Question

Q3. Choose the best word from the options given in bracket to fill the following blanks: 5 marks

(a) Most UFO sightings occur (a) ___________ (at, in, on, during) the night, either late in the evening

or in the early hours of the morning. (b) _____________ (As, While, When, Often) they take place on

a dark moonless night when the person (c) _______________ (are, is, were, was) alone on a country

road. This eerie atmosphere is perfect (d) _________ (of, for, off, on) playing tricks on a person's

imagination. Police and newspaper offices are often swamped (e) ________ (in, for, with, among)

calls when something strange is seen in the skies.

(b) Climate change (a) ___________ (is, was, will, has) one (b) ____________ (at, on, with, of) the

most (c) _____________ . (hot, hoted, hotly, hoting) contested environmental debates of our time.

(d) _______________ (Will, can, Have, Has) the West Antarctic ice sheet melt entirely? Will the Gulf

Stream ocean current (e) __________ (was, be, is, are) disrupted? May be. May be not.​

Answer 1

Answer:

• at
• when
• are
• for
• was
• of
• hotly
• has
• are