Q3Comprehension2 Marks10 May 2026
Passage
Read the conversation given below and fill in the blanks with the appropriate discourse markers. Observe the tone and the punctuation of the passage and choose only the most fitting answer for every blank. Policeman: Does Jake Brockman live here? Mother: Uh...yes, is there a problem? Mother (inside, to her son): There is a policeman here to see you. Son: Ugh, bollocks! Mother: Would you care to expand on that? Son: [i] ________, there was this incident. Tommy turned up with an old bag of fireworks and he thought it'd be a laugh if we let off this rocket. [ii] ________, he kind of crashed it into the doors of a church. Mother: What the... Did anyone see this? Son: [iii] ________, the people walking out of the carol service soiree. Mother: What?! Son: [iv] ________, No one got hurt. I mean, the donkey panicked a bit. Mother: Donkey?! Son: It's okay, he didn't have Mary on his back. Although it did run off and knock over one of the three wise men. [v] ________, he was fine as well! Transcribed from: "It's Not a Christmas Party Until The Police Show Up | Outnumbered," YouTube, uploaded by Hat Trick, 23 Dec 2020. Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Fill in blank [i] with the most fitting discourse marker among the options given below.