English Past Paper PDF

## SECTION A: TENSES (10 Questions) 1.1. I __(not see)__ him since he __(leave)__ for London. (a) did not see, left (b) have not seen, left (c) have not seen, has left (d) did not see, has left 2. She has been working here since three years. (a) has been working (b) here (c) since (d) three year...

## SECTION A: TENSES (10 Questions) 1.1. I __(not see)__ him since he __(leave)__ for London. (a) did not see, left (b) have not seen, left (c) have not seen, has left (d) did not see, has left 2. She has been working here since three years. (a) has been working (b) here (c) since (d) three years 3. If he __(study)__ harder, he __(not fail)__ the exam. (a) studied, would not fail (b) had studied, would not have failed (c) studies, will not fail (d) had studied, will not fail 4. He completes his project on time (rewrite in future perfect tense). (a) He will complete his project on time. (b) He will have completed his project on time. (c) He will be completing his project on time. (d) He completes his project on time. 5. By the time we reach the station, the train ___. (a) departed (b) will depart (c) has departed (d) will have departed 6. She will go to the market after she finished her work. (a) will go (b) the market (c) finished (d) her work 7. The train __(leave)__ at 6 PM tomorrow. (a) leaves (b) will leave (c) is leaving (d) has left 8. He had been living here since three months. (a) had been living (b) here (c) since (d) three months 9. She __(write)__ a novel for five years, and she __(still not finish)__ it. (a) has written, still not finished (b) has been writing, still not finished (c) has been writing, has not finished (d) is writing, has not finished 10. I __(meet)__ him yesterday when he __(go)__ to the market. (a) met, was going (b) have met, is going (c) meet, went (d) met, went ## SECTION B: PREPOSITIONS (10 Questions) 11. He succeeded ___ sheer determination. (a) with (b) for (c) by (d) through 12. The book is laying on the table near to the vase. (a) is laying (b) on (c) near to (d) the vase 13. The decision was made ___ pressure from the higher authorities. (a) under (b) over (c) on (d) with 14. She is not interested ___ your excuses anymore. (a) for (b) with (c) in (d) on 15. They divided the money among the two brothers. (a) divided (b) among (c) two brothers (d) money 16. The flight is scheduled to arrive ___ the airport by 8 PM. (a) on (b) at (c) in (d) into 17. The cat jumped ___ the roof with ease. (a) at (b) in (c) onto (d) to 18. He has been waiting ___ the bus stop for over an hour. (a) at (b) in (c) on (d) by 19. She is known ___ her generosity and kindness. (a) for (b) with (c) to (d) by 20. The keys are inside of the drawer. (a) keys (b) are (c) inside of (d) drawer ## SECTION C: ARTICLES (10 Questions) 21. I need ___ advice from you on this matter. (a) the (b) an (c) a (d) no article 22. This is an university that promotes innovation. (a) an (b) university (c) promotes (d) innovation 23. We spotted ___ eagle flying high in the sky. (a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article 24. He is ___ most skilled player in the team. (a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article 25. There was an hour delay in the flight schedule. (a) was (b) an (c) hour (d) delay 26. Do you know ___ name of the artist who painted this? (a) the (b) a (c) an (d) no article 27. He bought a apples from the market. (a) bought (b) a (c) apples (d) market 28. The sun is ___ brightest star in the solar system. (a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article 29. She has ___ unique ability to solve puzzles quickly. (a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article 30. This is a honest effort to solve the issue. (a) This (b) is (c) a (d) honest ## SECTION D: PRONOUNS (10 Questions) 31. Nobody but __(he/him)__ was willing to take the risk. