Q21.Choose the correct verb form to fill in the blank –
When George gets his degree, he .......... studying for four years.
Correct answer: will have been
Q22.Choose the correct direct speech transform from the given options for the sentence below –
He asked her if she liked it and she said that she did.
Correct answer: He said, “Do you like it?” She said, “Yes”.
Q23.Fill in the blank with the correct option.
He was found guilty .......... he was punished.
Correct answer: therefore
Q24.Choose the correct indirect speech of the given sentence from the options that follow.
She said to me, “Do you know the doctor?”
Correct answer: She asked me if I knew the doctor.
Q25.Replace the underlined with the correct option –
When I saw her, she was out of her mind with grief.
Correct answer: beside herself
Q26.Fill in the blanks with appropriate tense forms to complete the given sentence –
The house .......... (damage) by fire yesterday. No one .......... (be) injured.
Correct answer: was damaged, was
Q27.Read the following sentences and choose the grammatically correct option (usage of determiner).
(A) Queen Elizabeth had dinner with President Obama.
(B) It is easy to lose his temper when one is criticised.
Correct answer: Sentence (A) is correct, (B) is incorrect
Q28.Transform the following sentence into passive voice –
You can play with these cubs quite safely.
Correct answer: These cubs can be played with quite safely.
Q29.Choose the correct active voice transform from the options that follow –
Bicycles must not be left in the hall.
Correct answer: People must not leave bicycles in the hall.
Q30.Fill in the blanks with the correct tense form from the given options –
If you .......... champagne with every meal, you .......... tired of it soon.
Correct answer: drank, would get
Q31.Choose the correct direct speech of the given sentence from the options that follow.
She exclaimed with delight that she had passed the exam.
Correct answer: She said, “Hurrah! I’ve passed the exam.”
Q32.Fill in the blank with the correct modal verb.
You .......... have been more careful (a past obligation that was not fulfilled).
Correct answer: should
Q33.Supply the correct forms of tenses in the blanks below –
When the bell .......... (ring), we .......... (finish) our work.
Correct answer: rang, had finished
Q34.In the following sentence, find out the Principal or Main Clause.
Whenever he heard the question, the old man who lived in that house, answered that the Earth is flat.
Correct answer: the old man .......... answered
Q35.Replace the underlined idiom with the correct meaning –
All the things in the room were at sixes and sevens.
Correct answer: in disorder
Q36.Fill in the blanks with the correct determiners –
She has .......... black hair. The fisherman used .......... hair to tie the feather to the hook.
Correct answer: zero determiner, a
Q37.Supply the sentence with appropriate subordinate conjunction to complete its sense.
He had cancer .......... it was detected at an early age.
Correct answer: although
Q38.Transform the following into indirect speech.
The captain said to the army, “March forward, now!”
Correct answer: The captain ordered the army to march forward then.
Q39.Which of the following sentence(s) is/are not in passive voice?
(i) Free transport was not included in the contract.
(ii) Dirt covered the walls of her flat.
(iii) The building was illuminated by thousands of lights.
(iv) Blood covered her right hand.
Correct answer: (ii) and (iv)
Q40.Fill in the blanks with the correct option –
I need .......... information and .......... advice.
Correct answer: zero article, zero article