Revision worksheet 2 mcq’s verbal ability 2 PEV107 with descriptive answers
Answer key unit 1
Q1, The loss of a parent at a young age can traumatize a person for the rest of your life.
a. for the rest of yourself’s life.
b. for the rest of his or her life.
c. for the rest of your life.
d. for the rest of your living.
e. on the rest of your life.
Ans-b, The use of “your” at the end of the sentence is confusing, as the only reference in the
sentence is “a person,” and the second person pronoun has no place in the sentence. Changing
“your” to a third person possessive pronoun will straighten out this problem. Because we do
not know whether the “person” in question is male or female, we should use the phrase “his
or her.” The correct answer choice, therefore, is “for the rest of his or her life.”
Q2. Although the basketball team used their star players, the match was lost.
a. Although the basketball team used their star players
b. Although the star players were used by the basketball team
c. The basketball team used its star players, although
d. Although the basketball team used its star players
e. The basketball team used their star players
ans- d, Choose a pronoun that properly agrees with the subject. In this case, “basketball team”
is singular, although it represents a group of people, and should be accompanied with “its,”
instead of “their.”
Q3 John and Susan runs to the finish line as fast as possible.
a. are run
b. runs to the finish line
c. run to the finish line
d. having run to the finish line
e. running to the finish line
ans- c, the underlined portion of the sentence contains a verb error with “runs.” “John and
Susan,” while both singular nouns, are together a plural, and need a plural verb form, instead
of the singular “runs.” “Run to the finish line” is the correct answer choice
Q4, The boy, among many friends, celebrate his birthday in lavish style.
a. having been celebrated
b. is celebrated
c. celebrates
d. celebrate
e. is celibrant
Ans-c, The subject of the sentence is singular, “the boy,” and not the plural “many friends,”
meaning the verb needs to be singular as well. Additionally, the sentence must keep the same
meaning, that they boy is doing the celebrating. “Celebrates” is the correct answer choice.
Q5, Autocratic styles of leadership frequently annoys the people who must work under such
leaders.
a. frequented annoying
b. frequent annoy
c. frequently annoy
d. frequent annoys
e. frequently annoys
ans-c
The verb “annoy” is used with the subject “styles,” although the prepositional phrase “of
leadership” and the adverb “frequently” come between the two words. Therefore, the verb
form must take a singular form to match the subject. “Frequently annoy” is the correct answer
form.
Q6, Coming back to the farm, the gruesome scene was seen by everyone in the car.
a. everyone in the car saw the gruesome scene.
b. the gruesome scene being seen by everyone in the car.
c. the gruesome scene was seen by everyone at the car.
d. the gruesome scene was seen by everyone in the car.
e. the gruesome scene saw by everyone in the car.
Ans- a, The sentence is written with a dangling modifier, which makes the sentence read as
though the “gruesome scene” was what was “coming back to the farm.” The sentence needs
to be restructured to clarify this problem. The only answer choice that does this is “everyone
in the car saw the gruesome scene.”
Q7. Waiting for the crucial trial to begin, the anxiety Neil felt was almost overwhelming.
a. the anxiety almost overwhelmed Neil.
b. the anxiety being felt by Neil was almost overwhelming.
c. the anxiety Neil felt was almost overwhelming.
d. Neil felt almost overwhelmed with anxiety.
e. Neil’s anxiety felt almost overwhelming.
Ans-d ,
When a sentence begins with a dangling participle or descriptive phrase, the person or thing
described in that phrase (in this case, “Neil”) must immediately follow it. Only one answer
choice does this correctly. The answer choice that begins “Neil’s anxiety” may appear to do
so, but it does not, because the possessive “Neil’s” is no longer the subject, but is describing
the anxiety.
Q8, The vineyards of Napa Valley are at once breathlessly vibrant, symmetrical, and the
green is profound.
a. and profoundly green.
b. and the green is profound.
c. and so profound green.
d. and it is profoundly green.
e. and its green is quite profound.
Ans-a
This sentence requires parallelism across all elements. Only “profoundly green” matches
“breathlessly vibrant” and “symmetrical.”
Q9, The teacher sought new ways of teaching, believing her students would get more from
lessons featuring playing, acting, and creativity.
a. featuring playing, acting, and creativity.
b. featuring playing, acting, and creating.
c. featuring playing, acting, and creative things.
d. featuring play, act, and creativity.
e. featuring the playing, acting, and creativity.
Ans-b
The underlined portion of the sentence features a list of verbs, but they are not all in a parallel
form. All such lists must feature a parallel structure for the verbs listed; therefore, the correct
answer is “featuring playing, acting, and creating.”
Q10, Stretching before physical workouts is important to improve flexibility and avoiding
injury.
a. is important to improve flexibility and being injured less.
b. is important to both improve flexibility and also avoid injury.
c. is important to improve flexibility and avoid injury.
d. is important to improve flexibility and in the avoidance of injury.
e. are important to improve flexibility and avoiding injury.
Ans-c
Paralellism: in a list of two or more items in a sentence, each should be worded in the same
manner for consistency. One choice changes “is” to “are,” which is incorrect because the
subject is the singular “stretching,” not the plural “workouts,” which is part of a prepositional
phrase.
Q11, Darren spent most of the day sulking alone in his room, but however he came out
once to eat dinner with his parents. No error
a. No error
b. to eat
c. most of the day
d. but however
e. spent
ans- d
Using both “but” and “however” is redundant; there is no need for both of those conjunctions
here. Only one is necessary (and, for what it’s worth, “but” would sound better in this
sentence).
Q12, In addition to providing lunch for the children, the camp
counselors also gave them dessert and played educational games with them. No error:
a. them
b. No error
c. also
d. the children, the
e. played
ans- c
The error in this sentence is redundancy, which is basically saying more than you need to.
Since the beginning of the sentence already established that the counselors were going to
provide something else besides lunch (“in addition”), saying “also” later is redundant. The
solution for redundancy is almost always just cutting something out so the revised sentence
would read “In addition to providing lunch for the children, the camp
counselors gave them dessert and played educational games with them.”
Q13, Intelligence is a trait that is actually quite difficult to measure, despite much different
attempts to do so.
a. despite the much different attempts to do so.
b. despite much different attempts to do it.
c. despite much different attempts to do so.
d. despite many different attempts to do so.
e. despite much different attempting to do so.
Ans- d
The use of “much” in the sentence is incorrect, as “much” indicates a great amount, but not a
large count, and should be used for singular nouns. The correct choice should have the word
“many” instead of “much.” The only answer choice that makes this chnage is “despite many
different attempts to do so.”
Q14, Under normal circumstances, the family would have never driven up to the
frighteningly looking motel.
a. for the frighteningly looking motel.
b. to a frighteningly looking motel.
c. to the frighteningly looking motel.
d. to the frightening looking motel.
e. to the frighteningly looked motel.
Ans-d
The use of the word “frighteningly” is absolutely incorrect, as it is an adverb being used to
describe a gerund, or a verb that takes the form of a noun, in “looking.” Gerunds need to be
modified with an adjective. Therefore, “to the frightening looking motel” is the correct
answer.
Q15, Questions abounded in the inquiry into illegal payments alleged made by the college to
student athletes.
a. alleged made
b. alleged making
c. allegedly made
d. allegedly making
e. made alleged
ans-c
The word “alleged” is modifying the word “made,” a verb, which needs an adverb to modify
it. The adverb form of “alleged” is “allegedly,” which makes the correct answer “allegedly
made.”
Intermediate
Q1, If seriously mentally ill people do not receive medication, they can grow unable to
support themselves, become irrational, and perhaps even threatening the safety of themselves
or others.
a. and perhaps even threatening
b. and may even threaten
c. and even a possible threat to
d. as well as possibly threatening
e. as well as a possible threat to
ans- b
This question has to do with parallel structure. The correct structure is ‗grow‘, ‗become‘ and
‗threaten‘. Only B has this combination.
