13. likes 14. have 15. has 16. have 17. are 18. were 19. has 20. has 21. are 22. have 23. is 24. has 25. are 26. is 27. is 28. have 29. was 30. is 31. is 32. are 33. is 34. is 35. were 36. was 37. is 38. is 39. has 40. are