EXERCISE -15
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 | ||
| The ozone layer, which protects us the | e.g. | us | from | the |
| sun’s ultraviolet rays, progressively | (a) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| deteriorating. In February, 1992 scientific | (b) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| report said people in Canada, Europe | (c) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| and Russia were serious danger. | (d) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| In Australia there now three times | (e) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| more eases of skin cancer in the past. | (f) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| In New Zealand, teachers tell students wear | (g) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| hats and not sit in sun. | (h) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
Answer
| Before | Word | After | |
| (a) | rays, | is | progressively |
| (b) | 1992 | a | scientific |
| (c) | said | that | people |
| (d) | were | in | serious |
| (e) | there | are | now. |
| (f) | cancer | than | in |
| (g) | students | to | wear |
| (h) | in | the | sun. |
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EXERCISE -16
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 | ||
| Female sparrows lay four to six eggs at time. | e.g. | at | a | time. |
| The eggs white with reddish brown | (a) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| spots. Eggs hatch within eleven to fourteen | (b) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| days. Both the male female parents | (c) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| care for the young. Insects fed to their young after hatching. | (d) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| Young sparrows are ready leave | (e) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| nest eight to ten days after hatching. | (f) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| The large feet of the sparrows used | (g) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| scratching seeds. Adult sparrows mainly eat seeds. | (h) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
Answer
| Before | Word | After | |
| (a) | eggs | are | white |
| (b) | spots. | These | eggs |
| (c) | male | and | female |
| (d) | Insects | are | fed |
| (e) | ready | to | leave |
| (f) | nest | within | eight |
| (g) | sparrows | are | used |
| (h) | for | scratching. |
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