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21 Board English previous year questions on Verbal Ability — options free on every question; 2 include the answer & explanation free, the rest unlock with PYQ Pass.

Q1 FREE PREVIEW

Chose the odd one out:

a

Jacket

b

Shirt

c

Shoes

d

coat

✓ Correct answer: c)

Shoes

Explanation

(C) Shoes
All others (jacket, shirt, coat) are upper-body clothes; shoes are worn on feet.

Q2 FREE PREVIEW

He had read our minds correctly. (turn into interrogative)

a

Had he read our minds correctly?

b

Did he not have read our minds correctly

c

Did he not read our minds correctly?

d

Hadn't he read our minds correctly?

✓ Correct answer: d)

Hadn't he read our minds correctly?

Explanation

(D) Hadn't he read our minds correctly? CORRECT. Positive assertive (past perfect) → Negative interrogative: 'Hadn't he read...' is the correct form.

(A) Had he read our minds correctly? WRONG. A neutral question — but the rule requires the negative form (Hadn't) when converting a positive assertive.

(B) Did he not have read our minds correctly WRONG. Grammatically incorrect — "did" cannot combine with "have read" (past perfect). Missing question mark too.

(C) Did he not read our minds correctly? WRONG. Uses simple past "did read" instead of past perfect "had read" — wrong tense structure.

Q3

M. Hamel was too emotional to utter a word. (remove 'too')

a

M. Hamel was very emotional to utter a word.

b

M. Hamel was so emotional that he can not utter a word.

c

M. Hamel was so emotional that he couldn't utter a word.

d

M. Hamel failed to utter a word.

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Q4

Taking the money the tramp ran away. (Turn into compound sentence)

a

The money was taken by the tramp and he ran away

b

The tramp ran away and took the money

c

The tramp took the money and ran away

d

When the tramp ran away he took the money

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Q5

Are you _______ ?

a

alone or married

b

married and single

c

married and alone

d

married or single

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Q6

He will die unless he is operated on. (Choose with 'if')

a

He won't die if he is not operated on

b

He will die if he is not operated on

c

He will die if he is operated on

d

He will surely die if operated on

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Q7

You do preach worse than a parson. (change the degree)

a

You preach so bad as the parson

b

A parson teaches the worst

c

A parson does not preach so bad as you do

d

A parson preaches so bad as you do

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Q8

I had reached the station before the arrival of the train. (Identify the type)

a

Simple

b

Complex

c

Compound

d

Mixed

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Q9

Mukesh insists on being his own master. (correct complex sentence)

a

Mukesh insists on something and it is being his own master

b

Mukesh insists on nothing but being his own master

c

Mukesh insists that he will be his own master

d

It would be difficult for Mukesh to be his own master

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Q10

Has anyone seen the wind? (Choose the correct assertive sentence)

a

No one has seen the wind

b

Wind has no one seen

c

Seen no one wind

d

Has seen no one wind

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Q11

A ___________ woman has to observe some rituals and customs during pregnancy.

a

senior

b

pregnant

c

wicked

d

ugly

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Q12

It was an extraordinary thing in those days. (Turn into interrogative)

a

wasn't it an ordinary thing in those days?

b

was it an extraordinary thing in those days?

c

wasn't it an extraordinary thing in those days?

d

was it an ordinary thing in those days?

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Q13

The poet had visited the Gemini Studios. (Begin sentence with 'it')

a

It was the poet visiting the Gemini Studios.

b

It was the visit to Gemini Studios.

c

It was the poet who had visited the Gemini Studios.

d

It was not the poet visiting the Gemini Studios.

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Q14

I jumped over the bench and sat down at my desk. (Turn into Simple Sentence)

a

I jumped over the bench so that I can sit down at my desk.

b

Sitting down at my desk, I jumped over the bench.

c

Jumping over the bench, I sat down at my desk.

d

I sat down at my desk so that I can jump over the bench.

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Q15

The tramp did not say anything. (Turn into affirmative sentence)

a

The tramp remains silent.

b

The tramp never said anything.

c

The tramp remained silent.

d

The tramp said everything.

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Q16

A government by one person is ________ .

a

Autocracy

b

Bureaucracy

c

Mobocracy

d

Democracy

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Q17

My children told me that they would love me _______

a

moreover

b

none

c

never

d

forever

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Q18

He seemed to be quite frightened. (turn into exclamatory)

a

How frightened he seemed to be!

b

He was really frightened much!

c

What a frightened he seemed!

d

No matter if he is frightened!

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Q19

The crofter locked the door and put the key in his pocket. (use 'No sooner ... than')

a

No sooner the crofter locked the door than he put the key in his pocket

b

No sooner the crofter locked the door then he put the key in his pocket

c

No sooner he put the key in his pocket than the crofter locked the door

d

No sooner he put the key in his pocket than the crofter locked the door

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Q20

It was only two or three feet deep at the shallow end. (Turn into negative sentence)

a

It was not two or three feet deep at the shallow end.

b

It was not more than two or three feet deep at the shallow end.

c

It was not less than two or three feet deep at the Shallow end.

d

It was not very deep at the shallow end.

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Q21

It is too early to thank him. (Remove 'too')

a

It is so early not to thank him.

b

It is so early that you cannot thank him.

c

It is so early that you can thank him

d

It is so early to thank him

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