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QUESTION 141
Choose the most appropriate tense form to complete the sentence :Newton discovered that the force of gravity ____ apples fall.
  • A will make
  • B made
  • C is making
  • D makes
Answer: The fact that gravity makes apples fall is a universal truth or a scientific fact. Such timeless truths are expressed in the simple present tense, 'makes'.
QUESTION 142
Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:Rita didn’t see me wave to her. She ___ in the other direction.
  • A was looking
  • B has been looking
  • C is looking
  • D looked
Answer: The sentence describes an action ('was looking') that was in progress in the past at the same time another event ('didn't see me wave') happened.
QUESTION 143
Fill in the blank with the correct form of tense :Abdul ____ to be a doctor since his childhood.
  • A is been wanting
  • B is wanting
  • C want
  • D wants
Answer: The verb 'want' is a stative verb, which is not typically used in continuous tenses. Although the desire has existed since childhood, it is expressed as a current state using the simple present 'wants'.
QUESTION 144
Gaurav ____ for a walk every day.
  • A is going
  • B go
  • C goes
  • D has gone
Answer: The phrase 'every day' signifies a regular habit. For a third-person singular subject ('Gaurav'), the simple present tense verb is 'goes'.
QUESTION 145
Fill in the blank with the correct option.He is ...........
  • A Lazier than more stupid
  • B More lazy than stupid
  • C Lazy than more stupid
  • D Lazier than stupider
Answer: When comparing two qualities in the same person, the structure 'more + adjective + than + adjective' is used, even if the first adjective normally forms its comparative with '-er'.
QUESTION 146
As he _____ not there, I spoke to his mother.
  • A is
  • B was
  • C be
  • D would
Answer: The main verb 'spoke' is in the past tense. Therefore, the verb in the subordinate clause should also be in the past tense, 'was'.
QUESTION 147
Choose the correct tense from the options given below to fill in the blank in the given sentense.It ____ when I got up.
  • A isn’t
  • B wasn’t raining
  • C was not rain
  • D not raining
Answer: The sentence describes the state of the weather (an ongoing action or lack thereof) at a specific point in the past ('when I got up'). The past continuous tense 'wasn’t raining' is appropriate.
QUESTION 148
Fill in the blank with the correct option.They ____ looking after orphans since 1980.
  • A had
  • B have been
  • C were
  • D are
Answer: The word 'since' indicates an action that started in the past and continues into the present. The present perfect continuous tense 'have been' is used for this.
QUESTION 149
“Hello, Jim, I didn’t expect to see you today. Sonia said you ____ ill.” Fill in the blank with correct option:
  • A are
  • B was
  • C were
  • D should be
Answer: In reported speech ('Sonia said...'), the verb tense shifts back. Also, when referring to a hypothetical or reported state with the pronoun 'you', 'were' is the correct subjunctive form.
QUESTION 150
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. At the age of 58 he was already old, and his firm, _______ body had become feeble and trembling.
  • A insipid
  • B strong
  • C sincere
  • D hesitant
Answer: The sentence contrasts his current 'feeble' state with his previous state. 'Strong' provides the logical contrast to 'feeble and trembling'.