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Moon

The Moon is ______ barren, rocky world without air _____ water. It _____ (has/have) dark lava plain

______its surface. The Moon is filled ______craters. It has no light of ______ (it’s/its) own. It gets its

light ______ the Sun. The Moo keeps _________ (change) its shape as it _______ (move) round the

Earth. It spins _____its axis in 27.3 days. stars were named after the Edwin Aldrin ______ (be form)

the first ones to set their foot _______ the Moon on 21 July 1969 They reached ______Moon in their

space craft named Apollo II.

2. Sun

______sun is a huge ball _____ gases. It _____ (has/have) a diameter of 1,392,000 km. It is so huge

that it can hold millions of planets ________ it. The Sun is mainly made up ______hydrogen and

helium gas. The surface of the Sun is known as the photosphere. _______ photosphere is surrounded

by a thin layer of gas known as the chromospheres. Without ______Sun, there would be no life on

Earth. There __________ (be form) no plants, no animals and no human beings. As, all the living

things on Earth get ______ energy from the Sun for their survival.

3. Solar System

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The Solar System consists _______the Sun Moon and Planets. It also consists of comets, meteoroids

_________ asteroids. The Sun is _____ largest member of the Solar System. In order of distance from

the Sun, the planets _______ (be form) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,

Neptune and Pluto; the dwarf planet. The Sun is _______the centre of the Solar System and the

planets, asteroids, comets and meteoroids _________ (revolve/revolves) around it.

4. Mahabharata

_____ Mahabharata is a story about a great battle _________ the Kauravas and _____ Pandavas. The

battle _____ (was) fought in Kurukshetra near Delhi. Many kings and princes ______ (took/take) part

in the battle. The Pandavas ___________ (defeated, had defeated) the Kauravas. The Bhagvad Gita is

_______holy book of the Hindus. It is a part of the Mahabharata. Then, Lord Rama, with the help of It
is a book of collection _______ teachings of Lord Krishna to Arjuna in the battlefield. It is the

longest epic in the world.

5. Ramayana

The Ramayana is a story of Lord Rama written by the Sage Valmiki. Lord Rama, the prince of

Ayodhya, in order _______help his father Dasharatha went_______ exile for fourteen years. His wife,

Sita and his younger brother Lakshmana also went _____him. He went ________ many difficulties

______the forest. One day Ravana, the king of Lanka carried _________ Sita with him. Then, Lord

Rama, with the help of Hanumana, defeated and killed Ravana; Sita, Rama and Lakshmana returned

____Ayod hya __________their exile.

6. The Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal is _______ beautiful monument built in 1631 by an Emperor named Shah Jahan

_______memory _______his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is situated _____________ the banks of river

Yamuna at Agra. It _______ (looked, looks) beautiful in the moonlight. The Taj Mahal is made up of

white marble. _________front of the monument, there is a beautiful garden known as the Charbagh.

Inside the monument, there _____ (are, was, were) two tombs. These tombs are of Shah Jahan and his

wife Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is considered as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Many

tourists _______ (come/comes) to see this beautiful structure from different parts of the world.

7. Delhi

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Delhi is ______capital of India. It is situated on the banks of the river Yamuna. It is surrounded by

Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. It ____ (has/have) some of the famous buildings and monuments such as

the Qutub Minar, Reu Fort, Lotus Temple, Akshardham Temple etc. Some of the monuments are

hundreds of years old. Apart from this, there is the Parliament House, the Central Secretariat and the

famous Connaught place. Delhi is a beautiful city. But, it is ___________ (becomes, becoming )very

crowded and polluted. I love Delhi a lot.

8. A Snake Charmer

A snake charmer is a person ______ moves the streets with different types of snakes. He goes from

one place ______ another to show various types of snakes and ______ tricks. He carries a pipe

_____which he plays music and snakes dance to his tune. He usually wears _______colourful dress.

The job of a snake charmer is quite dangerous. Some snakes are quite poisonous and can even bite

him. It is not _______easy task to catch and train them for the shows.

9. Street Beggar

A street beggar can be seen everywhere; ____ the bus stop, railway stations, religious places, markets

etc. Some beggars are crippled, lame and some are blind. They are unable to earn their livelihood.

Whereas some are healthy _____ they do not deserve our sympathy. We should see that they take

_____ some profession. They should not be _______ (allow, allowed) to beg. On my way to school I

see a beggar daily. He wears old rags. He is partially blind. I feel pity seeing him ______I can’t help it

I can only pray ______ God to help him to earn his livelihood.

10. Doctor

The doctor is a person who looks after _____ sick people and prescribes medicines so that the patient

________ (recover, recovers) fast. In order to become a doctor, a person has to study medicine.

Doctors _____ (lead, led) a hard life. Their life is very busy. They get up early in the morning and go

_____ the hospital. They work without taking ______break. They always remain polite so that

patients feel comfortable with them. Since doctors work so hard we must realise ______value.

11. Hawker

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A hawker is a person who moves from one place to another and sell their goods, by shouting _____the

streets. They work hard _______ the day. They move on the street on their bicycle and sometimes

_______ foot and sell their products. We can see hawkers everywhere. They move everywhere selling

their goods without caring ________ the weather. There is a hawker who sells vegetables ______ his

bicycle in our locality. His name is Manoj. He brings fresh vegetables __________ a very reasonable

price. He is a nice and ________ honest hawker.

12. Farmer

India is ______ agricultural country. Most of the people live ______ villages and are farmers. They

grow cereals, pulses, vegetables and fruits. The farmers lead a tough life. They get up early in the

morning and go to the fields. They stay and work ______the farm late till evening. The farmers

usually live in kuchcha houses. Though, they work hard they remain poor. Farmers eat simple food;

_______ (wearing, wore, wear) simple clothes and rear animals like cows, buffaloes and oxen.

Without them there would be no cereals _____ us to eat. They play ____ important role _____ the

growth and economy of _____ country.