PRACTICE TEST : 01
Provide suitable one word
1. A literary work published after its author’s death:
(A) proxy (B) plagiarism (C) posthumous (D) proletarian
2. The murder of a new born child by or with consent of a parent:
(A) patricide (B) homicide (C) genocide (D) none of these
3. One who abstains completely from alcohol is:
(A) an atheist (B) a kleptomaniac (C) a teetotaller (D) a misanthrope
Rewrite as directed
4. I shall forget this occasion. (Use ‘never’)
(A) I shall forget never this occasion. (B) I shall never forget this occasion.
(C) I never shall forget this occasion. (D) I shall forget this occasion never.
5. We walk to school. (Use ‘always’)
(A) We always walk to school. (B) We walk to school always.
(C) We walk always to school. (D) None of these
6. He is too poor to build a house. (Use so ——— that)
(A) He is so too poor that he can not build a house. (B) He is so poor that he can not build a house.
(C) He is so poor that he could not build a house. (D) He was so poor that he can not build a house.
7. They must start immediately. Otherwise he will miss the train. (Use ‘unless’)
(A) They must unless start immediately, otherwise he will miss the train.
(B) Unless they must start immediately, they will miss the train.
(C) Unless they start immediately, they will miss the train.
(D) Unless they must start immediately, they miss the train.
8. How lovely the park is! (Change into assertive)
(A) The park is very lovely. (B) The park is lovely. (C) The park is most lovely. (D) The park is splendid
9. His absence is due to illness. (Change into a complex sentence)
(A) He is absent because he is ill. (B) His absence is to illness.
(C) He is absent due to illness. (D) None of these
10. We should have hired a taxi. (Change to passive)
(A) A taxi should have been hired. (B) We should have been hired.
(C) A taxi should be hired. (D) We should be hired a taxi.
11. You ought to listen to his words.
(A) His words are listened to. (B) His words ought to be listened to.
(C) His words are ought to be listened to. (D) You ought to be listened to.
12. He entered the room. (Use ‘calmly’)
(A) He entered the room calmly. (B) He entered calmly the room.
(C)He calmly entered the room .(D)Calmly he entered the room
Provide suitable prepositions
13. What do you object —————?
(A) to (B) for (C) of (D) none of these
14. He is always ———— a bad temper.
(A) with (B) by (C) for (D) in
15. We sympathise ———— those in distress.
(A) with (B) for (C) to (D) by
16. The principal gave ———— the prizes.
(A) away (B) out (C) over (D) way
17. Please look ————— this word in the dictionary.
(A) for (B) up (C) after (D) into
18. Ram has strong resemblance ———— his mother.
(A) about (B) for (C) to (D) on
19. She was married ———— a doctor.
(A) of (B) to (C) with (D) as
20. She takes ———— his father.
(A) with (B) to (C) for (D) after
21. Do you object ———— my opening the window.
(A) to (B) with (C) on (D) in
22. I am sorry ———— being late.
(A) for (B) at (C) to (D) since
Fill up the blanks
23. I ———— English at evening classes this year.
(A) learn (B) am learning (C) have learning (D) was learnt
24. Kishore ————— novels.
(A) usually is reading (B) usually has read (C) usually reads (D) usually was reading
25. How long ———— here?
(A) have you been staying (B) are you stay (C) are you staying (D) was you staying
26. I ——— an important letter; don’t disturb me.
(A) write (B) am writing (C) was writing (D) is writing
27. I saw him ——— the road.
(A) crossed (B) crossing (C) crosses (D) none of these
28. I would have mended the fuse if ————— enough wire.
(A) had (B) was (C) had had (D) having
29. If I had known in time he ———— his plans.
(A) would change (B) will have changed (C) would have changed (D) changed
30. I am very pleased ————— you.
(A) see (B) to see (C) seeing (D) have seen
31. We found this exhibition ———— interesting.
(A) very (B) many (C) much (D) none of these
32. Hardly had he stood up ————— the teacher asked him to sit down.
(A) when (B) but (C) than (D) and
33. He is ———— upon his uncle.
(A) dependent (B) dependant (C) depending (D) none of these
34. Our office is ———— small nor big.
(A) either (B) not (C) quite (D) none of these
35. It looks ———— it is going to rain.
(A) if (B) as if (C) whether (D) none of these
36. —————they heard the bell, the girls went to their classes.
(A) While (B) Since (C) As soon as (D) None of these
37. As auditory is related to hearing, tactile is related to ————.
(A) touch (B) seeing (C) smell (D) taste
38. My uncle has gone to ————— hospital to visit a sick friend.
(A) a (B) an (C) the (D) any
39. Add ————— sugar to the tea.
(A) little (B) a little (C) few (D) a few
40. The officer asked the assistant to ———— the file.
(A) put on (B) put up (C) put in (D) put off
ANSWERS
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. A 10. A 11. B 12. A 13. A 14. D 15. A 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. B 20. D 21. A 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. B 28. C 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. A 33. A 34. D 35. B
36. C 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. C
Provide suitable one word
1. A literary work published after its author’s death:
(A) proxy (B) plagiarism (C) posthumous (D) proletarian
2. The murder of a new born child by or with consent of a parent:
(A) patricide (B) homicide (C) genocide (D) none of these
3. One who abstains completely from alcohol is:
(A) an atheist (B) a kleptomaniac (C) a teetotaller (D) a misanthrope
Rewrite as directed
4. I shall forget this occasion. (Use ‘never’)
(A) I shall forget never this occasion. (B) I shall never forget this occasion.
