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English · 2026 · 1 mark
CBSE 2026 · Region 2 · Set 1 · Q3
Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the brackets, for the given portion of a report. The group __________ (walk) for hours through forests and hills in Mexico before it reached the barbed wire fence, marking the boundary of the forest.
Official answer
From CBSE’s own marking scheme for this paper.
Walked/had been walking/had walked
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