CBSE Class 10 English Gap Filling MCQs Set 01

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Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1: “Can I come along with you on your fishing trip, please?” asked Millie. Her two elder brothers (i) ______ at her scornfully. “Fishing is a man's (ii) ______,” said her older brother, Derek. “Girls are not good at fishing.” After a while, however, Millie managed to persuade her brothers to take her fishing.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (i).
(a) looked
(b) see
(c) saw
(d) sawed
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Answer: (a) looked

Explanation:
1. The narration is in the simple past ('asked', 'said').
2. 'Look at' is the verb that takes 'at her scornfully'; 'saw at' is wrong, so 'looked' fits.

Teacher's Note:
1. Check both tense and the preposition the verb takes.
2. 'Sawed' is the past of 'saw' meaning to cut wood, a common trap.

Question 2: “Can I come along with you on your fishing trip, please?” asked Millie. Her two elder brothers (i) ______ at her scornfully. “Fishing is a man's (ii) ______,” said her older brother, Derek. “Girls are not good at fishing.” After a while, however, Millie managed to persuade her brothers to take her fishing.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (ii).
(a) sports
(b) sport
(c) games
(d) sporting
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Answer: (b) sport

Explanation:
1. The article 'a' (in 'a man's') signals a singular countable noun.
2. 'Sport' is singular; 'sports' and 'games' are plural, 'sporting' is an adjective.

Teacher's Note:
1. The determiner before a noun decides whether the noun is singular or plural.
2. Ask students to underline the determiner before choosing the noun form.

Question 3: One day, an old and fussy millionaire entered a plush restaurant to (i) ______ a meal. The staff of the restaurant sighed when they (ii) ______ him. They (iii) ______ he was a man who wanted the best but was only willing to pay the least.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (i).
(a) have
(b) had
(c) eating
(d) eaten
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Answer: (a) have

Explanation:
1. After 'to' (infinitive marker) the base form of the verb is used.
2. So 'to have a meal' is correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. 'To' + base verb never changes with tense.
2. Watch for '-ing' and past participle distractors after 'to'.

Question 4: One day, an old and fussy millionaire entered a plush restaurant to (i) ______ a meal. The staff of the restaurant sighed when they (ii) ______ him. They (iii) ______ he was a man who wanted the best but was only willing to pay the least.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (ii).
(a) be
(b) saw
(c) being
(d) seeing
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Answer: (b) saw

Explanation:
1. The passage is in the simple past ('entered', 'sighed').
2. A finite past verb is needed after 'they': 'they saw him'.

Teacher's Note:
1. A clause needs a finite verb; '-ing' forms alone cannot act as the main verb.
2. Keep tenses consistent within a narrative.

Question 5: One day, an old and fussy millionaire entered a plush restaurant to (i) ______ a meal. The staff of the restaurant sighed when they (ii) ______ him. They (iii) ______ he was a man who wanted the best but was only willing to pay the least.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (iii).
(a) know
(b) knowing
(c) knew
(d) knowingly
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Answer: (c) knew

Explanation:
1. The sentence continues the past narration ('he was a man').
2. The finite simple past 'knew' agrees with the time of the story.

Teacher's Note:
1. Sequence of tenses: past main verb keeps the reported clause in the past.
2. 'Knowingly' is an adverb and cannot be the main verb.

Question 6: Rays look like huge birds in slow flight when they swim. They have huge triangular side fins which flap like wings when the rays swim. Their bodies (ii) ______ flat and their mouth and gill openings are usually found on the underside of the body. They have a thin, whip-like tail which is usually armed with a poisonous spine.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (ii).
(a) was
(b) were
(c) is
(d) are
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Answer: (d) are

Explanation:
1. The subject 'Their bodies' is plural.
2. The passage describes general facts, so the simple present is used: 'are'.

Teacher's Note:
1. Scientific descriptions use the simple present tense.
2. Find the subject first, then match the verb in number.

Question 7: Nadia Comaneci was (i) ______ in Romania on 12 November, 1961. When she was six years old, she took up gymnastics. She was very determined and learnt quickly and was later sent to participate in several competitions. She showed great promise.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (i).
(a) live
(b) lived
(c) migrated
(d) born
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Answer: (d) born

Explanation:
1. 'Was' needs a past participle form that makes sense with a date of birth.
2. 'Was born' is the fixed expression; 'was live/lived/migrated' are ungrammatical here.

