CBSE Class 9 English Gap Filling Worksheet

Question. Peter as well as his brothers ……………………… guilty.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : A

Question. If he ………………………… me about his arrival, I would have gone to the airport to receive him.
(a) told
(b) has told
(c) had told

Answer : C

Question. He spoke loudly …………………………. I was deaf.
(a) though
(b) if
(c) as if
(d) even if

Answer : C

Question. We had some free time ……………………….. we decided to do a little bit of shopping.
(a) as
(b) so
(c) hence

Answer : B

Question. It was ……………………….. a hot night that I couldn’t sleep at all.
(a) such
(b) so
(c) either could be used here

Answer : A

Question. …………………………. the servant was honest, his master trusted him.
(a) As
(b) If
(c) Though

Answer : A

Question. He is ……………………… old to work.
(a) so
(b) too
(c) very

Answer : B

Question. ………………………. you want more money, you have to do more work.
(a) If
(b) Unless
(c) Whether

Answer : A

Question. The famine was ………………………. severe that thousands of people perished.
(a) so
(b) very
(c) too

Answer : A

Question. I enjoyed the movie ………………………… having a headache.
(a) despite
(b) though
(c) however

Answer : A

Question. The room is …………………………. to accommodate all the guests.
(a) enough spacious
(b) spacious enough
(c) spaciously enough

Answer : B

Question. ……………………….. he felt tired, he did not go to office.
(a) As
(b) As if
(c) Though

Answer : A

Gap Filling Intermediate English Grammar Exercises

Question. The students …………………….. to write a review of a novel of their choice.
(a) required
(b) were required
(c) have required

Answer : B

Question. I got a cramp in my leg while I …………………
(a) swam
(b) was swimming
(c) am swimming

Answer : B

Question. The hunter ……………………… up as close to the deer as possible.
(a) creep
(b) creeped
(c) crept

Answer : C

Question. His crude manners made others …………………….. him.
(a) to dislike
(b) dislike
(c) disliked

Answer : B

Question. Edison …………………….. with the invention of the phonograph.
(a) credited
(b) is credited
(c) was credited

Answer : B

Question. The trip ……………………. cut short because of bad weather.
(a) was
(b) had
(c) has

Answer : A

Question. We …………………… hear the crash of pots and pans in the kitchen.
(a) could
(b) should
(c) might

Answer : A

Question. The team …………………….. after losing the game.
(a) disheartened
(b) was disheartened
(c) has disheartened

Answer : B

Question. When he ………………….. angry, he cursed everyone in sight.
(a) is
(b) was
(c) had been

Answer : A

Question. You had better put a muzzle on that dog before he …………………….. someone.
(a) bit
(b) bites
(c) has bitten

Answer : B

Question. The creation of new playgrounds ……………………. the children.
(a) will benefit
(b) shall benefit

Answer : A

Question. A child ……………………. to culture at a young age.
(a) should expose
(b) should be exposed
(c) exposed

Answer : B

Gap Filling Vocabulary English Grammar Exercises

Question. He visits his mother on ………………………… days.
(a) alternative
(b) alternate

Answer : B

Question. Until the police completed the ……………………………., the accused was denied bail.
(a) investigate
(b) investigation
(c) investigative

Answer : B

Question. She hails from a ………………………… family.
(a) respectful
(b) respectable
(c) respective

Answer : B

Question. We have to ……………………….. our campaign against dowry and domestic abuse.
(a) intense
(b) intensify
(c) intensified

Answer : B

Question. Everyone was present …………………….. John.
(a) expect
(b) except

Answer : B

Question. It was a …………………………. evening.
(a) memory
(b) memorable
(c) memorize

Answer : B

Question. You never ………………………. to amaze me.
(a) cease
(b) seize

Answer : A

Question. ………………………. use of antibiotics can give rise to drug resistant bacteria.
(a) Indiscriminate
(b) Discriminate
(c) Indiscriminant
(d) Discriminant

Answer : A

Question. Rabbits live in ……………………….
(a) furrows
(b) burrows

Answer : B

Question. The cancellation of flights caused a great deal of ………………………….. to the travelers.
(a) inconvenient
(b) inconvenience
(c) unconvenience

