1. The
storm has destroyed ten houses?
(A) Ten houses had been destroyed by the storm.
(B) Ten houses have been destroyed by the storm
(C) Ten houses were destroyed by the storm.
(D) Ten houses have been stormed.
2. We
……….. live without water.
(A) can’t
(B)
needn’t
(C) shouldn’t
(D) aren’t
3.
Marigold ……….. bloom in summer.
(A) should not
(C)
had not
(B) does not
(D) have
not
4. She
said, “You can leave the books here.”.
(A) She said that they could leave the books.
(B) She said that they can leave the books.
(C) She said that they can leave the books.
(D) She said that they could leave the books there.
5.
When I …… the ignition on, the car started.
(A) turn
(C) turning
(B) turned
(D) will turn
6.
Ritu asked Rekha not to meddle in her affairs.
(Choose the correct meaning of the underlined
(A) prevent
(C) cross
(B) impose
(D) interfere
7.
Choose the correct sentence.
(A) The dentist kept him waiting for over a hour.
(B) The dentist kept him waiting for over an hour.
(C) Dentist kept him waiting for over an hour.
(D) Dentist kept him waiting for the hour.
8. It
may rain. We will get wet.
(A) If it rains, we will get
wet.
(B) If it is raining, we
will get wet.
(C) We will get wet on raining.
(D) Raining it is and we will get wet.
9. A
bad ……….. quarrels with his tools.
(A) cobbler
(B) carpenter
(C) farmer
(D)
mechanic
10.
This work of art is worthy ……… praise.
(A) of
(B) for
(C) off
(D) to
11.
Choose the correctly spelt word
(A) Entrepreneur
(B)
Enterpeneur
(C) Enterprenuir
(D) Entripreneur
12.
Choose the correct synonym of ‘clue’.
(A) Subject
(B)
object
(C) Hint
(D)
unknown
13.
Give one word substitution for :
‘One
who champions the cause of women’
(A) lover
(B)
feminist
(C) beloved
(D) champion
14.
One of my sisters … going on a trip to France
(A) are
(B)
is
(C) has
(D) have
15.
His garden is very large (syno of underlined)
(A) small
(B) big
(C) enormous
(D) huge
16.
Manoj said to Mukesh, “May I borrow your book?”
(A) Manoj asked Mukesh if he
will borrow your book
(B) Manoj asked Mukesh if he might borrow his book
(C) Manoj said to Mukesh to borrow his book.
(D) Manoj asked by Mukesh to borrow his book.
17.
Choose the correctly spelt word :
(A) Wednesday
(B)
Widnesday
(C) Wadnesday
(D)
Wednessday
18. My
daughter is learning to play ………. Violin.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) NA
19. Let
me….. the classroom, please.
(A) leave
(B) leaving
(B) left
(D) will leave
20.
Choose the correct sentence :
(A) Their dogs ran away while they were in the park.
(B) Their dogs ran away while they are in the park.
(C) There dogs ran away while they were in the park.
(D) The dogs run away while there were in the park.
21. I
was ……….. to go back home.
(A) in an instant
(B) infact
(C) in a hurry
(D)
in force
22. I
did not come…….you did not call me.
(A) because
(C) and
(B) if
(D) before
23.
Ram…….called me twice this morning.
(A) has
(B) have
(C) had
(D) having
24.
Gandhi Jayanti is being celebrated.
(A) People celebrated Gandhi Jayanti.
(B) People will be celebrating Gandhi Jayanti.
(C) People may celebrate Gandhi Jayanti.
(D) People are celebrating Gandhi Jayanti.
25.
She had come here ……the function started.
(A) before
(B) behind
(B) at
(D) for
26.
Naina’s mother asked …to clean the kitchen.
(A) she
(B) it
(C) they
(D)
her
27. My
cold is definitely …………. this morning.
(A) worse
(C) worst
(B) worsen
(D)
worseen
28. It
was too late ………… out for dinner.
(A) go
(B) to go
(C) going
(D)
gone
29.
Rohan and Rohit are twin brothers, but they do not look ……..
(A) unique
(B) different
(C) likely
(D)
alike
30.
She doesn’t like him …….. ?
(A) doesn’t she
(B) didn’t she
(C) won’t she
(D) does she
31. He
does not work hard and only ………. castle in the air.
(A) makes
(B) made
(C) built
(D)
is make
32. I
prepared hard for the examination. (Change into Negative)
(A) I was not preparing hard
for the examination.
(B) I had not prepared hard for the examination.
(C) I did not prepare hard for the examination.
(D) I prepared not hard for the examination.
33. A
wise man profits …the mistake of others.
