English Language · English

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Once there was a bird, which found the _______ too cold and so decided to move to a _______ place. However, in between the cold wind froze ______ so badly that it fell on the ground with a big thud. Suddenly the bird found itself warm, and very soon it realised that it was cow dung. The idea of being _______ right in the middle of cow dung made it feel unhappy. But it had no _______. Very soon it started getting cosier and started singing in joy. A cat that was _______ was curious to hear a musical sound coming from cow dung. Curious as it was, immediately it dug out the bird from the cow dung. The new-found freedom made the bird cheerful and it thanked the cat for helping. Immediately, the cat pounced on it and ate the bird. The moral of the story – not every difficult situation is bad, holding on in troubled times is a test one must pass, not everyone who helps you is your well-wisher. So, act wisely.