Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: I ____ a lot of stray dogs in that neighbourhood.
A)
saw
B)
have seen
C)
had seen
D)
will see
Option A is correct: saw.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: This is a junior school.
A)
Noun
B)
Pronoun
C)
Adverb
D)
Adjective
Option D is correct: Adjective.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the kind of clause of the underlined word/phrase: The book on the table is amazing
A)
Noun clause
B)
Adjective clause
C)
Adjective phrase
D)
Adverb clause
Option C is correct: Adjective phrase.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the notion/concept expressed: If that is so, I am content.
A)
supposition
B)
possibility
C)
reason
D)
request
Option C is correct: reason.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: ____ you show me the road to the market?
A)
Might
B)
Should
C)
Shall
D)
Could
Option D is correct: Could.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: Every seat was occupied.
A)
Pronoun
B)
Noun
C)
Adjective
D)
Adverb
Option C is correct: Adjective.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: Before pursuing entrepreneurship, Mary ____ very hard in IT domain.
A)
had worked
B)
had been working
C)
has worked
D)
worked
Option A is correct: had worked.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the correct notion expressed: May you be blessed with long life.
A)
Assertive
B)
Declarative
C)
Optative
D)
Imperative
Option B is correct: Declarative.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: His birthday is next Sunday ____.
A)
in
B)
at
C)
on
D)
for
Option C is correct: on.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the notion/concept expressed: He was annoyed that he was contradicted.
A)
condition
B)
purpose
C)
reason
D)
possibility
Option C is correct: reason.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: The wound ____ not heal in spite of all the treatment
A)
shall
B)
will
C)
should
D)
would
Option B is correct: will.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: He ____ be at least sixty.
A)
should
B)
ought to
C)
must
D)
used to
Option C is correct: must.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the notion/concept expressed: You must come round and see us.
A)
request
B)
result
C)
supposition
D)
concession
Option A is correct: request.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the notion/concept expressed: You can’t get a job unless you have experience.
A)
comparison
B)
condition
C)
possibility
D)
reason
Option B is correct: condition.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the notion/concept expressed: I am better acquainted with the country than you are
A)
result
B)
reason
C)
purpose
D)
comparison
Option D is correct: comparison.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the correct notion expressed: She enjoys reading books.
A)
Affirmative
B)
Imperative
C)
Negation
D)
Optative
Option A is correct: Affirmative.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: We chose to ____ our views in the light of the new information.
A)
disclose
B)
revive
C)
diagnose
D)
revise
Option D is correct: revise.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: He felled the tree ____ an axe.
A)
by
B)
with
C)
of
D)
in
Option B is correct: with.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: Take the raincoat as it ____ rain later.
A)
might
B)
would
C)
should
D)
must
The sentence describes a possibility of a future event (rain) that is uncertain.
1. 'Might' is used to express a weak or remote possibility. In this context, the speaker is suggesting taking a raincoat because there is a chance it will rain, although it is not certain. This is the most natural fit for weather predictions based on uncertainty.
2. 'Would' is typically used for conditional sentences or habitual past actions, which does not fit the context of a future possibility here.
3. 'Should' expresses expectation or obligation. While 'it should rain' is grammatically possible, it implies a strong expectation that rain is likely to happen based on a schedule or pattern, which is less common in this specific cautionary phrasing ('Take the raincoat as...').
4. 'Must' expresses strong necessity or a logical certainty. It is too strong for a weather prediction unless there is absolute proof, and it would make the suggestion 'Take the raincoat' an obvious command rather than a precaution.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: During the voyage we were ____ sea for ten days.
A)
in
B)
at
C)
on
D)
to
Option B is correct: at.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: He is rich enough to maintain a car.
A)
Adverb
B)
Adjective
C)
Conjunction
D)
Pronoun
Option A is correct: Adverb.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: We eat that we may live.
A)
Preposition
B)
Pronoun
C)
Pronoun
D)
Preposition
In the sentence 'We eat that we may live', the word 'that' is used to introduce a subordinate clause ('that we may live') which expresses the purpose of the action 'eat'. Therefore, 'that' functions as a subordinating conjunction (specifically a conjunction of purpose).
Analyzing the provided options:
- Option a (Preposition): Incorrect. A preposition shows a relationship between a noun/pronoun and another part of the sentence (e.g., 'in', 'on', 'at'). 'That' is not acting as a preposition here.
- Option b/c (Pronoun): Incorrect. While 'that' can be a relative pronoun (e.g., 'The book that I read'), in this specific sentence, it does not replace a noun; it connects a purpose clause to the main clause.
- Option d (Preposition): Incorrect (duplicate of option a).
Note: The provided options (a, b, c, d) are logically flawed as they only list 'Preposition' and 'Pronoun', neither of which is the correct part of speech for 'that' in this context. However, based on grammatical rules, the word is a Conjunction.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the correct notion expressed: Don’t you ever borrow my laptop again without asking!
A)
Exclamatory
B)
Imperative
C)
Declarative
D)
Assertive
Option B is correct: Imperative.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the correct notion expressed: As a little boy, Mawia loved the book Charlotte’s Web.
A)
Assertive
B)
Declarative
C)
Optative
D)
Imperative
Option A is correct: Assertive.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the notion/concept expressed: She was less tired and hence more active.
A)
purpose
B)
comparison
C)
result
D)
condition
Option C is correct: result.
