PRACTICE TEST : 09
Fill up the blanks using the suitable choices.
1. He dares to face him ,————
(A) dare n’ t he ? (B) doesn’t he ? (C) does he ? (D) dare he?
2. You could go by air, or ————— you could drive there.
(A) alternatively (B) alternately (C) alternate (D) alternative
3. He carried ————— ————— —————.
(A) two strong, heavy, black boxes (B) heavy, two strong, black boxes
(C) black boxes, two strong, heavy (D) none of these
4. Which word is wrongly spelt?
(A) flopy (B) flossy (C) floridly (D) fluently
5. Synonym of “rare” is —————.
(A) available (B) scarce (C) important (D) frequent
6. “Demeanour” means —————.
(A) dignity (B) behaviour (C) insult (D) worry
7. An ‘architect’ is to ‘building’, as a ‘cobbler’ is to —————.
(A) cobweb (B) cobber (C) cobra (D) shoes
8. Opposite of the word ‘fragile’ is —————.
(A) compact (B) pompous (C) unbreakable (D) flimsy
9. Opposite of the word ‘perilous’ is —————.
(A) safe (B) natural (C) contributory (D) precarious
10. When I went in, every seat in the auditorium ———— taken.
(A) were (B) be (C) was (D) been
11. Seetha ———to the radio when a lizard fell on her arm.
(A) listening (B) was listening (C) listen (D) is listening
12. Opportunity seldom knocks ————.
(A) once (B) often (C) twice (D) three times
13. Her mother works for ——— insurance company in Delhi.
(A) the (B) a (C) an (D) all
14. Time ————— all sorrows.
(A) heels (B) heals (C) heel (D) heal
Rewrite as directed:
15. Being tired, he fell asleep. (Change to a compound sentence)
(A) He was tired and fell asleep. (B) He tires and fell asleep.
(C) He was tired because he fell sleep. (D) None of these
16. She is not only pretty but also clever. (Change into a simple sentence)
(A) Being pretty, she is clever. (B) Besides being pretty, she is clever.
(C) She is pretty and clever. (D) None of these
17. What a wonderful opportunity! (Change into an assertive sentence)
(A) This is a good opportunity. (B) It is a very wonderful opportunity.
(C) It is a very good opportunity. (D) None of these
18. How kind of you to help him like that! (Change into an assertive sentence)
(A) You are very kind. (B) You are very kind of him to help.
(C) It is very kind of you to help him like that. (D) None of these
19. Since the weather is bad, we will ‘cancel’ the meeting arranged for this evening. (the italized word means)
(A) give up (B) give away (C) give in (D) give out
20. The Govt ‘rejected’ all the demands.(Choose the correct phrase)
(A) put out (B) turned down (C) made out (D) gave out
21. Someone has stolen my watch. (Change into passive voice)
(A) Someone has been stolen my watch. (B) My watch has been stolen.
(C) My watch was stolen. (D) My watch had been stolen.
22. Please say this to him. (Give the negative form)
(A) Did not say this to him. (B) Do not say this to him.
(C) Had not say this to him. (D) none of these
23. In the sentence “No room here”, ‘room’ means:
(A) Room for rent (B) Waiting room (C) Accommodation (D) Space
24. The idiom “To read between lines” means:
(A) To suspect (B) To do useless reading
(C) To read carefully (D) To understand the hidden meaning of the words
25. Pick out the correct sentence.
(A) I prefer coffee than tea. (B) Politics have divided the country.
(C) Sun rises in east. (D) He goes to bed at ten in the night.
Fill up the blanks:
26. James is not free on the 27th. We’ll have to find an ————— date.
(A) Alternate (B) alternately (C) alternative (D) alternatively
27. She danced ————— ————— —————.
(A) at the town hall, beautifully, at night (B) beautifully, at night, at the town hall
(C) beautifully, at the town hall, at night (D) at the town hall, at night, beautifully
28. I sat ———— ———— —————.
(A) quiet, in the corner, for an hour (B) in the corner, quiet, for an hour
(C) for an hour, quiet, in the corner (D) for an hour, in the corner, quiet
29. The visitor was given a warm welcome on his ————.
(A) arrive (B) arriving (C) arrived (D) arrival
30. It has been raining in Kerala ——— six months.
(A) since (B) by (C) for (D) from
31. I can write a book ———— grammar.
(A) on (B) in (C) about (D) of
32. Monkeys live ——— trees.
(A) on (B) in (C) upon (D) by
33. It is natural ——— man to make mistakes.
(A) that (B) about (C) in (D) for
34. You would look better if —————.
(A) you would have cut your hair. (B) you cut your hair.
(C) you have cut your hair. (D) you will cut your hair
35. It ———— rain this evening.
(A) may (B) would (C) can (D) should
36. ————— the suspected causes for earthquakes is the construction of dams.
(A) Most of (B) Only (C) One of (D) many of
37. We work hard, —————?
(A) didn’t we (B) aren’t we (C) don’t we (D) do we
38. If I had a better job, I —————.
(A) will help you (B) would help you (C) would have help you (D) helped you
39. He can not ————— the problem.
(A) cope with (B) cope up with (C) cope in (D) cope up
40. One of the ————— qualified in the entrance test.
(A) boys have (B) boy has (C) boys has (D) boy have
ANSWERS
1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. C 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. B 15. A 16. B 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. B 21. B 22. B 23.D 24. D 25. D 26. C 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. A 32. B 33. D 34. B 35. A
36. C 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. C
Fill up the blanks using the suitable choices.