Answer : B

Question. Hard work is the only …………………….. to success.
(a) root
(b) route

Answer : B

Question. I have no words to express my ………………………….
(a) gratefulness
(b) gratitude
(c) gratitudinous

Answer : B

Question. His ……………………….. was due to his illness.
(a) irritable
(b) irritability
(c) irritate

Answer : B

Question. He took a deep ………………………
(a) breath
(b) breathe

Answer : A

Question. Without any ……………………….. he started shouting at me.
(a) provocation
(b) provoke
(c) provocative

Answer : A

Question. They were in …………………….. danger of being killed.
(a) eminent
(b) imminent

Answer : B

Question. You should wear …………………….. garments while exercising.
(a) lose
(b) loose

Answer : B

Question. The circus artists performed many tricks while walking ………………………….. on a rope.
(a) precarious
(b) precariously

Answer : B

Question. The Enforcement Directorate …………………….. his property.
(a) ceased
(b) seized

Answer : B

Question. There was …………………………. in his voice.
(a) accuse
(b) accusation
(c) accusative

Answer : B

Question. You can easily carry this bag if you ……………………… it to your back.
(a) strip
(b) strap

Answer : B

Question. His ………………………… landed him in a great deal of financial difficulty.
(a) extravagant
(b) extravagance
(c) extravagantly

Answer : B

Question. Why didn’t you ……………………….. him?
(a) ask
(b) speak

Answer : A

Question. The lawyer was not able to ………………………….. his argument.
(a) substantiate
(b) substantiatively
(c) substance

Answer : A

Question. Choose the most appropriate options from the ones given to complete the following passage. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.  
I hate advertisements. They annoy me (a) ............... I am watching TV and a good film is interrupted every twenty minutes or so by eight or ten commercials. I always turn the sound (b) ............... . I become furious when I see posters all over the place, trying to (c) ............... me to make somebody else rich by spending my money on things I can’t afford or don’t even (d) ................ . Good things not need advertisement.
(a) (i) when               (ii) how               (iii) where               (iv) what
(b) (i) of                   (ii) off                  (iii) on                    (iv) in
(c) (i) persuaded       (ii) persuading      (iii) persuade          (iv) will persuade
(d) (i) needing           (ii) need              (iii) needed             (iv) needs
(e) (i) often               (ii) do                  (iii) rarely               (iv) seldom

Answer :
(a) (i) when
(b) (ii) off
(c) (iii) persuade.
(d) (ii) need
(e) (ii) do 

Question. Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate words from the given options. 
Last year, a group of tourists (a) ..................... to India and they decided to (b) ..................... Goa. At Calangute, they were swept off their feet by the beauty (c) ..................... the beach. (d) ..................... stayed (e) ..................... for a week.
(a) (i) had come        (ii) came       (iii) have come          (iv) are coming
(b) (i) visit               (ii) visited      (iii) visiting               (iv) visits
(c) (i) on                 (ii) in             (iii) about                  (iv) of
(d) (i) He                (ii) She           (iii) They                   (iv) Them
(e) (i) their             (ii) there         (iii) near                   (iv) far

Answer :
(a) (ii) came
(b) (i) visit
(c) (iv) of
(d) (iii) They
(e) (ii) there

Question. Choose the most appropriate options from the ones given below to complete the following passage. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole passage. 
There was a child of five, (a) __________ had saved two children from a burning hut, one who had fought a cheetah (b) __________ working in the forest; one who had received a bullet on her hand while trying to save her father from dacoits. These children had (c) __________ great courage and presence of mind in moments of crisis. (d) __________ should be (e) __________ by the government.
(a) (i) who               (ii) which          (iii) that               (iv) one
(b) (i) when             (ii) while           (iii) during            (iv) where
(c) (i) shown            (ii) seen           (iii) see                (iv) saw
(d) (i) Every             (ii) Each            (iii) All                (iv) They
(e) (i) reward           (ii) rewarded      (iii) rewarding     (iv) rewards

Answer :
(a) (i) who
(b) (ii) while
(c) (i) shown
(d) (iv) They
(e) (ii) rewarded

