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Question 15 Marks

Even as the directory were released e.g. were ……….. was
about thousand numbers in the city were been changed. $(a)$ _______
Moreover, many old connections were given. $(b)$ _______
Sometimes the changes are be confirmed $(c)$ _______
by dialling $196$ or $197$. It is only by luck one get $(d)$ _______
$197$. Almost all the time when one dials 197 a record $(e)$ _______
voice says, “You were in queue, please wait”. $(f)$ _______

Answer

$(a)$ were — had
$(b)$ old — new
$(c)$ be — being
$(d)$ get — gets
$(e)$ record — recorded
$(f)$ were — are

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Question 25 Marks

There is often things wrong with our school. . e.g. is … are
Time and again we had $(a)$ _______
seen which a good teacher $(b)$ _______
with desire as care $(c)$ _______
can get over all difficulties is produce $(d)$ _______
great students. While many man $(e)$ _______
together make the good school $(f)$ _______
probably the one special factor less $(g)$ _______
important than all the others was the good teacher. $(h)$ _______

Answer

$(a)$ had — have
$(b)$ which — how
$(c)$ as — and
$(d)$ is — to
$(e)$ man — men
$(f)$ the — a
$(g)$ less — more
$(h)$ was — is

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Question 35 Marks

Scientific research, made for determine e.g. for … to
the specific benefits of ‘Touch Therapy” by a University of Miami School of $(a)$ _______
Medicine, proves the touch has a direct $(b)$ _______
relation on a baby’s system. $(c)$ _______
It also helps your little one fight infections Touch the. $(d)$ _______
baby to show him they care. Touch him $(e)$ _______
to show him you loved him. And touch $(f)$ _______
him for all the hundreds of reason only mothers know best. $(g)$ _______

Answer

$(a)$ a — the
$(b)$ prove — proved
$(c)$ on — with
$(d)$ infections — infection
$(e)$ they — you
$(f)$ loved — love
$(g)$ reason — reasons

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Question 45 Marks

All life on earth can ultimately is e.g. is … be
traced back on the sea. Creatures $(a)$ _______
with limbs or fingers rather than $(b)$ _______
fins has evolved from fishes $(c)$ _______
about 335 million years before, $(d)$ _______
which remain a mystery. $(e)$ _______

Answer

$(a)$ on — to
$(b)$ or — and
$(c)$ has — who, which
$(d)$ before — ago
$(e)$ which — still

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Question 55 Marks

Haemophilia are one of the several e.g. are … is
sex linked diseases which effects $(a)$ _______
only males. This is because the disorders is $(b)$ _______
caused with a defective gene of the X-chromosome. $(c)$ _______
As the result, blood does not clot and there is a $(d)$ _______
risk for heavy bleeding even from minor cuts $(e)$ _______
and injuries. The disease is not affect females, $(f)$ _______
because, from the two X chromosomes if one has $(g)$ _______
the defective gene, then the other do produce enough clotting factor. $(h)$ _______

Answer

$(a)$ effects — affects
$(b)$ disorders — disorder
$(c)$ with — by
$(d)$ the — a
$(e)$ for — of
$(f)$ is — does
$(g)$ from — of
$(h)$do — does

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Question 65 Marks

Even if Indians have a long history e.g. if… though
on them, they have a poor $(a)$ _______
knowledge in maintaining homes, $(b)$ _______
toilets, on fridges. $(c)$ _______
Modem detergents and soaps is $(d)$ _______
very common in shelves, but $(e)$ _______
people does not use them regularly. $(f)$ _______
This cause the increase $(g)$ _______
in a life of bacteria and viruses. $(h)$ _______

Answer

$(a)$ on — behind
$(b)$ in — of
$(c)$ on — and/or
$(d)$ is — are
$(e)$ in — on
$(f)$ does — do
$(g)$ cause — causes
$(h)$ a — the

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