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Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

It was my second year at boarding school. I was sitting on platform No. 8 (1)______ Ambala station, waiting for the north-bound train. My parents (2)______ me old enough to travel on my own. I (3)______ by bus to Ambala early in the evening. Now, (4)______ was a long wait till my train (5)______. Most of the time, I had been (6)______ up and down the platform, (7)______ at the bookstall, or feeding broken biscuits to stray dogs. (8)______ a train arrived, it would become (9)______. As the carriage doors opened, people would swoop down (10)______ the nervous little ticket collector at the gate.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.

Option 1: arrived

Option 2: arrives

Option 3: arrive

Option 4: is arriving


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: arrived


Solution : The first option is correct.

  • The simple past tense is used when we talk about things that happened or existed before now.
  • Since the given incident takes place in the past tense, arrived will be used in the fifth blank.

Therefore, the correct answer is, arrived.

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