Question. Fill in the blanks in the sentences given below by combining the verb given in the brackets with one of the words from the box as appropriate.by through out up down
(a) The Army attempted unsuccessfully to ______________ the Government. (throw)
(b) Scientists are on the brink of a major ______________ in career research. (break)
(c) The State Government plans to build a ______________ for Bhubaneswar to speed up traffic on the main highway. (pass)
(d) Gautam’s ______________ on life changed when he realised that the world is full of sorrows. (look)
(e) Rakesh seemed unusually ______________ after the game. (cast)

Answer :
(a) throw up
(b) breakthrough
(c) bypass
(d) outlook
(e) cast down 

Question. Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate words from the given options.
Yesterday, a speeding car hit a scooterist, who (a)................unconscious. The poor fellow (b)................a lot before he was rushed (c)..................a hospital by a (d).................. Samaritan. Now he is (e) .................. . of danger.
(a) (i) had knocked     (ii) knocks               (iii) knocked           (iv) was knocked
(b) (i) bleeding           (ii) was bleeding      (iii) bled                 (iv) has bled
(c) (i) into                  (ii) to                      (iii) on                   (iv) through
(d) (i) best                 (ii) better                (iii) good                (iv) bad
(e) (i) in                    (ii) near                   (iii) out                  (iv) will

Answer :
(a) (iv) was knocked
(b) (iii) bled
(c) (ii) to
(d) (iii) good
(e) (iii) out 

Question. Choose the most appropriate options from the ones given below to complete the passage. Write your answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole passage.
A large team of United Nations Inspectors (a)................. in India under the terms of the International Forestry Treaty. According to the Treaty all countries (b)................. to plant trees and maintain areas of forest in order so that they may absorb carbon dioxide emissions, (c)................. to the three degree rise in global temperature so far in the century. The term (d)................. stay in India (e)................. three years.
(a) (i) come                           (ii) reach                      (iii) arrived                          (iv) left
(b) (i) requires                       (ii) are required            (iii) required                        (iv) have required
(c) (i) which had contributed    (ii) which contributes    (iii) which have contributed   (iv) which will contribute
(d) (i) may                             (ii) will                         (iii) may not                        (iv) will not
(e) (i) for                               (ii) since                       (iii) from                              (iv) to

Answer :
(a) (iii) arrived
(b) (ii) are required
(c) (iii) which have contributed.
(d) (ii) will
(e) (i) for

Question. Fill any four of the blanks in the paragraph given below with the help of options that follow :
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.
(a) (i) understood     (ii) understand      (iii) have understand      (iv) understands
(b) (i) of                 (ii) by                    (iii) from                       (iv) with
(c) (i) how              (ii) which               (iii) where                      (iv) why
(d) (i) be taken       (ii) took                  (iii) takes                      (iv) has taen
(e) (i) a                  (ii) an                    (iii) the                          (iv) some

Answer :
(a) (iv) understands
(b) (i) of
(c) (iii) where
(d) (i) be taken
(e) (iii) the

Question. Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks by selecting the correct option : 
One July afternoon, struggling (a) ............... a wet suit on the riverbank, Gaspari gets ready for a dive. He and his team have been hired (b) ............... the town council to search for artifacts that (c)............... be lost when a sewage plant (d) ............... on the river. This team (e) ............... ten years of experience.
(a) (i) in           (ii) into          (iii) on        (iv) for
(b) (i) at          (ii) in             (iii) by         (iv) from
(c) (i) should    (ii) could        (iii) would    (iv) may
(d) (i) built       (ii) was built   (iii) build     (iv) is built
(e) (i) have       (ii) has           (iii) had      (iv) haven’t

Answer :
(a) (i) in
(b) (iii) by
(c) (ii) could
(d) (ii) was built
(e) (ii) has

Question. Choose the most appropriate options from the ones given below to complete the following passage. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole passage. 
In affluent middle class households, children and adults spend (a) ________ time in front of the TV, computer or with video games (b) ________ on physically active task; so the battle of the bulge now (c) __________ at a
(d) ________ younger age. Physical exercise is (e) ________ valuable.
(a) (i) most              (ii) more            (iii) some         (iv) all
(b) (i) there              (ii) then             (iii) than          (iv) their
(c) (i) begins             (ii) begun          (iii) begin         (iv) beginning
(d) (i) much              (ii) more            (iii) many         (iv) few
(e) (i) too much        (ii) nicely            (iii) very          (iv) less

