General English Practice Questions

1. Ice Melts when temperature _____ up
    (a) went     (b) go         (c) has gone         (d) goes
Ans: d

2. I _____ a heavy lunch yesterday.
(a) eat         (b) ate        (c) eats       (d) eaten
Ans: b

3. I won't let you _____ until you promise to come again.
(a) go          (b) to go     (c) gone      (d) going
Ans: a

4. A stitch in time _____ nine.
(a) save       (b) saves     (c) will save         (d) would save
Ans: b

5. All that glitters _____ not gold.
(a) are        (b) were     (c) is          (d) has no
Ans: c

6. _____ water in the well is unfit for drinking.
(a) The       (b) A                    (c) An         (d) Some
Ans: a

7. He sat _____ me during the function.
(a) besides           (b) beside            (c)in           (d) at
Ans: b

8. He sold his old car and _____ a new one.
(a) bought           (b) brought         (c) buy       (d) buys
Ans: a

9. He lives _____ England.
(a) at          (b) on         (c) up         (d) in
Ans: d

10. There is no shortcut to success _____ hard work.
(a) expect             (b) exempt                    (c) accept            (d) except
Ans: d

11. In which part of the sentence is the mistake?
He failed because he did not worked hard.
(a) He failed        (b) because he     (c) did not worked        (d) hard
Ans: c

12. Identify the sentence in passive voice:
(a) He has not completed the work.
(b) No one has called since you left
(c) She always dresses in white.
(d) I am surprised at his laziness.
Ans: d

13. Here is the bus _____ goes to the city centre.
(a) which    (b) who      (c) that       (d) whom
Ans: c

14. Which is the misspelt word?
(a) habbit            (b) rabbit             (c) seminar          (d) diner
Ans: a

15. Which is the correctly spelt word?
(a) summar                   (b) grammer      
(c) superintendent       (d) litterature
Ans: c

16. You know the answer, _____?
(a) isn't it             (b) doesn't it        (c) don't you        (d) didn't you
Ans: c

17. Which of the following is a synonym for 'permission'?
(a) accent            (b) assent            (c) ascend            (d) accede
Ans: b

18. Which of the following is the opposite of 'repel'?
(a) reject              (b) resist              (c) attract           (d) attach
Ans: c

19. One word for 'a child who stays away from school without permission'. 
(a) prodigy           (b) idler                (c) teen                (d) truant
Ans: d

20. Which of the following is incorrect?
(a) important x unimportant                   (b) possible x impossible
(c) legible x unlegible                      (d) fortune x misfortune
Ans: c
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