Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice
  1. will go

  2. shall go

  3. ought to

  4. have to

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Shall go' expresses future intention or plan, commonly used in first person (I/we). 'Will go' is also future but 'shall' carries a tone of determination or planned action in this context. 'Ought to' expresses obligation and 'have to' expresses necessity - neither fits the expression of future intent.

Multiple choice
  1. am not planning

  2. have not planned

  3. did not plan

  4. will not plan

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Have not planned' uses present perfect to indicate that no planning has occurred up to the present moment. This connects with 'yet' and explains current uncertainty. 'Am not planning' is present continuous, 'did not plan' is past simple, and 'will not plan' is future - none capture the 'up to now' meaning.

Multiple choice
  1. will you plan

  2. you are planning

  3. have you planned

  4. you plan

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

'Have you planned' is the present perfect question form asking about plans made up to the present. It's the correct tense for inquiring about current status of planning. 'Will you plan' asks about future, 'you are planning' is present continuous asking about current activity, and 'you plan' is present simple asking about habit.

Multiple choice
  1. was preparing

  2. have prepared

  3. am preparing

  4. have been preparing

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'Have been preparing' uses present perfect continuous to show an action that started in the past and continues up to the present. The phrase 'for the past few months' signals this tense. 'Was preparing' is past continuous, 'have prepared' is present perfect (emphasizing completion), and 'am preparing' is present continuous (started recently).

Multiple choice
  1. advised

  2. has advised

  3. is advising

  4. advises

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Has advised' is present perfect, indicating the father's advice happened recently and its relevance continues. This fits the dialogue context of discussing current plans. 'Advised' is past simple, 'is advising' is present continuous, and 'advises' is present simple habitual - none capture recent past with present relevance.

Multiple choice
  1. was punctured

  2. got punctured

  3. punctured

  4. has punctured

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Got punctured' uses the get-passive construction common with accidents and mishaps, especially with vehicles. 'Was punctured' would be more formal but 'got punctured' is idiomatic. 'Punctured' lacks auxiliary, and 'has punctured' would mean the bike actively punctured something else. The context shows passive voice needed.

Multiple choice
  1. was

  2. is

  3. will be

  4. has

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence describes a universal truth about the nature of honesty using simple present tense. 'Honesty is truthfulness' states the definition/essence of honesty as a concept. Simple present is used for general truths, facts, and definitions. 'Was' (past), 'will be' (future), or 'has' (possession) don't fit.

Multiple choice
  1. The

  2. A

  3. An

  4. One

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The article 'An' is required before 'honest man' because 'honest' begins with a vowel sound (/ɒ/ or /ɑː/ sound) despite starting with the consonant 'h'. The rule is based on pronunciation, not spelling. 'A' is used before consonant sounds, 'An' before vowel sounds. 'The' suggests a specific, previously mentioned man, which doesn't fit here.

Multiple choice
  1. is thinking

  2. thought

  3. thinks

  4. will think

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence uses present tense 'says' and requires a matching present tense verb. 'What he really thinks' uses the present simple tense to express a habitual action or general truth, which agrees with 'always says'. 'Is thinking' is present continuous (happening now), 'thought' is past tense, and 'will think' is future tense - none fit the context of a general statement about an honest person's character.

Multiple choice
  1. to tell

  2. telling

  3. having told

  4. tells

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The verb 'hate' can take both infinitive ('to tell') and gerund ('telling') forms. In this formal educational context about honesty as a character trait, the infinitive 'to tell' is the preferred answer. 'Having told' (perfect gerund) is incorrect because it implies completion, and 'tells' doesn't grammatically fit after 'hates'.

Multiple choice
  1. die

  2. died

  3. death

  4. dead

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase 'put to death' is a fixed idiomatic expression meaning to execute someone. After 'put to ___', we need a singular noun. 'Death' is the only noun option - 'die' is a verb, 'died' is past tense verb, and 'dead' is an adjective. The idiom specifically requires 'death' to convey the meaning of facing execution rather than compromising one's principles.

Multiple choice
  1. so

  2. as

  3. such

  4. them

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'so' functions as an adverb meaning 'in such a way' or 'to such a degree'. In the context 'says (v) ________ plainly', 'so' modifies 'plainly' and connects with the earlier structure. 'As' would require different construction ('as plainly as'), 'such' typically modifies nouns, and 'them' is a pronoun that doesn't fit syntactically.

Multiple choice
  1. falsely

  2. false

  3. falsehood

  4. falseness

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

After the linking verb 'to be', we need an adjective to describe the state or condition. 'False' is an adjective meaning incorrect or untrue, which fits perfectly: 'what he believes to be false'. 'Falsely' is an adverb, 'falsehood' is a noun, and 'falseness' is also a noun - none can follow 'to be' in this structure.

Multiple choice
  1. his

  2. her

  3. himself

  4. their

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The passage consistently refers to 'an honest man' using masculine pronouns: 'what he really', 'He hates', 'He always', 'If he'. To maintain grammatical consistency, blank (viii) requires 'his' as the possessive adjective. 'Her' (feminine), 'himself' (reflexive), and 'their' (plural/neutral) would break the established pronoun agreement.

Multiple choice
  1. do not

  2. does not

  3. did not

  4. is not

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

For the negative statement about 'It' (knowledge), we use the auxiliary verb 'does' with 'not' because 'It' is third-person singular. The present simple negative requires 'does not decrease'. 'Do not' is for I/you/we/they, 'did not' is past tense, and 'is not' would make it continuous rather than simple present.