WBCS.LIVE practice question

Select the best alternative of the underlined portion from among the choices given: Sanjay baked his first cake and he was thirteen years old then.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. and he was thirteen years old then
  2. at age thirteen years old
  3. when he was thirteen
  4. upon the reaching thirteen years

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: when he was thirteen

Explanation: Context: The clause ‘when he was thirteen’ correctly expresses time. The others are awkward or grammatically wrong. 1. and he was thirteen years old then ❌ – wordy and informal. 2. at age thirteen years old ❌ – redundant. 3. when he was thirteen ✅ – correct and concise. 4. upon the reaching thirteen years ❌ – grammatically wrong. Correct Sentence/Example Sentence: Sanjay baked his first cake when he was thirteen.