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Grammar Test

A. Complete the following story filling in the gaps with one of the
words from the box. You may need to use some words several times.
on under make at to got in of go made

It was a cold and freezing evening. A group of monkeys were -------- a
tree. The cold--------them huddle together. One ------ the monkeys said,
“I wish we could find some fire. It would ------ us feel warm.
Suddenly they noticed a flock of fireflies. One of the young monkeys
thought it was fire.
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He caught a firefly and put it --------- a dry leaf and started blowing ----
-------- it. The other monkeys also joined --------- his effort.

Soon a sparrow came flying ------- its nest. The monkeys were sitting
on the same tree. She noticed what they were doing. The silly task of
the monkeys --------the sparrow to laugh ---------them. She told them
that was a firefly, not real fire. She advised them to shelter --------a cave
but the silly monkeys did not listen ------the sparrow and continued
blowing. As they were tired--------blowing , they realized the sparrow
had been correct. This made them -------to a nearby cave where they
got some warmth.

B. Choose the correct option, and complete the sentences given below.

i. The colour of these shirts ( is, are, have) so unique that it ( has, has
been, being) appreciated by everyone.

ii. The village (is being, has been, will be) developed fast these days.
The people in the village (pay, are paid, pays) much attention to its

iii. If this move ( is not worked, does not work, is not being worked)
another trick (will have use, will have to be used, will have been
using).

C. Listening Test

Listen to the audio material and correct the following paragraph
replacing the underlined items with the suitable ones.
The girl asks the boy what he has been doing. Shristy has been

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