General English Questions & Answers –
Part 4
1. Choose the correct synonym for the
underlined word from the options given below:
Despite this, she learnt to do some chores
at home
(A) exercises
(B) yoga
(C) models
(D) regular tasks
2. The landscape was placid but the sky was
in turmoil.
The correct meanings for the underlined
words are
(A) Peaceful ; Violent disturbance
(B) disturbed ;
Boiling
(C) Quiet ;
Troubling
(D) Simple ;
Disturbed
3.From a new word by affixing a suitable
prefix to the root word from the options given below : ‘__________’ theism.
(A) pre
(B) il
(C) semi
(D) poly
4.Choose a suitable suffix for the
following word :
‘Craftsman’________
(A) ness
(B) ful
(C) ship
(D) ous
5.Fill in the blanks with suitable articles:
Karthick is ________ famous percussionist.
He is ________ Indian. He cannot hear sounds clearly as he has _______ problem
in hearing.
(A) a, a, the
(B) a, an, a
(C) the, an,
the
(D) the, an, a
6.Fill in the blank with the suitable
preposition :
I shall complete my homework ______ lunch.
(A) between
(B) along
(C) through
(D) during
7.Fill in the blank with the suitable
preposition :
The baby has been crying ________ the past
one hour.
(A) for
(B) since
(C) about
(D) from
8.Fill in the blanks appropriately.
Choosing from the options given below :
We met last ______ and will meet again
next_________.
(A) Friday, Friday
(B) On Friday, On
Friday
(C) In Friday, In
Friday
(D) On Friday,
Friday
9.Fill in the blank with suitable tense
from of the verb given in brackets :
If I had known of your arrival, I
__________(meet) you at the station.
(A) would meet
(B) will meet
(C) had met
(D) would have met
10.“Whenever you need help, call the
President”:
This sentence would be changed into passive
voice as _________.
(A) you need help
and you will be called by the President
(B) you need help
and you called on the President
(C) let the President be called , whenever
help is needed by you
(D) the President
called for help from you
11.Identify the correct passive voice form
of the
following sentence. Keep the window wide
open.
(A) Let the window
be wide opened
(B) The window
should be kept opened
(C) Let the window be kept wide open
(D) Why not the
window be kept opened?
12.Complete the following sentence using
suitable voice
from of the verb given in brackets :
Seventy percent of the world`s total water
demand ______ (use) for irrigation.
(A) are used
(B) used
(C) have been
used
(D) is used
13.Find out the correct sentence pattern
for the following sentence :
The stars twinkle in the sky at night
(A) S V C A
(B) S V A A
(C) S V IO DO
(D) S V O A
14.Fill in the blanks of the following
sentence choosing the correct pair of words given below :
The police tried to ______ information from
Ravi who sells______ liquor.
(A) elusive /
illusive
(B) illicit /
elicit
(C) elicit / illicit
(D) electric /
erotic
15.Identify the error free sentence of the
following :
(A) Neither the
Secretary or the Manager were available
(B) Neither the
Secretary nor the Manager are available
(C) Neither the Secretary nor the manager was
available
(D) Neither the
Secretary or the Manager was available
16.Identify the correct sentence from the
options given below :
(A) Not many people are as kind hearted as
Mr. Soundar
(B) Not many people
are kind hearted as Mr. Soundar
(C) Many people are
not as kind as Mr. Soundar
(D) Many people are
not kind as Mr. Soundar
17.Select the correct sentence of the
following.
(A) Many a students
have tried and failed
(B) Many a students
have tried and failed
(C) Many more
student has tried and failed
(D) Many a student has tried and failed
18.Choose the appropriate plural form of
the underlined word of the sentence :
The calf jumped out and ran across the
street.
(A) calfs
(B) calves
(C) calf
(D) cattle
19.Identify the compound sentence from the
options given below.
(A) I studied very
hard, but I failed
(B) On seeing the dog, the thief ran away
(C) When the cat is
away, the mice are at play
(D) We must eat to
live
20.Which one of the following is a simple
sentence?
(A) We must eat, so we can live.
(B) If you miss the
bus, hire a taxi
(C) I studied very
hard but failed
(D) It is too
difficult for me to comprehend
21.Form a new word by blending, the
following pair of words.
Electro + execute
(A) electrocute
(B) electricute
(C)
electrolite
(D) elexecute
22.The compound word starlight is of the
form
(A) Noun +
verb
(B) Verb + Noun
(C) Noun + Noun
(D) Gerund + Noun
23.Choose the suitable American English
word for ‘Cot’.
(A) trunk
(B) jelly
(C) guy `
(D) crib
24.Replace the British English word with an
equivalent American English word in the idiom given below .
“to blow one’s own trumpet”
(A) Clarinet
(B) Saxophone
(C) Horn
(D) Flute
25.Select the correct phrase.
People voted ______the ruling party.
(A) on behalf
of
(B) according to
(C) in order
to
(D) in favour of
26.Complete the sentence choosing the
correct phrase from the following options.
________ his disappointment, Ali went to
the post office every day.
(A) Owing to
(B) Inspite of
(C) On account
of
(D)In case of
27.Select the meanings of the underlined
idiom from the options given below :
As he wants to be the top scorer, he burns
the midnight oil.
(A) lits a lamp
with oil
(B) buys oil in the
midnight
(C) sleeps in the
midnight
(D) works throughout the night
28.Fill in the blank with a suitable
antonym for the word underlined :
Youngsters with talent ought to be patronized
and not__________.
(A) Supported
(B) Helped
(C) Discouraged
(D) Encouraged
29.Supply a suitable article to the
following sentence :
Kavin, being a regular student, goes to
________ school everyday.
(A) a
(B) the
(C) an
(D) zero article
30.Choose the correct order of prepositions
from the
options given to fill in the blanks of the
passage :
There is not enough space ________ the desk
and the bench. Arrange them properly _________the classes commence. Then go to
the room ________ the stair case, wait there ________ I come.
(A) by, on, within,
till
(B) beside, after,
behind, before
(C) between, before, beside, until
(D) under, inside,
upto, after
