TGT and PGT (English previous year questions) (Part-III)

Total Questions: 100

31. Fill in the blank to complete the given sentence by choosing the appropriate word from the given options.

Why are you putting your coat on? It is not time to go _____.

Correct Answer: (d) yet
Solution:• Appropriate word for the given blank is "yet".
• We use 'yet' as an 'adverb' to refer to a time which starts in the past and continues up to the present.
• We use it mostly in negative statements or question in the Present Perfect Tense.
Hence, option (d) will be right answer.

32. Fill in the blank to complete the given sentence by choosing the appropriate word from the given options.

Either he would give due respect _____ he could find another sitter.

Correct Answer: (b) or
Solution:Appropriate word for the given blank is "or".
• "Either ..... or" is a correlative conjunction which gives the sense of choice or selection between two.
• The correct sentence will be– Either he would give her due respect or he could find another sitter.
Hence, the correct answer is option (b).

33. Fill in the blank to complete the given sentence by choosing the appropriate word from the given options.

The Atlantic blue fin tuna is a/an ____ species while the white shark is classed as____.

Correct Answer: (b) endangered, vulnerable
Solution:For the given blank space, the correct words are endangered (संकटग्रस्त) and vulnerable असुरक्षित।
Hence, option (b) will be right answer.

34. Choose the appropriate verbs from the given options to fill in the blanks and complete the sentence.

We were trained and groomed until we ____ the absolute best versions of ourselves that we ____ possibly be.

Correct Answer: (a) were, could
Solution:In the given sentence, the appropriate words for the blank will be 'were' and 'could'.
• 'Were' is a past form of the verb 'to be'.
• 'Could' is used to express-possibility, past ability and to make suggestions and requests.
Hence, the correct answer is option (a).

35. Choose the appropriate prepositions from the given options to fill in the blanks and complete the sentence.

While shaving____ the polyp, the doctor also accidentally shaved the bridge ____ my nose and the bridge collapsed.

Correct Answer: (c) off, of
Solution:In the given sentence, the appropriate prepositions will be 'off and of.
• "Shave off" - to remove hair using razor or shaver ; or to cut from the surface (veuye mecheā keājeve ; peīl mes keājeve)
• The complete sentence will be- "While shaving off the polyp, the doctor also accidentally shaved the bridge of my nose and the bridge collapsed".
Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

36. Fill in the blanks to complete the given sentence by choosing the appropriate word from the given options.

They feared to spare him lest he ____ report the matter to the king.

Correct Answer: (b) should
Solution:In the given sentence the appropriate word for the blank will be "should".
• The conjunction "Lest ........ should" is used to warn someone and suggest the consequences of not paying attention to the warning.
• This conjunction is always used in negative sense, hence the word "no" should not be used in such sentences.
Study hard lest you should fail in the examination.
Hence, the correct answer is option (b).

37. Choose the appropriate prepositions from the given options to fill in the blanks and complete the sentence.

To have people connect ____ climate, we need more conversations ____ how people are working to solve it.

Correct Answer: (c) on, about
Solution:In the given sentence, the appropriate prepositions will be 'on' and 'about'.
• Conversation with someone : A short conversation with the teacher.
• Conversation about something : A conversation about family and friends.
• The complete sentence will be- To have people connect on climate, we need more conversations about how people are working to solve it.
Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

38. Choose the appropriate prepositions from the given options to fill in the blanks and complete the sentence.

I will meet you ____Tuesday afternoon to discuss all the anomalies____ this
project.

Correct Answer: (c) on, of
Solution:
  1. In the given sentence the appropriate preposition will be 'on' and 'of'.
    • "On" is used for Day/Date :
  • They will be here on Tuesday.
  • I was born on 5th May.
    • Anomaly- Demebieefle .
    Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

39. Fill in the blanks to complete the given sentence by choosing the appropriate words 240. from the given options.

As we make _____to the post-pandemic era and its new forms of flexible work, companies may well focus more on____.

Correct Answer: (d) transition, functionality
Solution:In the given sentence, the appropriate word will be- 'transition' and 'functionality'.
'Transition is a change from one state of form to another and 'functionality' is the quality of being useful, practical and right for the purpose which something was made.
Hence, the correct answer is option (d).

40. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select 'No improvement' as your answer.

A campfire was burning bright with a crackly sound, throwing out light far around on the ploughed earth.

Correct Answer: (d) was burning brightly with a crackling
Solution:In the given sentence, "was burning brightly with a crackling" will be substituted for "brought to sharp focus on". There must be "brightly" at the place of "bright" and "crackling" at the place of "crackly" because there is a need of adverb of manner in the given sentence.
Hence, the correct answer is option (d).