Hindi - pustak
a)
granth
b) pustak
c)
kaagaj
Tamil - pustakam
a)
nuul
b) puttakam
c)
kaakitam
The correct responses would
be '(b)'.
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Vocabulary
Exercises on vocabulary can be of various types.
1) Synonyms
or homonym
2) Antonyms
3) Analogies
1.
Synonyms or Homonyms
In this type of item a cue word is given against
which three words are provided. Alternately, context defining the particularmeaning
of the word may be provided, out of which only one is either exactly the same
or nearest to the cue word. The learner is expected to mark off the closest or
the identical item in the choices given.
Telugu
- parasuraamapriiti
a)
agnipramaadam
b)
naiveedyam
c)
parasuraama deevaalayam
d)
parasuraamud)i bhaarya
‘( a )’
is the correct answer.
Tamil
- kel,ampu (start)
a)
vaa (come)
b)
kel,appu (start transitive)
c)
purappatu (start)
d)
poo (go)
‘( c )’ is the correct
answer.
Hindi
- sriiganes,
karnaa
a)
mandhir mẽẽ sriiganees puuja karnaa
‘worshipping
Sri Ganesh in (a) temple’
b) kisii subh kaarykaa praarambh karna
‘beginning
some good work’
c) kisii subh kaary kii puurti karna
‘completing
some good work’
‘( b )’ is the correct answer,
2.
Antonyms
In this type
of time a cue word is given which is again followed by three or four words
out of which only one is exactly the opposite to the cue word and the rest of
the choices may or many not be related to the cue word.
Telugu
-
maamsaahaaram (non-vegetarian food)
a)
apakwaahaaram (unriped food)
b)
sækaahaaram (vegetarian food)
c)
palahaaram (snacks)
The correct
answer would be ‘ (b) ‘
Tamil
-
arukil ( near )
a)
kat*aiciyil (at the end)
b)
tolaivil (far away)
c)
pakkattil (near)
The correct answer
would be ‘ (b) ‘
Hindi
-
aa)khee))
lad) jaanaa (to fail in love with)
a)
aa)khee))
caar hoo jaanaa (to love)
b) eek duusree see pyaar karnaa (to love each other)
c)eek duusree see lad)naa (to quarrel with each other)
The correct answer
would be ‘ (b) ‘
3. Analogies
In this type of items a pair of related words are given against which
three or four pairs of words are given. One of the choices will have the same
analogy as the pair of words given in the cue item. The learner is expected to
mark off such an item in the choices leaving the rest of them aside
Telugu
-
bhaas,a - saahityam (language – literature)
a)
nat*ana – nr,tyam (action – dance)
b)
swaram – sa*giitam (musical tone – music)
c)
banti –aat*a (ball –play)
d)
nadi –iita (river – swmming)
‘
(b) ‘ has exactly that type of relation as in the cue.
Tamil
-
moli
- ilakkiyam (language – literature)
a)
nat*anam – aat*u (dance – dance [ verb ] )
b)
swaram – icai (musical tone – music)
c)
pantu – aat*t*am (ball – play)
d)
aaru – niiccal (river –swimming)
‘
(b) ‘ is the correct answer.
Hindi
-
bhaas,aa – saahitya (language – literature)
a)
naacnaa – naac (dancing – dance)
b)
swar – sangiit (musical tone – music)
c) gee)d – kheel
(ball – play)
d)nadii – tairna (river
– swimming)
‘ (b) ‘ is the correct answer.
Exercises of
general types may be given as follows:
(1) Write down the words that go together
Tamil
- a) cuut*aana
‘hot’
a) van,t*i ‘cart’
b) alakaana
‘beautiful’ b) kaapi
‘coffee’
c) palaya ‘old’
c) pon,n,u ‘girl’
The answer
would be ‘a-b, b-c, c-a’.
(2) Find the stranger
Tamil
- puraa
kalutai
kili
aantal
‘dove’
‘ass’
‘parrot’
‘owl’
The stranger
is ‘kalutai’
Telugu
- cilaka
paavuram
hamsa
aawu
‘parrot’
‘dove’
‘swan’
‘cow’
The stranger
is ‘aawu’.
Hindi
- suaa)
hams
kaag
bakrii
‘parrot’
‘swan’
‘crow’
‘goat’
The stranger
is ‘bakrii’.
(3) This lesson has some
adjectives. Pick them out and use them in sentences. Here are
some:
Tamil
- palaya
‘old’
putiya
‘new’
alakaana
‘beautiful’
Telugu
- mañci
‘good’
ced)d)a
‘bad’
Hindi
- kaalaa
‘black’
acchaa
‘good’
(4)
Fill in the blanks to make suitable adjectives. Each blank stands for a missing
letter.
Tamil
- nii_ _ na
paampu
‘long’
‘snake’
u _ _ _ na
cuvaru
‘high’
‘wall’
Telugu
- te_ _ ni
hmasa
‘whitish’
‘swan’
Hindi
- tha_ _ aa
caadnii
‘cool’
‘moonlight’
(5)
Prison – prisoner
We added –er to a noun and made another one. Now make new ones as in the
model.
