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Gap Filling Exercises with

Answers for Class 9

Being able to write well-constructed sentences

conveying meaningful information is the key to making a
good conversation. In order to be able to do that, the Jrst
thing you will have to do is practice. Gap-Jlling exercises
can be a good starting point. Gap-Jlling exercises can
include exercises on the different parts of speech,
tenses, articles, degrees of comparison and so on.

Why wait? Check out the following gap-Jlling exercises

and Jll in the blanks by choosing the appropriate terms
from the list.

Exercise 1
From the given options, choose the right one and Jll in
the blanks.

(who, have taken, are living, ensure, who, belong,

maintain, quite, lives)

Even though we _____ in the 21st Century, many people

still go to bed without food. There are many people _____
still don’t have any homes and live on the streets. The
people living on the streets don’t have a proper job and,
as a result, Jnd it diYcult to _____ their livelihoods. The
children who _____ to these families are often ______ and
are deprived of the facility to go to school. There are ____
a few NGOs that are working hard to make the ____ of
these people a bit simpler. Many educated youths _____
up the responsibility to teach these slum children and
even got them admitted to local schools run by the
government. It is our responsibility to help these people
and _____ that they can lead a good life too. After all, if
we do not help our fellow beings, _____ will?

Answers –
Even though we are living in the 21st Century, many
people still go to bed without food. There are many
people who still don’t have any homes and live on the
streets. The people living on the streets don’t have a
proper job and, as a result, Jnd it diYcult to maintain
their livelihoods. The children who belong to these
families are often malnourished and are deprived of the
facility to go to school. There are quite a few NGOs that
are working hard to make the lives of these people a bit
simpler. Many educated youths have taken up the
responsibility to teach these slum children and even got
them admitted to local schools run by the government. It
is our responsibility to help these people and ensure that
they can lead a good life too. After all, if we do not help
our fellow beings, who will?

Exercise 2
Read the following sentences and Jll up the gaps from
the given options.

1. Yusuf ____ Betty have been best friends since

childhood. (and/are)
2. Mr. Tony Stark ____ better known as Iron Man.
(are/is)
3. Keep the book ___ the table. (on/above)
4. Please distribute the chocolates ____ the children.
(among/between)
5. Mr Harvey ____ the table and had it set up.
(made/make)
e. If it rains today, the roads _____ slippery. (are/ will
be)
7. The driver couldn’t control the ______. (speeded
bus/speeding bus)
g. Are ____ your notebooks? I found them under the
table. (these/this)
9. I am ____ unwell, so I can’t make it to college.
(quite/quiet)
10. The old man ____ of pneumonia. (died/dead)
11. _____ years ago, the Delhi Sultanate ruled many
parts of India. (many/much)
12. Nearly 200 years ago, the British _____ over India
and made colonies in many parts of the world.
(ruled/rule)
13. The teacher _____ the parents in the Parent
Teachers Meeting today. (meet/meets)
14. The sun is the _____ source of energy for the Earth.
(major/minor)
15. Where _____ this entire time? (have you been/ had
you being)

Answers –
1. Yusuf and Betty have been best friends since
childhood. (and/are)
2. Mr. Tony Stark is better known as Iron Man.
(are/is)
3. Keep the book on the table. (on/above)
4. Please distribute the chocolates among the
children. (among/between)
5. Mr Harvey made the table and had it set up.
(made/make)
e. If it rains today, the roads will be slippery. (are/ will
be)
7. The driver couldn’t control the speeding bus.
(speeded bus/speeding bus)
g. Are these your notebooks? I found them under the
table. (these/this)
9. I am quite unwell, so I can’t make it to college.
(quite/quiet)
10. The old man died of pneumonia. (died/dead)
11. Many years ago, the Delhi Sultanate ruled many
parts of India. (many/much)
12. Nearly 200 years ago, the British ruled over India
and made colonies in many parts of the world.
(ruled/rule)
13. The teacher meets the parents in the Parent
Teachers Meeting today. (meet/meets)
14. The sun is the biggest source of energy for the
Earth. (big/biggest)
15. Where have you been this entire time? (have you
been/ had you being)

Frequently Asked Questions

What are gap-Jlling exercises?
Gap Jlling exercises are those types of exercises where
students have to choose the correct option and make the
sentences meaningful.

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