Kerala PSC LD Clerk Exam General English Page -69

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Kerala PSC LDC Exam

General English

Practice Test

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      Choose from those given below the correct form of the verb given in brackets:
   

1. Mother (lay) the table while the maid was washing the plates.

 (A) laid
 (B) had laid
 (C) had been laying
 (D) lays




2. Large crowds waited at the airport when the victorious cricket team (return) home.

 (A) was returning
 (B) had returned
 (C) returned
 (D) had been returning



3. It (rain) cats and dogs at this time yesterday.

 (A) rains
 (B) was raining
 (C) had rained
 (D) had been raining



4. The fire was spreading fast, so we (break) a window to get out.

 (A) broke
 (B) break
 (C) had broken
 (D) were breaking



5. We (run) into a waiting shed when the storm lashed.

 (A) were running
 (B) had run
 (C) ran
 (D) had been running



6. Hundreds of tourists (sit) on the beach  when the tsunami struck.

 (A) were sitting
 (B) sat
 (C) had been sitting
 (D) had sat




7. While he (get) off the bus, he fell and broke  his left leg.

 (A) got
 (B) had been getting
 (C) was getting
 (D) had got



8. The dog (bite) her on the ankle when she tried to catch it.

 (A) had bitten
 (B) was biting
 (C) bit
 (D) had been biting



9. The servant  dropped one glass while she (wash) up last night.

 (A) had been washing
 (B) was washing
 (C) washed
 (D) had washed



10. The boat (sink), so all the passengers  jumped into the river and swam to the shore.

 (A) sank
 (B) had sunk
 (C) has sunk
 (D) was sinking