Question

You are Bhuvi of A.B.C. Public School, Ambala. Your friend Aastha is absent when the instructions for tomorrow's picnic to Chandigarh are being given. Using the information given in the box, complete the message:
reach school at 7:30 a.m.
bring your lunch and water bottle
expected to be back by 6 p.m.
come in school uniform

23________________

MESSAGE

14th October, 20XX 3 p.m.
______21______
For tomorrow’s picnic to Chandigarh
___22___ with ___23___.
_______24________ by 6 p.m.
_____25_____


A) your lunch box and water bottle
B) your parents
C) bringing lunch box and water bottle
D) none of the above

Answer 1

Hint: We have to find the answer that fills blank number 23. There are multiple options given, try to understand the meaning of each one and use the trial and error method to find the correct answer.

Complete answer:
 The given question provides us with a lot of information. It is necessary to go through all of that information at least once. Then, read the question in bold which is the main question. We have to fill blank number 23. This blank is preceded by the preposition ‘with’. This means that we are talking about objects. This also means that there should be no verbs in the blank.

Now, we know exactly what we are looking for. Let us go through the given options one by one:

A) your lunch box and water bottle - This option simply states two objects to be carried along with a conjunction. It does not contain a verb at all. This fits into the blank perfectly. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.
B) your parents - This option states that they should bring their parents. This statement does not make any sense. This does not fit into the given blank. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
C) bringing lunch box and water bottle - This option also states two objects, but it contains a conjugated verb. This is not the correct way to fill the blank. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
D) none of the above - This is an incorrect option as we have already found the correct answer from the above given options. So, this is not the required answer.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘A’.

So, the full message would be written as follows:
MESSAGE

14th October, 20XX 3 p.m.
______21______
For tomorrow’s picnic to Chandigarh
___22___ with your lunch box and water bottle.
_______24________ by 6 p.m.
_____25_____


Note: Look at the words that come before and after the blank. They will dictate which part of speech can be used after them in a grammatically correct way. Make sure to keep the answer grammatically correct.