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
78961
He said to the grocer, “What is the price of tomatoes?” **Options:**
Answer:
He asked the grocer what the price of tomatoes was.
Correct word order → what the price … was**. (a)/(c) redundant “that/was”; (d) no backshift.
78962
Amina said to her daughter, “Don’t go near the well.” **Options:**
Answer:
Amina warned her daughter not to go near the well. Correct
Negative imperative → warned … not to**. Other options ungrammatical or alter sense.
78963
The lawyer said to the accused, “Where were you at the time of the burglary?” **Options:**
Answer:
The lawyer asked the accused where he was at the time of burglary.
Wh-question → statement order, you → he**. (b)/(d) inversion wrong, (c) loses detail.
78964
She said, “Yusuf slipped when he was trying to skate.” **Options:**
Answer:
She said that Yusuf had slipped when he was trying to skate. Correct
Past Indefinite in direct → Past Perfect** in indirect. Other options distort tense.
78965
The stranger said to me, “Can you tell me the way to the River Bank Colony?” **Options:**
Answer:
… asked me if I could tell him …
Yes/No → if I could …; pronoun shifts you → I, me → him**. (a)/(b)/(d) wrong.
78966
Father said to me, “Are you going to keep me waiting all night?” **Options:**
Answer:
Father asked me if I was going to keep him waiting all night. Correct
Yes/No → asked if; are → was; pronoun shifts you → I, me → him**. Others fail.
78967
Bilal said to his friend, “How can I make this charcoal white?” **Options:**
Answer:
Bilal asked his friend how he could make that charcoal white.
can → could, this → that, pronoun shift I → he**. (b) wrong verb “told”; (c)/(d) incorrect structure.
78968
Bilal said to his mother, “Why is this charcoal so black?” **Options:**
Answer:
Bilal asked his mother why that charcoal was so black.
is → was, this → that**, wh-question indirect without inversion. (a) wrong word order, (b) wrong reporting verb, (d) no tense change.
78969
I asked the shopkeeper, “What is the price of this bike?” **Options:**
Answer:
I asked the shopkeeper what the price of this bike was. Correct
Correct indirect wh-question = subject + verb order. is → was**. Options (a)/(c) misuse structure, (b) no backshift.
78970
The shopkeeper asked me, “Where is your car?” **Options:**
Answer:
The shopkeeper asked me where my car was.
Yes/No or wh-questions → no inversion in indirect. is → was**. Options (b)/(c)/(d) fail tense or pronoun shift.