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options from the ones given below. Write the answers in your
the correct blank numbers. Do dot copy the whole passage.
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Answers
Answer :
Cloze test is an exercise in which students are tested on their ability to supply words that have been removed from a passage. This procedure tests their understanding of the given text.
The correct passage, with the blanks duly filled in, is as follows :
Summers (a) (ii) are very pleasant in the valley (b) of Kashmir (c) (ii) which is known as the 'Paradise on Earth'.
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Cambridge English Dictionary defines "edit" as "to make changes to a text, film, etc., correcting mistakes or removing some parts, especially in order to prepare it for being printed or shown."
The purpose of editing exercises is to make students proficient in proof reading by helping them to identify and correct errors in a text.
Word Before Missing Word Word After
1. learnt that the
2. happy with the
3. decision to pass
4. with an amendment
5. that will benefit
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7. The correct order of the rearranged words in the given sentences are as follows :
1. Ravana was the King of Lanka.
2. He used his powers for destruction.
3. His powers ultimately brought an end to his life.
4. But he is still worshipped in Sri Lanka.
Word rearrangement exercises help us to practice the correct placement of different parts of speech, namely, noun, pronoun, adjective, determiner, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
Answer:
Summers are very pleasant in the valley.
Kashmir is known as the 'Paradise on Earth'.
Ravana was the king of Lanka.
He used his destruction powers.
It is important to follow few simple rules to rearrange the jumbled sentences into right order.
The first step is to find out the subject.
After that, you can look for the verb and then object, adverb, adjective and much more.