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) himself 32. Each of the girls must do __(their)__ homework before the class. (a) their (b) her (c) its (d) his 33. The teacher praised the students for __(their)__ hard work. (a) his (b) their (c) her (d) its 34. The manager asked John and __(me)__ to attend the meeting. (a) I (b) me (c) myself (d) mine 35. He is one of those people who __(never takes/never take)__ responsibility. (a) never takes (b) never take (c) takes (d) take 36. Everyone in the room expressed __(their)__ opinion clearly. (a) their (b) his (c) her (d) its 37. Neither of the boys __(has/have)__ submitted their assignments. (a) has (b) have (c) is (d) are 38. This is the person __(who/whom)__ I was talking about. (a) who (b) whom (c) which (d) that 39. The boy __(who/whom)__ broke the vase admitted his mistake. (a) who (b) whom (c) which (d) that 40. I trust nobody but __(she/her)__ in this matter. (a) she (b) her (c) hers (d) herself ## SECTION E: SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT (10 Questions) 41. One of the players ___ missing from the team. (a) is (b) are (c) were (d) have been 42. The list of items ___ on the table. (a) is (b) are (c) were (d) has been 43. Neither he nor his friends ___ present at the event. (a) was (b) were (c) has been (d) is 44. The number of participants ___ increased this year. (a) have (b) has (c) is (d) are 45. Each of the players ___ a unique skill set. (a) has (b) have (c) were (d) are ## SECTION F: NARRATION (10 Questions) 1. Convert the sentence into indirect speech: She said, "I have been waiting here for two hours." (a) She said that she had been waiting there for two hours. (b) She said that she has been waiting there for two hours. (c) She said that she had been waiting there for two hours. (d) She said that she has been waiting there for two hours. 2. Identify the correct indirect speech: He said, "I will inform you once I reach the airport." (a) He said that he would inform me once he reached the airport. (b) He said that he will inform me once he reached the airport. (c) He said that he would inform me once he had reached the airport. (d) He said that he will inform me once he had reached the airport. 3. Choose the correct transformation into direct speech: She mentioned that she had completed her assignment the previous night. (a) She said, "I completed my assignment last night." (b) She said, "I have completed my assignment yesterday." (c) She said, "I had completed my assignment the previous night." (d) She said, "I have completed my assignment last night." 4. Convert into indirect speech: He asked, "Have you finished the report yet?" (a) He asked if I had finished the report yet. (b) He asked if I have finished the report yet. (c) He asked if I had finished the report. (d) He asked if I have finished the report. 5. Transform into indirect speech: The manager said, "You must complete this task by tomorrow." (a) The manager said that I had to complete the task by the following day. (b) The manager said that I must complete this task by tomorrow. (c) The manager said that I should complete the task by the following day. (d) The manager said that I have to complete the task by the following day. 6. Rewrite in direct speech: He informed us that he would not attend the meeting scheduled for Monday. (a) He said, "I will not attend the meeting scheduled for Monday." (b) He said, "I would not attend the meeting scheduled for Monday." (c) He said, "I am not attending the meeting scheduled for Monday." (d) He said, "I shall not attend the meeting scheduled for Monday." 7. Convert into indirect speech: The teacher said to the students, "Don't make noise in the class." (a) The teacher told the students not to make noise in the class. (b) The teacher said the students don't make noise in the class. (c) The teacher told the students that they should not make noise in the class. (d) The teacher said to the students they don't make noise in the class. 8. Choose the correct indirect speech: She said, "Let's go out for lunch." (a) She said that let's go out for lunch. (b) She suggested that we should go out for lunch. (c) She told us to go out for lunch. (d) She said to go out for lunch. 9. Transform into indirect speech: They said, "We are planning to visit Paris next month." (a) They said that they were planning to visit Paris the following month. (b) They said that they are planning to visit Paris the next month. (c) They said that they will plan to visit Paris the next month. (d) They said that they were planning to visit Paris next month. 10. Rewrite in direct speech: He advised me to avoid making hasty decisions. (a) He said, "You should avoid making hasty decisions." (b) He said, "You must avoid making hasty decisions." (c) He said, "Avoid making hasty decisions." (d) He said, "I advise you to avoid making hasty decisions."