English Grammar

Sylhet Board-2012

Part B: Vocabulary Test

9. Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the box (make any grammatical changes if necessary). There are more words in the box than you need.                               1 × 10 = 10

read	use	tips	see	dots	print
although	touch	develop	bear	way	call

       

        (a) _______ blind people cannot (b) _______, their sense of (c) _______ becomes far more (d) _______ than that of most sighted people. This ability was put to use by a brilliant man (e) _______ Louis Braille. In the early 19^th century, he invited a (f) _______ of writing which (g) _______ his name. The Braille system reproduces the letters of the alphabet by a series of (h) _______ in certain positions, which are raised on the paper. The blind person runs the (i) _______ of his fingers across the page of the Braile book and can work out the letters and numbers (j) _______ there.

Answer

9. Cloze test with clues:

(a) although;   (b) see;   (c) touch;   (d) developed;   (e) called;  (f) way;  (g) bears;  (h) dots;  (i) tips;  (j) printed.