Question

6.
Fill in the blanks in the paragraph given below by choosing the me
appropriate options from the ones that follow. Write the answers in y
answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.
1 x 4 = 4
Reading books (a) a good hobby. Books open (b)__vast new
world to us. They increase (c) knowledge and change our out
look (d)_ the world.
(a)
(i)
has
(ii) was
() are
(iv) is
(b) (i)
the
(ii) a
(iii) an
(iv) some
(c) (i)
his
(ii) one's
(iii) our
(iv) your
(d) (i)
towards
(ii) for
(iii) by
(iv) from​

Answer 1

Reading books (a) is a good hobby. Books open (b) a vast new world to us. They increase (c) our knowledge and change our outlook (d) towards the world.

Explanation:

• Helping verbs are used to connect the words in a sentence.

• "is" is used for singular nouns and "are" is used for plural nouns.

• "a/an" article is used for the unspecific nouns. It is used for singular nouns.

• Our and towards are used as prepositions here, prepositions show relationships between other words in a statement.

Answer 2

Reading books (a) is a good hobby. Books open(b) a vast new world to us. They increase(c) our knowledge and change our outlook(d) towards the world.

Explanation:

• Use of articles: Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspecific. There are two types of articles: one is definite article "the" which restricts the meaning of a noun to one specific thing. The other is indefinite article "a" (before words that start with a consonant) and "an" (before words that start with a vowel) indicates that a noun refers to a general idea instead of a specific thing.  We use "a" before "vast" since "vast" does not refer to a specific thing. The word "vast" means "very great extent" or "immense" and it can be any limit that is not specifically defined. Hence, as a rule, we use "a" before the word "vast",  and not "the, since it indicates that a noun refers to a general idea, and since "vast" starts with a consonant we use "a"
• "Towards" is a preposition ( a word that connects phrase/words in a sentence)  and the above context it means "in relation to something/ someone"  (here, something is the "world")
• When deciding whether to use "is" or "are", we must see if the noun is plural/singular. If the noun is singular, the we use "is". If it is plural/or there is more than one noun, then we use "are". In the above "reading"  means here "the action or skill of reading" and is singular, hence, we use "is"
• "our" is  a possessive pronoun, that is, a pronoun indicating possession, here it means (possession, as in, knowledge and outlook)

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