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Home Aptitude

1. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. The communities of ants are sometimes very large, (numbered) even upto 500 individuals: and it is a lesson to us that no one has ever yet seen quarrel between any two ants belonging to the same community.
Options
A. number
B. numerous
C. numbering
D. No improvement

2. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. Higher crude oil prices have doubtlessly provided a significant fiscal boost in the past several months, although any (flair on) going forward can lead to a price spiral that would have other untoward consequences as well.
Options
A. flair in
B. flare at
C. flare up
D. No improvement

3. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. The teacher said to the students, "Work hard now if you wish to have a better future."
Options
A. The teacher advised the students to work hard then if they wished to have a better future.
B. The teacher advised the students to work hard now if they wished to have a better future.
C. The teacher advised the students to work hard then if they wish to have a better future.
D. The teacher advised the students to work hard now if they wish to have a better future.

4. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. "Do you have anything to tell me, my angel?" said her mother.
Options
A. Her mother asked if she has anything to tell her.
B. Her mother asked if she had anything to tell me.
C. Her mother asked if she had anything to tell her.
D. Her mother asked if she has anything to tell me.

5. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. ?Bring me my spectacles,? said grandfather to me.
Options
A. Grandfather ordered me and brought him his spectacles.
B. Grandfather ordered me to have brought to him his spectacles.
C. Grandfather ordered me to bring him his spectacles.
D. Grandfather ordered myself to bring his spectacles to where he was.

6. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. They said, ?We pray everyday.?
Options
A. They said that they have been praying every day.
B. They said that they pray every day.
C. They said that they prayed every day.
D. They said that we prayed every day.

7. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. They said, ?We were just taking pictures.?
Options
A. They said that they had just took pictures.
B. They said that they had just been taking pictures.
C. They said that we had just been taking pictures.
D. They said that we had just took pictures.

8. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. They said, ?We will attend the performance tomorrow.?
Options
A. They said that they would attend the performance the day after tomorrow.
B. They said that they will attend the performance the day after.
C. They said that they would attend the performance the next day.
D. They said that they will attend the performance the day after tomorrow.

9. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. She said to me, "Will you be coming to the party, tomorrow?"
Options
A. She asked me if I would be going to the party the day after tomorrow.
B. She asked me if I will be going to the party the following day.
C. She asked me if I will be going to the party the day after tomorrow.
D. She asked me if I would be going to the party the following day.

10. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. My friend said to me, "I am willing to help you on a condition."
Options
A. My friend said to me that he is willing to help me on a condition.
B. My friend said to me that he has had been willing to help me on a condition.
C. My friend said to me that he has been willing to help me on a condition.
D. My friend said to me that he was willing to help me on a condition.

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