Language Comprehension | MCQs

Explanation

"He wrote a letter yesterday" is the simple past tense expressing the completion of the action of writing in the past. 

Since 'yesterday' is mentioned, we can understand that the letter had been written in the past.

Therefore, we take the simple past form of 'write.'

Explanation

The correct use of tenses is: "Your mother had been waiting for you when you went to your friend's house."

This sentence correctly uses the past perfect continuous tense to describe an action that was ongoing in the past before another past action.

Explanation

The phrase "make out" means to understand or comprehend something.

In the given sentence, "make out" is used to express difficulty in understanding the lesson.

Explanation

I tried to reach the shelf but I was not tall enough.

میں نے شیلف تک پہنچنے کی کوشش کی لیکن میں اتنا لمبا نہیں تھا۔

Verb + -ing or to...2 ( try/ need / help )

Explanation

No, sooner I reached home than it started to rain.

نہیں، میں گھر پہنچتے ہی بارش شروع ہو گئی۔

Sentence structure: No sooner + auxiliary + subject + main verb + than + subject + simple past 

'No sooner..than' is used to suggest that one action takes place immediately after another action.

When 'no sooner..than' is used at the beginning of the sentences then the auxiliary verb goes before the subject.

No sooner always introduces the event that occurred first.

Explanation

Fathom means سمجھو

Comprehend means سمجھو

Explanation

Construe means تشکیل دینا

Interpret means تشریح کرنا

Explanation

Someone stole multiple paintings from the art gallery last night.

کسی نے کل رات آرٹ گیلری سے متعدد پینٹنگز چرا لیں۔

The verb "stole" is the correct past tense form of "steal" to use in this context

Explanation

"I found the wristwatch that I had lost the day before yesterday."

"مجھے کلائی کی وہ گھڑی مل گئی جو میں نے پرسوں کھو دی تھی۔"

This sentence goes toward using the past perfect tense.

Explanation

Quiet means making no noise, which fits the context of a teacher asking students to remain silent.

Quite means to a large extent or degree, which would not make sense in this context.