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WorksheetsSimple Past Tense (From a News Report)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
On June 17, 2020, India ____________ a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the term 2021-2022.
became
become
becomes
becomed
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.
needed
need
needs
needing
India _______________ 184 'Yes' votes against only 8 'No' votes.
received
receive
receiving
receives
Only 8 countries ________ not ________ for India.
did, vote
did, voted
was, vote
did, votes
Along with India, Mexico also __________ with 187 votes.
won
win
wins
winning
Canada _______ not ________ the elections.
did, win
did, won
did, wins
was, wins
Canada did not win as it ________ only 108 votes, 20 less than the required 128.
garnered
garner
garners
garnering
Norway and Ireland _________ also among the winners as they received 130 and 128 votes respectively.
were
be
was
been
Several countries, including the permanent members, the USA, the UK, China, France and Russia, _____________ India.
congratulate
congratulated
congratulates
congratulating
________ Kenya _______ the UNSC elections?
Did, win
Did, won
Did, wins
Did, winning
No, Kenya ________ not _________ it to the list of 10 non-permanent members.
did, make
did, made
did, makes
did, making
India's last term as a non-permanent member of the council ________ in the years 2011 and 2012.
was
were
did
does
The voting ___________ at 9:30 a.m. local time.
began
begin
begun
begins
The voting ________ not _______ over before 1 o'clock.
did, get
did, got
did, gets
was, get
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the voting _________________ in phases.
took place
take place
takes place
taking place
All the countries __________ their votes through a secret ballot.
cast
casts
casting
caste
__________________ the official document about India's priorities and approaches?
Who released
Who release
Who releasing
Who releases
India's Minister of External Affairs, S. Jaishankar _____________ the official document.
released
release
releasing
releases
_________ everyone there _____________ the social distancing norms?
Did, follow
Did, followed
Did, follows
Did, following
Yes, everyone _____________ the social distancing norms.
followed
follow
follows
following