(C) I never shall forget this occasion. (D) I shall forget this occasion never.
5. We walk to school. (Use ‘always’)
(A) We always walk to school. (B) We walk to school always.
(C) We walk always to school. (D) None of these
6. He is too poor to build a house. (Use so ——— that)
(A) He is so too poor that he can not build a house. (B) He is so poor that he can not build a house.
(C) He is so poor that he could not build a house. (D) He was so poor that he can not build a house.
7. They must start immediately. Otherwise he will miss the train. (Use ‘unless’)
(A) They must unless start immediately, otherwise he will miss the train.
(B) Unless they must start immediately, they will miss the train.
(C) Unless they start immediately, they will miss the train.
(D) Unless they must start immediately, they miss the train.
8. How lovely the park is! (Change into assertive)
(A) The park is very lovely. (B) The park is lovely. (C) The park is most lovely. (D) The park is splendid
9. His absence is due to illness. (Change into a complex sentence)
(A) He is absent because he is ill. (B) His absence is to illness.
(C) He is absent due to illness. (D) None of these
10. We should have hired a taxi. (Change to passive)
(A) A taxi should have been hired. (B) We should have been hired.
(C) A taxi should be hired. (D) We should be hired a taxi.
11. You ought to listen to his words.
(A) His words are listened to. (B) His words ought to be listened to.
(C) His words are ought to be listened to. (D) You ought to be listened to.
12. He entered the room. (Use ‘calmly’)
(A) He entered the room calmly. (B) He entered calmly the room.
(C)He calmly entered the room .(D)Calmly he entered the room
Provide suitable prepositions
13. What do you object —————?
(A) to (B) for (C) of (D) none of these
14. He is always ———— a bad temper.
(A) with (B) by (C) for (D) in
15. We sympathise ———— those in distress.
(A) with (B) for (C) to (D) by
16. The principal gave ———— the prizes.
(A) away (B) out (C) over (D) way
17. Please look ————— this word in the dictionary.
(A) for (B) up (C) after (D) into
18. Ram has strong resemblance ———— his mother.
(A) about (B) for (C) to (D) on
19. She was married ———— a doctor.
(A) of (B) to (C) with (D) as
20. She takes ———— his father.
(A) with (B) to (C) for (D) after
21. Do you object ———— my opening the window.
(A) to (B) with (C) on (D) in
22. I am sorry ———— being late.
(A) for (B) at (C) to (D) since
Fill up the blanks
23. I ———— English at evening classes this year.
(A) learn (B) am learning (C) have learning (D) was learnt
24. Kishore ————— novels.
(A) usually is reading (B) usually has read (C) usually reads (D) usually was reading
25. How long ———— here?
(A) have you been staying (B) are you stay (C) are you staying (D) was you staying
26. I ——— an important letter; don’t disturb me.
(A) write (B) am writing (C) was writing (D) is writing
27. I saw him ——— the road.
(A) crossed (B) crossing (C) crosses (D) none of these
28. I would have mended the fuse if ————— enough wire.
(A) had (B) was (C) had had (D) having
29. If I had known in time he ———— his plans.
(A) would change (B) will have changed (C) would have changed (D) changed
30. I am very pleased ————— you.
(A) see (B) to see (C) seeing (D) have seen
31. We found this exhibition ———— interesting.
(A) very (B) many (C) much (D) none of these
32. Hardly had he stood up ————— the teacher asked him to sit down.
(A) when (B) but (C) than (D) and
33. He is ———— upon his uncle.
(A) dependent (B) dependant (C) depending (D) none of these
34. Our office is ———— small nor big.
(A) either (B) not (C) quite (D) none of these
35. It looks ———— it is going to rain.
(A) if (B) as if (C) whether (D) none of these
36. —————they heard the bell, the girls went to their classes.
(A) While (B) Since (C) As soon as (D) None of these
37. As auditory is related to hearing, tactile is related to ————.
(A) touch (B) seeing (C) smell (D) taste
38. My uncle has gone to ————— hospital to visit a sick friend.
(A) a (B) an (C) the (D) any
39. Add ————— sugar to the tea.
(A) little (B) a little (C) few (D) a few
40. The officer asked the assistant to ———— the file.
(A) put on (B) put up (C) put in (D) put off
ANSWERS
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. A 10. A 11. B 12. A 13. A 14. D 15. A 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. B 20. D 21. A 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. B 28. C 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. A 33. A 34. D 35. B
36. C 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. C
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