Gap Filling

Gap Filling
Q. Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with the help of
the given options:
1. During (1) ___________( a / the / an / some) hottest part of the year, many of our city
streets seem to be on fire (2) ___________ (from / by / with / over )masses of
Gulmohar flowers. This (3) ___________ (is / was / are / be )one of the most
beautiful trees.
Answer
1. the
2. with
3. is
1. He screamed so loudly that the pigeons pecking (1)_____________ the scattered

grains in (2) ___________ courtyard (3) _____________ off in a flurry.
Options:
1. on / at / over / in
2. the / a / an / some
3. take / takes / took / taking
Answer
1. at
2. the
3. took
the given options:
Gauri was only eight years old, but (1) ___________ mountain of family responsibilities
had already (2) ___________ (3) ___________ her head.
Options:
1. a / the / an / some
2. descend / descending / descended / descends
3. over / on / above / in
Answer
1. a
2. descended
3. on
the given options:
The naughty children walked (1) _____________ flower beds, climbed the fruit trees (2)
_____________ plucked unripe fruits and they (3) _____________ pits on the garden path.
Option:
1. over / in / on / across
2. but / and / therefore / since
3. dig / digging / digs / dug
Answer
1. on
2. and
3. dug
the given options.
They ordered the poor man about, (1) ______________ him on errands, made him wash
(2) ______________ cow and lectured to him (3) ______________ how to grow a garden.
Options:
1. send / sent / sending / sender
2. a / an / some / the
3. over / from / on / in
Answer
1. sent
2. a
3. on
the given options:
Medicinally, the bark of (1) _____________ Kadam tree is used as an antiseptic and (2)
_____________ fevers. The juice of this tree (3) _____________ used to kill germs in the
sores.
Options:
1. a / an / the / some
2. on / over / for / to
3. is / was / been / being
Answer
1. the
2. for
3. is
Q. Read the paragraph given below. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most
appropriate words/phrases from the given options.
Finally, the leader (1)_______________his hand, as if the discussion was over. He
(2)_______________reached a decision. Only then did he turn and look straight
(3)_______________me.
Options:
1. raised / raise / rose / raises
2. has / have / had / will have
3. on / at / to / around
Answer
1. raised
2. had
3. at
the given options:
Reading a novel or short story (1) _______second language could dramatically (2)
________physiological responses to emotions such (3) __________smiling.
Options:
 of / in / from / at
 reduce / reduces / reduced / reducing
 like / similar to / as / alike
Answer
1. in
2. reduce
3. as
the given options:
The school decided (1) ____________ withdraw the facility of (2) ____________ additional
answer sheets during tests to cut (3) ____________ on expenses.
Options:
1. upon/ to / for / on
2. give / gives / gave / giving
3. on / upon / down / up
Answer
1. to
2. giving
3. down
given options:
There is a general belief (1) ___________ students that (2) ___________ who write long
sentences get (3) ___________ marks.
Options:
1. in / of / among / between
2. they / those / all / them
3. more / many / most / much
Answer
1. among
2. those
3. more
Q. Complete the following paragraph by filing in the blanks with the help of
given options:
Authorities settled (1) ___________ 32 pages in (b) ___________ next answer book (c)
___________ for the undergraduate courses.
Options:
1. on / at / up / in
3. mean / meant / means / meaning
Answer
1. on
2. the
3. meant
Q. Read the paragraph given below. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most
appropriate words/phrases from the given options.
Infancy is not what it is meant to be. The child seems happy all the time to the adult,
because the adult knows that the child is untouched by the real problem of life; if the
adult (1) _____________ similarly untouched, he is sure that he would be happy. But
children, not knowing that they (2) _____________ an easy time, have a good many
hard times. Growing and learning and obeying the rules of their elders, of fighting
against them, (3) _____________ not easy things to do.
Options:
1. is / were / had / will / be
2. will have / are / are having / have
3. were / will / have / are
Answer
1. is
2. are having
3. are
Q. Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks by choosing the most
appropriate options from the ones that follow:
Alaska’s size and climate make transportation (a) _____________ challenge. Long ago,
sledges pulled (b) _____________ dog teams were the best way to travel (c) _____________
native people.
