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Q. 1. Hill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not, , write the passage, but write the verbs in the correct order. [Specimen Paper-2019][ISC 2017] [5], , The other day We .........ccccceecseeeesseeesees (1)(discuss) the setting up of a Debating Club in our school. We, (2) (talk) about the club and about how many students ... (3) (be) interested in it. Then, -(4) (begin) to talk about the rules and regulations . (5) (govern) the club. None, ---- (6) (agree) and we began (7) (argue)—Finally, our English teacher ............, , , , , , , , of us could ., , , , , , , , , (8) (have) to be informed and she ................ (9) (come) and . (10) (break) up the meeting., Ans. (1) were discussing (2) were talking : woul (4) ‘began, (5) governing (6) agree rgue/arguing (8) had, (9) came * (10) broke z Pee [ISC Marking Scheme 2017], , OR
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LLU mente ee LOuLECE Woage af tenses, |, Q.2. Fill in the blanks in the Passa, , . ige given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not, write the passage,, , but write the verbs in the correct order. [ISC Board 2018] [5], One day a millionaire went to a hotel in New York and, , (1)(ask) for the cheapest room they (2), (have). ue, “What_____(3) (be) the price of tlie room?” he (4)(ask). The manager (5)(tell) him., , ‘Is that the cheapest room you (6)(have) ? I (7) (stay) by myself and only (8), (need) a small room.”, , The manager said, “Why do you choose a poor room like that? Your son always (9)(stay) in our most, expensive room.” ;, , , , “Yes,” said the millionaire, “but his father (10)(be) a wealthy man; mine is not.”, Ans. (1) asked (2) had (3) will be :, (4) asked (5) told (6) have, (7) would stay (8) need / (9) stays, (10) is , ;, Q.3. Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not, write the passage, but write the verbs in the correct order. [ISC 2016] [5], ise) thatI (2)(know) one of the two men by sight, and I (3) (spend) a few seconds, im a ° (4)(seek) me out on a Sunday afternoon. During this pause, three small boys (5), (walk) - the passage from the house behind me, (6)(thread) a way around me and the two men, , (7) (climb) like cats up into a tree in the middle of the lawn outside. There, the three, , outside, andsilently__——_ (10)(lie) on their stomachs, deep in a secret, , figures (8)(rest), ___(9)(become) immobile,, , game., , , , J knew (3) spent, Ans, (1) realised king, a walked (6) threaded / threading, (4) had sought/ was see! (8) rested (9) becoming/became, , (7) climbed [ISC Marking Scheme 2016], , (10) lyin;, ying SAN NHAEASSHEAAAAASSAANSAA ASAE NATURA RASH AERA RAHA, costs HHA
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Q. 4. Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not, write the passage, but write the verbs in the correct order. [ISC 2015] [5], , Two carpenters (1)Qwork) on Mr. Sharma’s roof. When they (2) (stop) work at 6 p.m., they, ——__(8) (leave) their ladder ___(4)(lean) against the house. At 7 p.m., Raju, a thief, passed by the house, and (5)(see) the ladder. The house (6)(be) now empty as Mr. and Mrs. Sharma (7), (go) to the market. Raju (8) (climb) up the ladder, (9)(get) in through a first-floor window, and, (10)(go) straight to the main bed room where he stole all of Mrs. Sharma’s jewellery., , , , Ans. (1) were working /had been working (2). stopped (3) left, (4) leaning (5) saw (6) was (7), , had gone, (8) climbed (9) got (10) went ., , [ISC Marking Scheme 2015], , ANNAN SEAN NAMEN ESSIEN
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Q.5. Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not, write the passage, but write the verbs in the correct order., , [ISC 2014] [5], We decided to travel by car and (1)(leave) the house early. We (2)(be) on the road for two hours,, when our car (3)(hit) a stone that (4)(lie) in the middle of the road. The car (5)(g0), off the road but we, , (6)(escape) with minor injuries. Had we, , (7)(travel) faster, we, (8)(involve) in a serious accident. The mishap, , (9)(delay) us but did not, , (10)(damp) our, enthusiasm., , Ans. (1) left (2) had been (3) hit (4) was lying/lay, (5) went (6) escaped (7) been travelling (8) would have been involved, (9) delayed (10) dampen, , , , JOMTIEN, a, , , , [ISC Marking Scheme 2014], SSAA SANA AANSAHASAAAAAA, , SSSA NANA BAHAI AAAI ABBE EEE
