Complete the passage choosing the right words from those given below. Each blank is numbered and for each blank four choices are given. Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (Q or (D) in the blanks.
1. Pandavas were the five powerful and skilled sons ………. (1) Pandu, the king of Hastinapur and his two wives Kunti and Madri: Hastinapur is ………. (2) with the current modern Indian state of Haryana, South of New Delhi. ………. (3) Pandavas are the central characters in the most applauded epic, the Mahabharata. They were famously involved in the Kurukshetra war with ………. (4) cousins.
1) A) of B) in C) at D) with
2) A) equate B) equates C) will equate D) equated
3) A) The B) A C) An D) This
4) A) our B) their C) my D) his
2. Anacondas are a group ………. (1) large snakes. ………. (2) are found in tropical South America. The green anaconda is ………. (3) largest snake in the world. It can reach a length of 30 feet and ………. (4) up to 550 Pounds.
1) A) on B) with C) of D) to
2) A) We B) They C) She D) It
3) A) the B) an C) this D) a
4) A) weighed B) weight C) will weigh D) weigh
3. Ramzan is one of ………. (1) most important festivals for Muslims. This festival ………. (2) the end of the holy month Ramzan. The month of Ramzan is considered ………. (3) a gift from God and is related ………. (4) mercy and forgiveness.
1) A) a B) the C) an D) this
2) A) marking B) marked C) marks D) mark
3) A) since B) but C) and D) as
4) A) to B) for C) by D) into
4. A long time ago there ………. (1) a monkey who lived in a rose-apple tree by the side of a river. He lived alone, ………. (2) was very happy. One day, a crocodile came out ………. (3) the river. He swam up to the tree and told ………. (4) monkey that he had travelled a long distance and was in search of food as he was very hungry.
1) A) were B) are C) is D) was
2) A) if B) but G) since D) as soon as
3) A) of B) into C) in D) to
4) A) a B) an C) the D) those
