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Q882023 · 26 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. Were the cakes being baked by them?
1. A.Were they baking the cakes?
2. B.Did the cakes baked by them?
3. C.Were they baking the cake?
4. D.Was cakes being baked by them?
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Answer: A
Q922023 · 26 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The tour guide always answers the visitors' questions.
1. A.The visitors' question was always answered by the tour guide.
2. B.The visitors' questions are answered by the tour guide always.
3. C.The visitors' questions are always answered by the tour guide.
4. D.The visitors' questions are answered always by the tour guide.
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Answer: C
Q832023 · 26 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. The 1995 World Summit for Social Development had also emphasised the pivotal role of women in eradicating poverty and mending the social fabric. B. Women are rational in approach, careful in handling situations and want to do things as best as possible. C. The Fourth World Conference of Women held in Beijing in September 1995 had emphasised that no enduring solution of society’s most threatening social, economic and political problems could be found without the participation and empowerment of the women. D. Today’s woman is a highly self-directed person, alive to the sense of her dignity and the importance of her functions in the private domestic domain and the public domain of the world of work.
1. A.ABDC
2. B.DBCA
3. C.DBAC
4. D.BCAD
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Answer: B
Q872023 · 26 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Describe how you will tell your parents that Suraj is loved by Siva in active voice.
1. A.Siva is been loving Suraj.
2. B.Suraj loved Siva.
3. C.Siva loves Suraj.
4. D.Siva were loving Suraj.
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Answer: C
Q922023 · 26 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The French had regarded the scholar as a usurper.
1. A.The scholar was being regarded as a usurper by the French.
2. B.The scholar has been regarded as a usurper by the French.
3. C.The scholar was regarded as a usurper by the French.
4. D.The scholar had been regarded as a usurper by the French.
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Answer: D
Q762023 · 26 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The teacher is explaining the lesson.
1. A.The lesson explained the teacher.
2. B.The teacher explained the lesson.
3. C.The lesson is being explained by the teacher.
4. D.The lesson was explained by the teacher.
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Answer: C
Q902023 · 26 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. They are hitting the ball.
1. A.The ball has been hit by them.
2. B.The ball is being hitten by them.
3. C.The ball is hit by them.
4. D.The ball is being hit by them.
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Answer: D
Q862023 · 25 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The growing population of India will have been controlled by the Indian government by 2040.
1. A.By 2040, the Indian population will have continued to grow uncontrollably
2. B.By 2040, the Indian government will have controlled the growing population of India.
3. C.By 2040, the Indian government is successfully controlling the growing population of India.
4. D.The Indian population will have stabilised by 2022.
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Answer: B
Q932023 · 25 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Identify how will you say that "The doctor treated the victims of the violence very carefully", in the passive voice.
1. A.The doctor was very careful while providing treatment to the victims
2. B.The doctor's care was shown to the victims of the violence
3. C.The victims of the violence were treated very carefully by the doctor
4. D.The victims were treated attentively by the doctor
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Answer: C
Q852023 · 25 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The painting was not made by you.
1. A.You should not make the painting.
2. B.You does not make the painting.
3. C.You did not make the painting.
4. D.You do not make the painting.
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Answer: C
Q882023 · 25 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. He was praised by his father.
1. A.His father has praised him.
2. B.His father praises him.
3. C.His father had praised him.
4. D.His father praised him.
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Answer: D
Q762023 · 25 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Does she prepare the lesson?
1. A.Do she prepare the lesson?
2. B.Is the lesson prepared by her?
3. C.Is she preparing the lesson?
4. D.Is the lesson being prepared by her?
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Answer: B
Q772023 · 25 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. And also, they contribute to the development of social and environmental solutions for the planet's future. B. Companies do play an important role in modern society. C. Because of their systematic relevance and their impact on policy-making, companies must use their influence in ways that benefit the public good. D. Some corporations have become so large that their activities and strategic decisions have a direct impact on government policy and citizens' lives.
1. A.DCAB
2. B.DBCA
3. C.ADCB
4. D.BDCA
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Answer: D
Q922023 · 25 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The magazine house was expecting unpublished authors for their forthcoming exclusive issue on new trends.
