31 English Language • Spelling Select the incorrectly spelt word. Select the incorrectly spelt word. A. Inequality Inequality B. Promising Promising C. Declining Declining D. Aspiretion Aspiretion उत्तर और व्याख्या देखें Show answer and explanation सही उत्तर: D Correct Answer: D व्याख्या उपलब्ध नहीं है। The correct spelling is “Aspiration”.
32 English Language • Error Detection Find the erroneous part: “It is unusually for big, publicly traded / companies to go months without a permanent / CEO, let alone a bank the size of Wells Fargo. / No Error” Find the erroneous part: “It is unusually for big, publicly traded / companies to go months without a permanent / CEO, let alone a bank the size of Wells Fargo. / No Error” A. (3) (3) B. (1) (1) C. (4) (4) D. (2) (2) उत्तर और व्याख्या देखें Show answer and explanation सही उत्तर: B Correct Answer: B व्याख्या उपलब्ध नहीं है। “Unusually” should be replaced with the adjective “unusual”.
33 English Language • Grammar The news ________ very shocking to everyone present in the hall. The news ________ very shocking to everyone present in the hall. A. were were B. was was C. are are D. have been have been उत्तर और व्याख्या देखें Show answer and explanation सही उत्तर: B Correct Answer: B व्याख्या उपलब्ध नहीं है। “News” is treated as a singular noun; therefore, “was” is correct.
34 English Language • Antonyms Choose the word opposite in meaning to “IMBECILE”. Choose the word opposite in meaning to “IMBECILE”. A. Wise Wise B. Strong Strong C. Sure Sure D. Stupid Stupid उत्तर और व्याख्या देखें Show answer and explanation सही उत्तर: A Correct Answer: A व्याख्या उपलब्ध नहीं है। Imbecile means foolish or stupid; its opposite is wise.
35 English Language • Grammar Hardly had the play started (than) the electricity went out. Select the correct replacement. Hardly had the play started (than) the electricity went out. Select the correct replacement. A. then then B. when when C. while while D. No improvement No improvement उत्तर और व्याख्या देखें Show answer and explanation सही उत्तर: B Correct Answer: B व्याख्या उपलब्ध नहीं है। The correct structure is “Hardly had ... when ...”.
36 English Language • Synonyms Choose the word closest in meaning to “ADEPT”. Choose the word closest in meaning to “ADEPT”. A. Fast Fast B. Clever Clever C. Adjust Adjust D. Appreciate Appreciate उत्तर और व्याख्या देखें Show answer and explanation सही उत्तर: B Correct Answer: B व्याख्या उपलब्ध नहीं है। Adept means highly skilled or clever at doing something.
37 English Language • Active and Passive Voice Change into active voice: “The photograph was being clicked by my father.” Change into active voice: “The photograph was being clicked by my father.” A. My father is clicking the photograph. My father is clicking the photograph. B. My father clicked the photograph. My father clicked the photograph. C. My father clicks the photograph. My father clicks the photograph. D. My father was clicking the photograph. My father was clicking the photograph. उत्तर और व्याख्या देखें Show answer and explanation सही उत्तर: D Correct Answer: D व्याख्या उपलब्ध नहीं है। The passive past continuous form changes to “was/were + verb-ing” in active voice.
38 English Language • Active and Passive Voice Change into passive voice: “The children are flying kites in the park.” Change into passive voice: “The children are flying kites in the park.” A. Kites is being fly by the children. Kites is being fly by the children. B. Kites were flown by the children. Kites were flown by the children. C. Kites are being flown by the children. Kites are being flown by the children. D. Kites has being flown by the children. Kites has being flown by the children. उत्तर और व्याख्या देखें Show answer and explanation सही उत्तर: C Correct Answer: C व्याख्या उपलब्ध नहीं है। Present continuous passive uses “are being + past participle”.
39 English Language • Grammar One of the students ________ absent yesterday. One of the students ________ absent yesterday. A. was was B. were were C. have been have been D. are are उत्तर और व्याख्या देखें Show answer and explanation सही उत्तर: A Correct Answer: A व्याख्या उपलब्ध नहीं है। The subject “One” is singular, so “was” is correct.
40 English Language • Grammar She ________ her homework when the lights went out. She ________ her homework when the lights went out. A. does does B. is doing is doing C. was doing was doing D. has done has done उत्तर और व्याख्या देखें Show answer and explanation सही उत्तर: C Correct Answer: C व्याख्या उपलब्ध नहीं है। An ongoing past action interrupted by another past event takes the past continuous form.