Model Question Papers : Deputy Collector Examination : General English 0002

 PRACTICE TEST :11

Find out the error
1. (A) Everybody among the business men were enjoying drinking / (B) when the manager of the hotel
/ (C) was shot dead. (D) no error

2. (A) He behaves as if/ (B) he was / (C) a king. / (D) no error

3. (A)He admitted/(B)that he was (C) in wrong./(D) no error

4. (A) Six miles / (B) are a long/ (C) long distance / (D) no error

5. (A) Don ‘t make / (B) fool / (C) of me. / (D) no error

6. (A) I have been / (B) waiting for/ (C) one and a half hour. / (D) no error

7. (A) I have lain awake / (B) a good many night / (C) worrying about you. (D) no error

8. (A) It / (B) is often raining / (C) here. / (D) no error

9. (A) You / (B) had better / (C) to see the doctor. / (D) no error

10. (A) I use to play / tennis I (C) at weekends. / (D) no error

11. (A) No sooner did / (B) he arrived the station when / (C) the train began to move. / (D) no error


Fill up the blanks:
12. She has always had ————- distrust of strangers.
(A) deep (B) the deep (C) a deep (D) an deep

13. Had he applied, he ———— the job.
(A) would get (B) gets (C) would have got (D) will get

14. He reads —— too quickly.
(A) fairly (B) rather (C) less (D) none of these

15. He came ———.
(A) late (B) lately (C) latest (D) none of these

16. You had better ——— a doctor.
(A) consulted (B) to consult (C) consult (D) had consulted

17. He would rather——— him.
(A) meet (B) had met (C) to meet (D) none of these

18. He enjoys——— .
(A) to swim (B) swim (C) swimming (D) swam

19. ——— the policeman the thief ran away.
(A) saw (B) see (C) seeing (D) seen

Provide prepositions:
20. The manager was approved ——— my plan .
(A) of (B) at (C) in (D) with

21. He has great aversion ——— meat eating .
(A) to (B) at (C) in (D) with

22. I have no sympathy ———— the ruined fellow .
(A) at (B) for (C) in (D) to

23. He suffered ——— want of money .
(A) from (B) at (C) in (D) on

24. She is usually seen ———— white saree.
(A) with (B) on (C) in (D) by

25. The teacher dressed the student ————.
(A) down (B) in (C) up (D) on

26. Presenting a dagger ———— me, the robber demanded money.
(A) to (B) at (C) with (D) towards

Fill up the blanks:
27. The ——— of the lion is loud and fearsome.
(A) chirping (B) wail (C) roar (D) cry

28. When I first met him, he ———— in a hotel.
(A) had been working (B) has been working (C) was working (D) worked

29. So far 50 people have ———— in the fighting.
(A) dead (B) death (C) died (D) none of these

30. I have to blame ———— for his failure.
(A) myself (B) mine (C) my own (D) me

31. Let’s start the work,———— ?
(A) don’t we (B) do we (C) isn’t it (D) shall we

32. Select the word meaning ‘small branch’:
(A) bit (B) stick (C) twig (D) log

33. Will you return asked John (Choose the right punctuation)
(A) “Will you return,” asked John (B) “Will you return? asked John.
(C) “Will you return?” asked John. (D) “Will you return?” asked John

34. The play was so ———— that the audience laughed all through it.
(A) ludicrous (B) ludicroose (C) ludicruous (D) ludecrous

35. I ——— him yesterday.
(A) had met (B) have met (C) met (D) none of these

36. He used to visit his father, ———— ?
(A) doesn’t he (B) does he (C) didn’t he (D) did he

37. Open the door, ———— ?
(A) don’t we (B) will you (C) shall we (D) do we

38. Run fast lest you ——— miss the train.
(A) shall (B) would (C) could (D) should

39. That is ———— utopian idea.
(A) of (B) an (C) a (D) by

40. Let’s play, ————?
(A) do we (B) shall we (C) will we (D) can’t we

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