1. Identify the correct sentence:
a)
The girl burst out tears.
b)
The girl burst into tears.
c)
The girl burst with tears.
d)
The girl burst in tears.
Answer:
The girl burst into tears.
2. Who is the author of the novel 'The Golden Age'?
a)
Monica Ali
b)
Tahmima Anam
c)
Jhumpa Lahiri
d)
Zadie Smith
Answer:
Tahmima Anam
3. What is the antonym of the word 'Honorific'?
a)
Soothing
b)
Ritualistic
c)
Honorary
d)
Humiliating
Answer:
Humiliating
4. 'Ulysses' is a poem written by—
a)
Robert Browning
b)
Alfred Tennyson
c)
Matthew Arnold
d)
W.B. Yeats
Answer:
Alfred Tennyson
5. The phrase 'Sin die' means:
a)
For a fixed period
b)
Half-hearted
c)
Uncertain
d)
Ultimately
Answer:
Uncertain
6. 'To win a prize is my ambition.' The underlined part is a/an—
a)
Prepositional phrase
b)
Adjective phrase
c)
Noun phrase
d)
Adverbial phrase
Answer:
Noun phrase
7. Which of the following is the correct spelling?
a)
Remittance
b)
Omission
c)
Occasion
d)
Possession
Answer:
Remittance
8. Who wrote the play 'She Stoops to Conquer'?
a)
Edmund Burke
b)
Oliver Goldsmith
c)
Samuel Johnson
d)
Richard Sheridan
Answer:
Oliver Goldsmith
9. 'Moby Dick', a novel, was written by —
a)
Herman Melville
b)
Nathaniel Hawthorne
c)
Mark Twain
d)
Ernest Hemingway
Answer:
Herman Melville
10. The word 'Substantial' means —
a)
Significant
b)
Efficient
c)
Exorbitant
d)
Adaptive
Answer:
Significant
11. Who is the author of 'Jane Eyre'?
a)
Charlotte Bronte
b)
Emily Bronte
c)
Jane Austen
d)
Mary Shelley
Answer:
Charlotte Bronte
12. A speech full of too many words is —
a)
A big speech
b)
A verbose speech
c)
A maiden speech
d)
An eloquent speech
Answer:
A verbose speech
13. 'The Diamond Necklace' was written by —
a)
Guy de Maupassant
b)
Leo Tolstoy
c)
Anton Chekhov
d)
O' Henry
Answer:
Guy de Maupassant
14. Choose the appropriate preposition: 'I have no control ___ him.'
a)
with
b)
on
c)
over
d)
at
Answer:
over
15. Identify the correctly spelled word:
a)
Questionaire
b)
Questionnaire
c)
Questionnare
d)
Questionairee
Answer:
Questionnaire
16. 'To keep one's head' means —
a)
To keep calm
b)
To save oneself
c)
To be self-respecting
d)
To believe in oneself
Answer:
To keep calm
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17. 'Measure for Measure' is a —
a)
Poem
b)
Novel
c)
Comedy
d)
Tragedy
Answer:
Comedy
18. What is the plural of 'Phenomenon'?
a)
Phenomenons
b)
Phenomenas
c)
Phenomenoness
d)
Phenomena
Answer:
Phenomena
19. 'A Passage to India' is written by —
a)
E.M. Forster
b)
Rudyard Kipling
c)
George Orwell
d)
Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Answer:
E.M. Forster
20. What is the synonym of 'Authoritarian'?
a)
Democratic
b)
Elderly
c)
Potential
d)
Autocratic
Answer:
Autocratic
21. 'Giving someone the cold shoulder' means —
a)
To satisfy someone
b)
To help someone
c)
To ignore someone
d)
To punish someone
Answer:
To ignore someone
22. What is the antonym of 'Venerate'?
a)
Condemn
b)
Love
c)
Respect
d)
Admire
Answer:
Condemn
23. Identify the word that remains same in its plural form:
a)
Horse
b)
Tiger
c)
Deer
d)
Elephant
Answer:
Deer
24. 'To genuflect' means —
a)
To be genuine
b)
To bend the knee
c)
To reflect
d)
To bend the elbow
Answer:
To bend the knee
25. Fill in the blank: 'I finally killed the fly ___ a fly swatter.'
a)
through
b)
from
c)
by
d)
with
Answer:
with
26. 'The Merchant of Venice' is a Shakespearean play about —
a)
A Roman
b)
A Moor
c)
A Jew
d)
A Merchant
Answer:
A Merchant
27. Who wrote the picaresque novel 'Tom Jones'?
a)
Samuel Richardson
b)
Henry Fielding
c)
Tobias Smollett
d)
Laurence Sterne
Answer:
Henry Fielding
28. What is the synonym of 'Cordial'?
a)
Rude
b)
Cold
c)
Amiable
d)
Hard
Answer:
Amiable
29. Which word is the opposite of 'Sluggish'?
a)
Slow
b)
Animated
c)
Dull
d)
Heavy
Answer:
Animated
30. 'Patience is its own reward' — Here 'Patience' is a/an:
a)
Common Noun
b)
Proper Noun
c)
Abstract Noun
d)
Collective Noun
Answer:
Abstract Noun