Gap Filling Exercises for class 8 (Solved)Exercise-23&24

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Exercise-23

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

 Sea water, (A) ________ freshwater or rainwater, is very salty (B)______the saltiness (C)______due to the presence of (D)________minerals in sea water . Total amount of (E)_____  minerals is (F)______  salinity and measured in  grams of salt in a kilogram of salt water. (G)______feature of sea water is (H)_____The  amount of dissolved salt varies from place.

(A) (a) dislike         (b) unlike              (c) like                   (d) likely

(B) (a) to                (b) in                     (c) for                    (d) as

(C) (a) was             (b) has                   (c) is                     (d) are

(D) (a) much          (b) little                 (c) no                   (d) many

(E) (a) dissolving    (b) dissolute         (c) dissolved        (d) dissolve

(F) (a) as                 (b) like                  (c) in                   (d) for

(G) The                   (b)An                    (c) A                    (d) Some

(H) which               (b)that                  (c) this                 (d) then

Answers:

(A) (b) unlike              (B) (b) in                            

(C)(c)is                        (D)(d)many

(E) (c) dissolved          (F) (b) as                             

(G)(c) A                       (H)(b)that

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Exercise-24

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

Television (A) ______ a great addiction amongst all. We miss our classes and lose our household charms but love to watch the TV. The cable TV has become very popular (B)_________ all because it all because it provides fun, frolic and entertainment. Cable TV works (C) _______ disc antenna and the video cassette (D)______ from the place of the cable TV operator (E)______ this liking kills our time. (F) ________children, household women and elders generally (G)_______   viewing the TV. This (H) ______  their work, eyesight and behaviour.

(A) (a) has become         (b) have become             (c) had become                (d) has been becoming

(B) (a) in                          (b) between                    (c) among                         (d) with

(C) (a) with                      (b) by                              (c) on                                (d) in

(D) (a) was relayed          (b) has been relayed      (c) is relayed                      (d) had relayed

(E) (a) since                     (b) yet                             (c) for                                (d) but

(F) (a) Some                    (b) All                              (c) The                               (d) Many

(G) (a) went on               (b) go on                         (c) has been going on      (d) had been going on

( H ) (a) is affecting        (b) affects                        (c) was affecting               (d) has been affecting

Answers:

(A) (a) has become         (B)(c) among                     

(C)(c) on                         (D)(c) is relayed

(E) (d) but                       (F)(d)many                        

(G)(b) go on                   (H)(a) is affected

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