This test was held on 24-12-2023.
- Choose the right form of the verb to go with the subject.
When the team arrived, neither the Principal nor the Vice-Principal _______________ present in the school.
(1) was
(2) were
(3) is
(4) will be
- Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Derisive
(1) exciting
(2) incoming
(3) euphoric
(4) respectful
- Choose the right meaning of the underlined idiom.
Many people have developed a habit of sitting on the fence and not deciding the issue.
(1) to sit on the garden fence
(2) being equidistant from the two sides
(3) supporting both sides at the same time
(4) unwilling or unable to choose between two sides
- In the following sentence, identify the part which contains an error.
He was besides himself with anger on hearing the nasty comment.
(1) besides himself
(2) with anger
(3) on hearing the nasty comment
(4) he was
- Rearrange the parts in correct order to make a meaningful sentence.
(a) open before him
(b) he had a number of options
© the young man thought
(d) after completing the Master’s
(1) © (d) (a) (b)
(2) (b) (a) © (d)
(3) (a) (b) © (d)
(4) (d) © (b) (a)
- Identify the correct form of the Tense in the given sentence.
By March, he will have been teaching for twenty years.
(1) Future Perfect
(2) Future Perfect Continuous
(3) Simple Future
(4) Future Continuous
- Choose the word nearest in meaning to the given word.
Naive
(1) loyal
(2) innocent
(3) honest
(4) humble
- Choose the option that changes the given sentence from Active Voice to Passive Voice.
The jubilant people welcomed the victorious king.
(1) The victorious king was welcomed.
(2) The victorious king has been welcomed by the jubilant people.
(3) The victorious king had been welcomed by the jubilant people.
(4) The victorious king was welcomed by the jubilant people.
- Choose the appropriate Article.
All his life he has been playing ___________ fool.
(1) an
(2) no article
(3) the
(4) a
- Fill in the blank.
I chanced to see a _________________________ of lions walking through the forest.
(1) shoal
(2) convoy
(3) flock
(4) pride
The answers are:
- (1) was
The correct form of the verb is singular when the subjects are joined by neither-nor and are singular.
- (4) respectful
The word derisive means mocking or contemptuous, so the opposite would be respectful or courteous.
- (4) unwilling or unable to choose between two sides
The idiom sitting on the fence means being indecisive or neutral about something.
- (1) besides himself
The correct expression is beside himself, meaning extremely angry or upset.
- (4) (d) ( c ) (b) (a)
The correct order of the parts is:
After completing the Master’s, the young man thought he had a number of options open before him.
- (2) Future Perfect Continuous
The tense of the sentence is Future Perfect Continuous, which is used to express an action that will continue until a certain point in the future.
- (2) innocent
The word naive means showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment, so the nearest in meaning would be innocent or gullible.
- (4) The victorious king was welcomed by the jubilant people.
The option that changes the sentence from Active Voice to Passive Voice is:
The victorious king was welcomed by the jubilant people.
- (3) The
The correct article is the, playing the fool is a standard usage in English.
- (4) pride
The collective noun for a group of lions is pride.
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