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156. ‘‘What did you eat for breakfast today?’’ the
doctor asked the patient.
(A) The doctor asked the patient whether
he had eaten breakfast that day.
(B) The doctor asked the patient what he
had eaten for breakfast that day.
(C) The doctor asked the patient whether
he has eaten breakfast that day.
(D) The doctor asked the patient whether
he was eaten breakfast that day.






B


























157. ‘‘Why are you looking through the key hole?’’
the waiter said to her.
(A) The waiter asked her why she was
looking through the key hole.
(B) The waiter said to her why she is
looking through the key hole.
(C) The waiter said to her that why she was
looking through the key hole.
(D) The waiter asked her why you are
looking through the key hole








A





158. The captain said to the army, ‘‘March
forward, now’’.

(A) The captain said the army that march
forward now.
(B) The captain ordered the army to march
forward then.
(C) The captain ordered the army to march
on that day.
(D) The captain ordered the army to attack
the enemy.







B












159. The teacher said, ‘‘Robots cannot think like
man.’’
(A) The teacher said that robots cannot
think like man.
(B) The teacher says that robots could not

think like man.
(C) The teacher said that robots cannot

through like man.
(D) The teacher will say that robots cannot
think like man.




A

















160. The lady said to the servant. ‘‘If you don't
wash the clothes properly, I will dismiss
you.’’
(A) The lady warned the servant that she
would dismiss her if he didn't wash the
clothes properly.
(B) The lady told the servant that she would
dismiss her on the even of bad work.
(C) The lady cautioned the servant that he
must wash the clothes properly or he
will be dismissed.
(D) The lady advised the servant to wash
the clothes properly or get dismissed.



A






161. ‘‘Get out of my office,’’ said the manager to
the clerk. ‘‘You will soon get your relieving
order.’’
(A) The manager had ordered the clerk to
get out of his office and had told him that
he would soon get his relieving order.
(B) The manager told the clerk to get out of
his office and said to him that he would
soon get his relieving order.
(C) The manager ordered the clerk to get
out of his office and told him that he
would soon get his relieving order.
(D) The manager said to the clerk to get out
of his office and told him that he would
soon get his relieving order





C






162. The kidnapper said to the businessman
over the phone, ‘‘If you don't pay the ransom

at once, I will kill your son.’’
(A) The kidnapper threatened the
businessman over the phone that he
would kill his son if he did not pay the
ransom at once.
(B) The kidnapper told the businessman
over the phone that he would be killing
his son if he did not pay the ransom at
once.
(C) The kidnapper threatened the
businessman over the phone that he
would kill his son if he did not pay the
ransom at once.
(D) The kidnapper said to the businessman
over the phone that he will kill his son

if he did not pay the ransom at once.









A



163. Ashu said to her, ‘‘I’ll surely take you to the

movie tomorrow’’.
(A) Ashu promised her that he would surely
take her to the movie the next day.
(B) Ashu told her that he could surely take
her to the movie the next day.
(C) Ashu promised to her that he will surely
take her to the movie the next day.
(D) Ashu promised to her that he can surely
take her to the movie the next day.











A










164. Reema said, ‘‘I have been studying the
whole day.’’
(A) Reema said that she had been studying
the whole day.
(B) Reema stated she has been studying
the whole day.
(C) Reema told him she was studying the
whole day.
(D) Reema said she was studying the whole
day.




A






165. ‘‘Have you seen my spectacles, Sam?’’ asked
his mother.
(A) The mother said to Sam and asked if
he has seen her spectacles.
(B) The mother asked Sam if he had seen
her spectacles.
(C) The mother said to Sam if he had seen
her spectacles.
(D) The mother told Sam whether he had
seen her spectacles












B













166. The police officer said, ‘‘We have caught the
main culprit and we are trying to catch his
accomplice.’’
(A) The police officer said that they had
caught the main culprit and that they
were trying to catch his accomplice.
(B) The police officer said that they had
caught the main culprit and have been
trying to catch his accomplice.
(C) The police officer said that they have
caught the main culprit but not his
accomplice.
(D) The police officer said that they caught
the main culprit and are trying to catch
his accomplice.







A







167. Gunjan advised me not to start the next day.
(A) Gunjan said, ‘‘Will you not start next
day?’’

(B) ‘‘Don't start tomorrow’’, Gunjan said to
me.

(C) ‘‘Don't start next day’’, Gunjan said to
me.
(D) Gunjan came and said, ‘‘Don't start
tomorrow.’’





B

















168. ‘‘Don't hesitate to clear your doubts,’’ the
teacher said.
(A) The teacher warned me not to hesitate
in clearing my doubts.
(B) The teacher ordered me not to hesitate
in clearing my doubts.
(C) The teacher persuaded me not to
hesitate in clearing my doubts.
(D) The teacher requested me not to
hesitate in clearing my doubts.







