Q.1 |
Fill in the blank with the appropriate adjective: Jonathan is the ________ man on campus. |
a) | very handsome |
b) | handsome |
c) | most handsome |
d) | more handsome |
Q.2 |
Identify the kind of noun which is in the braces (" ")word: "Wisdom" is better than strength. |
a) | Collective Noun |
b) | Common Noun |
c) | Abstract Noun |
d) | Proper Noun |
Q.3 |
Choose the most suitable option. She ___________ for effective follow up of agenda. |
a) | be |
b) | will |
c) | call |
d) | called |
Q.4 |
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.5 |
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.6 |
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.7 |
Read the following letter and answer the questions: Which one of these is not a formal subscription? |
a) | Yours sincerely |
b) | Yours faithfully |
c) | Regards |
d) | Yours affectionately |
Q.8 |
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.9 |
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 |
Q.10 |
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! |
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