Q.1 |
Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction: She can sing, ____ she can dance. |
a) | as |
b) | and |
c) | but |
d) | none of them |
Q.2 |
Choose the word that can be used in the same meaning as the word in the 'braces' in both the sentences: I. It is certainly a thing which 'tempts' people. II. I 'take exception' to what he has just said. |
a) | object |
b) | prototype |
c) | rejection |
d) | protest |
Q.3 |
Identify the sentence that intransitively uses the verb: |
a) | The ants fought the wasps. |
b) | He spoke haughtily. |
c) | I feel a severe pain in my head. |
d) | He spoke the truth. |
Q.4 |
Identify the part of speech word/phrase which is in braces(" "): The "early" bird catches the worm. |
a) | Adverb |
b) | Pronoun |
c) | Adjective |
d) | Verb |
Q.5 |
Complete the sentence by filling in the blanks with the appropriate article: I first met him _______ year ago. |
a) | a |
b) | an |
c) | the |
d) | no article |
Q.6 |
Select the correctly punctuated sentence: |
a) | His breakfast consisted of: a can of Diet Coke, cold pizza, and the crumbs from a bag of corn chips. |
b) | His breakfast consisted of: a can of diet coke, cold pizza, and the crumbs from a bag of corn chips. |
c) | His breakfast consisted of: a can of Diet Coke, cold pizza and the crumbs from a bag of corn chips. |
d) | His breakfast consisted of a can of Diet Coke, cold pizza, and the crumbs from a bag of corn chips. |
Q.7 |
Choose the right personal pronoun to correctly finish this sentence: I was stopped by a woman who wanted to ask ________ the way to the post office. |
a) | it |
b) | we |
c) | me |
d) | she |
Q.8 |
Name the part of speech used in the word which is in braces(" "): He kept the "fast" for a week. |
a) | Verb |
b) | Adverb |
c) | Noun |
d) | Adjective |
Q.9 |
Select the option which best explains the meaning of the idiom marked in the braces(" "): He is a "queer fish". I have failed to understand him. |
a) | funny person |
b) | sensitive person |
c) | strange person |
d) | quarrelsome person |
Q.10 |
Identify the adverb from the following sentence: He always tries to do his best. |
a) |
always |
b) | tries |
c) | to do |
d) | best |
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