Question

The following passage has not been edited. One word has been omitted in each line. Write the miss-
ing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after in your answer sheet against the correct blank number as shown in the example :
Missing
Before Word After
The king pretended to a thief and he knew e.g. to be a
where the keys the treasury were kept. (a)
While the diamonds shared, the honest (b)
thief felt pity for the king was losing (c)
everything. He asked his companion leave (d)
a diamond behind in safe.

Answer 1

  before          word      after
a)keys            were      the
b)diamonds    was       shared
c)king              and        was
d)companion   to         leave

Answer 2

             Before                       Missing word                            After

(a)          keys                              of                                        the

(b)      diamonds                        were                                  shared

(c)          king                              who                                     was

(d)    companion                          to                                      leave