Multiple Choice QuestionsPoint out the correct direct speech for the following.
I asked why he was looking through the keyhole.
'Are you looking through the keyhole?' I said
'Do not look through the keyhole', I said.
'Why are you looking through the keyhole?', I said.
'You are looking through the keyhole', I said
My daughter never (write) to me so I never (know) what she (do).
My daughter never wrote to me so I never knew what she do/p>
My daughter never write to me so I never knew what she does
My daughter never writes to me so I never know what she is doing
My daughter never writes to me so I never knew what she does
Pick out the sentence that has a demonstrative adjective in it.
It is a twenty-kilometer walk
This kind of question is often asked in examinations
Each of them received ten rupees/p>
His written statement differs from his oral one
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. The general recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase, it is the busiest man who has time to spare. Thus, an elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a postcard to her niece. An hour will be spent in finding the postcard, another hunting for spectacles, half an hour to search for the address, an hour and a quarter in composition and twenty minutes in deciding whether or not to take an umbrella when going to the pillar-box in the street. The total effort that would occupy a busy man for three minutes, all told, may in this fashion leave another person completely exhausted after a day of doubt, anxiety, and toil.
What is the total time spent by the elderly lady in writing a postcard?
Three minutes
A full day
Four hours and five minutes
Half an hour
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. The general recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase, it is the busiest man who has time to spare. Thus, an elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a postcard to her niece. An hour will be spent in finding the postcard, another hunting for spectacles, half an hour to search for the address, an hour and a quarter in composition and twenty minutes in deciding whether or not to take an umbrella when going to the pillar-box in the street. The total effort that would occupy a busy man for three minutes, all told, may in this fashion leave another person completely exhausted after a day of doubt, anxiety, and toil.
What happens when the time to spent on some work increases?
The work is done smoothl
The work is done leisurely
The work consumes all the time
The work needs additional time
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. The general recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase, it is the busiest man who has time to spare. Thus, an elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a postcard to her niece. An hour will be spent in finding the postcard, another hunting for spectacles, half an hour to search for the address, an hour and a quarter in composition and twenty minutes in deciding whether or not to take an umbrella when going to the pillar-box in the street. The total effort that would occupy a busy man for three minutes, all told, may in this fashion leave another person completely exhausted after a day of doubt, anxiety, and toil.
What does the expression 'pillar-box' stand for?
A box attached to the pillar
A box in the pillar
Box office
A pillar-type postbox
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. The general recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase, it is the busiest man who has time to spare. Thus, an elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a postcard to her niece. An hour will be spent in finding the postcard, another hunting for spectacles, half an hour to search for the address, an hour and a quarter in composition and twenty minutes in deciding whether or not to take an umbrella when going to the pillar-box in the street. The total effort that would occupy a busy man for three minutes, all told, may in this fashion leave another person completely exhausted after a day of doubt, anxiety, and toil.
Who is the person likely to take more time to do work?
A busy man
An elderly person
A man of leisure
An exhausted person
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. The general recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase, it is the busiest man who has time to spare. Thus, an elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a postcard to her niece. An hour will be spent in finding the postcard, another hunting for spectacles, half an hour to search for the address, an hour and a quarter in composition and twenty minutes in deciding whether or not to take an umbrella when going to the pillar-box in the street. The total effort that would occupy a busy man for three minutes, all told, may in this fashion leave another person completely exhausted after a day of doubt, anxiety, and toil.
Point out the most appropriate explanation of the sentence, 'Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.'
The more work there is to be done, the more the time needed
Whatever time is available for a given amount of work, all of it will be used
If you have more time, you can do more work
If you have some important work to do, you should always have some additional time
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