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Kerala PSC LDC Exam

General English

Practice Test

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1. A story was told to me by him. The active voice his;

 (A) He has told a story.
 (B) He told me a story.
 (C) I told a story.
 (D)  He had told a story to me.



2. As  ........... as marble.

 (A) smooth
 (B) soft
 (C) hard
 (D) heavy



3. The foreign phrase 'Coup de main'   means

 (A) A bold attempt
 (B) A bitter experience
 (C) A wise plan
 (D) A new idea



4. He is not illiterate, Change this into a positive sentence.

 (A) He is literate.
 (B) He is not literate.
 (C) He is illiterate
 (D) He is unliterate,



5. If you talk to him ..........

 (A) he would agree.
 (B) he would have agreed.
 (C) he could agree.
 (D) he may agree.


6. This letter came ......... post.

 (A) on
 (B) in
 (C) by
 (D) of




7. Pick out the suffix that makes the word  'Mother' an  abstract noun

 (A) - hood
 (B) - ly
 (C) - dom
 (D) - ship



8. They  .......... looted the shop ........ set fire to it.

 (A) as ... as
 (B) such .... as
 (C) as soon as
 (D) not only ...... but also



9. He said, 'I have been to Kerala.'

 (A) He said that he has been to Kerala.
 (B) He said that he had been to Kerala
 (C) He said that I have been to Kerala.
 (D) He said that he had to Kerala.



10. 'Fishtank' is a ............ noun.

 (A) Collective
 (B) Proper
 (C) Compound
 (D) Abstract