Question

Question 4
(a) In the following passage, fill in each numbered blank with the correct form of the
[4]
word given in the brackets.(Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the
word or phrase appropriate to the blank space.)
(0) were virtually
The Titanic was a famous ship which sank on its. maiden voyage. There were two other ships built
by the same boat builder. The RMS Olympic and the RMS Brittanic. Their designs
(0) (virtual) identical. On its first run RMS Olympic
(1) (strike) by the
British cruiser Hawke,
(2) (cause) it to return to port. It
(3) (repair) with parts
from Titanic, which was then under construction. During World War I it
(4) (ram) and
sunk a German submarine, later a lightship in the US, after which it
(5) (demolish) in
1937. RMS Brittanic
(6) (build) after the Titanic disaster. It (7) (launch) in
February 1914 as a hospital ship. She sank on November 21, 1915 after (8) (hit) a mine or
a torpedo in the Aegean sea.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Virtually , Struck, repaired Rammed demolished Built launched hit ..... finished