Gap Filling Exercises for Class 10 CBSE With Answers

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Gap Filling Exercises Practice With Answers for Class 10 CBSE

1. In the passage given below, some words are missing. Write the correct word in the space provided to complete the passage meaningfully. (1/2 x 6 = 3 marks)

The modern student (a) …………………….. the importance (b) …………………….. physical exercise. He spends one to two hours in open air (c) …………………….. he takes part in different sports. However, care should (d) …………………….. not to overstrain (e) …………………….. body. [2018]
Answer:
(a) understands
(b) of
(c) where
(d) be taken
(e) the

2. In the passage given below, some words are missing. Write the correct word in the space provided to complete the passage meaningfully. (1/2 x 6 = 3 marks)

Although there is no direct evidence that salt is the (a) ………………………. of high blood pressure or hypertension, there are studies which indicate that reducing salt intake (b) ………………………. blood pressure. Some scientists are also concerned that excessive use of salt may cause asthma and kidney diseases. Therefore most doctors have welcomed a decision by food manufacturers to (c) ………………………. the amount of salt in food. Many food manufacturers, however, (d) ………………………. reluctant to reduce the amount of salt. Salt is (e) ………………………. important flavor enhancer and preservative. British Salt points (f) ………………………. that salt is an essential nutrient and regular intake is required to maintain bodily functions.

3. In the passage given below, some words are missing. Write the correct word in the space provided to complete the passage meaningfully. (1/2 x 6 = 3 marks)

The history of medicine includes the pre-scientific stage, before it was a science, and the time when it became a science. The medicine of primitive people (a) ………………………. all kinds of strange explanations of diseases. In treating the disease, primitive medicine (b) ………………………. on magic or on anything that seemed to work. But surprisingly enough, medicine from the primitive people included the application of heat and cold, bloodletting, massage (c) ………………………. the use of herbs. Ancient Egyptian medicine, which was the best-known medicine before the scientific age, depended heavily on magic. It used all (d) ………………………. of ointments and potions. Among the ‘drugs’ used (e) ………………………. honey, salt, cedar oil, the brain, liver, heart, and the blood of (f) animals.

4. In the passage given below, some words are missing. Write the correct word in the space provided to complete the passage meaningfully. (1/2 x 6 = 3 marks)

A map (a) ……………………….! a drawing of the earth’s surface, or part of it, on a flat surface (b) ………………………. as a sheet of paper, linen or parchment. Mapmakers, or cartographers, transfer the curved surface of the globe on to a flat plane by (c) ………………………. of a projection. There are several (d) ………………………. of projecting an area on to a map, depending on whether it is wanted to be correct for direction, area or shape. Perhaps the (e) ………………………. fariious projection of all is Mercator’s, devised in 1568 by the German Gerhard Kramer, or Gerardus Mercator. This projection is probably the one (f) ………………………. in your school atlas.

5. In the passage given below, some words are missing. Write the correct word in the space provided to complete the passage meaningfully. (1/2 x 6 = 3 marks)

There (a) …………………….. a beggar in a village. He (b) …………………….. to go door to door for his alms. All the women of that area (c) …………………….. him. One day he (d) …………………….. not come for begging. The women (e) …………………….. Very anxious. They all (f) …………………….. to see that beggar and took food along with them.
Answer:
(a) was
(b) used
(c) liked
(d) did
(e) became
(f) went

6. In the passage given below, some words are missing. Write the correct word in the space provided to complete the passage meaningfully. (1/2 x 6 = 3 marks)

Wrestling is one of the oldest sports in the world. Ancient cave drawings of people wrestling have (a) ………………………. found in Europe. Amateur wrestling is very different from the professional wrestling seen on the television. It is a serious sport. Amateur wrestlers do (b) ………………………. wrestle for money, they wrestle for the love of the sport. The top goal of nearly all amateur wrestlers is to (c) ………………………. at the Olympics. A successful wrestler (d) ………………………. endurance, strength, intelligence, and the will to train hard. Wrestling does not (e) ………………………. much equipment. Wrestlers (f) ………………………. a tight-fitting, one-piece suit called a singlet.

7. In the passage given below, some words are missing. Write the correct word in the space provided to complete the passage meaningfully. (1/2 x 6 = 3 marks)

The entry of air (a) ………………………. the house is ventilation. Air may enter the house in many ways: natural ventilation when we open (b) ………………………. doors or windows or (c) ………………………. infiltration through the cracks in the walls, floors or ceilings or (d) ………………………. exhaust fans or air conditioners: These pollutants (e) ………………………. dry throat and cough. One may forget that indoor air pollution can be the cause. Most of the unexplained cough or cough variant asthma (f) ………………………. the result of these causes.

8. In the passage given below, some words are missing. Write the correct word in the space provided to complete the passage meaningfully. (1/2 x 6 = 3 marks)

The need for blood can (a) ………………………. from many reasons. Blood is (b) ………………………. to replace what was lost or to build up resistance in advance. One or two litres of new blood transfusion into the veins means new life to a patient! The idea of blood transfusion is not new. In 1654, an Italian doctor called Francesco Folli tried blood transfusions (c) ………………………. one living animal to another. Later, there were attempts to transfuse blood from animals to man, but the results were unfavourable. Now we know that the animals of one species do not (d) ………………………. blood from another species. In fact, it acts as a poison and usually (e) ………………………. death. During World War I, it was discovered that blood from certain persons could not be safely given to others. This (f) ………………………. to the classification of blood into four groups.

9. In the passage, given below, some words are missing. Write the correct word in the space provided to complete the passage meaningfully. (1/2 x 6 = 3 marks)

Cleopatra, the most attractive queen of the ancient world, (a) ………………………. in reality a short, fat and unattractive woman, says a forthcoming exhibition at the British Museum. The scathing portrait emerged with the rediscovery of 11 previously unrecognized images of the queen – all statues (b) ………………………. in the Egyptian style. They depict the alluring and ambitious queen of the Nile as (c) ………………………. ordinary¬looking woman (d) ……………………….! slightly bucked bad teeth, and severe in appearance. We have been able to identify the Egyptian statues (e) ………………………. Cleopatra, principally by the triple version of the royal uraeus (a rearing cobra that signifies protection) worn on the headdress (f) ………………………. the brow. Other factors in the identification were face shape and expression, pose of the arms, and the double cornucopia.

10. In the passage given below, some words are missing. Write the correct word in the space provided to complete the passage meaningfully. (1/2 x 6 = 3 marks)

Delhi (a) …………………….. the capital of India. People from all parts of the country and world (b) …………………….. to visit Delhi. There (c) …………………….. many historical buildings. Last year I, (d) …………………….. Delhi. I also (e) …………………….. the Commonwealth 2010. There (f) …………………….. many colourful programmes. [Delhi 2019]
Answer:
(a) is
(b) come
(c) are
(d) visited
(e) attended
(f) were