1. Which letter is silent in the word 'Handsome'?
a.H / b.N / c.M / d.D
2. Which letter is silent in the word 'Debt'?
a.B / b.E / c.D / d.T
3. What is the past participle form of 'show'?
a.showing / b.showed / c.show / d.shown
4. What is the present participle form of 'lay'?
a.lain / b.laid / c.lying / d.laying
5. What is the feminine gender of 'mayor' ?
a.mayors' / b.mayor's / c.mayors / d.mayoress
6. What is the masculine gender of 'stag' ?
a.earl / b.hind / c.roe / d.filly
7. What is the plural form of 'passer- by '?
a.passers'- by / b.passer- byes / c.passer- bys / d.passers- by
8. What is the plural form of 'cupful'?
a.cupsfull / b.cupsful / c.cupfulls / d.cupfuls
Spot the error:
9. We discussed about the problem so thoroughly on the eve of the examination that I found it very easy to work it out.
A: We discussed about the problem so thoroughly
B: on the eve of the examination
C: that I found it very easy to work it out.
D: No error.
10. If I had known this yesterday I will have helped him.
A: If I had known
B: this yesterday
C: I will have helped him.
D: No error.
11. One of the members expressed doubt if the minister was an atheist.
A: One of the members
B: expressed doubt if
C: the Minister was an atheist.
D: No error.
12. If you lend him a book he will lend it to someone else and never you will get it back.
A: If you lend him a book
B: he will lend it to someone else
C: and never you will get it back.
D: No error.
13. The students were awaiting for the arrival of the chief guest.
A: The students were
B: awaiting for
C: the arrival of the chief guest.
D: No error.
14. She is one of those girls who are rude to others.
A: She is one of those
B: girls who
C: are rude to others.
D: No error.
15. It is the duty of every citizen to do his utmost to defend the hardly-won freedom of the country.
A: It is the duty of every citizen to do his utmost
B: to defend the hardly-won
C: freedom of the country.
D: No error.
Active/ Passive:
16. Why do you tell a lie?
(a) Why a lie told by you?
b) Why is a lie be told by you?
(c) Why is a lie told by you?
(d) Why is a lite being told you?
17. Did you visit a zoo?
(a) Was a zoo being visited by you?
(b) Was a zoo be visited by you?
(c) Was a zoo been visited by you?
(d) Was a zoo visited by you?
18. It is time to ring the bell.
(a) It is time the bell rings.
(b) It is being time to ring the bell.
(c) It is time for the bell to ring.
(d) It is time for the bell to be rung.
19. The boys were playing Cricket.
(a) Cricket had been played by the boys.
(b) Cricket has been played by the boys.
(c) Cricket was played by the boys.
(d) Cricket was being played by the boys.
20. Who can question Gandhi’s integrity ?
(a) By whom Gandhi’s integrity can be questioned ?
(b) By whom can Gandhi’s integrity be questioned ?
(c) Gandhi’s integrity can be questioned by whom ?
(d) Who could have questioned Gandhi’s integrity ?
Find the synonyms:
21.EMPTY= (a) torrid (b) luscious (c) arid (d) bare
22.DISCERNING= (a) naive (b) asinine (c) inept (d) astute
23.EVOCATIVE= (a) regressive (b) aggressive (c) reminiscent (d) equivalent
24.EXPUNGE= (a) Create (b) Rascality (c) Delete (d) Clemency
25.PROMOTE= (a) weapon (b) pride (c) encourage (d) coat
Fine the antonyms:
26.SWINDLE= (a) Bail out (b) Faulty (c) Dupe (d) Unethical
27.SUBLIME= (a) Abstract (b) Inferior (c) Healing (d) Ambulatory
28.CENSURE= (a) Compliment (b) Benign (c) Cultivated (d) Divert
29.FATUOUS= (a) silly (b) inane (c) sensible (d) perplexed
30.MAUL= (a) Obscene (b) Timidity (c) Lacerate (d) Guard
PASSAGE:
Some languages are used by a few people. Others, such as Mandarin Chinese and English, are spoken by millions. Many people speak two or more languages. They may use one language at home with family and friends, and others at school or work. Regional variations of language are known as dialects. The Anglo-Saxons, who conquered Britain at the end of the Roman Empire, spoke a Germanic Language, which later became English. Other Germanic languages include Danish, Dutch, German and Swedish. English also contains French-derived words after it was ruled by French-speaking kings following the Norman conquest.
Q.31 Mandarin Chinese is spoken by_______people.
(1) little/ (2) few/ (3) many/ (4) big
Q.32 A person who is good at foreign language is known as
(1) Virtuoso/ (2) Linguist/ (3) Ventriloquist/ (4) Scholar
Q.33 ___________are regional variations of language
(1) Chinese/ (2) Mandarin Chinese/ (3) Home Language/ (4) Dialects
Q.34 English also included French words_________the Norman Conquest
(1) after/ (2) prior/ (3) before/ (4) during
Q.35 ___________is a part of Germanic Language.
(1) Britain/ (2) Anglo- Saxons/ (3) English/ (4) Roman Empire
Direct/ Indirect speech:
36. Radha said to us, “You will get your salary from your office tomorrow.”
(A) Radha told us that we would get our salary from our office the next day.
(B) Radha told us that we will get our salary from our office the next day.
(C) Radha told us that we would get our salary from your office the next day.
(D) Radha told us that we shall get our salary from our office the next day.
37. I told him that he was not working hard.
(A) I said to him, "You are not working hard."
(B) I told to him, "You are not working hard."
(C) I said, "You are not working hardly."
(D) I said to him, "He is not working hard."
38. His father ordered him to go to his room and study.
(A) His father said, "Go to your room and study."
(B) His father said to him, "Go and study in your room."
(C) His father shouted, "Go right now to your study room"
(D) His father said firmly, "Go and study in your room."
39. Ram said to me, “I am going to Jaipur.”
(A) Ram told me that he was going to Jaipur.
(B) Ram told me that I was going to Jaipur.
(C) Ram told me that he is going to Jaipur.
(D) Ram told me that he were going to Jaipur.
40. Mohan has said to her, “You have completed your work.
(A) Mohan told her that she had completed her work.
(B) Mohan has told her that she has completed her work.
(C) Mohan told her that she was completed her work.
(D) Mohan has told her that she had completed her work.
41. Find the correctly spelt word?
(a) accummulative
(b) accommodative
(c) cummulative
(d) comemmorative
42. Find the correctly spelt word?
(a) agnostik
(b) acrimonous
(c) accomplice
(d) advercity
43. Find the correctly spelt word?
(a) cemetary
(b) comentary
(c) disentery
(d) momentary
44. Give one word:
To look at someone in an angry or threatening way
(a) Gnash
(b) Grind
(c) Gnaw
(d) Glower
45. A person who agrees to work for somebody in order to learn a skill
(a) pupil
(b) apprentice
(c) assistant
(d) lackey
46. Interval between two events
(a) interlude
(b) shuttle
(c) prelude
(d) recess
47. Study of the skin and its diseases
(a) dactylogy
(b) dermatology
(c) dendrology
(d) axiology
48. Identify the figure of speech:
Even the sky shed tears when Gandhi died.
a.Oxymoron / b.Hyperbole / c.Apostrophe / d.Personification
49. Identify the bracketed word:
He knows the guy (who) tried to steal your bicycle yesterday.
a.preposition / b.conjunction / c.interrogative pronoun / d.relative pronoun
50. Which sentence is incorrect?
a. Have you ever been to Mumbai?
b. If I had a car, I would sell it.
c. Milk is sold by the litre.
d. My apartment is bigger than your's.
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