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English II · Questions, reported speech & punctuation

16 questions · 16 marks · 5 papers

Answer key

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

BS Degree Programme · Examination & Study Paper

English II

Questions, reported speech & punctuation

Official Paper

Examination Instructions & Guidelines

Solve on notebook/paper first before checking solutions.
MCQ: Exactly 1 option is correct. Negative marking applies.
Scientific calculator allowed for all calculations.
Official answer key is sealed at the end of this sheet.

End Term · 31 Aug 2025 (FN)End Term

Q1MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 4 times Key ↓
Complete the given sentence with the most fitting question tag. Let us take him alive to the camp, _____?
1. AShall we?
2. BWill we?
3. CDo we?
4. DWould we?
Q2MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 2 times Key ↓
Fill in the box (□) in the following sentence with the appropriate punctuation mark. “Today may not be the best day. However □ there is always a tomorrow.”
1. AFull stop
2. BEllipsis
3. CComma
4. DColon

End Term · 31 Aug 2025 (AN)End Term

Q3MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 4 times Key ↓
Complete the given sentence with the most fitting question tag. Let’s go to Ahmedabad, _____?
1. AShall us?
2. BShan’t us?
3. CShall we?
4. DShan’t we?
Q4MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 2 times Key ↓
Fill in the box (□) in the following sentence with the appropriate punctuation mark. “Madam Prime Minister □ please do not attend that meeting.”
1. AQuestion mark
2. BFull stop
3. CColon
4. DComma

Quiz 2 · 3 Aug 2025 (AN)Quiz 2

Q5MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 4 times Key ↓
Complete the given sentence with the most fitting question tag. We shall never step foot in that restaurant again, _____?
1. AShan’t we?
2. BWill we?
3. CAre we?
4. DAren’t we?
Q6MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 4 times Key ↓
Complete the given sentence with the most fitting question tag. Someone knocked on the door, _____?
1. ADid they?
2. BDid someone?
3. CDidn’t someone?
4. DDidn’t they?
Q7MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Key ↓
Find the sentence that fits the given question tag. _____, didn’t she?
1. AMaria had left her job in November
2. BAmy has filed for divorce
3. CWendy had a splendid idea
4. DAlice has been in wonderland for a while now
Q8MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Key ↓
Find the sentence that fits the given question tag. _____, did it?
1. AIt didn’t rain last night
2. BIt hasn’t moved to a different location
3. CIt was dark when you walked home
4. DIt doesn’t matter
Q9MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Key ↓
“When did she return from Germany?” is a ________ type question.
1. AContent
2. BYes/no
Q10MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Key ↓
State whether the given sentence is appropriately punctuated. She does'nt like sweets.
1. AYes
2. BNo
Q11MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Key ↓
John laughed loudly. The interrogative form of the above sentence is ________
1. ADoes John laugh loudly?
2. BDo John laugh loudly?
3. CDid John laughed loudly?
4. DDid John laugh loudly?
Q12MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Key ↓
Identify the embedded question for the following direct question. Where is the house?
1. AI don’t remember where is the house.
2. BI don’t remember where the house is.

End Term · 13 Apr 2025 (AN)End Term

Q13MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 2 times Key ↓
He asked me what time the train left. Direct speech of the given sentence is ___.
1. AWhen did the train left?
2. Bwhat time does the train left?
3. Cwhen does the train leave?
4. D"What time does the train leave?" he asked me.
Q14MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 2 times Key ↓
Choose the correct reported speech "Whom did you see?" Prema asked me.
1. APrema asked me who I saw
2. BPrema asked me whom I had seen
3. CPrema told me who I have seen
4. DPrema told me who I had seen

End Term · 22 Dec 2024 (AN)End Term

Q15MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 2 times Key ↓
He said that he travelled a lot in his job. Direct speech of the given sentence is ____.
1. AI travel a lot in his job
2. Bhe travel a lot in his job
3. C“I travel a lot in my job,” said he.
4. Dboth I travel a lot in his job and he travel a lot in his job
Q16MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Asked 2 times Key ↓
We have been searching for his address for a while. Indirect speech of the given sentence is ____.
1. AWe had been searching for his address for a while
2. BThey had been searching for his address for a while
3. CWe were been searching for his address for a while
4. DThey were been searching for his address for a while

Official Key

Master Answer Key & Explanations

Official answer keys from IIT Madras BS past papers. Click any question to review.

Reveal Key

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Q4D

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Q7C

Q8A

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Q11D

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Q13D

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Q15C

Q16B

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