Q2, Two disabled children, one with crutches and the other one with a wheelchair, enters the
class on Monday.
a. the other one with a wheelchair, enters
b. the other one a wheelchair, enter
c. the other with a wheelchair, enters
d. the other with a wheelchair, enter
e. one with a wheelchair, enters
ans –d
This is a very simple question involving subject/verb agreement. Should it be ‗two children
enter‘ or ‗two children enters‘? They enter (plural). That eliminates choices A, C and E.
Choice B implies that one of the children is a wheelchair. Choice D is the correct answer
Q3, In Pomona College, a rule has been passed that permits students to cook and serve their
food, as well as to buy it.
a. permits students to cook and serve their food, as well as to buy it
b. permits students to cook, serve, and to buy their food
c. permits students to cook, to serve, and buy food
d. will permit the student to cook, serve, as well as to buy food
e. will permit food to be cooked, served, as well as bought by students
ans-a
This question deals with parallel structure. The important thing to realize here is that commas
function differently from conjunctions in what they imply about parallel structure. If you say
‗to cook, serve‘, you are not using parallel structure. If you say to cook and serve, you are
using parallel structure. The ‗and‘ carries the implied structure over, the comma does not.
Choices B, D and E make this mistake. Choice C has a more straightforward mistake in
parallel structure: it is missing the ‗to‘ in ‗to buy‘. D and E also use the wrong tense and
therefore change the meaning. Choice A is the correct answer.
Q4. Some of them burned out eons ago, the night sky is spotted with thousands of stars.
a. Some of them burned out eons ago, the night sky is spotted with thousands of stars.
b. Burned out eons ago, the night sky is spotted with many thousands of stars.
c. Thousands of stars, some of them burned out eons ago, are spotting the night sky.
d. The night sky is spotted with thousands of stars, some of which are burnt out eons ago.
e. The night sky is spotted with thousands of stars, some of them burned out eons ago.
Ans- e
This question involves dangling modifiers. What burned out eons ago? Thousands of stars
did. ‗Thousands of stars‘ and not ‗the night sky‘ must therefore come after the comma.
Eliminate A and B. C has an incorrect tense. It should be ‗spot‘ and not ‗are spotting‘. Choice
D also has a mistake in tense. The stars are not burnt out at present, they burned out a long
time ago. Choice E is the correct answer
Q5. The humidity, air pollution, and noise have affected the children of Maria less drastically
than those of her neighbor.
a. affected the children of Maria less drastically than those of
b. affected the children of Maria less drastically than
c. affected the children of Maria less dramatically than they have
d. dramatically affected the children of Maria less than
e. dramatically affected the children of Maria and
ans-a
What is the comparison being made in this sentence? It is being made between two sets of
children: Maria‘s and her neighbor‘s. Choices B, C, D and E all imply that the comparison is
being made between Maria‘s children and her neighbor, not between Maria‘s children and her
neighbor‘s children. Choice A is the correct answer.
Q6, Factories can mass-produce beautiful glass vessels that are valued almost as much as that
of the old-fashione glass-blower that remain.
a. that are valued almost as much as that of the old-fashioned glass-blowers that remain
b. of a value that is almost as much as that of the old-fashioned glass-blowers that
remain
c. almost as much in value as those of the remaining old-fashioned glassblowers
d. almost as much in value as that of the remaining old-fashioned glass-blowers
e. valued almost as much as those of the remaining old-fashioned glassblowers
ans- Choices A and B use the singular pronoun ‗that‘ with the plural verb form ‗remain‘.
‗Almost as much in value‘ in C and D is idiomatically incorrect. Choice E is the correct
answer.
Q7. Unlike that of the French, who linger when they eat meals, Americans are so enamored
of eating quickly that they have a type of meal called ―fast food‖.
a. Unlike that of the French, who linger when they eat
b. Unlike the French, who linger when they eat
c. Unlike the French, lingering when eating
d. Dissimilar to the French, lingering during
e. Lacking similarity to the French, who linger during
Ans- What is the comparison being made here? It is between the Americans and the
French. Choice A does not compare the Americans and the French because it incorrectly
adds the word ‗that‘. ‗Unlike‘ is simpler and shorter than ‗dissimilar to‘ and ‗lacking
similarity to‘. Eliminate D and E. The simple present is necessary to describe a habitual
action. ‗Lingering‘ in option C implies the French are lingering now. Choice B is the
correct answer
Q8, Certain painkilling drugs such as Oxycotin have recently been shown to be addictive
to patients, which may limit their potential to reduce pain.
a. which may limit their potential to reduce
b. which may limit their potential for reducing
c. which may limit such drugs‘ potential to reduce
d. an effect that may limit their potential to reduce
e. an effect that may limit the potential of such drugs to reduce
ans- Do you pick ‗which may limit‘ or ‗an effect that may limit‘? The relative pronoun
‗which‘ must refer to the word immediately before it. In this sentence it is meant to refer
to the fact that the drugs are addictive. However, it is incorrectly placed next to patients.
Eliminate A, B and C. That leaves us with choices D and E. Now another ambiguity
arises. In choice D, it is unclear what the ‗their‘ refers to. Choice E is the best answer.
Q9, Books to be added to the high school curriculum should be educational and should
have no profanity in them or be lewd.
a. and should have no profanity in them or be lewd
b. and should not have profanity in them or not be lewd
c. and contain no profanity or lewdness
d. without containing profanity nor be lewd
e. without having any profanity or no lewdness in them
ans- The second ‗not‘ in option B is unnecessary and incorrect. The ‗no‘ in E is similarly
unnecessary and incorrect. Option D is not parallel. Option C is more efficient than option
A. C is correct.
Q10, After Georgio‘s Caf˝O got a favorable review in a travel guidebook, the number of
tourists eating there were in excess of the number of local customers going regularly.
a. were in excess of the number of local customers
b. had an excess over the local customers who were
c. exceeded the local customers who were
d. numbered more than the local customers
e. exceeded the number of local customers
ans- The first thing you have to untangle is a simple grammatical mistake. What does the
excess or exceeding refer to? It refers to the number, not the tourists. Number is singular, so
you would not say ‗the number were‘ in excess, nor would you say ‗number numbered‘. That
means choices A and D are wrong. What else does number refer to? Does the number of
tourists exceed local customers or the number of customers? Remember, you can‘t compare
apples and oranges. Choice C refers to the wrong thing. Also, the numbers didn‘t have
anything, per se, so choice B is incorrect. Choice E is the correct answer.
Q11, Wretched and increasing mendicants are requesting money on the streets, money that
seems to be hard to come by in the deteriorating economy.
a. Wretched and increasing prevalent mendicants are requesting money on the streets,
money that seems
b. Wretched and increasing prevalent mendicants request money on the streets, money
seeming
c. On the streets wretched and increasingly prevalent mendicants are requesting money
that seems
d. Wretchedly and increasingly prevalent mendicants request money on the streets
seeming
e. Wretchedly and increasingly prevalent mendicants are requesting money on the
streets that seems
ans- This question involves determining whether words are modifying adjectives or
nouns. What does wretched describe? The mendicants. The word ‗mendicants‘ is a noun,
so wretched stays as an adjective. That eliminates choices D and E. What does increasing
refer to? It refers to the word ‗prevalent‘, an adjective. Therefore you need an adverb to
modify the adjective. Eliminate A and B. Choice C is the correct answer. In addition, the
relative pronoun ‗that‘ is correctly placed in C, next to the word to which it refers,
‗money‘.
Q12, Montreal, where the tourist industry is larger than any other Canadian city, has
neighborhoods entirely composed of souvenir shops and cafes.
a. where the tourist industry is larger than any other Canadian city
b. which has a tourist industry larger than that of other Canadian cities
c. which had a tourist industry larger than any other Canadian city
d. whose tourist industry is larger than any other Canadian city
e. whose tourist industry is larger than that of any other Canadian city
ans- Choices A, C and D have incorrect comparisons. They imply that the industry is larger
than any other Canadian City, whereas, in fact, the tourist industry in Montreal is larger than
the tourist industry in any other Canadian city. C uses the wrong tense. B removes the word
‗any‘ inappropriately. It is necessary to emphasize that the tourist industry in Montreal is
larger than the tourist industry of any other Canadian city. Choice E is the correct answer.
