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Q1Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence: If the invigilator ______ the bell, the candidates will stop writing.

A rings
B had rung
C rang
D will ring
Explanation

The sentence refers to a real possibility in the future. Standard first conditional form is if plus present simple in the conditional clause and will plus base verb in the main clause. Therefore, 'If the invigilator rings the bell, the candidates will stop writing' is the grammatically appropriate choice.

Q2Which option best transforms "The invigilator warned the candidates; they stopped talking" into a complex sentence showing cause?

A When the invigilator warned the candidates, they stopped talking.
B The invigilator warned the candidates, so they stopped talking.
C The invigilator warned the candidates; therefore, they stopped talking.
D The invigilator warned the candidates, and they stopped talking.
Explanation

The target is a complex sentence, so one clause must be dependent on the other. In option A, "When the invigilator warned the candidates" is a subordinate adverbial clause attached to the main clause "they stopped talking". The other choices keep both clauses independent.

Q3Identify the noun used attributively in the phrase 'college library rules'.

A college library
B library
C college
D rules
Explanation

'College' is a noun functioning attributively because it stands before 'library' to classify the kind of library. English often uses nouns in modifier position, but the word remains noun-like in form rather than becoming a typical adjective.

Q4Fill in the blank: I need ___ information about the new timetable.

A some
B a few
C many
D each
Explanation

'Information' is normally treated as an uncountable noun in English. A determiner such as 'some' can indicate an indefinite amount, while plural-count forms like 'a few' are unsuitable.

Q5Choose the sentence that correctly uses tense in reported speech when the reporting verb is in the past.

A The teacher said that the students were revising the lesson.
B The teacher said that the students had been revising the lesson tomorrow.
C The teacher said that the students are revising the lesson.
D The teacher said that the students have revised the lesson.
Explanation

With a past reporting verb such as 'said', an original present continuous statement is normally backshifted to past continuous in reported speech. Thus 'are revising' becomes 'were revising' unless the speaker deliberately stresses current truth.

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6Choose the option in which the word "fast" is used as an adjective.

AThe fast train arrived before noon.
BShe ran fast in the final lap.
CDrive fast only when conditions are safe.
DThey worked fast to finish the report.

7Choose the word that is used as a verb in the sentence: The students record their observations carefully during the experiment.

Aobservations
Brecord
Ccarefully
Dstudents

8Choose the correct comparative form: This exercise is _____ than the previous one.

Amost interesting
Binterestinger
Cmore interestinger
Dmore interesting

9Choose the option that best explains the idiom in context: 'The threat of sudden termination hung over the temporary staff like a sword of Damocles.'

Aa reward promised after loyal service
Ba constantly impending danger
Ca ceremonial mark of royal authority
Da difficult choice between two benefits

10Choose the correctly formed conditional sentence.

AIf the board approves the timetable today, the notice will be issued tomorrow.
BIf the board approved the timetable today, the notice will be issued tomorrow.
CIf the board will approve the timetable today, the notice is issued tomorrow.
DIf the board approves the timetable today, the notice would be issued tomorrow.

11Select the correct meaning of the italicised idiom: The committee chairman was hoist with his own petard when the rule he had designed to silence dissent was used against him.

AConfused by a rule that nobody in the committee understood
BHurt by the very device or plan he had intended for others
CSaved from criticism by an unexpected procedural rule
DPraised publicly for drafting a strict rule

12Choose the correct indirect speech form: The coach said to the players, "Do not waste time."

AThe coach said the players do not waste time.
BThe coach asked the players do not waste time.
CThe coach told the players not to waste time.
DThe coach told the players that they did not waste time.

13Choose the correct comparative transformation of: No other student in the class is as tall as Anil.

AAnil is taller than any other student in the class.
BAnil is the taller student in the class.
CAnil is taller than all student in the class.
DAnil is as tall as any other student in the class.

14Choose the option that best explains the italicised idiom: The principal made no bones about rejecting the poorly drafted timetable.

AFound hidden defects only after a detailed inspection
BRejected the timetable after consulting several experts
CChanged the timetable slightly but accepted its structure
DExpressed rejection openly and without hesitation

15Fill in the blank with the correct form: 'This road is _____ than the old one.'

Awider
Bmost wide
Cwide
Dwidest

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