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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
The teacher said to the student, "Have you brought your lunch?"

A) The student was asked by the teacher about bringing his lunch. B) The teacher asked the student if he would be bringing his lunch.
C) The teacher asked the student if he had brought his lunch. D) The teacher asked the student if he has brought his lunch.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The teacher asked the student if he had brought his lunch.

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

It is ______ for all the students to follow the rules.

 

A) imperative   B) meant  
C) expected   D) abide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) imperative  

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'. 

 

To who (1)/ did you (2)/ speak last night? (3)/ No error (4)

 

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

By the time we set out, the sun (sit) pretty in the blue sky.

 

 

A) was sitting B) had sitting
C) was sit D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) was sitting

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


This was enough ___________ the book store-owner-turned librarian Husain to asses its valuable contents. "The preface of the book read: 'painters __________ technical knowledge to paint, but lack to understand nature, ______________ they fail to create a masterpiece," points out Husain, adding, "All I ______________ in my life is about books and from books. The grand library ___________ the palace is a cache of knowledge."


painters __________ technical knowledge to paint

A) has B) has had
C) have D) to have
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) have

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

He said,"They will be using my car for the trip."

 

A) He said that they would be using my car for the trip. B) He said that they would be using his car for the trip.
C) He said that we will be using his car for the trip. D) He said that they will be using my car for the trip.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) He said that they would be using his car for the trip.

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

It is hard these days to cope with the rising prices

 

A) cope by B) cope up with
C) to be coped with D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

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No improvement is required. The verb cope means to deal with. Cope when followed by the preposition with, it means to deal with some difficulty. Also, the sentence is in simple present tense. The sentence is correct.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

A little bird told me

 

A) Have a strong network of spies from where you get reliable information from which you can profit. B) Used to indicate that the speaker knows something but chooses to keep the identity of their informant secret.
C) A secret which is known by everybody. D) A person unknowingly letting out a secret.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Used to indicate that the speaker knows something but chooses to keep the identity of their informant secret.

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