Answer :
(a) (ii) more
(b) (iii) than
(c) (i) begins
(d) (i) much
(e) (iii) very

Question. Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate words from the given options. 
There (a) ………… birds and animals that feed (b) ………… dead or injured animals and plants. The moment they get nature’s warning signal—odour—they quickly (c) …………. to the scene. They break down the organic material into smaller pieces, (d) ……….. are then broken down into chemical parts. These (e) ……….. mostly carnivorous animals.
(a) (i) are        (ii) is         (iii) am         (iv) were
(b) (i) on         (ii) from    (iii) among    (iv) at
(c) (i) comes    (ii) came   (iii) come      (iv) coming
(d) (i) who      (ii) whom   (iii) which      (iv) what
(e) (i) are       (ii) were      (iii) am         (iv) is

Answer :
(a) (i) are
(b) (i) on
(c) (iii) come
(d) (iii) which
(e) (i) are

Question. Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate words from the given options.
I am (a) ............... to go to a hill station this time. Last year, I (b) ................... to Kanyakumari. My friends (c).................... already left for their holiday destinations. I (d) ................... to join them but (e) ................... unable.
(a) (i) plan         (ii) planning     (iii) planned       (iv) plans
(b) (i) gone        (ii) going         (iii) goes            (iv) went
(c) (i) have         (ii) will            (iii) had             (iv) has
(d) (i) want        (ii) wanted       (iii) will want      (iv) wanting
(e) (i) is             (ii) was            (iii) were            (iv) am

Answer :
(a) (ii) planning
(b) (iv) went
(c) (i) have
(d) (i) want
(e) (iv) am

Question. Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate words from the given options. 
A rich man from Punjab who (a).................. to Rohtak to purchase land, (b)...................of ` 30 lakhs from his car on Monday. His son (c)..................inside the car when the robbery took place. He (d).................. come to know
(e)..................it happened.
(a) (i) come             (ii) came          (iii) was coming          (iv) coming
(b) (i) was robbed    (ii) is robbed     (iii) robbed                 (iv) has robbed
(c) (i) is sitting         (ii) sat              (iii) was sitting           (iv) sits
(d) (i) did not           (ii) do not         (iii) does not (iv) did
(e) (i) how              (ii) when            (iii) why (iv) where

Answer :
(a) (ii) came
(b) (i) was robbed
(c) (iii) was sitting
(d) (i) did not
(e) (iv) how

Question. Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate words from the given options. 
We (a) ……….. living in a world (b) ……….. every girl wants to be a diva and every boy (c) ……….. to be called a dude. Today, your social acceptance is measured by your friends’ list (d) …………. a social networking site. But true friend is one (e) ……….. helps you in need.
(a) (i) is               (ii) are         (iii) were            (iv) had
(b) (i) by             (ii) that         (iii) where          (iv) the
(c) (i) desire        (ii) desires     (iii) desiring       (iv) desired
(d) (i) in              (ii) on           (iii) at                (iv) for
(e) (i) which        (ii) that         (iii) who             (iv) some

Answer :
(a) (ii) are
(b) (iii) where
(c) (ii) desires
(d) (ii) on
(e) (iii) who 

Question. Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate words from the given options. 
Today a good (a) ………… varieties of tea and tea brands are available in the market. Green tea is popular (b) …………. China and the Far East. In Japan, the tea ceremony (c) ………… a traditional way of greeting guests, (d) ………… is a social occasion. Indians (e) ………… real tea-lovers.
(a) (i) very      (ii) many      (iii) much   (iv) more
(b) (i) on        (ii) at           (iii) in        (iv) for
(c) (i) am       (ii) were       (iii) are      (iv) is
(d) (i) and      (ii) it            (iii) both    (iv) this
(e) (i) is         (ii) were       (iii) am      (iv) are

