ANSWER KEY: PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE


 A. Answer the following questions in one line:

  1. The reporter is standing at Kalindi Ghat.
  2. The first Basant Panchami Utsav celebration and an idol immersion procession are going on.
  3. The members are wearing different shades of yellow.
  4. The members are selling natural foods and beverages inside the pandal.
  5. Students are enthusiastically participating by volunteering their innovations and labor to make the project a success.
  6. The society is hiring experts to make the best use of the disposed material to create 'best out of waste'.
  7. The society is using biogas plants to fulfill its fuel and electricity requirements.
  8. Yes, the reporter is taking an interest; we know this because she explicitly states that she is going to volunteer her services to the cause.

B. Answer the following in more than 30 words:

  1. The members of the society are handling multiple responsibilities: organizing boat services for idol immersion, managing pollution-free immersions, distributing paper bags to replace plastic bags, separating hazardous waste from biodegradable waste, selling organic foods and beverages, imparting classes for natural products, and constructing a rain-harvesting plant.
  2. For the downtrodden classes, the society is discussing plans with the Delhi government to utilize waste lands for agricultural and bee-harvesting purposes. This initiative aims to provide them with organic food and stable employment while simultaneously preventing further slum expansion in Delhi.

C. Edit the following sentences:

  1. Today, all the schools is focussing on...  —>  are focusing / are focussing
  2. Child-centred education but unfortunately...  —>  (Correct as baseline context)
  3. They are not focus on child’s welfare...  —>  are not focusing / are not focussing
  4. But commodifying the education which is...  —>  commodifying education, which is
  5. Reduce the value of true education and further glorifying...  —>  reducing the value / further glorifies

D. Rearrange the following words to form meaningful sentences:

  • a. We are enrolling new members for our club.
  • b. Norway is taking interest in cricket now. / Now Norway is taking interest in cricket.
  • c. India is recruiting more administrative officers.
  • d. Is Libya not attending the G-8 meeting this year?
  • e. Why are Americans not interested in higher studies?

Word Power! (Vocabulary Guide)

Word Correct Meaning / Match
a. ImmerseTo dip or submerge completely in liquid.
b. HazardousDangerous or risky.
c. BeveragesDrinks of any type except water.
d. Organic FoodFood produced or grown with natural techniques.
e. DowntroddenOppressed or treated badly by people in power.

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