Q.1 |
What will come in blank 5? |
a) | value |
b) | valued |
c) | valuable |
d) | valuesome |
Q.2 |
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.3 |
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.4 |
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.5 |
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.6 |
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.7 |
Identify the tense in the following sentence. The prisoner escaped. |
a) | simple past |
b) | simple present |
c) | simple future |
d) | present continuous |
Q.8 |
Spot the error in the following sentence: (A) Not long after Galileo's time, Sir Isaac Newton invented (B) another kind of telescope (C) which he used mirrors (D) instead of lenses. |
a) | Not long after |
b) | another kind of |
c) | which he used |
d) | instead of |
Q.9 |
Choose the correct preposition: The train is ___________ time. |
a) | after |
b) | to |
c) | behind |
d) | for |
Q.10 |
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 |
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Q.1 : c | Q.2 : a | Q.3 : b | Q.4 : b | Q.5 : d | Q.6 : a | Q.7 : a | Q.8 : c | Q.9 : c | Q.10 : c