Q13, Because Albert is the most experienced and he is therefore the best ballet dancer in the
company, he is being increasingly viewed by the director as the best candidate for the role of
the Nutcracker.
a. and he is therefore the best ballet dancer in the company, he is being increasingly
viewed
b. he is therefore the best of ballet dancers, and it has increased the view
c. and therefore the best ballet dancer, he is being increasingly viewed
d. and therefore he is the best of ballet dancers, there is an increasing view
e. therefore being the best of ballet dancers, it is increasingly viewed
ans- Choices A, B and D are all repetitive as they use ‗he‘, which is not needed because it is
clear that Albert and only Albert is being referenced. Choice E does not have the correct
parallel structure. It also incorrectly uses ‗it‘ to refer to Albert. Choice C is the correct answer
Q14, Golf games often turn out to be more tiring than they originally seemed.
a. they originally seemed
b. they originally seem to
c. they seemingly would tire originally
d. it would have seemed originally
e. it originally seemed they would
ans- The correct tense for the verb ‗seem‘ is the past. Choice A uses the past tense and is
the shortest and most efficient of the options. Choice A is the correct answer.
Q15, Although the music superstar agreed to a new contract, she says that it must be posted
on her public website so that both her new listeners and her old fans will know what is going
on behind the scenes.
a. she says that it must be posted on her public website so that both her new listeners and
her old fans will know what is
b. she says it had to be posted on her public website so that both her new listeners and
her old fans knows what is
c. she says that they would have to post the contract on her public website so that her
new listeners and her old fans knew what was
d. she says that the contract would have to be posted on her public website so that both
her new listeners and her old fans would know what was
e. saying that the contract had to be posted on her public website so that both new
listeners and old fans would know what had been
ans- The singular verb ‗knows‘ in B incorrectly refers to the plural subject ‗her new listeners
and her old fans‘. The use of the past ‗knew‘ in C is incorrect. Choice D incorrectly uses
‗would have to be posted‘. ‗Must be posted‘ is more efficient. It also incorrectly uses the past
‗what was going on‘. E incorrectly uses the past perfect ‗what had been‘. Choice A is the
correct answer
Advance
Q1, As a building‘s structure rises from the ground with a rudimentary level of earthquake
resistance, it would be rated about 70%, or ―substandard‖ if it were a finished structure with
that level of earthquake resistance.
a. As a building‘s structure rises from the ground with a rudimentary level of earthquake
resistance, it would be rated about 70%, or ―substandard‖ if it were a finished structure
with that level of earthquake resistance.
b. A building‘s structure rises from the ground with a rudimentary level of earthquake
resistance that would be rated about 70%, or ―substandard‖ as a finished structure.
c. As a building‘s structure rises from the ground, its rudimentary level of earthquake
resistance that would be rated about 70%; qualifying it to be ―substandard‖ if a
finished structure.
d. A building‘s structure rises from the ground with a rudimentary level of earthquake
resistance that would be rated about 70%; a finished structure with such earthquake
resistance would be deemed ―substandard.‖
e. As a building‘s structure rises from the ground, its rudimentary level of earthquake
resistance, which would deemed ―substandard‖ for a finished structure, would be rated
about 70%.
Ans- The correct response is (D). Faulty construction obscures the meaning of this sentence.
The sentence begins with a subordinate clause, whose subject is ―a building‘s structure.‖
However, the subject of the main clause, ―it,‖ appears to refer back to ―structure.‖ However, a
careful reading reveals that ―it‖ is used two times: “it” is intended to refer to the ―level of
earthquake resistance‖ the first time and to the ―building‘s structure‖ the second time. The
relationships between the two parts of the sentence must be clarified. Only (D) corrects this
muddled meaning.
Q2, In the German occupation of Eastern Europe in 1941-42, Hitler invaded Russia in the
winter months of his campaign, which was a singular strategic error and that ultimately
cost him the entire Eastern Front.
a. In the German occupation of Eastern Europe in 1941-42, Hitler invaded Russia in the
winter months of his campaign, which was a singular strategic error and that
ultimately cost
b. In the winter months of his campaign, Hitler invaded Russia in the German
occupation of Eastern Europe in 1941-42, which was a singular strategic error that
ultimately cost
c. With the 1941-42 German occupation of Eastern Europe, Hitler invaded Russia in the
winter months of his campaign, making a singular strategic error that ultimately cost
d. During the 1941-42 German occupation of Eastern Europe, Hitler invaded Russia in
the winter months of the campaign, making a singular strategic error that ultimately
cost
e. Invading Russia in the winter months of his campaign, in the German occupation of
Eastern Europe in 1941-42, Hitler made a singular strategic error, ultimately costing
Ans: The correct response is (D). The word ―during‖ correctly sets up the meaning, while the
participle ―making‖ maintains parallelism.
If you chose (A), remember that ―which‖ typically modifies the immediately preceding noun.
This answer choice suggests that Hitler‘s campaign was a singular strategic error that
ultimately cost him the entire Eastern front, when in fact it was the decision to invade in the
winter months that ultimately cost him the entire Eastern front. The use of the coordinating
conjunction ―and‖ creates an illogical meaning by assigning equal importance to the phrases
―was a singular strategic error‖ and ―that ultimately cost …‖ The second phrase should be
subordinated. When we say something ―was A and B‖, we are implying that ―A‖ and ―B‖ are
of equal importance. In this case, one thing led to another. Hitler made a singular strategic
error that ultimately cost him the entire Eastern front. The correct choice should make this
clear.
If you chose (B), remember that ―which‖ typically refers to the immediately preceding noun.
This answer choice illogically suggests that 1941-42 was a singular strategic error that
ultimately cost Hitler the entire Eastern front.
If you chose (C), you correctly removed ―which‖ from the sentence and switched the verb
form to the participle ―making,‖ however consider how the word ―with‖ changes the meaning
of the sentence. This answer choice incorrectly suggests that Hitler invaded Russia through
the 1941-42 invasion of Eastern Europe.
If you chose (E), you correctly removed ―which‖ and ―that‖ from the original sentence.
However, it is structurally awkward to have back-to-back modifying clauses before the
subject (―Hitler‖). Furthermore, this choice adjusts the meaning of the sentence to: ―Hitler
made a mistake.‖ Additionally, ―made‖ and ―costing‖ are not parallel, and we now have three
modifying clauses instead of two. (D) is more precise.
Q3, Remains of the tomb of the Ottoman sultan who died in 1566 while his troops were
besieging the fortress of Szigetvar in Hungary, Suleiman the Magnificent, is believed to be
found recently.
a. the Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who died in 1566 while his troops were
besieging the fortress of Szigetvar in Hungary, is believed to be found recently.
b. the Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who died in 1566 while his troops were
besieging the fortress of Szigetvar in Hungary, is believed as being found recently.
c. Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman sultan who died in 1566 while his troops were
besieging the fortress of Szigetvar in Hungary, is believed to have been found
recently.
d. Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman sultan who died in 1566 while his troops were
besieging the fortress of Szigetvar in Hungary, are believed to have been found
recently.
In the given sentence, the noun phrase ‗Suleiman the Magnificent‘ is misplaced. This
error is corrected in all given answer options.Also note that ‗to be found‘ is incorrect. The
correct tense to use is the present perfect form, i.e. ‗to have been found‘.The subject of
the sentence is ‗remains of the tomb‘. As ‗remains‘ is plural, the correct verb to follow it
is ‗are‘.The question is ” Choose the grammatically correct option “Hence, the answer is
option D
Q4. By the year 2000, A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens’ gripping book portraying the
suffering of the proletariat under the brutal subjugation of the French aristocracy had around
200 million copies in print, making it more than that of almost any other English book ever
written.
a. book portraying the suffering of the proletariat under the brutal subjugation of the
French aristocracy had around 200 million copies in print, making it more than
b. book portraying the suffering of the proletariat under the brutal subjugation of the
French aristocracy had around 200 million copies in print, which is more than
c. book portraying the suffering of the proletariat under the brutal subjugation of the
French aristocracy, had around 200 million copies in print, more than
d. book portraying the suffering of the proletariat under the brutal subjugation of the
French aristocracy, had around 200 million copies in print, making it more than
e. book portraying the suffering of the proletariat under the brutal subjugation of the
French aristocracy had around 200 million copies in print and is more than
ans- Option(C) is correct
There are three main issues being tested in this question.
