Exercise-55
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 word that comes after it in the space provided against the correct tine number. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined.
| Before | Word | After | ||
| After the death of Aurangzeb AD 1707, | e.g. | Aurangzeb | in | AD |
| his successors unable to hold the Mughal | (a) | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| Empire together. When Aurangzeb died, three | (b) | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| sons fought for throne. Bahadur Shah | (c) | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| defeated his brothers ascended the | (d) | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| throne in AD 1907. He took name of Shah | (e) | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| Alam. Alam’s reign saw the growing power the | (f) | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| Marathas the Rajputs. The Sikhs revolted | (g) | ……… | ……… | ……… |
| under leader Banda Bahadur. |
Answers:
| Before | Word | After | |
| (a) | successors | were | unable |
| (b) | died | his | three |
| (c) | for | the | throne |
| (d) | brothers | and | ascended |
| (e) | took | the | name |
| (f) | power | of | the |
| (g) | Marathas | and | the |
| (h) | under | their | leader |
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Exercise-56
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 word that comes after it in the space provided against the correct tine number. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined.
| Before | Word | After | ||
| Success comes those who try and never | e.g. | come | to | those |
| tire. To a winner, one has to learn to | (a) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| strive perseverance, courage and determination. | (b) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| Success cannot be achieved a day. The road | (c) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| to success is not easy one. It is narrow, | (d) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| rough, patchy, long and full hurdles and | (e) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| obstacles. One has learn to overcome | (f) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| the hurdles and obstacles achieve | (g) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| the desired goal. A little failure not matter. | (h) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
Answers:
| Before | Word | After | |
| (a) | To | be | a |
| (b) | strive | with | perseverance |
| (c) | achieving | in | a |
| (d) | not | an | easy |
| (e) | full | of | hurdles |
| (f) | has | to | learn |
| (g) | obstacles | to | achieve |
| (h) | failure | does | not |
