101. Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:By tomorrow afternoon, the plane carrying medicines for war victims ______ off for Ukraine.
- A. will have taken
- B. takes
- C. will take
- D. will be taking
व्याख्या: The phrase 'By tomorrow afternoon' indicates an action that will be completed by a specific time in the future. This requires the future perfect tense, 'will have taken'.
102. In the question below, a part of the sentence is underlined. Choose the correct alternative which may improve the sentence:In spite of age he is my senior.
- A. He is my senior in regard.
- B. In spite of his age, he is my senior.
- C. He is my senior, in keeping his age.
- D. He is my senior, because of age.
व्याख्या: The phrase 'In spite of' needs a noun or pronoun following it. 'His age' is the correct possessive form, making the sentence grammatically correct.
103. Choose the correct tense form of the verbs in brackets :I (sleep) soundly when a loud cry in the street (wake) me up.
- A. was sleeping, wake
- B. was sleeping, woke
- C. sleep, woke
- D. am sleeping, woke
व्याख्या: The sentence describes a past action ('woke') that interrupted another ongoing past action. The ongoing action uses the past continuous tense ('was sleeping').
104. Select the correct option.Mary is .......... than her sisters.
- A. tall
- B. taller
- C. tallest
- D. more taller
व्याख्या: The word 'than' indicates a comparison between two parties (Mary and her sisters). The comparative form of 'tall' is 'taller'.
105. Fill in the blank with correct option. If you ____ your passport you must call the Embassy.
- A. loose
- B. lose
- C. loss
- D. lost
व्याख्या: 'Lose' is a verb meaning to misplace something. 'Loose' is an adjective meaning not tight. The sentence requires the verb 'lose'.
106. Fill in the blank with the correct form of tense :I wish I _____ typing.
- A. have knows
- B. had knowing
- C. knows
- D. knew
व्याख्या: The phrase 'I wish' is used to express a desire for something that is not true in the present. It is followed by the simple past tense, 'knew'.
107. Directions: Fill in the blanks using the correct tense of the verb: Benazir was _______ (assassinate) on December 27, 2007, in Rawalpindi by the Islamic terrorists, when she was _______ (address) one of the election meetings. Her death _______ (postpone) the elections; the Pakistan People’s Party _______ (triumph) at the polls thereby shattering the dream of Nawaz Sharief to _______ (occupy) power.
- A. assassinate, addressed, postpone, triumphs, occupying.
- B. assassinating, address, postpones, triumphing, occupies.
- C. assassinated, addressing, postponed, triumphed, occupy.
- D. assassinates, addresses, postponed, triumph, occupied.
व्याख्या: The events described are all in the past, requiring past tense verbs ('assassinated', 'postponed', 'triumphed'). An ongoing action in the past uses past continuous ('addressing'), and the infinitive form is needed after 'to' ('to occupy').
108. Fill in the blank with the correct form of tense :I ______ Rakesh at the Zoo yesterday.
- A. has seen
- B. had see
- C. have seeing
- D. saw
व्याख्या: The word 'yesterday' specifies a completed action in the past, so the simple past tense 'saw' is required.
109. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the sentence given below :By the end of March, I ____ doing this job for six years.
- A. will be
- B. was
- C. have been
- D. will have been
व्याख्या: The phrase 'By the end of March' points to a future time. The sentence describes the duration of an action up to that future point, which requires the future perfect continuous tense 'will have been'.
110. Choose the correct tense form -New cycle routes ......... and speed limits ... on selected routes.
- A. has been built, has been reduced
- B. is built, have been reduce
- C. are being built, has reduced
- D. have been built, have been reduced
व्याख्या: Both subjects ('routes' and 'limits') are plural. The actions have been completed recently, so the present perfect passive voice is used for both: 'have been built' and 'have been reduced'.
