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
79171
“Have you got a blue scarf?” the customer asked the assistant.
Answer:
The customer asked the assistant if he had a blue scarf.
Present perfect “have you got” → past “had” under backshift; Yes/No → if/whether + clause**. Others have agreement/tense errors.
79172
“Get out of this room,” the officer shouted at the cadet.
Answer:
The officer shouted at the cadet and asked him to get out of that room.
Imperative + “this” → asked … to + verb; this → that**. (b) keeps “this”; (c)(d) wrong tense/aspect.
79173
She said to him, “I don’t want to go there.”
Answer:
She said to him that she didn’t want to go there.
Present simple negative → past simple negative**; pronouns consistent. Others misuse pronouns/subjects.
79174
Jamal said that he wanted to be a soldier.
Answer:
Jamal said, “I want to be a soldier.”
Indirect past “wanted” (backshift) → direct present “want”; first-person he → I**. (a)(b) keep past wrongly; (d) wrong person.
79175
He asked me to wait there until I got my turn.
Answer:
He said to me, “Wait here until you get your turn.”
told/asked + object + to-infinitive ↔ direct imperative. there ↔ here; I got my turn → you get your turn** in direct. Others are ungrammatical.
79176
The counter clerk asked me what my mobile number was.
Answer:
The counter clerk asked me, “What is your mobile number?”
Indirect statement order → direct present simple question**. (a) wrong person/tense; (c) “enquired me” wrong; (d) present reporting tense mismatched.
79177
Wasim said to Naveed that he hadn’t met him since February the previous year.
Answer:
Wasim said to Naveed, “I haven’t met you since February last year.”
Reverse backshift: hadn’t met → haven’t met; the previous year → last year; pronouns he/him → I/you**. Other options have verb-form/syntax errors.
79178
“I have joined computer classes,” Raza said.
Answer:
Raza said that he had joined computer classes.
Present perfect → past perfect under backshift; I → he**.
79179
The teacher asked the students if they had understood her question.
Answer:
The teacher asked the students, “Have you understood my question?”
Indirect Yes/No (had understood) → Direct present perfect interrogative with my** for the teacher’s question. Others have tense/pronoun/word-order issues.
79180
The judge said to Aisha, “Stand in the witness box.”
Answer:
The judge told Aisha to stand in the witness box.
Imperative → told + object + to-infinitive.** (a)(d) turn it into statements; (c) “told to Aisha” is wrong.