1. What is the collective noun for "wolf"?
a)
Pack
b)
Flight
c)
Bevy
d)
Flock
Answer:
Pack
2. What is the correct plural of 'mongoose'?
a)
mongeese
b)
mongooses
c)
mongoose
d)
monsgoose
Answer:
mongooses
3. The government entered ___ an agreement with neighboring countries to protect the environment.
a)
to
b)
upon
c)
into
d)
in
Answer:
into
4. I do not like children's playing here. Here, 'playing' is a/an ___.
a)
Infinitive
b)
Gerund
c)
Participle
d)
Verbal noun
Answer:
Gerund
5. Fill in the blank: She seemed none the ___ her night out in the cold.
a)
better of
b)
worst for
c)
worse for
d)
best to
Answer:
worse for
6. He is unable yet willing. Here, the word 'willing' is a/an-
a)
Noun
b)
Adjective
c)
Adverb
d)
Preposition
Answer:
Adjective
7. Fill in the blank: A lot of students ___ taking this exam.
a)
is
b)
are
c)
was
d)
have
Answer:
are
8. "A person who is unconcerned with whether something is right or wrong" is called-
a)
Amoral
b)
Immoral
c)
Unethical
d)
Naive
Answer:
Amoral
9. Fill in the blank with the correct one: It set me ___ thinking.
a)
at
b)
a
c)
of
d)
the
Answer:
a
10. "Three score" means-
a)
Thirty times
b)
One hundred
c)
Three times twenty
d)
Three hundred times
Answer:
Three times twenty
11. My friend prefers to live in the country ___ in a city.
a)
rather than lived
b)
rather than living
c)
rather than to be lived
d)
rather than live
Answer:
rather than live
12. Her dream that she will be a B. C. S cadre finally care true. This part 'that she will be a B. C. S cadre' is-
a)
a noun clause
b)
an adjective clause
c)
a co-ordinate clause
d)
an independent clause
Answer:
a noun clause
13. The passive form of: You are to colour the picture.
a)
The picture is to be coloured by you.
b)
The picture is to br coloured by you.
c)
The picture has to be coloured by you
d)
The picture are being coloued by you.
Answer:
The picture is to br coloured by you.
14. Select the synonym for 'Infringe':
a)
Transgress
b)
Regret
c)
Intrude
d)
Strengthen
Answer:
Transgress
15. Which of the following is a correct sentence?
a)
No sooner he had opened the book than he fall asleep.
b)
No sooner had he opened the book than he fell asleep.
c)
No sooner had he opened the book than he fall asleep.
d)
No sooner had he opened the book than he fallen asleep.
Answer:
No sooner had he opened the book than he fell asleep.