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WBSSC SLST Secondary Assistant Teacher (English) Exam - English

Duration: 60 · Questions: 60 · Max Marks: 60 · Language: 1

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1
What is the indirect form of: “He said, ‘I am tired.’”?
  1. A.He said that he is tired
  2. B.He said that he was tired
  3. C.He says that he was tired
  4. D.He said that I am tired
2
Which sentence is in direct speech?
  1. A.She said that she was happy
  2. B.They said they were going home
  3. C.He told me, “I will call you.”
  4. D.I asked if he was ready
3
What is the indirect form of: “She said, ‘I can swim.’”?
  1. A.She said that she can swim
  2. B.She said that she could swim
  3. C.She says that she could swim
  4. D.She said that I can swim
4
Which is the direct form of: He asked if I was coming?
  1. A.He said, “Are you coming?”
  2. B.He said, “Were you coming?”
  3. C.He said, “You are coming?”
  4. D.He said, “If you are coming?”
5
What is the indirect form of: “They said, ‘We are leaving now.’”?
  1. A.They said that they were leaving now
  2. B.They said that they are leaving then
  3. C.They said that they were leaving then
  4. D.They said that we were leaving now
6
Which sentence correctly changes: “He said, ‘I will go tomorrow.’”?
  1. A.He said that he would go tomorrow
  2. B.He said that he will go the next day
  3. C.He said that he would go the next day
  4. D.He said that I would go tomorrow
7
What is the direct form of: She told me that she was busy?
  1. A.She said, “I am busy.”
  2. B.She said, “I was busy.”
  3. C.She said, “You are busy.”
  4. D.She said, “I will be busy.”
8
Which is the indirect form of: “He said to me, ‘You are late.’”?
  1. A.He told me that I was late
  2. B.He said that you were late
  3. C.He told me that you are late
  4. D.He said that I am late
9
What is the indirect form of: “She asked, ‘Where is John?’”?
  1. A.She asked where John was
  2. B.She asked where John is
  3. C.She asked where is John
  4. D.She asked that where John was
10
Which sentence is incorrect in indirect speech?
  1. A.He said that he was tired
  2. B.She asked if I was ready
  3. C.They said that they will come
  4. D.He told me that I was wrong
11
What is the direct form of: He exclaimed that it was a beautiful day?
  1. A.He said, “It is a beautiful day!”
  2. B.He said, “It was a beautiful day!”
  3. C.He said, “What a beautiful day!”
  4. D.He said, “Is it a beautiful day?”
12
Which is the indirect form of: “He said, ‘I have finished.’”?
  1. A.He said that he has finished
  2. B.He said that he had finished
  3. C.He said that I have finished
  4. D.He said that he was finished
13
What is the indirect form of: “She said to him, ‘Please help me.’”?
  1. A.She requested him to help her
  2. B.She told him to help me
  3. C.She asked him that help her
  4. D.She said that please help her
14
Which is the direct form of: He asked her what her name was?
  1. A.He said, “What is your name?”
  2. B.He said, “What was your name?”
  3. C.He said, “Your name is what?”
  4. D.He said, “What her name is?”
15
What is the indirect form of: “They shouted, ‘We won!’”?
  1. A.They shouted that they won
  2. B.They shouted that they had won
  3. C.They shouted that we won
  4. D.They shouted that they have won
16
Which sentence correctly changes: “He said, ‘I don’t know.’”?
  1. A.He said that he didn’t know
  2. B.He said that he doesn’t know
  3. C.He said that I don’t know
  4. D.He said that he wasn’t known
17
What is the indirect form of: “She said, ‘I’ll call you later.’”?
  1. A.She said that she will call me later
  2. B.She said that she would call me later
  3. C.She said that she calls me later
  4. D.She said that I would call later
18
Which is the direct form of: He told them that they should leave?
  1. A.He said, “You should leave.”
  2. B.He said, “They should leave.”
  3. C.He said, “Leave now!”
  4. D.He said, “You will leave.”
19
What is the indirect form of: “He asked, ‘Can you sing?’”?
  1. A.He asked if I can sing
  2. B.He asked if I could sing
  3. C.He asked that can I sing
  4. D.He asked whether I sing
20
Which sentence is in direct speech?
