1. _____ the dog, the boy
ran away.
(a) Saw
(b) Seen
(c) Seeing
(d) Sees
2. A polite or gentle way of
saying something nasty.
(a) idiom
(b) phrase (c) Euphemism
(d) Antonym
3. Choose the correct form:
(a) Attatchable
(b) Attachible
(c) Attachable
(d) Atchatable
4. Choose the mis-spelt
word:
(a) Accessible
(b) Permissible
(c) Inimitable
(d) Irresistable
5. Choose the misspelt
word:
(a) Analize
(b) Argument
(c) Assistant
(d) Comparative
6. Choose the opposite of
“Despair”:
(a) Misery
(b) Impair
(c) Hope
(d) Shame
7. Express one’s opinion
without evidence or full
knowledge:
(a) Specify
(b) Speculate
(c) Concede
(d) Sensing
8. Find the correctly spelt
word:
(a) Concious
(b) Consious
(c) Conscious
(d) Concsious
9. Find the correctly spelt
word:
(a) Occurrence
(b) Occurance
(c) Occurrance
(d) Occurence
10.He _____ his father:
(a) takes after
(b) give out
(c) pass by (d) turn over
11.He congratulated me ____
my success in the selective
test.
(a) for
(b) upon
(c) on
(d) at
12.He discussed the matter
____ the phone.
(a) at (b) over
(c) upon (d) in
13.He filled the glass with
water to the ____.(a) margin
(b) edge (c) brim (d) rim
14.He goes ___ school at 9
a.m. every day.
(a) to
(b) with
(c) for
(d) by
15.He is senior ____ me,
though he is younger. (a) than
(b) from (c)in (d) to
16.He spends hours looking
___ the birds.
(a) to (b) for
(c) at (d) in
17.He took ____ with his
work. (a) troubles (b) pains
(c) leave (d) rest
18.He was pleased ___ the
boy.
(a) with
(b) on
(c) over
(d) of
19.He would not have written
this if he _____ the news.
(a) would not hear
(b) would not have heard
(c) had not been heard
(d) had not heard
20.I can write a book ____
grammar
(a) on
(b) in
(c) about
(d) of
21.I can’t help you _____ you
tell me the truth.
(a) unless
(b) if
(c) but
(d) as if
22.I was delighted ___ his
unexpected arrival:
(a) at (b) for
(c) of (d) with
23.If I meet him _______
(a) I will tell him
(b) I shall tell him
(c) I would tell him
(d) I should tell him
24.Metals _____ when they
are heated.
(a) contract
(b) relax
(c) project
(d) Expand
25.One who does not believe
in God:
(a) Pagan
(b) Atheist
(c) Charlatan
(d) Pedant
ANSWERS :1.c 2.c 3.c 4.d 5.a 6.c 7.b 8.c 9.a10.a 11.c 12.b 13.c 14.a 15.d 16.c17.b 18.a 19.d 20.a 21.a 22.a 23.b24.d 25.b 26.b 27.c 28.a 29.c 30.b 31.d 32.b 33.a 34.a
35.c 36.a 37.a 38.a 39.a 40.a 41.d 42.c 43.a 44.c 45.d 46.a 47.a 48.d 49.c 50.d
26.One who studies insects:
(a) Archaelogist
(b) Entomologist
(c) Botanist (d) Curator
27.People make vine ____
grapes.
(a) for
(b) by
(c) from
(d) with
28.Pick out the incorrectly
spelt word:
(a) Excellant
(b) President
(c) Recommend
(d) Comment
29.Scientific study of the
body or body parts of people
and animal:
(a) Biology
(b) Zoology
(c) Physiology
(d) Anatomy
30.She was accustomed ___
the moods of her husband:
(a) of (b) to
(c) with (d) about
31.The collective noun for
‘Cattle’:
(a) bunch
(b) bevy
(c) hive
(d) herd
32.The collective noun for
‘mountains’:
(a) block
(b) chain
(c) cluster
(d) constellation
33.The collective noun for
‘soldiers’:
(a) crew
(b) constellation
(c) fleet
(d) sheaf
34.The countryside is suited
___ healthy life:
(a) for
(b) with
(c) at
(d) in
35.The feminine gender of
‘Bachelor’:
(a) Widower
(b) Widow
(c) Spinster
(d) Nun
36.The idiom ‘From hand to
mouth’ means:
(a) Live without saving
money
(b) Face the problem
(c) Donate one’s assets
(d) None of these
37.The idiom ‘To hit the nail
on the head’ means:
(a) Say exactly the right
thing
(b) Apply unfair tactics
(c) Kill somebody
(d) To apologize
38.The opposite of ‘Indigenous’:
(a) Exotic
(b) Aboriginal
(c) Allopathic
(d) Superfluous
39.The phrase ‘Let off’
means:
(a) to excuse from penalty (b)
extinguish
(c) refuse
(d) to explain clearly
40.The phrase ‘Take in ‘
means:
