| Board | UP Board |
| Text book | NCERT |
| Class | 11th |
| Subject | English |
| Chapter | Chapter 2 |
| Chapter name | Forgetting |
| Chapter Number | Number 7 FILL IN THE BLANKS |
| Category | English PROSE Class 11th |
Q. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with thesuitablewordsofphrases given below:
(a) A ………….. number of footballs and cricket bats, for instance, were forgotten.
(i) heavy (ii) countable (iii) respectable (iv) considerable
(b) In his ordinary life, again, he remembers almost everything that he is…………. to remember.
(i) expected (ii) hoped (iii) required (iv) supposed
(c) The ordinary man arrives ……………. his destination with all his bags and trunks safe.
(i) on (ii) to (iii) at (iv) for
(d) (i) The commonest form of ……………. I suppose, occurs in the matter of posting letters.
(i) pleasure (ii) show (iii) forgetfulness (iv) sadness.
(ii) The commonest form of forgetfulness, I suppose, occurs ……………. the matter of posting letters.
(i) over (ii) in (iii) upon (iv) on (2008),
(e) Modern man remembers even……………. numbers.
(i) book (ii) directory (iii) telephone (iv) road.
(f) There are some matters ……………. which the memory works with less than its usual perfection. (i) for (ii) in (iii) in regard to (iv) about
(g) The absent-minded man is oftena man who is making ……………. oflife and therefore has no time to remember the mediocre.
(i) the worst (ii) the least (iii) the best (iv) a mess
(h) Itis the efficiency rather than the inefficiency that. ……….. my wonder.
(i) impels (ii) dispels (iii) propels (iv) compels
(i) The commonest form offorgetfulness occurs in the matterof………….letters.
(sending, delivering, dispatching, posting)
(j) Such conditions ofmind are carefully……………by the wise man.
(shunned, screened, hurled, swayed)
(k) He went into the whole…… …..affairs.
(famous, infamous, discreditable, well-known)
(l) Tom withoutaqualm began to……………..him.
(blackmail, flatter, help,please)
Ans. (a) considerable (b) expected (c) at (d) (i) forgetfulness; (ii) in
(e) telephone (f) in regard to (g) the best (h) compels (i) posting (j) screened
(k) discreditable (l) blackmail
| A | considerable |
| B | expected |
| C | at |
| D 1 2 | forgetfulness in |
| E | telephone |
| F | in regard to |
| G | the best |
| H 1 2 | compels posting screened |
| I | discreditable |
| J | blackmail |
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