Grammar

 10. Choose and copy the correct answer. Rewriting is not required.(10×0.5=5)

Some answers in the answer key are incorrect. Check them with authentic sources and deal with them. 

Once there was a well in a forest. One day, a fox was walking by ……… (a) ……… (a/ an/ the/ no article) well. Suddenly, he slipped …….. (b)………. (into/ on/ to/ from) the well. The well was very deep, ……… (c) …….. (so/ however/ therefore/ so that) he could not come out of the well. He made lots of efforts, ……….. (d) ………(didn’t he / don’t he / doesn’t he / isn’t he) ? At the same time, a thirsty goat ………….. (e) ……….. (has passed/ pass / was passing / is passing) by the well and saw the fox in the well. The goat asked the fox ……… (f) ……… (what he was doing/was he doing/ what he did/what he does) there. The clever fox replied that he had been there to drink water. He further said, the water there was very good. Hearing that, the goat ….. (g) ….. (jumped/ was jumped/ is jumped/ jump) into the well at once. The fox stepped onto the back of the goat and jumped out of the well easily. The poor goat ……… (h) ………(was/ were/ is/ are) left to die there in the well. The persuasive words of the clever fox made the goat …….. (i) ……… (jump / to jump jumped/had jumped) into the well. If the goat had thought properly, it ………. (j) ……… (would not have died / would die / will die/ to die) there.

Multiple Choice Answers:

(a) a
(b) into
(c) so
(d) didn’t he
(e) was passing
(f) what he was doing
(g) jumped
(h) was
(i) to jump
(j) would not have died