Exercise-37

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

The mixed flour is sieved. Sugar, butter cocoa and milk powder (A) _____ together. The flour (B) _____ to the cake crumbs and it (C) _____   to dough. It (D) _____  into fancy shapes and is baked at 200° C for 15 minutes It is served with hot chocolate sauce or jam.

(A) (a) was beaten          (b) has been beaten      (c) is beaten       (d) are beaten

(B) (a) is added               (b) are added                (c) was added    (d) to be added

 (C) (a) was mixed           (b) are mixed                (c) is mixed        (d) were mixed

(D) (a) was rolled            (b) is rolled                   (c) are rolled     (d) being rolled

Answers:

(A) (d) are beaten                         

(B)(a)is added                  

(C)(c)is mixed                   

(D)(b)is rolled

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Exercise-38

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

Sometimes the weathermen fail to make accurate predictions. People crack jokes at (a) _______   but the meteorologists as they are (b) _______   are helpless. There is nothing (c) _______ unpredictable as the weather. There is a toad in my home (d) _______ comes out in the evenings (e) _______   catch flies and other insects that come its way. (f) _______ toad is (g)   _______ reliable weatherman. Normally it is silent but (h) _______    the rains come, it happily croaks. Listen to a toad and by (i) _______ the modulations of its voice you (j) _______ be forewarned about the arrival of rains.

(a)   (i) these                 (ii)those                  (iii)them

(b)   (i)humans             (ii) human                (iii)humane

(c)   (i)as                        (ii)an                         (iii)the

(d)   (i)that                    (ii)it                           (iii)which

(e)   (i)to                       (ii)for                         (iii)around

(f)  (i)The                      (ii)A                            (iii)Then

(g)  (i)a                          (ii)the                         (iii)only

(h) (i)When                 (ii)then                       (iii)that

 (i)  (i)hearing              (ii)heard                    (iii) hear

(j)   (i)can                    (ii)may                      (iii)might

Answers

(a) them                       (b) humans    

(c) as                            (d) that                                             

(e) to                            (f) The                 

(g) a                             (h) when            

(i) hearing                    (f) can

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