Types of Fill in the Blanks (Asked in EMRS/NVS/KVS)
Grammar-based
Tenses
Prepositions
Articles
Subject–verb agreement
Modals
Conjunctions
Vocabulary-based
Synonyms
Antonyms
Contextual word
Phrasal verbs
Fixed expressions
✅ 2. High-scoring Shortcut Tricks
✔ Trick 1: Read the sentence BEFORE looking at options
This helps understand tone and context.
✔ Trick 2: Identify the part of speech needed
Noun / Verb / Adjective / Adverb.
✔ Trick 3: Look for Keywords
Words like than, because, although, despite, for, since, already, yet tell the tense or conjunction.
✔ Trick 4: For vocabulary-based blanks
Substitute each option mentally in the sentence → pick the best-sounding one.
⭐ 3. Important Patterns
(A) Tense-based
“Already” → Present perfect
“Since/for” → Perfect
“While” → Continuous
“By the time” → Perfect
(B) Preposition-based
Interested in
Capable of
Good at
Accused of
Believe in
(C) Article-based
“A” before consonant sound
“An” before vowel sound
“The” for specific things
(D) Modals
Can: ability
Could: polite / past ability
May: permission
Should: advice
Must: strong necessity
⭐ 4. 20 MCQs (Mixed – EMRS/NVS/KVS Style)
Q1. She ___ her homework before dinner.
a) finish
b) finished
c) has finish
d) finishing
Ans: b
Q2. He is interested ___ music.
a) on
b) in
c) at
d) with
Ans: b
Q3. I have not seen him ___ Monday.
a) from
b) since
c) for
d) on
Ans: b
Q4. This is ___ best book I have ever read.
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) no article
Ans: c
Q5. She was absent ___ illness.
a) of
b) for
c) on
d) because of
Ans: d
Q6. They reached the station ___ time.
a) in
b) on
c) at
d) by
Ans: b (on time = punctual)
Q7. He works hard ____ he may succeed.
a) so that
b) because
c) although
d) but
Ans: a
Q8. He is good ___ mathematics.
a) in
b) at
c) on
d) over
Ans: b
Q9. We must hurry, ___ we will miss the train.
a) and
b) or
c) but
d) so
Ans: b
Q10. The baby is sleeping; please speak ___.
a) loud
b) loudly
c) louder
d) soft
Ans: b
Q11. She is the girl ___ won the prize.
a) who
b) whom
c) which
d) whose
Ans: a
Q12. He is too weak ___ walk.
a) to
b) for
c) in
d) with
Ans: a
Q13. I prefer tea ___ coffee.
a) to
b) than
c) over
d) for
Ans: a
Q14. The teacher asked me ___ the room.
a) clean
b) cleaned
c) to clean
d) cleaning
Ans: c
Q15. He behaves as if he ___ the owner.
a) is
b) was
c) were
d) had
Ans: c (Subjunctive mood)
Q16. She has lived here ___ ten years.
a) since
b) from
c) for
d) by
Ans: c
Q17. The meeting was cancelled ___ the heavy rain.
a) because
b) because of
c) due
d) on
Ans: b
Q18. The news ___ good.
a) are
b) were
c) is
d) be
Ans: c (News is singular)
Q19. We should stay indoors, ___?
a) should we
b) shouldn’t we
c) did we
d) didn’t we
Ans: b (Question tag)
Q20. She succeeded ___ her hard work.
a) for
b) by
c) in
d) through
Ans: c
Grammar-based
Tenses
Prepositions
Articles
Subject–verb agreement
Modals
Conjunctions
Vocabulary-based
Synonyms
Antonyms
Contextual word
Phrasal verbs
Fixed expressions
✅ 2. High-scoring Shortcut Tricks
✔ Trick 1: Read the sentence BEFORE looking at options
This helps understand tone and context.
✔ Trick 2: Identify the part of speech needed
Noun / Verb / Adjective / Adverb.
✔ Trick 3: Look for Keywords
Words like than, because, although, despite, for, since, already, yet tell the tense or conjunction.
✔ Trick 4: For vocabulary-based blanks
Substitute each option mentally in the sentence → pick the best-sounding one.
⭐ 3. Important Patterns
(A) Tense-based
“Already” → Present perfect
“Since/for” → Perfect
“While” → Continuous
“By the time” → Perfect
(B) Preposition-based
Interested in
Capable of
Good at
Accused of
Believe in
(C) Article-based
“A” before consonant sound
“An” before vowel sound
“The” for specific things
(D) Modals
Can: ability
Could: polite / past ability
May: permission
Should: advice
Must: strong necessity
⭐ 4. 20 MCQs (Mixed – EMRS/NVS/KVS Style)
Q1. She ___ her homework before dinner.
a) finish
b) finished
c) has finish
d) finishing
Ans: b
Q2. He is interested ___ music.
a) on
b) in
c) at
d) with
Ans: b
Q3. I have not seen him ___ Monday.
a) from
b) since
c) for
d) on
Ans: b
Q4. This is ___ best book I have ever read.
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) no article
Ans: c
Q5. She was absent ___ illness.
a) of
b) for
c) on
d) because of
Ans: d
Q6. They reached the station ___ time.
a) in
b) on
c) at
d) by
Ans: b (on time = punctual)
Q7. He works hard ____ he may succeed.
a) so that
b) because
c) although
d) but
Ans: a
Q8. He is good ___ mathematics.
a) in
b) at
c) on
d) over
Ans: b
Q9. We must hurry, ___ we will miss the train.
a) and
b) or
c) but
d) so
Ans: b
Q10. The baby is sleeping; please speak ___.
a) loud
b) loudly
c) louder
d) soft
Ans: b
Q11. She is the girl ___ won the prize.
a) who
b) whom
c) which
d) whose
Ans: a
Q12. He is too weak ___ walk.
a) to
b) for
c) in
d) with
Ans: a
Q13. I prefer tea ___ coffee.
a) to
b) than
c) over
d) for
Ans: a
Q14. The teacher asked me ___ the room.
a) clean
b) cleaned
c) to clean
d) cleaning
Ans: c
Q15. He behaves as if he ___ the owner.
a) is
b) was
c) were
d) had
Ans: c (Subjunctive mood)
Q16. She has lived here ___ ten years.
a) since
b) from
c) for
d) by
Ans: c
Q17. The meeting was cancelled ___ the heavy rain.
a) because
b) because of
c) due
d) on
Ans: b
Q18. The news ___ good.
a) are
b) were
c) is
d) be
Ans: c (News is singular)
Q19. We should stay indoors, ___?
a) should we
b) shouldn’t we
c) did we
d) didn’t we
Ans: b (Question tag)
Q20. She succeeded ___ her hard work.
a) for
b) by
c) in
d) through
Ans: c
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