Question

Choose the correct option..

Legend tells us that in about three thousand years B C a Chinese Empress, (a) ________ taking her tea, out of curiosity, dipped the cocoon of a silk worm (b) ___________ it and learnt to (c) ___________ the fine thread of silk of which it was composed. It was nearly five thousand years later (d) ___________ a French man, experimenting with crushed leaves of the mulberry tree, (e) ___________ which the silk worm feeds, (f) ______ out how to produce a silk filament which we now call artificial silk.
(a) (i) while (ii) when (iii) as (iv) on
(b) (i) in (ii) on (iii) to (iv) into
(c) (i) unwinding (ii) unwound (iii) unwind (iv) unwinds
(d) (i) when (ii) that (iii) which (iv) while
(e) (i) of (ii) with (iii) by (iv) on
(f) (i) found (ii) find (iii) fond (iv) finds

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) ii.while

(b) iv.into

(c) iii.unwind

(d) ii.that

(e) iv.on

(f) ii.find

Answer 2

Fill in the blank refers to the filling of blank spaces, with correct words so as to make meaningful sentences/paragraphs.

• In the given passage prepositions/articles will be added at the blank spaces.
• The correct passage is -

Legend tells us that in about three thousand years B.C. a Chinese empress while taking her tea, out of curiosity, dipped the cocoon of a silkworm into it and learned to unwind the fine thread of silk of which it was composed. It was nearly five thousand years later that a Frenchman, experimenting with the crushed leaves of the mulberry tree, on which the silkworm feeds, found out how to produce a fine silk-like filament which we now call artificial silk.