Question

fill with tenses:
By the time she was three, Matilda had taught herself to read by (1)_________(study) newspapers and magazines that (2) __________(lie) around the house. At the age of four, she could (3) _______(read) fast and well and she naturally began (4) _________(hanker) after books. The only look in the whole
of this enlightened household was something called Easy cooking(5) ________ (belong) to her mother, and when she had read this from cover to cover and had (6)________(learn) all the recipes by heart , she (7)_________(decide) she (8)______ ( want) something more interesting.
( 10th icse 2020 English language paper).​

Answer 1

The given passage is filled with tenses as such.

Explanation:

• By the time she was three, Matilda had taught herself to read by studying newspapers and magazines that lied around the house. At the age of four, she could read fast and well and she naturally began hankering after books.
• The only look in the whole  of this enlightened household was something called Easy cooking which belonged to her mother, and when she had read this from cover to cover and had learnt all the recipes by heart, she decided she wanted something more interesting.

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Answer 2

Answer:

By the time she was three, Matilda had taught herself to read by (1) studying (study) newspapers and magazines that (2) lied (lie) around the house. At the age of four, she could (3)  read (read) fast and well and she naturally began (4)  hankering (hanker) after books. The only look in the whole  of this enlightened household was something called Easy cooking(5) belonging (belong) to her mother, and when she had read this from cover to cover and had (6) learnt (learn) all the recipes by heart , she (7) decided (decide) she (8) wanted ( want) something more interesting.

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