Rearrange the following sentences to form a meaningful paragraph:

1. Scientists found a preserved dinosaur embryo

a. From its egg just like a chicken
b. at least 66 million years ago
c. That was preparing to hatch
d. It was found in South China.

2. Scientists say
a. By a sudden mudslide
b. It appears to have been preserved
c. That buried the egg
Protecting it from scavengers for eons.

3. This dinosaur embryo

a. Which is yet more evidence
b. Is one of the most beautiful fossils
c. It Looks like a baby bird curled in its egg
d. That many features characteristics of birds first evolved in their dinosaur ancestors.

4.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket:

1.India on Wednesday successfully ____ (conduct) the indigenously- developed missile ‘Pralay’.
It __(be) based on the Indian ballistic missile programme. The missile ___(launch) from the APJ
Abdul Kalam Island , ___(meet) all the mission objectives. ‘Pralay’ ___(be) powered with a solid
propellant rocket motor and other new technology.

2. The government ____ recently ____ (table) draft legislations in Parliament to modify laws on
biodiversity conservation and wildlife protection to ______(improve) ease of business that
activists said could dilute environmental safeguards in the country.

The Act ____ (provide) exemptions to projects promoting Indian medicine systems, also known
as Ayush. It ____ been ____ (send) to a parliamentary committee for further scrutiny.

The draft laws ___ (be) the latest in a series of tweaks carried out by the central government.
The proposed modifications ____ (be) effectively address the ecological and economic needs of
the country.

3. A new study ____ (find) that birds living in cities ____ (be) larger brains while species with
smaller brains are _____ (find) almost exclusively in rural locations. Researchers at Sweden’s
Uppasala University ______ (look) at 82 bird species in central European cities in the
surrounding countryside and ____ (find) on Monday that birds with relatively large brains, such
as crows and magpies ___(inhabit) urban areas.