Directions: Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks from the options given below. Kho-Kho monkey was naughty. He always used to play some prank on others. When his mother came to scold him, he would climb __ (22) __. He would pluck fruits ____ (23) ___ the tree and throw them .One day when he was standing ___ (24) __ the tree, he saw a tiger __ (25)____ the bushes. Kho-Kho got scared. He immediately climbed ___ (26) ___ the tree. The tiger seemed to be tired, so it came and slept under the tree. Kho-Kho thought of some mischief. He swung and slapped the tiger ___ (27) ____ its face. The tiger got very angry. It looked around to take revenge but it could not find anyone as Kho-Kho was sitting ___ (28) ___ the tree. Kho-Kho kept on doing this___ (29) ___ a long time. The tiger would jump ___ (30) ___ but could not get hold of Kho-Kho. It got tired and went away finally.

• A. on                   
• B.          up           
• C. Beside 
• D.          near