JUNIOR INTER ENGLISH PAPER I
(Though these kinds of exercises are designed
for the students appearing for INTERMEDIATE (Junior) Examination in Telangana,
India, they are also very useful for those appearing for competitive
examinations. On the whole, they are useful for the aspirants of learning
English )
KEY TO FILLING IN THE BLANKS WITH PREPOSITIONS
Key to the following:
Fill in any Eight blanks with suitable prepositions.
Exercise 1
9.
Fill in any Eight blanks with suitable prepositions. 8 × ½ = 4
i) Days passed and the baby birds became big birds. One day, the
king of the country came to(1)
the forest to hunt. He saw a deer and rode after(2)
it. It ran deep into(3) the
forest followed by the king. Soon the king lost his way and didn’t know where
he was.
ii) The king was amazed. He looked up and saw a big, brown bird on(4) the tree under(5) which he was sitting.
He also heard faint noises issuing from(6)
the cave. He quickly got on to his horse and rode away as fast as he could.
iii) Looking straight into(7)
the eyes of(8) his guest, the
shepherd replied, “Thank you, Your Majesty, for(9) paying me the compliment of(10) a visit.”
Exercise 2
9.
Fill in any Eight blanks with suitable prepositions. 8 × ½ = 4
i)“Welcome, Sir,” he said to the king. “Please come inside and
make yourself at(1) home. You
look tired. Rest for(2) a
while. Then you can share my food.
ii)” The wife went away, and the farmer, having nothing to(3) do in(4) the house, decided to go out and take a look at(5) his fields not far away.
He ran into(6) some friends on(7) the way back and didn’t
return for(8) quite some
time.
iii) His wife was furious and she dived in to hide herself at(9) the bottom of(10) the river leaving the
little ones to pester their father.
Exercise 3
9.
Fill in any Eight blanks with suitable prepositions. 8 × ½ = 4
i) Though poor and uneducated, this shepherd was very wise. He
understood people’s sorrows and troubles, and helped them face their problems with(1) courage and common
sense. Many people came to(2)
him for(3) advice. Soon he
became famous for(4) his
wisdom and friendly nature. The king of(5)
that country heard about(6) him,
and thought of(7) meeting
him.
ii) The king was astonished as well as pleased. ‘He is indeed very
wise.’ he thought to himself.
‘I need people like him to(8)
work for(9) me.’ And the king
appointed this humble shepherd the governor of(10) a small district.
iii) As soon as the shepherd saw the traveller coming towards the cave, he rose to welcome him. He took the
tired traveller inside the
cave, gave him water to drink
and a share of his own meagre
meal. The king rested for the
night in the cave and was
greatly impressed by the
shepherd’s hospitality and wise conversation.
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