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)
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