Assignment

Q1.
a)
b)
c)
d)

John - to join the medical college, but he to get admission.

Wanted, had failed
Had wanted, failed
Had wanted, had failed
Want, failed

Answer: b
Q2.
a)
b)
c)
d)

I the assignment before the bell

Had finished, rang
Finished, had rung
Had finished, had rung
Finish, will ring

Answer: a
Q3.
a)
b)
c)
d)

After into the bus we discovered that we the wrong one.

Got, boarded
Getting, had boarded
Get, boarded
Getting, board

Answer: b
Q4.
a)
b)
c)
d)

When I to the hospital, the doctor the operation.

Went , had performed
Had gone, performed
Went, performed
Go, performed

Answer: a
Q5.
a)
b)
c)
d)

In the morning, he a torn shirt but in the evening he changed it.

Is put on
Had put on
Has put on
Was put on

Answer: b
Q6.

Last week some wicked people - brown sugar into the town but they were
arrested.
a) Smuggle
b) Smuggled
c) Have smuggled
d) Are smuggling

Answer: b
Q7.
a)
b)
c)
d)

I a number of detective novels when I was a child.

Read
Was read
Had read
Have read

Answer: a
Q8.
a)
b)
c)
d)

Last year they a high wall around the house.

Build
Built
Was building
Had build

Answer: b
Q9.
a)
b)
c)
d)

I French from my friend who in France.

Learn, lives
Learnt, lives
Learn, lived
Had learnt, lives

Answer: b
Q10.
a)
b)
c)
d)

Jim Corbett animals, but he - several man-eaters.

Loved, would kill
Loved, killed
Loved, had killed
Love, kill

Answer: b
Q11.

The stadium with dance, music and song as troupes from across the country
presented a panorama of colors and costumes.
a) Had reverberated
b) Would reverberate
c) Reverberate
d) Reverberated

Answer: d
Q12.
a)
b)
c)
d)

A bomb scare a delay of the flight.

Caused
Cause
Was caused
Had caused

Answer: a
Q13.
a)
b)
c)
d)

The whole day yesterday the boys to the cricket commentary.

Listen
Will listen
Has listened
Listened

Answer: d
Q14.

Students at a number of schools - from their classes in protest against the highhandedness of the administrative staff.
a) Stay away
b) Stayed away
c) Has stay away
d) Had stay away

Answer: b
Q15.
a)
b)
c)
d)

The policeman - the thief red-handed.

Catch
Caught
Is caught
Catching

Answer: b
Q16.

Even if it rains I shall come means ......

(a) if I come it will not rain

(b) if it rains I shall not come
(c) I will certainly come whether it rains or not
(d) Whenever there is rain I shall come
Answer: c
Q17.

His appearance is unsmiling but ......

(a) his heart is full of compassion for others

(b) he looks very serious on most occasions
(c) people are afraid of him
(d) he is uncompromising on matters of task performance
Answer: a
Q18.

I ______ a warning by the policeman for j-walking.

(a) was give

(b) gave
(c) is giving
(d) was given
Answer: d
Q19.

I _______ studying for the TOEFL by Sunday.

(a) finished
(b) will finish
(c) finish
(d) should have finished
Answer: b
Q20.

I ______ that Elaine is very fluent in Spanish.

(a) will have heard

(b) was hearing

(c) have heard
(d) am hearing
Answer: c