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Class 8 English
Writing
Quiz 3
Select the best option to fill in the blank:
A newspaper report differs from a school magazine report in that it is __________________.
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more formal
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less formal
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more informative
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less informative
Explanation
The style and tone of a report depends upon the target audience. A report written in a school will differ from that written in a newspaper or a business organisation. A school student may not understand the complex language or words used in a newsppaer. Hence, the school report is written in simpler tone and language.
So, a newspaper report would be more formal than a school magazine report and option A is correct, B is wrong.
Options C and D: Newspaper reports deal with different subjects than school reports. The former deal with more serious issues, and the latter deal with events or incidents involving the school. Both are on different topics but both types of reports are detailed and informative in their own avenues.
Hence these options are not appropriate and C and D are wrong.
For which of the following may you write a report?
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A car accident on a major highway
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A health camp organized by your school
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Cancer awareness campaign in your city
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All the above
Explanation
A report is written to inform an audience about an event or incident that has happened, or is happening.
Options A, B and C: The 'car accident' is an incident that took place on a highway.
The 'health camp' and 'cancer awareness campaign' are events that have happened/will happen.
Reports can be written to inform the reader about these events, or to inform them about an accident.
Hence all topics are suitable for report writing and option D is correct.
Options A, B and C are wrong, individually, because choosing one option would mean that the other options are wrong.
Read the following statements and mark the most appropriate answer.
A letter is given with blanks I, II, III and IV. These blanks should be filled in with the statements A, B, C and D given after the letter. Choose the correct sequence in which these statements should be filled in the blank.
17, Royal View
New Delhi
20th January, 20XX
Dear Sunil,
___________I _____________II _____________III______________IV______________
I hope you won't be giving me any more chances of complaint. I also except that you will from now on, take more interest in studies. I expect a much better result from you in the coming examinations.
Yours affectionately,
Dad.
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It is highly irresponsible on your part. A student who is careless and wastes his time in unproductive activities is surely heading for disaster.
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I have received your monthly progress report today. I am shocked to note that you have failed in almost all the crucial subjects. The subjects that you have passed, you continue to score rather poorly.
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It is time that you mend your ways and start working earnestly.
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Your class teacher has informed me that you have not been attentive in the class and have been wasting your time.
Explanation
An informal letter is a letter which is written to friends and family.
Option B.
I have received your monthly progress report today. I am shocked to note that you have failed in almost all the crucial subjects. The subjects that you have passed, you continue to score rather poorly
is correct, as the letter is about an examination result.
The other options are wrong as they don't consist of a reference, the conclusion can't be written first, and the letter is not an official letter respectively.
Your friend Manu has got the First Position in the Inter-School Debate competition. Congratulate him by completing blank (9) in the given informal letter.
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Congratulation
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Congrat
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Congratulations
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Greetings
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
An informal letter should _________ contain the subject line.
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Sometimes
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Always
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Compulsorily
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Never
Explanation
An informal letter is a letter which is written to friends and family.
Option D. Never is correct as an informal letter doesn't have an official purpose and therefore, the subject line or introduction is not required.
The other options are wrong as sometimes, always, and compulsorily means occasionally, all the time, and obligatory respectively, which point that subject is required.
Your friend Manu has got the First Position in the Inter-School Debate competition. Congratulate him by completing blank (10) in the given informal letter:
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Saddened
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Exhausted
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Delighted
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Excited
Read the notice and complete the paragraph that follows based on it. Choose from the options given to fill in blank [3].
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competition
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cricket
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playing
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trials
Explanation
According to the header of the letter, the students who are interested and physically fit should report for trials. Hence, the correct option is D. trials
A trial is a test of performance or quality.
Your friend Manu has got the First Position in the Inter-School Debate competition. Congratulate him by completing blank (11) in the given informal letter:
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You have stood first
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You have won the first prize
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You bagged the first prize
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Any one of these
For formal phone calls, introduction of the caller can be given in the following manner, EXCEPT-
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"Good morning!"
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"Could I speak to ___ please?"
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"Hi! What's up?"
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"I am Mr. X calling from ___ organisation."
Explanation
A dialogue is a two-way exchange of ideas, thoughts, etc. in words between two or more people
Option C)
"Hi! What's up?"
is correct as all the other options except option C are suitable for formal phone calls. A formal conversation is required only when one is talking to an official, teacher, etc. The other options are wrong as they are formal but the question asks to identify the informal (except). The correct answer is C)
"Hi! What's up?"