1. A.Unpublished authors will be expected by the magazine house for their forthcoming exclusive issue on new trends.
2. B.Unpublished authors were being expected by the magazine house for their forthcoming exclusive issue on new trends.
3. C.Unpublished authors was expected by the magazine house for their forthcoming exclusive issue on new trends.
4. D.Unpublished authors were expected by the magazine house for their forthcoming exclusive issue on new trends.
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Answer: B
Q812023 · 25 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Each member of the literary club submitted various literary works for the magazine.
1. A.Various literary works had been submitted by each member of the literary club for the magazine.
2. B.Various literary works are submitted by each member of the literary club for the magazine.
3. C.Various literary works were submitted by each member of the literary club for the magazine.
4. D.Various literary works were being submitted by each member of the literary club for the magazine.
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Answer: C
Q882023 · 25 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. You have adopted the plan.
1. A.The plan should be adopted by you.
2. B.The plan is adopted by you.
3. C.The plan has being adopted by you.
4. D.The plan has been adopted by you.
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Answer: D
Q762023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Direction: The sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. The movement began in reaction to the ugliness of the industrial age. B. This idea was amplified by JW von Goethe, JL Tieck and others in Germany. C. Aestheticism was a European arts movement which centred on the doctrine that art exists for the sake of its beauty alone. D. Its philosophical foundations were laid in the 18th century by Immanuel Kant.
1. A.BADC
2. B.CADB
3. C.CBDA
4. D.ADBC
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Answer: B
Q772023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Direction: Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
1. A.Adequate
2. B.Precaution
3. C.Cowardise
4. D.Ridiculous
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Answer: C
Q792023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Direction: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Myra installed the new software on her computer.
1. A.The new software had installed Myra on her computer.
2. B.The new software is installed by Myra on her computer.
3. C.The new software were install by Myra on her computer.
4. D.The new software was installed by Myra on her computer.
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Answer: D
Q812023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Direction: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. Shivam will be invited by us.
1. A.We shall invite Shivam.
2. B.We have invited Shivam.
3. C.Shivam would be invited by us.
4. D.We would invite Shivam.
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Answer: A
Q832023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Direction: Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. Another boy tried his luck and won a comb, a fountain pen, wristwatch and a table lamp one after the other in many chances that he played. B. An old man won a beautiful clock. The old man did not want the clock, so the shopkeeper took it back and paid 15 rupees to the old man. C. Bhaiya encouraged him, but Rasheed was not lucky when he tried his luck. He won only cheap items like pencils and an inkbottle, and soon lost all his money. D. He sold all the items to the shopkeeper and went away happily. Rasheed also wanted to play and try his luck.
1. A.BADC
2. B.DCAB
3. C.BDCA
4. D.BCDA
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Answer: A
Q872023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Direction: The sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. "The most essential thing I learnt from 'Ready Now!' was the need of having a backup plan in case of an emergency," she stated. B. The instruction, according to Nickola, was inspiring and confirmed her capacity to live effectively with a disability. C. I made sure I had a generator, wheelchair batteries and at least a week's worth of food, water and prescription medication." D. "When I heard about the impending snowstorm, I emailed all of my caregivers to see who lived nearby and would be accessible."
1. A.ADCB
2. B.ACBD
3. C.CDAB
4. D.BCDA
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Answer: A
Q912023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Direction: The sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. Anime is a style of animation popular in Japanese films. B. Modern anime began in 1956 and found lasting success in 1961 with the establishment of Mushi Productions. C. At the turn of the 21st century, anime began to attain wide international popularity with the Pokémon television series. D. Much of the genre is aimed at children, but anime films are sometimes marked by adult themes and subject matter.
1. A.BADC
2. B.DBAC
3. C.ADBC
4. D.ACBD
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Answer: C
Q922023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Direction: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The sermon of the priest was very short and ______.
1. A.coned
2. B.conveyance
3. C.concise
4. D.consisted
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Answer: C
Q952023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Direction: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If only I was young again.
1. A.I were young again
2. B.I be young again
3. C.I will be young again
4. D.I am young again
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Answer: A