Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Model Question Papers : Deputy Collector Examination| General English -301


 PRACTICE TEST :19

Provide suitable prepositions:
1. He sided ———— the enemy .
(A) with (B) for (C) at (D) about

2. He sneered ——— me .
(A) at (B) for (C) of (D) with

3. He agreed ———— stand by me at the election .
(A) of (B) for (C) to (D) with

4. If I have enough money, I ——— buy a car.
(A) must (B)should (C) will (D) would

5. He has not given ——— drinking.
(A) in (B) out (C) of (D) up

6. I opened the bottle ——— a screw driver.
(A) with (B) by (C) on (D) about

7. The old man was too weak to travel ———— himself.
(A) for (B) on (C) with (D) by

8. He was so absorbed ———— his work that he didn’t raise his head.
(A) on (B) at (C) in (D) by

9. This juice is made ———— fresh oranges.
(A) of (B) by (C) with (D) from

10. He manages to live ——— the earnings from gambling.
(A) on (B) by (C) about (D) with


11. I agree ——— your proposal.
(A) on (B) to (C) about (D) might

12. This food is deficient ——— vitamins.
(A) with (B) for (C) in (D) from

13. She was absent ——— the class.
(A) with (B) for (C) in (D) from

14. I have invited them ——— a party.
(A) for (B) to (C) at (D) of

15. I came here ——— study English.
(A) for (B) in (C) to (D) with

Spot the error:
16. (A) He has / (B) money enough / (C) to buy a car. / (D) no error

17. (A) He / (B) has / (C) dark, thick, long hair. / (D) no error

18. (A) The audience is requested / (B) to leave / (C) by the nearest exit. / (D) no error

19. (A) He runs / (B) as fast like / (C) his brother. / (D) no error

20. (A) Look, / (B) it / (C) rains / (D) no error

21. (A) when / (B) I was 20 / (C) I was smoking. / (D) no error

22. (A) I will / (B) phone you / (C) when I will arrive. / (D) no error

23. (A) I / (B) am not believing / (C) him. / (D) no error

24. (A) My sister / (B) has / (C) fifteen years old. / (D) no error

25. (A) You speak / (B) a very good / (C) English / (D) no error

26. (A) She / (B) never / (C) listens me. / (D) no error

27. (A) She went / (B) at the seaside / (C) on Sunday. / (D) no error

Fill up the blanks with suitable words:
28. You must stop ——— .
(A) to smoke (B) smoke (C) smoking (D) in smoking

29. I look forward to ———— you.
(A) sees (B) see (C) in seeing (D) seeing

30. We waited one and a half ————.
(A) hour (B) hours (C) houred (D) hourly

31. The bundle is so heavy that I can not lift it. (Use ‘too’ instead of ‘so that’)
(A) The bundle is too heavy for me to lift. (B) The bundle is too heavy that I cannot lift.
(C) The bundle is too heavy not to lift it. (D) The bundle is too heavy that I can lift it.

32. He hasn’t got ———.
(A) any job (B) a job (C) job (D) none of these

33. I wish I ——— for the job.
(A) had applied (B) applied (C) have applied (D) apply

34. Please ______ the volume of the radio.
(A) turn down (B) turn out (C) turn in (D) turn up

35. The president ———— the youth to follow the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
(A) called on (B) called upon (C) called at (D) called off

36. This is _______ European.
(A) an (B) a (C) the (D) that

37. He was ———— for murder.
(A) pleased (B) sentenced (C) punished (D) none of these

38. The rain was ———— heavy.
(A) quiet (B) qiute (C) quite (D) queit

39. The noun form of “assume” is:
(A) assumed (B) assuming (C) assurance (D) assumption

40. Come what may, I will stick with you _____ thick and thin.
(A) for (B) both (C) with (D) through

ANSWERS
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. A 11. B 12. C 13. D 14. B 15. C 16. B 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. C 21. C 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. A 32. B 33. B 34. A 35. B
36. B 37. C 38. C 39. D 40. D

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