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HSSLC General English Paper 2025

Interactive Grammar Quiz

Section C: Narration

He said to the boys, “Let us start at once, otherwise we may miss the train”.

He told the boys that they should start at once, or they might miss the train.

He suggested to the boys to start at once, otherwise they may miss the train.

He said to the boys that let us start at once, otherwise we may miss the train.

He proposed to the boys that they should start at once, otherwise they might miss the train.

Bimal told Gopal that he was the first boy in the class and he would remain so till he left the school. (Change to Direct)

Bimal said to Gopal, "You are the first boy in the class and you will remain so till you leave the school."

Bimal said to Gopal, "He was the first boy in the class and he would remain so till he left the school."

Bimal told Gopal, "I am the first boy in the class and I will remain so till I leave the school."

Bimal said to Gopal, "I am the first boy in the class and I shall remain so till I leave the school."

Macbeth asked his wife whether she heard a noise. She said to him, “Go back and wash your hands”. (Change to Direct/Indirect as needed)

Macbeth asked his wife, "Did you hear a noise?" She ordered him, "Go back and wash your hands."

Macbeth said to his wife, "Do you hear a noise?" She said to him, "Go back and wash your hands."

Macbeth asked his wife if she heard a noise. She told him to go back and wash his hands.

Macbeth said to his wife, "Do you hear a noise?" She advised him to go back and wash his hands.

Section C: Voice Change

Summon the fire brigade.

The fire brigade should be summoned.

You are ordered to summon the fire brigade.

You must summon the fire brigade.

Let the fire brigade be summoned.

Sita always plays the sitar.

The sitar was always played by Sita.

The sitar is being played by Sita always.

Sita is always playing the sitar.

The sitar is always played by Sita.

He has kept me waiting here.

I was kept waiting here by him.

I am kept waiting here by him.

He has been kept waiting by me here.

I have been kept waiting here by him.

The team is developing the software.

The software has been developed by the team.

The software was being developed by the team.

The software is developed by the team.

The software is being developed by the team.

The house was blown down.

The wind has blown down the house.

The wind had blown down the house.

Something blew down the house.

The wind blew down the house.

Why wasn’t the matter brought to my notice ?

Why was the matter not brought to my notice by you?

Why you did not bring the matter to my notice?

Why wasn't the matter to my notice brought?

Why did you not bring the matter to my notice?

Section C: Tense Correction

Most of the people in India (believe) in God.

believes

are believing

have believed

believe

We two (be) friends for ages.

are

were

had been

have been

When he started for office, it still (rain).

rained

had been raining

is raining

was raining

Hurry up, the taxi (wait).

waits

has been waiting

will be waiting

is waiting

If you (request) him, he would have helped you.

requested

have requested

would request

had requested

I wish I (can) help you.

can

would

might

could

The other day I (meet) a magician in the bazaar.

have met

had met

was meeting

met

Please ring me up as soon as he (come).

will come

has come

is coming

comes

Section C: Prepositions

Your story is devoid ___ truth.

from

with

Hydrogen combines ___ oxygen to form water.

and

with

Prof. Singh delivered a lecture ___ nuclear fusion.

about

He has been ill ___ last three years.

since

from

for

Last night a thief broke ___ my house.

into

The examination is ___ hand.

He is ___ trial now.

under

Section C: Sentence Transformation

Can anyone take failure with an easy mind ? (Make it an assertive sentence)

Everyone cannot take failure with an easy mind.

It is not easy for anyone to take failure.

To take failure with an easy mind is impossible.

No one can take failure with an easy mind.

You may go anywhere. (Make it a complex sentence)

You may go to any place that you like.

You may go to a place which you like.

You have the permission to go anywhere.

You may go wherever you like.

You can be allowed here only if you are a student. (Make it a simple sentence)

Being a student, you can be allowed here.

Without being a student, you cannot be allowed here.

You must be a student to be allowed here.

Only students are allowed here.

Platinum is more valuable than gold. (Use the positive degree)

Gold is not so valuable as Platinum.

Platinum is very valuable, but gold is not.

Gold is less valuable than Platinum.

Gold is not as valuable as Platinum.

Everybody loves flowers. (Make it interrogative)

Does everybody love flowers?

Doesn't everybody love flowers?

Is there anyone who does not love flowers?

Who does not love flowers?

It is a matter of joy that we won the Champions Trophy. (Make it an exclamatory sentence)

What a joy that we won the Champions Trophy!

How joyful that we won the Champions Trophy!

We won the Champions Trophy!

Hurrah! We won the Champions Trophy.

I offended him by doing this. (Make it a compound sentence)

I did this, so I offended him.

I offended him, for I did this.

By doing this, I offended him and this was it.

I did this and offended him.

We often go out for dinner on weekends, ___? (Add a question tag)

do we?

aren't we?

shouldn't we?

don't we?

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