Question

Question 5
(a) Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets
Do not copy the passage but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriat
to the blank space.
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The Chinese Bamboo plant requires ....1.... (nurture) from day one. However, wh
differentiates it from other plants is its lack of ....2.... (grow) in initial years. The
are no visible signs of growth for first four years. Finally, in the fifth year, somethi
incredible ....3.... (happen) and the tree ....4.... (grow) 80 feet in merely six weeks. Do
this mean that the growth of the plant was dormant for four years? Not really, just t
the growth was not visible as the plant was ......... (develop) roots below the soil sot
it ......... (reach) greater heights in the years ...7.... (come). On the contrary, wild g
would .....8.... (grow) quicker in the first few days itself but would have wilted as qui
within a few weeks.
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Answer 1

The Chinese Bamboo plant requires nurturing from day one. However, what differentiates it from other plants is its lack of growth in the initial years. There are no visible signs of growth for the first four years. Finally, in the fifth year, something incredible happens and the tree grows 80 feet in merely six weeks. Do this mean that the growth of the plant was dormant for four years? Not really, just the growth was not visible as the plant was developing roots below the soil so that it reaches greater heights in the years coming. On the contrary, wild would grow quickly in the first few days itself but would have wilted as quick within a few weeks.