General English Questions & Answers –
Part 2
1)Choose the correct antonyms – Insolent
a)Coward
b)Polite
c)Considerate
d)Agreeable
2)Choose the correct Synonyms – Barge
a)Shout
b)Interpret
c)Enter
d)Restrain
3) Directions: Fill in the blanks with
correct Article ___palm tree is generally very tall.
a)a
b)an
c)the
d)no article
4)Identify the Correct Meaning for
Idioms and Phrases
To have one’s heart in one’s boots
a)To get angry
b)To keep a secret
c) To be frightened
d) To be deeply depressed
5) Find out spot errors
In each of the following questions,
find out which part of the sentence has an error.
a) On a holiday
b) Jayanthi prefers
reading
c) than going out visiting friends
d) No error
6)Select the correct Prepositions.
The mother was concerned ____ the
safety of her child.
a)with
b)at
c)about
d)for
7) Directions: Identify the sentence
pattern.
The doctor gave him a shot
a)SVOO
b)SVOC
c)SVA
d)SVOA
8)Directions: Fill in the blanks with
correct Article
He is ____ member of our club.
a)a
b)an
c) the
d)no article
9) Directions: Find out the Adjective
Colour
a)coloury
b)colouring
c)colourless
d)colourist
10)Directions: Select the correct
plural forms.
Basis
a)bassis
b)bases
c)basises
d)basium
11) Select the correct Prepositions.
Keep clear ___wicked boys.
a)with
b)from
c)out
d) of
12) Directions: Find in the blanks
with correct Synonyms.
Most of the neighbours quarrel among
themselves.
a)chat
b)dispute
c)disputes
d)altercation
13)Find the Correct Tense
Asoka was a Mauryan King.
a)simple past
b)simple present
c) future perfect
d)past perfect
14) Directions: Select the proper
prefix.
Looker
a)on
b)out
c)de
d)in
15) Fill in the blanks with the
correct option:
The doorbell rang, while I _______
(do) my homework.
a) did
b) was doing
c) am doing
d) was did
16) Directions: Find in the blanks
with correct Homophones.
___ is a heavy metal.
a)led
b)lid
c)lead
d) None of these
17) Directions: Identify the correct
sentence.
She cooks well and eat well.
a)compound
b)negative
c)complex
d)simple
18) Directions: Changing Nouns
into verbs.
Layer
a)lie
b)lair
c)lay
d)layering
19) Find the Correct Tense
Rain falls from the cloud.
a)past continuous
b)future continuous
c)simple present
d)present
continuous
20) Directions: Select the proper
suffix.
Exist
a)ing
b)ance
c)on
d)ice
21)Directions: Select the correct
Question Tags.
None of the food was wasted.
a)wasn’t it?
b)isn’t it?
c)was it?
d) is it?
22) Match the following phrasal verbs
with their meanings :
Column A Column B
(a) Look after 1. Wear
(b) Put on 2.
Take care of
(c) Keep on 3.
Cancelled
(d) Called off 4. Continue
a) 2 1 4 3
b) 2 1 3 4
c) 1 2 3 4
d) 4 1 3 2
23) There is ________ interesting city
in the south of England. ________ city is called Brighton.
a) the / The
b) an / The
c) an / a
d) a / The
24)Directions: Find in the blanks with
correct Synonyms.
Judges must not be partial.
a)fairless
b)unequal
c)favouring
d)biased
25) Select the Correct Antonyms
India Meteorological Department
collected data for monitoring marine pollution.
a) distributed
b) cancelled
c) threshold
d) bridge
26)Choose the correct meaning for
given Idioms and Phrases
To accept the Gauntlet
a)To accept defeat
b) To accept a challenge
c)To accept an
honour
d)To suffer
humiliation
27)Choosing the incorrect sentence
Choose the one which is grammatically
incorrect sentence
a)I shall inform them this
b)Ask him why he
wastes his time
c) He boarded the
train
d) A bunch of keys
has been lost.
28) Below are given different forms of
a sentence labelled as (a), (b), (c) and (d). Choose the one which conveys the
meaning of the sentence correctly.
a)It is too hard an
essay for me to far attempt.
b) Too far it is an
essay hard for me to attempt.
c)It is far too hard an essay for me to attempt.
d)It is far too
hard an essay to attempt for me.
29) Complete the Sentence
You will have to catch the morning
flight, so you____ better get ready.
a)would
b)should
c)had
d)may
30) Choose the correct spelt word out
of the given alternatives.
a)Overlapped
b)Overleped
c)Overelaped
d)Overlaped
