This question asked in [CBSE Delhi Set III, 2016]
Read the paragraph given below. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that follow. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Do not copy the whole passage
Kingfisher is 1 . beautiful bird with attractive colours. It 2 . found near lakes, rivers, canals 3 . ponds. Kingfisher 4 . omnivores.
1. (A) a (B) an (C) the (D) such a
2. (A) are (B) am (C) is (D) has
3. (A) and (B) but (C) so (D) or
4. (A) are (B) is (C) was (D) have
Answer:
(1)
- (a) a - this is correct
- (b) an - not used with constants
- (c) the- used with specific things or proper nouns
- (d) such a - not relevant
Since the sentence is using bird as a common noun , ‘a’ will be used.
So, the correct answer is “(a)-a”
(2)
- (a) are - used with plural
- (b) am - used with ‘I’ only
- (c) is - this is correct
- (d) has - not relevant
Since the sentence is talking about kingfisher bird as singular , ‘is’ will be used.
So, the correct answer is “(c)-is”.
(3)
- (a)and - this is correct
- (b)but - not used when events occur simultaneously
- (c)so - not relevant
- (d)or - not used when events occur simultaneously
Since the sentence is about where the bird can be found, ‘and’ will be used.
So, the correct answer is “(a)-and”.
(4)
- (a) are - used with plural
- (b) is - this is correct
- (c) was - used with past tense
- (d) have - not relevant
Since the sentence is stating a fact which is true in the present, ‘is’ will be used.
So, the correct answer is “(b)-is”.
Thus the correct paragraph is
Kingfisher is a beautiful bird with attractive colours. It is found near lakes, rivers, canals and ponds. Kingfisher is omnivorous.
