Q.1 |
Choose the correct preposition. They went to Manali _____ train. |
a) | by |
b) | into |
c) | from |
d) | on |
Q.2 |
Tenses Identify the tense: He was always smiling. |
a) | Past Continuous Tense |
b) | Present Continuous Tense |
c) | Simple Past Tense |
d) | Simple Present Tense |
Q.3 |
Choose the word which means the same as 'inspiration'. |
a) | extraordinary |
b) | enthusiast |
c) | pathetic |
d) | fillip |
Q.4 |
Read the following and answer the question based on it: What amongst the following is this piece of writing? |
a) | A notice. |
b) | An advertisement. |
c) | A formal letter. |
d) | A poster. |
Q.5 |
Choose the word meaning opposite to "safety". |
a) | Exposed |
b) | Impervious |
c) | Inviolable |
d) | Infect |
Q.6 |
Naval architects never claim that a ship is unsinkable, but the sinking of the passenger-and-car ferry Estonia in the Baltic surely should have never have happened. It was well designed and carefully maintained. It carried the proper number of lifeboats. It had been thoroughly inspected the day of its fatal voyage. Yet hours later, Estonia rolled over and sank in a cold, stormy night. It went down so quickly that most of those on board, caught in their dark, flooding cabins, had no chance to save themselves: Of those who managed to scramble overboard, only 139 survived. The rest died of hypothermia before the rescuers could pluck them from the cold sea. The final death toll amounted to 912 souls. However, there was an unpleasant number of questions about why Estonia sank and why so many survivors were men in the prime of life, while most of the dead were women, children and the elderly. Based on the above passage, fill in the blank. It is clear from the passage that the survivors of the accident ______. |
a) |
Helped one another to overcome the tragedy that had affected them all |
b) | Were mostly young men but women, children and the elderly stood little chance |
c) | Helped save hundreds of lives |
d) | Are still suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder |
Q.7 |
One word for the sentence will be: A person of obscure position who has gained wealth. |
a) | Sumptuary |
b) | Extravagant` |
c) | Promiscuous |
d) | Parvenu |
Q.8 |
Fill in the blank: How _____ oranges did you put in the box? |
a) | much |
b) | big |
c) | so much |
d) | many |
Q.9 |
Choose the pair of words which have a similar relationship to that between the given pair of words: vapid: ______:: rapid: swift |
a) | inspired |
b) | turgid |
c) | wet |
d) | insipid |
Q.10 |
Choose the correct option which is the meaning of: "At the spur of the moment." |
a) | difficult moment |
b) | unplanned |
c) | great moment |
d) | very slow |
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Q.1 : a | Q.2 : a | Q.3 : d | Q.4 : b | Q.5 : a | Q.6 : b | Q.7 : d | Q.8 : d | Q.9 : d | Q.10 : b