Chapter 1
English
+2 college entrance (after SEE) past exam questions
Past questions and answers
39 questions set from this chapter. Most repeated first.
- 2021
You will be punished for ..... you have done.
(a) what
(b) when
(c) while
(d) whom
Answer
(a) what
"What you have done" is a noun clause acting as the object of "for".
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- 2021
The positive of this statement "Bibek didnot have any money in his poket" is ....
(a) Bibek had any money in his pocket
(b) Bibek did have some money in his pocket
(c) Bibek has have some money in his pocket
(d) Bibek had some money in his pocket
Answer
(d) Bibek had some money in his pocket
"Did not have any" becomes the positive "had some" (past tense, "any" changes to "some").
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- 2021
I am going to have my parents .... a new house.
(a) build
(b) to build
(c) built
(d) building
Answer
(a) build
"Have + object + bare infinitive" (causative) is used here, so no "to".
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- 2021
Ramesh asked me.....
(a) where you are
(b) where was I
(c) where I was
(d) where you were
Answer
(c) where I was
In a reported question the word order is that of a statement (subject then verb), and the verb shifts to the past: "where I was".
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- 2021
The indirect of this statement, Sunita said to Gopal,"You were my best friend" is:
(a) Sunita told Gopal that he had been her best friend
(b) Sunita told to Gopal that he had been her best friend
(c) Sunita told Gopal that she had been his best friend
(d) Sunita told Gopal that she was his best friend
Answer
(c) Sunita told Gopal that she had been his best friend
"Said to" becomes "told"; "you" (Gopal) becomes "his", the speaker Sunita becomes "she", and "were" becomes "had been".
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- 2021
The passive voice of this statement "He should respect our teachers sincerely" is:
(a) Our teachers should be respected sincerely
(b) Our teachers should be sincerely respected
(c) Our teachers should sincerely respected
(d) Our teachers should be sincerely respected by us
Answer
(d) Our teachers should be sincerely respected by us
The modal passive is "should be + past participle", and the agent is included as "by us".
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- 2021
The teacher and singer ..... in his office.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) were
(d) has
Answer
(a) is
"The teacher and singer" has one article, so it refers to one person who is both. A singular verb is needed.
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- 2021
Boys prepare their homework ....
(a) himself
(b) themselves
(c) themself
(d) himself
Answer
(b) themselves
The subject "boys" is plural, so the reflexive pronoun is "themselves".
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- 2021
We go to cinema ..... we can enjoy ourselves.
(a) because
(b) therefore
(c) so that
(d) so that
Answer
(c) so that
"So that" expresses purpose: we go to the cinema for the purpose of enjoying ourselves.
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- 2021
you work hard, you will not pass.
(a) If
(b) Despite
(c) Unless
(d) Because
Answer
(c) Unless
"Unless you work hard, you will not pass" means "if you do not work hard, you will not pass".
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- 2021 Aug
We played...... dinner we had yesterday.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer
(c) the
The dinner is a specific one ("we had yesterday"), so the definite article is used.
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- 2021 Aug
It is ..... unique temple of Kathmandu.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer
(a) a
"Unique" begins with the consonant sound /j/, so "a" is used rather than "an".
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- 2021 Aug
That boy ...... books in his bag.
(a) has not
(b) does not have any
(c) does not have some
(d) does not has any
Answer
(b) does not have any
Negative present of "have" (possession) takes "does not have", and "any" is used in negatives.
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- 2021 Aug
What ..... yesterday?
(a) did you do
(b) do you do
(c) you did do
(d) you did
Answer
(a) did you do
A question in the simple past uses "did + subject + base verb".
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- 2021 Aug
We should fight .... poverty.
(a) against
(b) for
(c) from
(d) above
Answer
(a) against
"Fight against" is the correct collocation.
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- 2021 Aug
He has jealous ..... his brother's good fortune.
(a) for
(b) with
(c) of
(d) over
Answer
(c) of
The adjective "jealous" takes the preposition "of": jealous of someone or something.
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- 2021 Aug
I don't know ..... Fewa Lake is located.
(a) which
(b) when
(c) whose
(d) where
Answer
(d) where
The clause tells the place of Fewa Lake ("is located"), so the relative adverb of place "where" is needed.
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- 2021 Aug
She is the widow..... husband is dead.
(a) which
(b) whom
(c) whose
(d) where
Answer
(c) whose
"Whose" shows possession: the widow whose husband is dead (the husband of the widow).
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- 2021 Aug
People like.... in a big city.
(a) living
(b) for living
(c) to live
(d) about living
Answer
(a) living
"Like" is followed here by the gerund to express a general liking: People like living in a big city.
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- 2021 Aug
Do not forget ...... your dress before dinner.
(a) changing
(b) change
(c) to change
(d) to be changed
Answer
(c) to change
"Forget" takes the infinitive when it means failing to do a task that must be done: do not forget to change your dress.
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- 2021 Aug
Civics ..... a hard subject.
(a) is
(b) were
(c) are
(d) has
Answer
(a) is
Civics is a subject name ending in -s but is singular, so it takes the singular verb "is".
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- 2021 Aug
Geeta, cleaned the room......
