PGT Computer Science (Level-3), (HTET Exam 2023)

Total Questions: 150

51. Change the narration:

He said, "What a charming sight!"

Correct Answer: A. He exclaimed with joy that it was a very charming sight.
Solution:

"He exclaimed with joy that it was a very charming sight". This option correctly changes the narration from direct to indirect speech and retains the exclamatory nature and joy expressed.

52. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb:

I _____ a lot of calls today.

Correct Answer: C. have had
Solution:

"I have had a lot of calls today". The present perfect tense ("have had") is appropriate here because it refers to actions that occurred at an unspecified time before now, relevant to the present context.

53. Which of the following sentences is the correct option to express a probable condition?

Correct Answer: B. If you touch a live wire, you will get a shock.
Solution:

"If you touch a live wire, you will get a shock". This sentence expresses a probable condition in the present or future and follows the correct structure for a first conditional sentence, which is used to express real and possible situations.

54. Choose the part of the sentence that is grammatically incorrect:

He thought (a) / he will be able to do (b) / whatever he wanted (c) / with his job. (d)

Correct Answer: B. (b)
Solution:

The error is in part (b). The correct tense should be "would be able to" instead of "will be able to" because the sentence is in past tense. The corrected sentence is: "He thought he would be able to do whatever he wanted with his job".

55. Choose the part of the sentence that is grammatically incorrect:

The Jews were (a) / most reluctant (b) / to contribute (c) / in the Palestinian cause. (d)

Correct Answer: D. (d)
Solution:

The error is in part (d). The correct preposition should be "to" instead of "in". The corrected sentence is: "The Jews were most reluctant to contribute to the Palestinian cause".

56. The word 'slither' means:

Correct Answer: D. slide
Solution:

The word 'slither' means: "slide". "Slither" means to move smoothly over a surface with а twisting or oscillating motion, typically like a snake. It does not mean "lick", "venomous", or "hinder".

57. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb:

When I last _____ her, she was deeply involved in debt.

Correct Answer: B. met
Solution:

"When I last met her, she was deeply involved in debt". The correct form of the verb is "met" because it is the simple past tense, which is used to indicate an action completed in the past. "Have met", "has met", and "did met" are incorrect forms in this context.

58. Fill in the blank with the correct option:

How did the thief _____ the padlock.

Correct Answer: A. open
Solution:

"How did the thief open the padlock". The correct option is "open" because the sentence is in past tense, and "open" is the base form of the verb used after "did" in questions. "Opened", "had opened", and "had been opening" are incorrect forms in this context.

59. Fill in the blank with the correct 'Modal Auxiliary':

______ you mind lending me your pen? (Request)

Correct Answer: C. Would
Solution:

"Would you mind lending me your pen? (Request)" The correct modal auxiliary for making a polite request is "would". "Should", "ought", and "must" are not typically used for making polite requests in this context.

60. Arrange the following jumbled options in the correct order and then choose the correct option:

(a) is heartening
(b) is going abroad
(c) the news
(d) that she

Correct Answer: A. (c), (d), (b), (а)
Solution:

"The news that she is going abroad is heartening". The correct order of the jumbled options is (c), (d), (b), (a). This arrangement forms a coherent and grammatically correct sentence.