Q1: Select the correct preposition to complete the sentence: A fox met the cat ________ a field.
Correct Answer: (D) in
The preposition 'in' is used when describing a location inside an open area like a field ('in a field').
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Q2: Complete with the correct past tense verb: The fox ________ politely, Good morning, Mrs Cat.
Correct Answer: (C) said
The narrative is in the past tense ('met', 'answered'), so the past tense 'said' is required.
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Q3: Select the correctly punctuated direct speech: The cat answered proudly,
Correct Answer: (B) Yes, Mr Fox, I know that I am beautiful.
Direct address requires commas separating the vocative name: 'Yes, Mr Fox, I know that I am beautiful.'
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Q4: Select the correct auxiliary verb: We ________ finer coats, greener eyes, and more graceful tails than any other animal.
Correct Answer: (B) have
The plural first-person pronoun 'We' takes the plural present verb 'have'.
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Q5: Complete the sentence with the correct copula: He knows all tricks. Foxes ________
Correct Answer: (D) are
When followed by the comparative adjective phrase 'much more intelligent than cats', the linking verb 'are' is grammatically correct.
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Q6: Identify the correct spelling of the adjective: Much more ________ than cats.
Correct Answer: (C) intelligent
The correct English spelling is 'intelligent' with double 'l' and '-ent' suffix.
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Q7: Select the correctly ordered sentence: The fox laughed.
Correct Answer: (D) We shall soon be able to test our cleverness.
The standard modal auxiliary word order places the modal auxiliary verb before the adverb and main verb: 'We shall soon be able to...'
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Q8: Select the correct past participle form: These wandering entertainers may be ________ in any of the villages.
Correct Answer: (D) found
The passive construction 'may be' requires the past participle form of the verb: 'found'.
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Q9: Choose the appropriate relative pronoun: There are others ________ are found only in certain parts of the country.
Correct Answer: (B) who
The relative pronoun 'who' serves as the subject pronoun referring to people ('others who are found').
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Q10: Complete the phrasal verb meaning to meet by chance: One will occasionally come ________ a wandering musician.
Correct Answer: (A) across
'Come across' is an English phrasal verb meaning to discover or meet someone unexpectedly by chance.
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Q11: Select the appropriate contextual adjective: Some old unhappy love story of a village girl and her ________ lover.
Correct Answer: (B) unfortunate
'Unfortunate' fits the theme of an unhappy or tragic romance.
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Q12: Choose the correct noun form: He always sings to the ________ of a violin.
Correct Answer: (D) accompaniment
'Accompaniment' is the correct musical noun representing an instrumental part supporting a vocal solo.
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Q13: Identify the correct noun: The wonderful ________ with which he plays his instrument always attracts a crowd.
Correct Answer: (A) skill
'Skill' denotes proficiency, talent, and expertise in playing a musical instrument.
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Q14: Choose the correct temporal preposition: They remember the sound of the music long ________ the musician has stopped singing.
Correct Answer: (A) after
'Long after' describes an action or memory continuing after an event has finished.
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Q15: Identify the proper noun in the sentence: Ali is that boy we have been looking for all day.
Correct Answer: (A) Ali
'Ali' is a proper noun because it designates the specific official name of an individual person.
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Q16: Change the sentence from passive to active voice: Will the apple be eaten by me?
Correct Answer: (B) Will I eat the apple?
The active voice of the simple future question 'Will the apple be eaten by me?' is 'Will I eat the apple?'
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Q17: Change the sentence from passive to active voice: A letter is being written by Dawood.
Correct Answer: (C) Dawood is writing a letter.
The present continuous passive 'is being written by Dawood' converts to active voice 'Dawood is writing a letter.'
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Q18: Mark the complete predicate in the sentence: Birds fly in the air.
Correct Answer: (B) Fly in the air
The subject is 'Birds', and the predicate (verb phrase plus modifier telling what the subject does) is 'fly in the air'.
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Q19: Fill in the blank with the correct present tense verb: We ________ school at five o clock.
Correct Answer: (C) Leave
The first-person plural subject 'We' takes the base form of the verb 'leave' in present simple tense.
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Q20: Pick out the adverb of manner from the sentence: The boy was walking fast.
Correct Answer: (C) Fast
'Fast' answers the question 'how did he walk?', qualifying it as an adverb of manner.
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Q21: Pick out the preposition from the following sentence: Let us walk along the shore.
Correct Answer: (D) Along
'Along' is a preposition indicating movement in a direction parallel to the shore.
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Q22: Choose the most accurate synonym for the word Receive:
Correct Answer: (D) Get
To receive something means to get or acquire it from someone.
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Q23: Complete the sentence with the correct conjunction: There is no doubt ________ the earth is round.
Correct Answer: (A) that
'There is no doubt that...' is standard English phrasing to introduce an established factual clause.
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Q24: Select the appropriate interjection to express joyous triumph: ________! I stood first in the class.
Correct Answer: (B) Hurrah
'Hurrah' (or Hooray) is an interjection used to express great joy, victory, or celebration.
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Q25: Change the declarative sentence into an interrogative question: The doors were shut.
Correct Answer: (C) Were the doors shut?
Inverting the auxiliary verb 'were' to the front produces the correct interrogative question: 'Were the doors shut?'
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Q26: Pick the verb from the given sentence: He ran fast and delicately.
Correct Answer: (A) Ran
'Ran' is the action verb in the past tense. 'Fast' and 'delicately' are adverbs.
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Q27: Select the correct antonym of the word Majority:
Correct Answer: (D) Minority
Majority means the greater part or number; its direct opposite is minority.
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Q28: In the sentence I know a person whose name is Sher Khan, what is Sher Khan grammatically?
