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The first 5 questions of this test, with the correct answer and explanation.
Q1. Choose the correct passive form: The mayor has signed the new order.
- A. The new order has been signed by the mayor. ✓
- B. The new order is being signed by the mayor.
- C. The new order had been signed by the mayor.
- D. The new order was signed by the mayor.
Answer: A. The new order has been signed by the mayor.
Explanation: The present perfect active 'has signed' becomes 'has been signed'.
Q2. Choose the correct passive form: They are repairing the highway.
- A. The highway is repaired by them.
- B. The highway was being repaired by them.
- C. The highway is being repaired by them. ✓
- D. The highway has been repaired by them.
Answer: C. The highway is being repaired by them.
Explanation: The present continuous becomes 'is/are being + past participle'.
Q3. Choose the correct passive form: The students will submit the forms tomorrow.
- A. The forms will have submitted by the students tomorrow.
- B. The forms are submitted by the students tomorrow.
- C. The forms will be submitted by the students tomorrow. ✓
- D. The forms would be submitted by the students tomorrow.
Answer: C. The forms will be submitted by the students tomorrow.
Explanation: The simple future becomes 'will be + past participle'.
Q4. Choose the correct passive form: Who wrote this poem?
- A. By whom was this poem written? ✓
- B. By whom has this poem been written?
- C. Who was this poem written?
- D. By whom is this poem written?
Answer: A. By whom was this poem written?
Explanation: A past-tense question about the doer becomes 'By whom was ... written?'.
Q5. Choose the correct passive form: Open the window.
- A. Let the window opened.
- B. Let the window be opened. ✓
- C. The window should opened.
- D. The window is opened.
Answer: B. Let the window be opened.
Explanation: An imperative is changed to the passive with 'Let ... be + past participle'.
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Q6. Choose the correct passive form: People say that he is a spy.
- A. It is said him to be a spy.
- B. He is said that he is a spy.
- C. He is said to be a spy.
- D. He was said to be a spy.
Q7. Choose the correct passive form: They made him sign the paper.
- A. He had made to sign the paper.
- B. He was made signing the paper.
- C. He was made to sign the paper.
- D. He was made sign the paper.
Q8. Choose the correct passive form: Nobody has ever solved this puzzle.
- A. This puzzle has never been solved.
- B. This puzzle was never being solved.
- C. This puzzle had never been solving.
- D. This puzzle has never solved.
Q9. Choose the correct passive form: She gave me a book.
- A. I am being given a book by her.
- B. I am given a book by her.
- C. I was gave a book by her.
- D. I was given a book by her.
Q10. Choose the correct passive form: The teacher is going to announce the results.
- A. The results are going to announced by the teacher.
- B. The results are going to be announced by the teacher.
- C. The results are being announced by the teacher.
- D. The results will being announced by the teacher.
Q11. Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech: She said to me, "I met your brother yesterday."
- A. She told me that I had met her brother the day before.
- B. She told me that she had met my brother the day before.
- C. She told me that she has met my brother yesterday.
- D. She told me that she had met your brother the day before.
Q12. Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech: Ali said to Sara, "Will you help me?"
- A. Ali asked Sara would she help him.
- B. Ali asked Sara if she will help me.
- C. Ali asked Sara whether she would help him.
- D. Ali asked Sara that she would help him.
Q13. Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech: The coach said to the team, "Don't give up now."
- A. The coach told the team that do not give up then.
- B. The coach told the team not to give up then.
- C. The coach said the team not to give up then.
- D. The coach asked the team if they gave up then.
Q14. Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech: He asked me, "Where do you live?"
- A. He asked me where did I live.
- B. He asked me where I lived.
- C. He asked me that where I lived.
- D. He asked me where you lived.
Q15. Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech: The mother said, "How lovely the garden looks!"
- A. The mother ordered that the garden looked lovely.
- B. The mother asked how lovely the garden looked.
- C. The mother wondered whether the garden looked lovely.
- D. The mother exclaimed that the garden looked very lovely.
Q16. Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech: He said, "Let us wait until the rain stops."
- A. He proposed that they should wait until the rain stopped.
- B. He proposed them to wait until the rain stopped.
- C. He ordered that they should wait until the rain stopped.
- D. He said that let them wait until the rain stopped.
Q17. Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech: The officer said to the clerk, "Bring the file at once."
- A. The officer told the clerk he must have brought the file at once.
- B. The officer ordered the clerk if he brought the file at once.
- C. The officer asked the clerk that he brings the file at once.
- D. The officer ordered the clerk to bring the file at once.
Q18. Which sentence about Hasan and the television is free from a dangling modifier?
- A. Having finished the assignment, the television switched on for Hasan.
- B. Having finished the assignment, switching on the television pleased Hasan.
- C. Having finished the assignment, the television was switched on by Hasan.
- D. Having finished the assignment, Hasan switched on the television.
Q19. Which sentence about her hobbies keeps the list in parallel form?
- A. She likes to swim, cycling and to play chess.
- B. She likes swimming, cycling and to play chess.
- C. She likes swimming, to cycle and playing chess.
- D. She likes swimming, cycling and playing chess.
Q20. Which sentence about Murree and Multan compares like with like?
- A. The climate of Murree is cooler than that of Multan.
- B. The climate of Murree is cooler than Multan.
- C. The climate of Murree is more cooler than that of Multan.
- D. The climate of Murree is cooler than those of Multan.
Q21. Which sentence about the ticket money avoids a double negative?
- A. I hardly haven't got money for the ticket.
- B. I haven't got no money for the ticket.
- C. I haven't got none money for the ticket.
- D. I haven't got any money for the ticket.
Q22. Which sentence about the fair visitors uses 'fewer' or 'less' correctly?
- A. There were lesser visitors at the fair than last year.
- B. There was fewer visitors at the fair than last year.
- C. There were less visitors at the fair than last year.
- D. There were fewer visitors at the fair than last year.
Q23. Which sentence about the principal uses 'whom' correctly?
- A. The woman to who I spoke was the principal.
- B. The woman whom to I spoke was the principal.
- C. The woman to whom I spoke was the principal.
- D. The woman to whose I spoke was the principal.
Q24. Which sentence about the apples has correct subject-verb agreement?
- A. The quality of the apples are poor this season.
- B. The quality of the apples is poor this season.
- C. The quality of the apples have been poor this season.
- D. The quality of the apples were poor this season.
Q25. Which sentence about the tablecloth uses 'lay' or 'laid' correctly?
- A. She layed the tablecloth on the table before lunch.
- B. She lied the tablecloth on the table before lunch.
- C. She laid the tablecloth on the table before lunch.
- D. She lay the tablecloth on the table before lunch.
Q26. Choose the correct spelling of the word meaning lodging or housing.
- A. accomodation
- B. acommodation
- C. acomodation
- D. accommodation
Q27. Choose the correct spelling of the word meaning 'needed'.
- A. necessary
- B. necesary
- C. neccessary
- D. neccesary
Q28. Choose the correct spelling of the noun meaning 'an event or happening'.
- A. occurrence
- B. occurence
- C. ocurrence
- D. occurance
Q29. Which third-conditional sentence about the abandoned match is correct?
- A. If the rain had not stopped, the match will have been abandoned.
- B. If the rain had not stopped, the match would have been abandoned.
- C. If the rain did not stop, the match would have been abandoned.
- D. If the rain would not have stopped, the match would have been abandoned.
Q30. Which sentence about the boots has the possessive correctly written?
- A. The men's boots were left at the door.
- B. The mens boots were left at the door.
- C. The men boots' were left at the door.
- D. The mens' boots were left at the door.