(1) The phrase Charles Dickens’…aristocracy is a modifying phrase and must be set off in a
pair of commas as it should stand between the subject and verb in order to clearly modify the
subject. Modifiers that break the flow of the sentence must be set off in a pair of commas.
Without a comma after aristocracy, the modifying phrase is not properly separated from the
subject (A Tale of Two Cities) and verb (had).
(2) The pronoun it in the phrase making it more than does not have a clear antecedent
(although it probably refers to A Tale of Two Cities).
(3) The phrase making it more than illogically compares a book to a number of copies of a
book in print. The sentence should compare a number of copies in print to a number of copies
in print.
Q5. The publishers, unwilling to shoulder the entire risk, insisted that the author should pay
half the cost of the initial print run of his controversial new book.
a. The publishers, unwilling to shoulder the entire risk, insisted that the author should
pay half the cost of the initial print run of his controversial new book.
b. the publishers, unwilling to shoulder the entire risk, insisted that the author should be
paying half the cost of the initial print run of the author‘s controversial new book.
c. The publishers, unwilling to shoulder the entire risk, insisted that the author pay half
the cost of the initial print run of his controversial new book.
d. Unwilling to shoulder the entire risk, the publishers insisted the author should pay half
the cost of the initial print run of his controversial new book..
e. Unwilling to shoulder the entire risk, the author was required by the publisher to pay
half the cost of the initial print run of his controversial new book.
Ans- Option(C) is correct
The subjunctive expression ‗insisted that the author pay‘ is correct in C. A, B and D are
wrong because they incorrectly insert ‗should‘.E is incorrect because the ‗unwilling to
shoulder the entire risk‘ is incorrectly attributed to the author (dangling modifier problem).
Q6. Those watching the libel suit might speculate if the company, swift to take offense might
have been as responsible for the perceived slander as the newspaper was.
a) speculate if the company, swift to take offense might have been
b) speculate if the company, swift to take offense had been
c) speculate if, in its swiftness to take offense the company was
d) wonder as to whether, in its swiftness to take offense, the company was
e) wonder whether the company, swift to take offense, was
Should you use ‗whether‘ or ‗if‘? There are two alternatives. Either the company was
as responsible as the newspaper, or it was not. When there two alternatives it is better
to use ‗whether‘. Eliminate A, B and C. E is shorter and more efficient than D. Choice
E is the correct answer.
Q7. Added to the increase in monthly wages discussed last spring, the dining hall employees
are currently seeking improved insurance coverage.
a) Added to the increase in monthly wages discussed last spring, the dining hall
employees are currently seeking improved insurance coverage.
b) Added to the increase in monthly wages which had been discussed last spring, the
employees of the dining hall are currently seeking an improved insurance coverage.
c) The dining hall employees are currently seeking improved insurance cover- age added
to the increase in monthly wages that were discussed last spring.
d) In addition to the increase in monthly wages that were discussed last spring, the
dining hall employees are currently seeking improved insurance cover- age.
e) In addition to the increase in monthly wages discussed last spring, the em- ployees of
the dining hall are currently seeking improved insurance coverage
There is a misplaced modifier in this sentence. As it stands it implies that the employees were
the ones who were added to the increase in monthly wages. That means choices A and B are
incorrect. Choice C has an obvious grammatical mistake in it. ‗Increase‘ is singular so it
should be ‗the increase in wages was discussed‘. Choice D has the same error. Choice E is
the correct answer.
Q8. The sharp contrast in sales of sports memorabilia seen in sports in which most of the
participants are male and such sales in sports in which most of the partic- ipants are
female have demonstrated that women’s sports are still lacking dedicated fans.
a) seen in sports in which most of the participants are male and such sales in sports in
which most of the participants are female have
b) seen in sports in which most of the participants are predominately male over those
that are predominately female have
c) that favors sports in which most of the participants are male over sports in which
most of the participants are female have
d) that favors sports in which most of the participants are male over sports in which
most of the participants are female has
e) seen is sports in which most of the participants are male and such sales in sports in
which most of the participants are female has
This question attempts to disguise a very simple grammatical mistake: is ‗contrast‘ singular
or plural? It is singular, therefore you have to use the word ‗has‘, not ‗have‘. The contrast has
done something. That leaves choices D and E as possible answers. However, use of the word
‗favors‘ in choice D slightly changes the meaning of the sentence. It should be a contrast
between one thing and another. Choice D does not use the use the word ‗and‘ and is therefore
also incorrect for this reason. Choice E is the correct answer
Q9. According to the editor of Elle magazine, wearing the same clothes as are worn on
undersized models will lead to a fashion failure for the plus-size woman, who should shop at
stores such as Lane Bryant that have clothing that will flatter her shape.
a) wearing the same clothes as are worn on undersized models will lead to a fashion
failure for the plus-size woman, who
b) it will lead to a fashion failure for the plus-size woman to wear the same clothes
as on the undersized models; they
c) fashion failure will result from wearing the same clothes as undersized mod- els to
the plus- size woman, who
d) fashion failure for the plus-size woman will result from wearing the same clothes as
on the undersized models; they
e) the plus-size woman wearing the same clothes as are worn on undersized models
will lead to fashion failure; they
It is not ‗the undersized models‘, specific examples of undersized models, that the sentence is
considering. Rather it is undersized models in general. Eliminate B and D. The ‗they‘ in B, D
and E is incorrect. Although it seems the pronoun should refer to the plus-sized woman,
grammatically it could refer to the undersized models. In any case, if it refers to the plus-sizes
woman the sentence mentions it should be singular. This can also be seen from the use or
‗her‘ later in the sentence. The word order in C is incorrect. The phrases ‗fashion failure will
result‘ and ‗to the plus-size woman‘ are divided by too many words. The pronoun ‗for‘ is
more appropriate than ‗to‘. Choice A is the correct answer
Q10. If additional sources of deuterium are found, it will expand the amount that can be used
as heavy water for nuclear reactors and reduce the cost of energy, even if the sources are not
immediately mined.
a) it will expand the amount that can be used as heavy water for nuclear reac- tors and
reduce the cost of energy
b) that amount that is able to used as heavy water for nuclear reactors will expand and
the cost of energy will be reduced
c) it will cause an increase in the amount that is able to be used as heavy water for
nuclear reactors and a reduction in the cost of energy
d) the amount that can be used as heavy water for nuclear reactors will increase and the
cost of energy will drop
e) it will increase the amount of deuterium that can be used as heavy water for nuclear
reactors and cause a drop in the cost of energy
Amounts do not expand, they increase. Eliminate A and B. The ‗it‘ at the start of C is a
pronoun without a clear reference. E has the same problem. Choice D is the correct answer
Q11. It is common in Helen Hayes Theatre, as in almost every local theatre, the opinion of
administrators has played at least as large a part in deciding what to perform as has the
desires of the public.
a) in almost every local theatre, the opinion of administrators has played at least as large
a part in deciding what to perform as has
b) in almost every local theatre, that the opinion of administrators has played at least as
large a part in deciding what to perform as has
c) it is in almost every local theatre, that the opinion of administrators has played at least
as large a part in deciding what to perform as have
d) is in almost every local theatre, that the opinion of administrators have played at least
as large a part in deciding what to perform as have
e) it is in almost every local theatre, the opinion of administrators has played at least as
large a part in deciding what to perform as has.
