മത്സരത്തിലെ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് 35

മത്സരത്തിലെ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് 35

Old Questions – 5

 

1. Ten thousand rupees _______ a large sum. (supply appropriate verb)

• are                                    (b)  is                           (c)  was                        (d)  has

2. None of them attended the function, _______ (use proper question tag)

• did they ?             (b)  didn’t they ?         (c)  don’t they ?          (d)  do they ?

3. A ______ of cattle is passing through the forest.

(a)  team                      (b)  herd                      (c)  group                     (d)  fleet

4. The workers built a bridge (change into passive voice)

• A bridge is built by the workers
• A bridge has been built by the workers
• A bridge was built by the workers
• A bridge is building by the workers

5. She speaks French very good. (Correct the sentence)

• She speak French very good (b)  She speaks French very well

(c)  She will speak French very well               (d)  She spoke French very good

6. The high price surprised him. (The underlined word belongs to which parts of speech ?

• Adjective (b)  Adverb                 (c)  Noun                     (d)  Pronoun

7. Tom said, “I am leaving for Madras tomorrow”. (Report the sentence)

• Tom said to he was leaving for Madras the next day
• Tom said that he was leaving for Madras tomorrow
• Tom said he is leaving for Madras the previous day
• Tom said that he was leaving for Madras the next day.

8. Correct word among the following series:

• Separate (b)  Excellence            (c)  Diarroea                (d)  Queue

9. I couldn’t tolerate her behaviour. (Find out the appropriate phrasal verb for the underlined word)

• Put out             (b)  Put down              (c)  Put off                  (d)  Put up with

10. My brother works in a large office, _____ I work on my own at home.

• Moreover (b)  firstly                    (c)  whereas                 (d)  actually

11. She sits ______ an arm-chair. (use appropriate preposition)

• On (b)  under                    (c)  with                       (d)  in

12. She has hit the nail on the head, while speaking to her relatives. (find out the meaning of the underlined idiom)

• Said exactly the right thing (b)  tried to criticize  (c)  attempted to commit suicide  (d)  tried to do a job

13. I _____ a lot of friends, while I was working in Bombay.

• met             (b)  was meeting                      (c)  meets                     (d)  meet

14. Had I known this, _______

• I would keep him at a distance (b)  I would have keep him at a distance

(c)  I will have kept him at a distance             (d)  I would have kept him at a distance

15. The old man who lives in my neighbourhood is _______ university professor.

• a (b)  an              (c)  the             (d)  on

 

16. The prefix ‘anti’ is used to denote which of the following word ?

• like (b)  before       (c)  against                  (d)  round

17. There are plans to rebuild the town hall, but it _____ not happen for another five years.

• should (b)  do             (c)  may                       (d)  has

18. Ram and Shyam are friends. The former is short, but the _____ is very stout.

• later (b)  latter         (c)  latest                     (d)  last

19. Either Rajesh or his friends ______ come.

• was (b)  is               (c)  have                      (d)  do

20. The meaning of the term ‘Nota bene’.

• exceptional (b)  noted carefully and important       (c)  no need to be noted

(d)  for good cause

21. Tagore is one of the greatest poets of modern India (Convert into comparative degree):

• Tagore is greater than any other poets of modern India
• Tagore is greater than many other poets of modern India
• Tagore is greater than many other poet of modern India
• Tagore is greater than any other poet of modern India

22. Every adult has the right to many _____ ? Add proper tag question.

• hasn’t they (b)  doesn’t they       (c)  haven’t they      (d)  don’t they

23. If you ______, I would have trained you.

• wanted (b)  wants       (c)  will want        (d)  had wanted

24. I met him ______ my uncle’s home.

• at             (b)  in               (c)  to                   (d)  of

25. Have you read ‘Othello’ ? The teacher asked me (Change into reported speech).

• The teacher asked me whether I read ‘Othello’
• The teacher asked whether I would read ‘Othello’
• The teacher asked that I read ‘Othello’
• The teacher asked me whether I had read ‘Othello’

26. He will certainly help the poor boy (Changed into passive voice) :

• The poor boy will helped by him
• The poor boy will be helped by him
• The poor boy will have helped by him
• The poor boy would be helped by him

27. Of the two/pens, the red/one is/the best.

• 2 3          4
• 1             (b)  2                (c)  3                (d)  4

28. Pick out the correctly spelt word:

• 2 3          4
• anaesthesia (b)  anasthesia             (c)  anesthesia              (d)  anasthasia

29. The idiom ‘Swan song’ means :

• Musical performance
• The last public performance of an artist or athlete
• Song of a swan
• First public performance of an artist or athlete

30. Synonym of ‘dismal’ :

• Cheerful (b)  Happy                   (c)  Gloomy                 (d)  Thoughtful

31. Pick out the one word for – a secret arrangement :

• Collision (b)  Coagulation          (c)  Collusion               (d)  Coalition

