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. . CLASS IX ENGLISH ASSET PRACTICE PAPER-1. 2021-22.

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. . Priya tossed the bucketful of water on the burning rags. Priya was able to put out the fire quickly. Which sentence combines the two sentences correctly? Elker on the burning rags, but she was able to put out the fire quickly. While Priya tossed the bucketful of water on the burnin raas, she was also agle to put out the fire quickly. Priya tossed the bucketful of water on the burnina rags, as she was able to put out the fire quickly. When Pr ya tossed the bucketfu of water on the burning rags, she was able to put out the fire quickly..

. . The sentence below is a part of a notice printed in the newspaper: Duly completed application forms may be submitted at the Registrar's office by March 31st, 2007. Choose the option that represents the above sentence without any change in meaning. O The Registrar's office may accept all application forms till March 31st, 2007. Application forms that are not duly completed may not be accepted by the Registrar's office. Maybe all duly completed application forms are to be submitted at the Registrar's office. You may submit completed application forms to the Reaistrar's office by March 31st, 2007.

. . Odissi is one of the oldest forms of dance in India. Which of these rephrases the above sentence without any change in meaning? No other dance form in India is as old as Odissi. Neither of the dance forms in India is as old as Odissi. None of the dance forms in India are as old as Odissi. Very few forms of dance in India are as old as Odissi..