GHAAZEE SCHOOL Subject: English

Hulhumale’ Grade: 8
RELIEF MATERIAL 3
Cloze Practice – Free Cloze

Complete the following passage with one word only.

Gap Filling Exercises

1. TV (a) ____________ a great addiction amongst all. We miss our classes and
forget our household chores but love to watch the TV. The cable TV has
become very popular (b) ____________ all because it provides fun, frolic and
entertainment. Cable TV works (c) ____________ disc antenna and the video
cassette (d) ____________ from the place of cable TV operator, (e)
____________ TV kills our time, (f) ____________ children, household
women and elders generally go on viewing the TV.

2. Mohan looked up quickly to thank the old man (a) ____________ he had
disappeared (b) ____________ the thick forest. Mohan felt thrilled (c)
____________ was convinced that the leader lord (d) ____________ he
worshipped had come in person to help (e) ____________ He went home and
told everything (f) ____________ the old man to his wife.

3. The Himalayas are (a) ____________ the largest source of fresh water in (b)
____________ world. All the major rivers of North India originate from (c)
____________ high altitude snow – capped peaks. Shrouded in a veil of icicles
(d) ____________ mist, the Bhagirathi originates from the Gomukh—a
massive snout of (e) ____________ of the (f) ____________ glaciers in the
Himalayas.

4. He (a) ____________ take a lot of care (b) ____________ his horse. Daily he
(c) ____________ scrub the horse with soap water and give (d) ____________
good bath. He adorned it (e) ____________ colourful beads and tinkling
cowbells. Often he would love him like he would do to (f) ____________ own
children.

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