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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
In the sentence “The audience listened attentively throughout the presentation,” what part of speech is “attentively”?
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Explanation:
• “Attentively” modifies the verb “listened” by describing how the audience listened.
• A word that modifies a verb in this way functions as an adverb.
• It does not name a person or thing, modify a noun, or connect grammatical units.
• A word that modifies a verb in this way functions as an adverb.
• It does not name a person or thing, modify a noun, or connect grammatical units.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
Choose the correct form: By the time the guests arrived, the chef ___ the main course.
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Explanation:
• Preparing the main course was completed before the guests arrived, which is another past event.
• The past perfect “had prepared” clearly marks the earlier completed past action.
• The other forms do not express this past-before-past relationship as accurately.
• The past perfect “had prepared” clearly marks the earlier completed past action.
• The other forms do not express this past-before-past relationship as accurately.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
Choose the passive form that preserves the meaning and modal force of “The committee should announce the results tomorrow.”
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Explanation:
• A passive construction with “should” uses “should + be + past participle.”
• “The results should be announced by the committee tomorrow” preserves both the recommendation/expectation and the future time reference.
• The other options omit “be,” change the modal construction, or use an incorrect verb form.
• “The results should be announced by the committee tomorrow” preserves both the recommendation/expectation and the future time reference.
• The other options omit “be,” change the modal construction, or use an incorrect verb form.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
Choose the correct pair: We arrived ___ the airport ___ hour before the scheduled departure.
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Explanation:
• “Arrive at” is normally used with a specific place such as an airport when it is viewed as a point or destination.
• “Hour” begins with a vowel sound because its initial “h” is silent, so the correct article is “an.”
• Therefore, “at the airport an hour before” is the standard combination.
• “Hour” begins with a vowel sound because its initial “h” is silent, so the correct article is “an.”
• Therefore, “at the airport an hour before” is the standard combination.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
Choose the sentence that correctly expresses the meaning of “Of the three routes, no other route is as short as Route A.”
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Explanation:
• The original compares Route A only with the three routes under discussion and states that none of the others is as short.
• Therefore, Route A is the shortest of those three routes.
• Option A expands the comparison beyond the stated group, while C and D change the meaning.
• Therefore, Route A is the shortest of those three routes.
• Option A expands the comparison beyond the stated group, while C and D change the meaning.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
In the sentence “I know why the machine stopped,” what is the function of the clause “why the machine stopped”?
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Explanation:
• “Why the machine stopped” expresses the information that is known.
• The entire clause functions as the complement of the verb “know,” a role traditionally classified as a noun clause in school grammar.
• It does not modify “machine” or “stopped,” and it is subordinate rather than an independent coordinated clause.
• The entire clause functions as the complement of the verb “know,” a role traditionally classified as a noun clause in school grammar.
• It does not modify “machine” or “stopped,” and it is subordinate rather than an independent coordinated clause.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
In the sentence “The children have lunch at noon,” what function does “have” perform?
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Explanation:
• Here, “have” carries the lexical meaning of eating or taking lunch.
• It is not helping another verb to form a tense, aspect, or voice construction, so it functions as the main verb.
• This differs from a sentence such as “They have finished,” where “have” is auxiliary.
• It is not helping another verb to form a tense, aspect, or voice construction, so it functions as the main verb.
• This differs from a sentence such as “They have finished,” where “have” is auxiliary.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
In the sentence “The water was extremely cold,” what type of adverb is “extremely”?
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Explanation:
• “Extremely” modifies the adjective “cold” by indicating the intensity or degree of coldness.
• Adverbs that answer the idea of “to what extent?” are classified as adverbs of degree.
• The word does not indicate place, frequency, or time.
• Adverbs that answer the idea of “to what extent?” are classified as adverbs of degree.
• The word does not indicate place, frequency, or time.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
In the sentence “We left early so that we could catch the first bus,” what is the role of “so that”?
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Explanation:
• “So that” introduces the subordinate clause “we could catch the first bus.”
• That clause states the purpose for leaving early.
• The expression therefore functions as a subordinating conjunction rather than as a coordinator, preposition, or adverb of frequency.
• That clause states the purpose for leaving early.
• The expression therefore functions as a subordinating conjunction rather than as a coordinator, preposition, or adverb of frequency.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
Mina said, “I have completed the task.” Which option gives the standard backshifted indirect report?
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Explanation:
• In the standard backshifted report, the first-person pronoun “I” changes to “she” to refer to Mina.
• Present perfect “have completed” normally backshifts to past perfect “had completed” after the past reporting verb “said.”
• The other options contain an incorrect pronoun, an added time expression, or a change in the original meaning.
• Present perfect “have completed” normally backshifts to past perfect “had completed” after the past reporting verb “said.”
• The other options contain an incorrect pronoun, an added time expression, or a change in the original meaning.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
Choose the correct question tag: “Nobody has called about the vacancy, ___?”
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Explanation:
• “Nobody” gives the statement a negative meaning, so the standard question tag is affirmative.
• The auxiliary “has” in the statement corresponds to “have” with the plural pronoun “they,” which is commonly used to refer back to “nobody.”
• Therefore, “have they?” is the appropriate tag.
• The auxiliary “has” in the statement corresponds to “have” with the plural pronoun “they,” which is commonly used to refer back to “nobody.”
• Therefore, “have they?” is the appropriate tag.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
Which sentence best combines “Ravi completed the inspection. He submitted the report immediately afterwards.” while clearly preserving the order of events?
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Explanation:
• “Having completed the inspection” is a perfect participial construction showing that the inspection was completed before the report was submitted.
• Its understood subject is Ravi, which correctly matches the subject of the main clause.
