EXERCISE -5
In the following passages, one word has been omitted in each tine. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the ward that comes after it in the space provided against the correct blank number. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined. The first one has been done for you as an example.
| Before | Word | After | ||
| It was at 8.46 a.m., 26th January, 2001, | e.g. | am | on | 26th |
| when people were celebrating Republic Day | (a) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| that a major earthquake a magnitude of | (b) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| 6.9 on Richter scale, shook a vast area | (c) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| of Gujarat violently. Town of Bhuj faced | (d) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| the worst. In the town Anjar, 300 school | (e) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| children along with their teachers died | ||||
| while marching in procession | (f) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| through the narrow streets. When | (g) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| buildings fell down, the children buried | (h) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| under rubble. This was independent | (i) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| India’s worst quake which according to estimate | ||||
| killed about 35,000 people. | (j) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
Answer
| Before | Word | After | |
| (a) | celebrating | the | Republic |
| (b) | earthquake | of | a |
| (c) | on | the | Richter |
| (d) | violently. | The | town |
| (e) | town | of | Anjar |
| (f) | in | a | procession |
| (g) | When | the | |
| (h) | children | were | buried |
| (i) | under | the | rubble |
| (j) | to | an | estimate |
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EXERCISE -6
In the following passages, one word has been omitted in each tine. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the ward that comes after it in the space provided against the correct blank number. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined. The first one has been done for you as an example.
| Before | Word | After | ||
| The small. Town was the | e.g. | was | at | the |
| foot of the mountains. Most the | (a) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| people were farmers. There traders also | (b) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| in the town. Though not rich were | (c) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| happy contented. At one | (d) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| time the peace broken by | (e) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| several robberies. The people frightened. | (f) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| The Mayor the town called for | (g) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| a meeting discuss the matter. | (h) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
Answer
| Before | Word | After | |
| (a) | Most | of | the |
| (b) | There | were | traders |
| (c) | rich | they | were |
| (d) | happy | and | contended |
| (e) | peace | was | broken |
| (f) | people | were | frightened |
| (g) | Mayor | of | the |
| (h) | meeting | to | discuss |
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