Q.1 |
Find the antonym of the following word: |
a) |
Self-disciplined |
b) | Opulent |
c) | Self-restrained |
d) | Simple |
Q.2 |
Fill in the blank with suitable adjectives: |
a) | noxious |
b) | novice |
c) | nugatory |
d) | nuptials |
Q.3 |
Find which of the following sentence has been correctly punctuated: |
a) |
"Rat!" someone shrieked. "It's carrying the plague! People are dying! Now we'll all die!" "Girls!" Mrs Connors's face was pale but calm. "stop that screaming at once. Do you hear me? At once and remain in your seats. Do you see me running ? The rat is closer to me than to any of you." An uneasy chattering broke out. "Quiet," ordered Mrs connors. |
b) | "Rat!" someone shrieked. "It's carrying the plague! People are dying! Now we'll all die!" "Girls!" Mrs Connors's face was pale but calm. "Stop that screaming at once. Do you hear me? At once and remain in your seats. Do you see me running ? The rat is closer to me than to any of you." An uneasy chattering broke out. "Quiet," ordered Mrs Connors. |
c) | "rat!" someone shrieked. "It's carrying the plague! People are dying! Now we'll all die!" "Girls!" Mrs connors's face was pale but calm. "Stop that screaming at once. Do you hear me? At once and remain in your seats. Do you see me running ? The rat is closer to me than to any of you." An uneasy chattering broke out. "Quiet," ordered Mrs Connors. |
d) | Rat! someone shrieked. "It's carrying the plague! People are dying! Now we'll all die!" "Girls!" Mrs Connors's face was pale but calm. "Stop that screaming at once. Do you hear me At once and remain in your seats. Do you see me running ? The rat is closer to me than to any of you." An uneasy chattering broke out. Quiet ordered Mrs Connors. |
Q.4 |
Fill in the blank with noun: |
a) | real |
b) | iota |
c) | immense |
d) | lot |
Q.5 |
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositions: |
a) | of; in |
b) | in; of |
c) | of; out |
d) | of; on |
Q.6 |
What is the meaning of the given word, "That (perches) in the soul"? |
a) |
filters |
b) | enter |
c) | rest on something |
d) | mix |
Q.7 |
Which of the following sentence has been correctly punctuated: |
a) |
"What a nice name," Kinnell said automatically. He took the picture and followed the woman back to the card table. On the TV next to it, the young people had been temporarily displaced by an elderly woman gobbling bran flakes. "Robin reads all your books," the woman said. "Where in the world do you get all those crazy ideas?" "i don't know," Kinnell said, smiling more widely than ever |
b) | "What a nice name," kinnell said automatically. He took the picture and followed the woman back to the card table. On the TV next to it, the young people had been temporarily displaced by an elderly woman gobbling bran flakes. "Robin reads all your books," the woman said Where in the world do you get all those crazy ideas? "I don't know," kinnell said, smiling more widely than ever. |
c) | "What a nice name," Kinnell said automatically. He took the picture and followed the woman back to the card table. On the TV next to it, the young people had been temporarily displaced by an elderly woman gobbling bran flakes. "Robin reads all your books," the woman said. "Where in the world do you get all those crazy ideas?" "I don't know," Kinnell said, smiling more widely than ever. |
d) | "What a nice name," Kinnell said automatically. He took the picture and followed the woman back to the card table. On the TV next to it, the young people had been temporarily displaced by an elderly woman gobbling bran flakes. "robin reads all your books," the woman said. "Where in the world do you get all those crazy ideas" "i don't know," Kinnell said, smiling more widely than ever. |
Q.8 |
Convert the following sentence into passive voice: |
a) |
The tickets has been purchased by my father. |
b) | The tickets had already been purchased by my father. |
c) | The tickets have been already purchased by my father. |
d) | The tickets have been already purchase by my father. |
Q.9 |
Change the following sentence into indirect speech: |
a) | Sarah told the teacher that, "she would not be able to come to school during the following week as she had been advised bed rest for her spinal injury." |
b) | Sarah told the teacher that she would not be able to come to school during the following week as she had been advised bed rest for her spinal injury. |
c) | Sarah told the teacher that she would not be able to come to school during the next week as she had been advised bed rest for her spinal injury. |
d) | Sarah told the teacher, "she would not be able to come to school during the next week as she had been advised bed rest for her spinal injury." |
Q.10 |
Fill in the blank with conjunction: |
a) | Either; or |
b) | Whether; or |
c) | Wherever; or |
d) | None of these |
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Answers to Sample Questions from Olympiad Success:
Q.1 : b | Q.2 : c | Q.3 : b | Q.4 : b | Q.5 : a | Q.6 : c | Q.7 : c | Q.8 : b | Q.9 : b | Q.10 : b