Your class IX English exam conducted by West Bengal Board of Secondary Education will have a gap filling task that tests your ability to use tenses, conjunctions, prepositions or articles correctly.

Fill in the blanks.

Good manners ……………1………… into two categories: those that stem ………….2……………. a genuine concern for others and those that are simply ……………3……………… as ‘formality’. Good socialization skills require that we develop ………………4…………… kinds of manners. Here are some tips to help you along.

Pay attention …………..5……………. your appearance. Keep your fingernails clean and short. You can care ……………..6…………… your finger nails, your face and your hair at home, but don’t pay ……………7………….. much attention to them in any public place. …………..8…………… nails or fiddling with your hair is a strict no-no in public places.

1. a) fall; b) falls; c) fell; d) falling

2. a) of; b) from; c) with; d) by

3. a) observing; b) observed; c) observe; d) was observed

4. a) each; b) all; c) every; d) both

5. a) of; b) with; c)to; d) by

6. a) with; b) for; c) of; d) to

7. a) too; b) very; c) so; d) that

8. a) To bite; b) Bitten; c) Biting; d) Bite

Answers

Good manners fall into two categories: those that stem from a genuine concern for others and those that are simply observed as ‘formality’. Good socialization skills require that we develop both kinds of manners. Here are some tips to help you along.

Pay attention to your appearance. Keep your fingernails clean and short. You can care for your finger nails, your face and your hair at home, but don’t pay too much attention to them in any public place. Biting nails or fiddling with your hair is a strict no-no in public places.