Fill in the blanks with the appropriate option given below:
1. Asaf Khan who (a) ________ the expedition against the city, (b) __________ that the little country which (c) ___________ by a woman would (d) __________ very easily without (e) _________ even a blow. It was to his surprise when he (f) ________ that the city (g) ________ to offer a strong resistance. He (h) _________ with him only a small force to fight the battle.
(a) (i) had led (ii) led (iii) was leading (iv) has led
(b) (i) expected (ii) has been expecting (iii) had expected (iv) was expected
(c) (i) rule (ii) was ruled (iii) is ruled (iv) was ruling
(d) (i) was taken (ii) be taken (iii) will be taken (iv) is taking
(e) (i) striking (ii) is striking (iii) has been striking (iv) has struck
(f) (i) found (ii) had found (iii) finds (iv) will find
(g) (i) was preparing (ii) is preparing (iii) was prepared (iv) is prepared
(h) (i) had brought (ii) brought (iii) has brought (iv) had been brought
View AnswerAns. (a) (ii) led
(b) (iii) had expected
(c) (ii) was ruled
(d) (ii) be taken
(e) (i) striking
(f) (i) found
(g) (iii) was prepared
(h) (i) had brought
2. As soon as I saw the elephant, I knew certainly that I ought not (a) _________ him. But at the moment I (b) ___________ round at the crowd that had followed me and were eager (c) _________ fun and meat. The crowd (d) __________ the road for a long distance on either side.
(a) (i) shoots (ii) is shooting (iii) shot (iv) shoot
(b) (i) glances (ii) glanced (iii) is glancing (iv) will be glancing
(c) (i) follow (ii) follows (iii) following (iv) had followed
(d) (i) has blocked (ii) had blocked (iii) will be blocked (iv) blocks
View AnswerAns. (a) (iv) shoot
(b) (ii) glanced
(c) (iv) had followed
(d) (ii) had blocked
3. The newspaper recently (a) __________ a report of a man in search of his newly born twin. The babies were missing at hospital where his wife (b) __________ birth to them. The hospital authorities claimed that the babies (c) ___________ but they refused to hand over (d) ___________ bodies. Now, the unfortunate father (e) __________ a complaint with the police.
(a) (i) carries (ii) is carrying (iii) will be carried (iv) carried
(b) (i) has given (ii) had given (iii) will be given (iv) giving
(c) (i) to die (ii) has died (iii) is dying (iv) had died
(d) (i) theirs (ii) her (iii) his (iv) their
(e) (i) to lodge (ii) is lodging (iii) has lodged (iv) lodges
View AnswerAns. (a) (iv) carried
(b) (ii) had given
(c) (iv) had died
(d) (iv) their
(e) (iii) has lodged
4. Yesterday, as I (a) ___________ along the mall, a taxi (b) __________ near me. A man (c) ________ me by my first name. I (d) ____________ as I failed to recognise the man, who (e) _________ and repeating my name.
(a) (i) walks (ii) is walking (iii) was walking (iv) had been walking
(b) (i) stopped (ii) stops (iii) to stop (iv) will stop
(c) (i) addressing (ii) addressed (iii) to address (iv) has addressed
(d) (i) is surprised (ii) was surprised (iii) surprising (iv) to surprise
(e) (i) smiles (ii) to smile (iii) was smiling (iv) has been smiling
View AnswerAns. (a) (iii) was walking
(b) (i) stopped
(c) (ii) addressed
(d) (ii) was surprised
(e) (iii) was smiling