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DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL-BOPAL, AHMEDABAD

CLASS: X SUBJECT- ENGLISH
STUDY MATERIAL-IV (2020-21)

GAP-FILLING

A cloze (gap-filling) exercise has short text with blanks which have to be filled
in with one word each such that the entire paragraph makes complete sense and
is grammatically accurate.
REMEMBER
 Read the paragraph carefully before attempting to fill in the blanks.
 Form a general idea about the paragraph.
 Generally, the blanks are filled up with articles, prepositions, modals,
verbs, nouns, relative pronouns, adjectives, conjunctions, auxiliaries,
pronouns, determiners, tenses etc. In other words, gaps are filled with
grammar words.
 Take care of the tense in which the paragraph is written. That will help
you in filling up the gaps.
 Make sure that the verbs agree with their subjects in number and person
as well as the aspect of the tense.

SOLVED EXERCISE

Antioxidants were first cast into doubt (a)………. a major clinical trial in the US, in (b)
………… a very common antioxidant, beta carotene, (c)………..tested for (d)
…………..efficacy against lung cancer in high-risk subjects. (e)…………the surprise
and concern of the scientists (f)………individuals taking the supplement (g)………..
reduce the risk of cancer were (h)……………a significantly higher risk (i)…………
developing lung cancer.

a. (i) during (ii) from (iii) since (iv) for

b. (i) that (ii) which (iii) what (iv) whose
c. (i) is (ii) was (iii) were (iv) are
 d. (i) it (ii) its (iii) their (iv) theirs
e. (i) at (ii) with (iii) for (iv) to
f. (i) those (ii) that (iii) which (iv) whose
g. (i) at (ii) with (iii) for (iv) to
h. (i) on (ii) at (iii) with (iv) in
i. (i) for (ii) of (iii) to (iv) in

PRACTICE EXERCISE

2. Complete the paragraphs given below by filling in the blanks with the help of
the options given.
Tigers (a) ……………… (were / will / is / are) at the top of the food chain. Only
human beings threaten their survival as a species. Tigers kill only for food (b) ….……
(or / because / but / and) only when they are hungry. They rarely (c) ………………
(attack / attacking / attacks / attacked) humans. Easily (d) ……….……… (recognized /
recognizing / has recognizing / has recognized) by their reddish orange coat with dark
(e) ……..…….. (strips / stripes / striped / stripe), tigers are the (f) …….……. (large /
larger / largest / much larger) wild cats in the world.