CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Preposition
Fill in the blank: The plane flew ___ the clouds.
A. between
B. above
C. over
D. under
Correct Answer: B
Above means at a higher level, without necessarily indicating movement across.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Preposition
Fill in the blank: The cat jumped ___ the wall.
A. above
B. over
C. between
D. on
Correct Answer: B
Over expresses movement from one side to the other at a higher level.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Preposition
Fill in the blank: The office remains open ___ 5 p.m.
A. for
B. by
C. until
D. since
Correct Answer: C
Until means continuing up to a particular time.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Preposition
Fill in the blank: Finish the work ___ Friday.
A. at
B. by
C. since
D. until
Correct Answer: B
By indicates a deadline at or before a stated time.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Preposition
Fill in the blank: He has lived here ___ five years.
A. since
B. from
C. for
D. by
Correct Answer: C
For introduces a period or duration.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Preposition
Fill in the blank: He has lived here ___ 2020.
A. for
B. from
C. during
D. since
Correct Answer: D
Since introduces the starting point of an action continuing to the present.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Preposition
Fill in the blank: We usually travel ___ summer.
A. at
B. on
C. for
D. in
Correct Answer: D
Use 'in' with seasons.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Preposition
Fill in the blank: Pakistan became independent ___ 1947.
A. at
B. in
C. since
D. on
Correct Answer: B
Use 'in' with years.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Preposition
Fill in the blank: The train leaves ___ 8:30 a.m.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. by
Correct Answer: C
Use 'at' with exact clock times.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Preposition
Fill in the blank: The meeting starts ___ Monday.
A. at
B. from
C. in
D. on
Correct Answer: D
Use 'on' with days and dates.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Preposition
Fill in the blank: The keys are ___ the table.
A. between
B. at
C. in
D. on
Correct Answer: D
Use 'on' for a surface.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Preposition
Fill in the blank: She lives ___ Karachi.
A. to
B. in
C. at
D. on
Correct Answer: B
Use 'in' with cities, countries and larger areas.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Preposition
Fill in the blank: He arrived ___ the airport at 6 p.m.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. to
Correct Answer: B
Use 'at' for a specific point or location such as an airport.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “They should have informed us.”
A. We should be informed by them.
B. We should have been informed by them.
C. We had been informed should by them.
D. We should have informed them.
Correct Answer: B
The perfect modal passive uses should have been + past participle.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Choose the correct passive sentence.
A. The work should have been completed.
B. The work should been completing.
C. The work should have completed.
D. The work should has been completed.
Correct Answer: A
A perfect modal passive uses modal + have been + past participle.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Choose the correct passive sentence.
A. The report is preparing.
B. The report has being prepared.
C. The report is being prepared.
D. The report being is prepared.
Correct Answer: C
Present continuous passive is is/are being + past participle.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Choose the correct passive sentence.
A. The room cleans every day.
B. The room is clean every day by.
C. The room has cleaning every day.
D. The room is cleaned every day.
Correct Answer: D
The simple present passive is is/are + past participle.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Why is “He resembles his father” not normally changed into passive voice?
A. Father is a pronoun.
B. Resemble is a stative verb not normally used in the passive.
C. The tense is future.
D. The sentence has no subject.
Correct Answer: B
Some stative or relationship verbs, including 'resemble', are generally not used passively.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Which sentence cannot normally be changed into passive voice?
A. The chef cooked the meal.
B. They completed the work.
C. The baby slept peacefully.
D. She opened the box.
Correct Answer: C
Only transitive verbs with objects normally form the passive; 'slept' is intransitive here.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Passive Voice
Change into passive voice: “Let us discuss the matter.”
A. The matter should discussing.
B. The matter is discussed by us.
C. Let us be discussed the matter.
D. Let the matter be discussed.
Correct Answer: D
An imperative suggestion may be passivized as 'Let + object + be + past participle'.