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twelve years old at that time. My parents consider me (d) ___________ ___________

old enough to travel alone. I arrived from metro at the (e) ___________ ___________
New Delhi railway station early at the evening. Now I had (f) ___________ ___________

to wait till midnight before my train arrive. Most of (g) ___________ ___________
the time I was pacing up and down a platform, recalling (h) ___________ ___________

the cherished moments I had spent with my family.

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Incorrect Correct
Christopher Columbus, an skilled sailor and explorer, (a) ___________ ___________

were born in 1451 AD. Unlike the people of his time, (b) ___________ ___________
Columbus believes that the Earth was round. In 1492, he (c) ___________ ___________

sailed on the Atlantic from Spain in the Santa Maria, with (d) ___________ ___________

two other ships alongside, hoping to found a new route to (e) ___________ ___________
India. Between 1492 and 1504, he make a total of four (f) ___________ ___________
voyage to the Caribbean and South America and has been (g) ___________ ___________

credit for opening up the Americas to European colonisation. (h) ___________ ___________

(5)

Incorrect Correct

Children love picnics and outings of their parents though (a) ___________ ___________
they are equally happy spend time with them at home. (b) ___________ ___________
They also enjoy being involve in different activities around (c) ___________ ___________

the house. A parent can make his child feels special by (d) ___________ ___________
following some simple ritual. Bedtime stories, a game (e) ___________ ___________

with cards or simply talking and laughing together (f) ___________ ___________
before going for bed give children a wonderful sense of (g) ___________ ___________
well-being. They can ever forget such moments (h) ___________ ___________
and cherish them throughout their life.

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