Options:
1. an / the / a / for
2. by / with / of / beside
3. by / to / for / with
Answer
1. a
2. by
3. for
Q. Fill in the blanks choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given
below.
There are four trees in the garden. (1) _____________ branches sway in the breeze. The
children play (2) _____________ the trees. Some of the girls (3) _____________ sleeping in
the shade of the trees.
Options:
1. There / Their / Every / An
2. under / over / above / in
3. is / was / are / have
Answer
1. Their
2. Under
3. are
Q. Read the passage given below. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most
appropriate word/phrases from the given options.
What we call life is a very complex affair. It is not simply eating, reproducing and
finally dying. Every creature (1) _____________ these. Man has to lead a highly
complicated life. It is like (2) _____________ through a maze and coming out. He is an
economic being and a social animal. He has to earn, make a home, look after his
people and attend (3) _____________ his obligations to the society and the
Government. So, in order to be successful he has to develop certain qualities.
Options:
1. is / doing / will do / does do
2. gone / going / went / making
3. for / into / all / to’
Answer
1. will do
2. going
3. to
Q. Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks with the help of
options that follow:
Yesterday, a rich woman from West Bengal (1) _______________ to Delhi to buy
jewellery. She was sitting outside (2) _______________ jewellery shop. Suddenly two
young boys came there (3) ______________ snatched the chain that she was (4)
_______________ She called the police (5) _______________ the snatchers had run away.
Options:
1. come / comes / came / coming
3. and / or / but / how
4. wear / wear / wore / wearing
5. so / because / but / only
Answer
1. came
2. a
3. and
4. wearing
5. but
Q. Fill in the blanks choosing the most appropriate option from the ones given
in the box.
Butterflies are abundant (1) _______________ the Central African Republic. It (2)
_______________ home to nearly 600 identified species. Many butterflies are brilliantly
coloured and small (3) _______________ some are as big as saucers. Farmer Philippe (4)
_______________ solace in collecting butterfly wings from his fields and turning them
into works of art. My favourite hobby, since my childhood, is (5) _______________
butterflies.
Options:
1. in / from / for / into
2. has / is / was / are
3. if / therefore / so / while
4. find / to find / finding / finds
5. catch / caught / catching / has been catching
Answer
1. in
2. is
3. while
4. finds
5. catching
Q. Fill the blanks in the paragraph given below with the help of options that
follow:
The modern student (1) _______________ the importance (2) _______________ physical
exercise. He spends one to two hours in open air (3) _______________ he takes part in
different sports. However, care should (4) _______________ not to overstrain (5)
_______________ body.
Options:
1. understood / understand / have understand / understands
2. of / by / from / with
3. how / which / where / why
4. be taken / took / takes / has taken
Answer
1. understands
2. of
3. where
4. be taken
5. the
Q. Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks with the help of
the options that follow:
Whenever I (1) _______________ in (2) _______________ of the mirror for (3) _______________
than a couple of minutes, my aunt would shout (4) _______________ me to get away
from (5) _______________.
1. stand / stands / stood / standing

2. back / front / below / near
3. more / much / less / little
4. at / on / into / onto
5. here / out / there / house
Answer
1. stood
2. front
3. more
4. at
5. there
Q. Choose the most appropriate options from the ones given below to
complete the following blanks.
(1) _______________ 1905, Albert Einstein worked as a technical expert (2)
_______________ the local patent office. During this time, he published four of his (3)
_______________ important papers on the history of science. It proved to be a major
step (4) _______________ progress in the field of science, which is (5) _______________
remembered after ages.
Options:
1. In / On / At / From
2. at / on / in / from
3. much / many / most / more
4. to / towards / in / into
5. still / upto / also / even
Answer
1. In
2. at
3. most
4. towards
5. even
complete the following passage.