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Read the notice, then taking the information from it, fill in blank [2].
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playing cricket
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physically fit
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good cricketers
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physically challenged
Explanation
According to the header of the letter, students who are interested and 'physically fit' should report for trials. Hence only those who are physically fit have been told to report for the trials. The correct answer is D. physically fit.
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Dear Raghav,
Heartiest ___2___! You have proved that hard work always ___3___ its rewards. ___4___ extremely happy for you and wish you for your ___5___ plans!
Vipul
Your friend has just got admission in an engineering college. Congratulate him by completing the provided postcard. Fill in the blank (4) from the options given below:
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I will be
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I am
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I can be
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I should be
Explanation
The postcard is written to congratulate the writer's friend, who has just got admission.
For blank (4), the tense required is simple present, because the writer is expressing his/her current emotion. When an action or emotion is spoken of in terms of that very moment, then it's the simple present tense.
Option B: 'I am' indicates a simple present tense. Hence option B is correct.
Option A: 'I will be' refers to an action that is yet to happen. This does not complete the sentence in meaning, as the writer is expressing his happiness that he feels at that moment.
Option C: 'I can be' contains a modal, 'can', which refers to an ability. But this phrase does not complete the sentence in meaning.
Option D: Similarly, 'should' is a modal which indicates a duty. But, the person isn't writing the postcard to congratulate the friend out of duty.
Hence options A, C and D are incorrect.
Read the informal e-mail given and answer the question that follows.
Where does the sender write the date?
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Before the sender's address
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After the sender's address
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No need to write date
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None of these
Explanation
Option A is the correct answer as can be understood from the
given
passage. In an e-mail, the date is written before the sender's address so that the receiver knows exactly when the message was addressed to him and can also help for future reference.
Option
B is incorrect because, after the sender's address, the recipient's address is given.
While writing informal emails, one may or may not include the date. But, as it's given here in the e-mail, option C is incorrect.
Since option A is the correct answer, option D, none of these, is incorrect.
Choose the best answer:
Are your uncle and aunt still here?
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Yes, they are
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They are fine
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Its ok, thanks
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We have a nice family.
Your friend Manu has got the First Position in the Inter-School Debate competition. Congratulate him by completing blank (13) in the given informal letter:
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Brings
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Brought
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Is bringing
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Have brought
Read the informal e-mail given and answer the question that follows.
Select a suitable subject for the e-mail from the given options.
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Subject: Sending an e-mail
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Subject: Visiting India in Summer-break!
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Ms Alisha, Attention please!
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No subject in informal letters
Explanation
A subject line is used in letters or messages to give an overview of the content of a letter.
According to the format of an informal letter, we do not usually write the subject in the letter because it could have more than one subject. Informal letters are usually written in the conversational style and are more casual, so it doesn't need a subject line because there is no formality or urgency attached to the letter. Hence option D is the correct answer, making options A, B, and C incorrect answers.
From the given options, choose the correct option regarding an informal letter.
Where is the 'subject' placed in an informal letter?
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After the salutation
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Before the salutation
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Before the receiver's address
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Should never be written
Explanation
According to the accepted format of an informal letter, we do not address the subject of the letter as a title unlike in a formal letter where we specifically write the subject. A subject line is typically used so that the reader may immediately know the purpose of the letter and its significance. We don't use subject line in an informal letter because the content of the letter is usually written in the conversational style and touch upon many subjects rather than just one important matter. Hence option D is the correct answer to the question.
Since the other options do not follow the format of an informal letter, options A, B, and C are incorrect.
John residing at 15, Pansy Enclave, Gurgaon writes a letter to his friend Salim describing his routine during the Christmas holidays.
Complete this letter using the given options:
11________
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24th December, 20XX
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Dec, 24, 20XX
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24-12-20XX
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Date : 12-24-20XX
Explanation
An informal letter
or a personal letter is a letter to a close friend or an acquaintance.
In an informal letter, the date is written in the format: Date (Eg: 24th) month (name of the month), and year (in four digits). Hence, the correct format of the date is: 24th December, 20XX and option A is correct.
The other options are incorrect as their format is different from the correct one indicated above.
Read the informal e-mail given and answer the question that follows.
How must you end the letter?
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Yours sincerely-Charles
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Yours obediently-Charles
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No need to write anything
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None of these
Explanation
A closing phrase is commonly used to show that the correspondence has come to an end and is addressed to the receiver of the message. It is the counterpart of a salutation. According to the UK convention, we use the closing phrase 'yours sincerely' when we know the recipient. Also, o
ut of the options given, 'yours sincerely- Charles' is the most informal way to end the letter. Hence option A is correct.
