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QUESTION 161
The stars ..... at night.
  • A shines
  • B shine
  • C is shining
  • D are shine
Answer: This sentence states a general truth or fact. The subject 'stars' is plural, so it takes the plural simple present verb 'shine'.
QUESTION 162
The newspaper ____ it ____ going to be cold tomorrow.
  • A says, had
  • B saying, will
  • C say, is
  • D says, is
Answer: The subject 'newspaper' is singular, so it takes the verb 'says'. The prediction about the weather uses the structure 'is going to be'.
QUESTION 163
Fill in the correct word :Both Mansi and Milli ___ the answer.
  • A knowed
  • B know
  • C knows
  • D knowing
Answer: When two subjects are joined by 'both...and...', they form a plural subject. The plural form of the verb in the present tense is 'know'.
QUESTION 164
Fill in the blank with the correct option. The teacher taught us that the earth ______ round.
  • A is
  • B were
  • C was
  • D are
Answer: When reporting a universal truth or a fact that is still true, the tense does not change. The earth being round is a universal truth, so 'is' is used.
QUESTION 165
Directions: Fill in the blanks using the correct tense of the verb: The climate is commonly _______ (consider) to _______ (be) the weather _______ (average) over a long period of time, typically 30 years. Earth’s climate is changing and this is _______ (cause) great concern. The changes in the atmosphere have _______ (become) one of the serious threats that the world faces today.
  • A considered, be, averaged, causing, become.
  • B considering, being, averages, cause, became.
  • C considers, be, averaged, causes, become.
  • D consider, being, average, causing, became.
Answer: The verbs fit the grammatical structures: 'is considered' (passive), 'to be' (infinitive), 'averaged' (past participle as adjective), 'is causing' (present continuous), 'have become' (present perfect).
QUESTION 166
Fill in the blank with the correct tense form option :If you had asked me, I ______ you.
  • A had told
  • B can tell
  • C would have told
  • D would tell
Answer: This is a third conditional sentence (If + past perfect, ... would have + past participle), used to talk about unreal situations in the past.
QUESTION 167
After we .....(see) a movie, we returned home.
  • A have seen
  • B had seen
  • C will see
  • D saw
Answer: The action of seeing the movie happened before the action of returning home. The past perfect tense 'had seen' is used for the earlier of two past actions.
QUESTION 168
Choose the verb that agrees with the subject :Three parts of business ____ left for me to do.
  • A is
  • B are
  • C are not
  • D were
Answer: When a fraction refers to a singular noun (business), the verb is singular. 'Three parts' is considered a single portion of the whole business, so 'is' is correct.
QUESTION 169
Much _____ since they were here last.
  • A has happened
  • B was happened
  • C have happening
  • D would happen
Answer: 'Much' is an uncountable, singular pronoun. It requires the singular verb 'has happened' to describe events that occurred between a past point and now.
QUESTION 170
water ______ at 0 degree Celsius.
  • A Is freezing
  • B Freezes
  • C Freeze
  • D Freezed
Answer: This is a scientific fact or universal truth, which is always expressed in the simple present tense. 'Water' is a singular subject, so it takes the verb 'freezes'.