1. When we were young, we ______ play most of the time.
a) can b) could c) may d) might
Ans: b
2. Neither of the brothers knew the answer
a) do they? b) did they?
c) didn't they? d) does they?
Ans: b
3. You will get high marks
a) if you worked hard b) if you had worked hard
c) if you has worked hard d) if you work hard
Ans: d
4. Patient to doctor: “Can I take solid food?”
The reported form of the above sentence is
a) The patient asked the doctor could took she solid food
b) The patient asked the doctor whether could she take solid food
c) The patient asked the doctor whether she could take solid food
d) The patient asked the doctor can she taken solid food
Ans: c
5. Nobody should be deprived ______ the opportunities to come up in life.
a) for b) with c) to d) of
Ans: d
6. The feminine gender of bachelor is:
a) lady b) madam c) maid d) signora
Ans: c
7. Find out the correct spelling of:
a) Leiutenant b) Lieutenant c) Lieutenent d) Leiutanant
Ans: b
8. He ______ some useful tips. Choose the correct phrasal verb.
a) put up with b) put in c) put aside d) put forward
Ans: b
9. The antonym of the word 'fragrance' is:
a) stench b) stale c) stanch d) stalk
Ans: a
10. A synonym for the word 'disgust' is:
a) discard b) dislike c) disgrace d) disparity
Ans: b
11. Complete the sentence using appropriate idiom.
The Manager insisted that the agreement must be made
a) on cloud nine b) once in a blue moon
c) to make both ends meet d) in black and white
Ans: d
12. Either the parents or the boy ______ in this affair.
a) is to blame b) are to blame
c) were to blame d) was to blame
Ans: a
13. One word substitute for '' an unfortunate accident''.
a) misnomer b) misdeed c) mishap d) miscount
Ans: c
14. The Latin word ' Magnum opus' means.
a) with bad faith b) a worthless fellow
c) at my own risk d) a great work
Ans: d
15. Noun form of 'educate' is:
a) education b) educational c) educationist d) educator
Ans: a
16. “ It is a lovely scene” is an example for:
a) Exclamatory sentence b) Assertive sentence
c) Imperative sentence d) Interrogative sentence
Ans: b
17. She is one ______ we can trust.
a) that b) who c) which d) whom
Ans: d
18. Mango is ______ than apple.
a) sweet b) more sweet c) sweeter d) most sweet
Ans: c
19. The passive form of “she was correction our papers”is:
a) Our papers were being corrected by her
b) Our papers was being corrected by her
c) Our papers was corrected by her
d) Our papers were corrected by her
Ans: a
20. He is ______ honourable man.
a) the b) a c) an d) that
Ans: c
