SOC | MCQs

Explanation

If the phone was working, I would call you.
This is a conditional sentence (Type 2).

The structure is: If + past simple, would + base verb.

Explanation

"Should" is used to express duty or moral obligation.

You should respect your parents and teachers.

آپ کو اپنے والدین اور اساتذہ کا احترام کرنا چاہئے۔

Explanation

The policeman was killed and forty labourers wounded in the fight between a band of strikers and the police yesterday.

پولیس اہلکار ہلاک اور چالیس مزدوروں کو گذشتہ روز ہڑتال کرنے والوں اور پولیس کے مابین لڑائی میں زخمی کردیا گیا تھا۔

"Fight" refers to a physical struggle or clash.

Fight means لڑو

Explanation

"Chance" fits correctly as it means an opportunity to learn or experience something.

My holiday in the UK gave me a great chance to know their social structure.

برطانیہ میں میری چھٹی نے مجھے ان کے معاشرتی ڈھانچے کو جاننے کا ایک بہت بڑا موقع فراہم کیا۔

Explanation

The phrase "held up his first" indicates a physical action.

The word "defiant" suggests a bold or challenging attitude.

Explanation

Bees live in "hives," which are their colonies or homes.

شہد کی مکھیاں چھتے میں رہتی ہیں۔

It is where they produce honey and raise their young.

Explanation

Everybody was present except Iqra. 

میرے علاوہ سب موجود تھے۔

"Except" means to exclude, which fits the sentence context.

It indicates that everyone was present except for the speaker. 

Explanation

The correct sentence is "Mr. Aslam and I went to the market yesterday."

"I" is used as the subject of the sentence, as it refers to the person doing the action alongside Mr. Aslam.

Explanation

When I arrived, she was waiting for me.

جب میں پہنچا تو وہ میرا انتظار کر رہی تھی۔

The past continuous tense "was waiting" is used to describe an action that was ongoing at a specific time in the past when another action occurred ("I arrived").

This tense highlights that she was already in the process of waiting when you arrived.

Explanation

I was watching a TV program when he walked in.

The past tense "walked" is used to match the past continuous tense of the main action.