1. Read the following conversations and complete the passages given below.
Patient : Can I have an appointment with the doctor this evening? I am very sick.
Receptionist : I’m sorry. There’s a long waiting list. You will have to wait for at least two weeks.
Patient : But by then I can die.
Receptionist : No problem.
A patient went to his doctor’s clinic and asked the receptionist (a) _______ with the doctor that evening. He said to the receptionist that he was very sick. The receptionist apologised saying that there (b) _________. She further added that (c)_________ for at least two weeks. When the patient said that he could be dead by then, the receptionist calmly replied that (d) __________.
Ans:
(a) whether he could have an appointment
(b) was a long waiting list
(c) he would have to wait
(d) there was no problem
2. Read the following conversations and complete the passages given below.
Teacher: Why were you absent yesterday?
Student: I was not well, ma'am.
Teacher: You should have informed me earlier.
Student: Sorry, ma’am. I will inform you next time.
The teacher asked the student (a) _______. The student replied that (b) _______. The teacher told him that (c) _______. The student apologized and promised that (d) _______.
Ans:
(a) why he had been absent the previous day
(b) he had not been well
(c) he should have informed her earlier
(d) he would inform her next time
3. Read the following conversations and complete the passages given below.
Mother: Did you complete your homework?
Son: No, I forgot to do it.
Mother: You must complete it before dinner.
Son: Okay, I will do it now.
The mother asked her son (a) _______. The son replied that (b) _______. The mother insisted that (c) _______. The son agreed and said that (d) _______.
Ans:
(a) whether he had completed his homework
(b) he had forgotten to do it
(c) he must complete it before dinner
(d) he would do it then
4. Read the following conversations and complete the passages given below.
Passenger: When will the next train to Mumbai arrive?
Ticket Clerk: It will arrive at 5:30 PM.
Passenger: Will it stop at Pune?
Ticket Clerk: Yes, it will stop there for ten minutes.
A passenger asked the ticket clerk (a) _______. The ticket clerk replied that (b) _______. The passenger then inquired (c) _______. The ticket clerk confirmed that (d) _______.
Ans:
(a) when the next train to Mumbai would arrive
(b) it would arrive at 5:30 PM
(c) whether it would stop at Pune
(d) it would stop there for ten minutes
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