Option A does not provide a complete sentence. The expression is ‗it is common that.‘ E has
the same problem. The noun ‗desires‘ is plural so the verb referring to desires must also be
plural. Eliminate B. It should be ‗as have the desires‘ not ‗as has the desires‘. That leaves C
and D. It is necessary to say ‗as it is‘ rather than ‗as is‘ at the start of the option. D is also
incorrect because it says ‗the opinion…have‘. The correct answer is C.
Q12. In disagreeing with the findings of the Warren Commission, the American public must
take care to avoid moving the target of criticism from government agencies collaborating in
a coup d‘etat to collaborating to overthrow foreign governments.
a) government agencies collaborating in a coup d‘etat to collaborating to over- throw
foreign governments
b) government agencies collaborating in a coup d‘etat to foreign governments being
overthrown with collaboration
c) the collaboration of government agencies in a coup d‘etat to the collabora- tion of the
agencies in overthrowing foreign governments
d) collaboration of government agencies by coup d‘etat with foreign govern- ments, that
are overthrown
e) a coup d‘etat that government agencies collaborate in to collaboration that overthrows
foreign governments
Choices A, B and E do not make it clear who does the collaborating to overthrow the foreign
governments. D changes the meaning. Choice C has parallel structure and is the correct
answer.
Q13. Despite Britain’s obvious interest in using oil to power the Royal Navy, the creation of
a national oil company lagged behind the Dutch and the Americans and developed only
after when oil well construction was supported by foreign speculators.
a) developed only after when oil well construction was supported by
foreign speculators
b) developed only after foreign speculators supported oil well construction
c) developed only after foreign speculators’ support of oil well
construction by foreign speculators
d) develops only at the time after the supporting of oil well
construction by foreign speculators
e) developed only after there being foreign speculators’ support of
oil well construction
The expression ‗developed after when‘ is incorrect. ‗Developed after‘ is sufficient. Eliminate
A. Choice C unnecessarily repeats ‗foreign speculators‘. Choice D has the wrong tense. The
sentence is in past tense, not present. ‗Developed after there being‘ in E is also incorrect.
Choice B is the correct answer.
Q14. The weather predictions delivered on television are usually reliable, but winds, storms
that could not be foreseen, and ocean currents often cause much more extreme weather
conditions than they had expected.
a) storms that could not be foreseen, and ocean currents often cause much more extreme
weather conditions than they had
b) storms that cannot be foreseen, and ocean currents often cause much more extreme
weather conditions than
c) unforeseeable storms, and ocean currents are the cause of much more ex- treme
weather conditions than they had
d) storms that are not foreseeable, and ocean currents often cause much more extreme
weather conditions than they had
e) unforeseeable storms, and ocean currents often cause much more extreme weather
conditions than they had
This sentence simply has to have its parallel structure corrected. It begins in the present tense,
‗are usually reliable‘, so the sentence should continue in the present. Choice A is not in the
present tense. ‗They‘ in A, C, D and E is a pronoun without a reference. Choice B is the
correct answer
Q15. A male musician can find a career as a solo performer, an orchestra member, or a music
teacher after he graduates from college with a degree in music, depending on his talent.
a) A male musician can find a career as a solo performer, an orchestra member, or a
music teacher after he graduates from college with a degree in music, depending on histalent.
b) After graduating from college with a degree in music, depending on his tal- ent, a
male musician can find a career as a solo performer, an orchestra member, or a music teacher.
c) After graduating from college with a degree in music, a male musician‘s tal- ent will
determine if he can find a career as a solo performer, an orchestra member, or a music
teacher.
d) Talent determines whether a male musician, after graduating from college with a
degree in music, can find a career as a solo performer, an orchestra member, or a music
teacher.
e) The talent of a male musician, after graduating from college with a degree in music,
will determine whether he can find a career as a solo performer, an orchestra member, or a
music teacher.
Choices A and B incorrectly imply that the degree in music depends on the talent of
the musician. The modifier ‗depending on his talent‘ is misplaced. C and E are incorrect as
they imply the talent graduates from college. D is the correct answermusic teacher.
Always
falls
UNIT 2 ANSWER KEY
Exercises:
- Insert the correct word(s) in the sentences below. 1. If we go to the beach, would you
like to
come
to
o
? (to/ too/ two) - I am
going
whethe
r
you like it or not. (whether/ weather) - I shall
put
their parcels
over
. (there / their/ they’re) - I like to
come
because I
always
hea
r
the latest gossip. (hear/here) - There
is know)
no paper left in the printer, or did
you
kno
w
that already?(no/ - would you like to come to the party with me? (would/ wood)
- You need to go through the door at the end of the corridor to get to
the exit.(through/ threw) - I
must
writ
e
a letter to the bank. (write / right) - I need to see if he has cashed
the
chequ
e
. (check/ cheque) - H
e
rode his motorbike along
the
roa
d
. (road/ rode/ rowed) - Fill in the blanks using ‘aw’ sound.
• Niagara _ ls is the highest falls in the world.
• The children are playing with the basket ball . • He got a scholar ship from his school. • walk to your left on the road. here there • Roses have thorns .
3.Unscramble the jumbled words
Liob – Lion
Jyeon – enjoy
Snioe – noise
Oyj – joy
wear
wear
we’re
Inoc – coin
Sybo – boys
Ayorl – royal
4.Choose the Correct Response.
• I went to the barber to get a (hair/ hare)cut.
• Sheena is a (fare/ fair) girl.
• On Ridhima’s birthday her father gifted her a teddy(bare/ bear).
• Please don’t (stare/ stair) at the stranger.
• I bought a (pear/ pair) of scissors for the craft classes.
• I will (ware/ wear) a red dress for the party. - Use ‘wear’, ‘where’ or ‘we’re’ correctly:
- Make sure
you
wear a life jacket on the boat. - Please put the art supplies back where they belong.
- going on a road trip next Friday.
- Mom told me to a coat, but I didn’t listen.
- I don’t
know
wher
e
I put those moving boxes. - This
weekend, we’r
e
going to the park to play baseball. - where will you hide the gifts?
- My sister wants to the sweater she got for her birthday.
- John invited us to breakfast,
but we’r
e
not going to make it on time.
10.I
will
wea
r
my red hat to school tomorrow. - In English, many written words contain consonant letters that are not pronounced.
These letters are referred to as ‘silent’ letters. Match each word with the appropriate
meaning below.
Rhyme often listen island calm column
talk foreign hour exhausted bark
1.sixty minutes hour
2land surrounded by water island
3 peaceful and quiet calm
4 words containing the same sounds
5 to hear and give attention when someone speaks listen
6 to speak talk
7 to be very tired and without energy exhausted
8 from another country or another place foreign
9 a strong, tall piece of stone or wood bark
10 used to support a building column - Read the sentence. Write the correct word on the line.
- The going around the mountain is very scary. (rode, road)
- not going to believe what I saw today. (your, you’re)
- I don’t know if I would like soup or not. (beet, beat)
- Stanley ran around two before they threw him out. (bases, basis)
- The huge sat dangerously close to the edge. (bolder, boulder)
- The in our new house will be ten feet tall. (Ceiling,sealing)
- The ripped on the curtain when the cat climbed it. (seem,seam)
- My neighbor delivers the on your . (mail,
male) (rode, road)
rhyme - He said the dog was but not. (theirs, there’s) (its, it’s)
- My mom bought us four different kinds of to eat. (cereal, serial)
- An independent is a sentence. (clause, claws)
- We rented a hotel when we went on vacation. (suite,sweet)
- Write sentences for 2 pairs of words, demonstrating the different word class:
- Conduct
Noun ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Verb …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - Digest
Noun ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Verb …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - Escort
Noun ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Verb …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - Insult
Noun ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Verb …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - Produce
Noun ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Verb …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - Record
Noun ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Verb …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - Access
Noun ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Verb …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - Address
Noun ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Verb …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - Auction
Noun ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Verb …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - Balance
Noun ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Verb …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - Bargain
Noun ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Verb …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - Blame
Noun ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Verb …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - Blast
Noun ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Verb …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - Catch
Noun ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Verb …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - Cause
Noun ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Verb …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - Convict
Noun ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Verb …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - Complex
Noun ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Verb …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - Desert
Noun ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Verb …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - Segment
Noun ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Verb …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - Content
fair
yolk
Noun ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Verb …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - Read the sentence. Write the correct word on the line:
1.