(a) to deceive
(b) go forward
(c) to give back
(d) endure
41.The police accused him
____ murder.
(a) with
(b) by
(c) for
(d) of
42.The synonym of ‘Audacious’:
(a) Useless
(b) Foolish
(c) Bold
(d) Cracy
43.The synonym of ‘Conversant’:
(a) familiar
(b) Pleasant
(c) Ignorant
(d) Intelligent
44.The synonym of ‘Precarious’:
(a) Nervous
(b) Studious
(c) Dangerous
(d) Unusually clever
45.The word ‘Authentic’
means:
(a) Brilliant
(b) Charming
(c) Diplomatic
(d) True
46.The word opposite in
meaning to the word ‘DILIGENCE’:
(a) Laziness
(b) Industry
(c) Assiduity
(d) Activity
47.To lead somebody to do
something:
(a) Persuade
(b) Placate
(c) Persecute
(d) Pretend
48.To make something more
important than it really:
(a) Excess
(b) Elaborate
(c) Stress upon
(d) Exaggerate
49.To surprise somebody
greatly
(a)Appraise
(b) Antonyms
(c) Astonish
(d) Reveal
50.Which of the following is
most opposite in meaning to
the phrase ‘break down’:
(a) Collapse
(b) Assimilation
(c) Collection
(d) Construction
ANSWERS :1.c 2.c 3.c 4.d 5.a 6.c 7.b 8.c 9.a10.a 11.c 12.b 13.c 14.a 15.d 16.c17.b 18.a 19.d 20.a 21.a 22.a 23.b24.d 25.b 26.b 27.c 28.a 29.c 30.b 31.d 32.b 33.a 34.a
35.c 36.a 37.a 38.a 39.a 40.a 41.d 42.c 43.a 44.c 45.d 46.a 47.a 48.d 49.c 50.d
ran away.
(a) Saw
(b) Seen
(c) Seeing
(d) Sees
2. A polite or gentle way of
saying something nasty.
(a) idiom
(b) phrase (c) Euphemism
(d) Antonym
3. Choose the correct form:
(a) Attatchable
(b) Attachible
(c) Attachable
(d) Atchatable
4. Choose the mis-spelt
word:
(a) Accessible
(b) Permissible
(c) Inimitable
(d) Irresistable
5. Choose the misspelt
word:
(a) Analize
(b) Argument
(c) Assistant
(d) Comparative
6. Choose the opposite of
“Despair”:
(a) Misery
(b) Impair
(c) Hope
(d) Shame
7. Express one’s opinion
without evidence or full
knowledge:
(a) Specify
(b) Speculate
(c) Concede
(d) Sensing
8. Find the correctly spelt
word:
(a) Concious
(b) Consious
(c) Conscious
(d) Concsious
9. Find the correctly spelt
word:
(a) Occurrence
(b) Occurance
(c) Occurrance
(d) Occurence
10.He _____ his father:
(a) takes after
(b) give out
(c) pass by (d) turn over
11.He congratulated me ____
my success in the selective
test.
(a) for
(b) upon
(c) on
(d) at
12.He discussed the matter
____ the phone.
(a) at (b) over
(c) upon (d) in
13.He filled the glass with
water to the ____.(a) margin
(b) edge (c) brim (d) rim
14.He goes ___ school at 9
a.m. every day.
(a) to
(b) with
(c) for
(d) by
15.He is senior ____ me,
though he is younger. (a) than
(b) from (c)in (d) to
16.He spends hours looking
___ the birds.
(a) to (b) for
(c) at (d) in
17.He took ____ with his
work. (a) troubles (b) pains
(c) leave (d) rest
18.He was pleased ___ the
boy.
(a) with
(b) on
(c) over
(d) of
19.He would not have written
this if he _____ the news.
(a) would not hear
(b) would not have heard
(c) had not been heard
(d) had not heard
20.I can write a book ____
grammar
(a) on
(b) in
(c) about
(d) of
21.I can’t help you _____ you
tell me the truth.