32. As you are already here and you can surely do the work (Convert into a simple sentence)

• You are already here and you can surely do the work
• Being here already, you can surely do the work
• You are already here so that you can surely do the work
• You can surely do the work as you are already here

33. The word ‘exparte’ means :

• Belonging to all   (b)  One sided      (c)  Many sided      (d)  None of these

34. Antonym of the word, ‘Idiocy’ :

• Foolishness   (b)  Stupidity      (c)  Sagacity             (d)  Quixotry

35. ______ of flowers. Pick out the right collective noun

• Garland             b)  Swarms                  (c)  herd             (d)  cluster

36. The opposition party ______ a strike.

• Call on   (b)  call at      (c)  call for         (d)  call off

37. He belongs to a ______ family

• gentle   (b)  genteel      (c)  gentile       (d)  gentil

38. Would you mind _____ of the fan ?

• switch   (b)  switches      (c)  Switched            (d)  Switching

39. The feminine gender of ‘lad’

• lady   (b)  lass              (c)  laid          (d)  lier

40. If you went there, you :

• Could see it   (b)  can see it      (c)  could have seen it          (d)  could have see it

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

41. They haven’t spent the night there. (Decide which part of speech is underlined)

• Adjective (b)  Adverb      (c)  Verb         (d)  Preposition

42. Monkeys are ______ learners than elephants

• faster   (b)  very fast      (c)  more faster         (d)  more fast

43. The train runs at a speed of 65km _____ hour

• a             (b)  an         (c)  the        (d)  None of the above

44. You should decide which one of the three choices A, B or C best _______ the question.

• answer   (b)  answered            (c)  answers       (d)  None of the above

45. Everybody has attended the conference, _____ ?

• Didn’t they   (b)  have they      (c)  hasn’t they        (d)  haven’t they

46. Joy Thomas ______ the marathon for the first time in 2009.

• Is running           (b)  ran             c)  run               (d)  has run

47. She wouldn’t have yawned the whole for the first time in 2009.

• Doesn’t stay up   (b)  didn’t stay up      (c)  hadn’t stayed up    (d)  don’t stay up

48. We often go fishing ____ the river bank.

• along   (b)  inside      (c)  towards       (d)  around

49. She has three children _____ her first husband.

• of              (b)  in              (c)  by                (d)  from

50. Priya said to him, “Why are you working so hard?” (Choose the correct reported speech of the Direct Speech given above)

• Priya asked him why he was working so hard
• Priya asked him why was he working so hard
• Priya asked him why he has been working so hard
• Priya asked him why he had been working so hard

 

51. A _____ of geese was heard a mile away.

• litter   (b)  herd        (c)  goggle         (d)  None of the above

52. ______ money is invested by experienced investors who know about what they are doing.

• Clever   (b)  Genial      (c)  Intelligent              (d)  Smart

53. Choose the synonym of “Embezzle”

• Misappropriate   (b)  Balance      (c)  Remunerate         (d)  Clear

54. Find the antonym of “Quiescent” from the following

• Dormant             (b)  Active             (c)  Weak                 (d)  Unconcerned

55. My parents told me that I would have to ______ them when they become old

(Use appropriate phrasal verb from the following)

• Look for             (b)  look at           (c)  look after           (d)  look into

56. Find a word suitable for the expression “The style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge”.

• Verbose   (b)  Pedantic      (c)  Pompous             (d)  Ornate

57. Choose the correctly spelt word from among the following :

• Ignouminious   (b)  Ignomenious      (c)  Ignominious             (d)  Ignomineous

58. Choose the meaning of the given idiom “To pick holes”

• To find some reason to quarrel   (b)  To destroy something

(c)  To cat some part of an item            (d)  To criticize someone

59. Many medications have other ______ besides the intended one.

• Affects              (b)  effects      (c)  taste           (d)  None of these

60. Choose the correct prefix from the following

• For   (b)  by                  (c)  of          (d)  pro

61. The bomb ______ near the busy vegetable market.

• Put out   (b)  went off        (c)  put across          (d)  got away

62. Choose the sentence with correct order :

• Why can’t we have a cup of soup at first ?
• Why we can’t have a cup of soup at first ?
• Can’t why we have a cup of soup at first ?
• Why have we can’t a cup of soup at first ?

