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Tenses, Voice and Narration MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 10 Tenses, Voice and Narration questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
Practice questions
Q1Match the sentences in List-I with the correct tense in List-II: List-I: (i) She reads a book every night. (ii) She is reading a book now. (iii) She read a book yesterday. (iv) She will read a book tomorrow. List-II: (a) Simple Past (b) Simple Future (c) Simple Present (d) Present Continuous Choose the correct match.
Sentence (i) describes a habit, so it is simple present; (ii) uses "is reading" for an action happening now, so it is present continuous; (iii) uses "read" with "yesterday", so it is simple past; (iv) uses "will read" with "tomorrow", so it is simple future.
Q2A teacher lists these basic tense forms for a primary English revision activity: simple present, simple past, simple future, present continuous, and past continuous. How many tense forms has the teacher listed?
The list contains five tense forms: simple present, simple past, simple future, present continuous, and past continuous. Simple present is used for habits and general statements, simple past for completed past actions, simple future for later actions, present continuous for an action happening now, and past continuous for an action that was continuing at a past time. Therefore the correct count is five.
Q3Arrange the words below in the correct order to form a meaningful active sentence in the simple present tense for primary classroom use: (i) cricket (ii) The (iii) play (iv) boys Choose the correct sequence.
A simple present S-V-O sentence at the primary stage follows the order Subject + Verb + Object. "The boys" is the subject, "play" is the verb, and "cricket" is the object. The correct order is "The boys play cricket", which matches sequence (ii), (iv), (iii), (i).
Q4Identify the correct passive voice form of the active sentence "Sita writes a letter", at the primary classroom level.
To change a simple present active sentence into the passive at primary level, the object becomes the new subject, the verb takes the form "is/are + past participle", and the doer follows "by". So "Sita writes a letter" becomes "A letter is written by Sita".
Q5Read the following two statements about voice at the primary classroom level: Statement 1: In active voice, the subject performs the action, as in "Ravi opens the door". Statement 2: In passive voice, the object of the active sentence becomes the new subject, as in "The door is opened by Ravi". Which of the above statements is or are correct?
Both statements describe voice at the primary level accurately. In active voice, the subject is the doer. In passive voice, the object of the active sentence shifts to the subject position and the verb takes the "is/are/was/were + past participle" form, with the doer following "by".
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6Which sentence is INCORRECTLY framed in the simple past tense for primary English use?
7Consider the following statements about narration at the primary stage: 1. Direct speech places the speaker's exact words inside quotation marks, as in: She said, "I am happy." 2. In indirect speech of a simple present statement, the reporting verb "says" usually keeps the inner verb in the same tense. 3. In indirect speech with a past reporting verb, a present-tense statement usually shifts back one tense, so "is" becomes "was". Which of the following combinations is correct?
8Read the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R): Assertion (A): When the active sentence "The boy is flying a kite" is changed into the passive voice, the verb form becomes "is being flown". Reason (R): The passive of present continuous tense at primary level uses the structure "is/are being + past participle". Choose the correct option.
9How many of the following sentences are written in the present continuous tense, as introduced at the primary stage? 1. The boys are playing in the field. 2. The teacher writes on the blackboard. 3. Mother is cooking dinner. 4. I am reading a story now.
10Which sentence is in the simple present tense, as taught in primary English at Classes I to V?