QN : 1
Gold, as well as iron, ______ (be) found in Mexico.
(Use the correct form of the verb given in brackets, to fill the blank, from the options below)
(A) are
(B) is
(C) has been
(D) were
QN : 2
Each of the players ______ (have) the same chances to win.
(Use the correct form of the verb in the bracket to fill up the blank, choose from the options below)
(A) has
(B) had
(C) have
(D) is having
QN : 3
Too much moisture in the air ______ metal things to rust.
(Choose the best option to fill up the blanks)
(A) causes
(B) cause
(C) causing
(D) has caused
QN : 4
The bus stop is near ______ (we) house.
Choose the correct possessive pronoun to fill up the blank
(A) his
(B) my
(C) their
(D) our
QN : 5
Fill up with the correct reflexive pronoun.
‘We don’t need any help. We’ll do it ______’.
(A) himself
(B) themselves
(C) ourselves
(D) ourself
QN : 6
You’re Spanish, ______ ?
Fill up the blanks with the correct question tag
(A) isn’t it?
(B) are you?
(C) aren’t you?
(D) didn’t you?
QN : 7
Let’s have a coffee, ______ ?
Fill up the blanks with the correct question tag
(A) shall we?
(B) should we?
(C) isn’t it?
(D) can we?
QN : 8
Use the correct preposition to fill up the blank.
‘We will meet ______ the airport’.
(A) at
(B) in
(C) of
(D) to
QN : 9
Change into Indirect Speech :
He said, ‘‘I’ve finished’’.
(A) He said that he has finished
(B) He said that he is finished
(C) He said that he finished
(D) He said that he had finished
QN : 10
Report the following sentence :
He said, ‘‘Will you have a seat’’?
(A) He told me to sit
(B) He asked me to have a seat
(C) He asked me to sit
(D) He told me to be seated
QN : 11
Choose the correct option to mean the same as the idiom given below :
Are you okay? You look a bit down in the mouth.
(A) unhappy
(B) angry
(C) hungry
(D) sick
QN : 12
She travelled the world in pursuit of her dreams.
Choose the correct option from the choices below which would be a synonym to the underlined word
(A) sleep
(B) perusal
(C) quest
(D) aim
QN : 13
The man stood with his arms akimbo smiling before the large mirror.
Choose the correct option to mean the underlined word
(A) straight
(B) down
(C) up
(D) Y-shaped
QN : 14
The summer sun was at it’s zenith in a cloudless sky.
Which of the options is not a synonym of the underlined word?
(A) apex
(B) summit
(C) peak
(D) hilltop
QN : 15
A ______ of dolphins.
Choose the most suitable collective noun.
(A) school
(B) shaol
(C) shower
(D) pod
QN : 16
Which of the following word is misspelt?
(A) occassionally
(B) experience
(C) receive
(D) chameleon
QN : 17
What is the correct full form of etc?
(A) ex cetera
(B) et cextra
(C) et cetera
(D) none of the above
QN : 18
The ______ of his mother was unbearable.
Choose the correct word to bring out the correct meaning of the sentence.
(A) loss
(B) lose
(C) lost
(D) loose
QN : 19
‘‘Don’t get upset. I was only pulling your leg’’.
Choose from the options to get the most appropriate meaning of the above sentence.
(A) I pulled your leg to make you fall
(B) I was just joking
(C) I was making you happy
(D) I didn’t mean to hurt you
QN : 20
She was a ______ writer of novels and short stories.
Choose the most suitable word to make the above statement meaningful.
(A) prolitic
(B) prolific
(C) poetic
(D) pathetic