GHAAZEE SCHOOL Subject: English

Hulhumale’ Grade: 8
RELIEF MATERIAL 2
Language Development

Gap Filling Exercises for Fast Improvement of Language Skills

Q. Complete the paragraph given below by choosing the correct options from
those that follow:
1.According to the reports issued (1) _____________ the Meteorological office,
there has been (2) _____________ fog this winter than during the (3)
_____________ The Minister of Tourism (4) _____________ that the delayed
flights will lead to (5) _____________ cancellations which in turn (6)
______________ mean much loss for (7) _____________ dependent (8)
_____________ the tourist arrival.

Options:
1. on/by/at/in
2. much/more/many/most
3. latest/latter/last/later
4. is fearing/fears/fear/feared
5. much/most/many/less
6. can/must/should/will
7. that/those/this/these
8. in/for/upon/from

2. I (1) _____________ the sack of corn meal and (2) _____________ it to where
the canoe (3) _____________ and pushed the vines (4) _____________ branches
(5) _____________ I took a bucket (6) _____________ the canoe. I filled it (7)
_____________ water and kept it under a tree. Then I pulled out (8)
_____________ fish lines. There were two fish which had taken that bait.

Options:
1. take/took/takes/carries
2. carried/carry/bring/brings
3. was hidden/hid/hide/hiding
4. or/but/and/of
5. along/against/apart/along
6. in/from/with/within
7. from/in/into/with
8. a/the/an/on

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3. That morning I awoke (1) _____________ the sound of steady drizzle which
sounded (2) _____________ tiny hoof-beats upon the roof. Out of the window
the prospect (3) _____________ quite grey and drab. And the truth was
apparent (4) _____________ me—the outing that my friend and I (5)
_____________ planned for this holiday would definitely be cancelled. There
would be no question of that excursion (6) _____________ place. I was
decidedly (7) _____________ as I had placed great store upon that excursion
taking place. But I had to console (8) _____________ by thinking of the
proverb—Man proposes and God disposes.

1. at/to/for/on
2. for/just/as/like
3. is/was/has/had
4. at/with/to/for
5. have/had/was/were
6. take/taken/took/taking
7. depressing
8. depressed/depression/depress
9. me/my/I/myself

4. When the old lady (1) _____________ to her flat she saw at once that the
burglars (2) _____________ in her absence. Though the burglars themselves (3)
_____________ no longer there she saw at once that they (4) _____________
because there was a burning cigarette in the ashtray. Probably they (5)
_____________ the lift coming up and (6) _____________ down the stairs. But in
their hurry one of them (7) _____________ his wallet. The old lady called the
police and all of them (8) _____________

Options:
● return/returning/returned/had returned
● break/broke/had broken/were breaking
● be/were/was/are
● just leave/just leaving/are just leaving/had just left
● heard/hear/had heard/hearing
● run/were running/ran/had run
● had dropped/are dropping/dropping/dropped
● catch/were caught/had caught/are caught

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