C




169. He said, ‘‘I am glad to be here this evening.’’
(A) He said that he was glad to be there that
evening.
(B) He said he was glad to be here this

evening.
(C) He says he was glad to be here this

evening.
(D) He asked he is glad to be here this
evening.









A





170. ‘‘I don't know why they haven't signed the
papers and accepted the gift,’’ said Javed to
me.
(A) Javed told me that he didn't know why
they hadn't signed the papers and
accepted the gift.
(B) Javed told me that he don't know why
they haven't signed the papers and
accepted the gift.
(C) Javed told me that I don't know why they
haven't signed the papers and accepted
the gift.
(D) Javed said to me that he didn't know
why they hadn't signed the papers and
had accepted the gift





A









171. He exclaimed with contempt that mischief
monger deserved to be punished.
(A) He said, ‘‘You mischief monger! You
deserve to be punished.’’
(B) He said, ‘‘Hey mischief monger! You
shall deserve to be punished.’’
(C) He said, ‘‘You mischief monger! You
deserved to be punished.’’
(D) He said, ‘‘Hey mischief monger! You
shall deserve to be punished till death.’’







A





172. He greeted me and asked where I was going.
(A) He said, ‘‘Hello! Why are you going?’’
(B) He said, ‘‘Hello! Where you are going?’’
(C) He said, ‘‘Hello! Where are you going?’’
(D) He said, ‘‘Hello! Where were you going?’’



C





173. He exclaimed in anger and asked him to

stop that horrible noise.

(A) He said, ‘‘For goodness sake! Stop that
horrible noise.’’
(B) He said, ‘‘Alas! that horrible noise
should stop .’’
(C) He said, ‘‘Please! Stop that horrible
noise.’’
(D) He said, ‘‘bravo! don't stop that horrible
noise.’’







A








174. He said to Alam, ‘‘When do you intend to
payback the money you borrowed from me
?’’
(A) He enquired Alam when did he intend
to pay back the money he borrowed from
him.
(B) He enquired Alam when he intended to
pay back the money he borrowed from

him.

(C) He enquired Alam when he intended to
pay back the money he had borrowed
from him.
(D) He enquired when Alam intended to pay
back the money he borrowed from him.







C




75. ‘‘Doctor’’, the patient cried, ‘‘please tell me
how much time I have.’’
(A) The patient pleaded the doctor how
much time she will have.
(B) The patient exclaimed to the doctor that
how much time she had.
(C) The patient cried and pleaded to the
doctor to tell her how much time she
had.
(D) The patient cried to the doctor that how
much time had she









C





176. My friend said to me, ‘‘Has your father
returned from Kolkata ?’’
(A) My friend said to me that my father has
returned from Kolkata.
(B) My friend told me that my father had
returned from Kolkata.
(C) My friend asked me whether my father
has returned from Kolkata.
(D) My friend asked me whether my father
had returned from Kolkata.









D








177. I said to her, ‘‘All your faults will be pardoned
if you confess them,’’
(A) I told her that all her faults will be
pardoned if you confess them.
(B) I told her that all her faults will have
been pardoned if she confessed them.
(C) I told her that all her faults will have to
be pardoned if she confessed them.
(D) I told her that all her faults would
pardoned if she confessed them.









D










178. He said to her, ‘‘May you succeed!’’
(A) He told her that she might succeed.
(B) He prayed to God that she may succeed.
(C) He wished her success.
(D) He said to her that she might succeed.











C








179. The man said, ‘‘All the boys are playing in
the street.’’
(A) The man told us that all the boys play
in the street.
(B) The man told us that all the boys in the
street are playing.
(C) The man told us that all the boys had
been playing in the street.
(D) The man told us that all the boys were
playing in the street.







D







180. ‘‘May you live long and prosper’’, said the
old lady to her son.
(A) The old lady blessed her son with long
life and wished him prosperity.
(B) The old lady prayed for her son's long

life and prosperity.
(C) The old lady prayed for her son and said
that he might live long and prosper.
(D) The old lady blessed her son and prayed

for his long life and prosperity





D











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181. Before festivals the shops are thronged with
men, women and children making various
purchases.
(A) During festivals Men, women and
children throng the shops
(B) Men, women and children throng the
shops before festivals making various
purchases.
(C) Men, women and children make
purchases during festivals.
(D) The shops are thronged by Men, women
and children making purchases.





B






2. They are not laying down arms.
(A) Arms are not being laid down by them.
(B) Arms have not been laid down by them.
(C) Arms are not laid down by them.
(D) Arms will not be laid down by them.








A







183. We added up the money and found that it
was correct.
(A) The money was added up and found to
be correct.
(B) Correct it was found and the money was
added up.
(C) The money added up by us and it was
correctly found.
(D) The money added up by us found it was
correct.










