Q.1 |
Choose the pair of articles that best completes the sentence. John gave ________ fifty-pound bag of long-grain rice to the villagers as ________ gift for their hospitality. |
a) | a, a |
b) | a, an |
c) | an, a |
d) | an, an |
Q.2 |
What will come in blank 4? |
a) | good |
b) | better |
c) | best |
d) | gooder |
Q.3 |
Identify the sentence that transitively uses the verb: |
a) | I feel a severe pain in my head. |
b) | The sun shines brightly. |
c) | This horse never kicks. |
d) | Birds fly in the air. |
Q.4 |
Choose the common noun from the options: The English word 'circus' was first used in the 14th century and derives from the Greek word 'kirkos', which means circle or ring. |
a) | Derives |
b) | Greek |
c) | English |
d) | Word |
Q.5 |
Convert the following sentence in direct speech into indirect speech: Pawan said to me, "If I hear any news, I'll phone you." |
a) | Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he will phone me. |
b) | Pawan told me that if he will hear any news, he would phone me. |
c) | Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he would phone me. |
d) | Pawan told me that if he had heard any news, he would phone me. |
Q.6 |
Identify the adverb from the following sentence: He always tries to do his best. |
a) |
always |
b) | tries |
c) | to do |
d) | best |
Q.7 |
Fill in the blank with the correct options (forms of verbs). The bouquet of roses _____________ given to the guest at the last party. |
a) | is |
b) | was |
c) | have |
d) | are |
Q.8 |
Fill in the blank with the appropriate adverbs: I ______ endorsed the new restaurant. |
a) | happy |
b) | joyful |
c) | merry |
d) | heartily |
Q.9 |
Identify the tense: At that time he had been writing the novel for two months. |
a) | Past Perfect Continuous Tense |
b) | Past Continuous Tense |
c) | Present Perfect Continuous Tense |
d) | Present Continuous Tense |
Q.10 |
Read the following letter and answer the questions: Whom is the letter addressed to? |
a) | V.J. Manohar |
b) | The Manager, Godrej Furniture |
c) | The Manager, Southern Agency |
d) | None of these |
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Q.1 : a | Q.2 : b | Q.3 : a | Q.4 : d | Q.5 : c | Q.6 : a | Q.7 : b | Q.8 : d | Q.9 : a | Q.10 : c