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
79011
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”).
79012
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**.
79013
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.
79014
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.
79015
He said, “The last film I saw was such a violent one that I couldn’t sleep the whole night.”
Answer:
He said that the last film he had seen was such a violent one that he couldn’t sleep the whole night.
Past simple → past perfect (saw → had seen**). Couldn’t remains unchanged.
79016
Rashmi says, “My startup is doing very well.”
Answer:
Rashmi says that her startup is doing very well.
Reporting verb “says” (present) → tense remains same. is doing** stays. Option (b) changes verb incorrectly.
79017
Father hugged me and said, “What a beautiful painting!”
Answer:
Father hugged me and exclaimed that my painting was very beautiful.
Exclamatory → exclaimed that…**. Present simple → past simple.
79018
Aanya said, “Even if it rains very hard I will not miss school tomorrow.”
Answer:
Aanya said that even if it rained very hard she would not miss school the next day.
Will → would. Rains → rained**. “Tomorrow” → “the next day.”
79019
Amar urged Amit to stop taking tranquillizers without consulting the doctor.
Answer:
“Amit, please stop taking tranquillizers without consulting the doctor,” said Amar.
** “Urged” in indirect speech → direct = strong request. Best match is (c).
79020
"Why is everybody leaving so early today?" said the manager.
Answer:
The manager asked why everybody was leaving so early that day.
** Wh-question. Present continuous → past continuous. “Today” → “that day.”