Question

Fill in the blanks in the paragraph given below with the help of the options that follow:
There was a child of five, (a) ____ had saved two children from a burning hut, one who had fought a cheetah (b) ____ working in the forest; one who had received a bullet on her hand while trying to save her father from dacoits. These children had (c) ____ great courage and presence of mind in moments of crisis. (d) ____ should be rewarded by the government.

(a) (i) who (ii) which (iii) that (iv) one
(b) (i) when (ii) while (iii) during (iv) where
(c) (i) shown (ii) seen (iii) see (iv) saw
(d) (i) every (ii) each (iii) all (iv) they

Answer 1

Hint: Identify the subjects in the given sentences. Understand the meaning of the given sentences and use the method of elimination to arrive at the correct answer. The answers will be clear due to the subjects.

Complete answer:
A pronoun is a word that is frequently used as a replacement/substitute for a noun when the sentence requires it. It is sometimes used because the noun cannot be repeatedly used.
There are various kinds of pronouns but the ones we specifically require for the first part of this question are called relative pronouns. These pronouns are used in the middle of sentences in order to contextualize the phrase that comes after.

So, let us go through the sentences one by one.
The first sentence talks about a child of five. The action in the sentence is done by this child. So, we need a relative pronoun that refers to that. The word ‘who’ refers to ‘. So, the only option that makes sense is ‘who’.

The second part talks about someone doing something at the same time as working in the forest. The only word that eludes to that is ‘while’. The word ‘while’ refers to ‘. This makes ‘while’ the right answer.

The third part talks about all the brave children and about them demonstrating great courage. So, the only verb that has a similar meaning from the options is ‘shown’. So, the correct answer is ‘shown’.

The fourth sentence has the subject part blank. The verb is ‘should’ which means that the subject could be singular or plural. The options are very varied. Three of the options require more parts of speech in the sentence which are not present. So, the only correct option is ‘they’.

So, the correct answers are as follows:

There was a child of five, (a) who had saved two children from a burning hut, one who had fought a cheetah (b) while working in the forest; one who had received a bullet on her hand while trying to save her father from dacoits. These children had (c) shown great courage and presence of mind in moments of crisis. (d) They should be rewarded by the government.

So, the answer to ‘a’ is (i).
The answer to ‘b’ is (ii).
The answer to ‘c’ is (i).
The answer to ‘d’ is (iv).

Note:
The subject, verb, and object should all match with each other. The plurality of the verb should also align with the given subject.