TCS Ninja Fill in the blanks Quiz -1

Question 1

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Once upon a time there (A) ———————- (live) a man called Damocles. A friend of his eventually ——————— (become) the ruler of a small city. Damocles thought, ‘How lucky my friend ——————— (be). He ——————— (be) now a ruler. He must ——————- (have) a great time. He —————– have fine clothes, lots of money and a number of servants. I wish I —————– (have) his luck.’ He ——————– (decide) to visit his friend to enjoy his hospitality. When he —————— (reach) the palace, the king himself ——————– (receive) him with respect and affection. Damocles then ———————- (tell) the king that he ———————- (be) indeed a lucky man. The king ——————- (smile). He —————– (invite) his friend to have dinner with him.

Answer for Blank A is?

live

lived

lives

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Question 2

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Once upon a time there (A) ———————- (live) a man called Damocles. A friend of his eventually(B) ——————— (become) the ruler of a small city. Damocles thought, ‘How lucky my friend ——————— (be). He ——————— (be) now a ruler. He must ——————- (have) a great time. He —————– have fine clothes, lots of money and a number of servants. I wish I —————– (have) his luck.’ He ——————– (decide) to visit his friend to enjoy his hospitality. When he —————— (reach) the palace, the king himself ——————– (receive) him with respect and affection. Damocles then ———————- (tell) the king that he ———————- (be) indeed a lucky man. The king ——————- (smile). He —————– (invite) his friend to have dinner with him.

Answer for Blank B is?

Living

Live

Lived

Liven

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Question 3

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Once upon a time there (A) ———————- (live) a man called Damocles. A friend of his eventually(B) ——————— (become) the ruler of a small city. Damocles thought, ‘How lucky my friend (C)——————— (be). He (D) ——————— (be) now a ruler. He must (E)——————- (have) a great time. He (F)—————– have fine clothes, lots of money and a number of servants. I wish I (G)—————– (have) his luck.’ He (H)——————– (decide) to visit his friend to enjoy his hospitality. When he (I)—————— (reach) the palace, the king himself (J)——————– (receive) him with respect and affection. Damocles then (K)———————- (tell) the king that he (L)———————- (be) indeed a lucky man. The king (M)——————- (smile). He (N)—————– (invite) his friend to have dinner with him.

Answer for Blank C is?

is

was

it

were

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Question 4

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Once upon a time there (A) ———————- (live) a man called Damocles. A friend of his eventually(B) ——————— (become) the ruler of a small city. Damocles thought, ‘How lucky my friend (C)——————— (be). He (D) ——————— (be) now a ruler. He must (E)——————- (have) a great time. He (F)—————– have fine clothes, lots of money and a number of servants. I wish I (G)—————– (have) his luck.’ He (H)——————– (decide) to visit his friend to enjoy his hospitality. When he (I)—————— (reach) the palace, the king himself (J)——————– (receive) him with respect and affection. Damocles then (K)———————- (tell) the king that he (L)———————- (be) indeed a lucky man. The king (M)——————- (smile). He (N)—————– (invite) his friend to have dinner with him.

Answer for Blank D is?

be

was

is

will

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Question 5

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Once upon a time there (A) ———————- (live) a man called Damocles. A friend of his eventually(B) ——————— (become) the ruler of a small city. Damocles thought, ‘How lucky my friend (C)——————— (be). He (D) ——————— (be) now a ruler. He must (E)——————- (have) a great time. He (F)—————– have fine clothes, lots of money and a number of servants. I wish I (G)—————– (have) his luck.’ He (H)——————– (decide) to visit his friend to enjoy his hospitality. When he (I)—————— (reach) the palace, the king himself (J)——————– (receive) him with respect and affection. Damocles then (K)———————- (tell) the king that he (L)———————- (be) indeed a lucky man. The king (M)——————- (smile). He (N)—————– (invite) his friend to have dinner with him.