Option B is used to show more respect and is typically used in formal letters. As we are dealing with an informal letter, this option is incorrect.
Option C is incorrect as it is imperative to end the letter with a proper closing phrase to be in accordance with the accepted format.
Option D is incorrect because option A is the correct answer.
Read the informal e-mail given and answer the question that follows.
Select an appropriate salutation for the e-mail.
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Dear Madam
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Respected Madam
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Hi, Alisha
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Ms Alisha
Explanation
As is given in the question we are dealing with an informal letter, so the salutation to be used also should be informal and more casual (eg. hello, hi, hey there). It is a way of addressing the person receiving the letter and a matter of etiquette or courtesy. We can also sense the tone of the letter from the kind of salutation used. Therefore option C is the correct answer.
Since options A, B, and D are formal salutations, they are incorrect.
Choose the correct option regarding an informal letter.
For an informal letter arrange the following in the correct sequence.
Sender's address
Salutation
Body of the letter
Date.
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1, 4, 2, 3
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2, 4, 3, 1
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1, 4, 3, 2
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2, 4, 1, 3
Explanation
The widely accepted format of an informal is as follows; sender's address written on the top left corner, followed by the date on which the letter is being written, an informal salutation like 'dear' and then the body or content of the letter. Therefore the correct sequence would be 1, 4, 2, 3 that is option A.
Since the other options do not comply with the accepted format of an informal letter, options B, C, and D are incorrect answers.
Fill in blank [24] with a suitable option:
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Attention please!
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Closure of Public Park for installing Musical Fountain
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Closure for doing maintenance
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Installing Musical Fountain
Explanation
Option B is the correct answer to fill blank [24] as it makes for an adequate title for the notice giving the right amount of information. The reader will readily know that the park will be closed and the reason for its closure is clearly given.
Option A is incorrect as 'attention please!' is not a suitable header for a formal notice that has to be issued. It also doesn't catch the readers attention because it doesn't express the content of the notice.
Option C is incorrect because it is not specifying what kind of maintenance is going to happen and option D is incorrect because it is not mentioning the fact that the park will be closed for the installation.
Fill in blank [25] with a suitable option:
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Will be informed
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Have informed
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Are informed
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None of these
Explanation
Option C is the correct answer because it means that the residents are being informed about the closure and thus gives complete meaning to the sentence.
Option A is incorrect as the notice is currently informing the residents about the closure of the park, so it would be illogical to use future tense in such a situation.
O
ption B means that the residents are the ones informing about the closure meanwhile they are the ones being informed by the secretary. Hence option B is incorrect.
Since we have already chosen the correct answer, option D is incorrect as well.
Given are a few details on Sachin Tendulkar, the great cricketer, and a bio-sketch, based on this given information is also given. Complete the bio-sketch blank [21] with the help of the most appropriate option:
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To have score a double century
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Who has scored a double century in ODIs
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To score doubled century in ODIs
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To scored double century in ODIs
Explanation
We use "who" as a relative pronoun to introduce a relative clause about people: Sachin has scored a double century in ODIs. Since it is an action or state that occurred at an indefinite time in the past, present perfect tense (has scored) is used. Hence, Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not express the past perfect tense, hence they're incorrect.
Given are a few details on Sachin Tendulkar, the great cricketer and a bio-sketch, based on this given information is also given. Complete the bio-sketch blank [20] with the help of the most appropriate option.
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Right-hand batsman
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Right-handed batsman
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Right-handed man
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None of these
Explanation
'Right-handed batsman' means that he's a person who bats with the right hand. As this attribute is a known fact and supported by the given bio-sketch, option B is the correct answer.
A 'right-hand batsman' would mean a batsman who is very supportive and helping. Since this is not in accordance with the passage, option A is incorrect.
Tendulkar is not just a right-handed man rather he is a right-handed batsman. Since the emphasis on batsman is not clear in option C, it is incorrect as well.
Option D is incorrect as we've already chosen a correct answer.
Given are a few details on Sachin Tendulkar, the great cricketer and a bio-sketch, based on this given information is also given. Complete the bio-sketch blank [19] with the help of the most appropriate option.
