Gauge DIRECTIONS: Choose the appropriate verb in the given sentences. Write it in your answer sheet.

1. I rose before the alarm clock (rang, had rung).

2. Our English class (started, had started) when we arrived.

3. After the winner (gave, had given) a short speech, he received the award.

4. When the suspension of classes (was announced, had been announced), the students had gone home.

5. After Ken (delivered, had delivered) his report, his classmates gave him a round of applause.

6. Kara studied hard before she (took, had taken) the test.

7. Before the students (answered, had answered) the test, they read the directions first.

8. The program (began, had begun) when the spectators came.

9. They (announced, had announced) the winner after the board of judges had tabulated the scores.

10. My best friend (called, had called) on the phone before she had visited me at home.

11. The employee (worked, had worked) for the company a long time before he was promoted.

12. The farmers began harvesting before the rainy season (started, had started).

13. Mom had prepared the snacks when the visitors (came, had come).

14. After the family had eaten dinner, they (watched, had watched) a movie together.

15. The residents had evacuated right before the storm (hit, had hit their place.​