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21. Last year I _________ to Ooty on holiday. (go)
A. Am going
B. Was going
C. Went
D. Had gone
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION : Last year I went to Ooty on holiday. (go)
22. Previous studies ______ that girls who have earlier puberty ______ tendency to have a higher body mass index.
A. Found/have
B. Have found/has
C. Had found/would have
D. Find/is having
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION:Previous studies found that girls who have earlier puberty have tendency to have a higher body mass index.
23. The home work _______very difficult yesterday.
A. Were
B. Was
C. Is
D. Could
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: The home work was very difficult yesterday.
24. I went to the gym and ______ volleyball.
A. Will play
B. Played
C. Have played
D. Were playing
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: I went to the gym and played volleyball.
25. I _____ at the swimming pool at 7 : 00 A.M., Yesterday morning .
A. Am being
B. Am
C. Was being
D. Was
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION: I was at the swimming pool at 7 : 00 A.M., Yesterday morning .
26. The police ________ to interview two men about the robbery last week.
A. Wants
B. Want
C. Is wanting
D. Was wanting
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION :In the given sentence, the correct verb form to use is “want.” The subject “police” is a plural noun, so it requires a plural verb form. Therefore, the correct completion is: “The police want to interview two men about the robbery last week.”
27. Sam says he’s 25 years old, but nobody ________ him.(it;s fact)
A. Is believing
B. Believes
C. Had believed
D. Don’t believe
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: Sam says he’s 25 years old, but nobody believes him.(it;s fact)
28. No Rama is not at home. He ______ just _____ for shopping.
A. Had/gone
B. Has/gone
C. Was /going
D. Will have/be going
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION:In this sentence, we are talking about an action that happened in the recent past and its relevance to the present moment.
The correct tense to use in this context is the present perfect tense, which is formed by using “has/have” + the past participle of the verb.
So, “has gone” is the correct choice for the first blank. It indicates that Rama left for shopping in the recent past, and this action has some connection or relevance to the present moment.
For the second blank, “for shopping” is the appropriate phrase to complete the sentence, as it explains the reason for Rama’s absence.
29. Summer holiday ______in june.
A. Begins
B. Begin
C. Beginning
D. Began
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION:Summer holiday begin in june.
30. The patient _________ before the doctor came.
A. Dies
B. Was dying
C. Had been dying
D. Had died
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION:The patient had died before the doctor came.