B 1) Complete the below passage by choosing the right option:
I saw a small boy standing in the woodsand(a)_________ He ran towards me and hugged me. He told me that he had lost his way and didn’t know how to get back. Frankly(b)____________I had lost my way too. I was unaware of the way out. Although I comforted him saying that I knew the way. We both started walking in same direction. While talking with him, I came to know that he lived in a city and had come for a picnic with his parents, and also that they must be scared. After some time, we reached the road where my car was parked, and I was happy and when I looked around, the boy had disappeared (c) _______________ . Strangely enough I was told by a villager passing by that I was lucky to becoming out safe from animals. When I inquired about that boy, the villager told me that just some months back a boy got lost in the woods and his body was later found to be devoured by ananimal. I also got to know that similar incidents had been happening off late and thisboy’s soul had been a (d) __________________to the people.
A. (i)frying (ii) crying (iii) cried (iv) fried B. (i)speak (ii) spoke (iii) speaking (iv)speakingly
C. (i) somewhere (ii) nowhere (iii) anywhere (iv) vanished
D. (I) safety (ii) first aid (iii) coat (iv) saviour
Answers
The blanks can be completed as follows:
Explanation:
I saw a small boy standing in the woodsland (a)crying. He ran towards me and hugged me. He told me that he had lost his way and didn’t know how to get back. Frankly(b) speaking I had lost my way too. I was unaware of the way out. Although I comforted him saying that I knew the way. We both started walking in same direction. While talking with him, I came to know that he lived in a city and had come for a picnic with his parents, and also that they must be scared. After some time, we reached the road where my car was parked, and I was happy and when I looked around, the boy had disappeared (c) somewhere. Strangely enough I was told by a villager passing by that I was lucky to becoming out safe from animals. When I inquired about that boy, the villager told me that just some months back a boy got lost in the woods and his body was later found to be devoured by an animal. I also got to know that similar incidents had been happening off late and this boy’s soul had been a (d) saviour to the people.
Explanation:
a) crying
b) spoke
c) somewhere
d) savior