Answer for Blank E is?

be has

be having

be had

be have

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Question 6

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Once upon a time there (A) ———————- (live) a man called Damocles. A friend of his eventually(B) ——————— (become) the ruler of a small city. Damocles thought, ‘How lucky my friend (C)——————— (be). He (D) ——————— (be) now a ruler. He must (E)——————- (have) a great time. He (F)—————– have fine clothes, lots of money and a number of servants. I wish I (G)—————– (have) his luck.’ He (H)——————– (decide) to visit his friend to enjoy his hospitality. When he (I)—————— (reach) the palace, the king himself (J)——————– (receive) him with respect and affection. Damocles then (K)———————- (tell) the king that he (L)———————- (be) indeed a lucky man. The king (M)——————- (smile). He (N)—————– (invite) his friend to have dinner with him.

Answer for Blank F is?

should have

will have

can have

must have

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Question 7

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Once upon a time there (A) ———————- (live) a man called Damocles. A friend of his eventually(B) ——————— (become) the ruler of a small city. Damocles thought, ‘How lucky my friend (C)——————— (be). He (D) ——————— (be) now a ruler. He must (E)——————- (have) a great time. He (F)—————– have fine clothes, lots of money and a number of servants. I wish I (G)—————– (have) his luck.’ He (H)——————– (decide) to visit his friend to enjoy his hospitality. When he (I)—————— (reach) the palace, the king himself (J)——————– (receive) him with respect and affection. Damocles then (K)———————- (tell) the king that he (L)———————- (be) indeed a lucky man. The king (M)——————- (smile). He (N)—————– (invite) his friend to have dinner with him.

Answer for Blank G is?

had

has

have

must have

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Question 8

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Once upon a time there (A) ———————- (live) a man called Damocles. A friend of his eventually(B) ——————— (become) the ruler of a small city. Damocles thought, ‘How lucky my friend (C)——————— (be). He (D) ——————— (be) now a ruler. He must (E)——————- (have) a great time. He (F)—————– have fine clothes, lots of money and a number of servants. I wish I (G)—————– (have) his luck.’ He (H)——————– (decide) to visit his friend to enjoy his hospitality. When he (I)—————— (reach) the palace, the king himself (J)——————– (receive) him with respect and affection. Damocles then (K)———————- (tell) the king that he (L)———————- (be) indeed a lucky man. The king (M)——————- (smile). He (N)—————– (invite) his friend to have dinner with him.

Answer for Blank H is?

decide

deciding

decided

will decide

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decided

Question 9

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Once upon a time there (A) ———————- (live) a man called Damocles. A friend of his eventually(B) ——————— (become) the ruler of a small city. Damocles thought, ‘How lucky my friend (C)——————— (be). He (D) ——————— (be) now a ruler. He must (E)——————- (have) a great time. He (F)—————– have fine clothes, lots of money and a number of servants. I wish I (G)—————– (have) his luck.’ He (H)——————– (decide) to visit his friend to enjoy his hospitality. When he (I)—————— (reach) the palace, the king himself (J)——————– (receive) him with respect and affection. Damocles then (K)———————- (tell) the king that he (L)———————- (be) indeed a lucky man. The king (M)——————- (smile). He (N)—————– (invite) his friend to have dinner with him.

Answer for Blank I is?

reached

reach

arrive

reaching

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Question 10

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Once upon a time there (A) ———————- (live) a man called Damocles. A friend of his eventually(B) ——————— (become) the ruler of a small city. Damocles thought, ‘How lucky my friend (C)——————— (be). He (D) ——————— (be) now a ruler. He must (E)——————- (have) a great time. He (F)—————– have fine clothes, lots of money and a number of servants. I wish I (G)—————– (have) his luck.’ He (H)——————– (decide) to visit his friend to enjoy his hospitality. When he (I)—————— (reach) the palace, the king himself (J)——————– (receive) him with respect and affection. Damocles then (K)———————- (tell) the king that he (L)———————- (be) indeed a lucky man. The king (M)——————- (smile). He (N)—————– (invite) his friend to have dinner with him.

