Question

Read the following passage and use the phrasal verbs given in brackets to replace the words underlined.

It was an April afternoon. The boy was sitting on the platform built(a)

on the banyan tree. That was the time he saw a mongoose and a cobra fight to death in the garden. He was shocked (b)

by what he saw afterwards. He decided to maintain a safe distance (c)

and watch the scene silently. The fight continued (d)

for a long time and finally the cobra surrendered.
(taken aback, set up, go on, keep back, set aside )​

Answer 1

Answer:

It was an April afternoon. The boy was sitting on the platform built which was set aside

on the banyan tree. That was the time he saw a mongoose and a cobra fight to death in the garden. He was shocked and was taken aback

by what he saw afterwards. He decided to maintain a safe distance and kept himself back

and watch the scene silently. The fight continued to go on

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Yours, Crystal