Gap Filling Exercises for class 9 & 10 (Solved)Exercise- 89 & 90

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Exercise-89

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below.

 When Francis Day (a)______ Fort St. George, he was severely criticized for selecting a place (b)  had no natural harbour. Ships (c)________  anchor far out at sea and the passengers had to be brought ashore by masullas, boats made of (d)_______ _. However, by 1881, an artificial harbour was constructed north of the Marina beach. Today, Chennai is a major shipping centre.

(a) (i) would built           (ii) built                (iii) was built                (iv) were built

(b) (i) which                    (ii) what               (iii) who                       (iv) when

(c) (i) has to                    (ii) had to            (iii) was to                    (iv) have to

(d) (i) planks were tied together                (ii) planks tied together

(iii) planks tie together                               (iv) planks had been tied together          

Answers:

(a) (ii) built                        

(b) (i) which                       

(c)(ii) had to                      

(d) (ii) planks tied together

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Exercise-90

Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below.

 Once, in a forest, there (a) _____ (live) a lion and his lioness. One day the lioness (b)_____(give) birth to twins. It was the duty of the lion to bring food. So he (c) ______ (kill) a deer that (d)______ (come) in his way and gave it to the lioness.

(a) (i) living        (ii) is living          (iii) was living           (iv) lived

(b) (i) gave         (ii) given              (iii) had given           (iv) was given

(c) (i) killed        (ii) had killed      (iii) has killed            (iv) was killing

(d) (i) come        (ii) came              (iii) had come           (iv) is coming                     

Answers:

(a) (iv) lived                       

(b) (i) gave                         

(c)(i) killed                          

(d)(ii) had come  

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