Q.1 |
Participles Pick out the participle from the following sentence: I saw the storm approaching. |
a) | I |
b) | saw |
c) | storm |
d) | approaching |
Q.2 |
Change the voice of the sentence: He has been arrested by the police. |
a) |
The police have arrested him. |
b) | The police had arrested him. |
c) | The police were arrested him. |
d) | The police have him arrested. |
Q.3 |
Read the following and answer the questions based on it: Who is the target customer? |
a) | Parents |
b) | Teachers |
c) | Office-going people |
d) | School-going children |
Q.4 |
Choose the correct preposition. They went to Manali _____ train. |
a) | by |
b) | into |
c) | from |
d) | on |
Q.5 |
Fill in the blank: His situation was very ___________. |
a) | seriously |
b) | serioused |
c) | sirious |
d) | serious |
Q.6 |
It was then he (i)____ (hear) the jostle and squeal of elephants. Below him on each side of (ii)____ shallow river-bed, the elephants traveled. He could see the cows and babies and one great old tusker. He (iii)____(play) his trunk to and fro to learn whatever the breeze could tell him, (iv)___ suddenly he hesitated. Fill in the blank (iii) with appropriate tense? |
a) | play |
b) | was playing |
c) | was played |
d) | playing |
Q.7 |
Choose the word which means the same as 'famous'. |
a) | Popular |
b) | Introvert |
c) | Pedophile |
d) | Powerful |
Q.8 |
It was then he (i)____ (hear) the jostle and squeal of elephants. Below him on each side of (ii)____ shallow river-bed, the elephants traveled. He could see the calves and babies and one great old tusker. He (iii)____(play) his trunk to and fro to learn whatever the breeze could tell him, (iv)___ suddenly hesitated. What is the correct option for blank (iv)? |
a) | and |
b) | for |
c) | as |
d) | in |
Q.9 |
Active-Passive Voice Convert the following passive voice sentence into active voice: A lion may be helped even by a little mouse. |
a) | Even a little mouse may help a lion. |
b) | A little mouse may even help a lion. |
c) | A little mouse can even help a lion. |
d) | Even a little mouse ought to help a lion. |
Q.10 |
Choose the pair of words which have a similar relationship to that between the given pair of words: gerrymander: divide:: filibuster: ______ |
a) | bend |
b) | punish |
c) | delay |
d) | rush |
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Q.1 : d | Q.2 : a | Q.3 : d | Q.4 : a | Q.5 : d | Q.6 : b | Q.7 : a | Q.8 : a | Q.9 : a | Q.10 : c