Answer for Blank J is?

receive

received

receiving

will receive

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Question 11

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Once upon a time there (A) ———————- (live) a man called Damocles. A friend of his eventually(B) ——————— (become) the ruler of a small city. Damocles thought, ‘How lucky my friend (C)——————— (be). He (D) ——————— (be) now a ruler. He must (E)——————- (have) a great time. He (F)—————– have fine clothes, lots of money and a number of servants. I wish I (G)—————– (have) his luck.’ He (H)——————– (decide) to visit his friend to enjoy his hospitality. When he (I)—————— (reach) the palace, the king himself (J)——————– (receive) him with respect and affection. Damocles then (K)———————- (tell) the king that he (L)———————- (be) indeed a lucky man. The king (M)——————- (smile). He (N)—————– (invite) his friend to have dinner with him.

Answer for Blank K is?

tell

will tell

told

will told

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Question 12

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Once upon a time there (A) ———————- (live) a man called Damocles. A friend of his eventually(B) ——————— (become) the ruler of a small city. Damocles thought, ‘How lucky my friend (C)——————— (be). He (D) ——————— (be) now a ruler. He must (E)——————- (have) a great time. He (F)—————– have fine clothes, lots of money and a number of servants. I wish I (G)—————– (have) his luck.’ He (H)——————– (decide) to visit his friend to enjoy his hospitality. When he (I)—————— (reach) the palace, the king himself (J)——————– (receive) him with respect and affection. Damocles then (K)———————- (tell) the king that he (L)———————- (be) indeed a lucky man. The king (M)——————- (smile). He (N)—————– (invite) his friend to have dinner with him.

Answer for Blank L is?

is

was

are

were

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Question 13

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Once upon a time there (A) ———————- (live) a man called Damocles. A friend of his eventually(B) ——————— (become) the ruler of a small city. Damocles thought, ‘How lucky my friend (C)——————— (be). He (D) ——————— (be) now a ruler. He must (E)——————- (have) a great time. He (F)—————– have fine clothes, lots of money and a number of servants. I wish I (G)—————– (have) his luck.’ He (H)——————– (decide) to visit his friend to enjoy his hospitality. When he (I)—————— (reach) the palace, the king himself (J)——————– (receive) him with respect and affection. Damocles then (K)———————- (tell) the king that he (L)———————- (be) indeed a lucky man. The king (M)——————- (smile). He (N)—————– (invite) his friend to have dinner with him.

Answer for Blank M is?

smile

was smiling

smiled

laughed

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Question 14

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Once upon a time there (A) ———————- (live) a man called Damocles. A friend of his eventually(B) ——————— (become) the ruler of a small city. Damocles thought, ‘How lucky my friend (C)——————— (be). He (D) ——————— (be) now a ruler. He must (E)——————- (have) a great time. He (F)—————– have fine clothes, lots of money and a number of servants. I wish I (G)—————– (have) his luck.’ He (H)——————– (decide) to visit his friend to enjoy his hospitality. When he (I)—————— (reach) the palace, the king himself (J)——————– (receive) him with respect and affection. Damocles then (K)———————- (tell) the king that he (L)———————- (be) indeed a lucky man. The king (M)——————- (smile). He (N)—————– (invite) his friend to have dinner with him.

Answer for Blank N is?

invites

invite

inviting

invited

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Question 15

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A greenhouse is a glass covered structure (A) --------- to grow plants. It has transparent glass that allows sunlight to pass (B)--------, but does not allow the heat inside to escape. The same (C)-------- occurs on the earth. The (D)------- radiation (E)------- through the atmosphere to heat the earth’s surface. When heated, the earth’s surface produces infrared radiation, which has a longer wavelength than that of sunlight. This infrared radiation rises into the atmosphere where gases, such as carbon dioxide, (F)------- the infrared radiation from escaping into space. The concentrations of gases,(G)------- are called greenhouse gases, control how much infrared radiation escapes.