In classes, we (1) _______________ ways of harvesting rain water and making use of (2)
_______________ drop. A young boy told us that when he washed his face in the
morning, he (3) _______________ throw away the water. He collected it in a bowl for the
birds. His mother (4) _______________ it for (5) _______________ the floor.
Options:
1. decided / argued / discussed / emphasized
2. all / each / every / many
3. mustn’t / shouldn’t / didn’t / couldn’t
4. collected / kept / used / saved
5. making / breaking / brooming / mopping
Answer
1. discussed
2. every
3. didn’t
4. used
5. mopping
A great part of Arabia (1) _______________ a desert. The sand (2) _______________ so hot
that you (3) _______________ walk over (4) _______________ with your bare feet in the
daytime. During night you can (5) _______________ it pleasant.
Options:
1. was / is / has / had
2. is / was / were / are
3. couldn’t / mustn’t / shouldn’t / wouldn’t
4. that / this / it / these
5. observe / feel / express / touch
Answer
1. is
2. is
3. mustn’t
4. it
5. feel
The home that encourages inquisitiveness (1) _______________ to creative
development. The teacher (2) _______________ stresses questions rather answers and
rewards curiosity rather (3) _______________ restricting it, is teaching a child to be
creative. This (4) _______________ in (5) _______________ out the talent of the child.
Options:
1. contributes / contribute / contributed / contributing
2. that / who / which / one
3. than / then / the / that
4. helped / helps / helping / was helping
5. creating / fixing / bringing / imposing
Answer
1. contributes
2. who
3. than
4. helps
5. bringing
Q. Read the sentences given below and fill in the blanks in it by choosing the
most appropriate options from the ones that follow:
He was (1) _______________ at the news (2) _______________ the success of a poor
candidate (3) _______________ got the highest number of votes in the Bihar elections.
This candidate (4) _______________ the Chief Minister (5) _______________ the state.
Options:
1. surprising / surprise / surprised / having surprised
2. of / for / to / by
3. which / whose / whom / who
4. had become/ became / will become / becomes
5. by / through / for / of
Answer
1. surprised
2. of
3. who
4. became
5. of
Q. Complete the paragraph given below with the help of options that follow:
Kanishka, the ruler of the Kushanas embraced Buddhism. He (1) _______________
invited to a Buddhist meeting (2) _______________ Kashmir during his reign. It was
during his time that Buddhism (3) _______________ to Sri Lanka, Myanmar (4)
_______________ Java. Buddhism (5) _______________ a peace-loving religion.
Options:
1. is / was / had / has
2. at / of / in / on
3. spread / spreads / spreading / is spread
4. or / but / and / yet
5. was / is / will be / would be
Answer
1. was
2. in
3. spread
4. and
5. is
Recent heavy rains (1)_______________ Chennai city throwing normal life out of gear.
The city (2)_______________ severe water logging and people wading through knee-
deep water. Many volunteers in their respective areas (3)_______________ out the relief
activities. In Annai Satya Nagar, food packets (4)_______________ distributed to the
victims. Many NGO’s (5)_______________ helped the needy.
Options:
1. has lashed / lashed / will lash / lashes
2. carry / carrying / carried / had carried
3. were / was / did / have
4. are / were / also / but
5. sincerely / earnestly / readily / humanely
Answer
1. lashed
2. saw
3. carried
4. were
5. humanely
Most Indian schools fail to ensure their students adequate playtime and fitness
regime. Two out of every five school going children (1) _______________ have a healthy
Body Mass Index (BMI) and 50% of children (2) _______________ adequate lower body
strength. Some schools (3) _______________ found to offer three or more physical
education periods per week. The students (4) _______________ exhausted (5)
_______________ summers.
Options:
1. does / does not / don’t / do
2. lack / lacked / have lacked / had lacked
3. was / are / is / have
4. will get / got / get / gets
5. in / of / during / after
Answer
1. don’t
2. lack
3. are
4. get
5. during
(1) ____________ agricultural scientists have (2) ____________ to realise that chemical
pesticides are not necessary. The tragedy is (3) ____________ this recognition has come
much late. Pesticides have already (4) ____________ our lands. Pesticides (5) ____________
ruined the land.
