Direction :- Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
Harry asked me if I wanted to see magic.
Harry said to me, "If you want to see magic?"
Harry said, "If you want to see magic?"
Harry said to me, “Do you want to see magic?"
Harry said, "Do you want to see magic?"
Harry said to me, "Do you want to see magic?" (Correct)
(b) Harry said, "If you want to see magic?" (Incorrect Structure)
(c) Harry said to me, "If you want to see magic?" (Incorrect
Sentence structure)
(d) Harry said. "Do you want to see magic?" ("me”- is missing)
Question 2:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Manu will tell her later.
She will be tell later by Manu.
She will be told later by Manu.
She will tell later by Manu.
She will be tell later.
She will be told later by Manu.
(a) She will be tell later by Manu. (Incorrect Verb)
(b) She will tell later by Manu. (Incorrect Verb)
(d) She will be tell later. (Incorrect Verb)
Question 3:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Has the villa been occupied by them?
Did they occupied the villa?
Have they occupied the villa?
Had they occupied the villa?
Do they occupied the villa?
Have they occupied the villa?
(a) Did they occupied the villa? (Incorrect Tense)
(b) Had they occupied the villa? (Incorrect Tense)
(d) Do they occupied the villa? (Incorrect Tense)
Question 4:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
The citizens have chosen that man as their leader.
That man has been chosen by the citizens as their leader.
That man had been chosen by the citizens as their leader.
That man is chosen by the citizens as their leader
That man was chosen by the citizens as their leader.
That man has been chosen by the citizens as their leader.
(a) That man had been chosen by the citizens as their leader. (Incorrect Tense)
(c) That man is chosen by the citizens as their leader. (Incorrect Tense)
(d) That man was chosen by the citizens as their leader. (Incorrect Tense)
Question 5:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Uma told Susan to give up drinking.
Susan is told to give up smoking by Uma.
Susan was told to give up smoking by Uma
Susan had been told to give up smoking by Uma.
Susan has been told to give up smoking by Uma.
Susan was told to give up smoking by Uma.(correct )
(b) Susan is told to give up smoking by Uma. (Incorrect Tense)
(c) Susan has been told to give up smoking by Uma. (Incorrect Tense)
(d) Susan had been told to give up smoking by Uma.(Incorrect tense)
Question 6:
Direction :- Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
P. I had my own crib in the bedroom next to our parent's room.
Q. Annie awoke hungry at 2:30 a.m. each morning.
R. When Annie would cry out, I would climb out of my crib and come running into our parent's room to check on her.
S. For the first few months, Annie slept in a crib by our parents' bed.
SPQR
RPQS
QRSP
PRSQ
SPQR
The paragraph begins with sentence S as the narrator shared a memory of his childhood, in which he told about Annie and where she slept. Next will be sentence P in which the narrator told where he slept. Next will be sentence Q which states about Annie's situation every morning. At last sentence Q will be followed by sentence R which states about what the narrator did when Annie woke up. Going through the options, option d has the correct sequence.
Question 7:
Direction :- Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph
P. Honey ants are common in deserts and other arid climates around the world.
Q. They are part of the "worker" caste of honey ants.
R. Other castes include soldiers, who protect the colony from predators and the queen -usually is the mother of all other ants in the colony.
S. Only some honey ants become "living larders".
PSQR
SPQR
PQSR
QRSP
The paragraph begins with sentence P as it states the main subject of the paragraph that is "Honey ants". Next will be sentence S which further states the caste of Honey ants. Next will be sentence Q which states who are “living larders”. At last sentence Q will be followed by sentence R which states about other castes of ants. Going through the options, option c has the correct sequence.
Question 8:
Direction :- Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. He was in the habit of stealing food from others.
B. One night, the villagers decided to teach him a lesson. and kept only rotten food in their kitchen.
C. The culprit ended up eating the rotten food and fell sick.
D. Once upon a time, there lived a man in a village.
BACD
ACDB
DABC
ABDC
DABC
Sentence D will be the starting line as it contains the main idea of the para jumble i.e. a man in a village. However, Sentence A states that the man was in the habit of stealing food from others. So, A will follow D. Further, Sentence B states that once the villagers decided to teach the man a lesson and kept only rotten food in their kitchen & Sentence C states that the culprit ended up eating the rotten food and fell sick. So, C will follow B. Going through the options, option c has the correct sequence.
Question 9:
Direction :- Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. There lived a foolish king in a large kingdom.
B. He thought that it will be a good joke.
C. He did not realise that what he thought of as a joke would cost him heavily.
D. The king once decided to throw all his ministers in prison for a day.
DABC
ACBD
ABCD
ADBC
ADBC
Sentence A will be the starting line as it contains the main idea of the passage i.e. a foolish king. However, Sentence D states that the king once decided to throw all his ministers in prison for a day. So, D will follow A. Further, Sentence B states that the king thought that it will be a good joke & Sentence C states that he did not realise that what he thought of as a joke would cost him
Question 10:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Akshay always gives ________ to Johana for his success.
credit
blame
chance
opportunity
credit. 'Credit' means to believe somebody/something has a particular quality or has done something well. The given sentence states that Akshay always gives credit to Johana for his success.
