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Standard IX

Biology

Hygiene

The speaker s...

Question

The speaker says that she has paved the way for cavities and decay by _________.

(i) eating the wrong food and not brushing

(ii) not listening to his mother

(iii) laughing at his mother’s false teeth

(iv) not listening to the dentist

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(i)eating the wrong food and not brushing

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The speaker says that she has paved the way for cavities and decay by _________. (i) eating the wrong food and not brushing (ii) not listening to his mother (iii) laughing at his mother’s false teeth (iv) not listening to the dentist

(i)eating the wrong food and not brushing

The speaker says that she has paved the way for cavities and decay by _________.

(i) eating the wrong food and not brushing

(ii) not listening to his mother

(iii) laughing at his mother’s false teeth

(iv) not listening to the dentist