  1. A.She said that she was tired
  2. B.He asked, “Are you ready?”
  3. C.They told me that they were late
  4. D.I said that I would come
21
In indirect speech, what happens to the tense of the verb when the reporting verb is in the past tense?
  1. A.It remains unchanged
  2. B.It shifts to a past form
  3. C.It becomes future tense
  4. D.It becomes present tense
22
Which reporting verb is used for a command in indirect speech?
  1. A.Said
  2. B.Asked
  3. C.Told
  4. D.Exclaimed
23
What is the indirect form of: “He said, ‘Hurry up!’”?
  1. A.He told me to hurry up
  2. B.He said that hurry up
  3. C.He asked me to hurry
  4. D.He exclaimed that I hurry up
24
In direct speech, which punctuation mark is used to enclose the spoken words?
  1. A.Comma
  2. B.Quotation marks
  3. C.Parentheses
  4. D.Hyphen
25
What is the indirect form of: “She said, ‘I’m going home.’”?
  1. A.She said that she is going home
  2. B.She said that she was going home
  3. C.She said that I am going home
  4. D.She said that she goes home
26
Which is the direct form of: He said that he had lost his keys?
  1. A.He said, “I lost my keys.”
  2. B.He said, “I have lost my keys.”
  3. C.He said, “I will lose my keys.”
  4. D.He said, “My keys are lost.”
27
What is the indirect form of: “They said, ‘We love music.’”?
  1. A.They said that they loved music
  2. B.They said that they love music
  3. C.They said that we loved music
  4. D.They said that they loves music
28
Which reporting verb is used for a question in indirect speech?
  1. A.Said
  2. B.Asked
  3. C.Told
  4. D.Shouted
29
What is the indirect form of: “He said, ‘What time is it?’”?
  1. A.He asked what time it was
  2. B.He asked what time is it
  3. C.He said what time it is
  4. D.He asked that what time was it
30
Which is incorrect in indirect speech?
  1. A.She said that she was happy
  2. B.He asked if I was coming
  3. C.They said that they will go
  4. D.He told me to wait
31
What is the direct form of: She exclaimed that it was a lovely flower?
  1. A.She said, “It is a lovely flower!”
  2. B.She said, “What a lovely flower!”
  3. C.She said, “The flower is lovely.”
  4. D.She said, “Is it a lovely flower?”
32
Which is the indirect form of: “He said, ‘I must leave.’”?
  1. A.He said that he must leave
  2. B.He said that he had to leave
  3. C.He said that I must leave
  4. D.He said that he leaves
33
What is the indirect form of: “She said to me, ‘Don’t go.’”?
  1. A.She told me not to go
  2. B.She said that don’t go
  3. C.She asked me to not go
  4. D.She said that I don’t go
34
Which is the direct form of: He asked if she could help him?
  1. A.He said, “Can you help me?”
  2. B.He said, “Could you help me?”
  3. C.He said, “You can help me?”
  4. D.He said, “Help me, can you?”
35
What is the indirect form of: “They said, ‘We’re sorry.’”?
  1. A.They said that they were sorry
  2. B.They said that they are sorry
  3. C.They said that we were sorry
  4. D.They said that they was sorry
36
Which sentence correctly changes: “He said, ‘I’ve been here before.’”?
  1. A.He said that he had been there before
  2. B.He said that he has been here before
  3. C.He said that I had been there before
  4. D.He said that he was there before
37
What is the indirect form of: “She said, ‘I’m reading a book.’”?
  1. A.She said that she is reading a book
  2. B.She said that she was reading a book
  3. C.She said that I am reading a book
  4. D.She said that she reads a book
38
Which is the direct form of: He told her that he would call later?
  1. A.He said, “I will call later.”
  2. B.He said, “I would call later.”
  3. C.He said, “Call me later.”
  4. D.He said, “I am calling later.”
39
What is the indirect form of: “He asked, ‘Do you know her?’”?
  1. A.He asked if I know her
  2. B.He asked if I knew her
  3. C.He asked that do I know her
  4. D.He asked whether I knows her
40
Which sentence is in indirect speech?
