Contextual Passage II

2.   Choose  the  correct  word  from the  brackets  to  complete  the  passage  below: (0.5x10=5)

A cat could not get enough food to eat for many days. He ...................... (grows, was

growing, is growing) thin day by day and was very much worried for his condition.

One day, he came to know that one of the birds of the neighboring tree............ (was, were, are) sick and the birds were looking.............. (for, in. on) a doctor.

....................... (a, an, the) hungry cat devised a way to manage his hunger. He made some one ............................... (borrow, to borrow, borrowed) a doctor's gown and wore it. He put on a pair of spectacles above his nose and with a doctor's bag, he went to the sick bird's house. The doctor cat gently ............................... (knocked, was knocked, had been knocked) at the door. The birds peeped out of the hole and enquired about the reason for his visit. Mr. cat said in a very kind and humble tone, "I'm your neighboring doctor.  I  heard  that  you  ................(  are,  were,  will  be)  not  keeping  well  and

..............................  (so, since,  because)  I have  come to  treat  you.  As  you  know  a doctor's duty towards his patients is above everything ... (isn't that, isn't it, don't you)? The birds were far smarter than the cat. They smiled cleverly and replied, "thank you for your kind gesture! Had you not been a cat, all your utterances............................. (would be, would have been, will be) absolutely right. And for now, we can expect our well being only when you are out of our sight."

With Answers

A cat could not get enough food to eat for many days. He was growing thin day by day and was very much worried for his condition.

One day, he came to know that one of the birds of the neighboring tree was sick and the birds were looking for a doctor.

The hungry cat devised a way to manage his hunger. He made some one borrow a doctor's gown and wore it. He put on a pair of spectacles above his nose and with a doctor's bag, he went to the sick bird's house. The doctor cat gently knocked at the door. The birds peeped out of the hole and enquired about the reason for his visit. Mr. cat said in a very kind and humble tone, "I'm your neighboring doctor.  I  heard  that  you were  not  keeping  well  and so I have  come to  treat  you.  As  you  know  a doctor's duty towards his patients is above everything isn't it? The birds were far smarter than the cat. They smiled cleverly and replied, "thank you for your kind gesture! Had you not been a cat, all your utterances would have been absolutely right. And for now, we can expect our well being only when you are out of our sight."

Answer Keys:

2.   was growing,  was,  for,  the,  borrow,  knocked,  were,  so,  isn't it,  would have been

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Contextual Passages 1

Choose  the  correct  word  from the  brackets  to  complete  the  passage  below: (0.5x10=5)

Mother lark had built ............... (a, an, the) nest amidst the corn crops of the field. She lived there with her two newborn babies. The little larks were happy in their nest. Slowly they grew................... (up, in, on) and learnt flying.  Time passed and then came the harvest season. The baby larks ..................................(are observing keenly, were keenly observing, keenly were observing) the harvest taking place in the other fields. They said to their mother, "Mom, now we should fly away from here .......................... (so, because, therefore) the farmer of this field will also be coming for reaping his crops."

The mother replied, "The farmer is not ready. We needn't fly so early."

After a few days, the farmer, with his neighbour ...( come, comes, came) in the field. He discussed about the harvest and requested him to come the next day to help him in the harvest.

The baby larks again asked, "Mom, we should fly now, ....................... (should we, didn't we, shouldn't we)?"The mother replied," No my dear, the farmer will not get his neighbour ...................... (help, helped, to help) him tomorrow in this busy harvest season. There is no need to fly."

Next day, the farmer came to his field and said to himself, "Nothing to worry, if my neighbor has not come, I ..............................(will call, would call, would have called) my  relatives  for  help."The  babies  were  anxious.  They  again  asked  their  mother

...................(that, whether, to)   it was the right time to fly. But  they.......................

......(are told, told, were told) to be patient.

A few days later, the farmer came to the farm alone with a sickle in his hand. The mother lark said to her children, "Come on my children! Let's fly from this field. Today, the farmer has decided to harvest the crop himself."

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