Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Model Question Papers : Deputy Collector Examination| General English -160


 PRACTICE TEST :18

Spot the error:
1. (A) The soup / (B) isn’t / (C) enough hot ./ (D) no error

2. (A) I promise / (B) I pay / (C) you tomorrow. / (D) no error

3. (A) My parents / (B) wanted / (C) that I study. / (D) no error

4. (A) I don’t like / (B) to be / (C) shouted. / (D) no error

5. (A) She is / (B) one of the women / (C) who have climbed Everest. (D) no error

6. (A)Why are / (B)you climbing / (C) across the wall? / (D) no error

7. (A) He walked /(B) right over / (C) the desert. / (D) no error

8. (A) I / (B) walked / (C) across the wood. / (D) no error

9. (A)When I was/(B) at your age/(C)I was working./(D)no error

10. (A)He could /(B) read /(C) in the age of three./(D) no error

11. (A) I shall / (B) take / (C) all two shirts. / (D) no error


Provide suitable prepositions:
12. Let’s go and have a coffee ——— Marcel’s.
(A) to (B) in (C) at (D) for

13. Switzerland is ———— Germany, France, Australia and Italy.
(A) among (B) between (D) in (D) none of these

14. He was reconciled ———— his wife.
(A) for (B) both (C) with (D) through

15. You have to account ——— the delay.
(A) by (B) of (C) off (D) for

16. The manager asked the clerk to return all the documents ——— his possession.
(A) of (B) in (C) from (D) under

17. The minister appealed ———— the people to help the flood victims.
(A) with (B) to (C) on (D) by

18. The thief ran away from the crowd,———— he should be attacked.
(A) for (B) lest (C) since (D) if

19. Our neighbours have been living here ———— 1995.
(A) since (B) for (C) in (D) around

Fill up the blanks:
20. Mary is rich, ———— ?
(A) isn’t it (B) isn’t she (C) is she (D) is it

21. One of my brothers ——— a minister.
(A) have (B) are (C) is (D) were

22. My grandfather ———— ten years ago.
(A) had died (B) died (C) has died (D) have died

23. As a boy Edison ——— newspapers for a living.
(A) was selling (B) used to sell (C) sold (D) had sold

24. This is the place ———— I lost my bag.
(A) where (B) when (C) which (D) who

25. ——— was the journey like?
(A) who (B) how (C) which (D) what

26. If she comes I ——— call you.
(A) should (B) will (C) would (D) would have

27. When the boys reached the school, the bell ————.
(A) rang (B) has rung (C) had rung (D) had been rung

28. She can play ——— very well.
(A) violin (B) a violin (C) the violin (D) an violin

29. They climbed ————.
(A) the Everest (B) Everest (C) a Everest (D) an Everest

30. This is the person ———— brought the message.
(A) whom (B) whose (C) who (D) which

31. Unhygienic surroundings ———— health problems.
(A) give rise to (B) call for (C) call off (D) set in

32. The book is not only interesting but also —————.
(A) intruding (B) intrinsic (C) endearing (D) instructive

Rewrite as directed:
33. You are foolish to do that. (Begin this sentence with ‘it’)
(A) It is you are foolish to do that. (B) It is foolish you are to do that.
(C) It is foolish to do that. (D) It is foolish of you to do that.

34. To go by train would be best. (Begin the sentence with ‘it’)
(A) It is to go by train would be best. (B) It is the train to go would be best.
(C) It would be best to go by train. (D) It would be best the train to go.

35. Choose the word that is closest meaning to the word ‘immunity’.
(A) disinclination (B) freedom (C) protection (D) apathy

36. The closest of the word ‘benevolence’ is:
(A) attention (B) attraction (C) patience (D) kindness

37. The word which means ‘false reports that damage the reputation of a person’:
(A) candour (B) gander (C) banter (D) slander

38. ‘Arrears’ best means :
(A) small pieces (B) works of art
(C) unpaid debts (D) the back portion of a building

39. Choose the correct preposition for the sentence: The thief hid all his loot ———— a stone.
(A) below (B) under (C) beneath (D) by

40. He said, ‘I must go at once.’ Change into indirect speech:
(A) He said that he had to go at once. (B) He said that he would go at once.
(C) He said that he must have gone at once. (D) he said that he had had to go at once.

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

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