ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT

Submitted By:Siddhant Sharma

Course-B.Tech(CS)
Section:(L)
Roll No:70
University Roll No:2115990019

CLOZE PASSAGE
The Banyan tree
At my grandparents’ house, the magnificent old banyan tree was mine — chiefly because
Grandfather, at sixty-five, could no longer climb it.
Its spreading branches, which (a) hung to the ground and (b)took root, again, forming a
(c)number of twisting passages, gave (d)me endless pleasure. The tree (e)Was older than the
house, (f)Older than Grandfather, as old (g)as the town of Dehra Dun (h)itself. I could hide
myself (i)in its branches, behind thick (j)Green leaves, and spy on (k)the world below.
My first (l)Friend was a small grey (m)squirrel. Arching his back and (n)Sniffing into the air, he
(o)Seemed at first to resent (p)My invasion of his privacy. (q)But when he found that (r)I did not
arm myself (s)With air gun, he became (t)Friendly and when I started (u)bringing him pieces
of cake (v)and biscuit he grew quite (w)bold and was soon taking (x)morsels from hand. Before
long, (y)He was delving into my (z)Pockets and helping himself to (a1)whatever he could find.
In (a2)the spring, when the banyan (a3)tree was full of small (a4)red figs, birds of all (a5)kinds
would flock into its (a6)Branches the red-bottomed bulbul, cheerful (a7)and greedy; parrots,
myna and (a8) crows squabbling with one another. (a9)during.the fig season, the (a10)Banyan
tree was the noisiest (a11) place in the garden.
Halfway (a12) up the tree, I had (a13) built a simple platform where (a14) I would spend the
afternoons (a15) when it was not too (a16) hot I could read there (a17)propping myself up
against the (a18)tree
I could look down through the leaves at the world below.

Source: NCERT ENG, 10, pg 127-127, 253 words

Choose the correct answer from the options-
a. hang, hung, hungs, hanged
b. take, took, taken, takes
c. numbers, number, numerous, many
d. us, them, me, I
e. is, was, are, should
f. young, aged, older, old
g. than, as, the, while
h. it, himself, itself, they
i. on, by, at, in
j. fresh, yellow, green, red
k. a, the, an, entire
l. friend, brother, father, boy
m. squirrel, sparrow, crow, cow
n. smell, sniff, sniffing, chew
o. looked, seem, seemed, look
p. his, our, my, mine
q. but, then, often, although
r. we, I, me, he
s. with, for, whom, while
t. friends, friend, friendly, closer
u. bring, brought, bringing, give
v. or, then, and, more
w. bold, strong, close, big
x. morsels, morsel, treat, treats
y. we, I, he, us
z. pocket, pockets, pants, shirt
a1. what, whatever, all, entire
a2. a, the, our, full
a3. shrubs, trees, tree, branche
a4. red, blue, yellow, white
a5. types, type, kind, kinds
a6. branch, branches, root, trees
a7. or, by, and, as well as
a8. crow, crows, cows, cows
a9. on, at, during, in
a10. apple, mango, banyan, oak
a11. Place, tree, part, area
a12. up, below, on, in
a13. build, made, prepared, built
a14. we, me, I, he
a15. if, while, when, then
a16. hot, windy, cold, dull
a17. crutch, propping, holding, hold
a18. house, tree, post, ground