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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

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1. The antonym of reveal is:

(A) hinder
(B) hate
(C) hike
(D) hide

2. If I were a bird I ......... fly.

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

3. Before we reached the theatre the tickets..................

(A) were sold out
(B) had sold out
(C) has been sold out
(D) will be sold out

4. People all over the world speak English is the active form of

(A) English has been spoken all over the world
(B) people are spoken all over the world
(C) English is spoken all over the world
(D) English was spoken all over the world

5. In which part of the sentence is the mistake?

(A) Ram
(B) has sold
(C) his old
(D) furnitures

6. In which part of the sentence is the mistake?

(A) The few money
(B) he inherited
(C) has already
(D) been wasted

7. They don't work hard.

(A) don't they?
(B) do they?
(C) are they?
(D) aren't they?

8. Mohan has been the captain of the team ....................2000

(A) for
(B) are
(C) since
(D) around

9. Either Raj or Gopal ............... taken my book.

(A) have
(B) are
(C) is
(D) has

10. Sunny .............. to live here in 1995

(A) came
(B) has come
(C) have come
(D) had come

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1. He ............ to play cricket before his marriage.

(A) used
(B) is used
(C) was used
(D) was using

2. Identify the wrongly spelt word.

(A) deceive
(B) receive
(C) conceive
(D) releive

3. India lies .............. three big countries.

(A) between
(B) under
(C) among
(D) none of these

4. Omnipotent means

(A) all knowing
(B) all rounder
(C) all powerful
(D) present every where

5. She has not been here ................ Monday

(A) from
(B) till
(C) by
(D) since

6. Grave means:-

(A) gay
(B) idle
(C) serious
(D) none of these

7. Pure gold does not fear:....................

(A) the flame
(B) the flames
(C) any test
(D) the furnace

8. Metal ............ when they are heated

(A) contract
(B) relax
(C) expand
(D) project

9. Has Gandhiji been alive now he ................. heart broken.

(A) will have been
(B) would have been
(C) would be
(D) will be

10. The adverb of brave is

(A) bravery
(B) brave
(C) bravo
(D) bravely

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1. At the eleventh hour means.

(A) too late
(B) too easrly
(C) just in time
(D) none of these

2. He lost .................. hope of recovery.

(A) whole
(B) any
(C) all
(D) a little

3. Opposite of the word 'veteran' Is:

(A) noivce
(B) excile
(C) supporter
(D) volunteer

4. I saw a .......... to cubs in the zoo

(A) pack
(B) litter
(C) swarm
(D) mass

5. The earth goes ............... its orbit.

(A) around
(B) along
(C) across
(D) out of

6. Some cars are parked ................ the stadium

(A) in
(B) at
(C) on
(D) none of these

7. Find out the error part;

(A) he told
(B) me that
(C) he is
(D) not well

8. The behavior of the children ................... excellent.

(A) were
(B) was
(C) has
(D) have

9. 'Gerontocracy' is a governing group of ..............

(A) gentleman
(B) old man
(C) wealthy man
(D) aristocrat

10. Of the two leading parties ................ party got a majority in the election.

(A) no
(B) which
(C) neither
(D) either

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1. Select the correctly spelt word.

(A) appitite
(B) appettite
(C) apetite
(D) appetite

2. The collective noun for 'island':

(A) chain
(B) group
(C) bunch
(D) gang

3. If you run away from justice or law, you are called a,

(A) cynic
(B) murderer
(C) usurer
(D) fugitive

4. The noun form of 'applaud'

(A) applause
(B) applandment
(C) application
(D) appliance

5. I am thinking of ................... my parents.

(A) to visit
(B) visit
(C) visiting
(D) visited

6. Take care lest .....................

(A) you shall fall
(B) you should fall
(C) you will fall
(D) you may fall

7. The sound made by Goats

(A) low
(B) bleat
(C) grunt
(D) bray

8. The synonym for 'abstain' is:

(A) contain
(B) refrain
(C) obtain
(D) retain

9. The antonym for 'valuable' is

(A) invaluable
(B) cheap
(C) unvaluable
(D) non-valuable

10. Take after means:-

(A) over come
(B) run after
(C) resemble
(D) go behind

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1. Which of the following words is spelt correctly.

