Source: English Quiz
Question 1:The floor of the hall was covered by a carpet
Option 1: covered in
Option 2: covered with
Option 3: covered upon
Option 4: no improvement
Question 2: If you come across my umbrella anywhere , bring it to me , can you?
Option 1: isn't it
Option 2: don't you
Option 3: will you
Option 4: no improvement
Question 3: The teacher gave the students some advice
Option 1: advices
Option 2: advise
Option 3: advises
Option 4: no improvement
Question 4: You should avoid to make such trivial mistakes
Option 1: avoid making
Option 2: avoid to have made
Option 3: avoid make
Option 4: no improvement
Question 5: What struck one most was their kindness
Option 1: what stroke one most
Option 2: what struck one more
Option 3: what stroke one more
Option 4: no improvement
Question 6: The boy told his teacher to explain the passage
Option 1: asked his teacher
Option 2: said to his teacher
Option 3: invited his teacher
Option 4: no improvement
Question 7: A highly improved variety of seeds is availabe to the farmer these day
Option 1: are
Option 2: will be
Option 3: has been
Option 4: no improvement
Question 8:We should be bound by a code of conduct , isn't it ?
Option 1: shouldn't we
Option 2: is it
Option 3: aren't we
Option 4: no improvement
Question 9: When it was dark they decided to put at an inn.
Option 1: put off with
Option 2: put up at
Option 3: put out in
Option 4: no improvement
Question 10: I am tired as i am working since 7 O'clock in the morning
Option 1: i was working
Option 2: i had been working
Option 3: i have been working
Option 4: no improvement
Answers :
Ans 1: covered with
Explanation: use 'covered with' in place of 'covered by'
covered by- put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it.
covered in- complete a roof over.
Ans 2: will you
Explanation: use 'will you', in place of 'can you' ,
Ans 3: no improvement
Explanation: no improvement
advise(verb) but here we need advice(noun)
Ans 4: avoid making
Explanation: we use gerund( v1+ing) , after avoid not infinitive(to+v1)
Ans 5: no improvement
Explanation: no improvement
Ans 6: asked his teacher
Explanation: According to the sense of the sentence use 'asked his teacher' in place of 'told his teacher'
Ans 7: no improvement
Explanation: No improvement
Ans 8: shouldn't we
Explanation: Use 'shouldn't we' in place of 'isn't it'
Ans 9: put up at
Explanation: use 'put up at' in place of 'put at' , according to the sense of the sentence 'put up at' correct
put off-to delay or move an activity to a later time
put out- extinguish something that is burning.
Ans 10: I have been working
Explanation: This is the present perfect continuous tense , time of expression is given in the sentence so,we should use 'i have been working' in place of 'i am working'