English Paper for Naib Tehsildar Preparation May 27, 2021 – by Javed 1 We have started a new Online Test Series. In this series, one Online Test is included by 3 PPSC Past Papers. This paper only consists of English Questions. You can access the online test English Paper for Tehsildar Test 06. After submitting the test you will get a list of the papers for the preparation of the next online test. Your Name: Whats App Number 1. He will need ______ life more. To learn enjoying Your Learning to enjoy To learn to enjoy Learning to enjoying 2. I'm ______ a swimmer as my sister. Better Good as Not as good So good 3. Fill in the blank with the most suitable option: Through an international network which ______ the emerging markets and international financial centers, we provide financial solutions worldwide. extends across goes through adds on to is present globally in 4. Identify the sentence with the correct placement of apostrophes: The two boy's bags were lying at the river's edge. The two boys bag's were lying at the rivers' edge. The two boys' bags were lying at the river's edge. The two boys' bags' were lying at the rivers edge. 5. The knives and forks that Harry set out were part of the silverware he inherited from his grandparents. Choose the option that best corrects the sentence. The knives' and forks' that Harry set out were part of the silverware he inherited from his grandparent's. The knives and forks that Harry set out were part of the silverware he inherited from his grandparent's. The knife's and fork's that Harry set out were part of the silverware he inherited from his grandparents. No change 6. Give correct collective noun. A ______ of directors. group bunch board team 7. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: There aren't _____ people in the park today. Much Few Many More 8. Fill in the blank with the most suitable option: His ________ turned grey. hair has hairs have hairs has hair have 9. Complete the sentence by filling in the blank with the best option from those given below. I have bought a new _____. Spectacle Spectacles pair of spectacle pair of spectacles 10. Fill in the blank with an appropriate article: Of course .......... beaver was startled. It slapped its tail and disappeared into the pond. a the an No article 11. Select the correctly punctuated sentence. I can't see Tim's car, there must have been an accident. I cant see Tim's car: there must have been an accident. I can't see Tim's car there must have been an accident. I can't see Tim's car; there must have been an accident. 12. Select the correctly punctuated sentence. Spain is a beautiful country; the beache's are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean. Spain is a beautiful country: the beaches are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean. Spain is a beautiful country; the beaches are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean Spain is a beautiful country, the beaches are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean. 13. Select the correctly punctuated sentence. She always enjoyed sweets, chocolate, marshmallows and toffee apples. She always enjoyed: sweets, chocolate, marshmallows and toffee apples. She always enjoyed sweets chocolate marshmallows and toffee apples. s She always enjoyed sweet's, chocolate, marshmallow's and toffee apple' 14. Select the correctly punctuated sentence. That tall man, Paul's grandad, is this month's winner. That tall man Paul's grandad is this month's winner. That tall man, Paul's grandad, is this months winner. That tall man, Pauls grandad, is this month's winner 15. Convert the below sentence in indirect speech. The prince said to the girl, 'Do you come from China?' The prince asked the girl if she come from China. The prince asked the girl if she came from China. The prince asked the girl if she had come from China. The prince asked the girl if she had been coming from China. 16. Change the sentence in the indirect speech. The poor man exclaimed, 'Will none of you help me?' The poor man exclaimed, 'Will none of you help me?' The poor man exclaimed whether none of them would help him. The poor man exclaimed whether any of them would help him. The poor man exclaimed whether none of them will help him. The poor man exclaimed whether none of them shall help him. 17. You can make ___ at home. himself myself yourselve ourselves 18. Change the given sentence into indirect speech: She asked him, 'What do you want?' She ask him what did he wanted She asked him what do you want. She asked him if he wanted anything. She asked him what he wanted. 19. Change the given sentence into indirect speech: He asked me, 'Are you coming with us?' He asked me are you coming with us. He asked me was I coming with them. He asked me if I was going with them. He asked me am I going with them. 20. Convert the given sentence to a simple sentence: It is reported that the building has been badly damaged by fire. The building is reported to have been badly damaged by fire. The building was reported to have been badly damaged by fire. Badly damaged by fire is reported about the building. It is reported about the building that it has been badly damaged by fire. 21. Change the following sentence into passive voice: Maria crashed into the blue car. The blue car was crashed by Maria. The blue car was crashed into by Maria. The blue car were crashed into by Maria. The blue car were crashed by Maria. 22. Change the following sentence into passive voice: Julia rescued three cats. Three cats are rescued by Julia. Three cats was rescued by Julia. Three cats were rescued by Julia. Three cats are being rescued by Julia. 23. If time ____ I will surely come. Will permit Permitted Was permitted Permits 24. Change to simple sentence, the beginning is given for you: It is expected that the weather will be good tomorrow. The weather is _____ The weather is expected to be good tomorrow. The weather was expected to be good tomorrow. The weather is expected that it will be good tomorrow. The weather has been expected that it will be good tomorrow. 