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For std.10 For std.10 Fill in the blanks in the Fill in the blanks in the following passage selecting following passage selecting the most appropriate options the most appropriate options given against number 45 to given against number 45 to 50.50.(1) You can become skilful (1) You can become skilful (45) something if you work (45) something if you work at it. It’s only at it. It’s only

(46) matter of trying hard (46) matter of trying hard and not giving up. Did you and not giving up. Did you (47)- -that Alexandar (47)- -that Alexandar Graham Bell had failed Graham Bell had failed hundreds of times (48) he hundreds of times (48) he finally invented the finally invented the telephone? Remember no telephone? Remember no one has exactly the (49) one has exactly the (49) gifts, skills and ideas thatgifts, skills and ideas that

you have. Be yourself and you have. Be yourself and believe (50) yourself.believe (50) yourself.(45) (A) with (B) at (C) on (D) (45) (A) with (B) at (C) on (D) for for (46) (A) an (B) the (C) a (D) (46) (A) an (B) the (C) a (D) thatthat(47) (A) Know (B) no (C) (47) (A) Know (B) no (C) Known (D) now.Known (D) now.

(48) (A) after (B) before (C) (48) (A) after (B) before (C) towards (D) thentowards (D) then(49) (A) such (B) some (C) (49) (A) such (B) some (C) shame (D) sameshame (D) same(50) (A) on (B) of (C) in (D) (50) (A) on (B) of (C) in (D) forfor

(2) Moraribapu said, “ Today (2) Moraribapu said, “ Today I (45) like to talk to you (46) I (45) like to talk to you (46) health. Most young boys and health. Most young boys and girls are careless about their girls are careless about their health. (47) remember that health. (47) remember that health is wealth. (48) you health is wealth. (48) you are healthy, you can’t work are healthy, you can’t work (49). A healthy man is (50) (49). A healthy man is (50) full of hope.”full of hope.”

(45)(A) should (B) might (C) (45)(A) should (B) might (C) Must (D) WouldMust (D) Would(46) (A) on (B) of (C) for (D) (46) (A) on (B) of (C) for (D) overover(47) (A) Therefore (B) But (C) (47) (A) Therefore (B) But (C) Thought (D) AndThought (D) And(48) (A) Though (B) As (C) If (48) (A) Though (B) As (C) If (D) Unless(D) Unless

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(3) I (45) responsible (46) (3) I (45) responsible (46) how I feel and what I do how I feel and what I do today. Nobody can feel sad today. Nobody can feel sad against (47) will. If I have against (47) will. If I have (48) bad day, I am the one (48) bad day, I am the one (49) is responsible for it. I (49) is responsible for it. I can’t expect other people can’t expect other people

(50) change to make feel (50) change to make feel better.better.

(45) (A) am (B) was (C) has (45) (A) am (B) was (C) has (D) have(D) have

(46) (A) from (B) for (C) on (46) (A) from (B) for (C) on (D) of(D) of

(47) (A) your (B) his (C) my (47) (A) your (B) his (C) my (D) her(D) her(48) (A) a (B) an (C) the (D) (48) (A) a (B) an (C) the (D) toto(49) (A) whom (B) whose (C) (49) (A) whom (B) whose (C) which (D) whowhich (D) who(50) (A) at (B) be (C) to (D) (50) (A) at (B) be (C) to (D) inin

(4) ‘SHOLAY’ is one of the (4) ‘SHOLAY’ is one of the favourite movies(45) has a favourite movies(45) has a very nice script (46) very nice script (46) dialogues. (47) script and dialogues. (47) script and dialogues, it has also nice dialogues, it has also nice songs. It is a story (48) two songs. It is a story (48) two friends ‘Jay’ and ‘Veeru’ friends ‘Jay’ and ‘Veeru’ who helped the who helped the

(49) people and ‘Thakur’(49) people and ‘Thakur’ (50) making them free- (50) making them free- from the terror of from the terror of Gabbarsingh.Gabbarsingh.

(45) (A) who () whom (C) (45) (A) who () whom (C) whosewhose

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(49) (A) helpful (B) helpfully(49) (A) helpful (B) helpfully(C) Helpless (D) helplessness(C) Helpless (D) helplessness(50)(A) from (B) in (C) for (D) (50)(A) from (B) in (C) for (D) byby

(5) Once upon a time there (5) Once upon a time there lived (45). Greece a (46) lived (45). Greece a (46) musician whose name was musician whose name was Orpheus. He (47) play Orpheus. He (47) play beautifully on his lyre. beautifully on his lyre. When he played on (48) When he played on (48) lyre, even wild animals lyre, even wild animals stopped stopped

(49) listen to his music. . He (49) listen to his music. . He had (50) Euridice. beautiful had (50) Euridice. beautiful wife calledwife called(45) (A) by (B) in (C) on (D) (45) (A) by (B) in (C) on (D) intointo(46) (A) great (B) greater (C) (46) (A) great (B) greater (C) greatest (D) grategreatest (D) grate(47) (A) can (B) could (C) (47) (A) can (B) could (C) shall (D) shouldshall (D) should

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(6) (45)most courageous (6) (45)most courageous man is he (46) always man is he (46) always stands(47)the people of his stands(47)the people of his nation. He is never (48)by nation. He is never (48)by struggles and calamities. struggles and calamities. Such man must (49). The Such man must (49). The people who are(50)in many people who are(50)in many ways.ways.

