Directions: Select the most suitable option and fill in blank viii.

Read the passage and answer the following question:

The techniques of a craft get known through practical methods. Likewise, in the ‘Dalton Plan’, the child performs experiments ____(i)_____. This helps ____(ii)____ make ____(iii)____ own observations and he draws his own conclusions and acquires the necessary knowledge.
In the past, it was the teacher _____(iv)____ did most of the talking. Now it is the student _____(v)______ is expected to be more active and up and doing and the teacher is merely a guide. For the healthy development of the mind, it is most essential that the student should be an active giver and not merely a passive receiver. It is this activity of the mind _____(vi)_____ will lead to emotional integration, so necessary for a healthy personality. If the child is merely a recipient, all the time listening to his teachers, ______(vii)_______ own personality gets dwarfed because the teachers’ personalities dominate over ______(viii)_____ personality.
It is only when a child works within a group that his qualities of leadership will manifest _____(ix)_______. His character will only be shaped by coming into contact with others and by working with them. It is through group activities alone that others start liking or disliking ______(x)_______.