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Computer video games or TV shows may be (a) computer and video
popular mode entertainment for children today, (b) mode of entertainment

but the joys playing outdoor games still surpass (c) joys of playing

all. Our happiest memories revolve the joy (d) revolve around the
experienced an outdoor activity, whenever one (e) experienced in an

experienced it. It may be outdoor game of (f) be an outdoor

hide-and-seek, volleyball or football, an activity (g) football or an
like kite flying or making sand castles a beach, (h) castles on a
the joy provided by it is more lasting.

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Beneath the agricultural fields wheat, rice, (a) fields of wheat

barley in the states Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, (b) states of Punjab
and also the densely populated cities Delhi (c) cities of Delhi

and Jaipur, groundwater disappearing. NASA (d) groundwater is disappearing
has reported that the water table North India (e) table in North

has been falling by about one foot year for the (f) foot per year

last one decade. Researchers report that this been (g) this has been
due human activities only. Farmers have been pumping (h) due to human
out underground water faster than it can be replenished.

II. A slash (/) in each line of the following passage indicates a missing word. Choose the
option that supplies the correct missing word.
1. Relative / (i) the time in your normal day or week, nearly / (ii) habit you perform is
over quickly. Your workout / (iii) be finished in / (iv) hour or two. Your report will
be typed to completion / (v) tomorrow morning. This article will be /(vi) in just a
moment.
(i) (a) in (b) of (c) to (d) by

(ii) (a) one (b) any (c) all (d) many
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