Options:
1. few / any / many / the few
2. begin / been beginning / begun / begins
3. that / this / these / those
4. poisoned / poisoning / poisons / poison
5. will / would / have / had
Answer
1. Many
2. begun
3. that
4. poisoned
5. have
You play to win but a good sportsperson knows that defeat may also come along
once in a while. There are times when others (1) ____________ do better than you do.
What you look to do is to maximize your chances of success. And (2) ____________ only
way you (3) ____________ do that is by being yourself. Be alert (4) ____________ think (5)
____________ .
Options:
1. are / is / will / have
3. are / were / have / can
4. but / soar / whereas / and
5. negative / good / bad / positive
Answer
1. will
2. the
3. can
4. and
5. positive
Every employee needs to consider himself/herself as part of a team for a business to
function smoothly. If one (1) ____________ to become a team player one needs to give
credit (2) ____________ their team and make that the highest priority. Learn to (3)
____________ credit instead of taking (4) ____________ . Team Spirit (5) ____________ highly
important.
Options:
1. had wanted / want / wanted / wants
2. for / on / of / to
3. giving / give / gives / gave
4. this / it / that / these
5. was / will be / is / can
Answer
1. wants
2. to
3. give
4. it
5. is
In affluent middle class households, children and adults spend (1) _______________ time
in front of the TV, computer or with video games (2) _______________ on physically
active task; so the battle of the bulge now (3) _______________ at a (4) _______________
younger age. Physical exercise is (5) ______________ valuable.
Options:
1. most / more / some / all
2. there / then / than / their
3. begins / begun / begin / beginning
4. much / more / many / few
5. too much / nicely / very / less
Answer
1. more
2. than
3. begins
4. much
5. very
There was a child of five, (1) _______________ had saved two children from a burning
hut, one who had fought a cheetah (2) _______________ working in the forest; one who
had received a bullet on her hand while trying to save her father from dacoits. These
children had (3) ______________ great courage and presence of mind in moments of
crisis. (4) _______________ should be (5) _______________ by the government.
Options:
1. who / which / that / one
2. when / while / during / where
3. shown / seen / see / saw
4. Every / Each / All / They
5. reward / rewarded / rewarding / rewards
Answer
1. who
2. while
3. shown
4. They
5. rewarded
appropriate words from the given options.
Today a good (1) _______________ varieties of tea and tea brands are available in the
market. Green tea is popular (2) _______________. China and the Far East. In Japan, the
tea ceremony (3) _______________ a traditional way of greeting guests, (4)
_______________ is a social occasion. Indians (5) _______________ real tea-lovers.
Options:
1. very / many / much / more
2. on / at / in / for
3. am / were / are / is
4. and / it / both / this
5. is / were / am / are
Answer
1. many
2. in
3. is
4. it
5. are
We (1) ____________ living in a world (2) ____________ every girl wants to be a diva and
every boy (3) ____________ to be called a dude. Today, your social acceptance is
measured by your friends’ list (4) _______________. a social networking site. But true
friend is one (5) ____________ helps you in need.
Options:
1. is / are / were / had
2. by / that / where / the
3. desire / desires / desiring / desired
4. in / on / at / for
5. which / that / who / some
Answer
1. are
2. where
3. desires
4. on
5. who
There (1) _______________ birds and animals that feed (2) _______________ dead or
injured animals and plants. The moment they get nature’s warning signal—odour—
they quickly (3) _______________. to the scene. They break down the organic material
into smaller pieces, (4) ____________ are then broken down into chemical parts. These
(5) ____________ mostly carnivorous animals.
