Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: I work hard that my kids ____ have all the luxuries in the world.
A)
might
B)
may
C)
shall
D)
can
Option B is correct: may.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: It ____ be difficult to live amidst war.
A)
shall
B)
must
C)
should
D)
could
Option D is correct: could.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: ____ you meet my son in the market, ask him to call me.
A)
Should
B)
Would
C)
While
D)
Will
Option A is correct: Should.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Choose the best expression in Indirect Speech: My mother said to me, “Are you going to school?”
Answer: My mother asked me if I was going to school.
To convert the direct speech sentence 'My mother said to me, “Are you going to school?”' into indirect speech, the following grammatical rules are applied:
1. **Reporting Verb**: Since the direct speech is a question, the reporting verb 'said to' is changed to 'asked'.
2. **Connector**: For 'Yes/No' questions (questions starting with an auxiliary verb like 'Are'), the conjunction 'if' or 'whether' is used to connect the reporting clause and the reported clause.
3. **Sentence Structure**: The interrogative form ('Are you...') is changed into an assertive form ('I was...'). The question mark is replaced by a full stop.
4. **Pronoun Change**: The second-person pronoun 'you' refers to the listener ('me'), so it changes to the first-person pronoun 'I'.
5. **Tense Change**: The present continuous tense ('are going') changes to the past continuous tense ('was going') because the reporting verb ('said') is in the past tense.
Combining these steps: 'My mother' (Subject) + 'asked' (Reporting Verb) + 'me' (Object) + 'if' (Connector) + 'I' (Pronoun) + 'was going to school' (Tense change/Assertive form).
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: He ____ pay you the loan he owes you.
A)
ought to
B)
used to
C)
need
D)
dare
Option A is correct: ought to.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the notion/concept expressed: The room is nice, though small.
A)
concession
B)
condition
C)
comparison
D)
result
Option A is correct: concession.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the kind of clause of the underlined word/phrase: I will call you when I arrive.
A)
Noun clause
B)
Finite subordinate clause
C)
Non-finite subordinate clause
D)
Adverb clause
Option A is correct: Noun clause.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: A plane is hovering ____ the field.
A)
on
B)
above
C)
after
D)
among
Option B is correct: above.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: He received a summons today.
A)
Adverb
B)
Pronoun
C)
Noun
D)
Verb
Option C is correct: Noun.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: They will go to Bangalore ____ plane.
A)
on
B)
in
C)
by
D)
from
Option C is correct: by.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: You ____ come and have dinner with me.
A)
have
B)
need
C)
must
D)
dare
Option C is correct: must.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Choose the best expression in Indirect Speech: She said, “We will analyse this tomorrow.”
A)
She said that we will analyse it the next day.
B)
She said that we would analyse it the next day.
C)
She said that they will analyse it the next day.
D)
She said that they would analyse it the next day.
Option D is correct: She said that they would analyse it the next day..
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: The proceeds were deposited in the court.
A)
Adjective
B)
Pronoun
C)
Verb
D)
Noun
Option D is correct: Noun.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: I wish he ____ not play music so loudly.
A)
should
B)
will
C)
would
D)
ought
Option C is correct: would.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: That is my opinion on the matter.
A)
Pronoun
B)
Preposition
C)
Adverb
D)
Conjunction
Option A is correct: Pronoun.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the notion/concept expressed: He held my hand lest I should fall.
A)
condition
B)
purpose
C)
supposition
D)
comparison
Option B is correct: purpose.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: I seldom go out these days.
A)
Verb
B)
Adverb
C)
Preposition
D)
Adjective
Option B is correct: Adverb.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: The poet ____ her is alive.
A)
about
B)
of
C)
in
D)
for
Option B is correct: of.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the kind of clause of the underlined word/phrase: The problem is that we don’t have enough time.
A)
Noun clause
B)
Adjective clause
C)
Non-finite subordinate clause
D)
Finite subordinate clause
Option A is correct: Noun clause.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: Put these books on the shelf above.
A)
Conjunction
B)
Pronoun
C)
Adverb
D)
Preposition
Option C is correct: Adverb.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: This book is different ____ mine.
A)
from
B)
to
C)
with
D)
after
Option B is correct: to.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: Yesterday, she ____ for her lost dog since morning.
A)
searched
B)
had search
C)
had searched
D)
was searching
Option D is correct: was searching.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: He is now ____ a new job.
A)
after
B)
for
C)
about
D)
from
Option A is correct: after.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: He is too ____ to be deceived easily.
A)
strong
B)
honest
C)
intelligent
D)
kind
Option C is correct: intelligent.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: I don’t think I ____ be able to go.
A)
shall
B)
should
C)
can
D)
could
Option D is correct: could.
