General English MCQs
Topic Notes: General English
MCQs and preparation resources for competitive exams, covering important concepts, past papers, and detailed explanations.
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
1221
Bilal said to his mother, “Why is this charcoal so black?” **Options:**
Answer:
Bilal asked his mother why that charcoal was so black.
is → was, this → that**, wh-question indirect without inversion. (a) wrong word order, (b) wrong reporting verb, (d) no tense change.
1222
I asked the shopkeeper, “What is the price of this bike?” **Options:**
Answer:
I asked the shopkeeper what the price of this bike was. Correct
Correct indirect wh-question = subject + verb order. is → was**. Options (a)/(c) misuse structure, (b) no backshift.
1223
The shopkeeper asked me, “Where is your car?” **Options:**
Answer:
The shopkeeper asked me where my car was.
Yes/No or wh-questions → no inversion in indirect. is → was**. Options (b)/(c)/(d) fail tense or pronoun shift.
1224
Mrs. Fatima said to me, “Why are these boys standing in the sun?” **Options:**
Answer:
Mrs. Fatima asked me why those boys were standing in the sun.
these → those, are → were**, indirect wh-question form. Other options either irrelevant or grammatically incorrect.
1225
Mr. Hamza said to me, “Why are you taking down this fence?” **Options:**
Answer:
Mr. Hamza asked me why I was taking down that fence.
Wh-question → asked + clause (no inversion). are → was, this → that**. (a) missing auxiliary, (b) wrong pronoun, (d) keeps question form.
1226
He said, “Let us go for a walk.”
Answer:
He suggested that they should go for a walk.
** “Let us” in reported speech → “suggested that + subject + should + verb.”
1227
The teacher said, “Don’t waste your time.”
Answer:
The teacher ordered me not to waste my time.
** Negative imperative → “ordered/told + not to + verb.” Pronoun adjusted.
1228
He said to me, “Are you listening to me carefully?”
Answer:
He asked me if I was listening to him carefully.
** Present continuous → past continuous. Yes/No → “if.”
1229
She said, “I have been learning English for two years.”
Answer:
She said that she had been learning English for two years.
** Present perfect continuous → past perfect continuous.
1230
My father said to me, “Be honest.”
Answer:
My father advised me to be honest.
** Imperative with moral advice → “advised + object + to + verb.”