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English II · End Term · 31 Aug 2025 · May 2025 term · Set QDF3

Question 40: To request your colleague’s help in searching for a file…

Question 40

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Identify the most appropriate sentence to use in the following social context, from the given options.
Context: Between police constables of the same level in the police station.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

To request your colleague’s help in searching for a file you have misplaced

  1. A

    Pray, sir, render your assistance in unearthing this misplaced document.

  2. B

    Sir, I seem to have misplaced this file. Could you please help me in searching for it?

  3. C

    So… I lost the file. Wanna help me find it?

  4. D

    Well, it looks like I lost the file. Any idea where we might find it? Because I haven’t the faintest clue.

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  • B

    Sir, I seem to have misplaced this file. Could you please help me in searching for it?

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Question 40 of 60 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) End Term paper sat on 31 Aug 2025, in the May 2025 term (IIT M FOUNDATION AN EXAM QDF3 31 Aug 2025). It carries 2 marks.

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