Question

Given below is a description of what happened during a fire. One word has been omitted in each line. Mark the place where you think a word has been omitted using ‘/’. Write the word you think is missing in the space provided.

There was a fire our street yesterday morning. ______

When I woke up, I looked of the window and saw ______

smoke pouring out of house opposite. Then I ______

saw fire engines arriving their sirens ______

blaring. First one turned the corner and stopped outside ______

the house. All the firemen dashed the house and ______

ran upstairs to the bedrooms. A woman screaming ______

from an upstairs window. She shouted that she locked ______

in the room and not get out. By this time a second ______

fire engine arrived and the firemen held a blanket ______

for her to jump into. The chief shouted that she to jump. ______

You could see that was terrified but suddenly she ______

made the decision and with great scream, she jumped. ______

She landed safely. Afterwards she said that it had the ______

most frightening experience of life. ______

Answer 1

There was a fire our street yesterday morning. - in

When I woke up, I looked of the window and saw - out

smoke pouring out of house opposite. Then I - the

saw fire engines arriving their sirens - with

blaring. First one turned the corner and stopped outside - round

the house. All the firemen dashed the house and - into

ran upstairs to the bedrooms. A woman screaming - was

from an upstairs window. She shouted that she locked - got

in the room and not get out. By this time a second - could

fire engine arrived and the firemen held a blanket - there

for her to jump into. The chief shouted that she to jump. - had

You could see that was terrified but suddenly she - should

made the decision and with great scream, she jumped. - a

She landed safely. Afterwards she said that it had the - been

most frightening experience of life. - her