Q61.Fill in the blank with the correct tense –
I .......... staying here till Sunday.
Correct answer: will be
Q62.Which one of the following sentences means “He has hardly any money”?
Correct answer: He has little money.
Q63.Which one of the following idioms means ‘to do some remarkable or surprising thing’?
Correct answer: He will never set the Thames on fire.
Q64.Complete the sentence by choosing the correct option.
Reena is slow .......... she is sure.
Correct answer: but
Q65.Transform the following sentence into passive voice –
His wife needs tactful handling.
Correct answer: His wife needs to be handled tactfully.
Q66.Choose the correct determiners for the blanks in the following sentence –
Don’t let .......... one in. I’m too busy to see .......... body.
Correct answer: any, any
Q67.Read the following sentences in terms of determiners and choose the correct option –
(i) This book is mine.
(ii) Those books are yours.
(iii) That book is hers.
(iv) That idea of your is excellent.
Correct answer: (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
Q68.Fill in the blank with the correct determiner –
.......... of John’s sisters are tall.
Correct answer: Both
Q69.Transform the following sentence from direct to indirect speech. Choose the correct option.
The teacher said to Govind, “Would you like to go on a trip to Kashmir?”
Correct answer: The teacher asked Govind if he would like to go on a trip to Kashmir.
Q70.Transform the following sentence from direct speech into indirect speech.
She said, “If I had any money, I would buy you a drink.”
Correct answer: She said if she had had any money, she would have bought me a drink.
Q71.Choose the correct option of direct speech for the given sentence in indirect speech.
Ajay requested him to wait there till he returned.
Correct answer: Ajay said to him, “Please wait here till I return.”
Q72.Read the following sentences and choose the option which indicates the correct meaning of the sentences –
(A) She has a black and a white cat.
(B) She has a black and white cat.
Correct answer: (A) means she has two cats, one black and the other white. (B) means she has one cat partly black and partly white.
Q73.Which of the following sentence(s) is/are the correct usage for the phrase ‘put up’?
(i) Who put you up on this mischief?
(ii) We shall be happy to put you up when you come to town.
(iii) The auctioneer has just put up a pair of porcelain vases.
(iv) I could not put up for his insolence.
Correct answer: (ii) and (iii) are correct
Q74.Choose the correct option –
If someone is “on tenterhooks”, they are
Correct answer: in a state of painful suspense or anxiety
Q75.Fill in the blank with the correct co-ordinating conjunction –
He gave them no money .......... did he help them in any way.
Correct answer: nor
Q76.Transform the given sentence into active voice. Choose from the options given –
This speed limit is to be introduced gradually.
Correct answer: The authorities are to introduce this speed limit gradually.
Q77.Choose the correct passive of the given sentence from the options that follow –
Smoke filled the room.
Correct answer: The room was filled with smoke.
Q78.Select the correct passive voice option for the sentence given below –
I’d like someone to clear away this rubbish.
Correct answer: I’d like this rubbish to be cleared away.
Q79.Choose the appropriate passive voice transform for the sentence given below –
The committee agreed to support the idea.
Correct answer: It was agreed to support the idea.
Q80.Choose the correct active voice transform for the sentence given below –
These TV sets are made by a Japanese firm.
Correct answer: A Japanese firm makes these TV sets.