Question

Complete the following sentences.

Communication is what the internet is best ……… (at / with) and the main reason

that it ……………. (use) by millions of people. Email is still the ………….

(more/most) popular online activity, but the internet ……………… (develop) at a

breathtaking pace. It ………… (change) the way we interact with one another.

Thanks to the …………….. (grow) popularity of the internet, terms such ………..

(as / like) wiki, blogging, googling and online shopping ……………. (become)

household words.

Blogging is still an unfamiliar concept to many people …………… (who / whom)

use the internet just to update their social media profiles. What, ………………

(then / than) is a blog?

Fill in the blanks using the best options given in the brackets.

About half of India’s children aged ………..a……………. (among, between, with,

about) 6 and 14 do not go to school. About 5.5 crore children ……………

b………….. (worked, working, has been working, work) in factories, cottage

industries …………..c…………… (and, around, about, some) in the agricultural

sector. One of the most important …………..d……………. (reason, reasons,

reason’s, reasons’) for our nation’s …………e…………. (backwardness,

backwardsness, backness, backward) is illiteracy.

Fill in the blanks

Antioxidants were first cast into doubt ……….a………. (during / from / since) a

major clinical trial in the US, in ………….b………… (which/ what / that) a very

common antioxidant, beta carotene, ………c……….. (was / were / is / are) tested

for ………….d………….. (its / it’s / their / theirs) efficacy against lung cancer in

high-risk subjects. ………e………… (To / For / With) the surprise and concern of

the scientists ………f……… (those / that / which / whose) individuals taking the

supplement ……….g………… (intend / intented / intended) to reduce the risk of

cancer were ………….h…………… (on / at / with) a significantly higher risk

…………….i………….. (for / of / to) developing lung cancer.

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate preposition.

1. As a girl she learned the graces required ………………… a good hostess.

2. These pearls are ………………… the highest grade.

3. My sister graduates ………………. college this June.

4. Steps should be taken to abolish graft …………………. the government.

5. The grain was separated from the stalks ………………….. beating.

6. The entrance …………………. the vault was blocked by a grating.

7. How can I express my gratitude ………………….. your help?

8. We gravitate towards people who are kind ……………………. us.

9. The surgeon announced his decision …………………….. utmost sincerity.

10. The cows grazed …………………….. the pasture.

11. Put some grease ………………….. that squeaky door hinge.

12. He shook my hand ……………….. an iron grip.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1 at

2 used, most

3develops

4 changes

Answer 2

At
Used
Most
Developed
Changed
Frowning
As
Becoming
Who
Then