(Whose,
Who’s) (their, there,
they’re)
going to be the first to
recite
poem? - The
window
pane needs to be painted white. (pain, pane) - The yellow part of an egg is called the , (yoke, yolk)
- Cindy
makes
pear salad every time I eat at her house. (pare, pair, pear) - Grandma taught me how
to knead)
(doe, dough)
knea
d
brea
d
doug
h
. (need, - I love going to the county each year. (fare, fair)
- My dad always says, “I love
you
dear ” to my mom. (deer, dear) . - How many syllables are there in each word? Choose the correct answer.
- monkey
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 - relocation
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 - magnet
their
who’s
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 - slobs
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 - characterise
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 - travelling
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 - rocket
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 - trying
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 - garden
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 - caterpillar
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
roses. - Where is the stress in each of these words? Decide which syllable: 1. reception
a) 1st b) 2nd c) 3rd - comparison
a) 1st b) 2nd c) 3rd d) 4th - potato
a) 1st b) 2nd c) 3rd - bedroom
a) 1st b) 2nd - fourteen
a) 1st b) 2nd - forty
a) 1st b) 2nd - delicious
a) 1st b) 2nd c) 3rd - playful
a) 1st b) 2nd - Use underlining to show the correct stress on these compound words which have been
given in a sentence to make the word class obvious: - I heard a blackbird singing.
- Put the seedlings in the greenhouse until they are taller.
- He is a bad-tempered old man.
- My grandparents are a little old-fashioned. (2 words)
- I don’t understand what you mean.
- The water will overflow and come out through this overflow pipe. (2words)
- I need to go to the supermarket before I leave for the airport. (2 words)
- He is waiting at the bus-stop on the main highway. (2 words)
- He came straight out of the swimming-pool and into the living-room to answer the
telephone. (3 words) - This raincoat isn’t waterproof. (2 words)
- Traffic-lights are confusing because I’m colour-blind. (2 words)
- What’s he like? Well he’s easy-going, and good-looking, very self-confident and
always well- dressed. (4
words) - For each question, the correct choice is the one in which the stressed syllable is
capitalized, as in vocabulary: - Can you pass me a plastic knife?
a) PLAS-tic
b) plas-TIC - I want to be a photographer.
a) PHO-to-graph-er
b) pho-TO-graph-er - Which photograph do you like best?
a) PHO-to-graph
b) pho-TO-graph - He was born in China.
a) CHI-na
b) Chi-NA - Whose computer is this?
a) com-PU-ter
b) com-pu-TER - I can’t decide which book to borrow.
a) DE-cide
b) de-CIDE - Couldn’t you understand what she was saying?
a) un-DER-stand
b) un-der-STAND - Voting in elections is your most important duty.
a) im-POR-tant
b) im-por-TANT - We had a really interesting conversation.
a) con-VER-sa-tion
b) con-ver-SA-tion - How do you pronounce this word?
a) PRO-nounce
b) pro-NOUNCE
14 Match the following conversations with the correct sentence stress:
A. Where did you get these flowers from? The
cemetery?
B. Yes….
A. You weren’t supposed to steal them!
4 - I asked you to buy me a
bunch of white roses.
A. Here are the flowers Bob asked me to get.
B. Eh? Bob didn’t say anything, 1 - I asked you to buy me a
bunch of white roses.
A. Why do these roses have your mother’s
name on them?
B. I got them for my mother, just like you asked.
A. In what world would I ask you to buy your
mother flowers on our anniversary? 5 - I asked you to buy me a
bunch of white roses.
A. John, why are there yellow roses on the
table? 7 - I asked you to buy me a
bunch of white roses.
A. Oh, lilies, they’re beautiful, but 8 5. I asked you to buy me a
bunch of white roses.
A. I was kind of busy today, so my secretary did
me the favour of ordering you the flowers you
wanted.
B. What?! 3 Why do I want
roses from your secretary? - I asked you to buy me a
bunch of white roses.
A. Listen, I know a single rose is supposed to be
very romantic, but 6 - I asked you to buy me a bunch
of
white roses.
A. Susie, you’re always bossing me around.
Ordering me to buy you flowers is the last straw.
B. Fred, honestly, I don’t understand what you’re
talking about. 2 , not order! - I asked you to buy me a
bunch of white roses. - Look at each of these words. Decide on which syllable the stress falls?
- personal
a. 1st b. 2nd c. 3rd - personnel
a. 1st b. 2nd c. 3rd - adjective
a. 1st b. 2nd c. 3rd - enhance
a. 1st b. 2nd - Canadian
a. 1st b. 2nd c. 3rd d. 4th - Japanese
a. 1st b. 2nd c. 3rd - psychology
a. 1st b. 2nd c. 3rd d. 4th - politician
a. 1st b. 2nd c. 3rd d. 4th
UNIT 3 ANSWER KEY
Interrogative sentence
1.She asked me if I was going with them. OR She asked them if I was coming with them.
2.She asked me if I was unwell.
3.She enquired of him if she was to wait for him till eternity.
4.I asked him whether he had been present at the meeting the day before (or the previous day).
5.The woman asked the stranger whether she should
help him. Simple sentence - The girl said, ‘It gives me great pleasure to be here this evening.’
Ans- . The girl said that it gave her great pleasure to be there that evening - The man said, ‘I must go as soon as possible.’
Ans- The man said that he must go as soon as possible - The teacher says, ‘If you work hard, you will pass.’
Ans- The teacher says that if you work hard you will pass - He said, ‘I have won.’
Ans- He said that he had won. - She said that she worked in an office.
.
Imperative sentence - They requested me to help
them. 2. He suggested him to
find a job. - They said to him not to go
there. 4. He ordered to open the
door. - The teacher advised the students not to make a noise.
Exclamatory sentences - He exclaimed with joy that he had got a reward.
- She exclaimed with sorrow that she failed in the
exam. 3. John exclaimed with wonder that it was a
nice car. - She exclaimed with joy that she was selected for the job.
- He exclaimed with sorrow that he had missed
the bus Choose the correct
Q1. I said to him, “Will you go to Delhi?”
(1) I asked him will he go to Delhi.
(2) I said to him would he go to Delhi.
(3) I asked him if he would go to Delhi.
(4) I said to him would you go to Delhi.
Q2. He said, ‘I have read this novel.’
(1) He said that he has read this novel.
(2) He said that he had read that novel.
(3) He said that he read that novel.
(4) He said that he had read this novel.
Q3. Tania said to her friend, ’Can you lend me an umbrella?’
(1) Please give me an umbrella Tania requested herfriend.
(2) Will you lend me your umbrella, Tania asked herfriend.
(3) Tania requested her friend to lend her an umbrella
(4) Tania asked her friend to give her an umbrella.
Q4. Sita said, ‘I may go there.’
(1) Sita says that she may go there.
(2) Sita says that she Is going there.
(3) Sita said that she will go there.
(4) Sita said that she might go there.
Q5. My friend requested me to bring him a sandwich.
(1)He said, ‘My friend, please bring me a sandwich.’
(2) My friend said, ‘Will you bring me a sandwich.’
(4) ‘Please bring my friend a sandwich’, said he.
Intermediate
Q1.Kiran asked me, “Did you see the Cricket match on television last night?”
A. Kiran asked me whether I saw the Cricket match on television the earlier night.
B.Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the
earlier night. C.Kiran asked me did I see the Cricket match on television the
last night.
D. Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the
last night. Q2. David said to Anna, “Mona will leave for her native place
tomorrow.”