Tamil
- toot*t*am
‘garden’ toot*t*akkaaran
‘gardener’
nat*ippu ‘action’
____________
camayal
‘cooking’ ____________
paat*t*u
‘song’
____________
(6) Complete the following
sentences.
Tamil
- veet*t*ai
aat*upavan ___________. (veet*t*aikkaaran)
paat*t*u paat*upavan ___________. (paat*akan)
van,t*i oot*t*upavan ____________. (oottunan)
(7)
Give the feminine form of the words given below. The first one has been
done for you.
Tamil
- Masculine
Feminine
maan,avan
‘student’
maanavi
arasan
‘king
________
appaa
‘father’
________
Telugu - abbaayi
ammaayi
amma
________
tammud)u
________
Hiindi - lar,kaa
‘boy’
lar,kii
haathi
________
baap
________
bhaaii
________
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Morphology
Tamil
Fill in the blank with the resultant form of the items given in parentheses.
a)
itu ____________ pustakam
this
book
(narasaiyya + possessive)
Narasayya
Ans
: itu narasaiyyaavoot*e pustakam
This Narasayya’s book
‘this is Narasayya’s book’
b)
naan paat*am _________
I lesson
(pat*i + past)
read
Ans : naan paat*am pat*icceen
I
lesson read
‘I read a lesson’
Telugu
Substitute the verb given in parentheses
after conjugation.
neenu ninna
mañci pustakan cadiwænu
I
yesterday good book read-past
(cuud)u ‘see’)
(konu ‘buy)
The correct
answers would be ‘cusænu, konnaanu’
saw
bought
Hindi
mE)
nee pustak par,hi
I
book read
(khariid
‘buy’)
The correct
answer would be ‘khariidii’ Bought
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Morphophonemics
Tamil
a)
Fill in the blank with resultant form of the items given in the parentheses.
itu
________ viit*u
this
house
(kamalaa+ oot*e)
Kamala’s
Ans
: itu kamalaavoot*e viit*u ‘this is Kamala’s house’
this Kamala’s
house
b)
Substitute the underlined item with the resultant form of the items given
in the parentheses.
Tamil
enkit*t*ee pattu pencilu*ka irukkutu
with me ten pencils
are
‘I have ten pencils’
(puttakam +
*ka ‘books’)
Ans : The resultant form would be ‘puttaka*ka’
Books
Telugu
Rearrange the following to get a good sentence.
iccæru ewaru d)abbu ewaru + ki?
gave who money who
+ to
Ans
: ewaru ewariki d)abbu iccæru?
who to whom
money gave
‘who gave money to whom’
Hindi
Substitute the underlined word with the word given in parentheses.
raam nee caar
cinema dekhaa
Ram
four movie saw
(lar,kiyaa)+ koo ‘girls – to’)
The answer
would be ‘lar,kiyoo)koo’
girls + object
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Syntax
a)
Agreement
Tamil
- Match
‘A’ with ‘B’
A
B
1) naan
1) viit*t*ukku vantaan
I
house to came (he)
2) naa*ka
2) pal,l,ikku poonaa*ka
we
A
B
3) nii
3) aval,e paartteen
you (sg.)
she (pbj.) saw ( I )
4) nii*ka
4) ennoot*u vantaa
you (pl. )
me-with came(she)
5) avan
5) pat*am paarttoom
she
movie saw (we)
6) ava
6) e*kee poonee
she
where went (you)
7) ava*ka
7) purppat*t*l,ii*ka
they
started (you pl.)
Ans : 1-3, 2-5, 3-6, 4-7, 5-1, 6-4, 7-2.
Telugu
- Match ‘A’
with ‘B’
A
B
1) neenu
1) kaafii tagæru
I
coffee drank(he-hon.)
2) meemu
2) cinimaa
cusæd)u
we
movie saw (he)
3) nuvvu
3) pustakam
cadiwindi
you (sg.)
book read(she)
4) miiru
4) eemi oestunnavu
you (pl.)
what are doing (you sg.)
5) vaad)u
5) in,t*iki
vel,l,æru
he
house to went
6) adi
6) ad)ukun,t*unnamu
she
playing
7) vaaru
7) uttaram
raastunnaanu
he(hon.)
reply are writing(I)
Ans : 1-7, 2-6, 3-4, 4-5, 5-2, 6-3, 7-1.
Hindi
- Match ‘A’
with ‘B’
A
B
1) mE)
1) jaatee
hoo
2) tuu
2) jaatee hε
A
B
3) tum
3) jaatee hE)
4) aap
4) jaatee hoo
5) vah
5) jatii hE)
6) yah
6) jaatee hE)
7) vee
7) jaataa hE)
8) yee
8) jaataa hūū
9) jaataa hE)
10) jaatii hE)
Ans : 1-8, 2-7, 3-4, 4-6, 5-2, 6-9, 7-3, 8-2.
b)
Case Frames
Fill in the blanks with the words given in parentheses after adding appropriate
case markers.
