Question

The next question refers to the following paragraph. Select the transition that best fits the blank.

The kite festival once marked the arrival of spring in Pakistan. People gathered with their handmade kites and battled over whose kite could fly _________ .
Competition was fierce. People spoke of nothing else in the days that _________, admiring the winner and promising themselves that one day, their own kite would fly proudly over the town.
But, unfortunately that was _________. The kite festival has been banned since 2007.


In sentence 2, select the transition that best fits the blank.
came before
followed
happened earlier
were over

Answer 1

Followed

This is because the story is in past tense. "Competition was fierce." It couldn't have been "happened earlier", "were over" nor "came before" since those make the least sense.

Answer 2

"Followed" would be the best fit answer.