Two Stories About Flying — Grammar Exercises
Two grammar exercises based on real NCERT sentences from this chapter. Practise the editing and gap-filling formats tested in CBSE Section B.
Exercise 1Editing / Error Correction
The sentence below has one grammatical error. Find the incorrect word and write the correction.
Show Answer & Explanation
The subject is 'I' (first person singular). 'I' always takes 'was' in the past tense, never 'were'. 'Were' is used for 'you', 'we', 'they', and third person plural subjects. This error looks small but is a classic CBSE editing trap because 'were' and 'was' sound similar in reading.
Exercise 2Gap Filling
Choose the option that best fills the blank in the sentence below.
Show Answer & Explanation
The sentence describes an activity in progress at a specific past moment (during the storm, that night). Past continuous = was/were + V-ing. 'Aeroplanes' is plural, so 'were' is correct: 'were flying'. 'Was' would need a singular subject. 'Had' and 'have' don't form past continuous.
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