Question

Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. [3]

Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate

to the blank space.

Coffee is a beverage ___1___ (drink) by many past generations of people. What most

people do not realize is that coffee is ___2___ (make) from beans. Workers on coffee

plantations have to pick the beans by hand. After the beans ___3___ (gather), they are

___4___ (roast) at high temperatures. The best coffee is made from freshly ___5___

(grind) beans. There are many different ways of ___6___ (prepare) coffee. Coffee can

be served either with or without milk.

(b) Fill in the blank with an appropriate article. Put ‘X’ where no article is required. [3]

(i) _______ man is _______ best creature.

(ii) He wants to be _______ Shakespeare.

(iii) _______ rich should pay more taxes.

(iv) _______ ant is _______ industrious being.​

Answer 1

1. drunk

2. made

3. gathering

4. roasted

5. ground

6. preparaing

(b)

i. x, the

ii. a

iii. the

iv. x, an