Fill-in-the-blanks worksheet about a theft incident during a family trip.

Here is the completed text with the correct verb forms filled in, followed by a detailed explanation for each blank.

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Completed Text:

During the school holidays, Kok Wen followed his father to 1) visit his grandparents in Ipoh. They 2) decided to go there by train.

When they 3) reached the train station, Kok Wen 4) went to a convenience store to 5) buy some snacks. As he 6) queued up to pay, he 7) noticed a woman quietly 8) taking a can of drink from the fridge and 9) putting it into her handbag.

Kok Wen quickly 10) told the cashier about it. The cashier immediately 11) stopped the woman from 12) leaving the shop. He 13) found the drink in her handbag. He 14) called the police and 15) thanked Kok Wen.

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## ✔ Explanation for Each Blank:

1) visit

- Context: “followed his father to ___ his grandparents”
- Purpose of the trip → to see/visit family.
- Infinitive form after “to” → base form: visit

2) decided

- Context: “They ___ to go there by train.”
- Past tense needed (whole story is in past).
- “Decide to do something” → past tense: decided

3) reached

- Context: “When they ___ the train station...”
- Past tense action → arrived at the station.
- “Reach” = arrive at a place → past: reached

4) went

- Context: “Kok Wen ___ to a convenience store...”
- Past tense movement → went to the store.
- Base form “go” → past: went

5) buy

- Context: “...to ___ some snacks.”
- Infinitive after “to” → base form: buy

6) queued up

- Context: “As he ___ to pay...”
- Past continuous or simple past — here, it’s an action happening while paying.
- “Queue up” = stand in line → past tense: queued up (British spelling; American would be “queued up” or “lined up”, but “queue up” is given)

> Note: In British English, “queue” is often spelled with ‘ue’, and past tense is “queued”.

7) noticed

- Context: “he ___ a woman quietly...”
- Past tense observation → noticed

8) taking

- Context: “a woman quietly ___ a can of drink...”
- This is part of a perception verb structure: “notice someone doing something”
- So: notice + object + present participle → taking

9) putting

- Context: “...and ___ it into her handbag.”
- Parallel to “taking” — same structure: “notice someone doing X and doing Y”
- So: putting (present participle of “put”)

10) told

- Context: “Kok Wen quickly ___ the cashier about it.”
- Past tense → informed → told

11) stopped

- Context: “The cashier immediately ___ the woman...”
- Past tense action → prevented her → stopped

12) leaving

- Context: “...from ___ the shop.”
- After preposition “from”, we need gerund → leaving

13) found

- Context: “He ___ the drink in her handbag.”
- Past tense discovery → found

14) called

- Context: “He ___ the police...”
- Past tense → contacted → called

15) thanked

- Context: “...and ___ Kok Wen.”
- Past tense gratitude → thanked

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## 📝 Final Answer Summary:

1) visit
2) decided
3) reached
4) went
5) buy
6) queued up
7) noticed
8) taking
9) putting
10) told
11) stopped
12) leaving
13) found
14) called
15) thanked

✔ All verbs are correctly conjugated in past tense (except infinitives and gerunds where required), matching the context and grammar rules.

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