Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.
Given the state of ...(1)... life in our country today-where corruption, violence and intolerance are increasingly ...(2)... in day to day interactions-isn't it ...(3)... time that ...(4)... made a concerted effort to teach values? The very first ...(5)... from many is that values cannot be taught, they need to be ...(6).... Ideally, values must be taught by people who are ...(7)... to lead by example. Fortunately for us, Indian culture has ensured that good role ...(8)... can still be found ...(9)... our midst. We only need to ...(10)... in on them.
1.
1) my
2) their
3) social
4) night
5) Public
2.
1) sordid
2) practical
3) evident
4) theoretical
5) tense
3.
1) long
2) high
3) quantum
4) quality
5) depressing
4.
1) educationists
2) players
3) politicians
4) artists
5) government
5.
1) suggestion
2) objection
3) proclamation
4) temptation
5) emotion
6.
1) studied
2) tried
3) learned
4) imbibed
5) experienced
7.
1) thrilling
2) willing
3) declaring
4) considering
5) trying
8.
1) players
2) actors
3) models
4) reversal
5) leading
9.
1) amongst
2) between
3) above
4) like
5) against
10.
1) ten
2) bang
3) zero
4) hit
5) smart