Options:
1. are / is / am / were
2. on / from / among / at
3. comes / came / come / coming
4. who / whom / which / what
5. are / were / am / is
Answer
1. are
2. on
3. come
4. which
5. are
Q. Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks by selecting the
correct option:
One July afternoon, struggling (1) _______________ a wet suit on the riverbank, Gaspari
gets ready for a dive. He and his team have been hired (2) _______________ the town
council to search for artifacts that (3)_______________ be lost when a sewage plant (4)
_______________ on the river. This team (5) _______________ ten years of experience.
Options:
1. in / into / on / for
2. at / in / by / from
3. should / could / would / may
4. built / was built / build / is built
5. have / has / had / haven’t
Answer
1. in
2. by
3. could
4. was built
5. has
A rich man from Punjab who (1)_______________ to Rohtak to purchase land,
(2)_______________ of ` 30 lakhs from his car on Monday. His son (3)_______________
inside the car when the robbery took place. He (4)_______________ come to know
(5)_______________ it happened.
Options:
1. come / came / was coming / coming
2. was robbed/ is robbed / robbed / has robbed
3. is sitting / sat / was sitting / sits
4. did not / do not / does not / did
5. how / when / why / where
Answer
1. came
2. was robbed
3. was sitting
4. did not
5. how
Rohini wrote to her mother that she (1)_______________ into the boarding school. ‘‘I
now have (2) _______________ friends also. One of them is Anne. I (3)______________ you
a picture of the two of us (4) _______________ e-mail. I (5) _______________ really very
happy.
Options:
1. settled / has settled / had settled / has been settled
2. a few / the few / few / little
3. send / sent / am sending / is sending
4. with / by / on / for
5. is / was / am / will be
Answer
1. had settled
2. a few
3. am sending
4. by
5. am
I am (1) _______________ to go to a hill station this time. Last year, I (2) _______________
to Kanyakumari. My friends (3) _______________ already left for their holiday
destinations. I (4) ______________ to join them but (5) _______________ unable.
Options:
1. plan / planning / planned / plans
2. gone / going / goes / went
3. have / will / had / has
4. want / wanted / will want / wanting
5. is / was / were / am
Answer
1. planning
2. went
3. have
4. want
5. am
Last year, a group of tourists (1) _______________ to India and they decided to (2)
_______________ Goa. At Calangute, they were swept off their feet by the beauty (3)
_______________ the beach. (4) _______________ stayed (5) _______________ for a week.
Options:
1. had come / came / have come / are coming
2. visit / visited / visiting / visits
3. on / in / about / of
4. He / She / They / Them
5. their / there / near / far
Answer
1. came
2. visit
3. of
4. They
5. there
Yesterday, a speeding car hit a scooterist, who (1)_______________ unconscious. The
poor fellow (2)_______________ a lot before he was rushed (3)_______________ a hospital
by a (4)_______________ Samaritan. Now he is (5) _______________ of danger.
Options:
1. had knocked / knocks / knocked / was knocked
2. bleeding / was bleeding / bled / has bled
3. into / to / on / through
4. best / better / good / bad
5. in / near / out / will
Answer
1. was knocked
2. bled
3. to
4. good
5. out
Q. Choose the most appropriate options from the ones given to complete the
following passage. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct
blank numbers.
I hate advertisements. They annoy me (1) _______________ I am watching TV and a
good film is interrupted every twenty minutes or so by eight or ten commercials. I
always turn the sound (2) _______________ I become furious when I see posters all over
the place, trying to (3) _______________ me to make somebody else rich by spending
my money on things I can’t afford or don’t even (4) _______________ Good things not
need advertisement.
Options:
1. when / how / where / what
2. of / off / on / in
3. persuaded / persuading / persuade / will persuade
4. needing / need / needed / needs
5. often / do / rarely / seldom
Answer
1. when
2. off
3. persuade.
4. need
appropriate words from the given options:
No matter how old you are, drink at least a glass of milk every day (1)_______________
you want to sharpen (2)_______________ mental skills. A new study has claimed that
drinking (3)_______________ glass of milk daily not only boosts one’s intake of much
needed nutrients, but it also positively (4)_______________ one’s brain power. It is
(5)_______________ essential source of protein.
