Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Model Question Papers : Deputy Collector Examination | General English -25

PRACTICE TEST : 05

Rewrite as directed
1. On being challenged, they ran away. (Change to a complex sentence)
(A) They challenged because they ran away. (B) When they were challenged and they ran away.
(C) When they were challenged, they ran away. (D) None of these

2. He admitted his guilt. (Change to a complex sentence)
(A) He admitted that he was guilty. (B) He admitted because he was guilty.
(C) He was admitted he was guilty. (D) None of these

3. Heat (expand) and cold (contract).(Use the correct verb)
(A) expanded, contracted (B) expands, contracts
(C) expand, contracted (D) expanded, contracts

4. He rises early. (Use ‘seldom’)
(A) He rises seldom early. (B) Seldom he rises early.
(C) He seldom rises early. (D) He rises early seldom.

5. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) I sat in the corner quiet for an hour. (B) I sat quiet in the corner for an hour.
(C) I sat for an hour quiet in the corner. (D) I sat for an hour in the corner quiet.

6. We seldom see them now a days. (Begin the sentence with ‘seldom’)
(A) Seldom we see them now a days. (B) Seldom do we see them now a days.
(C) Seldom did we see them now a days. (D) Seldom will we see them now a days.

7. A doctor who specialises in the treatment of heart disorder is called:
(A) a surgeon (B) a cardiologist (C) an oncologist (D) an optician

8. Have you a pencil? (Give a short negative answer)
(A) No, I haven’t (B) No, I have (C) No, I hasn’t (D) No, I has

9. How hot! (Change into assertive)
(A) Very hot. (B) It was very hot. (C) It is very hot. (D) I has very hot.

10. She is too weak to carry the box. (Use ‘so ——— that’)
(A) She is so weak to carry that the box. (B) She is so weak that she can carry the box.
(C) She is so weak that she could not carry the box. (D) She is so weak that she can not carry the box.


Fill up the blanks
11. See that the patient ———— complete test.
(A) is having (B) has (C) will have (D) will be having

12. I ——— waiting for his reply for two weeks now.
(A) am (B) have been (C) was (D) had been

13. My brother ———— tomorrow.
(A) will have arrived (B) would arrive (C) is arriving (D) has arrived

14. I ———— the TV for a long time when the burglars burst in.
(A) was seeing (B) have been seeing (C) had been seeing (D) is seeing

15. ‘Right hand man’ means
(A ) honest person (B) efficient assistant
(C) one who cannot use his left hand (D) foolish person

16. One of the boys ———— injured in the accident which occurred yesterday.
(A) were (B) was (C) are (D) have been

17. ———— school has ——— new look.
(A) The, a (B) A, the (C) A, an (D) The, the

18. I arranged to go ———— for tea.

(A) to my friend’s home (B) at my friend’s home (C) my friend’s home (D) with my friend’s home.

19. The audience consisted ———— of women.
(A) most (B) mostly (C) mostfully (D) none of these

20. We are moving from our present house into —————.
(A) a smaller one (B) a smaller (C) a smaller ones (D) a small

21. What is the name of that person ————— you were speaking?
(A) whom (B) to whom (C) who (D) whose

22. He felt ——— tired.
(A) much (B) very (C) many (D) a lot

23. We were —— the worse for our experience.
(A) no (B) nothing (C) not (D) none

24. Neither of them ———— the answer.
(A) know (B) knows (C) have known (D) knowing

25. ———— the Taj Mahal?
(A) Did you ever see (B) Have you ever seen (C) Did you ever saw (D) Has you ever seen

26. I made him ————— me the money back.
(A) give (B) given (C) gave (D) gives

27. We have got ———— petrol.
(A) many (B) much (C) plenty of (D) large

28. Which of your sisters is ————, Jane, or Mary?
(A) old (B) the elder, (C) the eldest (D) elder

29. This is the place ———— he was shot.
(A) that (B) where (C) which (D) whom

30. I met him ————.
(A) on last Monday (B) last Monday (C) in last Monday (D) for last Monday

31. When ———— you lost your pen?
(A) have you lost (B) has you lost (C) did you lose (D) had you lost

32. I know —————.
(A) to swim (B) how to swim (C) swim (D) swam

33. After they —————, I ————— my dinner.
(A) went, had (B) had gone, had (C) went, had had (D) went, have

34. It is bad ———— money.
(A) to borrow (B) borrowing (C) borrowed (D) in borrow

Fill in with correct prepositions
35. Come what may, I shall adhere ———— my principles.
(A) to (B) with (C) on (D) upon

36. The sweets were distributed ———— the children.
(A) between (B) among (C) from (D) since

37. You can travel ——— bicycle.
(A) in (B) by (C) on (D) at

38. You can travel ———— a bicycle.
(A) in (B) by (C) on (D) at

39. I travelled to Kollam ———— bus.
(A) on (B) by (C) at (D) with

40. I’ll come back ——— an hour.
(A) after (B) for (C) in (D) on

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

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