(a) herself
(b) yourself
(c) ourselves
(d) herselves
Answer
(a) herself
A reflexive pronoun agreeing with the subject Geeta (third person, feminine, singular) is needed: Geeta cleaned the room herself.
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- 2021 Aug
The passive of this statement "I have already finished my homework" is
(a) My homework has already finished
(b) My homework has been already finished by me
(c) My homework has already been finished
(d) My homework already has been finished
Answer
(c) My homework has already been finished
Present perfect active "have finished" becomes passive "has been finished". The adverb "already" sits between "has" and "been", and the agent "by me" is usually dropped.
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- 2021 Aug
Rita has given me a pen, it means, I ..... a pen.
(a) am given
(b) has given
(c) have been given
(d) have been giving
Answer
(c) have been given
"Rita has given me a pen" in the passive is "I have been given a pen" (present perfect passive, subject "I" takes "have").
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- 2021 Aug
Ram got his servant..... the room
(a) clean
(b) to clean
(c) cleaned
(d) cleaning
Answer
(b) to clean
"Get" in the causative sense (get someone to do something) takes the to-infinitive: Ram got his servant to clean the room.
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- 2021 Aug
She is declared …… in the first division.
(a) to have passed
(b) to pass
(c) to have been passed
(d) to passed
Answer
(a) to have passed
The passing happened before the declaration, so the perfect infinitive is used: She is declared to have passed in the first division.
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- 2021 Aug
Last year, he went home ____________Christmas Day.
(a) at
(b) to
(c) in
(d) on
Answer
(d) on
"On" is used with a particular day, such as Christmas Day: he went home on Christmas Day.
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- 2021 Aug
The passive of “She loves people taking her photograph.” is:
(a) People are loved taking her photograph
(b) She loves to be photographed
(c) She loves people to take her photograph
(d) She loves having her photograph taken
Answer
(d) She loves having her photograph taken
The active "people taking her photograph" becomes the passive gerund "having her photograph taken". The other options either change the meaning or are ungrammatical.
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- 2021 Aug
I said to my brother, "Let us go to some hill station for a change.". The indirect form is
(a) I suggested to my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change
(b) I asked my brother if he would go to some hill station for a change
(c) I asked my brother to go to some hill station for a change
(d) I permitted by brother to go to some hill station for a change
Answer
(a) I suggested to my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change
A sentence beginning with "Let us" expresses a suggestion, so the reporting verb is "suggested" with "that we should ...".
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- 2021 Aug
She dares to love, …… ?
(a) dare she
(b) daren't she
(c) don't she
(d) doesn't she
Answer
(d) doesn't she
Here "dares" is followed by "to", so "dare" is used as an ordinary verb (not a modal). The tag is formed with "do": She dares to love, doesn't she?
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- 2021 Aug
One who hates men is called _____________ .
(a) misogynist
(b) misogamist
(c) misanthrope
(d) misandrist
Answer
(d) misandrist
A misandrist hates men. A misogynist hates women, a misanthrope hates mankind in general, and a misogamist hates marriage.
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- 2021 Aug
"This is the beginning og the end" is a :
(a) Paradox
(b) Simile
(c) Idiom
(d) Metaphor
Answer
(a) Paradox
The statement seems self-contradictory, since a beginning is joined to an end, yet it expresses a truth: the end has started. That makes it a paradox.
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- 2021 Aug
Radha is still unmarried. Do you know _________married?
(a) when will she get
(b) when will she be
(c) when she will get
(d) none
Answer
(c) when she will get
In an indirect question the word order is that of a statement (subject before verb), so "when she will get married" is correct, not "when will she get".
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- 2021 Aug
Where is ..........?
(a) the office of the manager's
(b) the office of the manager
(c) the manager's office
(d) the manager office
Answer
(c) the manager's office
For a possessive relation with a person and a thing, the possessive form is natural: the manager's office.
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- 2021 Aug
_____________, please give me a call.
(a) If he came
(b) Should he come
(c) If he come
(d) None of them
Answer
(b) Should he come
Inverted conditional: "Should he come" means "If he comes". Option (a) is the wrong tense and (c) has the wrong verb form.
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- 2021 Aug
She would certainly come to see me if weather_______.
(a) remains fine
(b) remained fine
(c) would be fine
(d) wouldn't be fine
Answer
(a) remains fine
"Would come" in the main clause pairs with a present simple verb in the "if" clause for a likely condition: She would certainly come to see me if the weather remains fine. The other options are not grammatical after "if".
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- 2021 Aug
That mistake was the worsts.....all
(a) of
(b) than
(c) as
(d) beyond
Answer
(a) of
The superlative is followed by "of all": That mistake was the worst of all.
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- 2021 Aug
Obama prefers …… German to Spanish.
(a) the
(b) nothing
(c) a
(d) an
Answer
(b) nothing
"German" and "Spanish" are languages used as uncountable nouns, so no article is needed (zero article).
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- 2021 Aug
__________ Rara Lake is popular all over the world.
(a) The
(b) A
(c) An
(d) None
Answer
(d) None
Rara Lake is a proper noun naming a particular lake, so no article is used.
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