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Simple Past Tense (From a News Report)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On June 17, 2020, India ____________ a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the term 2021-2022.

a)

became

b)

become

c)

becomes

d)

becomed

2.

India ___________ 128 out of 192 votes (2/3rd majority) to win the election and become 1 out of 10 non-permanent members of the council.

a)

needed

b)

need

c)

needs

d)

needing

3.

India _______________ 184 'Yes' votes against only 8 'No' votes.

a)

received

b)

receive

c)

receiving

d)

receives

4.

Only 8 countries ________ not ________ for India.

a)

did, vote

b)

did, voted

c)

was, vote

d)

did, votes

5.

Along with India, Mexico also __________ with 187 votes.

a)

won

b)

win

c)

wins

d)

winning

6.

Canada _______ not ________ the elections.

a)

did, win

b)

did, won

c)

did, wins

d)

was, wins

7.

Canada did not win as it ________ only 108 votes, 20 less than the required 128.

a)

garnered

b)

garner

c)

garners

d)

garnering

8.

Norway and Ireland _________ also among the winners as they received 130 and 128 votes respectively.

a)

were

b)

be

c)

was

d)

been

9.

Several countries, including the permanent members, the USA, the UK, China, France and Russia, _____________ India.

a)

congratulate

b)

congratulated

c)

congratulates

d)

congratulating

10.

________ Kenya _______ the UNSC elections?

a)

Did, win

b)

Did, won

c)

Did, wins

d)

Did, winning

11.

No, Kenya ________ not _________ it to the list of 10 non-permanent members.

a)

did, make

b)

did, made

c)

did, makes

d)

did, making

12.

India's last term as a non-permanent member of the council ________ in the years 2011 and 2012.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

did

d)

does

13.

The voting ___________ at 9:30 a.m. local time.

a)

began

b)

begin

c)

begun

d)

begins

14.

The voting ________ not _______ over before 1 o'clock.

a)

did, get

b)

did, got

c)

did, gets

d)

was, get

15.

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the voting _________________ in phases.

a)

took place

b)

take place

c)

takes place

d)

taking place

16.

All the countries __________ their votes through a secret ballot.

a)

cast

b)

casts

c)

casting

d)

caste

17.

__________________ the official document about India's priorities and approaches?

a)

Who released

b)

Who release

c)

Who releasing

d)

Who releases

18.

India's Minister of External Affairs, S. Jaishankar _____________ the official document.

a)

released

b)

release

c)

releasing

d)

releases

19.

_________ everyone there _____________ the social distancing norms?

a)

Did, follow

b)

Did, followed

c)

Did, follows

d)

Did, following

20.

Yes, everyone _____________ the social distancing norms.

a)

followed

b)

follow

c)

follows

d)

following