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
78951
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.
78952
“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.
78953
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.”
78954
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.
78955
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.
78956
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.
78957
She said to you, “I have a thousand rupees in my purse now.” **Options:**
Answer:
… that she had … in her purse then.
have → had, my → her, now → then**. Others break pronoun/tense rules.
78958
She says, “I go for a walk every morning.” **Options:**
Answer:
She says that she goes for a walk every morning.
** Reporting verb in present → no backshift. Options (a)/(c) shift tense wrongly; (d) wrong pronoun.
78959
Father said to his daughter, “I will attend your convocation tomorrow.” **Options:**
Answer:
Father told his daughter that he would attend her convocation the next day.
will → would, tomorrow → the next day**. Others fail backshift.
78960
My grandmother said, “I bore six children.” **Options:**
Answer:
… said that she had borne six children.
Past simple → Past Perfect; correct past participle = borne**. Others wrong verb form/tense.