General English Sergeant, Online Examination

1. One of the girls _____ a badminton player.

A. are         B. is            C. were      D. have been

Ans: B

2. I am clever, _____?

A. aren't I?          B. amn’t I?          C. shall I?             D. do I?

Ans: A

3. Raju told me that he _____ to g0 home that day.

A. wants     B. will want         C. has wanted      D. wanted

Ans: D

4. Shakespeare _____ as the greatest playwright.

A. is regarded      B. is regarding     C. regards  D. has regarded

Ans: A

5. Gita is writing an essay _____ the new economic policy.

A. at           B. on           C. with      D. to

Ans: B

6. If I got a lot of money, I _____ buy an aero plane.

A. would              B. will         C. shall      D. would have

Ans: A

7. Mrs. Smith, the only foreigner in our group, is _____ European.

 A. an          B. a             C. the         D. any

Ans: B

8. My parents _____ Paris last month.

A. have visited     B. will have visited        C. visited    D. has visited

Ans: C

9. Nina is _____ than Anil.

A. clever     B. cleverest          C. most clever     D. cleverer

Ans: D

10. We tried our best, but _____ not win the match.

A. could      B. should    C. may        D. can

Ans: A

11. The teacher wanted the students to _____ the important points.

A. take after        B. take off           C. take down       D. take into

Ans: C

12. 'Maiden speech' means:

A. a maid's speech        B. ready-made speech

C. first speech               D. a girl's speech

Ans: C

13. _____ is the one word substitute for 'the pen name adopted by a writer'.

A. synonym         B. pseudonym     C. antonym          D. homonym

Ans: B

14. Which prefix can be used to form the opposite of the' word 'gratitude'?

A. un          B. mis        C. dis          D. in

Ans: D

15. Prima facie means: 

A. beautiful face           B. prim and proper

C. at first view               D. prime time

Ans: C

16. The story is about a _____ between two brothers.

A. duel        B. duet      C. dual        D. dude

Ans: A

17. Which of the following is the correct spelling?

A. assassination   B. asasination     C. assasination     

Ans: A

18. A group of lions is known as: 

A. swarm             B. flock       C. team     D. pride

Ans: D

19. The plural form of the word 'criterion' is: 

A. criterions        B criteria             C. criterias          D criterion

Ans: B

20. Which of the following is the synonym of 'attentive'?

A. attractive        B. servant            C. watchful          D. tentative

Ans: C