(A) millennium
(B) milennium
(C) millenium
(D) milleniom

2. The synonym of 'benevolent' is.

(A) violent
(B) helpful
(C) silent
(D) insolent

3. Let us start now,..................?

(A) shall we?
(B) should we?
(C) would we/
(D) shan't we?

4. If he hand come here, I ................... given him a room to stay.

(A) would
(B) would have
(C) should
(D) had

5. Leader ship define what the future should like and .............. people with that vision.

(A) encourage
(B) develops
(C) trains
(D) aligns

6. A person who spends money extravagently is called.

(A) spender
(B) spendthrift
(C) payout
(D) luxurious

7. Ramu ................ nothing at all.

(A) is doing
(B) is not doing
(C) doing
(D) was doing

8. I cannot understand your handwriting. It is very .................

(A) illegitimate
(B) illiterate
(C) illegible
(D) illegal

9. The synonym of 'Eminent'.

(A) confident
(B) authentic
(C) ingenious
(D) illustrious

10. To free Some body from all blame:

(A) liberate
(B) recluse
(C) exonerate
(D) exhumate

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1. The boys sing very well, .................?

(A) don't they?
(B) aren't they?
(C) do they?
(D) does they?

2. One of he bangles................... removed from the box.

(A) have been
(B) are being
(C) has been
(D) were being

3. His addiction ............. alcohol is sure to ruin his future

(A) under
(B) with
(C) of
(D) to

4. The passive voice of "I have given" is

(A) I gave
(B) I will have to give
(C) I have been given
(D) I will be giving

5. To get a windfall means

(A) to experience sorrow
(B) to be in depression
(C) to get an unexpected fortune
(D) to earn a bad name

6. One of the .............. was arrested by the police.

(A) criminals
(B) criminal
(C) crime
(D) crimes

7. I know ............... man who committed this mistake

(A) that
(B) the
(C) a
(D) these

8. The Minister agreed to ................... the Taj mahal during his three days visit to North India

(A) call at
(B) call for
(C) call on
(D) call off

9. A cemetery is a place ...................... people are buried

(A) who
(B) whom
(C) whose
(D) where

10. Santhosh is ................... his school days

(A) ruminating
(B) dogged
(C) devoid of
(D) a trifle

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1. The idiom 'on the grapevine' means:

(A) by talking in an informal way
(B) get endangered
(C) going up in smoke
(D) moving ahead smoothly

2. A............... was found sitting on the shelf.

(A) fourteen years old cat
(B) fourteen years old cat
(C) fourteen-years-old cat
(D) fourteen years-old cat

3. She ............ a brief appearance at the end of the party.

(A) Put on
(B) put in
(C) Put across
(D) Put up

4. The meaning of prodigal is

(A) miserly
(B) productive
(C) wasteful
(D) sterile

5. As auditory is related to hearing, tactile is related

(A) touch
(B) seeing
(C) smell
(D) taste

6. Opposite of the word 'admonish'

(A) accuse
(B) complain
(C) prasie
(D) ridicule

7. Pick out the correct sentence.

(A) Priya knows how to swim
(B) Priya know to swim
(C) Priya know how to swim
(D) Priya know to swim

8. The letter is addressed ............. the station master

(A) of
(B) to
(C) on
(D) at

9. Neither you nor I .............. mistaken.

(A) am
(B) are
(C) have
(D) were

10. Want to be up to date ................. studying

(A) go off
(B) go on
(C) go into
(D) go through

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1. What do you object .........?

