Q.1 |
Choose the correct preposition: The train is ___________ time. |
a) | after |
b) | to |
c) | behind |
d) | for |
Q.2 |
Identify the kind of noun that is used in the 'braces' in the following sentence: "What is your verdict, 'gentlemen' of the jury?" |
a) | Common Noun |
b) | Collective Noun |
c) | Proper Noun |
d) | Abstract Noun |
Q.3 |
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. |
Q.4 |
Spot the error in the sentence: If you saw the amount of samosas he consumed at breakfast this morning, you would know why he is so over-weight. |
a) | If you saw |
b) | the amount of samosas |
c) | he consumed at breakfast this morning, |
d) | you would understand why he is so over-weight. |
Q.5 |
Convert the following direct speech into indirect speech: He said, "Where shall I be this time, next year!" |
a) | He asked that where should he be that time next year. |
b) | He wondered where he should be that time the next year. |
c) | He contemplated where shall he be that time the following year. |
d) | He wondered where he would be that time the following year. |
Q.6 |
What will come in blank 5? |
a) | value |
b) | valued |
c) | valuable |
d) | valuesome |
Q.7 |
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.8 |
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.9 |
Pick the correctly punctuated sentence: |
a) | You're going to have to exercise harder than that, if you want to lose that extra weight. |
b) | Your going to have to exercise harder than that, if you want to lose that extra weight. |
c) | You're going to have to exercise harder than that; if you want to lose that extra weight. |
d) | Your going to have to exercise harder than that: if you want to lose that extra weight! |
Q.10 |
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 |
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