Q3. Read the letter to the editor and choose the suitable words from the options
given below to complete the letter. (5 Marks)
194, Kali Bari, Bareilly
2 August 2021
The Editor
The Times of India
Lucknow
Subject: Woes of the river Ram Ganga
Dear Sir
Please allow me some space in your (a)………newspaper. Through it I want to bring to the
attention of the government the plight of river Ram Ganga.
Recently, much has been done by the government to cleanse the holy rivers Ganga and Yamuna.Thousands
of millions have been spent for the purpose. However, the government seems quite(b)…………….to other
rivers which are equally holy. These are also the lifeline for the peopleliving close to them. The river Ram
Ganga flows close by the city of Bareilly. My father tells me that in his boyhood days, his greatest
(c)………………… was to bathe in this river. People brought the holy water to their homes as well. Today this
great river has been reduced to a dirty drain. Its water stinks badly and it is now like a drain. There is no water
life here now for water birds. The reason is the greed of the society. Many chemical factories have come up on
the bank of the river. Their raw waste is thrown into the river making the water polluted
I (d)………………..request the authorities to pay attention to our river Ram Ganga. Starting a
cleanliness drive to clear its water of all the dirt is the demand of the times.
Yours (e)………………..
Nikhil/Neha
A Concerned Citizen
Choose the appropriate words to complete the letter.
(a) (i) steamed (ii) esteem (iii) express (iv) esteemed
(b) (i) concerned (ii) unconcentrated (iii) unconcerned (iv) concise
(c) (i) pleasure (ii) punishment (iii) duty (iv) responsibility
(d) (i) Eagerly (ii) earnestly (iii) inevitably (iv) extremely
(e) (i) truly (ii) loving (iii) darling (iv) None of the above
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a) esteemed
b) unconcerned
c) pleasure
d) earnestly
e) truly
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