Question

Fill in the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not
copy the passage but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the
blank space.
One morning I(0)__(see) the python curled up on the dressing table.
Answer: saw
It was (1) (gaze) at its own reflection in the mirror. I (2) (go) for grandfather but
by the time we (3)_ (return) to the room, the python (4)__(move) on. He was seen in
the garden and once the cook saw him (5) (crawl) up the ladder to the roof. Then we
(6) (find) him on the dressing table again (7)__(admire) himself in the mirror.
"He's trying to look better for Aunt Mabel" I said . I (8)_ (regret) this remark
immediately because grandmother overheard and held up my pocket money for the rest of
the week.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. gazing

2.went

3. returned

4.had moved

5. crawling

6. found

7. admiring

Explanation: