In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

Antarctica is perhaps the one place on Earth no one would have expected (1)______ canyons. And yet, scientists were surprised to (2)______ deep crevices that run for hundreds of kilometres. (3)______ they are not visible at the snowy surface, (4)______ trenches cut deep into Antarctica. The biggest (5)______ canyon is over 350 km long. It’s called ‘Foundation Trough’. Other canyons are not as long, but they are impressive too. These canyons were found with the help of radars after scanning the wide expanse of the frozen continent. They are incredibly important because they help control the flow of the ice.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3.

Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.

A child born after the death of his father

Identify the option that arranges the given parts in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

a) Jumped off the bus in front of the old woman’s home

b) It was mid-morning and a very cold, bright day

c) Holding a potted planted before her, a girl of fourteen

d) On the outskirts of town

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Fair and square

Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.

Suresh said to me, "I have been dancing for two hours".

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Hurdle

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Conservation of water is not the (1)______ of only the government. Common citizens can also make a significant (2)______ in this field. To begin with, we must be conscious that water is life, that it is a precious natural resource and needs to be used (3)_____. Being conscious will help us to avoid (4)______. There are a few simple things that all of us can do. We must not use (5)______ water to clean our car or house.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.