Q.1 |
Fill in the blank: His situation was very ___________. |
a) | seriously |
b) | serioused |
c) | sirious |
d) | serious |
Q.2 |
Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom: Blow one's own trumpet |
a) | flatters |
b) | praises others |
c) | admonishes others |
d) | praises ownself |
Q.3 |
Choose the word which means the same as 'inspiration'. |
a) | extraordinary |
b) | enthusiast |
c) | pathetic |
d) | fillip |
Q.4 |
Choose the correct preposition. They went to Manali _____ train. |
a) | by |
b) | into |
c) | from |
d) | on |
Q.5 |
Choose the correct form of the verb: I ____ (plan) to visit him today. |
a) | were planned |
b) | am planning |
c) | was planned |
d) | has planned |
Q.6 |
Which verb is NOT in the past tense? |
a) | He walked. |
b) | He went. |
c) | He works. |
d) | He bought. |
Q.7 |
Change the voice of the sentence: He has been arrested by the police. |
a) |
The police have arrested him. |
b) | The police had arrested him. |
c) | The police were arrested him. |
d) | The police have him arrested. |
Q.8 |
Choose the correct article: I am planning to invite him over ___ cup of tea. |
a) | no article |
b) | the |
c) | a |
d) | an |
Q.9 |
It was then he (i)____ (hear) the jostle and squeal of elephants. Below him on each side of (ii)____ shallow river-bed, the elephants traveled. He could see the cows and babies and one great old tusker. He (iii)____(play) his trunk to and fro to learn whatever the breeze could tell him, (iv)___ suddenly he hesitated. Fill in the blank (iii) with appropriate tense? |
a) | play |
b) | was playing |
c) | was played |
d) | playing |
Q.10 |
Tenses Identify the tense: He was always smiling. |
a) | Past Continuous Tense |
b) | Present Continuous Tense |
c) | Simple Past Tense |
d) | Simple Present Tense |
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Q.1 : d | Q.2 : d | Q.3 : d | Q.4 : a | Q.5 : b | Q.6 : c | Q.7 : a | Q.8 : c | Q.9 : b | Q.10 : a