(A) through
(C) from
(B) with
(D) by
34.
Choose the Incorrect sentence.
(A) I sold all my furnitures.
(B) They help each other.
(C) Please help the poor.
(D) My son is six months old.
35. He
………… after a short struggle.
(A) give
(B)
give up
(C) gave up
(D) giving
up
36.
Choose the correctly spelt word.
(A) Paralel.
(B)
Peralel
(C) Parallel
(D)
Parelel
37.
‘The past is not dead and static, it is alive and dynamic’ is taken from
(A) I Have a Dream
(C)
Bharat is My Home
(B) A Child is Born
(D) The Artist
38.
Rupthoka is a ….. in Bangladesh
(A) poem
(B) music
(C) song
(D) fairy
tale
39.
Who belongs to the Caucasian race ?
(A) Chinese
(B) Indian
(C) Japanese
(D)
Bhutanese
40.
……….. and peasants were the people Pearl S. Buck wanted to meet while in India.
(A) Intellectuals
(B) Women
(C) Industrialists
(D)
Children
41. ‘A
Marriage Proposal’ is a …………..
(A) story
(B)
travelogue
(C) comedy
(D)
tragedy
42.
The name of Benjy’s wife was ……
(A) Nancy
(B) Amande
(C) Florence
(D) Mary
43.
The curio-dealer sold the ground to a wealthy………
(A) Collector
(B)
doctor
(C) teacher
(D)
father
44.
Martin Luther king, Jr. refers to ghetto meaning ………
(A) affluent area
(B)
slum area
(C) wealthy locality
(D) commercial area
45.
Bertrand Russell was a philosopher and a_____
(A) scientist
(B)
politician
(C) mathematician
(D)
anthropologist
46.
The editorial policy of a newspaper is controlled by ………
(A) discontent
(B)
reality
(C) bankruptcy
(D)
advertisement
47.
‘Nurse’s ……….. will not last ;
(A) flowers
(B) stone
(C) sun
(D) rivers
48.
Who among the following a metaphysical poet ?
(A) T S Eliot
(B)
John Keats
(C) John Donne
(D) John
Dryden
49.
Macavity is full of ……….
(A) deceit
(B)
generosity
(C) humility
(D) honesty
50.
‘The burning ghat erupted phosphorescence’ is taken from ………
(A) Song of Myself
(B)
Ode to Autumn
(C) Fire-Hymn
(D)
An Epitaph
51.
Walter de la Mare belongs to the ….. Age
(A) Augustan
(B)
Classical
(C) Jacobean
(D)
Modern
52.
The poetess in ‘My Grandmother’s House’ desires for …….. from strangers.
(A) food
(B)
love
(C) jewellery
(D)
respect
53.
The poet was at the water-trough to ………..
(A) have a steal
(B) see
the river
(C) enjoy nature
(D)
quench his thirst
54.
Rupert Brooke died of …………..
(A) heart attack
(B)
brain haemorrhage
(C) kidney failure
(D)
septicaemia
55. ‘Arms
raised stiffly to reprove’…is taken from.
(A) Song of Myself
(B)
Snake
(C) Now the Leaves are falling fast
(D) Ode
to Autumn
56 …has
emerged in different parts of the world.
(A) American English
(B)
New English
(B) Indian English
(D)
British English
57.
Who was the greatest dramatist of the Elizabethan Age ?
(A) Charles Dickens
(B)
Daniel Defoe
(C) Henry James
(D)
Shakespeare
58. …….
has its own ‘Received Pronunciation’.
(A) German
(B)
English
(C) Russian
(D) Hindi
59.
Who wrote ‘Chitra’?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B)
Toru Dutt
(C) Aurobindo Ghosh
(D) Sarojini Naidu
60.
The word ‘drama’ comes from ……….
(A) Latin
(B) British
(C) Scandinavian
(D) Greek
61. He
has no money …….. spend.
(A) With
(B) at
(C) to
(D) by
62. I
saw a tiger. I cried out.
(A) I cry as I see a tiger.
(B) I crying when I see a tiger.
(C) Seeing a tiger, I cry.
(D) I cried out on seeing a tiger.
63.
………… I come in, teacher ?
(A) have
(B) may
(C) should
(D)
could
64. He
said, “I can speak English”.
(A) He said that he could
speak English.
(B) He says that he speaks English.
(C) He is saying that he speaks English.
(D) He will say that he speaks English.
65. I
am satisfied …………. your progress.
(A) by
(B) on
(C) to
(D) with
66. He
usually …………. in ink.
(A) writes
(B) wrote
(C) has written
(D)
was written
67.