A. David told Anna that Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow.
B. David told Anna that Mona left for her native place the next day.
C. David told Anna that Mona would be leaving for her native place tomorrow.
D. David told Anna that Mona would leave for her native place the next day
. Q3. The tailor said to him, “Will you have the suit ready by tomorrow evening?”
A. The tailor asked him that he will have the suit ready by the next evening.
B. The tailor asked him that he would had the suit ready by the next evening.
C. The tailor asked him if he would have the suit ready by the next evening.
D. The tailor asked him if he will like to the suit ready by the next evening.
Q4. He said to interviewer, “Could you please repeat the question?”
A. He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.
B. He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.
C. He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
D. He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.
Q5. He said. “Be quite and listen to my words.
(3) ‘Please bring me a sandwich’, said my friend.
A. He urged them to be quite and listen to his words.
B. He urged them and said be quite and listen to his words.
C. He urged they should be quite and listen to his words.
D. He said you should be quite and listen to his words.
Q6. He said to me, I have often told you not to play with fire.
A. He said that he has often been telling me not to play with fire.
B. He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire.
C. He reminded me that he often said to me not to play with fire.
D. He said to me that he often told me not to play with fire.
Q7. Pawan said to me, “If I hear any news, I’ll phone you.”
A. Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he will phone me.
B. Pawan told me that if he will hear my news, he will phone me.
C. Pawan told me that if he had heard any news, he would phone me.
D. Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he would phone me.
Q8. Mohan said, “We shall go to see the Taj in the moonlit night”:
A. Mohan said that we shall go to see the Taj in the moonlit night.
B. Mohan told that we shall go to see the Taj in moonlit night.
C. Mohan told that we should go to see the Taj in the moonlit night.
D. Mohan said that they should go to see the Taj in moonlit night
Q9. The teacher said to Ram,”Congratulations ! Wish you success in life.”
A. The teacher congratulated Ram and said wish you success in life.
B. The teacher wished congratulations and success in life to Ram.
C. The teacher wished congratulations to Ram and wished him success in life.
D. The teacher congratulated Ram and wished him success in life.
Q10. The poor examine said,”O God, take pity on me.”
A. The poor examine prayed God to take pity on him.
B. The poor examine, involving God, implored him to take pity on him.
C. The poor examine exclaimed that God take pity on him.
D. The poor examine asked God to take pity on him.
Q11. “Where will you be tomorrow,” I said, “in case I have to ring you ?”
A. I asked where you will be the next day in case I will ring him.
B. I asked where he would be the next day in case I had to ring him.
C. I said to him where he will be in case I have to ring him.
D. I enquired about his where about the next day in case I would have to ring up.
Q12. The father warned his son that he should be beware of him.
A. The father warned his son, “beware of him !”
B. The father warned his son, “Watch that chap !”
C. The father warned his son, “Be careful about him.”
D. The father warned his son, “Don’t fall into the trap.”
Q13. Farhan asked Geeta, “Could you lend me a hundred rupees until tomorrow ?”
A. Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until tomorrow.
B. Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until the next day.
C. Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend me a hundred rupees untill the next day.
D. Farhan asked whether Geeta could lend me a hundred rupees until the next day.
Q14. “What about going for swim,” he said, “It’s quite fine now.”
A. He asked me what about going for a swim as it was quite fine then.
B. He proposed going for swim as it was quite fine.
C. He suggested going for a swim as it was quite fine.
D. He advised me to go for a swim as it was quite fine.
Q15. “You can’t bathe in this sea,” he said to me, “it’s very rough.”
A. He said that I can’t bathe in this sea because it’s very rough.
B. He said that you couldn’t bathe in the sea if it was very rough.
C. He said that I couldn’t bathe in that sea as it was very rough.
D. He said that you can’t bathe in this sea since it was very rough
Advance
Read the dialogue given below and then complete the report that follows. Write the
answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers.
Anne : I want to order a big pineapple cake for my birthday.
Confectioner : When is your birthday?
Anne : It is tomorrow.
Confectioner : You can collect it by noon.
Anne told a confectioner (a)… ………………………..a big birthday cake for her birthday. The
confectioner asked (b) …………………………..Anne replied it was the following day. The
confectioner told her (c) ………………………by noon.
Answer-
(a) that she wanted to order
(b) when her birthday was
(c ) that she could collect it/ to collect it
2, Read the following conversation and complete the passage. Write your answers in the
space provided.
Mother : Why are you late from school, Amit ?
Amit : While coming from school to bus stop, slipped by stepping on a banana peel.
Mother : O, my son! Did you hurt yourself ?
Amit : I got a bad bruise on my left knee.
Mother asked Amit (a)………………………… Amit replied that while coming f‘rom school to
bus stop(b)… ……………….peel. Mother was shocked to hear this. She further asked
(c)……………… . Amit answered that (d)……………… .
Answers- (a) why he was late from school ?
(b) he had slipped by stepping on a banana
(c) if he had hurt himself
(d) he had got a bad bruise on his left knee
3, Complete the following conversation in indirect speech.
Shilpa: Can I borrow your English textbook?
Jaya: Sure you can. But when will you return it?
Shilpa: I will return it to you after two days from today.
Jaya: Please do as I have to prepare for the exams.
Shilpa asked Jaya (a) . Jaya replied that (b) and
asked her (c) . Shilpa said she (d) . Jaya urged her (e)
since she (f) .
Shilpa asked Jaya (a) if she could borrow her English textbook. Jaya replied that (b) she
could and asked her (c) when she would return it. Shilpa said she (d) would return it to her
after two days from that day. Jaya urged her (e) to do that since she (f) had to prepare for the
exams.
In each of the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/ Indirect Speech.
Out of the suggested alternatives select the one which best expresses the same sentence
in Direct/ Indirect Speech. - “If you don’t keep quiet I shall shoot you,” she said to her in a calm voice.
a. She warned her calmly that she would shoot her if she didn‘t keep quiet.
b. She said calmly that I shall shoot you if you don‘t keep quiet.
c. She warned her to shoot if she didn‘t keep quiet calmly.
d. Calmly she warned her that be quiet or else she will have to shoot her
2) The spectators said, “Bravo! Well played Virat.”
a. The spectators called Virat bravo because he played well.
b. The spectators said that Virat played well and applauded him.
c. The spectators encouraged Virat saying he played well.
d. The spectators applauded Virat, saying that he played well.
3) The traveller enquired of the potter if he could tell him the way to the nearest inn.
a. The traveller said to the potter, ―Where is the nearest inn?‖
b. The traveller said to the potter, ―Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn?‖
c. The traveller said to the potter, ―Which is the way to nearest inn?‖
d. The traveller said to the potter, ―Can you tell me where is the nearest inn?‖
4) I said to my father, “Let us go to some restaurant for a change.”
a. I asked my father to go to some restaurant for a change.
b. I asked my father if he would go to some restaurant for a change.
c. I permitted my father to go to some restaurant for a change.
d. I suggested to my father that we should go to some restaurant for a change.
5) Sonya said, “Oh that I were a child again!”
a. Sonya exclaimed with wonder that were she a child again.
b. Sonya wondered that were she a child again.
c. Sonya strongly wished that she had been a child again.
d. Sonya prayed that she were a child again.
6) She said, “I have often told you not to waste your time.”
a. She said that she had often told not waste your time
b. She said that she had often told her not waste her time.
c. She said that she had often suggested to her not to waste her time.
d. She told that she had often told her not to waste his time.
7) Soni said to Dhiraj, “Let him come, then we shall see.”
a. Soni told Dhiraj that they would see him if he might come.
b. Soni told Dhiraj that they shall see him if he came.
c. Soni told Dhiraj that once he came, they would see him.
d. Soni said to Dhiraj that if he came, they would see him
8) “I don’t know the way. Do you?” She asked.
a. She said that she didn‘t know the way and did I know it.
b. She said that she didn‘t know the way and asked me if I did.
c. She told that she was not knowing the way, but wondered if I knew.
d. She asked me if I knew the way which she didn‘t.