  1. A.He said, “I am tired.”
  2. B.She asked, “Where are you?”
  3. C.They said that they were ready
  4. D.I shouted, “Come here!”
41
Which sentence is grammatically correct and coherent?
  1. A.Running fast, the dog was happy
  2. B.The dog, running fast, was happy
  3. C.Was happy, the dog running fast
  4. D.The dog was happy, runs fast
42
What is the best way to combine: “She is tired. She worked all day.”?
  1. A.She is tired, she worked all day
  2. B.She is tired because she worked all day
  3. C.She worked all day, tired she is
  4. D.Tired, she worked all day
43
Which sentence is clear and concise?
  1. A.The individual who is employed at the store is very helpful
  2. B.The store employee is very helpful
  3. C.The person working in the shop assists well
  4. D.The one at the store helps a lot
44
What is wrong with: “Because he was late, so he missed the bus.”?
  1. A.Redundant use of “so”
  2. B.Incorrect tense
  3. C.Missing subject
  4. D.No error
45
Which sentence uses parallel structure?
  1. A.She likes to swim, hiking, and reading
  2. B.She likes swimming, hiking, and to read
  3. C.She likes to swim, to hike, and reading
  4. D.She likes swimming, to hike, and read
46
What is the best revision of: “The movie was exciting, it had action.”?
  1. A.The movie was exciting and had action
  2. B.The movie, it was exciting, had action
  3. C.Exciting, the movie had action
  4. D.The movie was exciting, having action
47
Which sentence is coherent?
  1. A.Reading books, the library is quiet
  2. B.The library is quiet, where I read books
  3. C.I read books in the quiet library
  4. D.Quiet library, I read books
48
What is the error in: “He run fast and jump high.”?
  1. A.Lack of parallel structure
  2. B.Incorrect tense
  3. C.Missing conjunction
  4. D.Both a and b
49
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
  1. A.I have two cats, a dog, and a bird
  2. B.I have two cats a dog and a bird
  3. C.I have two cats, a dog and a bird
  4. D.I have two cats a dog, and a bird
50
What is the best way to combine: “It was raining. We stayed inside.”?
  1. A.It was raining, we stayed inside
  2. B.Because it was raining, we stayed inside
  3. C.Raining, we stayed inside
  4. D.We stayed inside, it was raining
51
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
  1. A.I like tea; coffee is good too
  2. B.I like tea; and coffee
  3. C.I like tea; but coffee is good
  4. D.I like tea; coffee, is good
52
What type of sentence is: “What a beautiful day!”?
  1. A.Declarative
  2. B.Interrogative
  3. C.Exclamatory
  4. D.Imperative
53
Which sentence is a compound sentence?
  1. A.I went to the store
  2. B.I went to the store, and I bought milk
  3. C.Although I was tired, I went to the store
  4. D.The store was closed
54
What is the correct punctuation for: “I have a dog a cat and a fish”?
  1. A.I have a dog a cat, and a fish
  2. B.I have a dog, a cat, and a fish
  3. C.I have a dog, a cat and a fish
  4. D.I have a dog a cat and, a fish
55
Which sentence is a complex sentence?
  1. A.I like to read, and I write
  2. B.Because I was late, I missed the bus
  3. C.The sun is shining
  4. D.I ran and jumped
56
What type of sentence is: “Where are you going?”?
  1. A.Declarative
  2. B.Interrogative
  3. C.Exclamatory
  4. D.Imperative
57
Which sentence uses a colon correctly?
  1. A.I need: milk, eggs, and bread
  2. B.I need the following items: milk, eggs, and bread
  3. C.I need milk: eggs, and bread
  4. D.I need milk, eggs: and bread
58
What is the error in: “Its a sunny day.”?
  1. A.Missing apostrophe
  2. B.Incorrect tense
  3. C.Wrong pronoun
  4. D.No error
59
Which sentence is an imperative sentence?
  1. A.Sit down!
  2. B.I am sitting
  3. C.Are you sitting?
  4. D.The chair is comfortable
60
What is the correct punctuation for: “I love hiking swimming and cycling”?
  1. A.I love hiking swimming, and cycling
  2. B.I love hiking, swimming, and cycling
  3. C.I love hiking, swimming and cycling
  4. D.I love hiking swimming and, cycling