Teacher's Note:
1. 'Be born' is always used in this form; there is no active form 'borned'.
2. Dates of birth are usually reported with 'was born'.

Question 8: Marsupials are animals that have a pouch. A kangaroo has a pouch between her hind legs. This is about as snug and comfortable a home as a new-born baby can have. It is fur-lined, keeps the baby warm and protects it, enables the baby to feed, and (iii) ______ transportation for the helpless infant. Nature provides kangaroos and other marsupials with a pouch because their young are born very weak and helpless.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (iii).
(a) has
(b) provides
(c) had
(d) was
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Answer: (b) provides

Explanation:
1. The subject is 'It' (the pouch), singular, with verbs in the present: 'keeps', 'protects', 'enables'.
2. The parallel verb must be singular present with a suitable meaning: 'provides transportation'.

Teacher's Note:
1. In a list of verbs sharing one subject, keep the same tense and form.
2. 'Has transportation' changes the meaning; the pouch gives transport.

Question 9: The television series “Rin Tin Tin” featured a German shepherd that did all the stunts for the shows itself. The stunts included such feats as leaping through closed windows, opening locked doors and pulling the correct levers to close the locks of a dam. History has it that on 15th September, 1918, during the last days of World War I, a group of American (iii) ______ stumbled upon the German shepherd and her litter of puppies.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (iii).
(a) child
(b) soldiers
(c) soldier
(d) drone
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Answer: (b) soldiers

Explanation:
1. 'A group of' is followed by a plural noun.
2. 'Soldiers' is plural and fits the wartime context.

Teacher's Note:
1. Quantifier phrases like 'a group of', 'a number of' take plural nouns.
2. Read the context (World War I) to confirm the meaning.

Question 10: Many of us may squirm at the very thought of eating snakes. However, in Hong Kong, snake-eating is fast (ii) ______ very popular. It used to be an exotic dish reserved mainly for the rich but with Hong Kong citizens becoming more affluent, this dish has become more affordable.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (ii).
(a) happen
(b) becomes
(c) becoming
(d) happening
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Answer: (c) becoming

Explanation:
1. 'Is fast ___' needs the -ing form to make the present continuous.
2. 'Becoming very popular' gives the right meaning; 'happening popular' is not idiomatic.

Teacher's Note:
1. Present continuous = is/am/are + verb-ing, used for a trend in progress.
2. Check both form and meaning when two -ing options appear.

Question 11: Rivers are considered holy in India but they are hardly treated with respect. All kinds of dust and filth find (a) ______ way into the rivers. If we have to treat and purify the water for drinking it, how can the fish survive in (b) ______ waters? Every year, river Gomti becomes the death bed of thousands of fish because (c) ______ water released in the reservoir upstream carries effluents from the neighbouring factories.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (a).
(a) their
(b) his
(c) its
(d) over
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Answer: (a) their

Explanation:
1. The possessive refers to 'all kinds of dust and filth', a plural idea.
2. The idiom is 'find their way into', so 'their' is correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Possessive determiners must agree with the noun they refer to.
2. 'Find one's way into' is a useful idiom for writing.

Question 12: Rivers are considered holy in India but they are hardly treated with respect. All kinds of dust and filth find (a) ______ way into the rivers. If we have to treat and purify the water for drinking it, how can the fish survive in (b) ______ waters? Every year, river Gomti becomes the death bed of thousands of fish because (c) ______ water released in the reservoir upstream carries effluents from the neighbouring factories.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (b).
(a) these
(b) this
(c) that
(d) their
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Answer: (a) these

Explanation:
1. 'Waters' is plural, so a plural demonstrative is needed.
2. 'These' points to the polluted waters just described.

Teacher's Note:
1. This/that go with singular nouns; these/those with plural nouns.
2. 'Their waters' would wrongly refer back to the fish.

Question 13: Rivers are considered holy in India but they are hardly treated with respect. All kinds of dust and filth find (a) ______ way into the rivers. If we have to treat and purify the water for drinking it, how can the fish survive in (b) ______ waters? Every year, river Gomti becomes the death bed of thousands of fish because (c) ______ water released in the reservoir upstream carries effluents from the neighbouring factories.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (c).
(a) any
(b) the
(c) an
(d) a
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Answer: (b) the

Explanation:
1. The water is specific: the water released in the reservoir upstream.
2. A noun made definite by a following phrase takes 'the'.

