All Categories MCQs
Topic Notes: All Categories
General Description
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
68571
Mariam said to her mother, "You are very late today." **Options:**
Answer:
Mariam told her mother that she was very late that day.
are → was, today → that day, pronoun you → she**. (a) wrongly converts to question; (b) no backshift; (d) wrong pronoun.
68572
The officer told me that I needed to work harder to meet my targets otherwise I would have to leave the company. **Options:**
Answer:
The officer said to me, "You need to work harder to meet your targets otherwise you will have to leave the company." Correct
Reverse to direct: I → you, would have to → will have to, my → your**; restore quotes.
68573
I said to Aisha, "The tyre of my car is punctured." **Options:**
Answer:
I told Aisha that the tyre of my car was punctured.
said to → told; is → was (backshift); my remains my** (speaker’s car). (a)/(d) wrong tense/pronoun; (b) flips speakers.
68574
Her mother advised her not to go too fast while reciting her poem. **Options:**
Answer:
Her mother said, "Don't go too fast while reciting your poem."
advised … not to ↔ direct negative imperative “Don’t …”; your** matches addressee. (a) is a question; (c) changes modality; (d) wrong pronoun “her.”
68575
The Finance Minister said, "The Government will trim the corporate tax gradually to 25 percent for all companies." **Options:**
Answer:
The Finance Minister said that the Government would trim the corporate tax gradually to 25 percent for all companies.
Statement → said that + clause; will → would** (backshift). (b) converts to a question; (c) makes it a command; (d) “told” needs object and misses backshift.
68576
Major Hamza said to aspirants, "Does everyone understand English?" **Options:**
Answer:
Major Hamza asked the aspirants whether everyone understood English.
Yes/No question → asked + whether/if + statement order; present → past (backshift). (a) “informed” is not a question; (c) changes meaning (should**); (d) misses backshift.
68577
I will tell him that I don't want to join the art classes. **Options:**
Answer:
I will tell him, "I don't want to join the art classes."
Reporting verb in future (will tell) → no backshift inside the quoted original; keep present** “don’t want.” (b)/(d) change time/meaning; (c) alters verb choice (“like to” ≠ “want to”).
68578
The RWA members said, “We want to see the audited accounts before we make more payments.”
Answer:
The RWA members said that they wanted to see the audited accounts before they made more payments.
Present simple → past simple (want → wanted, make → made) in indirect speech. Pronoun we → they**.
68579
The teacher suggested that the PTM be postponed to the third Saturday of the month.
Answer:
The teacher said, “Let’s postpone the PTM to the third Saturday of the month.”
Indirect “suggested” → direct Let’s + verb** structure.
68580
The gym instructor exclaimed that her students’ performance was extremely poor.
Answer:
The gym instructor said to her students, “How poor your performance is!”
** Indirect exclamatory → direct “How poor your performance is!” matches.