Correct Answer: (C) Proper noun
Sher Khan is the specific name of an individual person, making it a proper noun.
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Q29: Choose the correctly punctuated version of the sentence: She told me I miss you
Correct Answer: (C) She told me, I miss you.
Direct speech should be separated by a comma and enclosed in quotation marks with final punctuation inside.
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Q30: What is the correct irregular plural of the singular noun tooth?
Correct Answer: (A) teeth
Tooth forms its plural by changing the internal vowel from 'oo' to 'ee', becoming 'teeth'.
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Q31: Identify the sentence type: Saima went to the market.
Correct Answer: (B) Declarative sentence
A declarative sentence simply states a fact or statement and ends with a full stop.
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Q32: Insert the correct possessive pronoun: The bags belong to Shaheer and Sara. The bags are ________.
Correct Answer: (C) theirs
'Theirs' is the third-person plural possessive pronoun replacing Shaheer and Sara's ownership.
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Q33: Identify the action verb in the sentence: She thought about her journey.
Correct Answer: (D) thought
'Thought' is the past tense mental action verb performed by the subject 'She'.
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Q34: Identify the proper noun in the sentence: I phoned my mother on Sunday.
Correct Answer: (A) Sunday
'Sunday' is a proper noun because it names a specific day of the week and is capitalized.
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Q35: Select the adjectives that describe the nouns in: She holds a red pencil in her right hand.
Correct Answer: (B) red, right
'Red' describes the pencil, and 'right' describes the hand; both are qualifying adjectives.
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Q36: Match the root word dark with its correct English noun-forming suffix:
Correct Answer: (D) ness
Adding the suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'dark' creates the abstract noun 'darkness'.
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Q37: Select the sentence with the correctly placed apostrophes: Shazia isnt coming now so lets go to class
Correct Answer: (D) Shazia isn't coming now, so let's go to class.
Apostrophes indicate missing letters in contractions: isn't (is not) and let's (let us).
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Q38: Complete the question with the appropriate modal auxiliary: How long ________ you be staying at your father home?
Correct Answer: (A) will
'How long will you be staying...?' is standard future continuous inquiry.
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Q39: Insert the apostrophe of possession correctly: Taha lives in boys hostel.
Correct Answer: (B) Taha lives in boys' hostel.
For a plural noun ending in 's' (boys), the possessive apostrophe is placed after the 's': boys' hostel.
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Q40: Identify the uncountable mass noun in the sentence: Sugar makes the cake sweet.
Correct Answer: (D) sugar
'Sugar' is an uncountable material noun because it cannot be quantified as individual discrete units.
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Q41: Select the pronouns used in the sentence: I reached school in time, but they arrived late.
Correct Answer: (A) I, they
'I' is a first-person singular personal pronoun, and 'they' is a third-person plural personal pronoun.
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Q42: Select the appropriate present tense verb: Raza and Sameer always ________ with their friends in the ground.
Correct Answer: (C) play
A compound subject joined by 'and' ('Raza and Sameer') is plural and takes the plural base verb 'play'.
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Q43: Identify the sentence type: Have you completed your homework?
Correct Answer: (D) Interrogative sentence
A sentence asking a question and ending with a question mark is an interrogative sentence.
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Q44: Complete the comparative degree sentence: Red rose is ________ than pink tulip.
Correct Answer: (A) more beautiful
Comparative degree comparing two objects uses 'more beautiful' followed by 'than'.
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Q45: Select the adverb of frequency from: The principal visits classrooms sometimes.
Correct Answer: (D) sometimes
'Sometimes' describes how often the action occurs, making it an adverb of frequency.
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Q46: Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition of place: The playground is ________ the school.
Correct Answer: (A) in
Preposition of place 'in' designates inside the boundary or premises of the school ('in the school').
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Q47: Complete the first conditional sentence: If it ________, I ________ go for a walk.
Correct Answer: (B) rains, will
The first conditional formula is: If + present simple ('it rains'), future simple with will ('I will go').
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Q48: In the sentence Never lose hope, the underlined word hope is which type of noun?
Correct Answer: (B) Abstract noun
'Hope' is an abstract noun because it denotes a feeling, state of mind, or quality that cannot be perceived with physical senses.
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Q49: Choose the most accurate synonym for the word Renowned:
Correct Answer: (A) Famous
Renowned means widely known, celebrated, and acclaimed by many people; famous.
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Q50: Select the correct past tense verb: I ________ a letter last week.
Correct Answer: (B) wrote
The past time marker 'last week' requires the simple past tense verb 'wrote'.
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Q51: Identify the sentence type: Ali, buy a pen for me.
Correct Answer: (C) Command sentence
A sentence giving an order, request, or instruction is an imperative or command sentence.
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Q52: Select the antonym for the underlined word simple: He was very simple and straightforward.
Correct Answer: (A) Complicated
'Complicated' is the opposite antonym of 'simple'.
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Q53: Change the assertive sentence into negative form: I have some big diamonds.
Correct Answer: (C) I do not have big diamonds.
The present simple negative of 'I have' uses the auxiliary do: 'I do not have big diamonds.'
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Q54: Change the sentence into passive voice: Shazia took a cup of milk.
Correct Answer: (D) A cup of milk was taken by Shazia.
Past simple active ('took') becomes 'was + past participle (taken)': 'A cup of milk was taken by Shazia.'
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Q55: A sentence that expresses a wish, prayer, or blessing is classified as a/an:
Correct Answer: (B) Optative sentence
An optative sentence expresses a wish, prayer, or blessing (e.g., 'May you live long!').
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Q56: If something is described as obvious, it is inherently:
Correct Answer: (A) clear
Obvious means easily perceived or understood; evident, plain, and clear.
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