Answer :
(a) (ii) many
(b) (iii) in
(b) (iv) is
(d) (ii) it
(e) (iv) are

Question. Fill in any four of the blanks choosing the most appropriate option from the ones given in the box. Write the answers in your answer-sheet against the correct blank numbers.
Butterflies are abundant (a) ___________ the Central African Republic. It (b) ____________ home to nearly 600 identified species. Many butterflies are brilliantly coloured and small (c) _________ some are as big as saucers.
Farmer Philippe (d) ___________ solace in collecting butterfly wings from his fields and turning them into works of art. My favourite hobby, since my childhood, is (e) ___________ butterflies.
(a) (i) in          (ii) from          (iii) for               (iv) into
(b) (i) has       (ii) is               (iii) was             (iv) are
(c) (i) if           (ii) therefore    (iii) so               (iv) while
(d) (i) find       (ii) to find        (iii) finding         (iv) finds
(e) (i) catch     (ii) caught        (iii) catching      (iv) has been catching

Answer :
(a) (i) in
(b) (ii) is
(c) (iv) while
(d) (iv) finds
(e) (iii) catching

Question. Read the passage given below. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate words from the given options :
Rosemary School, Meerut organized Cleaning Day Drive in neighbouring areas (a)............. . Participants raised slogans (b)............ Hindi and English while visiting the areas. The drive (c)............ generous praise and appreciation from shopkeepers (d)............ residents of neighbouring colonies. The students actively (e)............ 
(a) (i) recent            (ii) recipient       (iii) recently       (iv) recentness
(b) (i) on                 (ii) about            (iii) by              (iv) in
(c) (i) earns             (ii) earning         (iii) to earn       (iv) earned.
(d) (i) and               (ii) or                 (iii) but             (iv) also
(e) (i) danced          (ii) participated   (iii) sang           (iv) laughed.

Answer :
(a) (iii) recently
(b) (iv) in
(c) (iv) earned
(e) (i) and
(e) (ii) participated

Question. Complete the paragraph given below with the help of options that follow : 
Kanishka, the ruler of the Kushanas embraced Buddhism. He (a) _____ invited to a Buddhist meeting (b) ______ Kashmir during his reign. It was during his time that Buddhism (c) ______ to Sri Lanka, Myanmar (d) ______ Java. Buddhism (e) ______ a peace-loving religion.
(a) (i) is              (ii) was        (iii) had             (iv) has
(b) (i) at             (ii) of           (iii) in                (iv) on
(c) (i) spread      (ii) spreads   (iii) spreading    (iv) is spread
(d) (i) or            (ii) but          (iii) and            (iv) yet
(e) (i) was          (ii) is            (iii) will be        (iv) would be

Answer :
(a) (ii) was
(b) (iii) in
(c) (i) spread
(d) (iii) and
(e) (ii) is 

Question. Read the passage given below. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate words from the given options :
A teacher from Maharashtra has become (a)............ first foreigner to be chosen for the U.S. Space Foundation’s elite 2012 Flight of Teacher Liaisons Programme in its 10-year history. Vandana Suryawanshi of Vidya Valley School in Maharashtra is (b)............ middle school educator (c)............ has been teaching Biology, Earth Science and General Science for 20 years. She has (d)............ been (e)............ by CBSE.
(a) (i) the               (ii) a          (iii) one           (iv) an
(b) (i) the               (ii) an        (iii) of              (iv) a
(c) (i) which            (ii) who     (iii) that           (iv) whose.
(d) (i) now             (ii) later      (iii) also           (iv) soon
(e) (i) awarded      (ii) award    (iii) awarding    (iv) awards

Answer :
(a) (i) the
(b) (iv) a
(c) (ii) who
(d) (iii) also
(e) (ii) awarded

Question. Complete the paragraph given below with the help of options that follow : 
Recent heavy rains (a)_________ Chennai city throwing normal life out of gear. The city (b)________ severe water logging and people wading through knee-deep water. Many volunteers in their respective areas (c)__________ out the relief activities. In Annai Satya Nagar, food packets (d)_________ distributed to the victims. Many NGO’s (e)_________ helped the needy.
(a) (i) has lashed     (ii) lashed         (iii) will lash      (iv) lashes
(b) (i) carry             (ii) carrying      (iii) carried        (iv) had carried
(c) (i) were              (ii) was            (iii) did              (iv) have
(d) (i) are                (ii) were           (iii) also            (iv) but
(e) (i) sincerely        (ii) earnestly     (iii) readily        (iv) humanely