25. Change the given sentence to a simple sentence: It is said that the company is losing a lot of money. The company was said to be losing a lot of money. The company is said to be losing a lot of money. Lot of money has been lost by the company. Lot of money is being lost by the company. 26. Add an appropriate question tag: One good turn deserves another. Doesn't it? Don't it Does it? Did it? 27. Change the given sentence as a simple sentence: It is reported that many people are homeless after the floods. Many people are reported to be homeless after the floods. Many people were reported to be homeless after the floods. It is reported about many people are homeless after the floods. After the floods many people were reported to be homeless. 28. Change the following sentence into passive voice: The students handed in the reports. The reports were handed by the students. The report was handed by the students. The reports were handed in by the students. The report was handed in by the students. 29. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets: She sat next to the window, gazing at the _________ view across the rooftops. familiar familiarly familiary familiarful 30. There was a little chance of success. We didn't give up in spite of facing innumerable challenges. 31. I didn't buy _____ in the end. nothing something everybody anything 32. It's not good if everyone ___ to get ____ own license. wants / their want / their want / theirs wanted / their 33. He was an only child, so he had to learn how to amuse____ himself him anybody each other 34. Despite her father's complaints, she decided to live ____ in Canada. herself of her own by herself her 35. Nina and I have brought ______ identity cards. my our her his 36. ______ people next door are very friendly. These This Those That 37. Nobody lives on the island and it is a very ______ place. happy cheap dark peaceful 38. A scorpion's bite is so ______ that it can kill a person. horrible strong poisonous cruel 39. He is very ______ that his son won a scholarship interested proud loving successful 40. The ______ man kept on looking at his watch while he was waiting for the bus to arrive. impatient smart lonely quiet 41. Fill in the blank with an appropriate modal: How _______ you speak rudely to your father? Have to Must Dare May 42. Fill in the blank with an appropriate modal that denotes necessity in a formal context: _______ he wait any longer? Can Have Need Would 43. Fill in the blank with the appropriate modal: He has lost your book and he ______ not tell you. Need dare should must 44. You _____ have written to him yesterday. shall ought to will can 45. Fill in the blank with an appropriate modal: The door _____ painting. ought to Must needs dare 46. I _____ smoke but I gave it up last year. could must used to might 47. Complete the sentence with the correct option: Mani, along with his friends, ___________ for basket ball practice every morning. were going are going goes go 48. Complete the sentence with the correct option: I can't bear _______ late. Been Be To Being 49. He _____ pay you the money he owes you. would used to ought to have to 50. Fill in the blank by choosing the most appropriate option: If you promise _________ angry with me, I'll tell you what I broke. Not to get Get out Not getting Not get 51. Choose the indirect speech of the given sentence. Javed said to me, "What is your name?" Javed asked me what is my name. Javed asked me if my name was. Javed asked me what my name is. Javed asked me what my name was. 52. He said to me, "What is your father's name?" He asked me what my father's name was He asked me what was my father's name He asked me that what my father's name is He asked me if what my father's name is 53. Fakhar said to the servant, "Clean up the house." Fakhar ordered the servant clean up the house Fakhar ordered the servant to clean up the house Fakhar requested the servant to clean up the house Fakhar ordered the servant for cleaning up the house 54. She said, "How old are you?" She asked me how old I was She asked me how old he was She asked me how old she was She asked me how old it was 55. She said to him, "Thank you for your kind help." She thanks for help She thanked for help She thanked him for his kind help She thanked him to his kind help 56. Zain said to me, "I am doing my work." Zain told me that he was doing his work Zain told me that I was doing his work Zain told me that you were doing his work Zain told me that he was doing my work 57. The big man said, "Quite right." The big man said that it was quite right The big man said that it is quite right The big man said that it will be quite right The big man said that it would be quite right 58. They said, "We'll wait for you if you're late". They told me that they would wait for him if I was late They told me that they would wait for me if he was late They told me that they would wait for him if he was late They told me that they would wait for me if I was late 59. The saint said to her, "May God help you." The saint wished that God may help her The saint wished that God might help her The saint wishes that God might help her The saint wishes that God would help her 60. He said to me, "Rogue! you have spoiled my career." He called me a Rogue and accused that I had spoiled his career He called him a Rogue and accused that I had spoiled his career He called him as a Rogue and accused that I had spoiled his career None of the above 61. My niece has been married ____the richest man of the town. with for to by 62. He has been working "on and off" for several years on this research project. A) continuously at intervals painstakingly rarely 63. Saviour is always better than the_______. executioner destroyer torturer redeemer 64. “Look …………. that little boy with the big bag.” on at from in 65. Fill in the blank with a verb that agrees with the subject and not with the complement: The committee ________ these questions carefully. debate has debate debated None of these 66. Fill in the blank with a verb that agrees with the subject and not with the complement: Either my pants or your coat ____ in the laundry. is are were been 67. Javed _______ not studying well for the exams. had had been was were 68. Reema _____ know the answer despite the fact that she is the most intelligent of all. doesn't don't isn't hasn't 69. Shakeela or her brothers ________ to win the prize. is going are going will be going None of these 70. ____ the news worth watching today? Are Have Has Is 71. Either of you ____ to be punished. are going have is going has going 72. Choose the option that best fits in the blank: His choices ___ the subject of our conversation. is are was am 73. The tunnel was so dark and congested, that we became __________ isolated frightened worried cautious 74. The sun is shining brightly, please ____ the light. take off put on put off put out 75. