English II Quiz 2: 16 August 2026 (May 2026 term)

Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the appropriate option.
India and China are two of the (1) _____ economies in the world and significant players in global trade. China has a much (2) _____ economy and trade volume compared to India, and China's import volume is significantly (3) _____ than that of India. The abundance of human resources is a (4) ____ strength for both these nations in terms of labour force. India has the (5) _____ proportion of English speakers due to its colonial history and a focus on English language education.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Choose the correct answer for (1):

Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the appropriate option.
India and China are two of the (1) _____ economies in the world and significant players in global trade. China has a much (2) _____ economy and trade volume compared to India, and China's import volume is significantly (3) _____ than that of India. The abundance of human resources is a (4) ____ strength for both these nations in terms of labour force. India has the (5) _____ proportion of English speakers due to its colonial history and a focus on English language education.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Choose the correct answer for (2):

Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the appropriate option.
India and China are two of the (1) _____ economies in the world and significant players in global trade. China has a much (2) _____ economy and trade volume compared to India, and China's import volume is significantly (3) _____ than that of India. The abundance of human resources is a (4) ____ strength for both these nations in terms of labour force. India has the (5) _____ proportion of English speakers due to its colonial history and a focus on English language education.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Choose the correct answer for (3):

Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the appropriate option.
India and China are two of the (1) _____ economies in the world and significant players in global trade. China has a much (2) _____ economy and trade volume compared to India, and China's import volume is significantly (3) _____ than that of India. The abundance of human resources is a (4) ____ strength for both these nations in terms of labour force. India has the (5) _____ proportion of English speakers due to its colonial history and a focus on English language education.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Choose the correct answer for (4):

Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the appropriate option.
India and China are two of the (1) _____ economies in the world and significant players in global trade. China has a much (2) _____ economy and trade volume compared to India, and China's import volume is significantly (3) _____ than that of India. The abundance of human resources is a (4) ____ strength for both these nations in terms of labour force. India has the (5) _____ proportion of English speakers due to its colonial history and a focus on English language education.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Choose the correct answer for (5):

Study the unpunctuated sentences in Table 1. Their correctly punctuated forms are available in either Table 2 or Table 3. Match the sentences to their correctly punctuated forms.

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

When she saw the great pack of shaggy wolves the little girl was quite frightened

Study the unpunctuated sentences in Table 1. Their correctly punctuated forms are available in either Table 2 or Table 3. Match the sentences to their correctly punctuated forms.

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies with Uncle Henry who was a farmer and Aunt Em who was the farmer’s wife

Study the unpunctuated sentences in Table 1. Their correctly punctuated forms are available in either Table 2 or Table 3. Match the sentences to their correctly punctuated forms.

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

When it was daylight the girl bathed her face in a little rippling brook and soon after they all started toward the Emerald City

Study the unpunctuated sentences in Table 1. Their correctly punctuated forms are available in either Table 2 or Table 3. Match the sentences to their correctly punctuated forms.

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

The scarecrow said “This is my battle so lie down beside me and you will not be harmed”

Study the unpunctuated sentences in Table 1. Their correctly punctuated forms are available in either Table 2 or Table 3. Match the sentences to their correctly punctuated forms.

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

That is a long story but if you wish to listen to it I can tell you all about it

Fill in the blanks with correct expressions of numbers/values/quantities.
The Indian Railways’ Golden Quadrilateral, connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Howrah, and its two diagonals, forms the backbone of India’s rail network. The critical route [i] _____ only 16 percent of the network but handles 52 per cent of passenger traffic and 58 percent of revenue-generating freight traffic. However, this trunk route is severely congested, with line capacity utilisation [ii] _____. Over the years, Indian Railways has witnessed a significant [iii] _____ in its freight traffic share, from 88 percent in 1950-51 to 26 percent in 2021-22. Meanwhile, the national highways along these corridors, comprising just 0.5 percent of the road network, carry 40 per cent of the road freight. To address this issue and capitalize on the growing domestic economy, infrastructure development, and international trade, Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) emerged, focusing on the Eastern and Western arms of the Golden Quadrilateral. The DFC stretches to 2,843 [iv] _____ and traverses 56 districts across seven states. This shift of freight operations to DFC tracks improves the reliability of passenger train schedules, making travel more dependable for commuters. Businesses can expect significant [v] _____ in logistics costs due to faster trains and shorter transit times, making goods transportation more economical.            Excerpted from: “The Future of Freight.” Outlook.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Fill in the blank [i] with the most appropriate option:

