Rohan used to do well in school, and people thought he was smart because of…
2024
Rohan used to do well in school, and people thought he was smart because of it. But it's not true. In fact, three years ago he___1___ in school. However, two years ago he decided to get serious about school and made a few changes in his lifestyle and routine. First, he__2___ he___3___ become interested in whatever was being taught in the class, regardless of what other people ___4____ .
He decides he would work hard every day and never give up on any assignment. He decided to never, never fall behind. Finally, he ___5____ school a priority over friends and fun. After the ___6___ these changes, he became an active participant in classroom discussions, his test scores began to rise. Some students made fun of him because "He was smart." How exciting! It seems that being smart is simply a matter of working hard and being interested. After all, learning a new sport or a video game is hard work even when you are interested. Unfortunately, learning a new video game takes you nowhere.
Fill in the blank 4 with most suitable word
- A.
thinks
- B.
think
- C.
thought
- D.
will think
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Correct answer: C
Correct answer: thought
Explanation: The passage describes events and decisions in the past (for example, "decided," "made," "became"). Using the past tense "thought" keeps the sentence consistent with that timeline: "regardless of what other people thought."
Why "thinks" is wrong: It is present simple (third-person singular) and creates a tense mismatch with the rest of the passage.
Why "think" is less appropriate: Present tense could express a general truth, but here the context refers to past events, so past tense is preferable.
Why "will think" is wrong: It is future tense and does not match the past-tense narration.