(a) unless
(b) if
(c) but
(d) as if
22.I was delighted ___ his
unexpected arrival:
(a) at (b) for
(c) of (d) with
23.If I meet him _______
(a) I will tell him
(b) I shall tell him
(c) I would tell him
(d) I should tell him
24.Metals _____ when they
are heated.
(a) contract
(b) relax
(c) project
(d) Expand
25.One who does not believe
in God:
(a) Pagan
(b) Atheist
(c) Charlatan
(d) Pedant
ANSWERS :1.c 2.c 3.c 4.d 5.a 6.c 7.b 8.c 9.a10.a 11.c 12.b 13.c 14.a 15.d 16.c17.b 18.a 19.d 20.a 21.a 22.a 23.b24.d 25.b 26.b 27.c 28.a 29.c 30.b 31.d 32.b 33.a 34.a
35.c 36.a 37.a 38.a 39.a 40.a 41.d 42.c 43.a 44.c 45.d 46.a 47.a 48.d 49.c 50.d
26.One who studies insects:
(a) Archaelogist
(b) Entomologist
(c) Botanist (d) Curator
27.People make vine ____
grapes.
(a) for
(b) by
(c) from
(d) with
28.Pick out the incorrectly
spelt word:
(a) Excellant
(b) President
(c) Recommend
(d) Comment
29.Scientific study of the
body or body parts of people
and animal:
(a) Biology
(b) Zoology
(c) Physiology
(d) Anatomy
30.She was accustomed ___
the moods of her husband:
(a) of (b) to
(c) with (d) about
31.The collective noun for
‘Cattle’:
(a) bunch
(b) bevy
(c) hive
(d) herd
32.The collective noun for
‘mountains’:
(a) block
(b) chain
(c) cluster
(d) constellation
33.The collective noun for
‘soldiers’:
(a) crew
(b) constellation
(c) fleet
(d) sheaf
34.The countryside is suited
___ healthy life:
(a) for
(b) with
(c) at
(d) in
35.The feminine gender of
‘Bachelor’:
(a) Widower
(b) Widow
(c) Spinster
(d) Nun
36.The idiom ‘From hand to
mouth’ means:
(a) Live without saving
money
(b) Face the problem
(c) Donate one’s assets
(d) None of these
37.The idiom ‘To hit the nail
on the head’ means:
(a) Say exactly the right
thing
(b) Apply unfair tactics
(c) Kill somebody
(d) To apologize
38.The opposite of ‘Indigenous’:
(a) Exotic
(b) Aboriginal
(c) Allopathic
(d) Superfluous
39.The phrase ‘Let off’
means:
(a) to excuse from penalty (b)
extinguish
(c) refuse
(d) to explain clearly
40.The phrase ‘Take in ‘
means:
(a) to deceive
(b) go forward
(c) to give back
(d) endure
41.The police accused him
____ murder.
(a) with
(b) by
(c) for
(d) of
42.The synonym of ‘Audacious’:
(a) Useless
(b) Foolish
(c) Bold
(d) Cracy
43.The synonym of ‘Conversant’:
(a) familiar
(b) Pleasant
(c) Ignorant
(d) Intelligent
44.The synonym of ‘Precarious’:
(a) Nervous
(b) Studious
(c) Dangerous
(d) Unusually clever
45.The word ‘Authentic’
means:
(a) Brilliant
(b) Charming
(c) Diplomatic
(d) True
46.The word opposite in
meaning to the word ‘DILIGENCE’:
(a) Laziness
(b) Industry
(c) Assiduity
(d) Activity
47.To lead somebody to do
something:
(a) Persuade
(b) Placate
(c) Persecute
(d) Pretend
48.To make something more
important than it really:
(a) Excess
(b) Elaborate
(c) Stress upon
(d) Exaggerate
49.To surprise somebody
greatly
(a)Appraise
(b) Antonyms
(c) Astonish
(d) Reveal
50.Which of the following is
most opposite in meaning to
the phrase ‘break down’:
(a) Collapse
(b) Assimilation
(c) Collection
(d) Construction
ANSWERS :1.c 2.c 3.c 4.d 5.a 6.c 7.b 8.c 9.a10.a 11.c 12.b 13.c 14.a 15.d 16.c17.b 18.a 19.d 20.a 21.a 22.a 23.b24.d 25.b 26.b 27.c 28.a 29.c 30.b 31.d 32.b 33.a 34.a
35.c 36.a 37.a 38.a 39.a 40.a 41.d 42.c 43.a 44.c 45.d 46.a 47.a 48.d 49.c 50.d
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