51. Thousands of people ______ killed in the Earthquaike in’ Gujarat last year.
- C. had
- B. are
- D. will be
- A. were
Answer: The phrase 'last year' indicates a past event. Since 'thousands of people' is a plural subject, the plural past tense verb 'were' is correct.
52. Choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
- D. Each of the shirts have had a green collar.
- A. Each one of the shirts has a green collar.
- C. Each of the shirts have a green collar.
- B. Every one of the shirts have a green collar.
Answer: The pronoun 'Each' is singular and requires a singular verb. 'Has' is the correct singular verb form, making this sentence grammatically correct.
53. The correct form of words in the brackets are –We suggested (sleep) in hotels but the children were anxious (camp) out.
- D. that we sleep, camped
- A. to sleep, To camp
- C. sleeping, to camp
- B. for sleep, about camp
Answer: The verb 'suggest' is followed by a gerund (-ing form), so 'sleeping' is correct. The adjective 'anxious' is followed by an infinitive, so 'to camp' is correct.
54. Ram _____ in India since independence.
- B. is living
- C. will be living
- D. was living
- A. has been living
Answer: The phrase 'since independence' indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present. This requires the present perfect continuous tense, 'has been living'.
55. When we went to see him we ____ coffee.
- C. will be provided
- B. were provided
- D. have been provided
- A. are provided
Answer: The first part of the sentence, 'When we went...', is in the past tense. The second action also happened in the past. Since the subject 'we' is plural, the correct passive verb form is 'were provided'.
56. If I _____ a bird. would fly in the sky.
- C. were
- B. was
- A. am
- D. will be
Answer: This is a hypothetical (subjunctive) sentence expressing an unreal situation. In such cases, 'were' is used with the subject 'I' instead of 'was'.
57. The patient had died before the doctor ____ .
- A. came
- B. comes
- C. would come
- D. should come
Answer: When two actions occur in the past, the action that happened first uses the past perfect tense ('had died'), and the one that happened second uses the simple past tense ('came').
58. If he had worked hard he ______ .
- B. would have passed
- C. had passed
- D. would pass
- A. will have passed
Answer: This is a third conditional sentence, used for unreal past situations. The structure is 'If + past perfect, ... would have + past participle'. Therefore, 'would have passed' is correct.
59. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank with the correct form of verb :Vijaya is my best friend. I __________ her for years.
- A. have know
- C. had been knowing
- B. knowing
- D. have been knowing
Answer: The phrase 'for years' signifies an action that began in the past and continues into the present, making the present perfect continuous tense ('have been knowing') the appropriate choice.
60. Select the most appropriate Passive form of the verb to fill in the blank in the given sentence : By this time next week, the sound track of the film ________ remixed by the sound technician.
- D. would have been
- C. has been
- A. had been
- B. is being
Answer: The phrase 'By this time next week' points to a future completion time, requiring the future perfect passive tense ('will have been remixed'). Among the options, 'would have been' is used to express a future idea in a past context or a conditional mood, making it the closest fit.
61. You may go wherever you ........
- D. to like
- B. like
- C. have liked
- A. liked
Answer: The sentence is in the present tense ('may go'), so the verb in the dependent clause should also be in the present tense. 'Like' agrees with the subject 'you'.
62. Fill in the blank with the correct tense of the verb given in the brackets. The options are given below : It ...... (cost) me Rs. 100/- yesterday.
- A. costs
- D. cost
- B. costed
- C. has cost
Answer: The word 'yesterday' indicates that the action happened in the past. The past tense of the verb 'cost' is 'cost'.
63. Choose the correct form of the verb from the option below to fill in the blank :She said that she ..... (will) go.
- A. should
- D. will be
- B. would
- C. would be
Answer: In reported (indirect) speech, when the reporting verb is in the past ('said'), 'will' changes to 'would'.
64. Select the most appropriate verb form to fill in the blank in the following sentence.Neither she nor I _______ getting the Trophy this year.
- A. am
- C. was
- D. is
- B. are
Answer: In a 'neither...nor' construction, the verb agrees with the subject that is closer to it. In this sentence, 'I' is closer to the blank, so the verb is 'am'.
65. Choose the correct answer from the following options determining whether subject agrees in number with the verb :
- C. Jack, along with some of his closest friends, is sharing a car to attend a wedding.
- A. Just around the corner is a fantastic bakery and a small supermarket.
- D. There is, according to my doctor, many courses of treatment available to me.
- B. After all the gardening we did, the sun shining on the flowerbeds make a beautiful sight.
Answer: When a phrase like 'along with' separates the subject and verb, the verb agrees with the main subject ('Jack'). Since 'Jack' is singular, the singular verb 'is' is correct.
66. Choose a verb in agreement with its subject in the following sentence:Politics ____ with him the business of his life.
- C. was
- B. were
- A. has
- D. have been
Answer: Nouns like 'politics', 'mathematics', and 'news', although they end in '-s', are treated as singular. Therefore, the singular past tense verb 'was' is correct.
67. Identify the correct part of speech of the underlined word, choosing from the options that follow:It rained heavily.
- C. Adjective
- A. Verb
- D. Preposition
- B. Adverb
Answer: The word 'rained' describes an action, which makes it a verb. 'Heavily' is the adverb that modifies the verb.
68. Choose the correct tense of the verb from the given options :What ...... me is the generosity of the Principal.
- A. strikes
- D. striking
- C. stroke
- B. strike
Answer: The subject of the sentence is the entire clause 'What ...... me'. Such noun clauses are treated as singular, so the singular verb 'strikes' is correct.
69. Choose the correct sentence in which the subject and the verb agree :
- C. Bread and butter were his only food.
- B. The mayor, with his councillors, is to be present.
- D. The house, with its contents, were insured.
- A. The state of his affairs were such as to cause anxiety to his creditors.
Answer: The verb should agree with the main subject, not with the nouns in a prepositional phrase. The main subject is 'The mayor' (singular), so the verb 'is' is correct.
70. Choose the correct form/tense of the verb from the options below to fill in the blank :The teacher said that oil .......(float) on water.
- C. floats
- A. floated
- B. float
- D. had floated
Answer: The statement 'oil floats on water' is a universal truth. Universal truths are always expressed in the simple present tense, even in reported speech.
71. Fill in the blank with the correct option :It's time you ..... to bed.
- B. gone
- C. went
- D. will go
- A. go
Answer: The expression 'It's time' is followed by a subject and a verb in the simple past tense to indicate that something should be done now.
72. Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.All the passengers, with the driver ___ killed in the accident.
- D. is
- C. have
- B. was
- A. were
Answer: The phrase 'with the driver' does not affect the subject. The main subject is 'All the passengers', which is plural, so the plural verb 'were' is correct.
73. You _____ finish your work in time. (to show external obligatian)
- C. must
- A. may
- B. can
- D. will
Answer: The modal verb 'must' is used to express strong obligation or necessity.
74. Select the correct verb fom.Please ___ the window.
- A. opening
- B. opens
- D. opened
- C. open
Answer: This is a request (an imperative sentence), which uses the base form of the verb. 'Open' is the base form.
75. Fill in the blank with the correct form of verb:‘Sorry I′m late.’ ‘That′s all right.’I .......... (not/wait) for long.
- C. haven't been waiting
- A. have waited
- D. has not been waiting
- B. not waiting
Answer: This sentence describes an action (waiting) that was happening over a period of time up until the present moment. The present perfect continuous tense ('haven't been waiting') is used for this.