• The other options are ungrammatical or distort the participants and sequence.
• Its understood subject is Ravi, which correctly matches the subject of the main clause.
• The other options are ungrammatical or distort the participants and sequence.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Which group of words is a prepositional phrase rather than a clause?
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Explanation:
• “Under the old bridge” begins with the preposition “under” and has the noun phrase “the old bridge” as its complement.
• It contains no finite subject–verb structure, so it is a phrase rather than a clause.
• The other options each contain a subject and a finite verb and therefore form subordinate clauses.
• It contains no finite subject–verb structure, so it is a phrase rather than a clause.
• The other options each contain a subject and a finite verb and therefore form subordinate clauses.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Which sentence is the most appropriate opening for a formal letter to an examination authority about an incorrect date of birth on a hall ticket?
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Explanation:
• The selected opening identifies the exact document, the exact error, and the requested action clearly and courteously.
• Formal correspondence should match the institutional audience and make its purpose easy to identify.
• The other options are confrontational, general rather than task-focused, or too informal.
• Formal correspondence should match the institutional audience and make its purpose easy to identify.
• The other options are confrontational, general rather than task-focused, or too informal.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
Read the extract: “After commuters reported overcrowding on the early-morning service, the town added a bus at 7:30 a.m. During the first month, the new bus regularly carried more than forty passengers, and crowding on the earlier bus decreased.” Which option is the best concise summary?
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Explanation:
• The selected option retains the reason for adding the bus and both results reported during the first month.
• It condenses the extract without turning a one-month observation into a permanent claim or changing the relationship between the two services.
• The other options invent permanent success, misidentify who complained, or incorrectly state that the earlier bus was replaced.
• It condenses the extract without turning a one-month observation into a permanent claim or changing the relationship between the two services.
• The other options invent permanent success, misidentify who complained, or incorrectly state that the earlier bus was replaced.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
In the sentence “The revised plan is feasible within the available budget and time,” what does “feasible” most nearly mean?
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Explanation:
• “Feasible” means capable of being done or carried out successfully in the circumstances.
• The references to the available budget and time indicate practical possibility rather than guaranteed profit.
• The word does not mean difficult to explain or already completed.
• The references to the available budget and time indicate practical possibility rather than guaranteed profit.
• The word does not mean difficult to explain or already completed.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
During a meeting, Priya said, “You've hit the nail on the head—that is exactly the problem we need to solve.” What does “hit the nail on the head” mean here?
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Explanation:
• “Hit the nail on the head” is an idiom meaning to describe a situation or identify a problem exactly correctly.
• Priya's words “that is exactly the problem” make the intended idiomatic meaning especially clear.
• The expression is figurative here and does not refer to physical repair.
• Priya's words “that is exactly the problem” make the intended idiomatic meaning especially clear.
• The expression is figurative here and does not refer to physical repair.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
Choose the standard correction of the sentence “Each of the two proposals are acceptable.”
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Explanation:
• The grammatical head of the subject is the singular distributive pronoun “Each.”
• Standard subject–verb agreement therefore requires the singular verb “is”: “Each of the two proposals is acceptable.”
• The plural noun “proposals” occurs inside an “of” phrase and does not determine the verb number.
• Standard subject–verb agreement therefore requires the singular verb “is”: “Each of the two proposals is acceptable.”
• The plural noun “proposals” occurs inside an “of” phrase and does not determine the verb number.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Arrange the sentences P, Q, R and S to form a coherent paragraph. P. This finding led the school to install two water-refill stations near the playground. Q. The survey showed that many students bought bottled water because drinking water was not easily available near the playground. R. After the stations opened, sales of bottled water at the school canteen decreased. S. The school surveyed students about their drinking-water habits and access to water during breaks.
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Explanation:
• S introduces the survey and its subject, while Q reports the relevant survey finding.
• P refers directly to that result as “This finding,” so it must follow Q.
• R begins “After the stations opened” and therefore comes after the installation described in P, giving S-Q-P-R.
• P refers directly to that result as “This finding,” so it must follow Q.
• R begins “After the stations opened” and therefore comes after the installation described in P, giving S-Q-P-R.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
Identify the part containing the grammatical error: “The information / were collected / from three reliable sources / yesterday.”
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Explanation:
• “Information” is an uncountable noun and takes singular agreement in standard English.
• The passive verb should therefore be “was collected,” not “were collected.”
• The remaining parts of the sentence are grammatically appropriate.
• The passive verb should therefore be “was collected,” not “were collected.”
• The remaining parts of the sentence are grammatically appropriate.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: B. Adverb సమాధానం: B.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: C. had prepared సమాధానం: C.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: B. The results should be announced by the committee tomorrow. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: B. at, an సమాధానం: B.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: B. Route A is the shortest of the three routes. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: B. Noun clause functioning as the complement of “know” సమాధానం: B.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: C. Main verb సమాధానం: C.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: C. Adverb of degree సమాధానం: C.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: B. Subordinating conjunction introducing a purpose clause సమాధానం: B.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: B. Mina said that she had completed the task. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: B. have they సమాధానం: B.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: B. Having completed the inspection, Ravi submitted the report. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: B. under the old bridge సమాధానం: B.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: A. I am writing to request correction of the date of birth printed on my hall ticket, which currently shows 14 May instead of 14 March. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: B. After overcrowding complaints, the town added a 7:30 a.m. bus; during the first month the new service was regularly used by more than forty passengers and crowding on the earlier bus decreased. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: A. Likely to be practical and possible సమాధానం: A.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: B. Describe or identify the exact point correctly సమాధానం: B.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: B. Each of the two proposals is acceptable. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: C. S-Q-P-R సమాధానం: C.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: B. were collected సమాధానం: B.