Answer :
(a) (ii) lashed
(b) (ii) saw
(c) (iii) carried
(d) (i) were
(e) (iv) humanely

Question. Read the passage given below. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate words from the given options : 
No matter how old you are, drink at least a glass of milk every day (a)............ you want to sharpen (b)............ mental skills. A new study has claimed that drinking (c)............ glass of milk daily not only boosts one’s intake of much needed nutrients, but it also positively (d)............ one’s brain power. It is (e)............ essential source of protein.
(a) (i) that            (ii) if                  (iii) then           (iv) how
(b) (i) her             (ii) his               (iii) my              (iv) your
(c) (i) a                (ii) and             (iii) an                (iv) the.
(d) (i) impacts      (ii) impacted     (iii) impacting      (iv) impact
(e) (i) a                (ii) the             (iii) an                (iv) thus

Answer :
(a) (ii) if
(b) (iv) your
(c) (i) a
(d) (i) impacts
(e) (iii) an

Question. Complete the paragraph given below with the help of options that follow :
Every employee needs to consider himself/herself as part of a team for a business to function smoothly. If one (a) _____ to become a team player one needs to give credit (b) _____ their team and make that the highest priority. Learn to (c) _____ credit instead of taking (d) _____ . Team Spirit (e) _____ highly important.
(a) (i) had wanted      (ii) want          (iii) wanted         (iv) wants
(b) (i) for                  (ii) on              (iii) of                 (iv) to
(c) (i) giving              (ii) give           (iii) gives             (iv) gave
(d) (i) this                 (ii) it               (iii) that               (iv) these
(e) (i) was                 (ii) will be        (iii) is                  (iv) can 

Answer :
(a) (iv) wants
(b) (iv) to
(c) (ii) give
(d) (ii) it
(e) (iii) is

Question. Complete the paragraph given below with the help of options that follow :
You play to win but a good sportsperson knows that defeat may also come along once in a while. There are times when others (a) _____ do better than you do. What you look to do is to maximize your chances of success. And (b) _____ only way you (c) _____ do that is by being yourself. Be alert (d) _____ think (e) _____ .(a) (i) are          (ii) is           (iii) will          (iv) have
(b) (i) a             (ii) an         (iii) the           (iv) some
(c) (i) are           (ii) were     (iii) have         (iv) can
(d) (i) but           (ii) soar     (iii) whereas    (iv) and
(e) (i) negative   (ii) good     (iii) bad          (iv) positive

Answer :
(a) (iii) will
(b) (iii) the
(c) (iv) can
(d) (iv) and
(e) (iv) positive

Question. Complete the paragraph given below with the help of options that follow :
Most Indian schools fail to ensure their students adequate playtime and fitness regime. Two out of every five school going children (a) _________have a healthy Body Mass Index (BMI) and 50% of children (b) _________ adequate lower body strength. Some schools (c) _________ found to offer three or more physical education periods per week. The students (d) _________ exhausted (e) _________ summers.
(a) (i) does           (ii) does not      (iii) don’t              (iv) do
(b) (i) lack           (ii) lacked          (iii) have lacked    (iv) had lacked
(c) (i) was            (ii) are              (iii) is                   (iv) have
(d) (i) will get      (ii) got               (iii) get                 (iv) gets
(e) (i) in              (ii) of                (iii) during             (iv) after

Answer :
(a) (iii) don’t
(b) (i) lack
(c) (ii) are
(d) (iii) get
(e) (iii) during

Question. Choose the most appropriate options from the ones given below to complete any four of the following blanks.
Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole passage.
(a) ___________ 1905, Albert Einstein worked as a technical expert (b) ____________ the local patent office. During this time, he published four of his (c) _________ important papers on the history of science. It proved to be a major step (d) ___________ progress in the field of science, which is (e) ___________ remembered after ages.
(a) (i) In           (ii) On          (iii) At           (iv) From
(b) (i) at           (ii) on           (iii) in           (iv) from
(c) (i) much      (ii) many       (iii) most       (iv) more
(d) (i) to           (ii) towards   (iii) in           (iv) into
(e) (i) still         (ii) upto        (iii) also        (iv) even

