General English #33 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

GENERAL ENGLISH #33

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Directions (1-5): In these questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

1. Only the brave deserves the .......... .

(a) fare

(b) flare

(c) flair

(d) fair

Answer: (d)

2. You cannot lose what you .......... had.

(a) once

(b) always

(c) never

(d) have

Answer: (c)

3. We should go .......... doing more good than harm.

(a) on

(b) above

(c) about

(d) to

Answer: (c)

4. When we got home last evening, we found that the guest .......... .

(a) have arrived

(b) has arriving

(c) is arriving

(d) had arrived

Answer: (d)

5. Neo-colonialism is .......... that persists even after the demise of the formal colonization all over the so called Third-world.

(a) a monster

(b) a devil

(c) a satan

(d) an imp

Answer: (a)

Directions (6-8): In these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

6. GARNISH

(a) honour

(b) respect

(c) obey

(d) adorn

Answer: (d)

7. ABANDON

(a) excuse

(b) forsake

(c) urge

(d) risk

Answer: (b)

8. ODIOUS

(a) hateful

(b) rotten

(c) infamous

(d) sick

Answer: (a)

Directions (9-11): In these questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

9. CONTROVERSIAL

(a) uncertain

(b) dubious

(c) undisputed

(d) questionable

Answer: (c)

10. NOURISH

(a) starve

(b) foster

(c) sustain

(d) strengthen

Answer: (a)

11. ALIGHT

(a) disembark

(b) embark

(c) embalm

(d) align

Answer: (b)

Directions (12-14): In these questions, four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

12. (a) Auxiliary

(b) Axiliary

(c) Auxiliury

(d) Auxilary

Answer: (a)

13. (a) Sanctimonous

(b) Sanctimoneous

(c) Sanctimonious

(d) Sanctiminious

Answer: (c)

14. (a) Privilege

(b) Previlege

(c) Prevelege

(d) Privelage

Answer: (a)

Directions (15-20): In these questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Direct/Indirect.

15. The girl wondered where the sparrows had gone.

(a) The girl said, “Oh! Where the sparrows have gone?”

(b) The girl said, “Oh! Where are the sparrows?”

(c) The girl said, “Oh! Where had the sparrows gone?”

(d) The girl said, “Oh! Where have the sparrows gone?”

Answer: (d)

16. She said to me, “I’m going shopping. Can I get you something?”

(a) She said she was going shopping and said to me if I wanted something.

(b) She said she was going shopping and asked if I wanted something.

(c) She said she was going shopping and asked if she could get me something.

(d) She said she is going shopping and asked if she could get me something.

Answer: (c)

17. Ramesh informed his friend that he could make use of his car while he was away.

(a) Ramesh said to his friend, “You will make use of my car while I was away.”

(b) Ramesh said to his friend, “Use my car while I go away.”

(c) Ramesh said to his friend, “You can make use of my car while I am away.”

(d) Ramesh asked his friend, “Will you make use of my car while I am away?”

Answer: (c)

18. Kala said to Radha, “Who were you speaking to over the phone?”

(a) Kala asked Radha who she had been speaking to over the phone.

(b) Kala asked Radha who she has been speaking to over the phone.

(c) Kala asked Radha who she was speaking to over the phone.

(d) Kala asked Radha that who she had been speaking to over the phone.

Answer: (a)

19. The king said to his men, “Do not be afraid of the enemy. Face them bravely.”

(a) The king ordered his men to not be afraid of the enemy and that they had to be faced bravely.

(b) The king asked his men to not be afraid of the enemy but they should be faced bravely.

(c) The king advised his men not to be afraid of the enemy but to face them bravely.

(d) The king told his men not to be afraid of the enemy and they had fatal them bravely.

Answer: (c)

20. Kannan said to Subha, “I’ll return the book after I have read it.”

(a) Kannan told Subha that he will return the book after he has read it.

(b) Kannan told Subha that he would return the book after he has read it.

(c) Kannan told Subha that he will return the book after he read it.

(d) Kannan told Subha that he would return the book after he had read it.

Answer: (d)