Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms in simple past and past continuous tenses:

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Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms in simple past and past continuous tenses:

• The class was quiet. Some children were drawing. The rest were reading books.

Section C: Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.

• Passage: Thirteen year-old Meghna was swept away along with her parents and seventy-seven other people. She spent two days floating in the sea, holding on to a wooden door. Eleven times she saw relief helicopters overhead, but they did not see her. She was brought to the shore by a wave, and was found walking on the seashore in a daze. (The Tsunami)

• Now answer the following questions.

  • i) What was Meghna holding on to while floating in the sea?
    • Meghna was holding on to a wooden door while floating in the sea.
  • ii) How many times did Meghna see relief helicopters overhead?
    • Meghna saw relief helicopters overhead eleven times.

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