Question

Q.6 (A) Complete each sentence by selecting the correct word / phrase from
the pair given in brackets after the blank:
15 marks
They started late in
(an/the) afternoon.
Our Principal is
(a/an) honourable man.
(111) Who is at
(a/the) door?
(iv) People think that lead is
(a / the) heaviest metal.
(v) Apples cost Rs 120
(a/an) kilo.
(vi) The food at the restaurant
(was, was being)
very spicy.
(vii) He always
(speaks / is speaking) the truth.
(viii) Look! Someone
(knocked / is knocking) at the
door.
(ix) When
(does / did) you come?
She
(is has been) ill since last Friday.
(xi) The train
(was anive / arrived) four hours late.
(xii)
On Sunday, we
(walking/walked) to the
holiday home.
(xiii) Did you
(saw/see) the moon last night?
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Answer 1

Explanation:

1 : the

2 : an

3 : the

4 : the

5 : a

6 : was

7 : speaks

8 : is knocking

9 : did

10 : has been

11 : arrived

12 : walked

13 : saw

Answer 2

1. the
2. an
3. at
4. the
5. a
6. was
7. speaks
8. is knocking
9. did
10. has been
11. arrived
12. walked
13. see

Explanation:

• Here we need to fill in the articles in the blanks.
• Articles refer to those words that are used with noun phrases.
• Articles consist of a, an, and the.
• They started late in the afternoon.
• Our Principal is an honorable man.
• Who is at the door?
• People think that lead is the heaviest metal.
• Apples cost Rs $120$ a kilo.
• The food at the restaurant was very spicy.
• He always speaks the truth.
• Look! Someone is knocking at the door.
• When did you come?
• She has been ill since last Friday.
• The train arrived four hours late.
• On Sunday, we walked to the holiday home.
• Did you see the moon last night?