Here are the correct answers filled in directly in front of each question:
1. "Every day, every night, every moment, I think of success." The figure of speech used is: (A) Assonance (B) Pun **(C) Anaphora** (D) Irony
2. "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain." The figure of speech used is: (A) Irony **(B) Assonance** (C) Pun (D) Anaphora
3. "A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired." The figure of speech used is: **(A) Pun** (B) Irony (C) Assonance (D) Anaphora
4. A fire station burns down and the newspaper reports it as "A perfectly safe place for fire." The figure of speech used is: (A) Anaphora (B) Pun (C) Assonance **(D) Irony**
5. "She sells seashells by the seashore." This is an example of: A) Metaphor B) Personification C) Hyperbole **D) Alliteration**
6. Synonym of "Hollow": A) Scarce B) Plentiful C) Rare **D) Empty**
7. Synonym of "Stale": A) Modern **B) Old** C) Fresh D) Young
8. Synonym of "Skinny": A) Lazy B) Careless C) Hardworking **D) Weak** *(Note: "Thin" is the precise synonym, but among the options, "Weak" is physically closest in associative context).*
9. Synonym of "Fragile": **A) Delicate** B) Strong C) Tough D) Hard
10. Synonym of "Quick": A) Slow **B) Swift** C) Calm D) Weak
11. Antonym of "Expand": A) Increase B) Stretch **C) Contract** D) Grow
12. Antonym of "Eternal": A) Lasting **B) Temporary** C) Stable D) Founded
13. Antonym of "Generous": A) Kind B) Helpful **C) Selfish** D) Noble
14. Antonym of "Victory": A) Success B) Triumph **C) Flunk** D) Gain
15. Antonym of "Spurious": A) Synthetic **B) Natural** C) Fade D) Man-made *(Note: "Spurious" means fake/false, making "Genuine" or "Authentic" the best antonyms; "Natural" is the best alternative listed here).*
16. The idiom "to throw down the gauntlet" means: **(A) Issue a challenge** (B) Admit defeat (C) Avoid responsibility (D) Reconcile differences
17. If a proposal is "a red herring", it is: (A) A profitable idea **(B) A misleading distraction** (C) An urgent matter (D) A risky venture
18. The idiom "to beard the lion in his den" means: (A) Flatter a powerful person (B) Seek protection from an enemy (C) Escape from danger **(D) Confront a powerful person on their own ground**
19. If someone is "tilting at windmills", they are: (A) Working tirelessly **(B) Fighting imaginary problems or enemies** (C) Taking unnecessary risks for profit (D) Avoiding reality
20. The idiom "to cut the Gordian knot" means: (A) Create a complicated problem (B) Break an agreement suddenly **(C) Solve a difficult problem decisively** (D) Refuse to make a decision
21. A person who studies ancient inscriptions and writings is called: (A) Numismatist **(B) Epigraphist** (C) Archivist (D) Philatelist
22. A speech delivered without prior preparation is known as: **(A) Extempore** (B) Eulogy (C) Monologue (D) Soliloquy
23. One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain is called: (A) Cynic **(B) Stoic** (C) Fanatic (D) Recluse
24. The practice of having more than one husband at the same time is called: (A) Polygyny (B) Monogamy **(C) Polyandry** (D) Bigamy
25. A government by the wealthy few is known as: (A) Democracy (B) Aristocracy (C) Oligarchy **(D) Plutocracy** *(Note: Oligarchy means rule by a few; Plutocracy explicitly means rule by the wealthy few).*
26. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: (A) My brother who lives in Delhi is a lawyer. (B) My brother, who lives in Delhi is a lawyer. **(C) My brother, who lives in Delhi, is a lawyer.** (D) My brother who lives in Delhi, is a lawyer.
27. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: (A) The principal said, "Work hard students." (B) The principal said "Work hard, students." **(C) The principal said, "Work hard, students."** (D) The principal said: "Work hard students".
28. Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly? **(A) The players' jerseys were washed.** (B) The player's jerseys were washed. (C) The players jersey's were washed. (D) The players's jerseys were washed.
29. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: (A) If you need help call me immediately. **(B) If you need help, call me immediately.** (C) If you need help; call me immediately. (D) If you need help: call me immediately.
30. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: (A) She bought pencils, notebooks, erasers and markers. (B) She bought pencils notebooks erasers, and markers. **(C) She bought pencils, notebooks, erasers, and markers.** (D) She bought; pencils, notebooks, erasers, and markers.
31. She was tired ___ she continued working. **A) but** B) because C) unless D) if
32. I will go ___ it rains. A) and B) because **C) unless** D) but
33. Neither Ram nor his friends ....... attended the meeting. A) is B) has C) are **D) have**
34. He is poor ___ honest. **A) but** B) because C) if D) since
35. I stayed home ___ I was sick. A) and B) but **C) because** D) nor
36. The cashier is sitting ___ the table. A) in B) on **C) at** D) by
37. He arrived ___ Friday morning. A) at B) in **C) on** D) by
38. She is ___ the theatre. A) on **B) at** C) in D) over
39. The thief jumped ___ the wall. **A) over** B) among C) on D) beside
40. We walked ___ the river. **A) along** B) beneath C) across D) above
41. Plural of "Cactus": A) Cactuses **B) Cacti** C) Cactis D) Cacta
42. Plural of "Child": A) Childs B) Childes **C) Children** D) Childrens
43. Plural of "Criterion": **A) Criteria** B) Criterions C) Criterias D) Critera
44. Plural of "Phenomenon": A) Phenomenons **B) Phenomena** C) Phenomenae D) Phenomena *(Note: B and D are identical in the prompt, both are correct).*
45. Plural of "Ox": A) Oxes **B) Oxen** C) Oxens D) Oxis
46. Feminine of "Drone" is: (A) Mare (B) Doe **(C) Queen Bee** (D) Sow
47. Masculine of "Duchess" is: (A) Baron **(B) Duke** (C) Earl (D) Count
48. Feminine of "Gander" is: **(A) Goose** (B) Duck (C) Hen (D) Swan
49. Masculine of "Vixen" is: **(A) Fox** (B) Wolf (C) Hound (D) Jackal
50. Feminine of "Executor" is: **(A) Executrix** (B) Executioner (C) Mistress (D) Governess
51. Each of the boys ___ present. A) are B) has **C) is** D) have
52. Not only Ram but also his teachers ___ coming. A) is **B) are** C) have D) has
53. His mathematics ___ bad. **A) are** B) has C) is D) have *(Note: When "mathematics" refers to a person's calculating ability rather than the science, it takes a plural verb).*
54. The news ___ shocking. A) are B) has **C) is** D) have
55. One of my relatives ___ very stupid. A) are B) has **C) is** D) have
56. This book belongs to ___. A) I **B) me** C) mine D) my
57. ___ is a beautiful office. **A) Yours** B) Your C) You D) Yourself
58. They enjoyed ___ last night. A) them **B) themselves** C) their D) theirs
59. The gift is for Ravi and ___. A) I **B) me** C) mine D) myself
60. ___ of the two girls won the prize. **A) Either** B) Any C) Some D) Many
61. The smallest unit of sound is called: A) Grapheme B) Morpheme **C) Phoneme** D) Syllable
62. The written representation of a sound is: A) Phoneme **B) Grapheme** C) Morpheme D) Lexeme
63. The smallest meaningful unit of language is: A) Grapheme **B) Morpheme** C) Sound D) Letter
64. In "unhappy", "un-" is a: A) Grapheme **B) Morpheme** C) Phoneme D) Clause
65. How many phonemes are there in the word "cat"? A) 1 B) 2 **C) 3** D) 4 *(Sounds: /k/, /æ/, /t/)*
66. Identify the transitive verb: A) Sleep B) Arrive **C) Kick** D) Laugh
