PRACTICE TEST : 06
Provide apt prepositions:
1. Milk is good ———— drink.
(A) to (B) in (C) of (D) for
2. The mother was accustomed ———— the behaviour of her son.
(A) to (B) of (C) with (D) about
3. The room was filled ——— smoke.
(A) with (B) by (C) on (D) in
4. I have not met him ——— yesterday.
(A) on (B) of (C) for (D) since
5. They availed themselves ————— every opportunity to speak English.
(A) of (B) for (C) at (D) in
6. He is senior ———— me, though he is younger.
(A) than (B) from (C) in (D) to
Use correct choices to fill the blanks:
7. Take care that you ————— cheated.
(A) will not be (B) would not be (C) are not (D) should not be
8. I shall call you when the dinner ———— ready.
(A) will be (B) is (C) shall be (D) would be
9. They will come if you ———— them.
(A) will invite (B) shall invite (C) would invite (D) invite
10. I ———— a letter to him last week.
(A) had written (B) wrote (C) has written (D) write
11. We ——— to the pictures last night.
(A) had gone (B) have gone (C) went (D) go
12. The man complained that his bicycle ——— stolen.
(A) had been (B) has been (C) was (D) is
13. Here ———— the bride.
(A) is coming (B) comes (C) has come (D) was coming
14. I usually go to —— at ten.
(A) the bed (B) a bed (C) bed (D) an bed
15. She does everything but ————.
(A) sings (B) sing (C) sang (D) singing
16. The doctor gave him an injection to —————- the temperature.
(A) put down (B) get down (C) bring down (D) take down
17. He took ———— with his work.
(A) troubles (B) pains (C) leave (D) rest
18. This is my servant ———— I was telling you.
(A) who (B) whom (C) about whom (D) that
19. ———— honest man is ———— noblest work of God.
(A) the, a (B) an, the (C) a, the (D) the, the
20. He filled the glass with water to the ———.
(A) brim (B) a margin (C) edge (D) rim
21. She ———— me of stealing her money.
(A) threatened (B) charged (C) blamed (D) accused
22. Every child should be taught to be ——— to animals.
(A) kindly (B) kind (C) kinded (D) kindful
23. The clock is ———— right.
(A) no (B) not (C) none (D) neither
24. This is the pen ———— I am looking for.
(A) by which (B) for which (C) in which (D) with which
25. Has your father come ———— from work yet?
(A) to home (B) home (C) at home (D) by home
26. Do you prefer white wine or ————.
(A) red one (B) red ones (C) red (D) none of these
27. He felt ——— tired.
(A) much (B) very (C) many (D) a lot
28. He can play cricket, ————?
(A) will he (B) can’t he (C) won’t he (D) can he
29. His health is ———— too good.
(A) no (B) none (C) not (D) nothing
30. He orders me ———— as if I were his slave.
(A) about (B) though (C) like (D) through
31. I met him ——— ago.
(A) an year (B) the year (C) a year (D) year
Rewrite as directed:
32. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(A) gramar (B) grammer (C) grammar (D) gramer
33. Must I go by train? (Give a negative response)
(A) No, you mustn’t (B) No, you needn’t (C) No, you must (D) No, you need
34. His advice did not prove very useful. (Change into a complex sentence)
(A) He advised and prove very useful. (B) What he advised did not prove very useful.
(C) He advised what he proved very useful. (D) None of these
35. There I saw a man who was very old. (Change to a simple sentence)
(A) There I saw a very old man (B) There a very old man that I saw.
(C) There was a man whom I saw old (D) None of these
36. “Are you coming home with her”? he asked. (Change into indirect)
(A) He asked if he was coming home with her (B) He asked if he were coming home with her.
(C) He asked if he was going home with her. (D) He asked if he going home with her.
37. Where have you been all day? I have been looking for you high and low.
(Here ‘high and low’ means)
(A) anywhere (B) wherever (C) whenever (D) everywhere
38. He is a ‘dermatologist’. It means:
(A) A specialist of heart and its diseases (B) A specialist of kidneys and their problems
(C) A specialist of brain and its ailments (D) A specialist of skin and its diseases
39. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) I shall inform them this. (B) I shall inform of this.
(C) I shall inform at this. (D) I shall inform by this.
