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Fill in any four of the blanks choosing the most appropriate option from the ones given in the box. Write the answers in your answer-sheet against the correct blank numbers.

1. Butterflies are abundant (a) ___________ the Central African Republic.


2. It (b) ___________home to nearly 600 identified species.


3. Many butterflies are brilliantly coloured and small(c) __________ some are as big as saucers.


4. Farmer Philippe (d) __________ solace in collecting butterfly wings from his fields and turning them into works of art.


5. My favorite hobby, since my childhood, is (e) __________ butterflies.


1. Ans. i


‘In’ is the correct form of the preposition to be used in the sentence. This is because ‘in’ is used to indicate location or position within or inside of something.


2. Ans. ii


‘Is’ is the correct form of the verb to be used in the sentence. This is because; according to the subject-verb agreement when the subject is singular it is followed by a singular verb and vice versa.


3. Ans. iv


‘While’ is the correct form of conjunction to be used in the sentence. This is because it is used to indicate a contrast in this sentence.


4. Ans. iv


‘Finds’ is the correct form of the verb to be used in the sentence. This is because; according to the subject-verb agreement when the subject is singular it is followed by a singular verb and when the subject is plural it is followed by a plural verb. Here, in this sentence, ‘Farmer Philippe’ is singular so the singular verb ‘finds’ will be used.


5. Ans. iii


‘Catching’ is the correct form of the verb to be used in the sentence. This is because; the blank is preceded by a present form of helping verb. ‘Has been catching’ is incorrect because a helping verb is not preceded by another helping verb. ‘Caught’ is not correct because it is the past form of the verb. ‘Catch’ is incorrect as it will be preceded by ‘to’.


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