PRACTICE TEST :20
Provide prepositions:
1. I don’t interfere ——— my students in such matters .
(A) with (B) for (C) at (D) of
2. The ship is heavily laden ——— cargo .
(A) in (B) with (C) on (D) of
3. The king loaded the soldier ——— honours .
(A) of (B) for (C) with (D) of
4. He made ——— the door .
(A) for (B) of (C) at (D) beside
5. The street is paved ——— stones .
(A) with (B) in (C) on (D) of
6. It is a matter pertaining ——— philosophy .
(A) to (B) in (C) for (D) on
7. Don’t resort ———— foul means to make money .
(A) off (B) in (C) with (D) to
8. The court set ———— his claims .
(A) in (B) aside (C) of (D) for
9. The essay sets ——— the author’s views .
(A) forth (B) in (C) for (D) at
10. He set ———— on a pilgrimage .
(A) out (B) for (C) at (D) on
Spot the error:
11. (A) My shoes are / (B) worse / (C) to wear . / (D) no error
12. (A) My elder brother / (B) and my sister / (C) helps me in doing my home work . / (D) no error
13. (A) He immediately / (B) returned / (C) the book. / (D) no error
14. (A) I / (B) am / (C) honest always / (D) no error
15. (A) He / (B) rises / (C) seldom early / (D) no error
16. (A) You should have /(B) always been /(C) behaving well./(D) no error
17. (A) I think /(B)you are enough strong / (C) to lift the trunk /(D) no error
Fill up the blanks:
18. In spite of very tight security , the prisoner —— from the jail .
(A) jumped (B) escaped (C) went (D) ran
19. Two of the prisoners ———— from the jail.
(A) got on (B) got up (C) got across (D) got away
20. Don’t ————.
(A) fear (B) be afraid (C) be fear (D) none of these
21. After ———— this form, give it to the secretary.
(A) complete (B) have completed (C) completed (D) completing
22. You can’t have an apple, and you can’t have an orange ————.
(A) also (B) either (C) neither (D) none of these
23. You can have an apple, but you can’t have an orange———.
(A) too (B) either (C) neither (D) none of these
24. She is unhappy because he———any friends.
(A) has (B)hasn’t (C) have (D) haven’t
25. They ———— that house when I was here last year.
(A) have been building (B) have built (C) were building (D) had been building
26. The students in the last benches complained that they could not ——— what the teacher was saying.
(A) make out (B) make up (C) make up for (D) make after
27. ——— I get some tea for you.?
(A) should (B) would (C) will (D) shall
28. The meaning of the phrase “Alma Mater.”
(A) matter of fact (B) material benefit (C) mother institution (D) important position
29. When I first met him, he ————— in a hotel.
(A) had been working (B) has been working (C) was working (D) worked
30. He hardly ever lives in the village,——————?
(A) does he (B) doesn’t he (C) isn’t he (D) will he
31. Nehru was not only a politician,———— a great writer.
(A) but (B) but also (C) and (D) also
Rewrite as directed
32. Find out the correct sentence.
(A)Four weeks are a good holiday. (B) Four weeks is a good holiday.
(C)Four week are good holidays. (D)Four weeks is a good holidays.
33. Vinod will get a first class. He is hard working. (Combine using ‘so —— that’)
(A) Vinod is hard working so that he will get a first class.
(B) Vinod is so hard working that he will get a first class.
(C) Vinod will get a first class so that he is hard working.
(D) So that Vinod is hard working he will get a first class.
34. The meeting was held in camera. (Meaning of the phrase underlined)
(A) was photographed (B) in private (C) openly (D) in a public place
35. The management has decided to suspend the striking employees. (Begin with ‘it’)
(A) It was decided to suspend the striking employees.
(B) It is decided to suspend the striking employees.
(C) It has been decided to suspend the striking employees.
(D) It had been decided to suspend the striking employees.
36. His explanations cut no ice with the police. (Approximate meaning of the idiom underlined)
(A) to have little effect (B) to make angry (C) satisfy (D) deceive
37. The appropriate meaning of ‘spill the beans’ is.
(A) scatter on the floor (B) fill the place (C) to suffer a fall (D) to reveal secret information
38. “I bought a book.” is the active form of:
(A) A book has bought by me. (B) I was bought by a book.
(C) A book has been bought. (D) A book was bought by me.
