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The first 5 questions of this test, with the correct answer and explanation.
Q1. Choose the correct passive form: The chef is preparing the meal.
- A. The meal is being prepared by the chef. ✓
- B. The meal has been prepared by the chef.
- C. The meal was being prepared by the chef.
- D. The meal is prepared by the chef.
Answer: A. The meal is being prepared by the chef.
Explanation: Present continuous active becomes is/are being + past participle.
Q2. Choose the correct passive form: By June, the engineers will have completed the dam.
- A. By June, the dam will be completed by the engineers.
- B. By June, the dam would have been completed by the engineers.
- C. By June, the dam will have been completed by the engineers. ✓
- D. By June, the dam will have completed by the engineers.
Answer: C. By June, the dam will have been completed by the engineers.
Explanation: Future perfect passive: will have been + past participle.
Q3. Choose the correct passive form: The principal gave Hamza a medal.
- A. Hamza gave a medal by the principal.
- B. Hamza was gave a medal by the principal.
- C. Hamza has given a medal by the principal.
- D. Hamza was given a medal by the principal. ✓
Answer: D. Hamza was given a medal by the principal.
Explanation: With two objects, either can become the subject; 'was given' is the simple past passive.
Q4. Choose the correct passive form: Who wrote this letter?
- A. By whom is this letter written?
- B. By whom this letter was written?
- C. By whom was this letter written? ✓
- D. By whom has this letter been written?
Answer: C. By whom was this letter written?
Explanation: The question is in the simple past, so the passive is 'was written', with the auxiliary before the subject.
Q5. Choose the correct passive form: Switch off the fan.
- A. Let the fan switched off.
- B. Let the fan be switched off. ✓
- C. Let the fan is switched off.
- D. Let the fan be switch off.
Answer: B. Let the fan be switched off.
Explanation: An imperative becomes passive with 'Let' + object + be + past participle.
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Q6. Choose the correct passive form: You must not leave the gate open.
- A. The gate must not be leaving open.
- B. The gate must not been left open.
- C. The gate must not leave open.
- D. The gate must not be left open.
Q7. Choose the correct active form: The cake had been eaten by the guests before we arrived.
- A. The guests had been eating the cake before we arrived.
- B. The guests have eaten the cake before we arrived.
- C. The guests had eaten the cake before we arrived.
- D. The guests ate the cake before we arrived.
Q8. Choose the correct active form: A new school is being built by the villagers.
- A. The villagers are building a new school.
- B. The villagers have built a new school.
- C. The villagers build a new school.
- D. The villagers were building a new school.
Q9. Choose the correct active form: The window ought to have been repaired by the landlord.
- A. The landlord ought to had repaired the window.
- B. The landlord ought to have been repairing the window.
- C. The landlord ought to have repaired the window.
- D. The landlord ought to repair the window.
Q10. Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech: He said, "I am writing a letter now."
- A. He said that he was writing a letter then.
- B. He said that he was writing a letter now.
- C. He said that he had written a letter then.
- D. He said that he is writing a letter now.
Q11. Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech: The teacher said, "The sun rises in the east."
- A. The teacher said that the sun rises in the east.
- B. The teacher said that the sun would rise in the east.
- C. The teacher said that the sun had risen in the east.
- D. The teacher said that the sun was rising in the east.
Q12. Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech: She said to him, "Where did you buy this watch?"
- A. She asked him where had he bought that watch.
- B. She asked him where he bought this watch.
- C. She asked him where did he buy this watch.
- D. She asked him where he had bought that watch.
Q13. Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech: Hina said to me, "Are you coming with us?"
- A. Hina asked me that I was coming with us.
- B. Hina asked me if I was coming with them.
- C. Hina asked me if was I coming with them.
- D. Hina asked me if you were coming with them.
Q14. Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech: The officer said to the soldiers, "Stand still."
- A. The officer asked the soldiers if they stand still.
- B. The officer ordered the soldiers to stand still.