Answer for Blank A is?

use

uses

used

using

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Question 16

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A greenhouse is a glass covered structure (A) --------- to grow plants. It has transparent glass that allows sunlight to pass (B)--------, but does not allow the heat inside to escape. The same (C)-------- occurs on the earth. The (D)------- radiation (E)------- through the atmosphere to heat the earth’s surface. When heated, the earth’s surface produces infrared radiation, which has a longer wavelength than that of sunlight. This infrared radiation rises into the atmosphere where gases, such as carbon dioxide, (F)------- the infrared radiation from escaping into space. The concentrations of gases,(G)------- are called greenhouse gases, control how much infrared radiation escapes.

Answer for Blank B is?

through

from

accross

by

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Question 17

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A greenhouse is a glass covered structure (A) --------- to grow plants. It has transparent glass that allows sunlight to pass (B)--------, but does not allow the heat inside to escape. The same (C)-------- occurs on the earth. The (D)------- radiation (E)------- through the atmosphere to heat the earth’s surface. When heated, the earth’s surface produces infrared radiation, which has a longer wavelength than that of sunlight. This infrared radiation rises into the atmosphere where gases, such as carbon dioxide, (F)------- the infrared radiation from escaping into space. The concentrations of gases,(G)------- are called greenhouse gases, control how much infrared radiation escapes.

Answer for Blank C is?

affect

effect

affecting

effecting

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effecting

Question 18

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A greenhouse is a glass covered structure (A) --------- to grow plants. It has transparent glass that allows sunlight to pass (B)--------, but does not allow the heat inside to escape. The same (C)-------- occurs on the earth. The (D)------- radiation (E)------- through the atmosphere to heat the earth’s surface. When heated, the earth’s surface produces infrared radiation, which has a longer wavelength than that of sunlight. This infrared radiation rises into the atmosphere where gases, such as carbon dioxide, (F)------- the infrared radiation from escaping into space. The concentrations of gases,(G)------- are called greenhouse gases, control how much infrared radiation escapes.

Answer for Blank D is?

sun's

suns

sun

none of these

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Question 19

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A greenhouse is a glass covered structure (A) --------- to grow plants. It has transparent glass that allows sunlight to pass (B)--------, but does not allow the heat inside to escape. The same (C)-------- occurs on the earth. The (D)------- radiation (E)------- through the atmosphere to heat the earth’s surface. When heated, the earth’s surface produces infrared radiation, which has a longer wavelength than that of sunlight. This infrared radiation rises into the atmosphere where gases, such as carbon dioxide, (F)------- the infrared radiation from escaping into space. The concentrations of gases,(G)------- are called greenhouse gases, control how much infrared radiation escapes.

Answer for Blank E is?

passing

pass

passed

passes

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Question 20

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A greenhouse is a glass covered structure (A) --------- to grow plants. It has transparent glass that allows sunlight to pass (B)--------, but does not allow the heat inside to escape. The same (C)-------- occurs on the earth. The (D)------- radiation (E)------- through the atmosphere to heat the earth’s surface. When heated, the earth’s surface produces infrared radiation, which has a longer wavelength than that of sunlight. This infrared radiation rises into the atmosphere where gases, such as carbon dioxide, (F)------- the infrared radiation from escaping into space. The concentrations of gases,(G)------- are called greenhouse gases, control how much infrared radiation escapes.

Answer for Blank F is?

prevented

preventing

prevent's

prevent

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Question 21

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A greenhouse is a glass covered structure (A) --------- to grow plants. It has transparent glass that allows sunlight to pass (B)--------, but does not allow the heat inside to escape. The same (C)-------- occurs on the earth. The (D)------- radiation (E)------- through the atmosphere to heat the earth’s surface. When heated, the earth’s surface produces infrared radiation, which has a longer wavelength than that of sunlight. This infrared radiation rises into the atmosphere where gases, such as carbon dioxide, (F)------- the infrared radiation from escaping into space. The concentrations of gases,(G)------- are called greenhouse gases, control how much infrared radiation escapes.

Answer for Blank G is?

that

those

which

are

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