EXERCISE -3
In the following passage, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and after it. The first one has been done for you as an example.
| Before | Word | After | ||
| There several reasons for headache. | e.g. | There | are | several |
| Physical, emotional and mental factors, | ||||
| anxiety and tension are few. | (a) | โฆโฆโฆโฆ.. | โฆโฆโฆโฆ.. | โฆโฆโฆโฆ.. |
| sometimes, headache can a signal | (b) | โฆโฆโฆโฆ.. | โฆโฆโฆโฆ.. | โฆโฆโฆโฆ.. |
| of underlying disease. More | (c) | โฆโฆโฆโฆ.. | โฆโฆโฆโฆ.. | โฆโฆโฆโฆ.. |
| than medicine, it is yoga suits the need. | (d) | โฆโฆโฆโฆ.. | โฆโฆโฆโฆ.. | โฆโฆโฆโฆ.. |
Answers-
| Before | Word | After | |
| (a) | are | a | few |
| (b) | can | be | a |
| (c) | of | an | underlying |
| (d) | yoga | which | suits |
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EXERCISE -4
In the following passage, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in the space provided against the correct blank number. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined. The first one has been done for you as an example.
| Before | Word | After | ||
| Advertisements can extremely | e.g. | can | be | extremely |
| useful if they are honest. They can you to | (a) | โฆโฆโฆโฆ | โฆโฆโฆโฆ | โฆโฆโฆโฆ |
| decide what to buy. For example, if you to buy a | (b) | โฆโฆโฆโฆ | โฆโฆโฆโฆ | โฆโฆโฆโฆ |
| car, the first thing to do to look at the | (c) | โฆโฆโฆโฆ | โฆโฆโฆโฆ | โฆโฆโฆโฆ |
| advertisements for cars. This help you to choose the | (d) | โฆโฆโฆโฆ | โฆโฆโฆโฆ | โฆโฆโฆโฆ |
| best type. However, | ||||
| some advertisements may harmful as they try | (e) | โฆโฆโฆโฆ | โฆโฆโฆโฆ | โฆโฆโฆโฆ |
| to befool the people. A survey conducted recently | (f) | โฆโฆโฆโฆ | โฆโฆโฆโฆ | โฆโฆโฆโฆ |
| revealed that teenagers especially in | (g) | โฆโฆโฆโฆ | โฆโฆโฆโฆ | โฆโฆโฆโฆ |
| danger. They tend to buy useless articles simply | ||||
| because they seen them on television. | (h) | โฆโฆโฆโฆ | โฆโฆโฆโฆ | โฆโฆโฆโฆ |
Answer
| Before | Word | After | |
| (a) | can | help | you |
| (b) | you | want | to |
| (c) | do | is | to |
| (d) | This | will | help |
| (e) | may | be | harmful |
| (f) | recently | has | ——– |
| (g) | teenagers | are | especially |
| (h) | they | have | seen |