Teacher's Note:
1. 'Water' is uncountable, so 'a/an' cannot be used.
2. Use 'the' when a phrase after the noun identifies it.

Question 14: Dear Daddy,
I hope all's well with you. Everything is fine here. I am sorry I (a) ______ write earlier. I was busy with my coaching camp which is now over. After the annual examination, most of (b) ______ boarders have left for their homes. Only a few like me are left behind. I can't express how badly I miss you all. I don't know when I'll be able to join you. Dad, I hate being a boarder. How lonely it is to stay here during the vacation! The few inmates left are not only boring but also nasty. I hope you will come to my rescue soon.
Your son
Ravindra

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (a).
(a) couldn't
(b) hasn't
(c) have not
(d) hadn't
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Answer: (a) couldn't

Explanation:
1. The blank is followed by the base verb 'write', so a modal is needed.
2. 'Couldn't write' expresses past inability; 'hasn't/have not/hadn't write' are ungrammatical.

Teacher's Note:
1. Auxiliaries have/has/had are followed by the past participle, never the base form.
2. 'Could' is the past form of 'can' and shows past ability.

Question 15: The students (a) ______ talking as Miss Sarkar entered the classroom. Then in a loud voice she said 'Good Morning' and glanced quickly around the room. All the children (c) ______ her intently to find out what sort of a person she was. “I suppose you want to know my name,” she said.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (a).
(a) are
(b) was
(c) were
(d) been
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Answer: (c) were

Explanation:
1. The action was in progress when another past action ('entered') happened: past continuous.
2. The subject 'The students' is plural, so 'were talking'.

Teacher's Note:
1. Past continuous + simple past shows an interrupted action.
2. Match was/were to the subject's number.

Question 16: The students (a) ______ talking as Miss Sarkar entered the classroom. Then in a loud voice she said 'Good Morning' and glanced quickly around the room. All the children (c) ______ her intently to find out what sort of a person she was. “I suppose you want to know my name,” she said.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (c).
(a) observe
(b) watching
(c) watch
(d) watched
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Answer: (d) watched

Explanation:
1. The narration is in the simple past ('entered', 'said', 'glanced').
2. The main verb for 'All the children' must be the finite past 'watched'.

Teacher's Note:
1. 'Watching' alone cannot be the main verb without 'were'.
2. Keep all narrative verbs in the same past tense.

Question 17: Delivering his inaugural address at the first Agricultural Science Congress here today the Prime Minister said efforts (a) ______ be made to increase the production of food grains by at least three times in the next decade. He exhorted that the agricultural scientists (b) ______ rise to the occasion to meet the challenge of feeding the population, so that we may not have to import it. If we delay, he said, in doing something about the matter, it would be difficult to face the shortage of grains. He is optimistic that the agricultural scientists must think about the matter.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (a).
(a) can
(b) will
(c) would have
(d) may
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Answer: (b) will

Explanation:
1. The Prime Minister announces a definite future plan, so 'will' expresses intention.
2. 'Can' and 'may' only express ability or possibility, too weak for a resolve; 'would have be' is ungrammatical.

Teacher's Note:
1. 'Will' expresses intention, promise or a firm future plan.
2. Distinguish possibility (may), ability (can) and intention (will).

Question 18: 26th January is a very special day for India. It is on this day that India became a sovereign democratic republic in 1950. Dr Rajendra Prasad became the first President of the Indian Republic. 26th January is celebrated with great enthusiasm and festivity all over the country. First of all, the Prime Minister (b) ______ the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate. There he offers floral tributes to the martyrs. Then begins the colourful parade that starts from Vijay Chowk and terminates at the Red Fort.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (b).
(a) visit
(b) visits
(c) visiting
(d) visited
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Answer: (b) visits

Explanation:
1. The passage describes a yearly routine in the simple present ('offers', 'begins').
2. The subject 'the Prime Minister' is singular, so 'visits'.

Teacher's Note:
1. Use the simple present for regular or customary events.
2. Third person singular subjects take verb + s/es.

