Q.1 |
Complete the sentence by filling in the blanks with the appropriate article: I first met him _______ year ago. |
a) | a |
b) | an |
c) | the |
d) | no article |
Q.2 |
Choose the option that best explains the meaning of the idiom/proverb: To spill the beans. |
a) | to reveal secret information |
b) | to misbehave |
c) | to keep secrets |
d) | to talk irrelevant |
Q.3 |
Name the part of speech used in the word which is in braces(" "): He kept the "fast" for a week. |
a) | Verb |
b) | Adverb |
c) | Noun |
d) | Adjective |
Q.4 |
Choose the one word/phrase which could substitute the word/phrase in the 'braces': The warmth of the room made the student 'doze'. |
a) | yawn widely |
b) | sweat profusely |
c) | happy |
d) | faint |
Q.5 |
Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction: She can sing, ____ she can dance. |
a) | as |
b) | and |
c) | but |
d) | none of them |
Q.6 |
Identify the part of speech word/phrase which is in braces(" "): The "early" bird catches the worm. |
a) | Adverb |
b) | Pronoun |
c) | Adjective |
d) | Verb |
Q.7 |
What will come in blank 5? |
a) | value |
b) | valued |
c) | valuable |
d) | valuesome |
Q.8 |
Choose the pair of words which have a similar relationship to that between the given pair of words: myopic: farsighted:: ______: obscure |
a) | benevolent |
b) | famous |
c) | turgid |
d) | wasted |
Q.9 |
Read the following letter and answer the questions: What type of a letter is this? |
a) | Informal Invitation |
b) | Business Letter |
c) | Informal Acceptance |
d) | Business Acceptance |
Q.10 |
Identify the sentence that intransitively uses the verb: |
a) | The ants fought the wasps. |
b) | He spoke haughtily. |
c) | I feel a severe pain in my head. |
d) | He spoke the truth. |
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Q.1 : a | Q.2 : a | Q.3 : c | Q.4 : a | Q.5 : b | Q.6 : c | Q.7 : c | Q.8 : b | Q.9 : b | Q.10 : b