Tamil
naan _____ ______ kot*utteen
I gave
(avan, oru pat*am)
he one picture
Ans : naan avanukku oru pat*ate
kot*utteen
I him-to
one picture gave
‘I gave him one picture’
Telugu
neenu ______
______ vel,taanu
go
(padigan,t*alu, skuulu)
ten O’ clock school
Ans : neenu padigan,t*alaku
shuuluku vel,taanu
I
ten O’ clock at school to go will
‘I will go to school at ten O’clock’
c)
Co - occurrence
(i) Infinitives
Choose the appropriate form of the verb and fill in the blank.
Tamil
naan cinimaa
______ pooneen
I
cinema
went
i) paarkaa ‘to
see’
ii) paarpatu
‘what ( I ) see’
iii) paartta ‘what ( I ) saw’
First one is
the appropriate word.
Telugu
neenu ______
pustakaalu konnaanu
I
books
brought
i) pad)hnaa
‘reading’
ii) karnaa ‘doing’
iii) jaanaa
‘going’
First one is the appropriate
word.
(ii) Adverbs
Substitute the underlined word with the adverbial form of the noun given in parentheses.
Tamil
avan veekamaa
peecinaan
he
fast said
‘he said it
fast’
(alaku
‘beauty’)
‘alakaa’
is the correct form.
beautiful
Ans : avan alakaa
peecinaan
he
beautifully said
‘he said it beautifully’
Telugu
raamud)u tondaragaa
parigettæd)u
Rama
quickly ran
‘Rama ran fast’
(nemmadi ‘slow’)
‘nemmadigaa’ is the correct
form. slowly
Hindi
laks,mii acchii
lar,kii hε
Lakshmi good
girl is
‘Lakshmi is
a good girl’
( sundartaa
‘beauty’)
‘sundar’ is the correct form.
beautiful
Ans : laks,mii
sundar lar,kii hε
Lakshmi beautiful
girl is
‘Lakshmi is a beautiful
girl’
(iii) Adjectives
Fill in the blank with the adjectival form of the noun given in parentheses.
Tamil
anta ______
aal,um ______ pen,n,um tiruman,am caytukit*t*aa*ka
that
man
girl
marriage do (past)
(curucuruppu ‘active’,
al,aku ‘beauty)’
The adjectival forum would be (curucuruppaana
‘active) and
( ‘alakaana
‘beauty’)
Ans : anta curucuruppaana
aal,um alakaana pen,n,um tiruman,am
that active
man beautiful girl
marriage
ceytukit*t*aa*ka
do (past)
‘the active man and the beautiful girl
married’
Telugu
weedi kaafii taagakuud)adu
hot coffee drink sholdn’t
‘hot coffee should not be drunk’
(tiipi
‘sweet’)
The adjectival form is ‘tiyyani’.
Ans : tiyyani kaafii taagakuud)adu
sweet coffee
drink shouldn’t
‘sweet coffee shouldn’t
be drunk’
(iv) Complements
Tamil
Combine
the following sentences using the omplementizer - n,n,u.
i)
naan avarukit*t*ee conneen
I him
told
‘ I told him’
ii)
naan naal,e
varuveen
I tomorrow come-fut.
‘I will go tomorrow’
Ans : naan
naal,e varuveen
‘n,n,u avarukit*t*ee conneen
I
tomorrow come-fut, that
him
told
‘I told him that
I would go tomorrow’
Telugu
Combine the following two sentences using the complementizer
-ani.
i) kis,oor
in,t*iki vel,l,æd)u
Kishore house-to went
‘Kishore went to home’
ii) kis,oor
naatoo ceppæd)u
Kishore me told
‘Kishore told me’
Ans : kis,oor in,t*iki
vel,l,ænani naatoo ceppæd)u
Kishore house-to went-that
me told
‘Kishore told me that he went
home’
Hindi
Combine the following two sentences using the complementizer
-ki.
i) laks,mii
kal
aayii
Lakshmi yesterday came
‘Lakshmi came yesterday’
ii) raam ne
mujhse kahaa
Ram me with told
‘Ram told me’
Ans : raam ne mujse kahaa ki
laks,mii kal
aayii
Ram
me with told that Lakshmi
yesterday came
‘Ram told me that Lakshmi came yesterday’
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Selectional
Restrictions
a) On Subject
Select one of the nouns given in parentheses and fill in the first blank.
Make the necessary changes in the form of the verb given and fill in the second
blank.
Tamil
- ______ paat*am
pat*i ______
lesson to read
(maat*u, kora*ku, avan)
ox
monkey he
The correct
sentence would be
avan paat*am pat*iccaan
he lesson
read
‘he read the lesson’
Telugu
- ______ sinimaa
cuud)u ______
cinema to see
(vaadu,
ceppa, aavu)
he tell
cow)
The correct
sentence would be
vaad)u sinimaa cuuśædu
he
movie saw
‘he saw the movie’
b)
On Object
Select the appropriate nun from the three nouns given is parentheses
and fill in the blank for the object. If necessary add the case marker also.
Tamil
- naantaan anta
______ ut*ecceen
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