11. Salma _______ three languages, Hindi, Urdu and English
(A) speak
(B) speaks
(C) speaking
(D) spoken
Answer:
(B) speaks
Explanation:
“Salma” is a third-person singular subject, which requires the singular verb form “speaks” in the simple present tense.
12. If you will heat water, you _______ steam.
(A) get
(B) will get
(C) getting
(D) will be getting
Answer:
(A) get
Explanation:
This is an example of a zero conditional sentence stating a general scientific fact. The grammatically correct form uses the present simple in both clauses (though the prompt itself has a slight error with “will heat”, the result clause takes “get”).
13. The accident occurred when the passengers _______.
(A) sleep
(B) could be sleep
(C) were sleeping
(D) had been sleeping
Answer:
(C) were sleeping
Explanation:
The past continuous tense (“were sleeping”) is used to describe a longer background action in the past that was interrupted by a shorter action (“occurred”).
14. Man does not live _______ bread alone
(A) on
(B) with
(C) in
(D) by
Answer:
(D) by
Explanation:
“Man shall not live by bread alone” is a famous biblical idiom meaning that human beings need more than just physical sustenance to truly thrive.
15. Rahul has been reading a book _______ morning.
(A) for
(B) since
(C) to
(D) by
Answer:
(B) since
Explanation:
The preposition “since” is used with the present perfect continuous tense to indicate the specific starting point in time of an ongoing action.
