Direction:- Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
"I am going to walk to the market to check which shops are open," said Anant.
Anant said that he went for a walk to the market to check which shops were open.
Anant said that he is going to walk to the market to check which shops were open.
Anant said that he was going to walk to the market to check which shops were open.
Anant said that he will be going to walk to the market to check which shops were open.
Anant said that he was going to walk to the market to check which shops were open. (Correct)
(b) Anant said that he is going to walk to the market to check which shops were open. (Incorrect Tense)
(c) Anant said that he went for a walk to the market to check which shops were open. (Incorrect Tense)
(d) Anant said that he will be going to walk to the market to check which shops were open. (Incorrect Tense)
Question 3:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.
Prudent
hasty
reckless
cautious
rude
Cautious/ Prudent: taking great care to avoid possible danger or problems
Reckless- not thinking about possible bad or dangerous results that could come from your actions
Rude- not polite
Hasty- said or done too quickly
Question 4:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
The prisoners of this jail have woven these carpets.
These carpets were woven by the prisoners of this jail.
These carpets have been woven by the prisoners of this jail.
These carpets wove the prisoners of this jail.
The prisoners have been woven by these carpets of this jail.
These carpets have been woven by the prisoners of this jail. (Correct)
(a) The prisoners have been woven by these carpets of this jail. (Incorrect placement of Subject/Object)
(c) These carpets were woven by the prisoners of this jail. (Incorrect Tense)
(d) These carpets wove the prisoners of this jail. (Incorrect Tense)
Question 5:
Direction :- The following sentence has been divided into parts that contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Elina is / travelling / since / yesterday.
travelling
yesterday
since
Elina is
'Has been + V-ing' is grammatically the correct structure for the given sentence which is in the present perfect continuous tense.
Hence, 'Elina has been travelling(V-ing)' is the most appropriate structure.
Question 6:
Direction : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
As soon as she opened the cages, the birds _________.
flew away
flies away
fly away
flown away
The given sentence is in the simple past tense so the verb must be used in its simple past form(V2).
Hence, 'flew (V2) away' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 7:
Direction : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
She's been off work with __________ stomach.
a perturbed
an upset
an overset
an agitated
'Upset' means to make somebody worry or feel unhappy. The given sentence states that she's been off work with an upset stomach.
Hence, 'an upset' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 8:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
The prisoners of this jail have woven these carpets.
The prisoners have been woven by these carpets of this jail.
These carpets were woven by the prisoners of this jail.
These carpets have been woven by the prisoners of this jail.
These carpets wove the prisoners of this jail.
These carpets have been woven by the prisoners of this jail. (Correct)
(a) The prisoners have been woven by these carpets of this jail. (Incorrect placement of Subject/Object)
(c) These carpets were woven by the prisoners of this jail. (Incorrect Tense)
(d) These carpets wove the prisoners of this jail. (Incorrect Tense)
Question 9:
Direction :- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Connie Sellecca plays first officer Mimi Thompkins who manages successfully to land Flight 243 after its roof is ripped (1) __________ mid-flight due to mental fatigue. She is not the only one (2) _________ that flight, since there was also a flight attendant who kept checking on people. And telling them they were going to be fine (3) __________ they had giant pieces of aeroplane carpet stuck to their heads. I can't (4) __________ land a plane or tell the wounded people that they would be fine soon, due to the fact that I would be (5) ___________ too hard and throwing out what ever food I had throughout the day.
1.
off
down
out
by
The preposition 'off' is used with verbs that mean 'remove' or 'separate'. The given passage states that Mimi Thompkins manages successfully to land Flight 243 after its roof is ripped off mid-flight due to mental fatigue.
Hence, 'off' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 10:
Direction :- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Connie Sellecca plays first officer Mimi Thompkins who manages successfully to land Flight 243 after its roof is ripped (1) __________ mid-flight due to mental fatigue. She is not the only one (2) _________ that flight, since there was also a flight attendant who kept checking on people. And telling them they were going to be fine (3) __________ they had giant pieces of aeroplane carpet stuck to their heads. I can't (4) __________ land a plane or tell the wounded people that they would be fine soon, due to the fact that I would be (5) ___________ too hard and throwing out what ever food I had throughout the day.
2.
over
in
at
on
The preposition 'on' will perfectly fit in the context of the sentence. The given passage states that she is not the only one on that flight.