Question 19: Massage (a) ______ be a natural tranquilliser. It has been used in virtually every culture throughout history to relieve aches and pains, unknot tense muscles, and help (c) ______ body and the mind to relax. There are several types of massage, the most popular being the Oriental massage.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (a).
(a) should
(b) would
(c) has
(d) can
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Answer: (d) can

Explanation:
1. The sentence states a general capability or possibility of massage.
2. 'Can' expresses general possibility/ability; 'has be' is ungrammatical.

Teacher's Note:
1. 'Should' gives advice and 'would' expresses condition or past habit; neither fits a general fact.
2. 'Can' is used for what is generally possible.

Question 20: Massage (a) ______ be a natural tranquilliser. It has been used in virtually every culture throughout history to relieve aches and pains, unknot tense muscles, and help (c) ______ body and the mind to relax. There are several types of massage, the most popular being the Oriental massage.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (c).
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) any
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Answer: (c) the

Explanation:
1. The phrase is parallel to 'the mind' that follows.
2. 'The body' refers to the human body in general, so 'the' is used.

Teacher's Note:
1. Parallel phrases joined by 'and' usually take the same determiner.
2. 'The body and the mind' is a fixed pairing.

Question 21: There (a) ______ a survey about the popular forms of music and how the taste in music differs with age. About a hundred people (b) ______ in three age groups were interviewed on their musical preferences. The survey found that (c) ______ first great musical age is adolescence.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (a).
(a) has been
(b) have been
(c) had been
(d) were
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Answer: (a) has been

Explanation:
1. 'A survey' is singular, so the verb must be singular: 'has been'.
2. The survey's result is reported in the present (the taste 'differs'), so present perfect fits; 'had been' would need a later past reference.

Teacher's Note:
1. In 'There + be' sentences, the verb agrees with the noun that follows.
2. Present perfect links a past event to its present relevance.

Question 22: There (a) ______ a survey about the popular forms of music and how the taste in music differs with age. About a hundred people (b) ______ in three age groups were interviewed on their musical preferences. The survey found that (c) ______ first great musical age is adolescence.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (b).
(a) each
(b) every
(c) all
(d) some
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Answer: (a) each

Explanation:
1. 'Each' after a number distributes it: a hundred people in each of the age groups.
2. 'Every' cannot stand after a noun; 'all' and 'some' do not give this distributive sense.

Teacher's Note:
1. 'Each' can follow a noun or number; 'every' must come before a noun.
2. Distributive determiners: each, every, either, neither.

Question 23: There (a) ______ a survey about the popular forms of music and how the taste in music differs with age. About a hundred people (b) ______ in three age groups were interviewed on their musical preferences. The survey found that (c) ______ first great musical age is adolescence.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (c).
(a) this
(b) the
(c) for
(d) that
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Answer: (b) the

Explanation:
1. Ordinal numbers like 'first' take the definite article.
2. So 'the first great musical age'.

Teacher's Note:
1. Use 'the' before ordinals and superlatives.
2. 'This/that first' needs a previous reference, which is absent here.

Question 24: Buddhists (a) ______ survived in India only as a comparatively small sect, but Buddhism in the east today has over hundred and fifty million adherents. It is the chief religion of Ceylon, Burma and Malaya. Buddhists (c) ______ the four truths. They live a simple and austere life.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (a).
(a) has
(b) have
(c) had
(d) been
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Answer: (b) have

Explanation:
1. The plural subject 'Buddhists' needs 'have'.
2. The situation continues to the present ('today has'), so present perfect 'have survived'.

Teacher's Note:
1. Present perfect connects a past process with the present.
2. 'Has' is used only with singular subjects.

Question 25: Buddhists (a) ______ survived in India only as a comparatively small sect, but Buddhism in the east today has over hundred and fifty million adherents. It is the chief religion of Ceylon, Burma and Malaya. Buddhists (c) ______ the four truths. They live a simple and austere life.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (c).
(a) follow
(b) follows
(c) followed
(d) following
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Answer: (a) follow

Explanation:
1. The subject 'Buddhists' is plural and the passage is in the present ('live').
2. So the plural simple present 'follow' is correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Plural subjects take the base form in the simple present.
2. Habitual beliefs and practices are expressed in the simple present.

Question 26: Always (a) ______ the metre dials from the right to the left. This procedure is much easier, especially if any of (b) ______ dial hands are near the zero mark. When done, mark off the number of units recorded. Dials for gas metres usually indicate the amount each dial records.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (a).
(a) read
(b) reading
(c) reads
(d) reader
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Answer: (a) read

Explanation:
1. This is an instruction (imperative sentence), like 'mark off' later.
2. Imperatives use the base form of the verb: 'Always read'.

