This question asked in [CBSE Delhi Set II, 2016]
Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks with the help of options that follows:
The Vichitra Veena as 1 . name suggests 2 . a rare instrument and there are not
3 . artists who can play 4 . instrument.
1.(A) a (B) an (C) the (D) some
2.(A) is (B) am (C) are (D) have been
3.(A) much (B) many (C) more (D) most
4.(A) his (B) the (C) this (D) that
Answer:
(1)
- (a) a - not used with proper nouns
- (b) an - not used with proper nouns
- (c) the - this is correct
- (d) some - not relevant
Since the sentence is talking about a very specific instrument , ‘the’ will be used.
So, the correct answer is “(c)-the”
(2)
- (a) is - this is correct
- (b) am - used with ‘I’ only
- (c) are - used with plural
- (d) have been - not relevant
Since the sentence is stating a fact about vichitra veena which is true in the present, ‘is’ will be used.
So, the correct answer is “(a)-is”.
(3)
- (a) much - not used with humans
- (b) many - this is correct
- (c) more - used as a second degree of comparison
- (d) most - used as a third degree of comparison
Since the sentence is about the number of people who play the instrument , ‘many’ will be used.
So, the correct answer is “(b)-many”.
(4)
- (a) his - not relevant
- (b) the - not used as the instrument is already mentioned once
- (c) this - this is correct
- (d) that - not relevant
Since the sentence is talking about the instrument whose name is already mentioned once, ‘this’ will be used.
So, the correct answer is “(c)-this”.
Thus the correct paragraph is
The Vichitra Veena as the name suggests is a rare instrument and there are not many artists who can play this instrument.
