EXERCISE -11
In the following passages, one word has been omitted in each time. 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.
| Before | Word | After | ||
| Several studies show the diets of | e.g. | show | that | the |
| female children and women inadequate | (a) | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| as result of indiscriminate food | (b) | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| allocation. Due to, girls fail | (c) | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| to full growth potential. The worst | (d) | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| is when we find there is no | (e) | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| increase in quality and quantity food | (f) | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| intake during pregnancies. In the | ||||
| event, women giving birth children | (g) | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| are also victims of malnutrition anaemia. | (h) | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| Likewise, female foeticide is also major | (i) | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| problem in the welfare aspect women. | (j) | ……… | ……… | ……… |
Answer
| Before | Word | After | |
| (a) | women | are | inadequate |
| (b) | of | an | indiscriminate |
| (c) | to | this, | girls |
| (d) | to | have | full |
| (e) | find | that | there |
| (f) | in | the | quality |
| (g) | birth | to | children |
| (h) | malnutrition | and | anaemia |
| (i) | also | a | major |
| (j) | aspect | of | women |
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EXERCISE -12
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.
| Before | Word | After | ||
| Rocks at bottom of the sea | e.g. | at | the | bottom |
| do not contain dinosaur | (a) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| fossils they were land animals. | (b) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| They mostly found in the rock | (c) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| layers at the bottom swamps, | ||||
| lakes or rivers. Many theories | (d) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| try explain the death of the | (e) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| dinosaurs. Some are unlikely | ||||
| than the others. Many people believe | (f) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| that they became extinct of change | ||||
| in world climate. |
Answer
| Before | Word | After | |
| (a) | fossils | as | they |
| (b) | They | are | mostly |
| (c) | bottom | of | swamps |
| (d) | try | to | explain |
| (e) | are | more | unlikely |
| (f) | extinct | because | of |
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