1. “The clouds wept throughout the night.”
Answer: C) Personification
2. “Her voice is classical music to my ears.”
Answer: A) Metaphor
3. “He runs as fast as the wind.”
Answer: D) Simile
4. “A bicycle can’t stand on its own because it is two-tired.”
Answer: D) Pun
5. “My house was a factory.”
Answer: B) Metaphor
6. Which of the following nouns has a different feminine form rather than merely adding a suffix?
Answer: C) Monk
7. What is the feminine counterpart of “wizard”?
Answer: A) Witch
8. Which of the following is traditionally considered a common-gender noun?
Answer: C) Orphan
9. Which pair is incorrectly matched?
Answer: C) Drake — Spinster
10. Which of the following nouns can refer to a person of either sex and is therefore a common-gender noun?
Answer: A) Sovereign
11. What is the plural of “alumnus”?
Answer: B) Alumni
12. What is the plural of “fungus”?
Answer: B) Fungi
13. What is the plural of “goose”?
Answer: D) Geese
14. What is the plural of “foot”?
Answer: B) Feet
15. What is the plural of “bacterium”?
Answer: D) Bacteria
16. Which prefix means “after”?
Answer: B) Post-
17. Which prefix means “wrongly”?
Answer: A) Mis-
18. Which suffix forms a noun from “develop”?
Answer: C) -ment
19. Which suffix means “full of”?
Answer: B) -ful
20. Which suffix forms an adjective from “danger”?
Answer: C) -ous
21. She is fond ___ classical music.
Answer: D) of
22. He arrived ___ the airport at 6 a.m.
Answer: C) at
23. The meeting will begin ___ Monday.
Answer: B) on
24. He suffers ___ asthma.
Answer: D) from
25. She is married ___ a doctor.
Answer: C) to
26. ___ of the students has submitted the assignment.
Answer: A) Each
27. This is the house ___ I was born ___.
Answer: A) in-which
28. The three friends blamed ___.
Answer: A) one another
29. ___ did you invite to the party?
Answer: B) Whom
30. This is the man ___ car was stolen.
Answer: A) whose
31. Which of the following is an abstract noun?
Answer: A) Bravery
32. Which of the following is a collective noun?
Answer: D) Bouquet
33. Which of the following is a proper noun?
Answer: C) Pacific Ocean
34. Which of the following is an uncountable noun?
Answer: D) Luggage
35. Which of the following is a common noun?
Answer: A) City
36. Which of the following is a transitive verb?
Answer: C) Open
37. Which of the following is a modal auxiliary?
Answer: A) Shall
38. In “Swimming is good exercise,” the word “Swimming” is a:
Answer: B) Gerund
39. In “The broken window needs repair,” the word “broken” is a:
Answer: C) Past participle
40. Which of the following is an intransitive verb?
Answer: C) Laugh
41. In “He has little knowledge of the subject,” the word “little” is an:
Answer: B) Adjective of quantity
42. Which of the following is a demonstrative adjective?
Answer: C) These
43. Which is the comparative form of “well”?
Answer: D) Better
44. In “There are several books on the table,” the word “several” is an:
Answer: C) Adjective of number
45. Which of the following is an adjective of quality?
Answer: A) Intelligent
46. “I wanted to go out, but it started raining.”
Answer: B) Compound
47. “Even though he was tired, he kept on playing.”
Answer: C) Complex
48. Which of the following is a compound sentence?
Answer: C) She worked hard, and she succeeded.
49. Which of the following is a complex sentence?
Answer: C) Though he is poor, he is happy.
50. “The sun set, and the sky became dark.”
