Exercise-57
In the following passage, one word is missing in each line. Write the omitted word along with the preceding and succeeding word in your answer sheet. The first one has been solved as an example.
| Before | Word | After | ||
| Bees are flying insects related to | e.g. | insects | closely | related |
| wasps and ants, and known for their role | (a) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| in pollination for producing honey | (b) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| and beeswax. There are | ||||
| nearly 20,000 known species bees. | (c) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| They are found every continent | (d) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| which insect-pollinated flowering plants. | (e) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| Bees adapted for feeding on nectar and | (f) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| pollen. The former primarily source of energy | (g) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
| whereas the latter is protein and other nutrients. | (h) | ………… | ………… | ………… |
Answers:
| Before | Word | After | |
| (a) | and | are | known |
| (b) | pollination | and | for |
| (c) | species | of | bees. |
| (d) | found | in | every |
| (e) | which | has | insect |
| (f) | Bees | are | adapted |
| (g) | primarily | is | source |
| (h) | is | of | protein |
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Exercise-58
In the following passage, one word is missing in each line. Write the omitted word along with the preceding and succeeding word in your answer sheet. The first one has been solved as an example.
| Before | Word | After | ||
| Money to came existence | e.g. | came | into | existence |
| answer the need mankind. | (a) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
| This need not arise in the early part of evolution. | (b) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
| Money and even trade unnecessary. | (c) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
| Wealth then was the possession beasts | (d) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
| Soon men to settle down to cultivate the land. They began | (e) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
| to specialize growing | (f) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
| something. So they to | (g) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
| get rid their extra beasts | (h) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
Answers:
| Before | Word | After | |
| (a) | need | of | mankind |
| (b) | need | did | not |
| (c) | trade | were | unnecessary . |
| (d) | possession | of | beasts. |
| (e) | men | began | to |
| (f) | specialize | in | growing |
| (g) | they | had | to |
| (h) | rid | of | their |