D









184. They do not accept credit cards everywhere.
(A) Credit cards are not being accepted
everywhere.
(B) Credit cards were not accepted
everywhere.
(C) Credit cards do not accept them
everywhere.
(D) Crdit cards are not accepted
everywhere.










D







185. The question paper for the eleventh
standard was set by the history teacher.
(A) The history teacher set the question
paper.
(B) The history teacher set the eleventh
question paper.

(C) The history teacher set the questions
paper for the eleventh standard.
(D) The history teacher sets the question
paper set for eleventh standard









C







186. The comic scenes in the play were overdone
by the actors.
(A) The actors overdid the comic scenes in

the play.
(B) The actors overdone the comic scenes
in the play.


(C) The play was full of comic scenes.
(D) The actors comically performed the play.






A





187. The task would have been completed by that

time tomorrow.

(A) some people will complete the task by
that time tomorrow.
(B) some people will be completing the task
by that time tomorrow.

(C) some people would have completed the
task by that time tomorrow.
(D) some people will have completed the

task by that time tomorrow.




C





188. Ayurveda makes wide use of ginger to treat
a host of disorders.

(A) Wide use of ginger has been made in

Ayurveda to treat a host of disorders.
(B) Ginger is being widely used to treat a
host of disorders in Ayurveda.

(C) A host of disorders are made use of in

Ayurveda with regard to ginger.
(D) Wide use of ginger is made in Arurveda
to treat a host of disorders.





D






189. Why did he deprive you of your

membership?
(A) Why are you deprived of your
membership ?
(B) Why he deprived you of your

membership ?
(C) Why was your membership deprived of

you by him ?
(D) Why were you deprived of your

membership by him ?






D






190. He gently tapped me on my shoulder.
(A) I was gently tapped on my shoulder by
him.

(B) It was my shoulder that was gently
tapped by him.


(C) My shoulder had been neatly tapped by
him.
(D) Gently was my shoulder being tapped by

him.






C



191. They pick the flowers fresh every morning.
(A) The fresh flowers are picked every
morning by them.

(B) The flowers are fresh and picked every
morning by them

(C) The flowers are picked fresh every
morning by them.
(D) The picked flowers are fresh every

morning by them.





C




192. Who taught her such things ?
(A) Who was she taught such things by ?

(B) She was taught such thing by who ?

(C) By whom she was taught such things ?
(D) By whom was she taught such things ?





D







193. Has the price-rise affected all the people ?

(A) Have all the people been affected by the
price-rise?
(B) Are all the people being affected by the

price-rise

(C) Had all the people being affected by the
price-rise?

(D) Are all the people affected by the price
rise?





A







194. Multinational companies are making
considerable efforts to gain new clients.
(A) Considerable efforts are being made by
Multinational companies to gain new
clients.
(B) Considerable efforts were being made
by Multinational companies to gain new
clients.
(C) Considerable efforts are made by
Multinational companies to gain new

clients.
(D) To gain new clients by Multinational

companies considerable efforts are

being made.







A




195. It is the best thing that the government has

done in a long time.
(A) It is the best thing that was being done
by the government in a long time.
(B) In a long time the best thing done by
the government has been this.
(C) It is the best thing that has been done
by the government in a long time.
(D) In a long time the best thing done by
the government would be this.








C








196. Can you see the sun in the sky ?

(A) Can the sun in the sky be seen by you ?
(B) Can the sun be seen by you ?

(C) Can the moon be seen by you ?
(D) Can you see the moon in the sky ?








A





197. It has been declared in the Preamble to the
Indian Constiution that India is a secular
republic.
(A) The Preamble to the Indian
Constitution is declaring India to be a
secular republic.
(B) The Preeamble to the Indian
Constitution has been declaring India
a secular republic.
(C) The Preamble to the Indian
Constituation had declared India as a
secular republic.
(D) The Preamble to the Indian Constiution

has declared India as a secular republic.








D




198. Can our souls be vanquished by pain ?


(A) Can pain be vanquish our souls ?
(B) Can pain vanquish our souls ?

(C) Do our souls vanquish pain ?
(D) Are our souls vanquished by pain ?






B






199. The authorities are distributing food
packets among the flood victims.
(A) Food packets are distributed among the
flood victims by the authorities.
(B) Food packets is being distributed among
the flood victims by the authoributed.
(C) Food packets were being distributed
among the flood victims by the
authorities.
(D) Food packets are being distributed
among the flood victims by the
authorities.





D






200. Circumstances will oblige me to go.
(A) I will oblige the circumstances and go.

(B) I shall be obliged to go by the
circumstances.

(C) Under the circumstances, I should go.
(D) I would we be obliged by the
circumstances to go.









B




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