Question

Q 2. Read the instructions carefully and complete the following paragraph that
describes in passive voice how the soap was made.
1. Take 20 ml castor oil in a beaker.
2. Prepare sodium hydroxide solution by dissolving half a teaspoon of caustic soda
in 20 ml water.
3. Mix oil and sodium hydroxide solution.
4. Boil the mixture for 8-10 minutes and stir continuously.
5. Add a teaspoonful of salt to the beaker to separate soap from mixture.
6. On cooling, solid separates out as a crust on the top of the solution.
First of all, 20 ml castor oil (a) _______________. Then, a solution of sodium
hydroxide (b) ______________ in 20 ml water. Next, oil and solution of (c)
______________ and the mixture (d) ______________ continuously. After that, (e)
___________________ from mixture. Finally, on cooling, (f) ____________ out as a
crust on the top of the solution.

Answer 1

Completing the paragraph in passive voice describing how soap is made :

First of all, 20 ml castor oil (a) is taken in a beaker. Then, a solution of sodium hydroxide (b) is prepared by dissolving half a teaspoon of caustic soda in 20 ml water. Next, oil and solution of (c) sodium hydroxide is mixed and the mixture (d) is boiled for 8 - 10 minutes and stirred continuously. After that, (e) a teaspoonful of salt is added to the beaker to separate soap from mixture. Finally, on cooling, (f) solid is separated out as a crust on the top of the solution.