2. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. I said, "My grandfather snored throughout the night."
Options
A. I said my grandfather had snored throughout the night.
B. I said that my grandfather snored throughout the night.
C. I said that my grandfather had snored throughout the night.
D. I said that my grandfather had been snoring throughout the night.
5. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. lack of skill, ability, or competence
6. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice. Sunny was driving the car so fast that it slipped at the turn.
Options
A. Sunny slipped at the turn as he was driving the car so fast.
B. So fast was Sunny driving the car that it slipped at the turn.
C. The car was being driven by Sunny so fast that it slipped at the turn.
D. The car slipped at the turn as Sunny was driving it so fast.
10. In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. A saint or a satyagrahi is often put on a ___________, freezing her acts of goodness in time. Goodness acquires an act of fixed quality __________ in amber. Rather than _____________ a living creature, a saint or an icon becomes a hoarding, a permanent spectacle or a redundant quotation. Saintliness or heroism becomes a bundle of pictures in a calendar, a statue __________ inflexibly. Goodness becomes a stencil fixed _________ time. A saint or a satyagrahi is often put on a ___________