T20- 3

1. Spot the error: (Previous paper, Year ****)

You needn’t tell to me what to do in such a situation.    

1. such a situation

2. to me what

3. to do in

4. You needn’t tell

2. Fill in: (Previous paper, Year ****)

This tree no longer bears ______ fruit.    

1. any

2. many

3. few

4. some

3. Find the synonym: (Previous paper, Year ****)

SHUDDER    

1. strive

2. shrug

3. shiver

4. shackle

4. Find the antonym: 

DISSUADE

1. peruse

2. ascertain 

3. persuade

4. associate

5. Rearrangement: (Previous paper, Year ****)

A. Not long after our tortoise was taken away, we got another pet.

B. He was still very young and had to be fed on bread and milk.

C. Living with us, he started to believe he was not a bird at all.

D. This time it was a pigeon.    

1. ADBC

2. ACDB

3. ABCD

4. ACBD

6. Voice: (Previous paper, Year ****)

A lot of runs are being scored by the batsmen.    

1. The batsmen are scoring a lot of runs.

2. The batsmen have been scoring a lot of runs.

3. The batsmen scored a lot of runs.

4. The batsmen are going to score a lot of runs.

7. Narration: (Previous paper, Year ****)

Maria said to me, “Are you a lawyer?”    

1. Maria asked me that was I a lawyer?

2. Maria said to me if you were a lawyer.

3. Maria asked me if I was a lawyer.

4. Maria asked me that if I were a lawyer.

8. Give one word: (Previous paper, Year ****)

Member of a band of robbers 

1. Brit

2. Brute

3. Brigand

4. Byre 

9. Improve the bracketed part: (Previous paper, Year ****)

The burglar used the ladder (which lain in the) courtyard.   

1. No substitution

2. which was lying in the

3. which was laying in the 

4. which laid in the

10. Find the incorrectly spelt word: (Previous paper, Year ****)

1. maritime 

2. dumbbell 

3. passtime 

4. superintendent

11. What is the plural form of "amoeba".

a.amoebas' / b.amoeba's / c.amoebi / d.amoebae

12. What is the feminine gender of "DUKE".

a.dutch / b.dukae / c.duchess / d.duki

13. Choose the correct case:

............ is a beautiful house.

a.I / b.mine  / c.me / d.my

14. Choose the correct preposition:

As .......... my age, it is twenty five.

a.from / b.for / c.with / d.on

15. Choose the option expressing the meaning of the phrasal verb "SEE THROUGH":

a.to be very angry with someone 

b.to be unable to see something or someone 

c.to detect the true nature of someone or something.

d.to ignore someone or something

16. Identify the bracketed part:

She always leaves a (miserly) tip.

a.noun / b.adverb / c.pronoun / d.adjective

17. Identify the figure of speech:

She wept oceans of tears.

a.metaphor / b.oxymoron / c.hyperbole / d.personification 

18. What is "hers"?

a.nominative case / b.accusative case/ c.possessive adjective / d.possessive pronoun 

19. Identify the sentence:

Please, don't talk to him.

a.Exclamatory S/ b.Imperative S/ c.Optative S/ d.Assertive S

20. Which sentence is incorrect?

a.Man after man was arrested.

b.She or I am about to win the contest.

c.Forty percent of the girls have been selected.

d.He as well as I am going to the cinema.