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.
A She exclaimed, “Bravo! I had passed the exam.” B She said, “Hurrah! I’ve passed the exam.” C She said, “Alas! I’ve passed the exam.” D She said, happily, “Hurrah! She passes the exam.” E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: She said, “Hurrah! I’ve passed the exam.”
Q35. Replace the underlined idiom with the correct meaning –
All the things in the room were at sixes and sevens.
A in disorder B in danger C disputed D in proper order E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: in disorder
Q38. Transform the following into indirect speech.
The captain said to the army, “March forward, now!”
A The captain ordered the army to march forward then. B The captain ordered the army to march forward. C The captain told the army to march forward. D The captain ordered the army that they march forward then. E Question not attempted
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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.
A (i) and (iii) B (ii) and (iv) C (i) and (iv) D (iii) and (iv) E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: (ii) and (iv)
Q42. Choose the correct direct speech from the given options for the sentence in indirect speech.
He said that after the lecture he had had to rush home.
A He said, “After the lecture, I will have to rush home.” B He said, “After the lecture I have to rush home.” C He said, “After the lecture I had to rush home.” D He said, “After the lecture, I would have to go home.” E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: He said, “After the lecture I had to rush home.”
Q44. Choose the correct direct speech transform for the given indirect speech.
Tom exclaimed that he was very clever.
A Tom exclaimed, “How clever he was.” B Tom said, “How clever I was.” C Tom said, “I am clever.” D Tom said, “How clever I am!” E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Tom said, “How clever I am!”
Q46. Choose the correct option, changing the following sentence from direct to indirect speech.
He said to his servant, “Do as I tell you.”
A He asked his servant if he did as he told him. B He told his servant to do as he told him. C He ordered his servant to do as I told him. D He ordered his servant to do as he told him. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: He ordered his servant to do as he told him.
Q48. Transform the sentence given in direct speech into indirect speech.
My friends said to me, “Did you have a good trip?”
A My friends wondered that if I’d had a good trip. B My friends wondered that if I had a good trip. C My friends wondered if I’d had a good trip. D My friends wondered if I had a good trip. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: My friends wondered if I’d had a good trip.
Q49. Read the following sentences and choose the correct option –
(A) It’s time we went.
(B) It’s time for us to go.
(C) It’s time we were leaving.
(D) It’s time we go.
A Only (A) & (B) are incorrect B Only (B) is incorrect C Only (C) is incorrect D Only (D) is incorrect E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: Only (D) is incorrect
Q51. Choose the appropriate option of direct speech for the indirect speech given below.
He asked if I would mind coming early.
A “Would you mind not coming early”, she said. B He asked, “Will you come early”? C “Would he mind coming early?”, he said. D “Would you mind coming early?”, he said. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: “Would you mind coming early?”, he said.
Q53. Choose the correct indirect speech of the given sentence from the options that follow.
She says, “Coffee is ready.”
A She says that coffee is ready. B She said that coffee was ready. C She says that coffee was ready. D She said that coffee is ready. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: She says that coffee is ready.
Q54. Choose the correct active transform of the given sentence from the options that follow –
Not a word was spoken by him.
A He didn’t spoke a word. B He does not spoke a word. C He didn’t speak not a word. D He did not speak a word. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: He did not speak a word.
Q55. Transform the following into indirect speech.
‘Why don’t you play the guitar anymore?’ I asked.
A I asked him why not he played the guitar anymore. B I said to him why he not played the guitar anymore? C I asked him if he did not play the guitar anymore. D I asked him why he did not play the guitar anymore. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: I asked him why he did not play the guitar anymore.
Q58. Transform the following active sentence into passive voice –
They say he was a spy.
A He was a spy said by them. B They say he had been a spy. C He is said to have been a spy. D They say a spy had been by him. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: He is said to have been a spy.
Q59. Transform the following sentence into passive voice –
Burglars broke into the house.
A The house was broken by burglars. B The house had been broken into by burglars. C The house was broken into by burglars. D The house has been broken into by burglars. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: The house was broken into by burglars.
Q60. Transform the following sentence into active voice –
How is butter made?
A How does butter make? B How they made butter? C How do they make butter? D How they make butter? E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: How do they make butter?
Q62. Which one of the following sentences means “He has hardly any money”?
A He has few money. B He has the little money. C He has little money. D He has a little money. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: He has little money.
Q63. Which one of the following idioms means ‘to do some remarkable or surprising thing’?
A He stands well with his master. B He was all eyes to see what Ram did. C He will never set the Thames on fire. D He tried his hand at farming. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: He will never set the Thames on fire.
Q65. Transform the following sentence into passive voice –
His wife needs tactful handling.
A Tactful handling is to be needed by his wife. B His wife is needed tactful handling. C His wife needed to be handled. D His wife needs to be handled tactfully. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: His wife needs to be handled tactfully.
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.
A (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct B (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct C Only (i) and (ii) are correct D Only (i) is correct. E Question not attempted
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Correct answer: (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct