Tenses MCQs - Tick The Correct Form of Verb

Underlined the correct answer. 

i. The boys __________ essays daily. (write, have written, have been writing, will be writing)
ii. We often __________ Nathiagali in summer season. (visited, will visit, have visited, visit)
iii. He __________ to the theatre regularly. (go, shall go, have gone, going)
iv. You cannot succeed, unless you _________ hard, . (do not work, worked, had worked, work)
v. We __________ to Karachi the day after tomorrow in the morning. (shall go, went, had gone, was going)
vi. She __________ in a debates competition next month. (participates, participated, will participate, was participating)
vii. He __________ a shock when you open that box. (surprised, has surprised, had surprised, will be surprised)
viii. The young kids __________ with electric wires. (has to play, must not play, have to play, are to play)
ix. I wish, he __________ the match. (may win, will win, has won, had won)
x. Work hard lest you __________. (will fail, should fail, failed, had failed)
xi. The moon __________ around the sun. (turn, turns, turned, will turn)
xii. This is the man who often __________ me . (teaches, taught, will teach, have taught)
xiii. The sun __________ everyday in this month. (shines, will shine, shone, has been shining)
xiv. Money __________ the mare go. (made, has made, makes, has been making)
xv. When he __________, I will inform you. (reach, reaches, reached, will reach)
xvi. If she _________ hard, he will get through the exam. (study, studies, studying, studied)
xvii. Truth always __________. (triumphed, triumphs, has triumphed, triumph)
xviii. God __________ those who help themselves. (help, helps, had helped, was helped)
xix. Honesty never __________ wasted. (go, goes, went, gone)
xx. Too many cooks _________ the broth. (spoil, spoils, had spoiled, spoiled)
xxi. The boy __________ cricket now. (plays, is playing, has been playing, has played)
xxii. He __________ for Thailand next week. (am leaving, leave, left, will have been leaving)
xxiii. She __________ a picture at the moment. (paint, was painted, is painted, is painting)
xiv. Ali __________ me in the fourth lesson. (was teasing, tease, has teased, had teased)
xv. Today is the lovely and pleasant day, that's why all the kids __________ (have enjoy, are enjoying, has enjoyed, might enjoy) 

Tenses MCQs - Correct Form of Verb

26. We __________ in this house since 1990. (have been living, will live, lived, lived, are living)
27. The clerks __________ on strike since Monday. (were, have been, will be, are)
28. It __________ drizzling since morning. (has been, will have, shall have, should have been)
29. She __________ her child for two years. (had nursed, has been nursing, nurses, is nursing)
30. He __________ in the ground for a long time. (has been playing, plays, had played, has played)
31. She __________ a diamond set on her birthday. (gave, gives, has given, was giving)
32. My friend __________ a car last week. (bought, has bought, will buy, had bought)
33. The firework __________ at midnight. (started, start, had started, is starting)
34. We __________ a match yesterday. (played, had played, were played, will play)
35. He __________ there last year. (go, went, gone, goes)
36. They __________ him two days before. (buried, bury, shall have buried, had buried)
37. I __________ to Karachi yesterday. (goes, go, went, will go)
38. He __________ himself while running. (hurt, had hurt, hurting, hurts)
39. Time once gone cannot be __________ . (recall, recalls, recalled, recalling)
40. Would that I __________ rich. (was, am, were, have been)
 41. The principal has just __________ a speech. (make, will make, can make, made)
42. I thanked them for what they __________ for me. (has done, had done, will do, would do)
43. The patient __________ before the doctor arrived. (had died, died, will die, dies)
44. It __________ before I came out. (rains, will be raining, had rained, have rained)
45. He __________ his homework before the guests came. (finished, has finished, had finished, had been finished)
46. If I had worked hard, I __________ (would have pass, should have pass, would have passed, would pass)
47. If he had come, I __________ him. (would help, will help, had helped, would have helped) 48. When he __________ all his newspapers, he'll go home. (has sold, is selling, had sold, will sell)
49. When you come, I __________ the boys. (will have taught, have been teaching, had been teaching, am teaching)
 50. He __________ this novel by tomorrow morning. (finishes, finished, will have finished, has finished)

Keywords:
Present Tense, Past Tense, Future Tense, Present Indefinite Tense,Present Continuous Tense, Present Perfect Tense, Present Perfect Continuous Tense, Past Indefinite Tense, Past continuous Tense, Past Perfect Tense, Past Perfect Continuous Tense, Future Indefinite Tense, Future continuous tense, Future Perfect Tense, Future Perfect Continuous Tense

HSSC 2 Class Test 2015 (The First Two Chapters)

GIK College Topi 

Exam: HSSC-II, Class Test, 

Subject: English, 

Sub Teacher: M. Shaheen 

Date: 08-09-2015

Name of Student: _________________

Q1. Choose the correct answers.                                                               (07) 

i. A few stars are known which are _______________ .

A. Much bigger than the earth B. Hardly bigger than the earth 

C. Rarely bigger than the earth D. Mostly bigger than the earth

ii. What caused the spread of diseases in the past?

(A) Harmful foods eaten by the people (B) Non-airy homes and pollution 

(C) Insanitary conditions (D) Absence of medical facilities

iii. “The immense stretches of space beyond the Milky Way, it is still colder. The underline word means A. The white path B. The Galaxy C. The group of planets D. The light in the sky 

iv. What was the result of the collision of the two stars? 

A. Both the stars destroyed completely B. nothing happened on the sun 

C. pieces were broken from the sun D. the other star was destroyed completely 

v. Which one is the correct spelling? 

A. nutritiuous B. nutriteous C. nutritious D. nutretious 

vi. He came late to college because it was raining. (The underlined word is a/an __________) 

A. Adverb B. Verb C. Conjunction D. Adjective 

vii. Smoking is not allowed here. (The underlined word is a/an ____________.) 

A. Infinitive B. Gerund C. Participle D. Adjective 

 Q2. Answer the following questions (in 40 to 50 words):                                 (12) 

i. How did, according to Sir James Jeans, our solar system come into being? 

ii. How did life begin and what are the basic requirements for life to exist? 

iii. How has the scientific method helped us in the production and preservation of foods? 

iv. We are now generally less fearful that our ancestors. What were our ancestors afraid of?

Q3.Correct the following errors in all. Then rewrite the paragraph as you have revised it (errors in the use of verb, noun number, preposition, incorrect spelling, missing article, missing infinitive, missing adverb.) (06) 

We should not value the gold so much as wisdom. We can get lot of wealth and property suddenly, but they are of no benefit for us if we do not put them to a proper use. We can start living to a luxury without winning the sympathy and love of others. Friends will start disappearing fastly, and time will come when people will begin to avoid us.

English Quiz

Subject: English Quiz

Student’s Name: _____________________________________

Note: Encircle the correct answer.

1. Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.

A. Simple Sentence B. Compound sentence C. Complex sentence D. Mixed sentence

2. Hunting is not allowed in this country. (The underlined word is a/an________.)

A. Infinitive B. Participle C. Adjective D. Gerund

3. Nobody was there to rescue the child. What kind of pronoun is the underlined word?

A. Relative B. Reflexive C. Indefinite D. Demonstrative

4. "Children often tell their parents many strange stories." Which is the Indirect Object of the sentence?

A. The Parents B. Children C. Strange Stories D. Tell

5. The umbrella with a brown colour looks beautiful. The underlined part is

A. Adverbial Phrase B. Adjectival Phrase

C. Participle Phrase D. Prepositional Phrase

6. “What she does is not your concern.” The underlined portion of the sentence is a/an:

A. Noun phrase B. Noun clause C. Adjective clause D. Participial phrase

7. We chose him the chairman. (The underlined word is ________ .)

A. Direct Object B. Subject Complement

C. Object Complement D. Subject Complement

8. “I am afraid I cannot afford to spend too much money.” The underlined part is a/an

A. Gerund B. Infinitive C. Participle D. Proposition

9. The manager __________ everyone go home an hour early on Friday afternoon.

A. allowed B. let C. permitted D. got

10. I am afraid __________ cats.

A. to B. from C. of D. with

What Can We Change?

What Can We Change?

There are certain thing which cannot be change and most of these things are like the dead which cannot be brought back to life. They remain unchanged for ever. But there are certain things for which we have the ability to change. One of them is the future which we can surely change. Future is the time to come. It will have to come if we want or not. Everybody knows that it becomes the present and the present becomes the past. And the result is quite obvious. In present time we have to decide not to quit what we want to achieve. We must stick to what we have planned. 

Future 

change 

Life 

Improvement 

Betterment

HSSC-2 Multiple Choice English Test - 2013-2-14

HSSC-II

Session 2013-2014

Choose the correct answer.

i.          Our country is rich in mineral resources.

a. an adverb phrase   b. a noun phrase   c.an adjective phrase     d. a verb phrase

ii.         We have either to work constructively or sit idle uselessly. The underlined words make up a/an

            a. coordinating conjunction                b. subordinating conjunction 

c. correlative conjunction                    d. compound conjunction

iii.        Goodbye Mr. Chips was written by ________________ .

            a. Earnest Hemmingway         b. Somerset Maugham           

            c. James Hilton                        c. Thomas Hardy

iv.        Salma very kindly presented me a beautiful sweater today. The underlined part is a/an

            a. indirect object         b. object complement

            c. noun phrase             d. direct object

v.         Queen Victoria, one of England's greatest monarchs, ruled for sixty-three years..

            a. gerund         b. adjective phrase      c. appositive phrase     d. participial phrase

vi.        It may be unreasonable for a boy to turn his back on a fine opening. The underlined word is

            a. an adverb     b. an adjective      c. a verb      d. an object

vii.       Which of the following sentence is correctly structured?

A.    If the plane was airworthy, it would not have crashed.

B.     If the plane were airworthy, it would not have crashed.

C.     If the plane would have been airworthy, it would not crash.

D.    If the plane had been airworthy, it would not have crashed.

viii.      This is the latest book on the subject. The underlined word is

            a. the superlative degree of adjective b. the comparative degree of adjective

            c, the positive degree of adjective      d, the superlative degree of adverb

ix.        My friend has not done well in the examination. The underlined part is

            a. a noun phrase     b. an adjective phrase       c. a verb phrase    d. an adverb phrase

x.         We are very happy when meet our old friends by chance. The underlined part is

            a. an adjective clause  b. noun clause   c. adverb clause     d. main clause

xi.        Tired after a long journey, the children slept well. The underlined part is a/an

            a. adjective phrase     b. adverb phrase    c. participial phrase    d. prepositional phrase

xii.       “An icyhand wrapped itself around my quivering shoulders.” Which part of speech are the underlined words?

A. Noun          B. Object         C. Adverb       D. Adjective

xiii       “We should have thanked him for the gift.” The underlined part of the sentence is a/an:

A. Direct object B. Adverb C. Adverb prepositional phrase D. Object complement

xiv.      “Neither of the flight attendants was busy.” Which part of speech is the underlined word?

A. Relative pronoun                                        B. Indefinite pronoun

C. Correlative conjunction                              D. Sub-ordinate conjunction

xv.       “The tree with red leaves is very old.” What is the underlined part of the sentence?

A. Adjective phrase B. Adverb phrase C. Participial phrase D. Appositive phrase

xvi.      “After we eat our dinner, we will play at cards.” The underlined part of the sentence is a/an:

A. Noun clause B. Adjective clause C. Adverb clause D. Adverb phrase

xvi       “What she doesis not your concern.” The underlined portion of the sentence is a/an:

A. Noun phrase B. Noun clause C. Adjective clause D. Participial phrase

xvii.     “Have you ever met Mr. Qureshi, Salma’s father?” What is the underlined part?

A. Possessive adjective B. Direct object C. Appositive phrase D. Gerund phrase

xviii.    Which one of the following conditionals is correctly structured?

A. If he stops smoking he would gain weight.

B. If he had stopped smoking he will have gained weight.

C. If he stopped smoking he would gain weight.

D. He would have gained weight if he stopped smoking.

xix.      Choose the subordinate clause for the one given below:

            “Unless tougher measures are taken.”

            A.        Corruption will remain unchecked

            B.        Corruption will be checked

            C.        Nevertheless corruption will grow

            D.        Whenever corruption is on the rise

xx.       Choose the correct spellings:

            A.        Conscientous

            B.        Concientious

            C.        Conciencious

            D.        Conscientious