Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Model Question Papers : Deputy Collector Examination | General English -30

 PRACTICE TEST : 04

1. That you have been indiscreet is evident. (Turn to a simple sentence)
(A) The evident is indiscreet (B) Your indiscretion is evident.
(C) Your indiscretion that is evident. (D) None of these

2. I have no money to lend you. (Change into a complex sentence)
(A) I have no money that I can lend you. (B) I have no money whom I lend you.
(C) I have no money that lend you. (D) None of these

3. Father usually (drink) coffee in the morning, but today he (drink) tea. (Use the correct verb)
(A) drank, drank (B) drink, drinks (C) drinks, is drinking (D) is drinking, drinks

4. He has come late. (Use ‘often’)
(A) He has often come late. (B) He has come often late.
(C) He often has come late. (D) He has come late often.

5. She comes. (Use ‘late’)
(A) She comes late. (B) She late comes. (C) Late she comes. (D) None of these

6. Is she cleaning the kitchen? (Change into passive voice)
(A) Is the kitchen being cleaned by her? (B) She is being cleaned by the kitchen?
(C) Is the kitchen cleaned by her? (D) Is she cleaned by the kitchen?

7. ————the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.(Use a suitable conjunction)
(A) If (B) Though (C) because of (D)On the contrary

8. She said, “Dad , What is a stable ?” (Change into indirect speech)
(A) She asked her Dad what a stable was. (B) She asked her Dad what is a stable.
(C) she asked her Dad what was a stable. (D) None of these

9. Who broke this jug? (Change into passive)
(A) By whom was this jug broken? (B) who this jug broken?
(C) Who was this jug broken? (D) who did this jug broke?

10. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) She asks where is the library. (B) She asks where the library is.
(C) She asks where was the library. (D) She asks where the library was.

11. Mr. Ram is an archaeologist. ‘Archaeologist’ means:
(A) One who studies antiquities
(B) One who study the origin and development of mankind.
(C) One who studies statistics of the population. (D) One who studies the science of plants


12. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) If he will study hard, he will get a first class. (B) If he will study hard, he gets a first class.
(C) If he studies hard, he will get a first class. (D) If he would study hard, he would get a first class.

13. Mahesh is cleverer than Mohan. (Change into positive)
(A) Mahesh is not so clever as Mohan. (B) Mahesh is clever as Mohan.
(C) Mohan is not so clever as Mahesh. (D) Mohan is so clever as Mahesh.

14. He helped her. (Use ‘willingly’)
(A) He willingly helped her. (B) He helped her willingly.
(C) He helped willingly her (D) None of these

Fill in the blanks:
15. Every morning I ———— the paper.
(A) will read (B) am reading (C) read (D) have read

16. When I visited him, he ———— bed – ridden for two months.
(A) was (B) had been (C) has been (D) have been

17. I shall call you when the guests ———— .
(A) will arrive (B) will be arriving (C) arrive (D) arrived

18. By 2010, I ———— in this college for 15 years.
(A) shall be teaching (B) shall teach (C) shall have been teaching (D) will teach

19. He is ——— older than I am.
(A) no (b) not (C) none (D) neither

20. We shall drive if the roads are ————.
(A) clear (B) clearly (C) clearing (D) clarify.

21. Every morning this week, she has arrived ————.
(A) lately (B) late (C) later (D) latest

22. Either your brakes ———— defective, or my eye sight ————.
(A) are, is (B) is, is (C) is, are (D) are, are

23. He was made ———— me the money back.
(A) give (B) to give (C) for giving (D) by giving

24. You are ——— lucky to have escaped.
(A)much (B) many (C) very (D) none of these

25. I enjoyed the novel ————— you lent me last.
(A) whom (B) which (C) who (D) for which

26. She has done it ———.
(A) easily (B) easy (C) very easy (D) easier

27. “What ————?”, he says.
(A) you are doing (B) are you doing (C) you were doing (D) is you doing

28. Would you mind ———— these letters for me?
(A) post (B) posted (C) posting (D) posts

29. It is useless ——— with him.
(A) argue (B) argued (C) arguing (D) argues

30. They appointed him —————.
(A) as a manager (B) manager (C) for a manager (D) as manager

31. I have seen a film. ———— I.
(A) so am (B) am so (C) so have (D) have so

32. Inspite of her ———— Geetha still managed to find time for her hobbies like playing musical
instruments.
(A) pre occupations (B) occupations (C) business (D) predelictions

33. The child ———— viral fever since last month.
(A) is suffering (B) has been suffering (C) was suffering (D) suffers

34. Time and tide ———— no man.
(A) waited (B) wait (C) waits (D) have waited

35. Whenever he is in London, my father ———— with a cousin of his.
(A) stay (B) shall stay (C) stays (D) is staying

36. The sun which is one of the million stars in the universe ———— us with heat and light.
(A) provide (B) provides (C) have provided (D) providing

37. She did not marry until ———— in life.
(A) late (B) lately (C) later (D) latest

38. He tried ———— to win the race.
(A) hard (B) hardly (C) hardfully (D) none of these

39. Most boys like ———— foot ball.
(A) play (B) played (C) in playing (D) playing

40. He said that he ———— time to see my uncle.
(A) did not have (B) hadn’t (C) had no (D) will not have

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

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