Fill in the blanks with correct expressions of numbers/values/quantities.
The Indian Railways’ Golden Quadrilateral, connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Howrah, and its two diagonals, forms the backbone of India’s rail network. The critical route [i] _____ only 16 percent of the network but handles 52 per cent of passenger traffic and 58 percent of revenue-generating freight traffic. However, this trunk route is severely congested, with line capacity utilisation [ii] _____. Over the years, Indian Railways has witnessed a significant [iii] _____ in its freight traffic share, from 88 percent in 1950-51 to 26 percent in 2021-22. Meanwhile, the national highways along these corridors, comprising just 0.5 percent of the road network, carry 40 per cent of the road freight. To address this issue and capitalize on the growing domestic economy, infrastructure development, and international trade, Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) emerged, focusing on the Eastern and Western arms of the Golden Quadrilateral. The DFC stretches to 2,843 [iv] _____ and traverses 56 districts across seven states. This shift of freight operations to DFC tracks improves the reliability of passenger train schedules, making travel more dependable for commuters. Businesses can expect significant [v] _____ in logistics costs due to faster trains and shorter transit times, making goods transportation more economical.            Excerpted from: “The Future of Freight.” Outlook.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Fill in the blank [ii] with the most appropriate option:

Fill in the blanks with correct expressions of numbers/values/quantities.
The Indian Railways’ Golden Quadrilateral, connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Howrah, and its two diagonals, forms the backbone of India’s rail network. The critical route [i] _____ only 16 percent of the network but handles 52 per cent of passenger traffic and 58 percent of revenue-generating freight traffic. However, this trunk route is severely congested, with line capacity utilisation [ii] _____. Over the years, Indian Railways has witnessed a significant [iii] _____ in its freight traffic share, from 88 percent in 1950-51 to 26 percent in 2021-22. Meanwhile, the national highways along these corridors, comprising just 0.5 percent of the road network, carry 40 per cent of the road freight. To address this issue and capitalize on the growing domestic economy, infrastructure development, and international trade, Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) emerged, focusing on the Eastern and Western arms of the Golden Quadrilateral. The DFC stretches to 2,843 [iv] _____ and traverses 56 districts across seven states. This shift of freight operations to DFC tracks improves the reliability of passenger train schedules, making travel more dependable for commuters. Businesses can expect significant [v] _____ in logistics costs due to faster trains and shorter transit times, making goods transportation more economical.            Excerpted from: “The Future of Freight.” Outlook.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Fill in the blank [iii] with the most appropriate option:

Fill in the blanks with correct expressions of numbers/values/quantities.
The Indian Railways’ Golden Quadrilateral, connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Howrah, and its two diagonals, forms the backbone of India’s rail network. The critical route [i] _____ only 16 percent of the network but handles 52 per cent of passenger traffic and 58 percent of revenue-generating freight traffic. However, this trunk route is severely congested, with line capacity utilisation [ii] _____. Over the years, Indian Railways has witnessed a significant [iii] _____ in its freight traffic share, from 88 percent in 1950-51 to 26 percent in 2021-22. Meanwhile, the national highways along these corridors, comprising just 0.5 percent of the road network, carry 40 per cent of the road freight. To address this issue and capitalize on the growing domestic economy, infrastructure development, and international trade, Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) emerged, focusing on the Eastern and Western arms of the Golden Quadrilateral. The DFC stretches to 2,843 [iv] _____ and traverses 56 districts across seven states. This shift of freight operations to DFC tracks improves the reliability of passenger train schedules, making travel more dependable for commuters. Businesses can expect significant [v] _____ in logistics costs due to faster trains and shorter transit times, making goods transportation more economical.            Excerpted from: “The Future of Freight.” Outlook.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Fill in the blank [iv] with the most appropriate option:

Fill in the blanks with correct expressions of numbers/values/quantities.
The Indian Railways’ Golden Quadrilateral, connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Howrah, and its two diagonals, forms the backbone of India’s rail network. The critical route [i] _____ only 16 percent of the network but handles 52 per cent of passenger traffic and 58 percent of revenue-generating freight traffic. However, this trunk route is severely congested, with line capacity utilisation [ii] _____. Over the years, Indian Railways has witnessed a significant [iii] _____ in its freight traffic share, from 88 percent in 1950-51 to 26 percent in 2021-22. Meanwhile, the national highways along these corridors, comprising just 0.5 percent of the road network, carry 40 per cent of the road freight. To address this issue and capitalize on the growing domestic economy, infrastructure development, and international trade, Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) emerged, focusing on the Eastern and Western arms of the Golden Quadrilateral. The DFC stretches to 2,843 [iv] _____ and traverses 56 districts across seven states. This shift of freight operations to DFC tracks improves the reliability of passenger train schedules, making travel more dependable for commuters. Businesses can expect significant [v] _____ in logistics costs due to faster trains and shorter transit times, making goods transportation more economical.            Excerpted from: “The Future of Freight.” Outlook.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Fill in the blank [v] with the most appropriate option:

Choose the correct modal verb to fill in the blank. See the hint provided and choose only the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. “All books and personal belongings _____ be shown to the staff at the library exits whenever required to do so.” Hint: Non-personal obligation in the form of a rule.

Choose the correct modal verb to fill in the blank. See the hint provided and choose only the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
“Permits obtained for the vehicles plying on the day of polling _____ be displayed prominently on those vehicles.” Hint: To state an obligation for appropriate conduct.

Fill in the blanks with the modal verbs “can” or “could” based on the hint and intended meaning in each sentence.
“Working late _____ be difficult.” Hint: Talking about a general possibility.