63. Let’s read a new story, _______ ?

• Don’t it   (b)  didn’t it      (c)  have we    (d)  shall we

64. The deeper she studied, _______

• The great she understood              (b)  the greater she understood

(c)  the much great she understood       (d)  the greatest she understood

65. Choose the correctly spelled word :

• accomodate   (b)  acomodate                (c)  accommodate         (d)  acomodat

66. We live in _______ big house with a white door.

• the   (b)  a                    (c)  at                (d)  an

67. If you throw the knife, _____

• I will get down   (b)  I get down      (c)  I would get down       (d)  I would got down

68. Synonym of ‘kind hearted’ is :

• bigamy              (b)  benevolent                 (c)  bifurcate            (d)  bilingual

69. Dutch courage means :

• Courage of Dutch people           (b)  courage to travel sea

(c)  courage induced by alcohol          (d)  courage induced by friends

70. The police asked :

• Where is your home   (b)  where his home was             (c)  where is his home

(d)  where was his home

71. Antonym of compulsory is :

• uncompulsory   (b)  incompulsory            (c)  occasional         (d)  voluntary

72. Teacher should ______ their students to be responsible members of society

• To bring up   (b)  for bring up         (c)  bring of       (d)  bring in

73. The band troups is _______ the performance last independence day celebrations.

• making   (b)  doing            (c)  taking    (d)  giving

74. The editor was editing an important news. The passive form of this sentence is :

• The editor was being edited by an important news
• An important news had been edited by the editor
• An important news was edited by the editor
• An important news was being edited by the editor

75. My daughter was rejoiced _______ hearing the result

• On   (b)  at       (c)  from      (d)  for

76. Robert was inattentive _______ he had a car accident.

• Because of              (b)  so        (c)  due to        (d)  even though

77. The white car is _______ more expensive than the green

• very              (b)  pretty            (c)  fairly                 (d)  slightly

78. Peter _____ his home work before the teacher arrived.

• Has complete (b)  was complete      (c)  had completed         (d)  was completing

79. A ______ of monkeys entered from forest and destroyed the crops.

• herd (b)  army        (c)  tribe             (d)  flock

80. ______ the weather forecasts the city was hit by huge and storm.

• therefore (b)  because      (c)  despite      (d)  however

81. Which of the following is OPPOSITE in meaning of the word “grieve”?

• admire (b)  criticise       (c)  rejoice       (d)  lament

82. Which of the following is SIMILAR in meaning of the word ‘bestowed’?

• conferred (b)  accommodated      (c)  trusted       (d)  withdrawn

83. A tree always has

• flowers (b)  fruits        (c)  height          (d)  leaves

84. Choose the word which can be substituted. Words used in ancient times but no longer on general use now

• antiquated (b) ancient      (c)  extinct        (d)  archaic

85. Choose the word which can be substituted.

The custom of having more than one husband at the same time.

• Polyandry   (b)  Ploygamy      (c)  Debauchery     (d)  Bigamy

86. No sooner he had returned home then his mother felt happy

• Had he returned home when (b)  he had returned home than

(c) Did he return home than                 (c)  had he returned home then

87. Will you lend me few rupees in this hour of need

• Lend me any rupees (b)  borrow me a few rupees

(c)  lend me a rupees               (d)  lend me a few rupees

88. One word has been misspelt. Find the misspelt word.

• Psychologist (b)  Psychaitrist      (c)  Physiologist    (d)  Psychoanalyst

 

89. Choose the exact opposite of the underlined from the options : MORTAL

• divine (b)  immortal              (c)  spiritual       (d)  Eternal

90. Choose the appropriate word to be filled.

Man does not live by _____ alone.

• Food (b)  bread        (c)  meals           (d)  diet

Choose the right answer from the options given below :

91. If you would have succumbed to his pressure we would have lost faith in you

• Had you been (b)  if you would be     (c)  if you had    (d)  if you would have been

92. Though his actions were severe criticised, he didn’t lose his temper

• Were severe criticism (b)  were being of severe criticism

(c)  had severe criticise            (d)  were severely criticised

93. He failed in his attempt to disperse the mob before the miscreants sets the fire on the bus

• Set the bus on fire (b)  Setting fire on the bus             (c)  Set fire to the bus
• Set the fire on to the bus

94. Yogic exercises and meditations seems to be of help modern men and women deal effectively with anxiety.

• Seem to help (b)  seems to be helping         (c)  Seem to have help

(d)  Seems to help

95. The man fed the girl. (Change into Passive Voice)

• The man fed by the girl              (b)  The man feeding the girl

(c)  The girl was fed by the man           (d)  The girl feeding the man

96. John said, “I go our too often”. (Change into Indirect Speech)

• John said that I go out too often (b)  John said that he was going out too often

(c)  John said that he had gone out too often   (d)  John said that he went out too often

97. What is the time ______ your watch ?

• by              (b)  in              (c)  inside          (d)  from

98. I prefer coffee _____ tea.

• for (b)  to             (c)  and              (d)  from

99. Mistakes are _____ for us to change

• the (b)  there         (c)  them            (d)  theirs

100. Use the correct tense.

I _____ (work) for two hours and I am now tired.

• had been working (b)  will be working               (c)  will have worked
• have been working

                                             (മൂന്നാംവഴി സഹകണ മാസിക ജൂലായ് ലക്കം 2023)