All Categories MCQs
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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
68631
She said, “We have never visited Makkah before.”
Answer:
She said that they had never visited Makkah before.
Present perfect → past perfect (have visited → had visited). Pronoun shift we → they**.
68632
The policeman said to the driver, “Show me your license.”
Answer:
The policeman ordered the driver to show him his license.
Imperative in reported → ordered/told + object + to-infinitive. Pronoun shift me → him, your → his**.
68633
Hamza said to his mother, “I am feeling tired today.”
Answer:
Hamza told his mother that he was feeling tired that day.
Present continuous → past continuous (am feeling → was feeling). Today → that day**.
68634
The teacher said to the students, “Have you completed your homework?”
Answer:
The teacher asked the students if they had completed their homework.
Yes/No question → asked + if/whether + past perfect. Have you → they had**.
68635
Fatima said, “My brother is working in Dubai these days.”
Answer:
Fatima said that her brother was working in Dubai those days.
Present continuous → past continuous (is working → was working). These days → those days**. Pronoun adjusted.
68636
The doctor said, “Don’t eat junk food every day.”
Answer:
The doctor advised me not to eat junk food every day.
Negative imperative in reported speech → advised/told + object + not to + verb**. “Advised” fits best as this is health advice.
68637
My sister said to me, “Where are you going in such a hurry?”
Answer:
My sister asked me where I was going in such a hurry.
Wh-question reporting: said to → asked, keep where-clause with subject before verb (I was going**, not _was I going_).
68638
The boy said to the teacher, “I did not understand this chapter.”
Answer:
The boy said to the teacher that he had not understood that chapter.
Past simple in direct → past perfect in reported (did not understand → had not understood). This → that. Pronoun I → he**.
68639
She said, "Honesty is the best policy." **Options:**
Answer:
She said that honesty is the best policy.
Another universal truth → verb is remains unchanged. (a)/(c) wrongly backshift to was**; (d) changes reporting verb tense.
68640
He said, "Two and two make four." **Options:**
Answer:
He said that two and two make four.
Universal truth → no tense change. Subject two and two takes plural verb make**. (a)/(c)/(d) shift tense or agreement incorrectly.