English BLANKS [CH-1M]

The soil was stony, and dry cold winds ___________ the growth of the plants. (stunted, ferns, north)

Grandfather had a little ___________ outside the town. (cottage, fifty, tender)

Rakesh paid ___________ paise for a bunch of cherry. (rainy, fifty, pebbles)

Rakesh lived with his grandfather on the ___________ of Mussoorie. (outskirts, cottage, pebbles)

___________ sprang from the trunks of trees. (fifty, stunted, ferns)

Rakesh sprinkled water on the cherry tree and circled it with ___________. (pebbles, cottage, ferns)

They knew it was spring when the wild duck flew ___________ again. (north, fifty, pebbles)

By the time summer came around and sent out several new shoots with ___________ green leaves. (north, tender, stunted)

In ___________ it was Rakesh’s birthday. (cottage, February, outskirts)

Towards the end of the ___________ season new leaves appeared on the tree. (pebbles, February, rainy)