9) She said to her, “Don’t read so loud.”
a. She told her not to read so loud.
b. She advised her not to read so loud.
c. She requested her not to read so loud.
d. She ordered her not to red so loud.
10) She said, “I must go next month.”
a. She said that she must go next month.
b. She said that she must go the following month.
c. She said that she would have to go the following month.
d. She said that she was to go following month.
11) “Are you alone, my son?” asked a soft voice close behind me.
a. A soft voice from my back asked if I was alone.
b. A soft voice said to me are you alone son.
c. A soft voice asked that what I was doing there alone.
d. A soft voice behind me asked if I was alone.
12) He said to me, “Where is the head office?”
a. He asked me where the head office was.
b. He asked me that where the head office was.
c. He wanted to know where the head office was.
d. He asked me where was the head office.
13) She said to her, “Why don’t you go today?”
a. She said to her that why she don‘t go today.
b. She asked her if she was going that day.
c. She asked her why she did not go today.
d. She asked her why she did not go that day.
14) He said, “I saw a coin here.”
a. He said that he saw a coin here.
b. He said that he had seen a coin there.
c. He said that he saw a coin there.
d. He said that he had seen a coin here
15) She said, “What a beautiful scene!”
a. She said that what a beautiful scene it was.
b. She exclaimed that it was a very beautiful scene.
c. She exclaimed what a beautiful scene it was.
d. She wondered that it was a beautiful scene.
16) Sapna said, “I bought a laptop yesterday.”
a. Sapna said that I have bought a laptop the previous day.
b. Sapna told that she has bought a laptop yesterday.
c. Sapna said that she bought a laptop the previous day.
d. Sapna said that she had bought a laptop the previous day.
17) The teacher said, “Be quiet, girls.”
a. The teacher said that they girls should be quiet.
b. The teacher called the girls and ordered them to be quiet.
c. The teacher urged the girls to be quiet.
d. The teacher commanded the girls that they be quiet.
Rough SAMPLE ANSWER KEY FOR Email writing
Q. As a former student, write an email to your professor, Mrs Suzanne, thanking her for
teaching and guidance that contributed to your overall development. Sign the email as
Sameer.
Dear Mrs Suzanne,
With a joyful heart, I would like to inform you regarding my successful placement in the
recent campus drive of my college. I am successfully placed at TCS and am grateful to you
for your constant help and advice. The grooming sessions totally developed my personality
and inculcated the skills and professional values required to shape my future.
I would like to extend my sincere thanks for your immense support, professional help and
guidance.
With warm regards,
Sameer.
Q. As a supplier, write an email to the manager of RD Wheel company, Mr.Malhotra,
intimating of their payment that is due for the products delivered to them three months ago.
Sign the email as Sameer
Hi Mr Malhotra,
You are a valued customer of our company for a very long time and we appreciate doing
business with you. You have always made on time payment of the delivery of goods but
recently, we have observed an extreme delay in payment. Moreover, the three months credit
period is also over and still, the payment is overdue. I would request you to make payment
for the above goods delivered of the earliest. We are looking forward to the payment at
earliest and a longstanding relationship in doing business with your company.
Thanks and regards,
Sameer.
q. You are a part of the corporate communication team in your company. The working time
period is revised as 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Using the following phrases, write an email with a
minimum of 70 words and a maximum of 100 words to the employees in your company
informing the same.
Dear All,
We henceforth announce a revision in the work timings as 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, i.e., an
increase in office hours by 30 minutes to avoid traffic that is to take effect from next week.
With the commencement of the office 30 minutes earlier, the lunch session will be reduced
by 15 minutes, with a reduction in the timings of breakfast. The office will start earlier till the
end of the rainy season and all other timings will stay in effect till the traffic issues are dealt
with.
Thanks and regards,
Lead – Corporate Communication.
Q. As a resident, write an email to the Municipal Commissioner of your city, Mr.Kumar,
reporting nuisance of a building under construction beside your place. Sign the email as
Arvind.
Dear Mr Kumar,
I am a resident of Ashok Vihar and would like to bring to your notice about the P/T
constructions company who are building a construction for a very long time. The work has
been going for three years and hardly made any progress. There has been reckless water
usage since the years. The water spill all over the locality along with the constructing debris,
forming a breeding ground for mosquitoes. The place is starting to turn unhygienic by the
pigs, mosquitoes and construction waste. We tried to get in touch with the construction
workers but there bad behaviour with the locals is raising another issue.
It would be great if you could pay your attention to this problem and request you to
take action to resolve this problem immediately.
Thanks and regards,
Arvind.
Q. As a student representative of your college, write an email to the Principal of Professional
Engineering College, Prof.Sanjib Chatterjee, inviting his institute to participate in the
Technical symposium being organized in your college. Sign the email as Arun.
Dear Prof Chatterjee,
As a student representative of our college, I would like to invite your institute into the
technical Symposium that is about to be held in our college next Sunday.
Many eminent personalities would be visiting the Symposium just like the previous years.
We are planning for a huge success this year too and are expecting a huge participation from
your esteemed institution. The symposium would introduce to the mass about the latest
technologies, followed by stalls set up to show demos on Science projects. It would be a great
platform for interaction on some interesting topics with some of the eminent personalities.
Participants can complete their registrations before the upcoming Sunday.
It is a great opportunity to exchange ideas and win exciting prizes. Looking forward to a great
participation.
Thanks and regards,
Arun.
Q. As your company is doing good business and expanding, your company is relocating its
office to a new address. Using the following phrases, write an email with a minimum of 70
words and a maximum of 100 words to your customer informing the change in address.
Dear All,
It gives a pleasure in announcing the expansion of this company, a sign of growing business
and increasing clientele. For a better productivity result, we are relocating the company and
shifting to a bigger office space from November 10th onwards. New facilities and amenities
shall be installed along with modern state of art amenities. There has been a change in
telephone number along with the new address is provided below:
Fourth Floor, Cessna Business Park(Near Outer Ring Road), Noida.
Phone: 1234567890
Please make a note of this to serve our clients better.
Thanks and Regards
Q. As a student representative of your department, write an email to your batch mates,
suggesting a party for Head of Department Prof.Mandy who is retiring next month. Sign the
email as Shruti.
Hello All,
This is to inform all that the Head of Department Prof. Mandy is going to retire next month
and hence we would like to plan for a surprise party for her and her family and host it on the
eve of her retirement. We already know that Prof. Mandy is an exceptional teacher and has
been a guide and mentor to the seniors and other students of this institution. She has been a
very helpful teacher and a person. Its a request to all the students to come together and make
the event successful and one of the most memorable eve of her life.
Thanks and regards,
Shruti.
Q. As an intern at XYZ consulting Pvt.Ltd, write an email to your internship Project
Manager, Mr.Karunesh, informing about the progress that you are making and some
difficulties that you are encountering. Sign the email as Max.
Dear Mr Karunesh,
Firstly, I would like to thank you for providing me with an opportunity to work with a
challenging project during my internship period. I am making a consistent progress and have
been learning new things. Since the project is due next month, we are on a tight schedule. I
am facing a difficulty and need your support in context with the report of the analytics of
testing. Your previous guidance has helped in accessing the database smoothly and solving
the problem but I am facing some additional doubts with the requirement of the designing.
It would be great if you could assist me with this problem and help me to come with a
successful project.
Yours sincerely,
Max
Q. You are a project manager for a team of 20 resources. Write an email to your team,
enquiring about the irregularity in submitting their weekly timesheets and stressing the
importance of the same.
Dear team members,
It is to inform of you that recently I am observing lack of punctuality in your work and it is to
inform you all that your performance can be accessed online and if found any irregularity
then it may lead to loss of pay-every week.It is a request to all of that do not default any kind
of irregularity and get used to bill client.The client has also observed this irregularities and
has asked to increase the actual working hours of the unethical workers by friday. we are
facing failure to adhere the request and therefore everyone has to read the time sheet filling
application and tighten your belt for further notice.
Thanks and regards.
Team leader.
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