Teacher's Note:
1. Instructions begin with the base form of the verb.
2. 'Always' before the verb does not change the imperative form.

Question 27: Always (a) ______ the metre dials from the right to the left. This procedure is much easier, especially if any of (b) ______ dial hands are near the zero mark. When done, mark off the number of units recorded. Dials for gas metres usually indicate the amount each dial records.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (b).
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) any
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Answer: (c) the

Explanation:
1. 'Any of' must be followed by a definite determiner before a noun.
2. The dial hands are specific, so 'any of the dial hands'.

Teacher's Note:
1. Quantifier + of + the/these/my + noun is the correct pattern.
2. 'Any of a dial hands' is wrong because 'a' cannot go with a plural noun.

Question 28: I came to India on a short trip. With only one week left to return to America, everybody wanted to spend time with me. So we decided to watch (b) ______ movie. We enjoyed it a lot. Then (c) ______ the time to say good bye. We felt sad at parting from each other.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (b).
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) some
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Answer: (a) a

Explanation:
1. The movie is mentioned for the first time and is not specific.
2. 'Movie' begins with a consonant sound, so 'a'.

Teacher's Note:
1. First mention of a singular countable noun takes 'a/an'.
2. 'An' is used only before a vowel sound.

Question 29: I came to India on a short trip. With only one week left to return to America, everybody wanted to spend time with me. So we decided to watch (b) ______ movie. We enjoyed it a lot. Then (c) ______ the time to say good bye. We felt sad at parting from each other.

Choose the most appropriate option for blank (c).
(a) came
(b) come
(c) coming
(d) to come
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Answer: (a) came

Explanation:
1. The story is in the simple past ('came', 'decided', 'enjoyed').
2. In the inverted sentence 'Then came the time...', the finite past 'came' is needed.

Teacher's Note:
1. After 'Then' or 'Here', subject and verb are often inverted, but tense stays consistent.
2. Non-finite forms (coming, to come) cannot be the main verb.

Question 30: Fill in blank (a):
Whenever I (a) ______ in front of the mirror for (b) ______ than a couple of minutes, my aunt would shout (c) ______ me to get away from there. (CBSE 2018)
(a) stand
(b) stands
(c) stood
(d) standing
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Answer: (c) stood

Explanation:
1. The main clause 'my aunt would shout' describes a repeated past action.
2. The 'whenever' clause must also be in the past: 'Whenever I stood'.

Teacher's Note:
1. 'Would' + verb shows past habit, so the matching clause takes the simple past.
2. Students often pick 'stand' because 'whenever' feels general; check the other verb first.

Question 31: Fill in blank (b):
Whenever I (a) ______ in front of the mirror for (b) ______ than a couple of minutes, my aunt would shout (c) ______ me to get away from there. (CBSE 2018)
(a) little
(b) more
(c) loss
(d) much
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Answer: (b) more

Explanation:
1. The word 'than' follows the blank, so a comparative is needed.
2. 'More than a couple of minutes' is the only comparative form offered.

Teacher's Note:
1. 'Than' is a signal word for a comparative such as more, less, longer.
2. 'Much' and 'little' are positive forms and cannot be followed by 'than'.

Question 32: Fill in blank (c):
Whenever I (a) ______ in front of the mirror for (b) ______ than a couple of minutes, my aunt would shout (c) ______ me to get away from there. (CBSE 2018)
(a) at
(b) on
(c) onto
(d) into
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Answer: (a) at

Explanation:
1. We 'shout at' someone when we scold them angrily.
2. 'Shout at me' fits the aunt telling the writer to get away.

Teacher's Note:
1. 'Shout at' shows anger; 'shout to' means calling someone far away.
2. Learn verbs with their fixed prepositions as one unit.

Question 33: Fill in blank (a):
I met a smart young person (a) ______ wanted a 'selfie' (b) ______ me. So we (c) ______ on top of a boundary wall. (Delhi 2017)
(a) whom
(b) who
(c) whose
(d) which
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Answer: (b) who

Explanation:
1. The blank is the subject of 'wanted' and refers to a person.
2. 'Who' is the subject form for persons.