Options:
1. that / if / then / how
2. her / his / my / your
3. a / and / an / the
4. impacts / impacted / impacting / impact
5. a / the / an / thus
Answer
1. if
2. your
3. a
4. impacts
5. an
Rosemary School, Meerut organized Cleaning Day Drive in neighbouring areas
(1)______________ Participants raised slogans (2)_______________ Hindi and English while
visiting the areas. The drive (3)_______________ generous praise and appreciation from
shopkeepers (4)_______________ residents of neighbouring colonies. The students
actively (5)_______________. (1)
Options:
1. recent / recipient / recently / recentness
2. on / about / by / in
3. earns / earning / to earn / earned
4. and / or / but / also
5. danced / participated / sang / laughed
Answer
1. recently
2. in
3. earned
4. and
5. participated
A teacher from Maharashtra has become (1)_______________ first foreigner to be
chosen for the U.S. Space Foundation’s elite 2012 Flight of Teacher Liaisons
Programme in its 10-year history. Vandana Suryawanshi of Vidya Valley School in
Maharashtra is (2)_______________ middle school educator (3)_______________ has been
teaching Biology, Earth Science and General Science for 20 years. She has
(4)_______________ been (5)_______________ by CBSE.
Options:
1. the / a / one / an
2. the / an / of / a
3. which / who / that / whose
4. now / later / also / soon
5. awarded / award / awarding / awards
Answer
1. the
2. a
3. who
4. also
5. awarded
complete the passage. Write your answers in your answer sheet against the
correct blank numbers.
A large team of United Nations Inspectors (1)_______________ in India under the terms
of the International Forestry Treaty. According to the Treaty all countries
(2)_______________ to plant trees and maintain areas of forest in order so that they may
absorb carbon dioxide emissions, (3)_______________ to the three degree rise in global
temperature so far in the century. The term (4)_______________ stay in India
(5)_______________ three years.
Options:
1. come / reach / arrived / left
2. requires / are required / required / have required
3. which had contributed / which contributes / which have contributed / which
will contribute
4. may / will / may not / will not
5. for / since / from / to
Answer
1. arrived
2. are required
3. which have contributed
4. will
5. for
Q. Complete the paragraph given below with the help of given options.
I had a very frustrating time, last week. I (1) _______________ Lucknow. Due to the
dense fog, (2) _______________ I was anxious that I would miss the flight but on
reaching the airport, I learnt that (3) _______________ two hours. Finally, I (4)
_______________ the conference. I (5) _______________ option.
Options:
1. have to board a flight to / had to boarding a flight in / have to boarding a
flight to / had to board a flight to
2. the taxi reported late / the taxi reports late / a taxi reported later / a taxi will
be late
3. the departure had been delayed by / the departure had been delayed to / the
depart has been delayed by / the departing had been delayed.
4. am missing / miss / missed / misses
5. could no / had no other / should have / have no
Answer
1. had to board a flight to
2. the taxi reported late
3. he departure had been delayed by
4. missed
5. had no other
Q. Read the paragraph given below. Fill in the blanks with the noun forms of
the verbs given in brackets.
Martin Luther king’s (1) _______________ (contribute) to our history as an outstanding
leader began when he came to the (2) _______________ (assist) of Rosa Parks, a
seamstress who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. In those
days American blacks were confined to the positions of second class citizenship by
restrictive laws and customs. To break these laws would mean (3) _______________
(subjugate) and (4) _______________ (humiliate) by the police and the legal system.
Beatings, (5) _______________ (imprison) and sometimes death awaited those who
defied the system.
Answer
1. contribution
2. assistance
3. subjugation
4. humiliation
5. imprisonment
Q. Fill in the blanks in the sentences given below by combining the verb given
in the brackets with one of the words from the box as appropriate.
by, through, out, up, down
1. The Army attempted unsuccessfully to _______________ the Government. (throw)

2. Scientists are on the brink of a major _______________ in career research. (break)
3. The State Government plans to build a _______________ for Bhubaneswar to
speed up traffic on the main highway. (pass)
4. Gautam’s _______________ on life changed when he realised that the world is full
of sorrows. (look)
5. Rakesh seemed unusually _______________ after the game. (cast)
Answer
1. throw up
2. breakthrough
3. bypass
4. outlook
5. cast down

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