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$$5'5"$$ long
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$$5'5"$$ tall
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$$5'5"$$ in length
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Of five feet and five inch
Explanation
Option B, '5'5" tall' is the correct answer because tall is a vertical measure; it generally means how far away the bottom of an object is from the top of that object and it is also supported by the facts given in the passage. Therefore tall is the correct word to be used while describing someone's height.
Option A is incorrect because long is generally used for a horizontal measure; it is how far away one side or end of an object is from the other side or end.
Hence it would be grammatically incorrect
to
use '5'5" long' in the sentence.
'Length' is used to describe t
he measurement or extent of something from end to end or simply the quality of being long. Therefore option C also is incorrect.
Using option D in the sentence would make it incomplete and meaningless as 'Sachin is of five feet and five inch' is grammatically incorrect. Hence option D is incorrect as well.
Given are a few details on Sachin Tendulkar, the great cricketer and a bio-sketch, based on this given information is also given. Complete the bio-sketch blank [18] with the help of the most appropriate option.
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Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
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The great cricketer
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Little Master and Master Blaster
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None of these
Explanation
From the passage given, we do understand that his nicknames were Little Master and Master Blaster. Blank [18] requires the names he was popularly known by and therefore option C is the correct answer.
Option A is incorrect because that is his official name and not the popular name.
Being a great cricketer is one of his achievements and has nothing do with the names he is known by. Therefore option B is incorrect.
Since we have chosen option C as the correct answer, option D is incorrect by default.
Given are a few details on Sachin Tendulkar, the great cricket, and a bio-sketch, based on this given information is also given. Complete the bio-sketch blank [17] with the help of the most appropriate option.
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Was born
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Is born
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Has been born
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Born
Explanation
The given passage is a bio-sketch of Sachin Tendulkar and it is important to keep in mind that the information given are facts.
Since the sentence is referring to the day on which he was born, something that happened in the past and finished in the past, the correct tense to be used is simple present. Hence the option A, 'was born', is the correct answer.
Option B is incorrect as it would be factually and logically incorrect to say that Sachin Tendulkar is born on 24th April 1973, because the event did not happen in the present.
'Has been' is in the present perfect tense, which is used when we want to talk about something that started in the past but is still going on right now in the present. Since the birth of Sachin Tendulkar is not continuing in the present, option C is incorrect as well.
Option
D is incorrect because if used, it would make the sentence incomplete and hanging without giving it complete meaning.
Given are a few details on Sachin Tendulkar, the great cricketer and a bio-sketch, based on this given information is also given. Complete the bio-sketch blank [23] with the help of the most appropriate option.
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Honours and awards
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Bharat Ratna and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
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Honoured of Bharat Ratna and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
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None of these
Explanation
From the given passage we know that he was awarded both the Bharat Ratna and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. Hence option B is the correct option which can fill blank [23].
Since from the passage, we know the exact honors and awards he received, option A is an inadequate and incorrect answer.
Option C is incorrect in itself as 'honored of' is the wrong usage of the phrase. The correct usage is 'honored with'.
Option D is incorrect as we have already chosen the correct answer.
Fill in the blank [26] choosing the correct option.
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Will remain closed
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Will be close
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Has close
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Was closed
Explanation
As the notice is talking about something that is going to happen in the future, Option A, 'will remain closed', is the correct answer.
Option B is incorrect in itself as 'will be close' is wrong usage of the future tense. The correct usage would be 'will be closed'.
Option C is incorrect because it is the incorrect usage of the present perfect tense because 'has' needs to be followed by the past participle of a verb and not the base form.
Since the notice requires future tense to be used and not simple past, option D is incorrect as well.
Given are a few details on Sachin Tendulkar, the great cricketer and a bio-sketch, based on this given information is also given. Complete the bio-sketch blank [22] with the help of the most appropriate option.
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Has proudly received
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Is the proud receipt
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Is the proud recipient
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Has been proudly received
Explanation
Option C is the correct answer because the sentence requires a noun to complete it and be grammatically sound. A recipient is a person or thing that receives or is awarded something and the word recipient is normally followed by 'of' as in the given sentence.
Option A is incorrect because the option includes the past tense of the verb receive, while the sentence requires a noun.
Receipt means a
written or printed statement acknowledging that something has been paid for or that goods have been received. Keeping this meaning in mind it would be grammatically incorrect if option B is used in blank [22], making it an incorrect answer.
Even option D is dealing with the verb form of the word and thus would make it a grammatical misfit if used in the sentence. Hence option D is incorrect as well. If this option was to be correct it has to be followed by a 'with' in the sentence instead of an 'of'.
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