Read the following paragraphs and fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs from the option given.
1. Once there was a king. He (i) _________ for his benevolence. Every day he (ii) __________ the hungry and (iii) ____________ the poor before he (iv) __________ his food. He (v) ___________ so for many years. He (vi) __________ by his subjects.
(i) (a) know (b) knew (c) is known (d) was known
(ii) (a) feed (b) feeds (c) fed (d) will feed
(iii) clothes (b) clothed (c) will clothe (d) was clothed
(iv) takes (b) took (c) will take (d) was taken
(v) did (b) does (c) will do (d) do not do
(vi) love (b) loved (c) loves (d) was loved
View AnswerAns. (i) (d) was known
(ii) (c) fed
(iii) (b) clothed
(iv) (b) took
(v) (a) did
(vi) (d) was loved
2. Driving (i) __________ big fun. However, obedience to traffic rules (ii) ________ it more enjoyable and safer. While driving, it must be (iii) ___________ that you are responsible for yourself as well as the life of other road users. With alarming rise in the number of road mishaps, the need for road safety (iv) __________ a lot of importance across the globe. By practicing a few golden rules, you (v) __________ a responsible citizen who believes in safe driving and the safety of others.
(i) (a) is (b) was (c) will be (d) being
(ii) (a) makes (b) made (c) will make (d) make
(iii) (a) remembers (b) remembered (c) was remembered (d) will remember
(iv) (a) gains (b) has gained (c) gained (d) will be gained
(v) become (b) becomes (c) became (d) will become
View AnswerAns. (i) (a) is
(ii) (a) makes
(iii) (b) remembered
(iv) (b) has gained
(v) (d) will become
3. Growth gets retarded if the environment in which we live (i) _________ polluted. The pollution (ii) ___________ us today. We (iii) ___________ the environment that (iv) __________ us. Slowly we are gliding towards an unhealthy environment.
(i) (a) is (b) being (c) was (d) was being
(ii) (a) threatens (b) threatened (c) is threatening (d) was threatened
(iii) (a) pollute (b) polluted (c) is polluting (d) was polluted
(iv) sustain (b) sustains (c) sustained (d) is sustaining
View AnswerAns. (i) (a) is
(ii) (c) is threatening
(iii) (a) pollute
(iv) (b) sustains
4. Right now, India (i) ___________ a big dilemma. The crime rate among juveniles (ii) ___________. One of the theories, to contain it, favours strong punishment for the parents. How can parents be punished for the crime committed by their ward? In the previous social setup parents were held responsible for the acts of their children by the society. The society (iii) ___________ strong then, now the law (iv) __________
(i) (a) face (b) faced (c) is facing (d) will be facing
(ii) (a) increases (b) is increasing (c) was increasing (d) increased
(iii) (a) is (b) was (c) be (d) being
(iv) (a) is (b) was (c) be (d) being
View AnswerAns. (i) (c) is facing
(ii) (b) is increasing
(iii) (b) was
(iv) (a) is
5. Games (i) ___________ the students physically strong and mentally well balanced. They have positive effect on the behaviour also. A game should always be (ii) ___________ with sportsman spirit. In fact, work and play must (iii) _________ hand in hand.
(i) (a) make (b) made (c) is making (d) had made
(ii) (a) plays (b) played (c) playing (d) has played
(iii) (a) go (b) gone (c) had gone (d) will be gone
View AnswerAns. (i) (a) make
(ii) (b) played
(iii) (a) go
6. I could not recognise Seema. She (i) ________ a lot of weight. I advised her to stop (ii) ______________ and start (iii) ____________ and (iv) ___________.