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(7) The people of Jammu (7) The people of Jammu were(45)strike last were(45)strike last month(46) roads were over month(46) roads were over crowded (47)people of crowded (47)people of villages and cityvillages and city(48)Main demand was to get (48)Main demand was to get the landthe land(49) the amarnath shrine. (49) the amarnath shrine. They shouted slogansThey shouted slogans

(50) the government.(50) the government.(45) (A) in (B) For (C) every (45) (A) in (B) For (C) every (D) under(D) under(46) (A) A (B) An (C) Every (46) (A) A (B) An (C) Every (D) The(D) The(47) (A) with (B) among (C) (47) (A) with (B) among (C) between (D) ofbetween (D) of

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((8)Kirtida and moxa are (45) 8)Kirtida and moxa are (45) best girls in my group. They best girls in my group. They are fond (46) reading books. are fond (46) reading books. They have read a lot of They have read a lot of books of English. Those books of English. Those booksopened up a (47).new booksopened up a (47).new world for them. They found world for them. They found that there are some people that there are some people on the earth.(48)devote(49) on the earth.(48)devote(49) to research to research

They work (50) the welfare They work (50) the welfare of mankind.of mankind.

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(9) We reached Mount Abu (9) We reached Mount Abu (45)taxi and took (45)taxi and took accommodation(46)Hilltop accommodation(46)Hilltop Hotel (47)31Hotel (47)31stst April and went April and went (48)Gurushikhar (49)the (48)Gurushikhar (49)the view was breath taking. view was breath taking. We(50) a traditional lunch of We(50) a traditional lunch of ‘Dal Batti’.‘Dal Batti’.

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(10) Swamiji said ,”Today I (10) Swamiji said ,”Today I (45) Like talk to you (45) Like talk to you (46)health. Most young boys (46)health. Most young boys and girls are careless about and girls are careless about their health.(47) remember their health.(47) remember that health is wealth .that health is wealth .(48)you are not healthy, You (48)you are not healthy, You can’t work (49). A healthy can’t work (49). A healthy man is (50)Full of Hope.man is (50)Full of Hope.

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(11) Bunty’s uncle had come (11) Bunty’s uncle had come from Mumbai (45) the new from Mumbai (45) the new motorbike. He was staying motorbike. He was staying (46) three weeks, Three (46) three weeks, Three glorious- weeks! Every glorious- weeks! Every afternoon, (47) Bunty’s uncle afternoon, (47) Bunty’s uncle slept, we could eye at the slept, we could eye at the blue wonder. Sometimes, blue wonder. Sometimes, Bunty managedBunty managed

to take (48) his uncle’s red to take (48) his uncle’s red helmet. We would wear it in helmet. We would wear it in turn (49) sit on the bike, turn (49) sit on the bike, hands itching to turn on the hands itching to turn on the ignition and zoom……In the ignition and zoom……In the evening, we watched Bunty - evening, we watched Bunty - go out for a ride with his go out for a ride with his uncle and our hearts were uncle and our hearts were filled with (50).filled with (50).

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very friendly. There is an old very friendly. There is an old fort in the middle of the fort in the middle of the town. (49) visitors come to town. (49) visitors come to see the temple. The bus see the temple. The bus service is quite good. But I service is quite good. But I use my bicycle because I use my bicycle because I am fond of (50)am fond of (50)

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(13) A cap seller moved from (13) A cap seller moved from village (45) village and sold village (45) village and sold caps. On a hot summer day, caps. On a hot summer day, he felt tired (46) Journey (47) he felt tired (46) Journey (47) he sathe sat(48) a tree and then slept. (48) a tree and then slept. (49) (49) -he woke and he -he woke and he found what had found what had happened (50) happened (50)

bag, containing the caps bag, containing the caps was empty and each of was empty and each of the monkeys in the tree the monkeys in the tree had a cap.had a cap.(45) (A) to (B) for (C) (45) (A) to (B) for (C) towards (D) withtowards (D) with(46) (A) by (B) with (C) of (D) (46) (A) by (B) with (C) of (D) sincesince

(47) (A) that (B) so (C) such (47) (A) that (B) so (C) such (D) same(D) same(48) (A) on (B) below (C) in (48) (A) on (B) below (C) in (D) under(D) under(49) (A) when (B) Where(49) (A) when (B) Where (C) Why (D) What(C) Why (D) What(50) (A) The (B) A (C) An (D) (50) (A) The (B) A (C) An (D) OnOn

(14) You can become skillful (14) You can become skillful (45) something if you work (45) something if you work at it. It’s (46) matter of at it. It’s (46) matter of really trying and not giving really trying and not giving up. Did you know (47) up. Did you know (47) Alexander Graham Bell had Alexander Graham Bell had failed hundreds of times (48) failed hundreds of times (48) he finally invented the he finally invented the telephone? Remember, no telephone? Remember, no one has exactly the one has exactly the

no one has exactly the (49) no one has exactly the (49) gifts, skills and ideas that gifts, skills and ideas that you have. Be your self you have. Be your self believe (50) yourself.believe (50) yourself.(45) (A) on (B) at (C) to (D) (45) (A) on (B) at (C) to (D) forfor(46) (A) a (B) an (C) the (D) (46) (A) a (B) an (C) the (D) inin

(47) (A) if (B) how (C) that (47) (A) if (B) how (C) that (D) it(D) it(48) (A) after (B) before (C) (48) (A) after (B) before (C) and (D) towardsand (D) towards(49) (A) Such (B) shame(C) (49) (A) Such (B) shame(C) Same (D) someSame (D) some(50) (A) on (B) upon (C) at (50) (A) on (B) upon (C) at (D) in(D) in