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word. "Insipid" Spicy Savorless Interesting Warm 76. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best xpresses the meaning of the given word. "Innocuous" Irresponsible Harmless Careless Insufficient 77. Out of the four alternatives, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word. "Transience" Eternity Shallow Animosity Rest 78. Out of the four alternatives, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word. "Seamy" Honest Pure Unpleasant Sincere 79. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase. An entrepreneur must "keep his fingers on the pulse" of the market to be successful. being constantly aware of the most recent developments getting your things well organized don't delay in getting something done lose the job 80. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase. Audition test was conducted by the director to "separate sheep from goats." examining a group of people and deciding their suitability trying out every possibility to get a result people or things which are no longer useful or necessary delay doing the work 81. We hurried to the door, ______________. nobody was there. nobody are there. nobody were there. but nobody is there. 82. Your dress is "the same like" mine. the same as as same as similar like No improvement 83. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence. Place were wine is made. Bakery Tannery Cloakroom None of these 84. Find the correctly spelt word. Jellousey Jealousy Jelousey Jealousey 85. Find the correctly spelt word. Mischevious Mischiviuos Mischivous Mischievous 86. Even if rains all day I will not be able to ____ my journey. put by put off put out put away 87. Indigenous products are now comparable ____ imported goods in quality. against than from None of these 88. We have not yet fully realized the____ consequences of the war. happy grim anger pleasing 89. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase. With great difficulty, he was able to "carve out a niche" for himself, become a sculptor developed a specific position for himself did the best he could do destroyed his career 90. 91. "Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives." The dog is a very intelligent animal and it can be trained for many duties. Some dogs work with the police and the army as sentries and trackers and there are medals that are awarded to dogs for bravery in action. Other dogs act as seeing eyes for the blind and some breeds are specially trained for rescue work among mountains and snow. Jobs like herding sheep and cattle and guarding homes are also done by them. Whenever man lives and works in the Arctic circle, in the desert, in the jungle, in the moors or mountains, the dog is his faithful companion and help. A common mongrel may possess these qualities just as much as the aristocratic blood hound. 92. 1. The passage tells us that dogs: can be trained to do different kinds of work are capable of difficult work alone are a great help to man are of different types 93. 2. Medals are awarded to some dogs for: their brave deeds working with the police working with the police serving as sentries being able to perform difficult work 94. 3. The passage implies that: only dogs are faithful but not man man would have felt helpless without dogs the dog has certain qualities that make it man’s trustworthy companion dogs can do almost anything 95. 4. The phrase ‘aristocratic bloodhound’ in the passage means: the dog kept by wealthy people a pedigree dog a dog fond of blood any big dog 96. Read the passage and answer the question that follows. The Bermuda Triangle occupies a disturbing and almost unbelievable place in the world’s catalog of unexplained mysteries. More than a hundred planes and ships have vanished in this area into the air since 1945, and more than a thousand lives have been lost, without a single body or even a piece wreckage from the vanishing planes or ships having been found. Many of the planes concerned have vanished while in normal radio contact with their base until the very moment of their disappearance, while others have radioed the most extraordinary messages, implying that they could not get their instruments to function, that their compasses were spinning, that the sky had turned yellow and hazy on a clear day, and the ocean, which was calm nearby, didn’t look right without further clarification of what was wrong. 97. 1. One can infer from the reading that: the wreckages of some ships and planes have been found in Bermuda Triangle the number of incidents involving lost ships is no larger than that of any other heavily traveled region of the world the ships. and the planes couldn’t contact with their base due to the lack of equipments the first mention of disappearances in the area was made in 1945 98. 2. It is pointed out in the passage that thousands of people lost their lives in the Bermuda Triangle in 1945 all of the disappearances happened during the day time the Bermuda Triangle mystery was solved in 1945 the ocean floor near Bermuda, highly unexplored, is host to many strange phenomena 99. 3. The reading mainly deals with: Why so many ships and planes disappear in the Bermuda Triangle the mysterious disappearances of ships and planes in the Bermuda Triangle the location of the Bermuda Triangle the frequency of the disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle 100. Choose analogous pair: Trilogy: Novel Gun : Cartridge Milk : Cream Rice : Husk Serial : Episode Time is Up!
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