Gap Filling Exercises for class 8 (Solved)Exercise-13&14

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Exercise-13

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

A teacher’s job is (A) ________   of a guide on a tour. He shows (B) ________ the path on which to walk in life and how to overcome (C) ________   hurdles on the same (D) ________   ultimately the action lies with us He is not going to (E) ________   us hold his finger and walk. Life itself is the (F) ________teacher. It keeps teaching us something new at (G) ________moment. It is entirely up to us to resolve whether to learn (H) ________ life or not.

 (A) (a) that              ((b) which              (c) what                      (d) those

(B) (a) me                 (b) him                  (c) them                     (d) us

(C) (a) some             (b) the                   (c) many                     (d) all

(D) (a) but                (b) and                  (c) or                           (d) when

(E) (a) makes            (b) make               (c) making                   (d) made

(F) (a) best                (b) worst              (a) good                      (d) bad

(G) (a) one                (b) each               (c) every                      (d) all

 (H) (a) of                  (b) by                  (c) from                       (d) with

Answers:

(A) (a) that                          (B) (d)us                             

(C)(b)the                             (D)(a)but

(E) (b) make                       (F) (a)best                          

(G)(c)every                        (H)(c)from

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Exercise-14

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

There (A)______ always been a conflict going on (B) ______ the young and the old. (C) ______ is usually referred to as generation gap. The best thing about the aged (D) ______ the experience. May be this is what infuriates the young about (E) ______ elders. The young are reckless and wish to make their own mistakes and learn from them. When one is young, everything (F) ______ life is unlimited — hopes dreams possibilities and time. Time is not on the side of the older and (G) ______ experienced. The aged and the youth seem to be poles apart, (H) ______   each has its own rewards to offer.

(A) (a) had                       (b) was                 (c) has                   (d) is

(A) (a)amongst                (b) between         (c) with                 (d) among

(B) (a) What                     (b) Which             (c) That                (d) This

(C) (a) have                      (b) had                 (c) is having        (d) was having

(D) (a)their                       (b) own                (c) some              (d) all

 (E) (a)in                           (b) about              (c) inside             (d) on

 (F) (a)most                      (b) more               (c) not                 (d) or

(G) (a)so that                   (b) similarly          (c) and                 (d) yet                               

Answers:

(A) (c) has                           (B) (b) between                              

(C)(d)This                            (D)(c)is having

(E) (a) their                         (F) (a) in                              

(G)(b)more                        (H)(d)yet

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