Answer :
(a) (i) In
(b) (i) at
(c) (iii) most
(d) (ii) towards
(e) (iv) even

Question. Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate words from the given options. 
Rohini wrote to her mother that she (a)......................into the boarding school. ‘‘I now have (b) ............... friends also. One of them is Anne. I (c)....................you a picture of the two of us (d) .................... e-mail. I (e) .................... really very happy.
(a) (i) settled       (ii) has settled    (iii) had settled        (iv) has been settled
(b) (i) a few         (ii) the few         (iii) few                   (iv) little
(c) (i) send          (ii) sent             (iii) am sending        (iv) is sending
(d) (i) with          (ii) by                (iii) on                     (iv) for
(e) (i) is             (ii) was               (iii) am                    (iv) will be

Answer :
(a) (iii) had settled
(b) (i) a few
(c) (iii) am sending
(d) (ii) by
(e) (iii) am

Question. Choose the most appropriate options from the ones given below to complete the following passage. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole passage.
In classes, we (a) _________ ways of harvesting rain water and making use of (b) ________ drop. A young boy told us that when he washed his face in the morning, he (c) __________ throw away the water. He collected it in a bowl for the birds. His mother (d) _________ it for (e) __________ the floor.
(a) (i) decided            (ii) argued       (iii) discussed         (iv) emphasized
(b) (i) all                   (ii) each           (iii) every               (iv) many
(c) (i) mustn’t            (ii) shouldn’t     (iii) didn’t              (iv) couldn’t
(d) (i) collected          (ii) kept            (iii) used               (iv) saved
(e) (i) making           (ii) breaking       (iii) brooming         (iv) mopping

Answer :
(a) (iii) discussed
(b) (iii) every
(c) (iii) didn’t
(d) (iv) used
(e) (iv) mopping

Question. Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks with the help of options that follow : 
Yesterday, a rich woman from West Bengal (a) ___________ to Delhi to buy jewellery. She was sitting outside (b)____________ jewellery shop. Suddenly two young boys came there (c) _________ snatched the chain that she was (d) ___________. She called the police (e) ___________ the snatchers had run away.
(a) (i) come          (ii) comes      (iii) came      (iv) coming
(b) (i) a               (ii) an            (iii) the         (iv) some
(c) (i) and            (ii) or            (iii) but         (iv) how
(d) (i) wear          (ii) wear        (iii) wore       (iv) wearing
(e) (i) so             (ii) because    (iii) but         (iv) only 

Answer :
(a) (iii) came
(b) (i) a
(c) (i) and
(d) (iv) wearing
(e) (iii) but

Question. Read the sentences given below and fill in the blanks in it by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that follow : 
He was (a) _______ at the news (b) ________ the success of a poor candidate (c) ________ got the highest number of votes in the Bihar elections. This candidate (d) ________ the Chief Minister (e) ________ the state.
(a) (i) surprising        (ii) surprise     (iii) surprised       (iv) having surprised
(b) (i) of                   (ii) for             (iii) to                 (iv) by
(c) (i) which              (ii) whose       (iii) whom            (iv) who
(d) (i) had become    (ii) became     (iii) will become    (iv) becomes
(e) (i) by                  (ii) through     (iii) for                (iv) of

Answer :
(a) (iii) surprised
(b) (i) of
(c) (iv) who
(d) (ii) became
(e) (iv) of

Question. Complete the paragraph given below with the help of given options. Write your answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. 
I had a very frustrating time, last week. I (a) ................. Lucknow. Due to the dense fog, (b) ................. . I was anxious that I would miss the flight but on reaching the airport, I learnt that (c) ................. two hours. Finally, I (d) ................. the conference. I (e) ................. option.
(a) (i) have to board a flight to               (ii) had to boarding a flight in
     (iii) have to boarding a flight to         (iv) had to board a flight to 
(b) (i) the taxi reported late                   (ii) the taxi reports late
     (iii) a taxi reported later                    (iv) a taxi will be late
(c) (i) the departure had been delayed by           (ii) the departure had been delayed to
     (iii) the depart has been delayed by              (iv) the departing had been delayed.
(d) (i) am missing                  (ii) miss
     (iii) missed                       (iv) misses
(e) (i) could no                       (ii) had no other
     (iii) should have                (iv) have no

