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Question 1
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Fill suitable option:
Julia is a nurse. A year ago she started working nights. At first she found it hard. At first Julia didn't like it. She _______ work at nights and it took her a few months to get habituated of it. Now, after a year, she's quite happy, She is _______ working in nights.

A
wasn't used to ....... used to

B
used to ...... wasn't used to

C
have to .... didn't have to

D
didn't have to .... have to

Solution

The correct option is A. 'Used to' means something that happened but doesn't happen any more. It shows past tense. It always means something that happened in the past, it should always use past tense. Have to/didn't have to shows the requirement or necessity thus C and D are incorrect options. Option B makes the opposite sense what paragraph is stating hence it is wrong. 'Wasn't used to...... used to' is the correct answer.
Question 2
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Select suitable verb to fill in the blank:
I _____ like very hot weather. Thirty degrees _____ too warm for me.

A
don't ; are

B
doesn't ; is

C
didn't ; was

D
don't ; is

Solution

A verb is used to express an occurrence, action, or state. It is the grammatical centre of the predicate in a sentence.
An auxiliary verb is a verb which gives is used in the formation of tenses, moods, tones, etc.
Option D is correct as the subject is 'I' and the present simple tense is used for a present state, habits,routines, jobs, hobbies or expressing possession, generalisations , scientific statements.
The other options are wrong as the subject is not plural and the past simple tense is used for an action or a series of actions in the past.
The correct answer is D)don't;is
Question 3
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Select suitable option:
Many people _____ (be) given up smoking because of growing awareness about ill-effects of smoking.

A
have

B
had

C
has

D
were

Solution

A verb is used to express an occurrence, action, or state. It is the grammatical centre of the predicate in a sentence.
An auxiliary verb is a verb which gives is used in the formation of tenses, moods, tones, etc.
Option A is correct as the subject is plural and the present perfect is used for an action leading up to the present.
The other options are wrong as the subject is not singular, the past simple tense is used for an action or a series of actions in the past and the past perfect is used for an action or a state before a past time.
The correct answer is A)have.
Question 4
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Select the suitable form of the verb:
Do you think the people ________ happy with the government?

A
is

B
are

C
was

D
were

Solution

A verb is used to express an occurrence, action , or state. It is the grammatical centre of the predicate in a sentence.
An auxiliary verb is also called a helping verb. It helps the main verb in many occasions. Sometimes, it is also used as the main verb. It is used in the formation of tenses, moods, tones, etc.
Option B is correct as the subject, 'people' is plural and the sentence states a general question.
The other options are wrong as the subject is not singular and the sentence is not in the past tense.
The correct option is B)are.
Question 5
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Fill in the blanks with correct words:
_________ scissors _________ very sharp. [Advanced]

A
These ; aren't

B
This ; isn't

C
This ; aren't

D
These ; isn't

Solution

A few words, though singular in nature, are made of paired items and generally treated as plural: scissors is one of them. Scissors is singular in form and plural in meaning, therefore, it requires a plural pronoun and verb in the given sentence. Scissors is one of those words that does not have a singular number. From the given options, we need to find words that are plural to agree with scissors. 'These and aren't' are plural whereas 'this and isn't' are singular. We need to fill in the blanks with plural words. Therefore, the correct option is: these; aren't. The other options have at least one singular verb or pronoun.
Question 6
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Fill in the blank with a modal auxiliary from the choices given below:
She ___ be very tired after this long journey.

A
Will

B
Shall

C
Need not

D
Had better

Solution

The correct option is A. Here 'will' is used for the actions of future tense. The sentence speaks about the future tense. 'Shall' is used for expectation, prediction or for giving advice. Moreover, shall is used with I or we. Need not is used for denoting not necessary requirements. Thus option B and C are wrong.
Question 7
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
He ___ a mill in this town.

A
have

B
has

C
is having

D
none of these

Solution

A verb is used to express an occurrence, action , or state. It is the grammatical centre of the predicate in a sentence.
An auxiliary verb is a verb which gives is used in the formation of tenses, moods, tones, etc.
A modal auxiliary verb is used to show a capability, necessity, possibility or willingness.
Option B is correct as the subject is singular and the sentence talks about possession.
Other options are wrong as the subject is not plural.
The correct answer is B)has.
Question 8
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Fill in the blank with a suitable modal auxiliary denoting probability:
Look at the sky. It is so dark and quiet but there ______ be a storm in the midnight.

A
will

B
may

C
might

D
can

Solution

The correct answer is Option C.
MIGHT is used to express possibility.
In the given sentence, it is a possibility that there will be a storm in the midnight.
Thus MIGHT is the correct answer. MIGHT is used to express possibility in the past and future tense.
The remaining options are incorrect because:
WILL expresses the future tense.
MAY expresses possibility in the present tense.
CAN expresses the ability to do something.
Question 9
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Fill in the blank with an appropriate modal:
People drive too fast on this road. I think there ______ be a speed limit.

A
will

B
can

C
may

D
should

Solution

The correct answer is Option D.
SHOULD is used to express obligation. In the given sentence, the speaker says that it is obligatory that there be a speed limit because people drive too fast on the road.
The remaining options are incorrect because:
WILL expresses the future.
CAN expresses the ability to do something.
MAY expresses possibility.
Question 10
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Fill in the blank with a suitable modal:
How _________ he ask such a question?

A
Must

B
Dare

C
Need

D
Ought

Solution

The correct answer is Option B.
DARE means to challenge.
In the given sentence, the speaker is questioning how the person has challenged to ask such a question.
Thus DARE is the correct answer.
The remaining options are incorrect because:
MUST expresses compulsion.
NEED also expresses compulsion.
OUGHT expresses obligation.

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Question 1

wasn't used to ....... used to

used to ...... wasn't used to

have to .... didn't have to

didn't have to .... have to

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Question 2

don't ; are

doesn't ; is

didn't ; was

don't ; is

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Question 3

have

had

has

were

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Question 4

is

are

was

were

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Question 5

These ; aren't

This ; isn't

This ; aren't

These ; isn't

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Question 6

Will

Shall

Need not

Had better

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Question 7

have

has

is having

none of these

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Question 8

will

may

might

can

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Question 9

will

can

may

should

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Question 10

Must

Dare

Need

Ought

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