Exercise-133
The following passages have not been edited. One word is missing in Write the missing word along with the word that comes before it and the word that comes after it.
| Before | Word | After | ||
| H.G. Wells did not become a writer because he wishedto become a teacher. | ||||
| Desperation earn a living and tuberculosis forced him | (a) | …….. | …….. | …….. |
| to abandon a career in teaching. For a man took to | (b) | …….. | …….. | …….. |
| writing as the resort, his achievements were outstanding. | (c) | …….. | …….. | …….. |
| He many of the prestigious awards. | (d) | …….. | …….. | …….. |
Answers:-
| Before | Word | After | |
| (a) | Desperation | to | earn |
| (b) | man | who | took |
| (c) | the | last | resort |
| (d) | He | won | many |
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Exercise-134
The following passages have not been edited. One word is missing in Write the missing word along with the word that comes before it and the word that comes after it.
| Before | Word | After | ||
| Folk tales offer a lot of advice. Most of them deliver | ||||
| the message quite clearly. Some make think for | (a) | …… | …… | …… |
| ourselves whereas in others message is clearly defined. | (b) | …… | …… | …… |
| As they are in a story form, they well received. | (c) | …… | …… | …… |
| Indian folk tales immensely popular. | (d) | …… | …… | …… |
Answers:-
| Before | Word | After | |
| (a) | make | us | think |
| (b) | others | the | message |
| (c) | they | are | well |
| (d) | tales | are | immensely |
