Gap Filling Exercises for class 8 (Solved)Exercise-61&62

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Exercise-61.

1Given below are the instructions on how to make tea. Refer to the given notes and complete the paragraph.

 Pour water in a pan—Heat till it boils—Put tea leaves, sugar and cardamom—Add milk to it—Heat it—After boiling, pour it into cups—Serve it hot.

To prepare tea, water is poured in a pan it (a) ………  till it boils. Tea leaves, sugar and cardamom (b)……….   into the boiling water. Milk is then (c) ……….and the concoction is further heated. After boiling, it is poured into cups and then served hot.

2. Complete the following passage with one word only.

TV (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 provides fun, frolic and entertainment. Cable TV works (c)……… disc antenna and the video cassette (d) ……….from the place of cable TV operator. (e) ………..TV kills our time. (f)………. children, household women and elders generally go on viewing the TV.

3. Choose the correct words to complete the passage.

 In another incident (a)……….. daylight robbery (b)………. West Delhi, three masked men (c) ……….  at and (d) ………  to rob two men (e)………   had come to deposit cash at (f)………  ATM. They, however, panicked and left the bag containing cash when the locals began to pursue them.

Answers:-

1.(a) is heated               (b) is put               (c) added

2. (a) has become        (b) among             (c) on

(d) is relayed                (e) since                 (f) many

3. (a) of                         (b) in                     (c) shot

(d) attempted              (e) who                 (f) a

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Exercise- 62

Choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below to complete the following passage.

We use words to (i)…………. ideas, and these words have to be meaningful. Birds (ii) …………. learn our language. It is an inborn instinct (iii) …………them for example, chicks (iv) …………. kept (v) …………from roosters and hens so they couldn’t (vi)………….the sound they make.

(i)(a) expressed             (b) expression            (c) express             (d) expresses

 (ii) (a) shall                   (b) will                          (c) could                 (d) can

 (iii) (a) with                  (b) in                             (c) of                        (d) along

 (iv) (a) is                       (b) are                           (c) was                    (d) were

(v) (a) with                   (b) along                        (c) to                        (d) away

(vi) (a) learned             (b) learn                       (c) learning              (d) were learning

Answers:-

 (i) c                 (ii) d                  

(iii) b               (iv) b               

(v) d               (vi) b

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