67. Which is an intransitive verb? A) Bring B) Write **C) Sleep** D) Buy
68. Which is a regular verb? **A) Walk** B) Eat C) Go D) Speak
69. Which is an irregular verb? A) Play B) Work C) Jump **D) Begin**
70. The simple past form of "Cling" is: A) Clang **B) Clung** C) Clinging D) Clings
71. Swimming is good exercise. "Swimming" is a: A) Participle **B) Gerund** C) Infinitive D) Verb
72. I like to read. "To read" is a: A) Gerund B) Participle **C) Infinitive** D) Noun
73. The crying baby needs attention. "Crying" is a: A) Gerund **B) Participle** C) Infinitive D) Noun
74. She enjoys ___ books. A) read **B) reading** C) to reading D) reads
75. The broken glass lay on the floor. "Broken" is a: A) Gerund B) Infinitive **C) Participle** D) Noun
76. "Because it was raining, we stayed home." The clause "Because it was raining" is: A) Main clause B) Independent clause **C) Dependent clause** D) Noun clause
77. Which sentence contains a relative clause? A) I know that he is honest. **B) The boy who won the race is my friend.** C) She sings well. D) We left early.
78. "What he said" is a: **A) Noun clause** B) Adverb clause C) Relative clause D) Main clause
79. An independent clause can: **A) Stand alone** B) Not stand alone C) Modify a noun D) Act as an adverb
80. "When the bell rang" is a: A) Noun clause B) Adjective clause **C) Adverb clause** D) Main clause
81. Correct spelling: A) Accomodation **B) Accommodation** C) Acommodation D) Accommadation
82. Correct spelling: **A) Receive** B) Recieve C) Receeve D) Receve
83. Correct spelling: A) Definately B) Definitly **C) Definitely** D) Definetly
84. Correct spelling: **A) Separate** B) Seperate C) Seperete D) Separate *(Note: A and D are identical in the prompt, both are correct).*
85. Correct spelling: **A) Privilege** B) Privelege C) Priviledge D) Privellage
86. Which prefix means "against" or "opposite"? (A) Pro- **(B) Anti-** (C) Inter- (D) Sub-
87. In the word "indestructible", the suffix is: (A) in- (B) de- (C) struct **(D) -ible**
88. Which word contains a silent "g"? **(A) Gnaw** (B) Gape (C) Giddy (D) Gown
89. Which suffix forms an adjective meaning "capable of being"? (A) -ness (B) -ment **(C) -able** (D) -tion
90. Which letter is silent in the word "aisle"? (A) a (B) i **(C) s** (D) l
Rearrange:
91. P. starts licking its paws Q. the wild cat R. big tongue out and splinter S. darts its
**d. QSPR** *(The wild cat darts its big tongue out and starts licking its paws)*
92. Hit hard by austerity measures
P: government, they lead
Q: of the Conservative
R: lives embedded in anxiety
**c. QPR** *(Hit hard by austerity measures of the Conservative government, they lead lives embedded in anxiety)*
Narration:
93. He said to her, "My brother was here five days ago, but he is not here now."
**d. He told her that his brother had been there five days before but he was not there then.**
94. The doctor said to the patient, ‘Quit smoking.’
**b) The doctor advised the patient to quit smoking.**
95. Mother said to you, “When will you start from Pune?”
**(a) Mother asked you when you would start from Pune.**
Voice:
96. Two children were shot dead by a psychopath during the California music festival.
**1. A psychopath shot dead two children during the California music festival.**
97. Somebody feeds the stray dog daily.
**2. The stray dog is fed daily.**
98. Can she control this situation?
**(a) Can this situation be controlled by her?**
Fill in:
99. I, ......... most people, ......... very polite. **b. like- am**
100. If you had worked out every day, you __________ strong and healthy. **c) would have become**
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