Q1.
Read the passage again and fill in the blanks with words from the box. (Box: sleep, lifestyle, health, strength, calm, stress, balance) — Yoga is a practise that not only improves physical flexibility but also improves mental 1. ______ and leads to a healthier 2. ______. It involves a series of asanas, which increase muscular 3. ______. Practising yoga also leads to a better body and mind 4. ______ and reduces body pain such as the lower back. Moreover, the focus on breathing techniques and meditation makes the mind 5. ______, lessens 6. ______, and improves the quality of 7. ______. This helps to adopt a more positive lifestyle.
Answer
The completed passage:
Yoga is a practise that not only improves physical flexibility but also improves mental health and leads to a healthier lifestyle. It involves a series of asanas, which increase muscular strength. Practising yoga also leads to a better body and mind balance and reduces body pain such as the lower back. Moreover, the focus on breathing techniques and meditation makes the mind calm, lessens stress, and improves the quality of sleep. This helps to adopt a more positive lifestyle.
| Blank | Word | Line in the passage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | health | “It is a holistic approach to health and well-being.” |
| 2 | lifestyle | “Yoga promotes a sense of overall well-being.” |
| 3 | strength | “asanas help to stretch and strengthen the muscles” |
| 4 | balance | “increase flexibility, endurance and balance”; “The mind has to be with the body.” |
| 5 | calm | “breathing techniques and meditation, which can help to calm the mind” |
| 6 | stress | “…and reduce stress and anxiety” |
| 7 | sleep | “improves the quality of sleep” |
How to attempt such an exercise: fill the easy blanks first — quality of sleep, lessens stress — then use elimination for the rest. Notice that all seven words in the box are used exactly once, so cross each one off as you place it.