- C. The officer ordered the soldiers that they stand still.
- D. The officer said the soldiers that stand still.
Q15. Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech: The nurse said to the patient, "Don't get out of bed."
- A. The nurse told the patient to not getting out of bed.
- B. The nurse told the patient that not to get out of bed.
- C. The nurse told the patient do not get out of bed.
- D. The nurse told the patient not to get out of bed.
Q16. Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech: He said to her, "Please help me with this bag."
- A. He said her to help him with that bag.
- B. He requested her to help him with that bag.
- C. He requested her helping him with this bag.
- D. He requested her that help him with that bag.
Q17. Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech: She said, "Alas! I have lost my purse."
- A. She said sadly that I had lost her purse.
- B. She exclaimed sadly that she has lost her purse.
- C. She asked sadly if she had lost her purse.
- D. She exclaimed sadly that she had lost her purse.
Q18. Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech: Amna said to me, "I will meet you tomorrow."
- A. Amna told me that she would meet you the next day.
- B. Amna told me that I would meet her the next day.
- C. Amna told me that she will meet you tomorrow.
- D. Amna told me that she would meet me the next day.
Q19. Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech: The doctor said to him, "You should avoid oily food."
- A. The doctor advised him that he should avoid oily food.
- B. The doctor advised him that you should avoid oily food.
- C. The doctor advised him that he should have avoided oily food.
- D. The doctor advised him that he will avoid oily food.
Q20. Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech: He said, "Shall I open the window?"
- A. He asked whether he should open the window.
- B. He asked whether did he open the window.
- C. He asked whether he shall open the window.
- D. He asked that he should open the window.
Q21. Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech: He said to me, "Happy birthday!"
- A. He told me a happy birthday.
- B. He asked me a happy birthday.
- C. He said me a happy birthday.
- D. He wished me a happy birthday.
Q22. Choose the correct direct speech for: He said that he had seen the film the day before.
- A. He said, "He saw the film the day before."
- B. He said, "I saw the film yesterday."
- C. He said, "I see the film yesterday."
- D. He said, "I have seen the film yesterday."
Q23. Choose the correct direct speech for: She asked me where I was going.
- A. She said to me, "Where was you going?"
- B. She said to me, "Where I am going?"
- C. She said to me, "Where are you going?"
- D. She said to me, "Where is she going?"
Q24. Choose the correct direct speech for: The captain ordered the team to run faster.
- A. The captain said to the team, "Run faster."
- B. The captain said to the team, "You ran faster."
- C. The captain said to the team, "To run faster."
- D. The captain said to the team, "Will you run faster?"
Q25. Which sentence about two sisters is grammatically correct?
- A. She is the tallest of the two sisters.
- B. She is the more taller of the two sisters.
- C. She is tallest of the two sisters.
- D. She is the taller of the two sisters.
Q26. Which question tag correctly completes the sentence 'Nothing is wrong, ___'?
- A. isn't it?
- B. isn't there?
- C. aren't they?
- D. is it?
Q27. Which sentence is clear and grammatically correct?
- A. Tired after the long journey, an inviting bed attracted Sana.
- B. Tired after the long journey, the bed looked inviting to Sana.
- C. Tired after the long journey, the bed was inviting for Sana.
- D. Tired after the long journey, Sana found the bed inviting.
Q28. Which question about handing over a key is grammatically correct?
- A. To who did you give the key?
- B. To whom did you give the key?
- C. To whom you did give the key?
- D. Whom did you give to the key?
Q29. Which sentence uses inversion correctly after the word 'little'?
- A. Little realised she the danger ahead.
- B. Little she realised the danger ahead.
- C. Little she did realise the danger ahead.
- D. Little did she realise the danger ahead.
Q30. Which sentence about a hot day is grammatically correct?
- A. It was too hot a day that we stayed indoors.
- B. It was so hot a day that we stayed indoors.
- C. It was such hot a day that we stayed indoors.
- D. It was so a hot day that we stayed indoors.