Kerala PSC LD Clerk Exam General English Page -03

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Kerala PSC LDC Exam

General English

Practice Test

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1. 'His most trusted friend proved to be a snake in the grass'. What does 'a snake in the grass' mean?

 (A) an unreliable person
 (B) low and mean
 (C) a hidden enemy
 (D) cowardly and brutal



2. The correct passive voice form of the sentence "Someone stole the watch." is

 (A) The watch was stolen.
 (B) The watch  was stolen by someone.
 (C) The watch has been stolen.
 (D) The watch had been stolen by someone.



3. Pick out the correct sentence from the following

 (A) He is my brother, isn't it?
 (B) We came on foot.
 (C) Open the tenth page of this together.
 (D) I and Ashok go to school together.



4. The word opposite in meaning to CONCEAL is

 (A) Deny
 (B) Accept
 (C) Reveal
 (D) Yield



5.  Choose the word that can be substituted for 'that which lasts for ever'

 (A) Eternal
 (B) Ephemeral
 (C) Stable
 (D) Permanent



6. Fill in the blanks with the correct choice: She is the kind of student ............ we want.

 (A)  which
 (B) whom
 (C) that
 (D) who




7.  The two children quarreled with.............

 (A) each other
 (B) one another
 (C) themselves
 (D) among themselves



8. We needn't go to school today...............

 (A) must we?
 (B) mustn't we?
 (C) do we?
 (D) need we?



9. Tom shouldn't waste his time, and ............. should John.

 (A) why
 (B) neither
 (C) also
 (D) as



10. You ............. obey your parents.

 (A) will
 (B) would
 (C) shall
 (D) should



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