Answer: B) Compound sentence
51. Neither the principal /A/ nor the teachers were /B/ presented /C/ at the meeting.
Answer: C) presented → present
52. The news /A/ is broadcast /B/ every morning /C/ in the radio.
Answer: D) in → on
53. He is /A/ one of those player /B/ who play well /C/ under pressure.
Answer: B) player → players
54. Each of the girl /A/ has submitted /B/ their report /C/ on time.
Answer: A) girl → girls
55. The number of complaint /A/ has increased /B/ during the past month.
Answer: A) complaint → complaints
56. The police have /A/ arrest /B/ the thief /C/ near the station.
Answer: B) arrest → arrested
57. Ten kilometre /A/ is a long distance /B/ to walk /C/ in the sun.
Answer: A) kilometre → kilometres
58. No sooner had he entered /A/ the room than /B/ the lights went of /C/ suddenly.
Answer: C) of → off
59. Hardly had he /A/ finish the work /B/ when he /C/ started complaining.
Answer: B) finish → finished
60. Not only she /A/ but also her friends /B/ are going /C/ to the fare.
Answer: C) Fare → Fair
61. A building used to house soldiers
Answer: B) Barrack
62. A person who doubts accepted beliefs
Answer: B) Skeptical
63. A long essay on a particular subject
Answer: D) Monograph
64. An animal that preys on others
Answer: D) Predator
65. Relating to or consisting of cells
Answer: B) Cellular
66. Identify the punctuation error: She said, 'I will come Tomorrow'.
Answer: C) Incorrect capitalization
67. Choose the correct punctuation: “Its time to go, isn't it?”
Answer: B) It's time to go, isn't it?
68. Identify the error in punctuation: “I bought apples oranges bananas and grapes.”
Answer: A) Missing commas
69. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
Answer: D) Wow! That's amazing.
70. Which is the correct use of apostrophe?
Answer: D) It’s a beautiful day.
71. He said that we are all born to die.
Answer: D) He said, 'We are all born to die.'
72. Sadhu said to his sister, “Before I go to Delhi, I shall meet Sushi”.
Answer: (C) Sadhu told his sister that before he goes to Delhi, he would meet Sushi.
73. The boys said, “The teacher did not come”.
Answer: C) The boys said that the teacher had not come.
74. I said to her, “What! You have lost your bridal ring”.
Answer: C) I exclaimed with surprise that she had lost her bridal ring.
75. She said, “How cheap he is!”
Answer: A) She exclaimed with disgust that he was very cheap.
76. Send him your message.
Answer: D) None of these
Correct passive: “Let your message be sent to him.”
77. I will have seen a new picture.
Answer: C) A new picture will have been seen by me.
78. They carried him into the house.
Answer: B) He was carried into the house by them.
79. The principal was addressing the teachers.
Answer: C) The teachers were being addressed by the principal.
80. I saw him leaving the house.
Answer: B) He was seen leaving the house.
81. What is the synonym for “Allay”?
Answer: A) Calm
82. What is the antonym for “Allege”?
Answer: B) Deny
83. What is the synonym for “Alliance”?
Answer: C) Union
84. What is the antonym for “Allow”?
Answer: B) Prohibit
85. What is the synonym for “Allure”?
Answer: D) Tempt
86. What is the antonym for “Ally”?
Answer: B) Enemy
87. What is the synonym for “Aloof”?
Answer: D) Distant
88. What is the antonym for “Alter”?
Answer: C) Retain
89. What is the synonym for “Agony”?
Answer: B) Pain
90. What is the antonym for “Agreeable”?
Answer: B) Unpleasant
91. What is a “Guerilla”?
Answer: B) A type of fighter
92. What is a “Hanger” used for?
Answer: A) Holding clothes
93. What is a “Hangar” used for?
Answer: B) Holding aircraft
94. What is a “Gorilla”?
Answer: B) A type of animal
95. What does “Heal” mean?
Answer: D) To cure
96. What does “Look forward to” mean?
Answer: B) Eagerly wait
97. What does “Pass away” mean?
Answer: D) Die
98. What does “Run into” mean in the context of meeting someone?
Answer: A) Meet accidentally
99. What does “Make out” mean?
Answer: D) Understand
100. What does “Run out of” mean?
Answer: A) Finish supply
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