Answer :
(a) (iv) had to board a flight to
(b) (i) the taxi reported late
(c) (i) the departure had been delayed by
(d) (iii) missed
(e) (ii) had no other

Question. Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks with the help of the options that follow :
Whenever I (a) _________ in (b) ____________ of the mirror for (c) _________ than a couple of minutes, my aunt would shout (d) ___________ me to get away from (e) ___________.
(a) (i) stand    (ii) stands   (iii) stood    (iv) standing
(b) (i) back     (ii) front      (iii) below   (iv) near
(c) (i) more     (ii) much    (iii) less       (iv) little
(d) (i) at         (ii) on         (iii) into      (iv) onto
(e) (i) here     (ii) out        (iii) there     (iv) house

Answer :
(a) (iii) stood
(b) (ii) front
(c) (i) more
(d) (i) at
(e) (iii) there

Question. Choose the most appropriate options from the ones given below to complete any four of the following passage.
Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole passage.
The home that encourages inquisitiveness (a) _________ to creative development. The teacher (b) _________stresses questions rather answers and rewards curiosity rather (c) __________ restricting it, is teaching a child to be creative. This (d) _________ in (e) _________ out the talent of the child.
(a) (i) contributes     (ii) contribute    (iii) contributed      (iv) contributing
(b) (i) that               (ii) who             (iii) which              (iv) one
(c) (i) than              (ii) then             (iii) the                 (iv) that
(d) (i) helped          (ii) helps             (iii) helping          (iv) was helping
(e) (i) creating        (ii) fixing             (iii) bringing         (iv) imposing

Answer :
(a) (i) contributes
(b) (ii) who
(c) (i) than
(d) (ii) helps
(e) (iii) bringing

Question. Complete the paragraph given below with the help of options that follow :
(a) _____ agricultural scientists have (b) _____ to realise that chemical pesticides are not necessary. The tragedy is (c) _____ this recognition has come much late. Pesticides have already (d) _____ our lands. Pesticides (e) _____ ruined the land.
(a) (i) few            (ii) any                     (iii) many       (iv) the few
(b) (i) begin         (ii) been beginning    (iii) begun       (iv) begins
(c) (i) that           (ii) this                     (iii) these        (iv) those
(d) (i) poisoned    (ii) poisoning            (iii) poisons     (iv) poison
(e) (i) will            (ii) would                 (iii) have          (iv) had

Answer :
(a) (iii) Many
(b) (iii) begun
(c) (i) that
(d) (i) poisoned
(e) (iii) have

Question. Choose the most appropriate options from the ones given below to complete the following passage. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole passage.
A great part of Arabia (a) __________ a desert. The sand (b) __________ so hot that you (c) __________ walk over (d) ___________ with your bare feet in the daytime. During night you can (e) __________ it pleasant,
(a) (i) was             (ii) is                 (iii) has            (iv) had
(b) (i) is                (ii) was              (iii) were          (iv) are
(c) (i) couldn’t       (ii) mustn’t        (iii) shouldn’t     (iv) wouldn’t
(d) (i) that            (ii) this              (iii) it                (iv) these
(e) (i) observe      (ii) feel              (iii) express        (iv) touch

Answer :
(a) (ii) is
(b) (i) is
(c) (i) mustn’t
(d) (iii) it
(e) (ii) feel

Question. Read the paragraph given below. Fill in the blanks with the noun forms of the verbs given in brackets. 
Martin Luther king’s (a) ................. (contribute) to our history as an outstanding leader began when he came to the (b) ................. (assist) of Rosa Parks, a seamstress who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger.In those days American blacks were confined to the positions of second class citizenship by restrictive laws and customs. To break these laws would mean (c) ................. (subjugate) and (d) ................. (humiliate) by the police and the legal system. Beatings, (e) ................. (imprison) and sometimes death awaited those who defied the system.

Answer :
(a) contribution
(b) assistance
(c) subjugation
(d) humiliation
(e) imprisonment