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Fill in the blanks using the correct from of the words given in the box
below.
When the teacher caught the boy _________ in the examination, he stood there _____________and ___________ .____________the loud admonition of the teacher, the headmaster rushed in. The boy started to cry ________ that he would be expelled from the school. ___________ the situation very quickly, the
headmaster asked the boy to follow him to his room.
| fear, cheat, hear, assess, quiver, tremble |
Solution
When the teacher caught the boy Cheating in the examination, he stood there trembling and quivering .Hearing the loud admonition of the teacher, the headmaster rushed in. The boy started to cry fearing that he would be expelled from the school. Assessing the situation very quickly, the
headmaster asked the boy to follow him to his room.
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