Question

Complete the passages given below choosing the correct alternatives.

1. The origin of puppetry in India dates (a) ............ to 4,000 years. (b) ............ the advent
of movies, puppets slowly lost their charm. But many puppeteers are still providing
the simple pleasures of puppetry (c) ........... children in the cities. Once, after a show
in Delhi, a child (d) ............ to the stage and hugged the puppet and started talking
(e) ......... it. Having started (f) ............ as a puppet script writer (g) .......... Shriram
Centre for Arts, Shubha Saxena formed a group called Rangpeeth Puppet Theatre,
(h) ......... works mostly for children.

(a)(i) back
(ii) before
(iii) age
(iv) to

(b) (i) On
(ii) With
(iii) Over
(iv) At

(c) (i) to
(ii) into
(iii) in
(iv) through

(d) (i) goes
(ii) went
(iii) gone
(iv) going

(e) (i) with
(ii) to
(iii) at
(iv) over

f (i) off
(ii) of
(iii) through
(iv) on

(g) (i) in
(ii) at
(iii) into
(iv) over

(h) (i) who
(ii)which
(iii) that
(iv)what

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Answer 1

The given passage can be completed using the options given in the question as follows.

• The origin of puppetry in India dates (a) back to 4,000 years.
• (b) With the advent  of movies, puppets slowly lost their charm.
• But many puppeteers are still providing  the simple pleasures of puppetry (c) to children in the cities.
• Once, after a show  in Delhi, a child (d) went to the stage and hugged the puppet and started talking  (e) to it.
• Having started (f) off as a puppet script writer (g) at Shriram  Centre for Arts, Shubha Saxena formed a group called Rangpeeth Puppet Theatre,  (h) which works mostly for children.

Answer 2

Answer:

The origin of puppetry in India dates (a) back to 4,000 years.

(b) With the advent  of movies, puppets slowly lost their charm.

But many puppeteers are still providing  the simple pleasures of puppetry (c) to children in the cities.

Once, after a show  in Delhi, a child (d) went to the stage and hugged the puppet and started talking  (e) to it.

Having started (f) off as a puppet script writer (g) at Shriram  Centre for Arts, Shubha Saxena formed a group called Rangpeeth Puppet Theatre,  (h) which works mostly for children.