39. The synonym of ‘plain’ is:
(A) smooth (B) simple (C) soft (D) shining
40. The antonym of ‘fact’ is:
(A) fixation (B) figure (C) fiction (D) fitness
ANSWERS
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. A 11. B 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. C 16. B 17. B 18. B 19. D 20. B 21. D 22. B 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. C 30. A 31. B 32. B 33. B 34. B 35. C
36. B 37. D 38. D 39. B 40. C
Provide prepositions:
1. I don’t interfere ——— my students in such matters .
(A) with (B) for (C) at (D) of
2. The ship is heavily laden ——— cargo .
(A) in (B) with (C) on (D) of
3. The king loaded the soldier ——— honours .
(A) of (B) for (C) with (D) of
4. He made ——— the door .
(A) for (B) of (C) at (D) beside
5. The street is paved ——— stones .
(A) with (B) in (C) on (D) of
6. It is a matter pertaining ——— philosophy .
(A) to (B) in (C) for (D) on
7. Don’t resort ———— foul means to make money .
(A) off (B) in (C) with (D) to
8. The court set ———— his claims .
(A) in (B) aside (C) of (D) for
9. The essay sets ——— the author’s views .
(A) forth (B) in (C) for (D) at
10. He set ———— on a pilgrimage .
(A) out (B) for (C) at (D) on
Spot the error:
11. (A) My shoes are / (B) worse / (C) to wear . / (D) no error
12. (A) My elder brother / (B) and my sister / (C) helps me in doing my home work . / (D) no error
13. (A) He immediately / (B) returned / (C) the book. / (D) no error
14. (A) I / (B) am / (C) honest always / (D) no error
15. (A) He / (B) rises / (C) seldom early / (D) no error
16. (A) You should have /(B) always been /(C) behaving well./(D) no error
17. (A) I think /(B)you are enough strong / (C) to lift the trunk /(D) no error
Fill up the blanks:
18. In spite of very tight security , the prisoner —— from the jail .
(A) jumped (B) escaped (C) went (D) ran
19. Two of the prisoners ———— from the jail.
(A) got on (B) got up (C) got across (D) got away
20. Don’t ————.
(A) fear (B) be afraid (C) be fear (D) none of these
21. After ———— this form, give it to the secretary.
(A) complete (B) have completed (C) completed (D) completing
22. You can’t have an apple, and you can’t have an orange ————.
(A) also (B) either (C) neither (D) none of these
23. You can have an apple, but you can’t have an orange———.
(A) too (B) either (C) neither (D) none of these
24. She is unhappy because he———any friends.
(A) has (B)hasn’t (C) have (D) haven’t
25. They ———— that house when I was here last year.
(A) have been building (B) have built (C) were building (D) had been building
26. The students in the last benches complained that they could not ——— what the teacher was saying.
(A) make out (B) make up (C) make up for (D) make after
27. ——— I get some tea for you.?
(A) should (B) would (C) will (D) shall
28. The meaning of the phrase “Alma Mater.”
(A) matter of fact (B) material benefit (C) mother institution (D) important position
29. When I first met him, he ————— in a hotel.
(A) had been working (B) has been working (C) was working (D) worked
30. He hardly ever lives in the village,——————?
(A) does he (B) doesn’t he (C) isn’t he (D) will he
31. Nehru was not only a politician,———— a great writer.
(A) but (B) but also (C) and (D) also
Rewrite as directed
32. Find out the correct sentence.
(A)Four weeks are a good holiday. (B) Four weeks is a good holiday.
(C)Four week are good holidays. (D)Four weeks is a good holidays.
33. Vinod will get a first class. He is hard working. (Combine using ‘so —— that’)
(A) Vinod is hard working so that he will get a first class.
(B) Vinod is so hard working that he will get a first class.
(C) Vinod will get a first class so that he is hard working.
(D) So that Vinod is hard working he will get a first class.
34. The meeting was held in camera. (Meaning of the phrase underlined)
(A) was photographed (B) in private (C) openly (D) in a public place
35. The management has decided to suspend the striking employees. (Begin with ‘it’)
(A) It was decided to suspend the striking employees.
(B) It is decided to suspend the striking employees.
(C) It has been decided to suspend the striking employees.
(D) It had been decided to suspend the striking employees.
36. His explanations cut no ice with the police. (Approximate meaning of the idiom underlined)
(A) to have little effect (B) to make angry (C) satisfy (D) deceive
37. The appropriate meaning of ‘spill the beans’ is.
(A) scatter on the floor (B) fill the place (C) to suffer a fall (D) to reveal secret information
38. “I bought a book.” is the active form of:
(A) A book has bought by me. (B) I was bought by a book.
(C) A book has been bought. (D) A book was bought by me.
39. The synonym of ‘plain’ is:
(A) smooth (B) simple (C) soft (D) shining
40. The antonym of ‘fact’ is:
(A) fixation (B) figure (C) fiction (D) fitness
ANSWERS
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. A 11. B 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. C 16. B 17. B 18. B 19. D 20. B 21. D 22. B 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. C 30. A 31. B 32. B 33. B 34. B 35. C
36. B 37. D 38. D 39. B 40. C
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