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(iv) (a) of (b) for (c) into (d) at

(v) (a) into (b) of (c) at (d) to

(vi) (a) read (b) reading (c) was read (d) is reading
8. For more than 2000 years, encyclopaedias / (i) existed as summeries of extant
scholarship / (ii) forms that are comprehensible to / (iii) readers. The word is
/ (iv) from the Greek words enkyklios paideia and it at first / (v) a circle or a complete

system of learning. Today, most people / (vi) of an encyclopaedia as a multivolume
compilation of all available knowledge.

(i) (a) have (b) having (c) will have (d) is having
(ii) (a) of (b) to (c) into (d) in

(iii) (a) them (b) their (c) that (d) hers
(vi) (a) take (b) taking (c) took (d) taken

(v) (a) mean (b) meaning (c) meant (d) was meaning
(vi) (a) think (b) thought (c) thinking (d) has thought

9. On 27th June, the rain / (i) some seasonal visitors such as leopard and thousands of
leeches. A leopard / (ii) seen preying on several animals and lifting dogs / (iii) the

neighbourhood. People got habituated / (iv) the presence of the leeches. Some new
birds / (v) scarlet minivets also arrived / (vi) the area.
(i) (a) bought (b) brought (c) buy (d) was bought

(ii) (a) had (b) have (c) will (d) was

(iii) (a) if (b) from (c) into (d) with
(vi) (a) of (b) through (c) on (d) with

(v) (a) like (b) likes (c) liking (d) liked
(vi) (a) onto (b) for (c) if (d) in

10. The blue umbrella is a short and simple story, but it / (i) value lessons about human goodness
and kindness. Binya is an example / (ii) innocence and compassion who / (iii) out as a great
role model / (iv) children and adults alike. The story / (v) tales of extraordinary heroism
/ (vi) ordinary people of Garhwal hills.
(i) (a) given (b) gives (c) giving (d) was given

(ii) (a) for (b) to (c) if (d) of

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