Question 10 : Complete the headlines by choosing the correct option. [ 4Marks]
1. A crater discovered According to a report in Nature News, a crater ______________by NASA
recently.
(i) has been discovered (iii) is discovered
(ii) was discovered (iv) will be discovered
2. Stone chamber of 3rd century tomb unveiled Japanese archaeologists today
___________that was excavated from an accident tomb in Nasa.
(i) has unveiled a stone chamber
(ii) Unveiled a stone chamber.
(iii) was unveiled a stone chamber.
(iv) has been unveiled a stone chamber.
3. Butterfly identified
A butterfly that can hear through its wings _____________by the scientists from the
University of Bristol.
i) has been identified
ii) was identified
iii) is identified
iv) had been identified
4. Abducted Bengal Cop released by Maoists.
Two days after being taken hostage, police officer A. Dutt ___________unharmed by
Maoists in Lalbagh.
i) was released iii) is released
ii) has been released iv) had been released
Answers
2. (II)
3. (i)
4. (i)
Answer:
The correct choices to fill in the sentences are- 1. (ii) was discovered, 2. (ii) Unveiled a stone chamber, 3. i) has been identified 4. i) was released.
Explanation:
1. In the first sentence, the word discover is used in past continuous form. This tense is used to mention an action from the past that was in a state of progress at a given time. The verb would be "was discovered"
2. In the second sentence, the word unveil is used in the past indefinite tense. This tense is used to mention an event that took place and was completed. The verb would be "unveiled".
3. The third sentence uses the verb identify in the present perfect continuous tense which describes an event that started at a particular time. The verb would be "has been identified"
4. The last sentence uses the past continuous form of the verb release. The verb would be "was released"
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