Fill in the blanks with the modal verbs “can” or “could” based on the hint and intended meaning in each sentence. “Sasha _______ sleep well as a child.” Hint: To denote a specific ability.

Choose the correct modal verb to fill in the blank. See the hint provided and choose only the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
“_____ it be alright if I borrowed your ladder?” Hint: To make a polite request.

Choose the correct modal verb to fill in the blank. See the hint provided and choose only the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
“Jim had seen through me in a few minutes more clearly than many people who had known me for years. I _____ understand why he would be effective at business valuations.” Hint: To express the speaker’s specific ability to understand something.

Identify the modal auxiliary in the given sentence.
“Can I tell you something?”

Identify the modal auxiliary in the given sentence.
“What can I do for you?”

Choose the correct modal verb to fill in the blank. See the hint provided and choose only the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
“The political parties or candidates shall exercise control to the maximum extent possible in the matter of processionists carrying articles which _____ be put to misuse by undesirable elements.” Hint: To show the kind of possibility where there are equal chances of an event happening and not happening

Choose the correct modal verb to fill in the blank. See the hint provided and choose only the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
“John “Walking” Stewart was a man who had wandered on foot for thirty years through India, Persia, Arabia, Africa, Europe and the fledgling United States. In 1791, he published an ambitious work of original materialist philosophy entitled The Apocalypse of Nature, to which many of Wordsworth’s philosophical sentiments _____ well be indebted.” Hint: To show the kind of possibility where there are equal chances of something’s having been and not having been the case.

Choose the correct modal verb to fill in the blank. See the hint provided and choose only the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
“Updated editions of Project Gutenberg Ebooks _____ replace the previous ones– the old editions will be renamed.” Hint: To talk about company policy and procedure.

Choose the correct modal verb to fill in the blank. See the hint provided and choose only the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
“When I was in Bangalore, I _____ visit the cafe often.” Hint: To talk about habits in the past.

The modal auxiliary "may" denotes number, person, and gender.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
“Preetham has been returning late every evening. He really ____ speak to his boss about leaving a little earlier.”

Which verb type can take two objects?

Choose True or False:
All verbs can take a sentence as a complement.

Choose True or False:
“All the jungle is yours, and you can kill everything that you are strong enough to kill.” The that-clause in the given statement is the object of the verb “kill”.

Which of these sentences has a that-clause embedded as the object of the verb in the matrix predicate?

What is the direct object of the verb “ask” in the given sentence?
“Joe asked himself whether he would take the handsome sum.”

Choose True or False:
The complementizer in the sentence “He could not tell whether the sun still shone on the earth or not” can be substituted with “if”.

In the sentence, “The main issue is whether we have ample time to explore the place,” “whether” functions as a complementizer.

Spot the embedded clause in the given sentence.
“Come back and tell us whether you have heard anything about Cinderella.”

What is the complement clause in the given sentence?
“I wondered whether she understood the risk involved in participating in the game.”

Based on the statement, answer the given subquestions:
“I am not sure when the incident happened.”

Identify the main statement:

Based on the statement, answer the given subquestions:
“I am not sure when the incident happened.”

Identify the embedded sentence:

Each question gives a short scenario, followed by Assertion (A) and a Reason (R). Read the scenario, and determine whether the Assertion, the Reason, or both are True. Choose among the following options for each scenario.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Scenario: Priya needs Arun at a 9 a.m. meeting and says, "Could we meet at nine?" instead of "Be there at nine." A: Priya’s phrasing is more polite in a hierarchical setting. R: Framing an order into a question makes it feel like a request, not a command.

Each question gives a short scenario, followed by Assertion (A) and a Reason (R). Read the scenario, and determine whether the Assertion, the Reason, or both are True. Choose among the following options for each scenario.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Scenario: Arun's report has an error. Priya says, "It appears to me that this figure may need a second look." A: Priya's words are gentler than saying "You got this wrong." R: Pointing out a mistake softly hurts less than direct blame.

Each question gives a short scenario, followed by Assertion (A) and a Reason (R). Read the scenario, and determine whether the Assertion, the Reason, or both are True. Choose among the following options for each scenario.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Scenario: Priya disagrees with Arun's plan and responds, "I think we could also consider a phased rollout." A: Priya's reply is a soft suggestion. R: Starting with "I think" forces Arun to obey her idea.

Each question gives a short scenario, followed by Assertion (A) and a Reason (R). Read the scenario, and determine whether the Assertion, the Reason, or both are True. Choose among the following options for each scenario.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Scenario: Arun asks Priya to take on extra work in addition to what she is already handling. She replies, "I'd love to, but I have a lot of stuff pending right now." A: Priya has said no in a polite way. R: Giving a reason lets you refuse politely without hurting the relationship.

Each question gives a short scenario, followed by Assertion (A) and a Reason (R). Read the scenario, and determine whether the Assertion, the Reason, or both are True. Choose among the following options for each scenario.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Scenario: In a casual chat with a teammate, Priya still phrases her requests with care. A: There is no need to speak politely once the setting is informal. R: Being socially aware even in casual settings stops you from sounding rude or blunt.