WorksheetsEnglish Language Mid-Term Examination 2020
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
I am not accustomed (a) taking coffee.
Do you agree (a) this proposal?
We deal (a) imported clothes.
He lacks (a) experience.
Do not hanker (a) riches.
She insists (a) my staying in the village.
He is negligent (a) his work.
He jumped (a) the first offer of a job.
The old man succumbed (a) his injuries.
Our plans are quite different (a) yours.
Mini is (a) the theatre.
Delhi is (a) the Yamuna.
The country mourns (a) its dead.
A dispute arose (a) the landlord and the tenant.
The house is infested (a) rats.
Mobile phones ______ (become) the greatest necessity in today's age.
became
have become
become
One morning I ___ (see) a python curled up on the dressing table.
have seen
had seen
saw
Plants ____ (produce) their own food by photosynthesis.
are producing
produce
produced
Abhay ___ (read) a novel since morning.
has been reading
is reading
was reading
I wish I ___ (know) his name.
have known
knew
was knowing
It _____ (rain) heavily all night.
was raining
is raining
have rained
I _____ (read) the novel but I do not remember the details.
read
have read
was reading
The government ____ (decide) to pass the bill.
will decide
have decided
has decided
How long have you ___ (wait) for me?
are waiting
were waiting
been waiting
He said that he ____ (complete) the poem.
was been completing
have completed
had completed
I expect that she ____ (change) her mind by this evening.
have changed
has changed
will have changed
I ____ (work) in my garden when you called me last evening.
worked
have worked
was working
History tells us how nations, once at the zenith of their glory ____ (suffer) decline and decay.
were suffering
suffered
will suffer
The walled city of Ahmedabad ____ (found) by Sultan Ahmed Shah in the 15th century.
founded
is founded
was founded
Amina's eyes are red. It is obvious she ___ (cry).
will have cried
have cried
has been crying
It is expected that the strike will end soon. (Begin: The Strike .....)
The strike will end soon.
The strike is going to end soon.
The strike is expected to end soon
I am surprised that you have arrived so early. (End: .... surprised me)
when you arrived early, it surprised me.
Your early arrival has surprised me
You arrived early which surprised me
The price of vegetables rose sharply this summer. (Use 'rise' instead of 'rose')
There was a sharp rise in the price of vegetables this summer
This summer, the vegetables had a sharp price rise.
The vegetables had a sharp price rise this summer.
He pleaded that he was ignorant of the law. (Use: ignorance)
He pleaded about ignorance of the law.
He pleaded ignorance of the law.
He was pleading about his ignorance of the law.
The pizza was too small for the five of them to share. (Begin
: The pizza was so .....)
The pizza was so small for the five of them to share
The pizza was so small that five of them could not share it
The pizza was so small for five of them to share it.
But for his help, I would have lost my way. (Begin: Had he ....)
Had he not helped me, I would have lost my way
Had he helped me not, I would have lost the way.
Had he not helped me, then I would have lost my way
How do you tolerate his nonsense? (Use: put up)
How can you put up his nonsense?
How is it possible to put up with his nonsense?
How do you put up with his nonsense?
He never admitted that he had stolen the ruby. (Begin: At no time ...)
At no time he admitted that he stole the ruby.
At no time did he admit that he had stolen the ruby.
At no time did he admit that he stole the ruby
All the students in our class were promoted. (Use: detained)
No one in our class was detained.
Non of the students in our class were detained.
Non of the students in our class was detained.
If he apologises, he will be pardoned. (Use: unless)
Unless he apologises, he will be pardoned.
Unless he apologises, he will not be pardoned.
Unless he does not apologise, he will be pardoned.
