Question

(c) Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage but write the verbs in the correct order. Snails 1 (acquire) a reputation for slowness and are generally regarded with tolerance and good humour. But not in a south Bengal village where they 2 ___ (become) a menace. With night fall, thousands invade the village. They 3 ____ (enter) the houses and attack the food. A wedding party ___ (end) in confusion as the invitees found dozens of snails 5 (crawl) into their plates. The situation is so bad that several families 6 (leave) the village. The obvious explanation seems to be that the snails ________ (run) out of food in their habitat and ___ (search) for fresh pastures. This 9 (happen) due to large scale use of insecticides. In that case, their march on the village may be justified. Since man 10 (be) responsible for the suffering, he must really alleviate it.

Answer 1

acquire, have become, enter, ended, crawling, have left, are running, are searching, has happened, is