Choose the correct sentence.
(A) I admire your boldness.
(B) Boldness is admiring I.
(C) I his boldness admire.
(D) I have admire his boldness.
68. It
was a ………. Job.
(A) tire
(B) tired
(C) tiring
(D) will tire
69.
…………. pen writes well.
(A) A
(B) An
(C) The
(D) NA
70.
Choose the correctly spelt word :
(A) Decey
(B) Deciy
(C) Ducey
(D)
Decay
71.
Suresh will not repair the scooter.
(A) The scooter repairing
not by Suresh.
(B) The scooter is repaired
not by Suresh.
(C) The scooter will not be repaired by Suresh.
(D) Suresh not repaired the scooter.
72. A
man whose wife is dead ………
(A) Widow
(B) Divorce
(C) Widower
(D)
Murderer
73.
The synonym of ‘Hopeful’ is …………
(A) serious
(B)
tidy
(C) sleepy
(D)
optimistic
74.
The story is told by the teacher.
(A) The teacher telling the story.
(B) The teacher tells the story.
(C) Story telling by the teacher.
(D) Teacher told the story.
75.
The antonym of ‘curable’ is ……….
(A) Fast
(B) Incurable
(C) Soft
(D)
Cultural
76.
There is an exception ………. every rule.
(A) for
(B) to
(C) from
(D) of
77. He
…………. to talk to you.
(A) was wanting
(B)
is wanting
(C) wants
(D) want
78.
Choose the odd one :
(A) Sari
(B)
Skirt
(C) Frock
(D) Sugar
79. We
should …….. bad company.
(A) acquire
(B) avoid
(C) belief
(D)
accuse
80.
The statue is very …………….
(A) better
(B) worse
(C) tolerable
(D)
beautiful
81.
The school …………. at 3 pm.
(A) because of
(B) break down
(C) bring up
(D)
breaks up
82. He
showed me ……….. greatest respect.
(A) a
(B) an
(C)
the
(D) NA
83.
The President____the winners on their success.
(A) praised
(B) propagated
(C) wished
(D)
congratulated
84.
Find the wrongly spelt word :
(A) Superman
(B)
Watchman
(C) Fiserman
(D)
Batsman
85. ‘A
man is not necessarily happy because he is rich, or unhappy because he is poor’
– is taken
(A) Indian Civilization and Culture
(B) Bharat is My Home.
(C) How Free is the Press
(D) Ideas That Have
86.
What characterizes new India after independence ?
(A) Quiet confidence and
unyielding idealism
(B) Regret for remaining in slavery
(C) Anger against her former rulers
(D) Squalor, hunger and disease
87.
The hobby of collecting gourds is called ………….. pastime in ‘The
Artist’.
(A) effeminate
(B) good
(C) mainly
(D) bad
88.
The past is not dead and static, it is ………
(A) repetitive
(B) alive and dynamic
(C) recurring
(D)
reappearing
89. ‘A
Pinch of snuff’ is …………
(A) a short story
(B) an essay
(C) a drama
(D) a
speech
90.
Benjy’s father handed him a passbook at the age of …….
(A) 20
(B) 21
(C) 22
(D) 23
91.
Who will make quicker journey than the sun ?
(A) John Donne
(B) W Whiteman
(C) W H Auden
(D) T S
Eliot
92.
‘Dead in hundreds at the back, Follow ……. in our track? ‘Now the Leaves are
Falling Fast’
(A) wooden
(B) human
(C) rural
(D) urban
93.
‘Ode to ………..’ is a romantic poem.
(A) Season
(B) Winter
C) Rain
(D) Autumn
94.
Who composed ‘The Soldier’ ?
(A) Rupert Brooke
(B)
Kamala Das
(C) W H Auden
(D)
John Donne
95.
Macavity is called …………….
(A) The Hidden Paw
(B) The Exposed Paw
(C) The Naughtily
(D) The Mysterious Paw
96.
The poet was with his ………., passing by the cremation ghat.
(A) father
(B) brother
(C) son
(D) sister
97.
Who were known as ‘the University Wits’?
(A) Elizabethan Scholars
(B) Victorian Scholars
(C) Indian Scholars
(D) British Scholars
98.
Who wrote ‘Arms and the Man’ ?
(A) G. B. Shaw
(B) William Shakespeare
(C) Marlowe
(D) Ben Johnson
99.
……….. was a dominant influence on Middle English.
(A) Indian
(B) Scandinavian
(C) Greek
(D) Latin
100. ___will
be the common language for us.
(A) American English
(B) Global Standard English
(C) Indian English
(D)
British English
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