WBPSC Clerkship High-Level English Question Set 5 (30 Questions)

1. Identify the error in the sentence:

He suggested to go to the cinema.

  • A) Suggested
  • B) To go
  • C) Cinema
  • D) He
    Answer: B
    Explanation: The correct form is “He suggested going to the cinema.”

2. Choose the correct antonym of “pliant”:

  • A) Flexible
  • B) Rigid
  • C) Malleable
  • D) Yielding
    Answer: B

3. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:

He is interested __________ learning foreign languages.

  • A) In
  • B) Of
  • C) At
  • D) By
    Answer: A

4. Choose the correct form of the verb:

The children __________ in the garden when it started raining.

  • A) Play
  • B) Played
  • C) Are playing
  • D) Were playing
    Answer: D

5. Choose the correct indirect speech for the sentence:

He said, “I am going to the market tomorrow.”

  • A) He said that he was going to the market tomorrow.
  • B) He says that he is going to the market tomorrow.
  • C) He said that he is going to the market tomorrow.
  • D) He said that he would go to the market tomorrow.
    Answer: A

6. Choose the correct passive voice form of the sentence:

They are building a new bridge across the river.

  • A) A new bridge has been built across the river.
  • B) A new bridge is being built across the river.
  • C) A new bridge will be built across the river.
  • D) A new bridge is built across the river.
    Answer: B

7. Choose the correct word for the blank:

She __________ a report by tomorrow.

  • A) Will write
  • B) Writes
  • C) Wrote
  • D) Written
    Answer: A

8. Choose the correct form of the sentence in indirect speech:

“Where is the nearest station?” he asked.

  • A) He asked where is the nearest station.
  • B) He asked where was the nearest station.
  • C) He asked where the nearest station is.
  • D) He asked where the nearest station was.
    Answer: D

9. Choose the correct synonym of “remorse”:

  • A) Guilt
  • B) Joy
  • C) Satisfaction
  • D) Pride
    Answer: A

10. Change the following sentence into passive voice:

The teacher is explaining the lesson to the students.

  • A) The lesson is being explained to the students by the teacher.
  • B) The lesson is explained to the students by the teacher.
  • C) The lesson has been explained to the students by the teacher.
  • D) The lesson explained to the students by the teacher.
    Answer: A

11. Choose the correct synonym of “abrogate”:

  • A) Reinforce
  • B) Abandon
  • C) Establish
  • D) Abolish
    Answer: D

12. Identify the error in the sentence:

Neither the manager nor the employees was responsible for the mistake.

  • A) Was
  • B) Employees
  • C) Responsible
  • D) Mistake
    Answer: A
    Explanation: The correct form is “Neither the manager nor the employees were responsible for the mistake.”

13. Choose the correct word for the blank:

I __________ to the market before I came here.

  • A) Have gone
  • B) Had gone
  • C) Went
  • D) Going
    Answer: B

14. Choose the correct antonym of “volatile”:

  • A) Unpredictable
  • B) Stable
  • C) Changeable
  • D) Erratic
    Answer: B

15. Change the sentence into indirect speech:

She said, “I am tired of this job.”

  • A) She says that she is tired of this job.
  • B) She said that she was tired of this job.
  • C) She said that she is tired of this job.
  • D) She says that she was tired of this job.
    Answer: B

16. Choose the correct form of the verb:

By next year, she __________ her studies.

  • A) Will complete
  • B) Has completed
  • C) Will have completed
  • D) Completed
    Answer: C

17. Choose the correct synonym of “diligent”:

  • A) Lazy
  • B) Hardworking
  • C) Careless
  • D) Ignorant
    Answer: B

18. Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:

I __________ to the office at 9 AM tomorrow.

  • A) Will go
  • B) Will have gone
  • C) Am going
  • D) Go
    Answer: A

19. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:

She is married __________ a doctor.

  • A) To
  • B) With
  • C) For
  • D) Of
    Answer: A

20. Choose the correct synonym for “flourish”:

  • A) Decline
  • B) Prosper
  • C) Diminish
  • D) Fade
    Answer: B

21. Choose the correct antonym of “expansive”:

  • A) Spacious
  • B) Limited
  • C) Grand
  • D) Vast
    Answer: B

22. Choose the correct indirect speech for the sentence:

“Have you finished your homework?” she asked.

  • A) She asked if I have finished my homework.
  • B) She asked if I finished my homework.
  • C) She asked if I had finished my homework.
  • D) She asked if I finish my homework.
    Answer: C

23. Change the following sentence into passive voice:

The manager reviews the reports every week.

  • A) The reports are reviewed by the manager every week.
  • B) The reports will be reviewed by the manager every week.
  • C) The reports are being reviewed by the manager every week.
  • D) The reports have been reviewed by the manager every week.
    Answer: A

24. Choose the correct word to fill the blank:

I __________ to go for a walk, but it started raining.

  • A) Was planning
  • B) Had planned
  • C) Plan
  • D) Was planned
    Answer: A

25. Choose the correct antonym of “permanent”:

  • A) Everlasting
  • B) Temporary
  • C) Constant
  • D) Unchanging
    Answer: B

26. Choose the correct synonym of “serene”:

  • A) Calm
  • B) Turbulent
  • C) Agitated
  • D) Disturbed
    Answer: A

27. Change the sentence to indirect speech:

“I will call you later,” he said.

  • A) He said that he will call me later.
  • B) He said that he would call me later.
  • C) He says that he would call me later.
  • D) He said that he will call me later.
    Answer: B

28. Fill in the blank with the correct article:

She bought __________ apple from the store.

  • A) A
  • B) An
  • C) The
  • D) None
    Answer: B

29. Choose the correct form of the verb:

By the time we reached the airport, the plane __________.

  • A) Had taken off
  • B) Took off
  • C) Has taken off
  • D) Will have taken off
    Answer: A

30. Choose the correct synonym of “indignant”:

  • A) Grateful
  • B) Angry
  • C) Confused
  • D) Hopeful
    Answer: B

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