40. They usually (go) to Kashmir on a holiday, but this year they (go) to Darjeeling.
(Use the correct verb)
(A) went, went (B) went, go (C) go, are going (D) went, will go
ANSWERS
1. A 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. B 11. C 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. B 16. C 17. B 18. C 19. B 20. A 21. D 22. B 23. B 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. B 28. B 29. B 30. A 31. C 32. C 33. B 34. B 35. A
36. C 37. D 38. D 39. B 40. C
Provide apt prepositions:
1. Milk is good ———— drink.
(A) to (B) in (C) of (D) for
2. The mother was accustomed ———— the behaviour of her son.
(A) to (B) of (C) with (D) about
3. The room was filled ——— smoke.
(A) with (B) by (C) on (D) in
4. I have not met him ——— yesterday.
(A) on (B) of (C) for (D) since
5. They availed themselves ————— every opportunity to speak English.
(A) of (B) for (C) at (D) in
6. He is senior ———— me, though he is younger.
(A) than (B) from (C) in (D) to
Use correct choices to fill the blanks:
7. Take care that you ————— cheated.
(A) will not be (B) would not be (C) are not (D) should not be
8. I shall call you when the dinner ———— ready.
(A) will be (B) is (C) shall be (D) would be
9. They will come if you ———— them.
(A) will invite (B) shall invite (C) would invite (D) invite
10. I ———— a letter to him last week.
(A) had written (B) wrote (C) has written (D) write
11. We ——— to the pictures last night.
(A) had gone (B) have gone (C) went (D) go
12. The man complained that his bicycle ——— stolen.
(A) had been (B) has been (C) was (D) is
13. Here ———— the bride.
(A) is coming (B) comes (C) has come (D) was coming
14. I usually go to —— at ten.
(A) the bed (B) a bed (C) bed (D) an bed
15. She does everything but ————.
(A) sings (B) sing (C) sang (D) singing
16. The doctor gave him an injection to —————- the temperature.
(A) put down (B) get down (C) bring down (D) take down
17. He took ———— with his work.
(A) troubles (B) pains (C) leave (D) rest
18. This is my servant ———— I was telling you.
(A) who (B) whom (C) about whom (D) that
19. ———— honest man is ———— noblest work of God.
(A) the, a (B) an, the (C) a, the (D) the, the
20. He filled the glass with water to the ———.
(A) brim (B) a margin (C) edge (D) rim
21. She ———— me of stealing her money.
(A) threatened (B) charged (C) blamed (D) accused
22. Every child should be taught to be ——— to animals.
(A) kindly (B) kind (C) kinded (D) kindful
23. The clock is ———— right.
(A) no (B) not (C) none (D) neither
24. This is the pen ———— I am looking for.
(A) by which (B) for which (C) in which (D) with which
25. Has your father come ———— from work yet?
(A) to home (B) home (C) at home (D) by home
26. Do you prefer white wine or ————.
(A) red one (B) red ones (C) red (D) none of these
27. He felt ——— tired.
(A) much (B) very (C) many (D) a lot
28. He can play cricket, ————?
(A) will he (B) can’t he (C) won’t he (D) can he
29. His health is ———— too good.
(A) no (B) none (C) not (D) nothing
30. He orders me ———— as if I were his slave.
(A) about (B) though (C) like (D) through
31. I met him ——— ago.
(A) an year (B) the year (C) a year (D) year
Rewrite as directed:
32. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(A) gramar (B) grammer (C) grammar (D) gramer
33. Must I go by train? (Give a negative response)
(A) No, you mustn’t (B) No, you needn’t (C) No, you must (D) No, you need
34. His advice did not prove very useful. (Change into a complex sentence)
(A) He advised and prove very useful. (B) What he advised did not prove very useful.
(C) He advised what he proved very useful. (D) None of these
35. There I saw a man who was very old. (Change to a simple sentence)
(A) There I saw a very old man (B) There a very old man that I saw.
(C) There was a man whom I saw old (D) None of these
36. “Are you coming home with her”? he asked. (Change into indirect)
(A) He asked if he was coming home with her (B) He asked if he were coming home with her.
(C) He asked if he was going home with her. (D) He asked if he going home with her.
37. Where have you been all day? I have been looking for you high and low.
(Here ‘high and low’ means)
(A) anywhere (B) wherever (C) whenever (D) everywhere
38. He is a ‘dermatologist’. It means:
(A) A specialist of heart and its diseases (B) A specialist of kidneys and their problems
(C) A specialist of brain and its ailments (D) A specialist of skin and its diseases
39. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) I shall inform them this. (B) I shall inform of this.
(C) I shall inform at this. (D) I shall inform by this.
40. They usually (go) to Kashmir on a holiday, but this year they (go) to Darjeeling.
(Use the correct verb)
(A) went, went (B) went, go (C) go, are going (D) went, will go
ANSWERS
1. A 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. B 11. C 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. B 16. C 17. B 18. C 19. B 20. A 21. D 22. B 23. B 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. B 28. B 29. B 30. A 31. C 32. C 33. B 34. B 35. A
36. C 37. D 38. D 39. B 40. C
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