Teacher's Note:
1. 'Who' = subject (person), 'whom' = object (person), 'which' = things.
2. If a verb follows the blank directly, the subject form 'who' is needed.

Question 34: Fill in blank (b):
I met a smart young person (a) ______ wanted a 'selfie' (b) ______ me. So we (c) ______ on top of a boundary wall. (Delhi 2017)
(a) so
(b) then
(c) with
(d) for
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Answer: (c) with

Explanation:
1. A selfie is taken together with someone.
2. 'A selfie with me' is the natural phrase.

Teacher's Note:
1. Read the whole paragraph once before filling any blank; the tense of nearby verbs is the best clue.
2. Check subject-verb agreement and the word that follows the blank.

Question 35: Fill in blank (c):
I met a smart young person (a) ______ wanted a 'selfie' (b) ______ me. So we (c) ______ on top of a boundary wall. (Delhi 2017)
(a) sit
(b) sits
(c) sitting
(d) sat
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Answer: (d) sat

Explanation:
1. The narrative is in the past ('met', 'wanted').
2. So the simple past 'sat' is required.

Teacher's Note:
1. Read the whole paragraph once before filling any blank; the tense of nearby verbs is the best clue.
2. Check subject-verb agreement and the word that follows the blank.

Question 36: Fill in blank (a):
The modern student (a) ______ the importance (b) ______ physical exercise. He spends one to two hours in open air (c) ______ he takes part in different sports. However, care should (d) ______ not to overstrain (e) ______ body. (CBSE 2019)
(a) understood
(b) understand
(c) have understand
(d) understands
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Answer: (d) understands

Explanation:
1. The subject 'the modern student' is singular.
2. The passage is in the simple present ('spends'), so 'understands'.

Teacher's Note:
1. Read the whole paragraph once before filling any blank; the tense of nearby verbs is the best clue.
2. Check subject-verb agreement and the word that follows the blank.

Question 37: Fill in blank (b):
The modern student (a) ______ the importance (b) ______ physical exercise. He spends one to two hours in open air (c) ______ he takes part in different sports. However, care should (d) ______ not to overstrain (e) ______ body. (CBSE 2019)
(a) by
(b) from
(c) with
(d) of
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Answer: (d) of

Explanation:
1. 'Importance' is followed by the preposition 'of'.
2. 'The importance of physical exercise'.

Teacher's Note:
1. Read the whole paragraph once before filling any blank; the tense of nearby verbs is the best clue.
2. Check subject-verb agreement and the word that follows the blank.

Question 38: Fill in blank (c):
The modern student (a) ______ the importance (b) ______ physical exercise. He spends one to two hours in open air (c) ______ he takes part in different sports. However, care should (d) ______ not to overstrain (e) ______ body. (CBSE 2019)
(a) how
(b) which
(c) where
(d) why
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Answer: (c) where

Explanation:
1. The blank refers back to a place, 'open air'.
2. 'Where' introduces a clause about a place.

Teacher's Note:
1. Read the whole paragraph once before filling any blank; the tense of nearby verbs is the best clue.
2. Check subject-verb agreement and the word that follows the blank.

Question 39: Fill in blank (d):
The modern student (a) ______ the importance (b) ______ physical exercise. He spends one to two hours in open air (c) ______ he takes part in different sports. However, care should (d) ______ not to overstrain (e) ______ body. (CBSE 2019)
(a) took
(b) be taken
(c) has taken
(d) takes
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Answer: (b) be taken

Explanation:
1. After the modal 'should' a base form is needed.
2. Care is taken by someone, so the passive 'be taken'.

Teacher's Note:
1. Read the whole paragraph once before filling any blank; the tense of nearby verbs is the best clue.
2. Check subject-verb agreement and the word that follows the blank.

Question 40: Fill in blank (e):
The modern student (a) ______ the importance (b) ______ physical exercise. He spends one to two hours in open air (c) ______ he takes part in different sports. However, care should (d) ______ not to overstrain (e) ______ body. (CBSE 2019)
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) some
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Answer: (c) the

Explanation:
1. The body meant is the student's own, a particular one.
2. So the definite article 'the'.

Teacher's Note:
1. Read the whole paragraph once before filling any blank; the tense of nearby verbs is the best clue.
2. Check subject-verb agreement and the word that follows the blank.

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