She ___ when the guests arrived. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

She ___ when the guests arrived.
A. was cooking
B. has cooked
C. cooks
D. cooked
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Past Continuous for action in progress when something else happened.

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Question #1
She ___ for the interview when I called.
A. prepared
B. has prepared
C. prepares
D. was preparing

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Ongoing action interrupted → Past Continuous.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #2
She ___ her homework and then went to bed.
A. does
B. had done
C. did
D. was doing

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Simple Past for sequence.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #3
He said that he ___ the book.
A. reads
B. had read
C. has read
D. read

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Reported speech: past → past perfect.

This question belongs to: English Tenses