(i) (a) puts on (b) have put on (c) had put on (d) was put on
(ii) (a) overeats (b) overeating (c) had overeaten (d) overeat
(iii) (a) skips (b) skipped (c) was skipping (d) skipping
(iv) (a) walking (b) was walking (c) walked (d) walks
View AnswerAns. (i) (c) had put on
(ii) (b) overeating
(iii) (d) skipping
(iv) (a) walking
7. In the last hundred years, travelling (i) ___________ much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it used to (ii) _________ two or three days to cross North America by a covered wagon. The trip (iii) ____________ very rough and often dangerous. Things (iv) ______________ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now, you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
(i) (a) becomes (b) became (c) have become (d) has become
(ii) (a) take (b) takes (c) took (d) was taking
(iii) (a) is (b) was (c) will be (d) has been
(iv) (a) changed (b) is changing (c) has changed (d) have changed
View AnswerAns. (i) (d) has become
(ii) (a) take
(iii) (b)
(iv) (d) have changed
8. An elephant (i) ___________ other animals in intelligence. Whenever it (ii) ___________ any difficulty, it (iii) ___________ a way out. Thus, it (iv) ____________ one of the most difficult animals in the world to tame.
(i) (a) excels (b) excelled (c) is excelling (d) was excelled
(ii) (a) faced (b) will be facing (c) faces (d) has faced
(iii) (a) find (b) finds (c) will find (d) had found
(iv) (a) is (b) was (c) has been (d) had been
View AnswerAns. (i) (a) excels
(ii) (c) faces
(iii) (b) finds
(iv) (a) is
9. I (i) ___________ him here yesterday. He (ii) _________ till today. No one (iii) ________ what has happened to him. I am (iv) _________ about him. I hope he is safe
(i) (a) expects (b) expected (c) will be expecting (d) was expected
(ii) (a) was not coming (b) is not coming (c) has not come (d) will not come
(iii) (a) know (b) knows (c) knew (d) is knowing
(iv) (a) worrying (b) worried (c) will be worrying (d) have worried
View AnswerAns. (i) (b) expected
(ii) (c) has not come
(iii) (b) knows
(iv) (b) worried
10. Yesterday a blue line bus (i) __________ over a school boy who (ii) _________ the road. The boy was injured seriously and was rushed to the hospital. The passengers (iii) __________ hold of the driver and (iv) ________ him over to the police.
(i) (a) run (b) runs (c) ran (d) will be running
(ii) (a) crosses (b) crossed (c) is crossing (d) was crossing
(iii) (a) catches (b) caught (c) was caught (d) catching
(iv) (a) handed (b) was handed (c) will be handed (d) had handed
View AnswerAns. (i) (c) ran
(ii) (d) was crossing
(iii) (b) caught
(iv) (a) handed
11. The wedding procession was yet to start. It (i) ____________ for us to reach. We (ii) __________ not to dance at all. But when we (iii) __________ the scene, we (iv) ____________ into it.
(i) (a) has been waiting (b) was waiting (c) is waiting (d) had been waiting
(ii) (a) decided (b) had decided (c) is deciding (d) will be decided
(iii) (a) reached (b) reaches (c) is reaching (d) will be reaching
(iv) (a) drew (b) draws (c) were drawn (d) is drawing
View AnswerAns. (i) (d) had been waiting
(ii) (b) had decided
(iii) (a) reached
(iv) (c) were drawn
12. The shot wounded the elephant. It (i) ___________ back into the forest. I (ii) __________ after it but could not catch it. I (iii) ____________ it in the dark and (iv) __________ empty handed.
(i) (a) rushed (b) rush (c) rushes (d) had been rushed
(ii) (a) runs (b) ran (c) running (d) will run
(iii) (a) loses (b) losing (c) lost (d) will lost
(iv) (a) returned (b) returning (c) is returning (d) will return
View AnswerAns. (i) (a) rushed
(ii) (b) ran
(iii) (c) lost
(iv) (a) returned
13. It was a cold wintry night. It (i) ___________ since morning. A traveller somehow managed to reach a secluded farm house after the night (ii) _____________. He knocked at the door and waited for somebody (iii) _________ the door. Perhaps the tired farmer (iv) ___________ to sleep after the day’s hard labour in the rice fields and there was no response in spite of the repeated knocks.
(i) (a) raining (b) rained (c) was raining (d) had been raining
(ii) (a) has fallen (b) had fallen (c) is falling (d) falls
(iii) (a) open (b) opening (c) has opened (d) to open
(iv) (a) to go (b) is going (c) had gone (d) goes
View AnswerAns. (i) (d) had been raining
(ii) (b) had fallen
(iii) (d) to open
(iv) (c) had gone