CBSE Class 9 English Fill In the Blanks Worksheet

Question. The company gave in to the demands o f the employees as it found them __________ ?
a) illegal
b) irrational
c) legitimate
d) formidable

Answer : C

Question. In some disputes face-to-face talk can ________ the issue ?
a) restrict
b) refuse
c) resolve
d) reduce

Answer : C

Question. Have you ________ for a job in this company ?
a) applied
b) supplied
c) appointed
d) approved

Answer : A

Question. He ________ a heinous crime. ?
a) made
b) occurred
c) committed
d) happened

Answer : C

Question. Mr. Sharma may be late but I am sure Mr. Kapoor ________ be ?
a) should
b) won’t
c) can’t
d) would

Answer : B

Question. The government should take stringent steps against terrorists and foil their ________ designs. ?
a) exemplary
b) benevolent
c) conducive
d) malicious

Answer : B

Question. The first thing they did was to __________ the extent of damage done by the rains. ?
a) circulate
b) ascertain
c) repair
d) search

Answer : B

Question. Earthquake inspection __________ that the two ancient buildings that remained intact after the Hiroshima bombing in Tokyo would not withstand a strong tremor. ?
a) retracted
b) resumed
c) redirected
d) revealed

Answer : D

Question. Second-hand furniture __________ here at reasonable prices. ?
a) has sold
b) were selling
c) is sold
d) are sold

Answer : C

Question. Raja ________ the house before Hari got there ?
a) left
b) had left
c) will leave
d) leaves

Answer : B

Question. He is an honest man and his conduct is __________ suspicion ?
a) below
b) above
c) over
d) against

Answer : B

Question. Several villages in Kashmir have been __________ due to heavy snowfall. ?
a) isolated
b) engaged
c) confined
d) divided

Answer : A

Question. He was born in a business family and has a natural aptitude __________ business. ?
a) for
b) at
c) on
d) to

Answer : A

Question. The recent lawsuit _________ put the firm in a tight spot. ?
a) has
b) is
c) have
d) are

Answer : A

Question. The committee reached ________ decision regarding the appointment of the chairman. ?
a) a compatible
b) a unanimous
c) an exemplary
d) an agreeable

Answer : B

Question. The car cleaner expressed his inability to continue cleaning my car from 1st July due to his _________. ?
a) ill feeling
b) ill health
c) disease
d) disorder

Answer : B

Question. Darkness ________ over the forest increasing the danger of wild animals. ?
a) collapsed
b) descended
c) grounded
d) declined

Answer : B

Question. The unruly behaviour of the students ________ their teacher ?
a) comforted
b) pleased
c) calmed
d) irritated

Answer : D

Question. If only we ________ a light! It is depressing to wait in the dark ?
a) have had
b) are having
c) have
d) had

Answer : D

Question. Today computer viruses spread ________ a dizzying speed __________ way of file downloads. ?
a) in; from
b) at; from
c) by; by
d) at; by

Answer : D

Question. For thousands of years, humans have been __________ the earth, making scars upon the land. ?
a) remaking
b) redecorating
c) damaging
d) distracting

Answer : C

Question. Everyone in the family __________ been questioned about the theft. ?
a) has
b) is
c) have
d) are

Answer : A

Question. Shivangini, the 12 year old archer who ________ an injury has been successfully operated by a team of doctors at A.I.I.M.S. ?
a) Sustained
b) Ordained
c) Maintained
d) Pertained

Answer : A

Question. There __________ no porters on the platform, he had to carry his luggage himself. ?
a) going
b) being
c) having
d) been

Answer : B

Question. The hall was spacious __________ to accommodate all the guests. ?
a) also
b) enough
c) rather
d) fairly

Answer : B

Question. The diamond necklace is too ________ for me. ?
a) luscious
b) insufficient
c) extravagant
d) austere

Answer : C

Question. Your answer book will be ________ by a computer. ?
a) replied
b) tested
c) evaluated
d) submitted

Answer : C

Question. The flyover was closed in October last year for repairs but its reopening has been __________ as it will be ready only in March this year. ?
a) repaired
b) broken
c) delayed
d) built

Answer : C

Question. During the night the express train picked up __________. ?
a) speed
b) distance
c) rate
d) quick

Answer : A

Question. The students are in great _________ of their teachers. ?
a) praise
b) awe
c) respect
d) gusto

Answer : B

Question. The passengers ________ left Paris airport at six arrived in Rome an hour later. ?
a) which
b) whom
c) who
d) whoever

Answer : C

Question. At the back of the eye there are light sensitive __________ which connect to a small patch of brain tissue. They also ________ to areas of the brain that __________ mood and alertness. ?
a) Muscle, link, regulate
b) Cells, join, adjust
c) Cells, link, regulate
d) Cells, link, adjust

Answer : C

Question. Moisture created __________ multitudes of visitors over the years has damaged King Tut’s tomb more than any vandalism and so conservators are working to _________ the historic monument _________ the impact of heavy-breathing heavy-sweating tourists. ?
a) by; dry; off
b) from; guard; from
c) from; dry; against
d) by; guard; against

Answer : D

Question. There are some dates or periods of time in the history of the world that are so ________ that everyone knows and remembers them. ?
a) trivial
b) representative
c) significant
d) momentary

Answer : D

Question. Twenty families were ________ from an old building before the monsoons ?
a) erased
b) evacuated
c) emptied
d) expelled

Answer : B