CBSE Class 9 English Fill in the Blanks MCQs

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question. His words were hardly __________with that screaming and shouting in the market.
(a) legible
(b) eligible
(c) intelligible
(d) None of these
Answer : D

Question. He was __________ angry to speak to me.
(a) so
(b) too
(c) that
(d) such
Answer : B

Question. I wish I __________ a pen.
(a) were
(b) am
(c) was
(d) Be
Answer : A

Question. Look after your health you__________ should repent later on.
(a) as
(b) because
(c) till
(d) lest
Answer : D

Question. Every year millions of tourists__________ the Anna Centenary Library in Chennai.
(a) visiting
(b) visit
(c) are visiting
(d) visited
Answer : B

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question. Throughout his career, his performance has fairly been __________
(a) consistence
(b) consistent
(c) consisting
(d) constituted
Answer : B

Question. I convey my thanks __________ the members of the club.
(a) for
(b) of
(c) to
(d) about
Answer : C

Question. The government __________ on this issue.
(a) is divided
(b) are divided
(c) is being divided
(d) divided
Answer : A

Question. The student is yet to __________his home task.
(a) completion
(b) compete
(c) complete
(d) continue
Answer : C

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question. There are not solitary, free-living creatures; every form of life is __________ other forms.
(a) dependent on
(b) parallel to
(c) overshadowed by
(d) segregated from
Answer : A

Question. I’ll take __________ now as I have another appointment somewhere else.
(a) departure
(b) my leave
(c) permission
(d) leave from work
Answer : B

Question. A garden knife is __________ used for right pruning.
(a) generally
(b) compulsorily
(c) systematically
(d) daily
Answer : A

Question. Serious threat to our ecology and environment can be __________ with organic cultivation.
(a) hastened
(b) impeded
(c) aggravated
(d) combated
Answer : D

Question. My India by Corbett deals__________ the author’s familiarity with and love of India.
(a) in
(b) of
(c) at
(d) with
Answer : D

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question. There is a __________ amount of fatty acids and carbohydrates in some of the imported chocolates.
(a) neglecting
(b) negligent
(c) negligible
(d) neglected
Answer : C

Question. I’m not so successful __________she is.
(a) then
(b) as
(c) like
(d) than
Answer : B

Question. Many Tamil-speaking Sri Lankans__________ from the island to escape the military and its atrocities.
(a) flown
(b) flee
(c) fled
(d) flew
Answer : C

Question. __________ the new Safari Storme,Mahindra has more leverage in increasing the sales.
(a) With
(b) At
(c) On
(d) In
Answer : A

Question. The passenger car sales showed a decline __________ 7% to 5.6%.
(a) from
(b) for
(c) of
(d) to
Answer : A

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question. All is not well __________ the automobile sector.
(a) down
(b) in
(c) to
(d) of
Answer : D

Question. Many premier educational institutions come forward to have a __________ with flourishing industries
(a) tie-up
(b) tie-in
(c) tie-on
(d) tie-down
Answer : A

Question. He slipped __________ his old ways and started drinking again.
(a) off
(b) by
(c) in
(d) into
Answer : D

Question. They reached the railway station before the train __________
(a) had been left
(b) left
(c) was leaving
(d) had left
Answer : B

Question. The Information and Communication Technology has __________ age and employs very highly paid technocrats.
(a) come upon
(b) come out of
(c) come through
(d) come of
Answer : D

In the following, questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question. The deceased left __________ him two young children.
(a) for
(b) with
(c) by
(d) behind
Answer : D

Question. The statue __________ a global symbol of freedom.
(a) stands to
(b) stands for
(c) stands as
(d) stands against
Answer : C

Question. A child is the future of a family__________ nation.
(a) as a
(b) like a
(c) as well as of a
(d) just as
Answer : C

Question. The human mind seems to have built-in __________ against original thought.
(a) ideas
(b) interests
(c) safeguards
(d) prejudices
Answer : D

Question. If strict security measures were taken, the tragedy might have __________
(a) averted
(b) removed
(c) controlled
(d) restrained
Answer : A

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question. Arun has __________ his work.
(a) completely
(b) completing
(c) complete
(d) completed
Answer : D

Question. Rather than __________ others, why don’t you look for your own mistakes ?
(a) helping
(b) pointing
(c) blaming
(d) watching
Answer : C

