Quiz no.650

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Quiz no.650

Cut off= 17/ 20

Time= 10min

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1.Fill in:

Stephen King......many bestsellers since his first book......in 1974.

A) is writing / was being published

B) was writing / had been published

C) had written / has been published

D) wrote / is published

E) has written / was published

2.Fill in:

...........had I left the shop......I remembered that I'd left my credit card there.

A) Either/ or

B) The more /the less

C) Neither/ nor

D) Both / and

E) No sooner/than

3.Fill in:

Mike's looking very happy today- Sarah......to go out with him.

A) must have agreed

B) should agree

C) would have agreed

D) had better agree

E) used to agree

4.Fill in:

While......in New York City during the 1980s, Eyiem was surprised ...... how many languages were spoken there.

A) live / heard

B) having lived / hearing

C) lived / to be hearing

D) to live / being heard

E) living /to hear

5.Fill in:

. ...... all her eggs In the basket, Ella went confidently to the market, where she hoped......them all.

A) Having placed / to sell

B) To be placed / selling

C) To have placed / having sold

D) To place / being sold

E) Placing / to be sold

6.Fill in:

The electricity was off all day today, so no one could use their fans or air conditioners, even though it was one of ...... days of the year.

A) too hot

B) the hottest

C) such a hot

D) as hot

E) so hot

7.Fill in:

If ...... book is like the first chapter, then I don't think I'm going to read ...... of it.

A) every / something

B) all of/ no longer

C) each / nothing

D) the whole / any more

E) most / everything

8.Improve the bracketed part:

I wish that I (should not tell) Freddy that he won't be chosen for the school basketball team.

A) haven't been telling

B) won't have to tell

C) don't have to tell

D) didn't have to tell

E) No improvement

9.Improve the bracketed part:

Not (choosing) as a finalist in the spelling competition caused young Scott (suffer) from depression for months afterwards.

A) to choose / suffering

B) being chosen / to suffer

C) to have chosen / to be suffered

D) choosing / to have suffered

E) No improvement

10.Improve the bracketed part:

Wandering aimlessly, Peter found (him) in the kind of neighbourhood that his mother had warned (his) not to go into.

A) his own / her

B) him / himself

C) himself/ him

D) he / his

E) No improvement

11.Find the synonymous word:

PURGE

(a) Evacuate

(b) Pressurize

(c) Thrust

(d) Float

12.Find the synonymous word:

MORDANT

(a) Stupid

(b) Pensive

(c) Senseless

(d) Sarcastic

13.Idiom/ phrase

Throw caution to the winds.

(a) to be fearful

(b) to warn others not to travel.

(c) to behave recklessly

(d) to behave with care and caution

14.Idiom/ phrase

Cap in hand

(a) Defiant

(b) Screaming

(c) Well behaved

(d) In a respectful manner

15.Narration

Rupa said to the driver, “Can you take me to the doctor now?”

(a) Rupa asked to the driver if he could take her to the doctor then.

(b) Rupa asked the driver if he could take her to the doctor then.

(c) Rupa asked the driver if he could take her to the doctor than.

(d) Rupa asked the driver that he could take her to the doctor then.

16.Find the correctly spelt word:

(a) Chauffeur

(b) Chauffeure

(c) Chaeuffer

(d) Chaufeur

17.Voice

The maid vacuums and dusts the house every day.

(a) Every day the house is vacuumed and dusted by the maid.

(b) Every day the house is vacuumed and dusted with the maid.

(c) Every day the house was vacuumed and dusted by the maid.

(d) Every day the house is vaccumed and dusted by the maid.

18.Spot the error:

Hardly had I stepped(A)/out of my house when(B)/I seen them coming towards my house. (C)/No error(D)

19.Spot the error:

Because she had a 1/ pleasant demeanour, 2/she was a desirous friend.3/ No error4/

20.Spot the error:

Had they not helped 1/ him with money he 2/ would not be attained this position.3/ No error4