GENERAL ENGLISH #23
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Directions
(1-5): In these questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with
an appropriate word(s). Five alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose
the correct alternative out of the five.
1. You
must apologise ………. him ……….the wrong you have done.
(a) from, against
(b) to, for
(c) from, on
(d) to, against
(e) to, to
Answer:
(b)
2. After
I ………. dinner, ………. TV for a while.
(a) had, had watching
(b) had finished, will watch
(c) finished, watched
(d) finished, watching
(e) have finished, watched
Answer:
(b)
3. Because
it does not aim to ………. to the masses
and strives for a/an .......... view, art is fated to be always under
attack.
(a) appeal, universal
(b) afford, independent
(c) defer, individual
(d) cater, alternate
(e) acquire, perfect
Answer:
(a)
4. Enemies
are almost always ………. as they share the same ………. offer shorted suspicion and
betrayal.
(a) different, feelings
(b) disparate, qualities
(c) common, features
(d) similar, intensity
(e) same, feelings
Answer:
(c)
5. I
………. him because of his ……….
(a) love, impertinence
(b) hate, rudeness
(c) admire, hypocrisy
(d) detest, generosity
(e) like, rudeness
Answer:
(b)
Directions
(6-10): In these questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose
the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
6. Gift
of the gab
(a) Talent for speaking
(b) To distribute gifts
(c) To win a prize
(d) To be lucky
(e) None of the above
Answer:
(a)
7. To
account for
(a) Give the accounts for
(b) Give a satisfactory explanation for
(c) Speak the truth about
(d) Maintain accounts properly
(e) None of the above
Answer:
(b)
8. A
wolf in sheep’s clothing
(a) A wicked man who pretends to be good
(b) A good for nothing person
(c) A woman who looks younger than her age
(d) A man of high birth but in poor condition
(e) None of the above
Answer:
(a)
9. She
left him in the lurch
(a) Put him at ease
(b) Compromised him
(c) Annoyed him
(d) Deserted him in difficult times
(e) None of the above
Answer:
(d)
10. Kicked
the bucket
(a) Fought
(b) Died
(c) Played
(d) Collapsed
(e) None of the above
Answer:
(b)
Directions
(11-15): In these questions, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are
given alternatives to the underlined part at (a), (b), (c) and (d) which may
improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is
needed, your answer is (e).
11. My
relation was living in that house during 1965-1975.
(a) lived in that house from 1965 to 1975
(b) have been living in 1965 to 1975
(c) had been living from 1965 to 1975
(d) have lived in that house from 1965-1975
(e) No improvement
Answer:
(a)
12. They
knocked down ten houses when they built the new road.
(a) pulled down
(b) ruptured
(c) removed
(d) pushed
(e) No improvement
Answer:
(a)
13. After
my long walk, I was pleased to have an iced drink. I found it lively.
(a) livid
(b) refreshing
(c) tiring
(d) healthy
(e) No improvement
Answer:
(b)
14. The
revue at the theatre got excellent reviews from most newspapers.
(a) revenue
(b) review
(c) venue
(d) report
(e) No improvement
Answer:
(d)
15. I
want to tidy my room but I had no time.
(a) did not have time
(b) am having no time
(c) have not time
(d) have no time
(e) No improvement
Answer:
(d)
Directions
(16-20): In these questions, there are four different words out of which one is
correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
16. (a)
Appreciation
(b) Apreciation
(c) Appraciation
(d) Apericiation
(e) None of the above
Answer:
(a)
17. (a)
Accomudation
(b) Accommodation
(c) Accomodation
(d) Acommodation
(e) None of the above
Answer:
(b)
18. (a)
Aperant
(b) Transparent
(c) Translocent
(d) Tranciant
(e) None of the above
Answer:
(b)
19. (a)
Ornemental
(b) Ornamental
(c) Ornamentel
(d) Ornammental
(e) None of the above
Answer:
(b)
20. (a)
Colleague
(b) Coleague
(c) Colegue
(d) Collegue
(e) None of the above
Answer:
(a)
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