(A) Against
(B) For
(C) About
(D) To

2. In which part of the sentence is the mistake?

(A) The school has
(B) Ordered for a number of books
(C) For this year
(D) No error

3. The synonym of 'rummage' is

(A) Staunch
(B) Ransack
(C) Steadfast
(D) Outdated

4. It is an argument with no foundation in fact .....?

(A) Is it
(B) Isn't it
(C) Wasn't it
(D) Was it

5. The tunnel was so low that we to crawl along it...............

(A) In all fours
(B) With all fours
(C) On all fours
(D) By all fours

6. Choose the correct reported form of the following: "Who wants a lift home?" said Ann. Ann..................

(A) Asked who had wanted a lift
(B) Asked who wanted a lift home
(C) Asked who wants a lift home
(D) Asked who will have a lift

7. Respect .............. one another's freedom must from the foundation of life together in a community

(A) For
(B) Of
(C) With
(D) To

8. Choose the correct sentence

(A) He has finished his work since they have came
(B) He finished his work since they came
(C) He finished his work since they have come
(D) He finished his work since their arrival

9. How many lessons ................ a month?

(A) Does he have
(B) He has
(C) Do he have
(D) He had

10. Is there anything here worth................?

(A) to busy
(B) to buying
(C) by
(D) buying

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1. Sam is very clever .................... cooking

(A) in
(B) at
(C) with
(D) on

2. Had you not warned me, I ............... into serious trouple

(A) many have got
(B) would get
(C) might have got
(D) many have got

3. Hardly ................see the picture

(A) I can
(B) I could
(C) Can I
(D) Can't I

4. Stubborn means:

(A) shameless
(B) fearless
(C) courageous
(D) abstinate

5. Sheela has two brothers, She does not like .................. of them

(A) neither
(B) any
(C) either
(D) none

6. I have my bedroom.....................

(A) on upstairs
(B) in upstairs
(C) at upstairs
(D) upstairs

7. More than one person .......................... feared to be drowned

(A) are
(B) has
(C) have
(D) is

8. I have lost my...................of keys

(A) collection
(B) group
(C) bunch
(D) pieces

9. The opposite of 'Spurious' is:

(A) Stealthy
(B) scanty
(C) fake
(D) genuine

10. Things haven't changed ................ over the past few years

(A) more
(B) few
(C) many
(D) much

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1. He is the best speaker .................. is avaliable

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

2. I would hurry up, if I..........you?

(A) were
(B) was
(C)is
(D) am

3. I feel .................about what happened?

(A) worse
(B) bad
(C) worst
(D) none of the above

4. Epilogue is

(A) introductory part of a literary work
(B) story line literary work
(C) concluding part of a literary work
(D) synopsis of a literary work

5. Pedestrian is

(A) one who makes speeches
(B) one who is devoted to a party
(C) one who walks along the street
(D) on who loves mankind

6. The celebrated painter's works have been sold for a song. (Choose the words nearest in meaning of the underlined word)

(A) at a very high price
(B) at a very low price
(C) in exchange of a song
(D) along with a free song

7. .................. by his friends, we joined the match

(A) Having encouraged
(B) Being encouraged
(C) Encouraging
(D) Encouraged

8. Sita usually ............................till midnight

(A) read
(B) reads
(C) reading
(D) has read

9. Hardly had he reached the station ............................ the train arrived

(A) than
(B) until
(C) when
(D) as

10. I am not older than you, ....................

(A) aren't I?
(B) amn't I?
(C) weren't I?
(D) am I

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1. ........................was stolen.

(A) All the baggage
(B) Some baggage
(C) Many baggage
(D) A few of the baggage

2. There are buses to the airport ....................

(A) Every 15 minute
(B) Every 15 minute
(C) Every hours
(D) All 15 minutes

3. Would you mind ............... a cigarette.

(A) smoke
(B) to smoke
(C) smoking
(D) smoked

4. I could scarcely ........ his writing.

(A) make out
(B) make up
(C) make of
(D) make up for

5. Many accidents .................... by rash driving.

(A) are caused
(B) are causing
(C) causing
(D) caused

6. Renu was so badly injured that she needed........................ care the hospital.

(A) extensive
(B) little
(C) intensive
(D) deep

7. He killed the tiger ............... a rifle.

(A) with
(B) though
(C) from
(D) by

8. The crime was ................. during the night.

(A) done
(B) performed
(C) committed
(D) none

9. Sonu is an inveterate liar (Choose the words nearest in meaning of the underlined word)

(A) effective
(B) habitual
(C) frequent
(D) eulogy

10. Nocturnal relates to

(A) night time
(B) day time
(C) evening
(D) afternoon

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