1. He dares to face him ,————
(A) dare n’ t he ? (B) doesn’t he ? (C) does he ? (D) dare he?
2. You could go by air, or ————— you could drive there.
(A) alternatively (B) alternately (C) alternate (D) alternative
3. He carried ————— ————— —————.
(A) two strong, heavy, black boxes (B) heavy, two strong, black boxes
(C) black boxes, two strong, heavy (D) none of these
4. Which word is wrongly spelt?
(A) flopy (B) flossy (C) floridly (D) fluently
5. Synonym of “rare” is —————.
(A) available (B) scarce (C) important (D) frequent
6. “Demeanour” means —————.
(A) dignity (B) behaviour (C) insult (D) worry
7. An ‘architect’ is to ‘building’, as a ‘cobbler’ is to —————.
(A) cobweb (B) cobber (C) cobra (D) shoes
8. Opposite of the word ‘fragile’ is —————.
(A) compact (B) pompous (C) unbreakable (D) flimsy
9. Opposite of the word ‘perilous’ is —————.
(A) safe (B) natural (C) contributory (D) precarious
10. When I went in, every seat in the auditorium ———— taken.
(A) were (B) be (C) was (D) been
11. Seetha ———to the radio when a lizard fell on her arm.
(A) listening (B) was listening (C) listen (D) is listening
12. Opportunity seldom knocks ————.
(A) once (B) often (C) twice (D) three times
13. Her mother works for ——— insurance company in Delhi.
(A) the (B) a (C) an (D) all
14. Time ————— all sorrows.
(A) heels (B) heals (C) heel (D) heal
Rewrite as directed:
15. Being tired, he fell asleep. (Change to a compound sentence)
(A) He was tired and fell asleep. (B) He tires and fell asleep.
(C) He was tired because he fell sleep. (D) None of these
16. She is not only pretty but also clever. (Change into a simple sentence)
(A) Being pretty, she is clever. (B) Besides being pretty, she is clever.
(C) She is pretty and clever. (D) None of these
17. What a wonderful opportunity! (Change into an assertive sentence)
(A) This is a good opportunity. (B) It is a very wonderful opportunity.
(C) It is a very good opportunity. (D) None of these
18. How kind of you to help him like that! (Change into an assertive sentence)
(A) You are very kind. (B) You are very kind of him to help.
(C) It is very kind of you to help him like that. (D) None of these
19. Since the weather is bad, we will ‘cancel’ the meeting arranged for this evening. (the italized word means)
(A) give up (B) give away (C) give in (D) give out
20. The Govt ‘rejected’ all the demands.(Choose the correct phrase)
(A) put out (B) turned down (C) made out (D) gave out
21. Someone has stolen my watch. (Change into passive voice)
(A) Someone has been stolen my watch. (B) My watch has been stolen.
(C) My watch was stolen. (D) My watch had been stolen.
22. Please say this to him. (Give the negative form)
(A) Did not say this to him. (B) Do not say this to him.
(C) Had not say this to him. (D) none of these
23. In the sentence “No room here”, ‘room’ means:
(A) Room for rent (B) Waiting room (C) Accommodation (D) Space
24. The idiom “To read between lines” means:
(A) To suspect (B) To do useless reading
(C) To read carefully (D) To understand the hidden meaning of the words
25. Pick out the correct sentence.
(A) I prefer coffee than tea. (B) Politics have divided the country.
(C) Sun rises in east. (D) He goes to bed at ten in the night.
Fill up the blanks:
26. James is not free on the 27th. We’ll have to find an ————— date.
(A) Alternate (B) alternately (C) alternative (D) alternatively
27. She danced ————— ————— —————.
(A) at the town hall, beautifully, at night (B) beautifully, at night, at the town hall
(C) beautifully, at the town hall, at night (D) at the town hall, at night, beautifully
28. I sat ———— ———— —————.
(A) quiet, in the corner, for an hour (B) in the corner, quiet, for an hour
(C) for an hour, quiet, in the corner (D) for an hour, in the corner, quiet
29. The visitor was given a warm welcome on his ————.
(A) arrive (B) arriving (C) arrived (D) arrival
30. It has been raining in Kerala ——— six months.
(A) since (B) by (C) for (D) from
31. I can write a book ———— grammar.
(A) on (B) in (C) about (D) of
32. Monkeys live ——— trees.
(A) on (B) in (C) upon (D) by
33. It is natural ——— man to make mistakes.
(A) that (B) about (C) in (D) for
34. You would look better if —————.
(A) you would have cut your hair. (B) you cut your hair.
(C) you have cut your hair. (D) you will cut your hair
35. It ———— rain this evening.
(A) may (B) would (C) can (D) should
36. ————— the suspected causes for earthquakes is the construction of dams.
(A) Most of (B) Only (C) One of (D) many of
37. We work hard, —————?
(A) didn’t we (B) aren’t we (C) don’t we (D) do we
38. If I had a better job, I —————.
(A) will help you (B) would help you (C) would have help you (D) helped you
39. He can not ————— the problem.
(A) cope with (B) cope up with (C) cope in (D) cope up
40. One of the ————— qualified in the entrance test.
(A) boys have (B) boy has (C) boys has (D) boy have
ANSWERS
1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. C 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. B 15. A 16. B 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. B 21. B 22. B 23.D 24. D 25. D 26. C 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. A 32. B 33. D 34. B 35. A
36. C 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. C
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