Question

In the following passage, fill in each of the numbered blanks with correct form of the words given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate in the blank space.
Example : (0) claimed


Harish, a young taxi driver (0) …….. (claim) that a monster had (i) ………... (attack) him while he was (ii) ……. (drive) along a lonely road. The monster (iii) ……….. (be) five feet tall, had red eyes and a hairy body. After (iv) …… (chase) the taxi for a kilometer, he had jumped on its roof and scratched the face of the driver. Many people said that they believed in the (v) …….. (exist) of the monster and the newspapers called the monster, the monkey man. Ninety policemen set out to (vi) ……… (catch) the monster and the local television offered Rupees ten thousand to anyone who would get him dead or alive. The monkey-man (vii) …………. (become) so popular that crowds came to Delhi to see him. No one has (viii) …………. (find) him. As everyone knows, monsters may or may not exist, but they are good for the tourist industry.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. claimed
2. attacked
3. was
4. chasing
5. existence
6. catch
7. became
8. found

Answer 2

Answer:

claimed

attacked

was

chasing

existence

catch

became

found

Explanation: