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
82861
Amina said that she wanted to see if she could do a back-flip. **Options:**
Answer:
Amina said, “I want to see if I can do a back-flip.”
Reported speech in past → original likely present: want to see if I can …**. Option (c) matches. (a) omits “see,” (b)/(d) distort meaning.
82862
The boss said to his employee, “I will be happy if you finish this project by evening.” **Options:**
Answer:
… he would be happy if he finished … Correct
will → would (backshift); finish → finished** to match conditional. Other options mix wrong tenses.
82863
Hamza said to the interviewer, “Sir, I was in charge of the production unit at my previous office.” **Options:**
Answer:
… that he had been in charge … his previous office. Correct
** Past Indefinite → Past Perfect. Pronouns adjusted. (a)/(b)/(c) wrong pronoun or ungrammatical.
82864
The interviewer asked Yasir, “Do you have any idea about our products?” **Options:**
Answer:
… asked Yasir if he had any idea about their products.
Yes/No → asked if he had …; our → their**. Other options misuse tense/pronoun.
82865
A new student said to me, “Where is the Principal’s office?” **Options:**
Answer:
… asked me where the Principal’s office was. Correct
Wh-question → statement order; is → was**. Other options break tense/order.
82866
“Don’t park here,” the policeman said to them. **Options:**
Answer:
The policeman ordered them not to park there. Correct
Negative imperative → ordered … not to; here → there**. (a) wrong place word, (b) not idiomatic, (c) nonsense.
82867
Imran said to the hotel receptionist, “Please tell Zain I will come to see him tomorrow at 10 am.” **Options:**
Answer:
… requested … to inform Zain that he would come … the next day … at 10 am. Correct
Please → requested, will → would, tomorrow → next day**. (a)/(b)/(c) keep “tomorrow/will.”
82868
The doctor told his patient, “Continue the same course of medicines for the next week.” **Options:**
Answer:
… to continue the same course of medicines for the following week. Correct
Imperative → told … to + verb; next week → following week**. (a)/(b) wrong verb forms, (c) changes meaning.
82869
Maryam asked me, “How’s your brother?” **Options:**
Answer:
Maryam asked me how my brother was.
Indirect wh-question → how my brother was**. (a)/(d) inversion, (b) wrong pronoun.
82870
The interviewer asked Ayaan, “Why did you leave that job last month?” **Options:**
Answer:
… why he had left that job the previous month.
Past Indefinite → Past Perfect. last month → previous month**. Others grammatically wrong.