Uncle Philip died that day next week, and (i) ……… The day after, his will (ii) ……, leaving me his heir.

Question

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrases given below to form a complete meaningful paragraph.

(heavy and strong/ ten inches high/was found/ but an iron box/ was handsomely buried) 

Uncle Philip died that day next week, and (i) ……… The day after, his will (ii) ……, leaving me his heir. I opened his safe and found in it nothing (iii) ………, evidently of his own making, for he was a skilled workman and very ingenious. The box was (iv) ………. about ten inches long, eight inches wide and (v) ………

Answer 1

(i) was handsomely buried 

(ii) was found 

(iii) but an iron box 

(iv) heavy and strong 

(v) ten inches high