General Questions in English Language

1. He did _____ he was told.
(a) like        (b) when    (c) as          (d) like as
Ans: c

2. Practice _____ a man perfect.
(a) does      (b) makes   (c) is making       (d) made
Ans: b

3. Which is the incorrectly spelt word?
(a) commemmoration           (b) celebration
(c) inauguration                     (d) prophecy
Ans: a

4. The synonym of 'hate' is,
(a) distract                    (b) love       (c) despise           (d) discredit
Ans: c

5. The antonym of 'introduction' is,
(a) beginning       (b) ending (c) conclusion     (d) exclusion
Ans: c

Questions 6 & 7: In which part of the sentence is the error?

6. He is (a)/ good at (b)/, giving (c)/ advices (d).
Ans: d (advice)

7. He fell (a)/ few a coconuts (b)/ using the new (c)/ device (d).
Ans: a (felled)

Questions 8 & 9: Fill in the blank c with the correct tense:

8. He _____ a new car last week.
(a) buy       (b) had bought    (c) has bought     (d) bought 
Ans: d

9. I _____ him somewhere before.
(a) have met        (b) met       (c) will meet        (d) am meeting
Ans: a

Questions 10 & 11: Use the correct preposition to fill in the gap.

10. He sat _____ the floor.
(a) at          (b) on         (c) into       (d) in  
Ans: b

11. I will meet you _____ Monday next.
(a) in          (b) on         (c) at                    (d) about  
Ans: b

12. He is a man _____ everyone a respects.
(a) who       (b) whose   (c) whom   (d) which  
Ans: c

13. Dogs bark; cats _____.
(a) scream (b) howl     (c) screech                    (d) purr  
Ans: d            

14. The cow has a calf; the monkey has a/an ______.
(a) infant    (b) child     (c) calf        (d) baby
Ans: a

15. A crowd of people; a _____  of thieves.
(a) party     (b) congress        (c) gang      (d) pack  
Ans: c

16. Sun - solar; Moon _____.
(a) munnar                   (b) lunar    (c) lunatic (d) manner  
Ans: b

17. Everybody was happy, _____?
(a) wasn't he        (b) wasn't she      (c) isn't it   (d) weren't they  
Ans: d

18. He worked _____ to pass the test.
(a) hard      (b) hardly   (c) barely   (d) rarely
Ans: a

Questions 19 & 20: Find one-word for a each of the following:

19. A place where dead bodies are buried
(a) symmetry      (b) church           (c) dormitory      (d) cemetery
Ans: d

20. A dead human body
(a) grave     (b) carcass           (c) cadaver                    (d) coffin
Ans: c