Kerala PSC LD Clerk Exam General English Page -66

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Kerala PSC LDC Exam

General English

Practice Test

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          Choose from those given below the correct form of the verb given in brackets: 

 1. The first World war (break) out in 1914.

 (A) broke
 (B) had broken
 (C) was breaking out
 (D) had been breaking




2. He (work) in a school for two years when he was selected for appointment in a bank.

 (A) was working
 (B) has been working
 (C) had been working
 (D) worked



3. They (finish) their work half an hour ago.

 (A) have finished
 (B) finished
 (C) had finished
 (D) had been finishing



4. We (know) each other for the past ten years.

 (A) have known
 (B) had known
 (C)  knew
 (D) were knowing



5. They (live) in this house when their father was working here.

 (A) had lived
 (B) lived
 (C) have lived
 (D) had been living



6. I (see) this fellow at the station last week.

 (A) saw
 (B) had seen
 (C) were seeing
 (D) had seen




7. He (head) several committees in his official career.

 (A) had been heading
 (B) was heading
 (C) had headed
 (D) headed



8. My father (drop) me to school every morning when he was working in this city.

 (A) was dropping
 (B) had dropped
 (C) dropped
 (D) had been dropping



9. I (have) so many interruptions yesterday.

 (A) have had
 (B) was having
 (C) had had
 (D) had



10. The patient (sleep) for three hours, so you can wake him up.

 (A) slept
 (B) was sleeping
 (C) had slept
 (D) has slept