GENERAL ENGLISH #48
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Directions
(1-5): In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active
Voice/Passive Voice, out of the four alternatives suggested; select the one
which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/ Active Voice.
1.
They have made a film based on this novel.
(a) A film was based on this novel and made.
(b) A film have been made based on, this novel.
(c) A film, based on this novel, has been made.
(d) A film has been based and made on this novel.
Answer:
(c)
2.
The people couldn't move me to the hospital and the doctor operated on me at
home.
(a) I couldn't be moved to the hospital and was operated
on at home by the doctor.
(b) I couldn't be moved to the hospital and I had to be
operated on at home.
(c) I couldn't be moved to the hospital and I was
operated at home by the doctor.
(d) I couldn't be moved to the hospital by the people and
operated on at home.
Answer:
(a)
3.
Why did he deprive you of the membership?
(a) Why you were deprived of the membership?
(b) Why were you deprived of his membership by him?
(c) Why was he deprived of his membership?
(d) Why were you deprived of your membership by him?
Answer:
(d)
4. The
news has been brought to us by him.
(a) He brought us the news.
(b) He has brought us the news.
(c) He was brought the news to us.
(d) We brought the news to him.
Answer:
(b)
5. Not
a word was spoken by the criminal in self defence.
(a) The criminal spoke not a word in self defence.
(b) The criminal in self defence spoke no word.
(c) The criminal did not speak a word in self defence.
(d) The criminal spoke in self defence not a word.
Answer:
(c)
Directions
(6-20): For the following questions answer them individually.
6. Select
the synonym of the word COERCE.
(a) Enchant
(b) Pressurize
(c) Cajole
(d) Leave
Answer:
(b)
7. In
the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
We
had to decline several orders in case that the production was held up due to
labour strike.
(a) in case that
(b) the production was held up
(c) due to labour strike
(d) We had to decline
Answer:
(a)
8. Select
the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
His
company has the …………… of producing the best cricket balls in the country.
(a) opinion
(b) brand
(c) reputation
(d) position
Answer:
(c)
9. Select
the antonym of the word EXPANSION.
(a) Inflation
(b) Augmentation
(c) Extension
(d) Compression
Answer:
(d)
10. Select
the antonym of the word SCARCE.
(a) Scanty
(b) Few
(c) Seldom
(d) Plentiful
Answer:
(d)
11. Select
the wrongly spelt word.
(a) Calander
(b) Career
(c) Callous
(d) Carriage
Answer:
(a)
12. Select
the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Around
sixty bands in colourful …………… took part in the Notting Hill Carnival.
(a) clothings
(b) costumes
(c) apparels
(d) dressing
Answer:
(b)
13. Select
the word which means the same as the group of words given.
A
person, animal or plant much below the usual height.
(a) Wizard
(b) Dwarf
(c) Creature
(d) Witch
Answer:
(b)
14. Select
the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.
The
workers of this textile factory demand higher wages for a long time.
(a) have been demanding higher wages
(b) demanded higher wages
(c) No improvement
(d) has demanded higher wages
Answer:
(a)
15. Select
the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.
If
you park your car here, the traffic police has fined you.
(a) will fine you
(b) No improvement
(c) fine you
(d) fined you
Answer:
(a)
16. Given
below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.
A.
The cafe's owner says he's interested in conservation, and hopes customers will
realise the animals are worth saving, even though they often have a bad
reputation.
B.
None of them are venomous, meaning customers can get up close and personal with
the reptiles.
C.
Here you sip your drink in the company of 35 snakes.
D.
This cafe, which has just opened in Tokyo, is not for the faint-hearted.
(a) DBCA
(b) DCBA
(c) ABCD
(d) ABDC
Answer:
17. Given
below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct
order.
A.
An environmental group performed a necropsy on the animal and found about 40
kilograms of plastic, including grocery bags and rice sacks.
B. A
4.7-metre long whale died on Saturday in Phillipines where it was stranded a
day earlier.
C.
"It's very disgusting and heartbreaking," he said. "We've done
necropsies on 61 dolphins and whales in the last 10 years and this is one of
the biggest amounts of plastic we've seen".
D.
"The animal died from starvation and was unable to eat because of the
trash filling its stomach," said Darrell Blatchley, Director of D' Bone
Collector Museum lnc.
(a) ABCD
(b) DABC
(c) BADC
(d) BACD
Answer:
(c)
18. Select
the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To
play ducks and drakes.
(a) To use recklessly
(b) To change places
(c) To be friendly
(d) To act cleverly
Answer:
(a)
19. In
the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
Cyclone
Idai killed at least 157 people in Zimbabwe and Mozambique although it tore
across Southern Africa.
(a) Cyclone Idai killed
(b) it tore across
(c) although
(d) at least 157 people
Answer:
(c)
20. Select
the correct active form of the given sentence.
Every
passing vehicle was being thoroughly checked by the guards.
(a) The guards were thoroughly checking every passing
vehicle.
(b) The guards have thoroughly checked every passing vehicle.
(c) Every passing vehicle were thoroughly checking the
guards.
(d) The guards have been thoroughly checking every
passing vehicle.
Answer:
(a)
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