The CSS (Central Superior Services) Exam MCQs
Topic Notes: The CSS (Central Superior Services) Exam
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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
31
The awards ceremony __________ live on all major channels.
Answer:
will be broadcast
**Rule:** The Future Simple Passive voice ('will be' + past participle) is needed because the 'ceremony' is the object of the action 'to broadcast'. This is a statement about a planned future event. Option (a) is active voice. Option (c) is for regular schedules. Option (b) is future perfect active.
32
I __________ this email before I leave the office.
Answer:
will send
**Rule:** The Simple Future with 'will' is used here to express a simple intention for the near future. The speaker is stating what they plan to do before leaving. Option (c) 'will have sent' would also be correct, emphasizing completion, but the simple future is a more direct statement of intent. Options (a) and (b) are incorrect.
33
This afternoon, while you are in class, I __________ the grocery shopping.
Answer:
will be doing
**Rule:** The Future Continuous Tense (will be + verb-ing) is used to describe a longer action that will be in progress at the same time as a shorter future action ('while you are in class'). It contrasts the two concurrent future activities. Option (d) suggests the shopping will be finished. Options (b) and (c) are incorrect.
34
Perhaps we __________ to the cinema tonight. I'm not sure.
Answer:
will go
**Rule:** The Simple Future with 'will' is often used with adverbs of uncertainty like 'perhaps', 'probably', or 'maybe'. 'I'm not sure' confirms the uncertainty, making 'will go' the best fit. Options (a) and (d) imply a more definite plan, which contradicts the uncertainty expressed.
35
All the food __________ by the time the latecomers arrive.
Answer:
will have been eaten
**Rule:** This sentence requires the Future Perfect Passive voice (will have been + past participle). The 'food' is the object of the action. The action of eating will be completed by a specific future time ('by the time the latecomers arrive'). Option (a) is active. Option (b) is future continuous active. Option (d) is simple present active.
36
Don't worry about the dog; I __________ it for a walk when I get home.
Answer:
will take
**Rule:** The Simple Future with 'will' is used to make a promise or a spontaneous offer. In this context, the speaker is reassuring someone and promising to perform an action in the future. It's a decision made in response to the situation. Option (c) would imply a prior plan, which is possible but less natural as a spontaneous reassurance.
37
The chef __________ the meal by the time the guests are seated.
Answer:
will have prepared
**Rule:** The Future Perfect Tense (will have + past participle) is used to show that an action will be finished before another future event. The preparation of the meal will be completed before the guests are seated. Option (a) doesn't emphasize completion. Options (b) and (c) are incorrect tenses.
38
By the end of his career, the athlete __________ many records.
Answer:
will have broken
**Rule:** The Future Perfect Tense (will have + past participle) is used to talk about an action that will be completed by a specific point in the future. 'By the end of his career' is the future point by which the action of breaking records will be complete. Option (a) suggests the action will be in progress at that time.
39
The team has been practicing hard. They __________ the match.
Answer:
are going to win
**Rule:** 'Be going to' is used to make a prediction based on present evidence. The fact that 'the team has been practicing hard' is the evidence leading to the prediction of a win. Option (d) is a more general prediction not necessarily based on current evidence.
40
He __________ his driving test three times if he fails it again next week.
Answer:
will have failed
**Rule:** The Future Perfect Tense (will have + past participle) is used to talk about an action that will be completed or a total that will be reached by a certain time in the future. If he fails next week, the total number of failures will reach three. This completion of a total is expressed with the future perfect. Option (b) just states the future failure, but not the cumulative number.