Directions: In the following passage there are blanks , each of
which has been numbered . The numbers are printed below the passage and against
each , five words are suggested , one of which fits the blank appropriately.
Find out the blank appropriate word in each case.
There lived in a
certain village two brothers . They were very famous for their wisdom and were
____(1) of curiosity to everyone. One
day , they left their village in order to _____(2) wealth and also make a name. _____(3) passing
through a village , they were stopped by some soldiers of the king . The
soldiers ______(4) them to be spies and took them into _____(5). They were then
produced before the king. The two brothers pleaded to the king that they were
_____(6) travellers and were in search of better _____(7). The king then asked
them if they ____(8) any extraordinary ability.
The elder brother replied , ” Sir, I am a good judge of food.” The
younger brother said , ” Sir, I am a good judge of mattresses.”
The king heard all this with interest but said nothing . He soon
ordered a sumptuous dinner for the brothers. When the dinner was ____(9) the
king asked the brothers how they ____(10) it . “Pardon me , Sir , but the rice
smelt of cow’s urine ” , said the elder brother. hearing this , the king got
furious. He called the cook and questioned him. The cook ____(11) that he had
kept the rice bag in the cowshed for sometime. The king was _____(12) of the
wisdom of the elder brother and told them to spend the night in the palace. Next
morning , when the king met them , the younger brother _____(13) that the tail
of a rabbit inside the mattress disturbed his sleep. Hearing this , the king
____(14) the mattress cut before his eyes . To his utter surprise , he
discovered the tail of rabbit in it. He ___(15) the younger brother for his
wisdom.
Question 1:
1. full
2. objects
3. fond
4. deprived
5. remarkable
Question 2:
1. own
2. dispose
3. amass
4. spend
5. steal
Question 3:
1. for
2. despite
3. before
4. without
5. while
Question 4:
1. requested
2. ordered
3. asked
4. suspected
5. found
Question 5:
1. kingdom
2. boundary
3. custody
4. city
5. handcuffs
Question 6:
1. helping
2. only
3. never
4. proffessional
5. robbing
Question 7:
1. prospects
2. company
3. wealth
4. kingdom
5. land
Question 8:
1. appreciated
2. liked
3. required
4. possessed
5. valued
Question 9:
1. cooked
2. tasty
3. ready
4. served
5. over
Question 10:
1. liked
2.
served
3. prepaid
4. tasted
5. felt
Question 11:
1. pleaded
2. justified
3. admitted
4. denied
5. apologised
Question 12:
1. annoyed
2. convinced
3. suspicious
4. envious
5. tried
Question 13:
1. complained
2. thought
3. requested
4. imagined
5. saw
Question 14:
1. ordered
2. agreed
3. brought
4. had
5. demanded
Question 15:
1. scolded
2. warned
3. punished
4. blamed
5. commended
1. 2) Objects
2. 3) amass
3. 5) while
4. 4) suspected
5. 3) custody
6. 2) only
7. 1) prospects
8. 4) possessed
9. 4) served
10. 1) liked
11. 3) admitted
12. 2) convinced
13. 1) complained
14. 1) ordered
15. 5) commended
