The boys were playing games when it ………………………. raining.

was starting

started

had started

2. You were watching TV when I ……………………… for my exam.

prepared

am preparing

was preparing

3. The phone ………………………. while I was cooking dinner.

rings

rang

was ringing

4. How long ……………………… a social activist?

have you been

are you

were you

5. We …………………….. each other for a long time.

knew

are knowing

have known

6. We ……………………… nothing from all the wars in history.

are learning

have learnt

learnt

7. I ………………………… well for the exam.

prepared

have prepared

had prepared

8. I ……………………….. well for the exam, yet I failed.

prepared

have prepared

was preparing

9. The teacher ……………………… an interesting question in the class yesterday.

asks

has asked

asked

10. I looked around but I ……………………. anyone.

didn't find

hadn't found

don't find

11. She threw a glass at me, but ……………………

was missing

missed

had missed

12. If you don’t hurry, you …………………. the train.

will miss

would miss

missed

ADJECTIVES

Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the adjective given in the brackets.

1. He is ………………… than his neighbours.

rich

richer

richest

2. The brides were much ……………… than the grooms.

young

younger

youngest

3. He is too ………………… to be taught.

intelligent

more intelligent

most intelligent

4. He is ………………… than I thought him to be.

clever

cleverer

cleverest

5. When the old woman became …………………, she began to move about.

stronger

more strong

6. He is much ………………… now.

good

better

best

7. The offer was too ………………… to be true.

good

better

best

8. He fishes with ………………… success than I do.

great

greater

greatest

9. Shakespeare is the ………………… playwright in English.

great

greater

greatest

10. The pain was ………………… than he could bear.

much

more

most

11. The ………………… thing of all was that his son was rude to him.

bad

worse

worst

12. Jane was the ………………… player of the two.

good

better

best

PREPOSITIONS

1. I was amazed —————- her brilliant performance.
a) with b) at c) by d) to
2. He is afflicted —————– a serious ailment.
a) to b) by c) of d) with
3. Tea does not agree ————— me.
a) upon b) to c) with d) none of these
4. You must apologize ————— him for your rude behaviour.
a) with b) to c) at d) for
5. Is it possible to achieve just about everything one aims ————–?
a) at b) to c) with d) of
6. She often boasts —————– her aristocratic upbringing.
a) about b) of c) at d) with
7. Don’t brood ————– your past failures.
a) with b) at c) by d) over
8. We decided to call ——————- on the principal.
a) at b) on c) for d) with
9. He has been charged —————– the murder of his landlady.
a) out b) with c) by d) from
10. During the cold war era, the US and the USSR were competing ———– each other for world domination.
a) at b) with c) of d) to
11. She deals —————— antique furniture.
a) at b) with c) in d) of
12. Never deviate ——————– the path of truth and virtue.
a) to b) from c) with d) out
13. Eventually she complied ————– my requests.
a) at b) with c) at d) from
14. There is no cure —————– AIDS yet.
a) of b) for c) by d) with
15. She is keen ——————– pursuing higher education in the US.
a) at b) on c) with d) none
16. This novel makes several allusions —————- Greek mythology.
a) at b) with c) to d) of
17. He was anxious —————– contact his parents.
a) about b) of c) at d) to
18. She has an aptitude —————- science.
a) to b) for c) with d) none of these
19. The indulgent mother is always blind —————- her children’s faults.
a) at b) with c) to d) none of these
20. He was brought —————– by his grand parents.
a) about b) out c) in d) up
21. He is addicted —————– gambling.
a) with b) to c) at d) by
22. The robbers broke —————- the shop and looted it.
a) down b) away c) into d) off
23. She accused me —————— stealing her flowers.
a) about b) of c) with d) from
24. Be sure to avail yourself ————– this opportunity.
a) to b) with c) of d) on
25. She is always busy ————– something or the other.
a) at b) with c) by