Question. We have been living in this house__________ 1965.
(a) when
(b) for
(c) before
(d) since
Answer : D

Question. Since Amit was an __________ photographer, he did not charge any money for taking our picture.
(a) amateur
(b) professional
(c) useless
(d) unknown
Answer : A

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question. Slow and steady __________ the race.
(a) is winning
(b) wins
(c) will win
(d) win
Answer : B

Question. Night came on and the room__________ dark.
(a) is growing
(b) has grown
(c) grew
(d) will grow
Answer : C

Question. Only patience and fortitude carried him, __________ the crisis.
(a) over
(b) about
(c) out
(d) through
Answer : D

Question. Octopuses are mostly shy and__________ harmless to human beings.
(a) generally
(b) mainly
(c) completely
(d) rarely
Answer : A

Question. Come what __________ I shall adhere to my principles.
(a) can
(b) may
(c) might
(d) will
Answer : B

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question. Students of St Xavier’s __________all the prizes.
(a) bear of
(b) bore away
(c) bore on
(d) bear on
Answer : B

Question. With danger __________ the door, you cannot sit idle.
(a) at
(b) in
(c) of
(d) near
Answer : A

Question. My servant __________ with all my money.
(a) have escaped
(b) was run away
(c) has run off
(d) running away
Answer : C

Question. The driver was __________ injured; he died within an hour.
(a) significantly
(b) fatally
(c) fatefully
(d) vitally
Answer : B

Question. Lata Mangeshkar was __________ with a natural talent for music
(a) given
(b) found
(c) endowed
(d) entrusted
Answer : C

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer. Hence, the correct option is (a)

Question. Internet cafe owners fear that a police crackdown may cause __________ damage to their business.
(a) irreparable
(b) eternal
(c) untold
(d) reparable
Answer : A

Question. We heard that the Richards__________ their house recently.
(a) will shift
(b) are shifting
(c) had shifted
(d) have shifted
Answer : C

Question. The more he remonstrated __________ the referee the worse the situation became.
(a) with
(b) for
(c) at
(d) to
Answer : A

Question. Our teacher encouraged__________ setting the poem to music.
(a) he
(b) he’s
(c) his
(d) him
Answer : C

Question. He would not have been successful in the project but __________ my help.
(a) for
(b) off
(c) of
(d) with
Answer : A

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question. The Prime Minister insisted __________ fuel prices in the Cabinet meeting.
(a) to raise
(b) on raising
(c) in raising
(d) at raising
Answer : B

Question. The __________ of puppies is fond of milk
(a) gang
(b) litter
(c) group
(d) litre
Answer : B

Question. He __________ his father.
(a) takes back
(b) takes after
(c) takes off
(d) takes out
Answer : B

Question. Guard __________ spelling mistakes.
(a) against
(b) after
(c) above
(d) at
Answer : A

Question. Make hay while the sun __________
(a) shines
(b) is shining
(c) was shining
(d) has been shining
Answer : A

In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question. They live __________ the fifth floor.
(a) in
(b) to
(c) on
(d) at
Answer : C

Question. America was __________ by Columbus.
(a) discovered
(b) found
(c) invented
(d) reached
Answer : A

Question. Will you please __________ me a book?
(a) borrow
(b) lend
(c) have to borrow
(d) have to lend
Answer : B

Question. My cousin will arrive __________Sunday.
(a) in
(b) at
(c) the
(d) on
Answer : D

Question. The boys went inside __________ room
(a) of the
(b) the
(c) to the
(d) of
Answer : B

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question. Our rich culture inspires us to take__________ in our heritage.
(a) prided
(b) proudly
(c) pride
(d) proud
Answer : C

Question. The car broke down and we__________ get a taxi.
(a) were to
(b) are to
(c) had to
(d) have to
Answer : C

Question. He said I __________ use his car whenever I wanted.
(a) could
(b) can
(c) will
(d) would
Answer : A

Question. He will not work __________ he is compelled.
(a) till
(b) if
(c) after
(d) unless
Answer : D

Question. The teacher said disappointedly,‘There is __________ in my class who can solve this problem’.
(a) anybody
(b) somebody
(c) everybody
(d) nobody
Answer : D