The Home Coming – Important Fill in the Blank Questions

Fill in the following sentences, with the most suitable word given within the brackets :

(a) Phatik Chakravorti was ringleader …….. the boys of the village.

(i) between (ii) among
(iii) and (iv) with

(b) Everyone seconded the …….. and it was carried unanimously.

(i) advice (ii) suggestion
(iii) proposal (iv) observation

(i) log (ii) fog
(iii) bog (iv) wog

(d) Makhan heard the order and made it a …….. of honour to stick on.

(i) joint (ii) points
(iii) point (iv) socket

(e) All the other boys …….. themselves hoarse with delight.

(i) crowd (ii) shout
(iii) gather (iv) shouted

(f) But the servant was the master …….. this occasion.

(i) with (ii) at
(iii) from (iv) on

(g) His sister had …….. her husband while he was in Bombay.

(i) lost (ii) cost
(iii) host (iv) post

(h) He was told by his sister that Phatik was a perpetual …….. .

(i) nuisance (ii) science
(iii) demand (iv) hate

(i) She had a prejudice ……… the boy.

(i) in front of (ii) under
(iii) against (iv) above

(j) He wanted to go out into the open country and fill his …….. and breathe freely.

(i) lungs (ii) ears
(iii) mouth (iv) hand

(k) Phatik stopped his restless movements …….. a moment .

(i) for (ii) about
(iii) into (iv) onto

(l) The …….. rose very high and all that night the boy was delirious.

(i) shiver (ii) fever
(iii) clever (iv) liver

(o) For a boy of fourteen, his own home is the only ………

(i) paradise (ii) refuse
(iii) shelter (iv) house