Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions

I was shocked that John stole the car.

A. John’s stolen car was very shocking

B. John was shocked that he could not take the car

C. My car was stolen, and John was shocked

D. That John stole the car shocked me

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Right after the police had arrived at the scene, the situation was settled.

A. The police did not arrive at the scene until the situation had been settled

B. If the police had arrived at the scene, the situation would have been settled

C. The police had no sooner arrived at the scene than the situation was settled

D. The situation had been settled just before the police arrived at the scene

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Right after the police had arrived at the scene, the situation was settled.

A. The police did not arrive at the scene until the situation had been settled

B. If the police had arrived at the scene, the situation would have been settled

C. The police had no sooner arrived at the scene than the situation was settled

D. The situation had been settled just before the police arrived at the scene

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions

John was not here yesterday. Perhaps he was ill

A. John needn’t be here yesterday because he was ill

B. Because of his illness, John shouldn’t have been here yesterday

C. John might have been ill yesterday, so he was not here

D. John must have been ill yesterday, so he was not here

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions

My cousin was named after his grandfather

A. They named his grandfather before they named him

B. My cousin’s grandfather gave him a name

C. My cousin has the same name as his grandfather’s

D. My cousin was renamed as requested by his grandfather

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.

He did not pass his driving test until he was nearly 30.

A. It was not until he was nearly 30 so he passed his driving test.

B. It was until he was nearly 30 that he passed his driving test.

C. It was not until he was nearly 30 that he passed his driving test.

D. It was not until he was nearly 30 that he  has passed his driving test.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

“I was not there at the time”, he said. 

A. He denied to have been there at the time.

B. He denied to be there at the time.

C. He denied having been there at the time.

D. He denied that he hadn’t been there at the time. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

“I was not there at the time”, he said. 

A. He denied to have been there at the time. 

B. He denied to be there at the time. 

C. He denied having been there at the time.   

D. He denied that he hadn’t been there at the time.