Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the most appropriate options to complete the dialogue given below and fill blank (iii).

Rani: Kareena, do you (i)__________ that Simi (ii)_____________ first in her Matric exams? Kareena: O! Great! I always (iii)_________ she would do very well. She is a brilliant student. Rani: I (iv)________ exactly, but she (v)___________ in the merit list. Kareena: What (vi)___________ to do now? Rani: I think she (vii)__________ opt for commerce. Kareena: That’s very good. She (viii)__________ credit to her family.

  1. know

  2. knew

  3. have known

  4. had known
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The past tense 'knew' is correct because Kareena is referring to a past belief - what she thought before Simi's exam results came out. The phrase 'would do very well' shows this was a future-in-the-past construction, requiring the past tense 'knew' to maintain temporal consistency.

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