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Directions: Name the Part of Speech of the underlined words in the following sentences:
1. There is something pleasing about him.
(a) Noun
(b) Adverb
(c) Preposition
(d) Verb

2. He quietly slipped away from the back door.
(a) Verb
(b) Conjunction
(c) Adjective
(d) Preposition

3. The dog barked at the thief.
(a) Adjective
(b) Noun
(c) Preposition
(d) Verb

4. Your plan is better than mine.
(a) Noun
(b) Verb
(c) Adjective
(d) Conjunction

5. He gave me a good book to read.
(a) Noun
(b) Pronoun
(c) Verb
(d) Adverb

6. They came down walking.
(a) Verb
(b) Adverb
(c) Noun
(d) Adjective

7. Wait here till I come back.
(a) Conjunction
(b) Preposition
(c) Verb
(d) Noun

8. Take rest for a while.
(a) Verb
(b) Adverb
(c) Noun
(d) Adjective

9. Hurrah! said the boys.
(a) Interjection
(b) Preposition
(c) Noun
(d) Conjunction

10. A strong wind was blowing yesterday.
(a) Verb
(b) Adverb
(c) Noun
(d) Adjective

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs from those given in brackets:
11. We _____________ in Aizawl since 1990. (live)
(a) lived
(b) have been living
(c) are living
(d) live

12. She usually ____________ in black ink. (write)
(a) writes
(b) wrote
(c) written
(d) write

13. They ______________ a house in Kolkata two years ago. (buy)
(a) bought
(b) had been buying
(c) are buying
(d) buy

14. The sun _______________ when we went out. (shine)
(a) shone
(b) was shining
(c) is shining
(d) has been shining

15. You can achieve nothing if you _______________a coward. (be)
(a) am
(b) are
(c) were
(d) is

16. If they catch you, they ___________ you. (not spare)
(a) will not spare
(b) will spare
(c) will not be spare
(d) would not spare

17. The new teacher _________ us now for six months. (teach)
(a) Teaches
(b) has been teaching
(c) have been teaching
(d) taught

18. The patient ____________ before the doctor came. (die)
(a) had died
(b) died
(c) dies
(d) is dying

19. Run fast! The train ________. (whistle)
(a) whistle
(b) is whistling
(c) whistling
(d) whistles

20. He jumped off the train while it ___________. (move)
(a) moves
(b) was moving
(c) has been moving
(d) moved

Directions: Choose the correct determiners to complete the sentence.
21. He did not buy ____________ honey.
(a) some
(b) any
(c) many
(d) few

22. I want _________ sugar for tea.
(a) a few
(b) a little
(c) the little
(d) few

23. Copper is _____________ useful metal.
(a) an
(b) the
(c) a
(d) no error

24. I have lost _________ pen you gave me.
(a) the
(b) a
(c) an
(d) no error

25. French is ____________ easy Language
(a) an
(b) the
(c) a
(d) no error

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Directions: choose the correct prepositions to complete the sentence.
26. I am not inclined to disposed _________ my books.
(a) for
(b) of
(c) with
(d) to

27. It is best to stay indoors _____________ such a hot day.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) if
(d) at

28. They arrived __________ the railway station just in time.
(a) at
(b) to
(c) if
(d) on

29. He suddenly felt giddy, so he leaned __________ the wall.
(a) along
(b) with
(c) against
(d) by

30. He takes ___________ his father in his looks
(a) up
(b) after
(c) on
(d) at

Directions: Fill in the blanks choosing the correct adjectives and adverbs to complete the sentences.
31. People invent new machines when they think __________
(a) different
(b) differently
(c) differ
(d) difference

32. I hardly know _______ in the town.
(a) somebody
(b) many
(c) anybody
(d) more

33. She is a ____________ dancer.
(a) skilful
(b) skillfully
(c) skill
(d) skillful

34. The flood situation this year is ___________ than that prevailed in the last year.
(a) worst
(b) worse
(c) worsen
(d) worsed

35. It was __________ cold so we preferred not to go out that morning.
(a) bitter
(b) bit
(c) bitten
(d) bitterly

Directions: Name the tense of the verb of the following.
36. She is coming here in the evening.
(a) Future Continuous Tense
(b) Present Continuous Tense
(c) Present Indefinite Tense
(d) Future Indefinite Tense

37. A gentleman doesn’t laugh at others.
(a) Present Perfect Tense
(b) Present Indefinite Tense
(c) Present Continuous Tense
(d) Present Perfect Continuous Tense

38. He has already entertained the guests for two hours.
(a) Past Indefinite Tense
(b) Past Present Tense
(c) Present Perfect Tense
(d) Present Perfect Continuous Tense

39. I shall leave for Kolkata day after tomorrow.
(a) Future Perfect Tense
(b) Future Indefinite Tense
(c) Future Perfect Continuous Tense
(d) Future Continuous Tense

40. She will have cleaned the room before you reach there.
(a) Past Perfect Continuous Tense
(b) Past Continuous Tense
(c) Future Perfect Tense
(d) Future Continuous Tense

Directions: Convert the given sentences as directed in the brackets.
41. The sun having risen in the sky, the sky cleared. (to compound)
(a) The sun rose and the sky cleared
(b) The sky cleared when the sun rose
(c) The sky cleared when the sun rises
(d) The sun rose in the clear sky

42. Besides robbing the poor man, he also murdered him. (to compound)
(a) Not only he murdered the poor man but robbed him
(b) He not only robbed the poor man but also murdered him.
(c) He not only murdered but robbed him
(d) Not only he murdered but robbed him.

43. Listen to the teacher. (to complex)
(a) Listen to what the teacher says.
(b) Listening to what the teacher say.
(c) The teacher is saying
(d) The teacher should be listened

44. We must eat or we cannot live. (to simple)
(a) We must eat and live.
(b) We must eat to live.
(c) We cannot live without food.
(d) We cannot eat or live

45. He finished his exercise, he put away his books. (to simple)
(a) Having finish his exercise putting away his books.
(b) He put away his books and finished his exercise.
(c) Having finished his exercise, he put away his books.
(d) He put away his books after he finish his exercise

46. I request your help. (to complex)
(a) I request you that I want your help
(b) I requested you I want your help
(c) Requesting your help
(d) Your help is requested

47. Speak the truth, or I will kill you. (to complex)
(a) I will kill you or speak the truth
(b) Speaking the truth will prevent killing
(c) Speaking the truth can prevent killing
(d) I will kill you, if you do not speak the truth

48. Arriving at home she found her son missing. (to compound)
(a) She arrived home when she found her son missing.
(b) She arrived at home and she found her son missing
(c) Her son is missing when she arrived at home.
(d) Her son is missing when she is arriving at home.

49. He was climbing up the stairs and he fell down. (to simple)
(a) Climbing up the stairs he fell down.
(b) Climbing up the stairs he was falling down.
(c) He was falling down climbing the stairs.
(d) He fell down the stairs while climbing.

50. The teacher punished the boy for disobedience. (to compound)
(a) The teacher punish the boy for disobedience.
(b) The teacher punishing the boy for disobedience.
(c) The boy was disobedient and so the teacher punished him.
(d) The boy was disobedient the teacher punished him.