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Part B Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words given in the brackets.
1. a) The poor beggar didnt have enough clothes. He was . (shiver) in the cold. b) Raju never likes (share) his things with other children. c) After twenty years of smoking, he (give) it up. d) The crowd was listening to the speech; (sudden) there was a loud explosion. a) The villagers .. (appeal) to the government for financial help yesterday. b) I shall . (certain) not go there again. c) He usually (keep) her waiting. d) We struggled hard to . (fight) against the bitter cold. a) After his parents departure, he felt very .. (lone). b) Soon after the accident, a huge crowd . (gather) at the spot. c) My sister is very . (beauty). d) He .. (remind) me to post the letter yesterday. a) Food that looks good does not . (necessary) taste good. b) The delicate wings of the butterfly were (damage) by the thorns. c) One should get the . (satisfy) of ones job. d) The valley was full of (beauty) flowers. a) The goat climbed any hill . (easy). b) He found that the old tiger was .. (follow) him. c) Krishnadeva Raya was the (rule) of the Vijayanagar Kingdom. d) Tenali Raman was smiling to himself, as if he found this answer.. (fun). a) Nice to see you! I was just.. (talk) about you. b) I cant find my dog. He is (hide) somewhere. c) The box was light. So we could . (move) it easily. d) I (walk) for half an hour this morning. a) The vegetable seller (sell) fruits and vegetables. b) yesterday I .. (go) to the theatre. c) Lata (sing) beautifully. d) Somebody is . (clean) the room right now. a) How long have you been .. (live) in this house? b) One of the villagers (sing) beautiful songs. c) The royal barber is a .. (talk) little man. d) Rohit and I . (play) football yesterday.

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a) All of us take part in the . (celebrate) of Independence Day. b) She is a very (talk) girl. c) The headmaster warned him for his bad . (behave). d) This book is very .. (use). a) They .. (build) a house last year. b) The clerk (neglect his duty and so, he was punished. c) My sister likes .. (beauty) flowers. d) I need your .. (permit) to leave the office early. a) Everyone praised Sudha for her . (achieve). b) . (Hesitate) will only delay things. c) The crowd got angry at the .. (interrupt) of the match. d) The manager demanded for the written (explain). a) Nobody likes him because of his .. (selfish). b) It was a (beauty) picture. c) His .. (simple) is admired by all. d) The (celebrate) of the National festivals is an honour. a) .. (Swim) keeps us fit. b) It has been .. (rain) for two hours. c) Sadiq usually .. (sleep) under the tree. d) . (Free) of speech is sometimes misused. a) (Recycle) rubbish not only helps to save money but it also helps the environment. b) It is true that in India we .. (general) avoid waste. c) He laughed .. (loud). d) Hes popular because he always speaks (polite). a) She looked .. (sad) at her broken doll. b) The minister told the reporter that he would respond after getting complete. (inform). c) The Police are trying seriously to solve the .. (mystery) death. d) The army gives us . (protect) from enemies. a) People were impressed by Sudha Chandrans (perform). b) They have been .. (build) a house for three months. c) .. (Practise) makes a person perfect. d) My son has (eat) all the mangoes. a) This story is (take) from the childrens page of a newspaper. b) Mona is a very . (talent) girl. c) Rampur is (fame) for its knives. d) Today, sound can be . (measure) scientifically.

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a) He started . (think) about the harmful effects of noise. b) We are . (teach) Hindi by Nalini. c) The book is very (interest) to read. d) The doctors (perform) was successful. a) The Atlantic .. (separate) Europe from America. b) She is . (suffer) from fever. c) I need your . (permit) to leave early. d) I wrote a letter of . (apologize). a) The teacher scolded him for his bad (behave). b) The son did not remain .. (faith) to his father. c) There are many .. (history) places in our country. d) This book is very .. (use). a) My mother told us a lot of . (amuse) stories yesterday. b) Their . (friend) started at college. c) Many students were given awards for their (brilliant). d) My brother .. (ready) agreed to go with me to the movie. a) The .. (curious) of the children is amazing. b) My father is . (doubt) of my abilities. c) She is a very (talk) person. d) They went away .. (happy). a) He was appreciated for his . (honest). b) Rahul was punished for his (disobey). c) Sudha could (memory) all the poems. d) We are grateful to you for your . (kind). a) There are many .. (harm) effects of noise. b) Instead of (walk) noisily through the halls, walk quietly. c) The letter was posted a week ago and it (arrive) yesterday. d) Muzaffarnagar is .. (know) for highway robberies. a) .. (smoke) is not allowed in public places. b) Why is Amartya Sen .. (fame) ? c) The telephone was . (invent) by Graham Bell. d) Wheres Nand Rani? I havent (see) her today.

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Part B
b) sharing b) certainly b) gathered b) damaged b) following b) hiding b) went b) sings b) fluently b) cooking c) gave c) keeps c) beautiful c) satisfaction c) ruler c) move c) sings c) talkative c) hardness c) delivers

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d) suddenly d) fight d) reminded d) beautiful d) funny. d) walked d) cleaning d) played d) bigger d) thanked d) gone d) kindness d) slowness d) information d) interrupted d) successful d) difference d) non-voilence d) useful d) permission d) explanation d) celebration d) Freedom d) politely d) protection

a) shivering a) appealed a) lonely a) necessarily a) easily a) talking a) sells a) living a) paid a) sharpness a) pilgrimage a) gives a) trying a) owner a) punctuality a) curiosity a) patiently a) urgency a) celebration a) built a) achievement a) selfishness a) Swimming a) Recycling a) sadly

b) closeness c) raining b) watched b) seen b) maturity b) advice b) readily b) exhibition c) fairness c) left c) recited c) exhibiting c) friendship c) hesitation

b) partnership c) intelligence b) talkative b) neglected b) hesitation b) beautiful b) raining b) generally c) behavior c) beautiful c) interruption c) simplicity c) sleeps c) loudly

b) information c) mysterious

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a) performance a) taken a) thinking a) separate a) behaviour a) amusing a) curiosity a) honesty a) harmful a) Smoking

b) building b) talented b) taught b) suffering b) faithful b) friendship b) doubtful

c) Practice c) famous c) interesting c) permission c) historical c) brilliance c) talkative

d) eaten d) measured d) performance d) apology d) useful d) readily d) happily.

b) disobedience b) walking b) famous

c) memorize d) kindness d) known d) seen

c) arrived c) invented

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