in the blanks with appropriate determiners:
i. Today we are living in ____________ world where ____________ overwhelming difference can be seen
between ____________ rich and ____________ poor. While ____________ people live in ____________
lap of luxury, others live in stinking shacks, with barely enough money to keep body and soul together.
ii. How many of us have ever stopped to think about ____________ requirements of ____________ poor
young children, who are less fortunate? Have we ever stopped to offer ____________ street urchins so
much as a kind look, let alone ____________ morsel of food to fill ____________ ravenous bellies? Do
____________ hearts ever reach out to ____________ young ragpickers, who slog from morning till
evening without ____________proper meal? Is there ____________ person whose heart bleeds at
____________ sight of ____________ unprivileged children with blackened faces, worn out hands and
protruding bones? Is there anyone who would give them ____________ hot meal or ____________roof
above ____________ heads?
iii. One evening after tea, my mother, father and ____________ younger brother, Revanth, sat around
____________ dining table to plan ____________ holiday trip. ____________brother pointed out that
we had never gone on a road trip before. ____________father was uncertain if ____________car would
be able to survive a long trip because ____________ engine kept failing. So, I suggested that
___________ year ____________family could travel by train through south India. ____________ best
friend’s mother worked in ____________Indian Railways and she could help us select a tour package.
____________parents thought that it was a good plan, but Revanth had a different idea. He suggested
that we rent a car at each of ____________ destinations and explore ____________p
Answers
i. Today we are living in a world where an overwhelming difference can be seen between the rich and the poor. While rich people live in the lap of luxury, others live in stinking shacks, with barely enough money to keep body and soul together.
ii. How many of us have ever stopped to think about the requirements of the poor young children, who are less fortunate? Have we ever stopped to offer the street urchins so much as a kind look, let alone a morsel of food to fill their ravenous bellies? Do our hearts ever reach out to the young ragpickers, who slog from morning till evening without a proper meal? Is there any person whose heart bleeds at the sight of the unprivileged children with blackened faces, worn out hands and
protruding bones? Is there anyone who would give them a hot meal or a roof above their heads?
iii. One evening after tea, my mother, father and my younger brother, Revanth, sat around the dining table to plan a holiday trip. My brother pointed out that we had never gone on a road trip before. My father was uncertain if our car would be able to survive a long trip because it's engine kept failing. So, I suggested that every year our family could travel by train through south India. My best
friend’s mother worked in the Indian Railways and she could help us select a tour package. My parents thought that it was a good plan, but Revanth had a different idea. He suggested that we rent a car at each of the destinations and explore the place.