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English Language & Literature — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1]
Rishaan's parents asked him how he had fared in the speaking test in school that day. He excitedly told them that before the teacher could finish the question, he _______ the correct answer. Fill in the blank to complete the sentence.
  1. (A) gave
  2. (B) has given
  3. (C) would have given
  4. (D) will give
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Model Answer

(D) will give is incorrect. The correct answer is (A) gave.

The sentence describes a past event (the speaking test that day), requiring simple past tense: "he gave the correct answer."

Explanation

The sentence is set entirely in the past ("that day," reported speech). The action of giving the answer happened before the teacher finished — both are past events, so simple past "gave" is correct. "Has given" (present perfect), "would have given" (conditional), and "will give" (future) are all grammatically inconsistent with the past-tense context.

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