📑 Is page ke topics (Jump to Topic):
📌 1. Step-by-step approach
- 1. Pehle poora passage ek baar blanks chhod kar padho — topic aur tone (positive/negative/neutral) samjho.
- 2. Har blank ke aage-peeche 1-2 sentence padho; grammar (article, preposition, tense) pehle check karo.
- 3. Fir meaning: kaunsa word passage ke flow ke saath fit baithta hai? Linkers (however, therefore) par dhyan do.
- 4. Aasaan blanks pehle bharo; mushkil blanks baad mein context se aasaan ho jaate hain.
- 5. Aakhir mein poora passage dobara padho.
📌 2. Clue types
| Clue | Kaise pehchanein | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Grammar | Blank ke baad preposition/article | He was ___ of the danger. → aware (aware of) |
| Collocation | Fixed jodi | ___ a vital role → play |
| Contrast | but, although, however | Although rich, he lived ___ → simply |
| Tone | Passage positive ya negative | Pollution passage mein "harmful", "alarming" jaise words |
⚠️ Exam Traps:
- Do options grammar mein fit hon to collocation aur tone dekho; "nearly right" word sabse bada trap hai.
📌 3. Practice MCQs
📝 Practice MCQs (SF Prep dwara taiyar — PYQ nahi)
Q1. In the following passage, choose the most appropriate word for the blank: Trees play a ______ role in keeping our environment clean. Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) vital
व्याख्या: Collocation 'play a vital role'; positive tone.
व्याख्या: Collocation 'play a vital role'; positive tone.
Q2. In the following passage, choose the most appropriate word for the blank: Trees absorb carbon dioxide and ______ oxygen into the air. Practice
सही उत्तर: (C) release
व्याख्या: CO2 lete hain aur oxygen chhodte hain → release.
व्याख्या: CO2 lete hain aur oxygen chhodte hain → release.
Q3. In the following passage, choose the most appropriate word for the blank: Despite these benefits, forests are being cut down at an ______ rate. Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) alarming
व्याख्या: 'Despite these benefits' → negative tone → alarming.
व्याख्या: 'Despite these benefits' → negative tone → alarming.
Q4. In the following passage, choose the most appropriate word for the blank: If this continues, future generations will ______ the consequences. Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) suffer
व्याख्या: Consequences negative → suffer.
व्याख्या: Consequences negative → suffer.
Q5. In the following passage, choose the most appropriate word for the blank: Regular exercise keeps the body fit and the mind ______. Practice
सही उत्तर: (D) alert
व्याख्या: Positive passage; fit body aur alert mind.
व्याख्या: Positive passage; fit body aur alert mind.
Q6. In the following passage, choose the most appropriate word for the blank: Many people, ______, find it difficult to spare time for exercise. Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) however
व्याख्या: Pichle sentence (exercise achhi hai) ke contrast mein → however.
व्याख्या: Pichle sentence (exercise achhi hai) ke contrast mein → however.
Q7. In the following passage, choose the most appropriate word for the blank: Even a short walk every day can make a big ______ to one's health. Practice
सही उत्तर: (C) difference
व्याख्या: 'a big' ke baad noun → difference.
व्याख्या: 'a big' ke baad noun → difference.
Q8. In the following passage, choose the most appropriate word for the blank: The internet has made it possible to ______ with people across the world instantly. Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) communicate
व्याख्या: 'to' ke baad verb (V1) → communicate.
व्याख्या: 'to' ke baad verb (V1) → communicate.
Q9. In the following passage, choose the most appropriate word for the blank: However, excessive use of social media can lead ______ anxiety and loneliness. Practice
सही उत्तर: (C) to
व्याख्या: Lead to = parinaam hona.
व्याख्या: Lead to = parinaam hona.
Q10. In the following passage, choose the most appropriate word for the blank: Experts advise that children should be ______ from spending too many hours on screens. Practice
सही उत्तर: (D) discouraged
व्याख्या: Advice negative habit se rokne ki → discouraged.
व्याख्या: Advice negative habit se rokne ki → discouraged.
Q11. In the following passage, choose the most appropriate word for the blank: The farmer worked hard ______ the scorching sun to save his crops. Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) under
व्याख्या: Fixed phrase: under the sun.
व्याख्या: Fixed phrase: under the sun.
Q12. In the following passage, choose the most appropriate word for the blank: Water is a precious resource, yet we often ______ it carelessly. Practice
सही उत्तर: (C) waste
व्याख्या: 'yet' contrast → waste.
व्याख्या: 'yet' contrast → waste.
Q13. In the following passage, choose the most appropriate word for the blank: Rainwater harvesting is a simple and ______ way to conserve water. Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) effective
व्याख्या: Positive context → effective.
व्याख्या: Positive context → effective.
Q14. In the following passage, choose the most appropriate word for the blank: Books are our best friends; they never ______ us. Practice
सही उत्तर: (D) desert
व्याख्या: Best friends kabhi saath nahi chhodte → desert (chhod dena).
व्याख्या: Best friends kabhi saath nahi chhodte → desert (chhod dena).
Q15. In the following passage, choose the most appropriate word for the blank: Reading not only increases our knowledge ______ also improves our vocabulary. Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) but
व्याख्या: Not only … but also.
व्याख्या: Not only … but also.
Q16. In the following passage, choose the most appropriate word for the blank: The old man had been ______ for years, so the villagers were surprised to see him walking briskly. Practice
सही उत्तर: (D) ailing
व्याख्या: 'Surprised' contrast → pehle beemar tha → ailing.
व्याख्या: 'Surprised' contrast → pehle beemar tha → ailing.
Q17. In the following passage, choose the most appropriate word for the blank: The success of a democracy ______ on the active participation of its citizens. Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) depends
व्याख्या: Depends on; subject singular → depends.
व्याख्या: Depends on; subject singular → depends.
Q18. In the following passage, choose the most appropriate word for the blank: Voting is not merely a right but also a ______ of every citizen. Practice
सही उत्तर: (C) duty
व्याख्या: Right but also duty — standard pairing.
व्याख्या: Right but also duty — standard pairing.
Q19. In the following passage, choose the most appropriate word for the blank: The scientist's discovery was so ______ that it changed the course of medicine. Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) remarkable
व्याख्या: 'Changed the course' → remarkable.
व्याख्या: 'Changed the course' → remarkable.
Q20. In the following passage, choose the most appropriate word for the blank: Honesty is the best ______, as the old proverb says. Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) policy
व्याख्या: Proverb: Honesty is the best policy.
व्याख्या: Proverb: Honesty is the best policy.