Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Model Question Papers : Deputy Collector Examination | General English -0035

 PRACTICE TEST :15

Fill up the blank spaces with correct answers:
1. You should avail ———— of every opportunity to practice English.
(A) him (B) yourself (C) them (D) himself

2. The snake crawled ——— its hole.
(A) into (B) in (C) under (D) by

3. The box ———— ten books.
(A) contain (B) contains (C) containing (D) none of these

4. As soon as she saw him, she unleashed a ———— of fond of praise and appreciation.
(A) rain (B) torrent (C) chain (D) series

5. I am angry, ————?
(A) am I (B) aren’t I (C) isn’t it (D) wasn’t it

6. Pay careful attention ———— what I am going to say.
(A) to (B) with (C) on (D) into

7. He is the man I am looking ————.
(A) of (B) for (C) with (D) about

8. Bangladesh’s triumph ———— India in cricket was quite unexpected.
(A) in (B) by (C) against (D) over

9. The minister arrived ——— time.
(A) at (B) of (C) over (D) on

10. He ———— thirty years old.
(A) has (B) had (C) is (D) none of these


11. This is the last letter he ———— from me.
(A) have got (B) had got (C) is getting (D) get

12. The charity does not consist ———— indiscriminate alms - giving.
(A) in (B) with (C) on (D) of

13. He has no liking ———— mathematics.
(A) in (B) with (C) of (D) for

14. Ask him to call ———— my office.
(A) on (B) of (C) off (D) at

15. Silkworms feed ———— mulberry trees.
(A) in (B) on (C) with (D) of

16. The books ————— help you the most are those that make you think.
(A) what (B) which (C) when (D) where

17. One of the friends who ——— to see me here is a businessman.
(A) come (B) comes (C) will come (D) none of these

18. 1 won’t see him ——— he calls me.
(A) if (B) unless (C) after (D) since

19. We went to the airport to see him —————.
(A) away (B) down (C) through (D) off

20. —————— must always do one’s duty.
(A) One (B) He (C) She (D) We

21. There ————— plenty of pins in the drawer.
(A) is (B) have (C) shall (D) are

22. Remesh has come, ———— ?
(A) hasn ‘t he (B) isn ‘t he (C) doesn’t he (D) can’t he

Find out the mistake in the sentences:
23. (A) I have / (B) lesser books / (C) than you/ (D) no error

24. (A) I and you are not supposed / (B) to attend the function / (C) at night. / (D) no error

25. (A) The invitation card says that Sathish / (B) marries with / (C) Sunitha next month. / (D) no error

26. (A) Nobody can deny that Gandhiji’s ideas / (B) are different / (C) than Nehru’s. / (D) no error

27. (A) I have been teaching in the college / (B) for the last several years but have never seen / (C) such
a worst student as Raj. / (D) no error

28. (A) I work much on Sunday / (B) at home / (C) than on other days. / (D) no error

29. (A) Ram was unable to support his parents / (B) even though both of them / (C) had income of their
own. / (D) no error

30. (A) A friend of mine who is a doctor / (B) gave me some useful advices / (C) when I rang him two hours
ago. / (D) no error

31. (A) The number of people / (B) applying were so large / (C) that the college had to stop issuing
application forms. / (D) no error

32. (A) He told me that he could not buy paintings / (B) which he wanted very much / (C) because he
hadn’t enough money. / (D) no error

Rewrite as directed:
33. “Have a bone to pick with somebody” means:
(A) Have no hesitation about anything. (B) Have a reason to quarrel with somebody.
(C) Have no reason to quarrel with somebody. (D) none of these

34. “Wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve” means:
(A) get upset (B) pay more money (C) show one’s feeling openly (D) be calm

35. The group of judges is known as:
(A) a swarm (B) a bunch (C) a bench (D) a bevy

36. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) I saw him on this morning. (B) I saw him in this morning.
(C) I saw him this morning. (D) I saw him by his morning.

37. Which of the following is a correct plural noun?
(A) sisters in law (B) sister in law (C) sister in laws (D) sisters in laws

38. The antonym of ‘barren’ is:
(A) small (B) fertile (C) ugly (D) dull

39. Gold is ________ precious metal. (Put article wherever necessary)
(A) the (B) an (C) a (D) none of these

40. The police have caught the thief. (Pick out the collective noun in the sentence.)
(A) The police (B) catch (C) thief (D) none of these


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

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