Gap Filling Exercises for class 8 Exercise-81 & 82

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Exercise-81

Choose the best word from the options given below and complete the following passage.

Before arriving (a) ……………. Ravaloe, Silas lived in a town called Lantern Yard. He (b)……………..to be a young man (c)…………… exemplary life and ardent faith. He was very well (d) ……………by the people around him. Silas had a friend (e)  ………….William Dane. William Dane was a snake (f)  …………. the grass.

(a) (i) at                       (ii) on                           (iii)with                        (iv) in

(b) (i) is thought        (ii) was thought          (iii) thought                 (iv) has thought

(c) (i) with                  (ii) of                            (iii) in                            (iv) at

(d) (i) liking               (ii) like                          (iii) a like                      (iv) liked

(e) (i) called               (ii) calling                    (iii) calls                        (iv) had called

(f) (i) on                     (ii) at                            (iii) upon                       (iv) knew

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Exercise-82

In each of the following passages, there are given some blanks each of which has been numbered. These are printed below the passage and against each, some words are given, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word-

  India is chiefly an agricultural land. The cultivation of crops depends on proper…….. (1)……..  of water throughout the year. From olden times large parts of our country have ………(2)…….. from periods of too much rain alternating with periods of drought. People have known that if the………..  (3)……. waters of the flood reasons can be stored away for use in the fields during the day …….. (4), the problem would be solved. Unfortunately, they have had……… (5)……. the knowledge nor the means to do much in this matter. What little they knew, they have tried to put into ……. (6)………. They have dug……. (7)……… to carry away water from the great perennial rivers. This was heavy and…….. (8)…… work and practicable over only a small area. Large tanks were excavated, small dams were……. (9) …….to hold water. But it has not been ……… (10) ……to do anything on a country-wide scale.

1.(A) quantity                         (B) quality

(C) supply                               (D) utility

2. (A) appeared                      (B) suffered

(C) bore                                  (D) created

3. (A) created                         (B) excess

 (C) suffered                          (D) bore

4. (A) years                            (B) excess

(C) seasons                           (D) directions

5. (A) or                                 (B) either

 (C) none                                (D) neither

6. (A) fertility                         (B) practice

(C) use                                   (D) utility

7. (A) canals                          (B) oceans

 (C) drains                             (D) streams

8. (A) vita                              (B) valuable

(C) expensive                       (D) better

9. (A) back                            (B) built

 (C) construct                       (D) made

10. (A) later                          (B) occur

 (C) happen                          (D) possible

ANSWERS

1.(C)     2. (B)

3. (B)     4. (C)

5. (D)    6. (B)

7. (A)    8. (C)

9. (B)    10. (D)

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